You Wanren crawled up from the ground. His chest felt hot, and he could no longer hold back a mouthful of blood.
Fang Qionger said with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother. I just raised my cultivation and couldn't control my strength well. I hit him too hard."
Qin Haodong waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. He's just the second substitute. We don't need him anyway."
You Wanren spat out another mouthful of blood upon hearing this. This was too much of a bully.
He was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Another mid-stage Body Integration cultivator.
He could understand why Murong Jinghong could enter the mid-stage Body Integration. After all, he had a solid foundation.
However, Fang Qionger was only at the Peak of the Void Refinement realm. She had also reached this realm in just a few days. Since when were mid-stage Body Integration experts as worthless as sweet potatoes?
But no matter what, he had already seen that his cultivation was indeed the weakest among the seven of them.
Qin Haodong looked at him with a smile and said, "What do you think? Do you still want to challenge? "
You Wanren had already lost to the weakest Fang Qionger. If he challenged again, he would have to challenge the first substitute, Yun Qianqian. What was the point of fighting for a substitute position?
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and snorted coldly without saying anything else.
Qin Haodong said, "Since no one has any objections, let's go."
The Vermilion Bird Kingdom's royal martial arts arena, which could accommodate nearly ten thousand people, was now fully occupied. The ministers, generals, and nobles of the kingdom had all come to watch the competition.
King Liu Zhaoji sat in the middle of the stands, accompanied by the eldest prince, Liu Hong.
The arrival of Qin Haodong and the others immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding people.
"Did you see that? That's the Black Tortoise Kingdom. They're always at the bottom … "
"They can't help it. They're too weak. If they're not at the bottom, who will be …"
"Although the champion this year is uncertain, I'm sure that the Black Tortoise Kingdom will be the last place …"
Hearing the discussions around her, the little she-devil said hatefully, "Look down on us. I'll beat the crap out of the people from the Vermilion Bird Academy later and let them be so arrogant."
Qin Haodong said, "In this world, the winner takes all. They'll naturally shut up when they see our strength."
After everyone was seated, it was time for the competition to begin. Liu Zhaoji began to speak on the stage.
"We welcome the students of the Azure Dragon Academy, the White Tiger Academy, and the Black Tortoise Academy to our Vermillion Bird Kingdom to participate in this exchange. The exchange between the academies of our Four Great Kingdoms is based on the spirit of learning as equals and advancing together …"
Qin Haodong looked at Liu Zhaoji, who was speaking with fervor and assurance on the stage, and he was secretly amused. This kind of scene was somewhat familiar. When he was on Earth, every time there was a large-scale event, the leaders and cadres, big or small, would talk like this.
After half an hour, Liu Zhaoji finally let out a sigh and said, "In order to run this friendly competition well, our Vermillion Bird Kingdom has specially prepared generous prizes.
No matter which academy gets first place in this year's Exchange Competition, they will receive a piece of low grade immortal crystal. "
The moment his words left his mouth, the entire venue went into an uproar. Generally speaking, immortal crystals only existed in legends. Even low grade immortal crystals were extremely rare treasures.
This time, the Vermillion Bird Kingdom actually spent so much money to take out a piece of low grade immortal crystal as a prize. Could it be that they felt that their participating team would definitely be able to win the championship?
Qin Haodong was originally drowsy from listening to Liu Zhaoji's speech, but when he heard the words low grade immortal crystal, he instantly became a hundred times more spirited.
A piece of low grade immortal crystal was already able to raise his cultivation to the middle stage of the Body Fusion Realm. If he could find two more pieces, it was estimated that he would be able to raise his cultivation to the late stage of the Body Fusion Realm.
A trace of complacency flashed across Li Zhaoji's face. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with the effect he had caused.
He continued, "In addition, the top three teams of the Exchange Competition will also have the opportunity to enter the Vermillion Bird Spirit Spring to cultivate for a day …"
In the eyes of others, the Vermillion Bird Kingdom's rule of only taking the top three teams was obviously to teach the Black Tortoise Kingdom a lesson.
Think about it, there were a total of four participating teams. If the other three teams entered the Vermillion Bird Spirit Spring, how would the remaining Black Tortoise Kingdom feel?
Based on their many years of experience, there wasn't a single person who didn't think that the last place would be the Black Tortoise Kingdom.
Qin Haodong, on the other hand, was incomparably excited. Not to mention anything else, just these two prizes were enough to excite him.
After Liu Zhaoji finished his speech, the Exchange Competition entered the lot-drawing stage. Each academy sent their team leaders to the front to draw lots to determine the teams they would face in the competition.
As the team leader of the Black Tortoise Academy, Qin Haodong came to the front of the stage.
The lot-drawing was presided over by the eldest prince, Liu Hong. He held a paper box in his hand, and inside it were three pieces of paper rolled into a ball.
The format of the lot-drawing was very simple. The host Vermillion Bird Kingdom would be the first to draw their opponent, and the remaining two academies would naturally be their opponents.
Qin Haodong scanned the three paper balls with his divine sense and discovered that one of the paper balls had a faint fluctuation of spiritual sense.
As expected, as the host, they would definitely tamper with it. According to his guess, the marked paper ball would definitely be their Black Tortoise Academy.
Since the host Vermillion Bird Academy had the authority to do this, they would definitely reap some benefits from it.
In their eyes, there were many benefits to drawing Black Tortoise Academy in the first round. Not only would they be able to conserve their strength to win the competition, it would also greatly boost their morale and win the support of the audience.
Sure enough, after the lot-drawing began, the Vermillion Bird Academy's team leader reached out and grabbed the paper ball from Black Tortoise Academy.
When Liu Hong announced the results of the lot-drawing, the audience cheered. In their eyes, the Vermillion Bird Academy had already won the first round.
Qin Haodong couldn't help but sneer. He didn't know if the Vermillion Bird Academy would still be able to laugh later.
Li Mengyao also revealed a smile. Everything was going according to her plan. As long as everything went smoothly, their Azure Dragon Academy would still have the chance to win the championship.
Everything was prepared. The Vermillion Bird Academy versus Black Tortoise Academy would be the opening battle of this Exchange Competition.
The Vermillion Bird Academy's team leader was called Chen Xuanshuang. She was a cold and aloof woman, and her cultivation had reached the middle stage of the Body Integration Realm.
Qin Haodong was secretly curious. It was obviously the Vermillion Bird Academy, shouldn't they be as enthusiastic as fire? Why was everyone from the team leader to the team leader so cold?
After the team members from both sides entered the preparation area, Chen Xuanshuang said to the team members behind her, "As the opening battle, our Vermillion Bird Academy can only win and not lose. Who will fight the first round?"
"Team leader, just leave it to me to deal with a small Black Tortoise Academy."
The one who spoke was a tall male student named Liu Baigang. He was at the early stage of the Body Integration Realm, and was not considered an expert in the Vermillion Bird Academy.
However, just as the others thought, Chen Xuanshuang didn't take the Black Tortoise Academy seriously.
In her mind, the real opponents were the Azure Dragon Academy and the White Tiger Academy. To deal with the Black Tortoise Academy, the early stage of the Body Integration Realm was enough.
"Go ahead. Remember, you can only win and not lose."
Liu Baigang said with an arrogant expression, "Don't worry, team leader. If I can't even win against the Black Tortoise Academy, I might as well kill myself."
After saying that, he strode to the middle of the arena.
Qin Haodong clearly saw his opponent's cultivation and said to Fang Qionger, "Junior sister, you fight the first round."
No one objected to his order. Fang Qionger walked to the arena step by step.
After both sides were ready, the referee announced the start of the battle.
Seeing Fang Qionger, Liu Baigang said with a smile, "The Black Tortoise Academy is not very good, but there are many beautiful girls. Sister, you'd better find another man to fight. I don't usually fight women."
A trace of disdain flashed across Fang Qionger's face, "With your cultivation, I'm already flattering you. It's a pity that no one in the Black Tortoise Academy is weaker than me."
Hearing this, the surrounding people were in an uproar. No one thought that the weak Black Tortoise Academy would be so arrogant. It seemed that they didn't take the Vermillion Bird Academy seriously at all.
"Go ahead, don't be polite, teach her a lesson …"
"How dare she look down on the Vermillion Bird Academy. Even if she's a beautiful girl, teach her a lesson …"
"How dare a weakling talk like that? We must show her the power of the Vermillion Bird Academy …"
This was the advantage of being on home ground. The crowd was in high spirits as they continuously cheered for their team members.
Sitting on the arena, Liu Zhaoji tasted the delicate fruits and said, "The Black Tortoise Academy is getting more and more ridiculous. Although they were weak in the past, they still knew how to be humble. Now they're all arrogant guys."
Liu Hong said, "As the saying goes, don't shed tears until you see the coffin. You'll know the power of the Vermillion Bird Academy in a moment."
Liu Baigang said, "Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for being rude."
After saying that, he raised his hand and suddenly punched. Although he looked careless, in fact, he was not careless at all. He used the Vermillion Bird Academy's most powerful kung fu — Ninth Heaven Phoenix Dance.
As he threw out a punch, the violent energy instantly turned into a fire phoenix, rushing toward Fang Qiong 'er with a monstrous momentum.
Although he was only at the Early-stage of the Form Synthesis Stage, the surrounding temperature seemed to instantly rise when he attacked with all his strength.
Liu Zhaoji nodded and said, "Not bad. You have such cultivation at such a young age. You will definitely be a pillar of the Vermillion Bird Kingdom in the future."
Liu Xiaofu said, "Your Majesty, this year's contestants are the strongest in the history of the Vermillion Bird Academy. Our goal is to be the champion …"
At this point, a smile blossomed on her originally cold face, but at this moment, her eyes suddenly widened, as if she had seen something terrifying, and she stared fixedly at the arena.
Fang Qionger made her move. She didn't use any fancy moves. She just raised her hand and slapped the phoenix, as if an adult was hitting a child.
But such a casual slap instantly disintegrated the phoenix's momentum, turning it into nothingness and dissipating in the void.
And her palm didn't stop and slapped Liu Baigang's face.
Liu Baigang was using the Ninth Heaven Phoenix Dance with all his strength. He didn't expect that his trump card would be disintegrated by his opponent in an instant.
Before he could react, he felt a pain in his face. Then his body flew out like a kite with a broken string and fell out of the arena with a plop.
She won with one move, and it was done so casually. The audience instantly fell into silence.
No one had expected the first match to be like this. The powerful Vermillion Bird Academy, who was ready to win the championship, had been defeated.
The contestants, whom they had high hopes for, couldn't even resist one move from their opponent. They lost miserably and embarrassedly.
Liu Zhaoji, Liu Hong, and Liu Xiaofu sat on the arena, dumbfounded like wooden sculptures. They didn't understand when the Black Tortoise Academy, which had always been weak, became so domineering.
Even Li Mengyao, who knew the ins and outs of the Black Tortoise Academy, was shocked. She had thought that the strongest people in the Black Tortoise Academy were Qin Haodong and the little she-devil. She didn't expect that a random female contestant would be so powerful.
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