"What's the matter, Yi Yun?"
Seeing Yi Yun pause, Chu Xiaoran asked.
"Nothing. It's just that some people are paying attention to me." Yi Yun said without a care.
"It's reasonable for them to pay attention to you. Your performance in last year's rookie ranking competition is probably known by the Yun Long Divine Kingdom people."
This time, the Tai Ah Divine City's opponents were mainly the Yun Long 72 Pagodas. As for the Southern 10 countries, they were fighting the other small factions.
Yi Yun and Chu Xiaoran walked to their seats and sat down. All the Tai Ah Divine City participants were gathered together, forming four large tables.
And Old Man Cang Yan was among this group of people.
Yi Yun glanced around and saw Wen Yu, Qiuniu, Yang Qian, Yao Dao …
There were also Li Hong, Yang Dingkun and Yang Haoran, who were Yi Yun's enemies.
Although Yang Haoran had lost an arm, his strength was ranked near the top in the Tai Ah Divine City, so he was naturally chosen.
But Yi Yun did not see Luo Huo 'er …
"Oh? Luo Huo 'er did not come? " From Yi Yun's point of view, Luo Huo 'er's Desolate Heaven Master talent was heaven-defying, so her strength should not be too bad.
"Luo Huo 'er said that she has no talent in combat, so she did not come to embarrass the Tai Ah Divine City."
A person who knew the inside story said.
Yi Yun was stunned hearing this. Could this lass, Luo Huo 'er, say something like that?
Yi Yun did not have time to think about it. At this moment, Cang Yan said, "Listen up, I will be talking about the rules of this battle."
"All the participants from our Yun Long Divine Kingdom will be split into eight groups. There will be four groups for those under 15, and four groups for those above 15. Each group will choose a leader, and the rest will be the vanguard. "
"Every group's main general holds two seats. If the main general is defeated, the team will be eliminated. If the leader is defeated, the seats will be snatched away! Hence, the leader's position is extremely important. As for the vanguard … it is mainly used to protect the leader and block some challenges for the leader. It can also be used to test the opponent's strength. "
"Everyone only has one chance to fail. Once you are defeated, you cannot fight again."
"Besides defeating the opponent's leader, you can obtain a seat in the council. If you can obtain first place in the under-15 group and the overall group and defeat all your opponents, you can also obtain an additional seat! "
Cang Yan finished explaining the rules in a few words. Everyone understood that only the commanding general would be able to render meritorious service.
To put it nicely, the others were vanguards. To put it bluntly, they were cannon fodder and pathfinders.
"Now, I will announce the name of the leading generals!" Cang Yan took out a scroll. They all held their breaths.
This battle was too important to them. It was far more important than the Heaven and Earth Rankings in the past.
"The under-15 group. Chief General Candidate: Chu Xiaoran! Qiu Niu! Yi Yun! Li Hong! "
Cang Yan would pause after every name. When he reached Yi Yun's name, Yang Haoran clenched his fists. This kid had become the commander!
Although he hated Yi Yun, Yang Haoran knew that it was reasonable for Yi Yun to be the commander.
Among the four, Li Hong was the weakest. However, there was really no one else to choose from. After all, he couldn't let Wen Yu or Lu Jie be the main commander.
Li Hong was, after all, the number one person amongst the third year cultivators in the Tai Ah Divine City.
"Next is the over-15 group. Chief General: Sword Genius! Hua Yue! Fang Hai! Yang Haoran! "
After Cang Yan read out the names of the four commanders, everyone was stunned. What was going on?
Yang Qian's strength was second only to Sword Genius. His ranking on the Earth roll was extremely outstanding, yet he was not a commander.
Then what were Hua Yue, Fang Hai and Yang Haoran doing?
"I'm the commander. Haha, I'm also the commander!"
Yang Haoran was overjoyed. He felt that if he did not lose his arm, it would not be a problem for him to be the commander. But after losing his arm, it was basically impossible for him to be the commander.
Now, Cang Yan had chosen him to be the commander. This made Yang Haoran, who had a gloomy life, finally feel excited.
Before the crowd could figure out what was going on with the commander, Cang Yan took out another scroll, "The commander has been decided. Next are the vanguards …"
When Yang Haoran received the name list of his subordinates, he was dumbfounded.
There was no other reason. The people in his name list were all worse than the other!
They were basically people with average talent. They had used their age advantage to enter the Earth roll of honor in the thirties or forties.
These people were, to put it bluntly, cannon fodder!
He was the commander, yet he led a bunch of cannon fodder as subordinates?
Then wouldn't he himself be cannon fodder?
Yang Haoran looked at the other name lists. Like Yang Qian, the strongest cultivators above the age of fifteen in the Tai Ah Divine City were all in Sword Genius' team.
The other teams were all given cannon fodder. And even if they were cannon fodder, the cannon fodder under him were the worst!
He suddenly understood that he had been abandoned.
The upper echelons of the Tai Ah Divine City had placed all their bets on Sword Genius' team. Even a person like Yang Qian could not be the commander. This was to ensure Sword Genius' team's victory.
As for the others, they were just there to make up the numbers due to the rules …
"They actually treat me as cannon fodder!"
Yang Haoran clenched his fists as the veins on his forehead tightened. After receiving the name list, it made him hate Yi Yun even more. If not for losing his arm, he would not have ended up as cannon fodder!
He suppressed the anger in his heart. With Cang Yan here, he did not dare to show it. He could only hope in his heart that the two people he found yesterday would be able to cripple Yi Yun, or even beat him to death.
At this time, Yi Yun also received the name list for his subordinates. The four vanguards were all first year cultivators. Other than Wen Yu, who was not bad, the rest were just there to make up the numbers.
Cang Yan had intentionally given the stronger people below the age of fifteen to Qiuniu, Chu Xiaoran and company, so as to increase their team's strength.
As for Li Hong, his team's strength was not much. They were about the same as Yi Yun, so it was obvious that they had given up.
The reason why the stronger Li Hong was placed in the group was probably because the upper echelons of the Tai Ah Divine City were afraid that the Yun Long Divine Kingdom would use such a tactic. They were all cannon fodder, and if their cannon fodder was too weak, they would lose to the weaker cannon fodder of the other party.
In summary, the upper echelons of the Tai Ah Divine City were confident in the below fifteen group. They wanted to fight for a few more spots.
As for the above fifteen group, they only wanted to fight for one group's victory. The rest were given up without even thinking about it.
When Li Hong saw the name list for his subordinates, he was very depressed. He looked at Yi Yun's name list again. Yi Yun's subordinates were not much.
But Li Hong did not feel any psychological balance because of this. He had guessed the intentions of the upper echelons of the Tai Ah Divine City. They probably trusted Yi Yun, so they gave Yi Yun a few weaker vanguards. They wanted to use Yi Yun's strength to turn the tide.
Li Hong gritted his teeth, "This bunch of old fogies are looking down on us! They treat us as cannon fodder and let Yi Yun be the hero. Heh! It's not easy to be a hero! "
Li Hong looked towards the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's side.
There, the snake youth was chatting with someone. He looked like he was having a good time.
Seeing the calm snake youth, Li Hong laughed sinisterly, "The Tai Ah Divine City's arrangement is exactly what I wanted. Wouldn't my plan be easier to carry out? Yi Yun, just you wait …"
After the grouping was over, the birthday banquet began.
The Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord was dressed in a green shirt. He sat in the seats of honor with the Seven Star Pagoda Owner, smiling at the youths from the various large factions.
At this moment, the Seven Star Pagoda Owner had already learned of the Tai Ah Divine City's grouping method. He smiled and said, "City Lord Yang sure has good composure. At this moment, he can still smile so calmly."
"Likewise." The Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord replied lightly.
"It seems like City Lord Yang has gathered all the experts together. This method is quite smart."
The Seven Star Pagoda Owner's words sounded like a compliment, but there was a clear sense of mockery in it.
This tactic was not considered glorious.
The Tai Ah Divine City's City Lord smiled, as if he did not hear the Seven Star Pagoda Owner's mockery. He went with the flow and said, "Thank you for the compliment. Everything is for victory, so when it comes to using troops, there is naturally a need for some strategy."
"Unfortunately, in front of absolute power, any strategy is useless." The Seven Star Pagoda Owner's smile turned cold, "You will see my Yun Long 72 Pagodas' disciples sweep the entire field."
"Oh? Then I shall wait and see! "
…
The atmosphere in the arena was tense. For a birthday banquet, only a few dishes were served symbolically. Not many people moved their chopsticks. Everyone's thoughts were on the alliance tournament.
Yi Yun led his team's four people to sit in the participant benches.
The people from the Yun Long Divine Kingdom were right next to them.
At this moment, a youth covered in tattoos and a venomous snake wrapped around his body walked in front of Yi Yun.
"You are Yi Yun, right!? You are the commander, and so am I. This is going to be fun. The two seats in your hands are mine! "
Both sides of the competition were free to challenge each other. Both sides' commanders would decide whether to accept or not.
If they could not reach an agreement, then they would draw lots to arrange their opponents.
Yi Yun had long expected that the venomous snake youth would target him. As for who he would fight, he did not care.
Since someone had challenged him, he would accept it.
"Oh? Then let's see if you have the ability to take it! "
When Yi Yun said this, Wen Yu, who was behind him, felt her heart skip a beat. Her face turned bitter. He accepted it just like that? This was too casual!
"That … Senior Brother Yi, do you know who this person is?"
As they were going to fight in the alliance tournament, people like Wen Yu had long done their preparations. They had done a thorough research on their opponents' information.
This tattooed youth was nicknamed Viper. He was ruthless and extremely strong.
He was already fifteen years old and his cultivation level had broken through to the Yuan foundation realm. In the Yun Long Divine Kingdom's list of participants, he was definitely a very troublesome person in the under-fifteen category.
Wen Yu did not want to meet this sinister person. She felt that in front of this person, she was like a lab rat in front of a venomous snake. But their commander had directly accepted Viper's challenge.
This made Wen Yu want to cry, but no tears came out.
(The second watch will be at 2 or 3 AM. Due to the time difference, I apologize. I suggest everyone watch tomorrow.)
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