The first stage of the knockout round is officially over. There are four people in the three groups with full marks, namely Ye Chen, Gao Feng, and two young masters who were on the list last year. The four of them have never met in the ten rounds of competition. Otherwise, there will be one or two less people who get full marks.
The number of people who got full marks in the other groups was about the same as that of the three groups. The group with the most full marks was no more than eight people. There are more people with full marks. These are two unrelated concepts.
Unfortunately, apart from Ye Chen, Xu Jing and Lin Qi, the other four people from Tianfeng Kingdom were eliminated. Qin Yulian's competition was a bit unjust. The scarcity of zhenqi was its biggest weakness. Originally, it had an advantage, but after hundreds of rounds, Qin Yulian still lost.
Long Biyun, the patriarch of Nanluo Sect, smiled lightly, didn't care much, and said to herself: "It's time to teach her the real unique knowledge." Improving strength, if you are too eager, will reduce strength instead. Cultivation methods and martial arts are different. Cultivation methods are the foundation, the foundation, and cannot be replaced at will.
"Sect Master, it seemed wise to use the Little Azure Dragon Order to help the Liuyun Sect out of the siege. This kid is not easy." The elder of Nan Luozong, a mature and beautiful woman, smiled.
Long Biyun nodded, "As long as he can enter the top ten, he is eligible to be in the eyes of grandpa. I will tell him at the right time. I believe grandpa will be interested."
"Tell the Palace Master if you enter the top ten, it may be too early."
"No, it's too late for me. Didn't you notice the time of his rise? It only took him more than three years to achieve what he is today. This is not something ordinary people can do."
"That's true, I almost forgot."
The two were transmitting sound with true energy, and some people around them couldn't detect what they were saying.
In the Liuyunzong phalanx, the fourth elder said happily: "Ye Chen and Xu Jing have both advanced, and below the seventh-rank sect, Liuyunzong is definitely one of the best."
The Great Elder smiled, "Don't be too happy so early, the second stage of the knockout competition will start soon, and that will be the cruelest competition, half of the twenty-four people will be eliminated."
"Let's wait and see! I can't wait." Luo Xinglie felt refreshed.
Luo Hanshan on the side smiled bitterly. He was happy for Ye Chen and Xu Jing, but also very envious. It would be great if he could play, even one game would be worth it.
After resting for about an hour, the second phase of the knockout round began.
Twelve groups According to the rules of the competition, any two groups are combined into one group, and the group combined with three groups is twelve groups, but the group number is no longer three, nor twelve, but seven, because these two groups are the seventh a merged group.
Different from the previous groups with uneven numbers, each group now has 24 people. Of the 24 people, only 12 people will advance, and the other 12 will be eliminated. No matter what the results are, they are all the top players in this year's Qianlong list.
Twenty-four people compete for 12 places. It seems that there is a half chance, but for the contestants, it is so cruel.
You must know that being able to stand out from each group is a symbol of glory and strength in itself. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the elites among the young heroes of Nan Zhuoyu, geniuses selected from a million, but the second stage of the knockout competition held now, will Half of the elite geniuses will be eliminated. This pressure is not normal, and it is more than double or triple the previous pressure.
There are many masters in the seventh group, not to mention Ye Chen, Gao Feng, Teng Mo, and two young masters who were famous in the previous list in the original three groups. It turns out that the masters in the twelve groups are not less than the three groups, and even much more, such as The great disciple of Bing Jue Sect, Bing Ling ranked seventh in the previous Qianlong list, Gu Qing ranked tenth in the previous Qianlong list, Wu Liangyu ranked 25th in the previous Qianlong list, and ranked fourth in the top ten new stars Tang Xiaoshan, the top ten rising stars, and Ge Tingfang, who is ranked tenth in the top ten new stars, are all first-class young heroes.
"In the first match, Teng Mo vs. Ge Tingfang."
The first match of the first round began, and neither side was unknown, but one of the masters in their respective groups. In the three sets of matches, Teng Mo only lost to Gao Feng, ranking fifth in points, while Ge Tingfang ranked tenth among the top ten rising stars, and she only lost one match. The opponent in that match was Gu Qing, who was ranked tenth in the Qianlong list last year.
Teng Mo didn't dare to underestimate Ge Tingfang. Ever since he lost to the unknown Gao Feng, he didn't dare to underestimate any rising star.
Chi!
The rapier was out of its sheath, but Teng Mo did not attack immediately, his eyes were fixed on Ge Tingfang.
Ge Tingfang's weapons are two light red short knives. The short knives are two feet eight long. The backs of the knives are curved like snakes.
"Please advise!"
Stamping the ground, Ge Tingfang took the lead in the attack. She seemed to lose weight and appeared in front of Teng Mo in an instant across a distance of tens of meters.
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"Goose Pounce!"
Ge Tingfang let out a low cry, and the two short knives slashed out at an unimaginable speed, slashing towards Teng Mo who was defending with all his might.
clang!
Countless sparks splashed and turned into two rounds of gorgeous light bands floating out, like the wings of a wild goose. This is the horror of the geese's pounce, and even the direction of the sparks will be affected.
Teng Mo retreated again and again, seemingly unable to stop Ge Tingfang's offensive.
"Teng Mo is going to lose." Although he lost the qualification for the second stage of the knockout round, Zhu Mei and Qin Yulian can still watch the battle from the audience because they participated in the first round of the knockout round. It's Qin Yulian.
Ye Chen shook his head, "Without ten moves, Ge Tingfang will lose."
"How to say?"
Zhu Mei and Qin Yulian looked at Ye Chen curiously.
Ye Chen said: "It is an unchanging truth to go all out, then decline again, and exhaust three times. Ge Tingfang's offensive looks extremely fierce, but she used too much strength, leaving no spare power to deal with the competitors with slightly lower strength. , may be able to win in one fell swoop, but Teng Mo's strength is not weaker than Ge Tingfang, and his experience is even higher than that. It is obviously impossible to win in one go. When her momentum weakens, it is time for Teng Mo to fight back. It is almost impossible to win back the defeat."
Zhu Mei questioned: "Isn't it a good thing to be too aggressive?"
"This is not necessarily true. What I mean is that Ge Tingfang's combat experience is a bit poor. Against opponents of the same level, don't let the opponent control the rhythm. Now the situation seems to be in Ge Tingfang's favor, but the rhythm has fallen into Teng Mo's hands. If I were her, I would immediately change my style and disrupt the rhythm while my momentum was still alive, in this case, the odds of winning would be very high, after all, she has already gained the upper hand."
As soon as Ye Chen finished speaking, the situation on the stage changed drastically.
Ge Tingfang, who had the absolute upper hand from the beginning, was forced to retreat. As Ye Chen expected, it won't be long, and her aura can't just rise and never fall. When it climbed to a certain level, Ge Tingfang's aura and saber momentum finally began to fall. But at this time, Teng Mo seized a slight flaw and fought back fiercely. The rapier, which was only two fingers thick, was like autumn wind and flowing water.
Ge Tingfang was in a hurry, without her previous demeanor, she just wanted to turn the situation around now, and her chances of winning would be high by then.
It's a pity that Teng Mo couldn't do what she wanted. The rapier kept a steady rhythm and stabbed continuously. In this way, there was no weakness of too high aura, and he could always suppress Ge Tingfang who was too late to adjust his state.
when!
With a horizontal cut of the sword, Ge Tingfang's right hand dagger flew out.
"I lost!"
Ge Tingfang paused and smiled wryly.
Teng Mo is awe-inspiring. This time he won by a bit of luck. In the case of equal strength, combat experience determines the outcome. If there is another match, he has no chance of winning the opponent. Fortunately, he finally won. The next nine rounds , and don't need to worry about meeting her.
The two sides went off, and the second game of the first round followed.
"Exactly what you said, Ye Chen, it's a waste if you don't become a martial art elder." Zhu Mei was full of admiration. Liu Yunzong has elders who teach martial arts. These elders will not only teach them martial arts, but also tell them the fighting experience. The experience is obviously not as advanced as Ye Chen's, because Ye Chen can often hit the point and make countermeasures for the battle.
Ye Chen smiled. Some masters can teach apprentices, and some masters can't teach apprentices. Although his eyesight and experience are very advanced, he may not be able to teach apprentices well, because teaching apprentices is not hand in hand, but to be taught by himself. Go and understand, in Ye Chen's world, there is a saying, the master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual, which is the truth.
Of course, in a short period of time, Ye Chen can indeed make a person have good combat experience. If things go on like this, he is not sure. There is a membrane, and it is not so easy to break this membrane.
The competition in the seven groups was neither fast nor slow. In the next few games, Bingling, Gu Qing, Tang Xiaoshan and several young masters won their own victories.
Bingling is worthy of being the great disciple of Bingjuezong, who was ranked seventh in the previous Qianlong list. Before her opponent could make a move, she was punched flying from the air.
Gu Qing, as the tenth ranked master in the previous Qianlong list, was also extremely strong, and he sent his opponent flying with a flick of his fingers.
As for Tang Xiaoshan, apart from Ye Chen, the hidden ninth-rank sect genius, he is undoubtedly the most dazzling figure among the many new stars, second only to Tuobaku, and even Qianyun and Gu Youyun who are ranked above him are not as good. You must know that the sect he belongs to is only an ordinary seventh-rank sect of the Ice Crystal Empire, not as good as the old-fashioned seventh-rank sect, let alone the top seventh-rank sect, but he just appeared. An unborn genius is expected to compete in the top ten, even if he does not enter the top ten, the top twenty is still guaranteed.
Without any effort, Tang Xiaoshan won the competition, and Gu Qing, who was ranked tenth in the previous session, frowned at his formidable strength.
"The eighth round of the first round, Ye Chen vs. Gao Feng!"
A few dazzling characters appeared on stage, and it was Ye Chen's turn. His opponent was Gao Feng, the most popular player in the original three groups, and even Teng Mo was not his opponent.
Tang Xiaoshan was very confident in his eyesight, and said to the people around him: "Gao Feng is almost there, the chance of winning is about 30%, but it is not too easy for Ye Chen to win against him."