As the competition approached, the atmosphere became more and more tense. Even Tang Maoshan stayed in his room to prepare for the competition.
Although the others wouldn't participate, they were still worried. They were all Hua Yunfeng's people now. Of course, they hoped that Hua Yunfeng's power would increase.
To encourage everyone, especially Bi Fan and Tang Maoshan, Hua Yunfeng set up a banquet to entertain everyone.
Hua Yunfeng personally invited Bi Fan. Bi Fan said, "Brother Feng, you know that I hate these kinds of banquets. I won't be going."
"Brother Bi Fan, you are the most important person here. You have to go. You have to give me face." Hua Yunfeng smiled and said.
"Alright, I will give Brother Feng face." Bi Fan couldn't reject.
Niu Batian said, "Master, if someone comes to find trouble with you, I will help you stop them."
"You're a competent registered disciple," Bi Fan said with satisfaction.
"Hehe …" Niu Batian laughed foolishly. Bi Fan turned his head away. He was too ugly. Niu Batian didn't care at all. In the ox tribe, he was a handsome man. He had a bunch of cows that threw themselves at him.
Seeing that Bi Fan agreed, Hua Yunfeng heaved a sigh of relief.
During the banquet, Hua Yunfeng personally came to welcome Bi Fan. He valued him greatly. Even Tang Maoshan was jealous of him. Bi Fan could feel Tang Maoshan's cold eyes.
Tang Maoshan's strength was alright. But whether or not he could become the Lord was still unknown.
Bi Fan naturally didn't want Tang Maoshan to become the Lord. Once he became the Lord, he would have a grudge against Bi Fan. Who knew what would happen.
Right now, everyone was on the same side. Bi Fan couldn't do anything to him.
When the banquet started, Hua Yunfeng toasted everyone. The first one he toasted was Tang Maoshan. Tang Maoshan was very satisfied. One must know that this was requested by Bi Fan.
Bi Fan knew that Tang Maoshan was a narrow-minded person, which was why he advised Hua Yunfeng to do this. After all, he did not care about such vanity.
The second one was Bi Fan. No one dared to touch Bi Fan's position.
Those who were there before had witnessed Bi Fan's strength with their own eyes. Naturally, they did not dare to provoke him. The latecomers who wanted to challenge Bi Fan were all defeated by Niu Batian. One should know that Niu Batian was one of the best among the experts that Hua Yunfeng had recruited. His insane strength could even shatter all laws and mystic skills. It was extremely insane.
Unless one's strength far exceeded Niu Batian's, it would be very difficult to suppress him.
Therefore, no one objected to Hua Yunfeng's second toast to Bi Fan.
Hua Yunfeng toasted the experts he had recruited one by one. With Hua Feihua accompanying him, the guests and the host were all happy.
"Everyone, tomorrow is the Palace Supremacy Competition. I would like to congratulate Mr. Tang Maoshan and Mr. Bi Fan in advance to become the new Palace Supremacy. Let's toast to them," Hua Yunfeng said loudly.
"Cheers!"
After the banquet ended, Bi Fan returned to his courtyard. He felt very relaxed.
The Palace Supremacy Competition would start tomorrow. There would probably not be such a banquet as the participants needed time to adjust themselves.
The Palace Supremacy Competition was different from the Governor Competition. It was a challenge.
The original 72 Palace Masters, together with the 36 Substitute Palace Masters nominated by the 18 Peak Leaders, added up to a total of 108 experts.
The lower ranked Palace Supremacies could challenge the higher ranked Palace Supremacy. The Palace Supremacy Candidates could challenge any Palace Supremacy.
If the challenge was successful, the Palace Supremacy would be temporarily ranked. If the Palace Supremacy could win five times in a row, the Palace Supremacy position would be secured.
As for the Palace Supremacy who failed, the Palace Supremacy's ranking would automatically drop by one place. In order to become a Palace Supremacy, they would have to challenge the higher-ranked Palace Supremacy. Otherwise, they would be squeezed out.
Therefore, if Wu Tian Yun from Heavenly Cloud Mansion did not challenge the Palace Supremacy in front of him, he would definitely be squeezed out.
After every match, there would be ten days of rest. In other words, the Palace Supremacy Competition would end in two or three months.
It was not easy to win five consecutive victories in this competition because the participants all had the battle prowess of an Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial. Moreover, each of them specialized in different areas.
Some were strong in physical strength, some had strong Divine Consciousness, and some had a deep understanding of Divine Abilities and the power of laws. It was rare for a person to be strong in all aspects. Therefore, even if they defeated some of their opponents, it would still be difficult to win five consecutive victories. Once they were defeated three times, they would lose the qualification to compete for the Palace Supremacy position.
This forced those who participated in the martial arts competition to choose their first opponent carefully.
Hua Yunfeng had given Bi Fan a copy of the information on the 72 Palace Supremacies. It clearly stated what the Palace Supremacies were good at. However, the situation might change a hundred years later. Therefore, the information was not accurate. Of course, the force that each Palace Supremacy belonged to was also marked. Although not all Palace Supremacies had a strong background, most of them did.
In order to prevent Bi Fan from challenging the Palace Supremacy in Hua Yunfeng's faction, Hua Yunfeng had also marked the names and rankings of the three Palace Supremacies under him.
Hua Yunfeng's intention was for Bi Fan to choose a Palace Master and challenge him. Of course, it was best to choose a Palace Supremacy in Hua Yunxiao's faction because Hua Yunxiao was Hua Yunfeng's biggest rival.
Hua Yunfeng had hinted that he had joined forces with many Young Masters to suppress Hua Yunxiao's faction because Hua Yunxiao's faction was too powerful. Therefore, it was best not to challenge the Young Masters who had joined forces with Hua Yunfeng. This way, there would be fewer opponents to choose from.
Tomorrow was the first day. The reserve Palace Supremacy had to choose his first opponent. If the opponent was already a Palace Supremacy, he could choose not to challenge him for the time being.
That night, Bi Fan began to ponder which Palace Master he should choose to challenge in the first round.
Bi Fan did not want to lose. Therefore, he had to choose his first opponent.
Hua Yunfeng was more concerned about this than Bi Fan. Therefore, late at night, he came to visit Bi Fan personally.
"Brother Bifan, have you chosen your first opponent?" Hua Yunfeng asked anxiously the moment he entered. Tang Maoshan had already decided, but Bi Fan had yet to make a decision.
"I choose Polo!" Bi Fan had already made up his mind.
Among the 72 Palace Venerables, the top six Palace Venerables were high-grade Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials. As for the top 30 Palace Venerables, they were veteran intermediate-grade Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials.
The 31st Palace Supremacy was called Polo. He used to be a peak elementary Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial. According to the information, he had recently become an intermediate Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial. Most importantly, he was a Palace Supremacy on Hua Yunxiao's side.
There was another reason why Bi Fan chose this person. After all, the probability of the top 30 being challenged was very low. Even if someone challenged them, the probability of winning was not high. The Transparent Flower Sect had held countless challenges like this, but the top 30 had never been challenged unless someone voluntarily withdrew. Naturally, the top 30 Palace Supremacies could challenge each other to advance.
If Bi Fan could defeat Polo and win five matches in a row, he would most likely become the 31st Palace Supremacy. The 31st Palace Supremacy was called Bo Yang Mansion. It governed a large area. Most importantly, there was a small area in Bo Yang Mansion that bordered the Rakshasa Sea. In the future, Bi Fan could boldly march into the Rakshasa Sea and seize more territory.
It was a bold decision to make. Faced with an intermediate Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial, Bi Fan's chances of winning were not high. Therefore, he could only use all his trump cards and hope he could win.
Upon hearing Bi Fan's decision, Hua Yunfeng exclaimed, "Brother Bi Fan, did I hear wrongly? You actually chose to challenge a Palace Supremacy who's ranked so high?!"
The position of the 31st Palace Supremacy was changed the most frequently. This was because there were very few challengers in the top 30. For this reason, the 31st Palace Supremacy was like a delicious steamed bun to everyone.
Polo was a genius who had recently become a Palace Supremacy. His strength was only at the elementary Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial, but his combat strength was already comparable to an intermediate Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial. Now that he had successfully broken through, everyone felt it was very possible for him to retain his original position.
"Brother Feng, you didn't hear wrongly. I've made up my mind. I'll choose Polo. If I lose, I have other options. If I win, I'll have a good chance of securing my position as the 31st Palace Supremacy, "Bi Fan said calmly.
"Brother Bi Fan, don't you want to reconsider?" Hua Yunfeng still did not have confidence in Bi Fan.
"Big Brother Feng, don't worry. My first match is mainly to test out my strength. I still have two more chances so that I can grasp them better." Bi Fan knew Hua Yunfeng would not believe him even if he said he could win. Therefore, he decided to put it this way so Hua Yunfeng would not say anything else.
"Alright! You can test your strength first before choosing a suitable opponent to challenge. "As expected, Hua Yunfeng did not continue to pester Bi Fan.
Bi Fan smiled and said, "Brother Feng, don't worry. I won't let you down. I'll definitely become a Palace Supremacy. I'll do it for you and for myself. "
"Alright! Rest well and don't feel too much pressure. I'll take my leave first. "Hua Yunfeng took his leave.
Niu Batian had overheard the conversation between Bi Fan and Hua Yunfeng. As soon as Hua Yunfeng left, Niu Batian said, "Master, I'm really impressed by you. You actually challenged someone who's an intermediate Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial!"
"Intermediate Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials are also human. They're not invincible. I still have a chance of winning," Bi Fan said calmly as though the competition had nothing to do with him.
As his strength increased, Bi Fan became even more confident.
When he defeated Wu Tian Yun, Bi Fan did not reveal his true strength. Perhaps, he would be able to display his true strength in the competition tomorrow.
Bi Fan was looking forward to it. He was even excited. He did not feel pressured at all. After all, he was a nobody. He could afford to lose and was not afraid of losing.
Moreover, it was not certain that Bi Fan would lose. He had many trump cards up his sleeves. In the past month, perhaps due to the pressure, Bi Fan had made some progress in comprehending the fifth form of the Hundred Battle Holy Fist, the Dragon Devouring Heavens Collapse. His three giant dragons were almost as strong as real dragons. Although they were not as strong as real divine dragons, they could still be put to good use.
In fact, Bi Fan's greatest reliance was not his powerful strength, but his Divine Sense attack and Divine Sense defense.
He believed this would give his enemies a huge surprise. Whether he could win or not depended on the strength of his Divine Consciousness.
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