In fact, there was no clear distinction between the top ten. Regardless of whether one was first or tenth, the treatment was the same.
"Everyone only has one chance to challenge. No one is allowed to challenge the same person twice or more in a row." The disciples of the four academies explained the rules. This rule was to prevent one person from challenging the same person multiple times, which would be a waste of time. They were also worried that it would be unfair to challenge the same person continuously.
"Now, the challenge begins. Who wants to go first?"
"Me." Immediately, someone shouted, "I want to challenge him."
The person pointed at Yun Feng.
Yun Feng smiled and jumped into the arena.
The battle immediately started. The challenger's legs flew up and kicked out continuously. It was like a pair of scissors that kept opening and closing. Yun Feng's footsteps seemed to be messy, but there was a pattern to them. Under the green and white martial attire, his whole body was like a cloud. He calmly dodged the opponent's leg attacks and appeared on the other side. Then, he gently threw out a palm.
That palm was like a floating cloud, but it was impossible to dodge. It directly hit the opponent's chest and sent him flying.
The failure of the challenge did not dampen the other people's enthusiasm. After all, if one could enter the top ten, they would be able to become an official disciple of the four academies and enjoy the treatment that only official disciples had. It was equivalent to surpassing other Qi and Blood realm disciples.
Moreover, this was the Ultimate Martial Main City. Everyone wanted to show off and become the center of attention in front of everyone.
The second challenger was Nangong Honglie. He seemed to be very confident in his own strength.
However, Nangong Honglie did not dodge. He directly struck out with his palm. This palm was different from Yun Feng's floating palm technique. It was slowly struck out and directly compressed the air in front of it, forming a terrifying palm pressure. His opponent immediately felt that there was nowhere to dodge this palm and could only take it head-on. However, there was an absolute difference in strength, so he was directly sent flying and vomited blood.
"So powerful!" Chen Zong was secretly surprised.
With just one palm, one could more or less see Nangong Honglie's ability. Not only was he born with extraordinary strength, but he also had a high degree of control over his own strength.
For a martial artist, it was not scary to be powerful, because there were some powerful forces that could not be controlled freely. They could only use a small part of it and waste most of it. The truly scary ones were those martial artists who had a high degree of control over their own strength. They could use most of their strength, or even 100% of it, or even more than 100% of it.
Nangong Honglie was born with divine strength and tyrannical physique. In terms of strength, he could suppress many martial artists of the same level. Moreover, his control over his own strength had reached at least ninety percent. The strength he could display was naturally very strong.
Qin Shijia was also challenged. He, who was known for his superior comprehension, easily defeated the challenger with a single finger. He was as calm as the wind and clouds, calm and unruffled.
The challenges continued, and finally, a martial artist in the top ten was defeated. The person who defeated him was one of the two Qi and Blood realm martial artists from the Iron Finger Sect. His Iron Finger Technique was very powerful and could pierce through rocks and steel. It was very terrifying.
The battle between the Force Refining Realm cultivators was also very intense.
There was no doubt about Nangong Tianze's strength. He easily defeated his challengers. As for Lin Tianyu, whose background was unknown, his strength was also extraordinary. As soon as his sword was drawn, his opponent was defeated without even knowing how.
There was also Fang Jinlong, Dongfang Leichao, and the others. Their strength was also not to be underestimated. They were completely superior to ordinary Force Refining Realm martial artists who had gone through the first transition.
However, their strength did not mean that the others were strong as well. In the challenges, two of them were replaced.
In the Qi and Blood realm, after a few rounds of challenges, Qin Shijia, Nangong Honglie, and Yun Feng had not been defeated. They were still in the top ten. In addition, there was a female martial artist called Xue Yao. She practiced dual blades. When she used them, they were like dancing butterflies, beautiful and dangerous. The other six had been replaced more than once.
Chen Zong had not made a move yet, so he was not in a hurry.
After a few more rounds of challenges, there were not many left who had not challenged. Even Xue Yao had been defeated. Only Qin Shijia, Nangong Honglie, and Yun Feng's positions were not shaken.
Every time, they could easily defeat the challengers. They did not consume much energy at all. Even if they did, they could quickly recover and it would not affect their next challenge.
As the challenges went on, they were not as enthusiastic as before. Compared to those who had not challenged, they were either observing or were not confident in their own strength. When they saw that the people in front of them were so strong, they felt that they had no hope. After thinking about it, they did not want to embarrass themselves.
"Chen Zong, are you not going to challenge?" Zhan Ying asked.
He had challenged just now but was defeated. Xu Zhantian and Yi Qianren had also challenged and were defeated. The other people from Seven Lights Martial Institution's Tianyao Hall had also challenged, but most of them were defeated. Qi Fei was the same.
Speaking of which, Qi Fei had the ability to enter the top ten. However, he had to hide some of his strength. Otherwise, if he used all of his strength, it would be very disadvantageous if someone noticed something.
It seemed that only Chen Zong had the hope of entering the top ten. Regarding this, the instructors were also very concerned. After all, entering the top ten was not only beneficial to oneself, but it would also greatly enhance the reputation of Seven Lights Martial Institution.
"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge? If not, the top ten is decided." A disciple of the four academies said.
"Me." Chen Zong spoke, "I challenge him."
He casually pointed at one of them. It was the other Blood Qi disciple of Iron Finger Clan.
"Come up." The Iron Finger Clan disciple was the first to jump onto the arena. His straight and rough finger pointed at Chen Zong. It was powerful and resonant.
"You must defeat him and enter the top ten." The instructor secretly said. Chen Zong had surprised him time and time again. Although he did not do so during the Ultimate Martial Grand Hunting Ground, he hoped that there would be another surprise this time.
"Since you defeated Ah Wu, let me see how strong you are." Nangong Honglie secretly said.
Qin Shijia also showed a trace of interest.
Chen Zong calmly walked to the bottom of the arena and jumped up. He landed lightly on the arena and walked towards his opponent step by step.
"Iron Finger Art!" His opponent let out a low growl and took a step forward as if he was shooting an arrow. Immediately after, he raised his right hand and put his index and middle fingers together. They were as straight as steel and pierced through the air with unstoppable force towards Chen Zong.
This finger was one of the moves of the Iron Finger Skill, a Superior Grade Mortal Realm martial art. It was so powerful that it could easily pierce through rocks and even steel. His opponent had used this move once and for all to intimidate others so that they would not dare to challenge him again.
"This is dangerous."
The Iron Finger Clan disciple's strength was obvious. When he used the Iron Finger Art, he was even more powerful.
"How is his sword art?" Qin Shijia thought to himself.
Everyone thought that Chen Zong would have to use his sword.
However, Chen Zong did not have any intention to use his sword. Instead, he hung the long sword on his waist and flicked his left hand. His middle finger and thumb interlocked and flicked towards his opponent's Iron Finger Art.
With a bang, Chen Zong's finger seemed to tremble and retract. His opponent's Iron Finger Art was directly defeated. His two fingers were bent and the powerful force made him retreat.
"Impossible!"
"How is this possible!"
Almost everyone was dumbfounded.
As everyone knew, the Iron Finger Clan was best at finger arts, especially the Iron Finger Art. It was extremely famous, and there were very few finger arts that could be compared to it.
The finger techniques used by the disciples of the Iron Finger Sect were extremely powerful. Apart from having an overwhelming advantage in terms of strength, it was unrealistic to use finger techniques to fight them head-on. Now, someone had done it, and it was a cultivator with a sword.
"So the truth is that he specializes in finger arts, and the sword is just a trick?" Some people could not help but guess.
They did not know that Chen Zong's Iron Cracking Finger had reached the Tittle Realm. Moreover, he was even better at using his own strength than his opponent. With the same amount of strength, it was natural that he would be more powerful. It should be known that Chen Zong did not use the Heart, Eye, Hand and Three Combination to launch this attack.
"What a brilliant use of strength." Qin Shijia and Nangong Honglie saw it clearly. After all, they were better than many warriors at the same level in this aspect.
"Impossible!" The Iron Finger Clan disciple was shocked. He was the one who felt it the most. That kind of finger power that could shatter steel was actually better than his Iron Finger Art.
He did not believe it, so he used his Iron Finger Art again. This time, his attack was faster and fiercer. His two fingers crossed slightly, and the power was even more powerful.
Chen Zong's expression was calm. He still used his Iron Cracking Finger. No matter how his opponent's Iron Finger changed, it still could not escape, and they collided again.
With a bang, his opponent's finger retracted again, and bent slightly.
Chen Zong took a step forward, and lightly flicked his finger. It did not seem fast, but it gave the feeling that it was impossible to dodge, and directly hit his opponent's chest.
The Iron Finger Clan disciple lost, and Chen Zong won. He was ranked in the top ten, and immediately gave people a mysterious feeling.
After all, he had a long sword at his waist. No matter how you looked at it, he was a sword warrior. Very few people who did not practice swords would deliberately carry a sword for some unknown reason.
Then, if his opponent was a sword warrior, and his finger arts were so powerful, wouldn't it mean that his sword arts were even more terrifying?
Or could it be that he was just a weirdo trying to please the crowd, and just like what others had guessed, he carried a sword just to confuse his opponent?
What was the truth?
"Ah Wu, come and challenge me." Nangong Honglie said to Nangong Wulie, who was standing beside him.
"Brother, I'm not your opponent." Nangong Wulie immediately said. He was injured by Chen Zong, and although he had taken a pill, it had not been long since his injury had healed. Thus, he had not challenged anyone yet.
"I know, I will admit defeat." Nangong Honglie said.
"You, you plan to let me enter the top ten, and then you will challenge others?" Nangong Wulie was not stupid, and his eyes immediately lit up. Nangong Honglie nodded, and his gaze swept towards Chen Zong. Nangong Wulie immediately understood.
"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge?" The disciples of the four academies glanced at Chen Zong, and asked again.
"Me." Nangong Wulie immediately said.
Nangong Wulie directly challenged Nangong Honglie.
"I admit defeat." Nangong Honglie did not even fight, and directly admitted defeat, "I want to challenge."
As expected, Nangong Honglie directly challenged Chen Zong.
"Shameless!"
"Despicable!"
Zhan Ying and the others were furious.
They were not stupid, and immediately realized that Nangong Honglie was targeting Chen Zong. He was deliberately using this method to challenge Chen Zong.
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