There were also rewards for the top 100 martial artists in the town. The top ten martial artists were rewarded with Mystic Grade weapons, while the top 90 to 100 martial artists were rewarded with Yellow Grade weapons. This was a pretty good treatment.
Mystic Grade weapons cost at least a thousand Spirit Stones, but that was in the past. Now, the Tang Sword in the grocery store was only a thousand Spirit Stones, and it was a peak Mystic Grade weapon.
Therefore, the price of Mystic Grade weapons in Sentry Town kept dropping. If it didn't drop, no one would buy it. Even so, the price was still below a thousand Spirit Stones, but it wouldn't drop by much.
This was because the craftsman's refining cost was still very high, and there were also cases of damage, so the success rate was not stable.
Fortunately, it was a Mystic Grade weapon. If it was an Earth Grade weapon, the cost of materials would be very high. If the grocery store sold it in bulk, then they would cry.
Moreover, the number of people who received the rewards was quite high. It was enough to see that the rewards this time were quite generous.
Therefore, Fatty Tang was also thinking of selling the weapon after the ranking competition. After all, he already had the Tang Sword, and it was enough to use until he reached the Martial King level in Wuzong.
The next day, during the selection competition, Fatty Tang woke up early and didn't waste any time.
When he entered the spectator stands, Zhang Tiannan was already seated, and the seats were already full.
"Is there a need to be so early? The examiner isn't here yet," Fatty Tang said as he sat down beside Zhang Tiannan.
Zhang Tiannan rolled his eyes. How could he let the examiner wait for martial artists? Although the time was set at nine o 'clock, everyone consciously came early.
Only this guy was so ambitious. Moreover, today was the ranking competition, and the rewards would be given out. Many martial artists were looking forward to it.
Not every martial artist was as rich as the Zhang and Tang family. The two of them were Martial Masters, and they were equipped with the Tang Sword. A weapon worth a thousand Spirit Stones was quite tempting to many martial artists.
At around nine o 'clock, all the family heads arrived. Because today was the last competition, they all attended. The examiner from the Yeh family also came.
"Leader Kuang Shi, please make your move," the examiner said to Kuang Shi.
Everyone looked at him in confusion. Wild Lion was also present today. When he heard the examiner's words, he stood up and nodded. They had already discussed this beforehand.
His body emitted a rich golden light. He waved his hands and sent out two saber lights. Then, he sat back down.
"Boom!" The battle stage that was originally over a thousand meters long and wide was immediately divided into four squares. It was as if there were four battle stages.
"The principle of the Ranking Tournament is that every martial artist will fight against each other. Because they have fought too many times, they will be divided into four stages to compete at the same time," the presiding examiner explained.
The four families didn't need to display their strength. Although the Mad Lion Mercenary Group had some fame in Sentry Town before, things were different now.
Although the upper echelons of the various major powers knew of Wild Lion's combat strength, the town's martial artists did not.
"I'm afraid Captain Kuang Shi's strength has surpassed the Martial King level."
"Mad Lion was still a Martial King when the Sea Beasts rebelled."
"The pressure of that Martial Skill used in that instant definitely exceeds that of a Martial King."
"This Laid-Off Outpost Town's fifth major power is truly worthy of its name."
"I was wondering why Mad Lion was able to sit in the same row as the four families."
After Wild Lion displayed his strength, the audience began to discuss spiritedly. Sure enough, a fifth faction had appeared in Outpost Town.
Seeing that the scene was somewhat noisy, the presiding examiner spoke up.
"The Ranking Tournament will use the arena system. Every defeated contestant will be awarded one point. Those with the same number of points will have to compete to determine their ranking. Recovery pills are not allowed. If no one challenges the arena within fifteen minutes, then they will be ranked first," the presiding old man explained the rules of the Ranking Tournament.
"The top hundred martial artists have one chance to challenge the arena. After the challenge, they can use recovery pills. The first group, Yu Fei …"
So the reason for dividing the battle stages was to speed up the competition. After all, according to the rules of the Ranking Tournament, each arena master could fight against several martial artists.
Furthermore, the examiner had said that no pills could be used. That meant that everyone had one chance to challenge the arena. The number of martial artists they defeated would be given as many points as they could.
However, the martial artists who finished defending the arena could use pills to recover their strength and then challenge the arena again.
Now that the four battle stages were divided into four and the competition was held at the same time, there weren't that many matches. The competition should be finished today.
Although the competition system was a little rough, it was still acceptable.
The truly strong martial artists could still challenge more martial artists.
Moreover, if no one challenged the arena, they would be ranked first. It also forced the remaining martial artists to challenge the arena. There wouldn't be a situation where no one challenged the arena. Otherwise, the reward would be given to others.
The rewards for the top ten were much better than those at the bottom. Even if it was for the rewards, they would still continue to challenge the arena.
The most interesting thing was that the strong martial artists generally wouldn't challenge the strong arena masters. Although they could quickly recover their vitality after the arena, the injuries on their bodies couldn't be healed in a short period of time. If they were injured and went on the arena, it would be a little bad.
As for the weaker martial artists, they would probably be in a more miserable state. They would be challenged or challenged a lot of times. However, if they couldn't enter the top ten, then there was no difference. The rewards were the same.
"Maybe we can get first place. After I defend the arena, if anyone's points surpass mine, I'll deal with them." Fatty Tang calculated. With his Martial King level Ferghana Horse, entering the top ten shouldn't be a problem.
After he defended the arena, if anyone's points were close to his, he would go up and eliminate them. Even if the opponent raised his Ferghana Horse to Martial King level, at most both sides would be injured. The opponent wouldn't be able to defend the next round.
"… That seems to make sense." Zhang Tiannan's face darkened. However, they could give it a try. It was just a little bit sinister.
"Let's do it." Seeing that Zhang Tiannan also agreed, Fatty Tang decided to do it.
"Then what if someone raised his Ferghana Horse to Martial King level and fought with us?" He thought about it. What if someone came up to eliminate the two of them?
"Unless he doesn't want to be ranked," Fatty Tang said indifferently.
If someone really came up to fight, there was nothing to be afraid of. Unless the other party didn't want to be ranked, then both sides would be injured.
The competition had already begun. The first group of four had already occupied their respective arenas. The remaining cultivators were also biding their time. Everyone was watching.
"If no one challenges the arena within fifteen minutes, you'll be ranked first." The presiding examiner looked at the scene and repeated.
Hearing this, a few of the warriors below the stage also walked out one after another and ascended to the stage.
In an instant, the four arenas began to fight.
"Should we go up?" Fatty Tang asked.
"Forget it." One couldn't lose one's conscience. If they didn't use the Ferghana Horse, who could they beat?
Using the Ferghana Horse was a little immoral.
If there was no Ferghana Horse, the arena system would be relatively fair.
However, the fairest way was for each of the hundred cultivators to fight once. However, there were too many fights, so it would take a long time.
If they were injured, they wouldn't be able to continue. If they wanted to heal their injuries, they would have to wait until they were healed. Once the rankings came out, they would have to fight for several months.
Soon, the first arena master who couldn't hold on left the arena. Immediately, another cultivator came up.
"Tang Ran, Zhang Tiannan, Zhao Cheng, please come up to the arena."
Only Yu Fei was left in the first group. The other three arenas were replaced by three people.
"Let's go up." Zhang Tiannan stood up and walked up.
"Hey, Brother Tiannan, let's see who can last the longest." Fatty Tang walked to the edge of the arena and said to Zhang Tiannan.
"Let's do it." Zhang Tiannan agreed and went up to the arena.
The two of them released the Ferghana Horse as soon as they went up the arena. They didn't hold back and waited for the challenge.
After all, the two of them were considered the weakest of the hundred cultivators. If they relied on their own strength, they would probably be knocked off the arena.
The cultivators below the arena were a little injured. The two of them released the Ferghana Horse as soon as they went up the arena. Who would go up there looking for a beating?
It was better to conserve their strength and hold on for a while longer.
Thus, while they were fighting fiercely, Zhang Tiannan and Fatty Tang looked at each other. No one was going up.
The top ten spots were given to the two of them. There were still eight spots left to fight for.
Finally, after a quarter of an hour, the two of them left the arena as if nothing had happened. They were both in first place and had to wait for the next round.
The competition continued. As expected, Kuang Tie, Ye Qing, and Li Cheng's Ferghana Horse had also reached the Martial King level.
Five of the top ten had already been eliminated. The remaining cultivators spent the afternoon fighting and the rankings came out.
In the end, Fatty Tang didn't get first place.
The first place was Kuang Tie, the second was Ye Qing, the third was Li Cheng, the fourth was Zhang Tiannan, and the fifth was Fatty Tang. The remaining spots were occupied by Wen Liu, Yu Fei, and the others.
It was understandable that Kuang Tie was the strongest. Ye Qing, a girl, actually defeated Li Cheng and was ranked third. After Zhang Tiannan's Iron Mountain Palm was completed, his combat strength was close to that of a Martial General, so he was ranked fourth. Fatty Tang was ranked fifth with the help of his Ferghana Horse.
At this point, the Sentry Town's preliminaries were over, and the top hundred rankings were out.
"Kuang Tie, Ye Qing, Li Cheng, Zhang Tiannan, Tang Ran … Please come up to the arena to receive your rewards." Now was the time to give out the rewards. The first batch of people to receive their rewards were the top ten cultivators.
The person in charge of giving out the rewards was the mayor. After receiving their rewards, they also left the arena.
The remaining cultivators went up to the arena to receive their rewards.
"Why is it only a low-grade Mystic Level weapon? How many Spirit Stones can it sell for?" Fatty Tang muttered as he walked down the arena. He put it away with some dissatisfaction.
"It's good enough that it's a Mystic Level weapon." Zhang Tiannan didn't care. Anyway, he didn't seem to need to spend Spirit Stones.
Due to the Tang Sword in the grocery store, the price of Mystic Level weapons in Sentry Town had dropped drastically. Low-grade Mystic Level weapons were not as valuable as before.
In the end, it was announced that they would gather at the teleportation array 20 days later to participate in the Imperial Capital's main selection.
The initial selection took four days. Because the teleportation array was directly connected to the Imperial Capital, they set off 20 days later and arrived about a week earlier.
In the past, they set off after resting for a few days because they spent most of their time on the road. Now, they didn't need to rest.
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