The competition stage corresponding to the six groups was located in the northeast direction of the field. Xiao Chen took a look and found that the referee had already walked up.
The referee was an old man with profound cultivation and long aura, which even Xiao Chen's level could not see through.
It is estimated that he has at least the cultivation level of a middle-grade Martial Emperor, and is definitely not an ordinary low-grade Martial Emperor. Such cultivation can easily control the scene of the competition.
Twenty arenas, that is, twenty middle-grade Martial Emperors, with such strength, the city lord's palace in Fenglong City is probably much stronger than some super sects.
However, Dragon Sealing City is closed all year round, and the city lord's palace will not interfere with power disputes in the mainland. It has maintained absolute neutrality for tens of thousands of years, so it will not arouse the suspicion of other powers.
The martial arts competition began soon. The two contestants from the six groups appeared, one wielded a sword and the other used a sword, and their cultivation levels were both around the peak of the middle-grade Martial King.
To be able to stand out among the tens of thousands of geniuses across the continent, these two people obviously practiced no rubbish techniques and martial arts.
When fighting, it is also lively and exciting, and it is also interesting to ordinary people's eyes, so they will not find it boring.
Of course, in Xiao Chen's eyes, they seemed more boring. The two of them were two levels lower than him, and their skills did not impress people.
After two hundred moves, the warrior wielding the sword knocked the long sword from his opponent's hand with one move, and placed the blade on the opponent's neck.
"The outcome has been decided. Player No. 1 wins and gets two points." The referee from the sixth group said calmly.
Afterwards, contestants No. 3 and 4 came on stage. Of the two people on stage this time, one had the cultivation level of a top-grade Martial King and the other had just entered the realm of a top-grade Martial King.
The gap in cultivation was a bit big, so there wasn't much suspense in this match. After fifty moves, the No. 3 player with the higher cultivation level defeated the No. 4 player.
"The next match will be between No. 5 Xie Zi and No. 6 Zong Liang."
Xiao Chen was slightly surprised. He didn't expect to meet Xie Zi so soon, but the two were no longer on the same level, so there was no need to pay too much attention.
Xie Zi sneered, jumped up, and flew directly towards the competition stage. The seventh group of referees pointed their palms lightly, and a gap opened in the wind and thunder barrier, allowing it to fall down.
Zong Liang cupped his hands and said, "Zong Liang, the Seven Fist Sect of Xia Kingdom, please give me some advice."
Xie Zi said disdainfully: "Seven Fist Sect, how come the small sect has never heard of it? Stop talking nonsense, let's get started, take my palm first."
Thousands of Fire Palms!
With a loud shout, Xie Zi pushed forward with his right hand, and all the fire attribute spiritual energy in the air suddenly boiled, and thousands of flaming palms appeared out of thin air.
Then it quickly turned into a giant flaming palm and pressed down hard on Zong Liang. The texture on the flaming palm was clear, like substance, and its power was astonishing.
Xiao Chen's eyes lit up and he said softly: "There has been progress. He is now half as strong as Bai Zhan was half a year ago."
Back in the ancient land, Xie Zi's giant flaming palm still needed a long period of energy to be used.
Moreover, it was used as a special move against Xiao Chen. Now it can be used as a normal move, and it can be condensed so quickly.
In more than a year, Xie Zi has made considerable progress.
Zong Liang's face was solemn, knowing that his opponent was difficult to deal with, so he put his hands together to form a wall of energy to protect his body, and turned into a defensive posture with all his strength.
boom!
As the heat wave rolled around and sparks shot out, Zong Liang took hundreds of steps back.
"Let's see how many palms you can block!"
Xie Zi shouted loudly, and the huge flaming palm pressed over again like a mountain, one palm after another.
Zong Liang's face turned pale. After persisting for five moves, a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.
"Defeat me!"
Xie Zi shot out both of his palms, and immediately two giant flame palms overlapped each other, doubling their power. Zong Liangzai couldn't resist it.
The protective energy shattered, he opened his mouth and spit out a large mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.
"The winner has been decided." The seventh group of referees said solemnly: "Xie Zi wins this game and gets two points."
The Great Elder Jiang Chi said cautiously: "It will take five moves to severely injure the opponent. Xiao Chen must be careful when encountering him. This man seems to be a disciple of Xieyue Pavilion. He seems to have won the title of "Xie Yue Pavilion" in the last Five Kingdoms Competition. Ranked in the top fifty.”
Xiao Chen didn't refute, just smiled slightly and continued to watch the next game.
In the group stage, each player had to fight twenty games. In the first round, they fought in numerical order. Xiao Chen ranked relatively low, so he appeared late.
But in the next few matches of the six groups, the quality was not high, so Xiao Chen couldn't help but turn his attention to other competition stages.
With a casual glance, Xiao Chen spotted an old acquaintance and couldn't help but fix his gaze.
On the ninth stage, Duanmu Qing was fighting fiercely with her opponent.
Duanmuqing only has the cultivation level of a middle-grade Martial King, while her opponent has the cultivation level of a high-grade Martial King, which is a small realm higher than her.
However, in the situation on the field, Duanmu Qing had the absolute advantage, with her green hair turning into white hair, cold and emotionless eyes, and a slender long sword in her hand.
With one move after another, Duan Muqing suppressed his opponent tightly, like a machine. Duan Muqing showed no emotion at all.
Being suppressed by someone whose cultivation level is lower than his own, the other party must be very unwilling to accept it. He tried to come back several times, but Duanmu Qing calmly found out the flaws and solved all kinds of killing moves one by one.
In the end, he had no choice but to lose, becoming the first player in that group to be defeated across borders.
"Duanmu Qing, it turns out that you have grown so much."
Moving his eyes to the left, Xiao Chen looked at another acquaintance, Ding Fengchou from the Tianjian Sect. After not seeing each other for more than a year, Ding Fengchou’s progress was astonishing.
It only took three moves to defeat a high-grade Martial King opponent. Now Dingfengchou seemed to be even better than Xie Zidu.
Next, Xiao Chen watched a few more games. Among the players in the ring battle, the lowest cultivation level was at the realm of middle-grade Martial King. Most of them had the cultivation level of high-grade Martial King. There were also quite a few who had the cultivation level of half-step Martial King.
There are less than ten players who have reached the realm of Half-Step Martial Emperor. As for the Half-Step Martial Emperor who has reached the pinnacle of perfection, not a single one has been seen yet.
"Look, Nangong Ziyue from the Nangong Family is here. She ranked among the top eight last time."
Xiao Chen looked sideways and saw a woman in a purple dress standing on the stage of the 19th group, standing pretty and her temperament was extremely extraordinary.
Her opponent was a burly man holding a huge sword. Judging from the aura on his body, he was not a weakling.
"Gong Haoyu, please give me more advice." The burly man seemed more cautious. He knew the name of the Nangong family and immediately took a few steps back after the opening ceremony.
boom!
But before he could stand still, he was knocked down by Nangong Ziyue's palm. He didn't even see clearly what the other party did.
"It's amazing. He defeated the opponent with just one palm."
"Then Gong Haoyu is not weak anymore. He seemed to be among the top 50 players last time, but it feels like they are not on the same level at all."
"The members of the Nangong family are indeed well-deserved. I wonder if she can compete for the top five this time."
Everyone guessed that Nangong Ziyue would win, but they didn't expect that he would win so easily. The top ten geniuses were indeed not comparable to ordinary geniuses.
Xiao Chen saw it clearly, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. Nangong Ziyue was very strong but not his opponent yet.
His real opponents were only Sima Lingxuan and Xuanyuan Zhantian, and if he wanted to add them to the list, the mysterious Chu Chaoyun would also be counted.
"Number 19 Xiao Chen will face No. 20 Huang Qiang in the next match."
On the competition stage of the seventeenth group, it was finally Xiao Chen's turn to appear.
On the ring, Xiao Chen's whole body was restrained, making people confused. He slightly raised his hands and the game started.
"Hey, thank you for giving me two points."
His opponent, Huang Qiang, was a swordsman whose cultivation had also reached the level of a half-step Martial Emperor. He pointed at Xiao Chen with a long sword and did not take him seriously.
Xiao Chen was speechless as he dared to say such big words without even understanding the meaning of the sword.
Stepping forward, his figure flickered, energy circulated rapidly within his body, and the bones throughout his body crackled.
In an instant, Xiao Chen felt the infinite power permeating his whole body, and shouted softly: "Break the armor, seize the heart!"
He clenched his right hand into a fist, forming a sharp cyan airflow that easily tore through the opponent's continuous sword barrier.
Heart Claw!
The five fingers are opened into claws, and the movement between fists and claws is smooth and flowing, without any unnaturalness.
Under the horrified gaze of the other party, five fingers broke through his body-protecting vitality, and a hissing sound was inserted into his heart.
Without really grabbing his heart, Xiao Chen took out his hand and slapped him on the chest with the back of his hand. The huge force knocked him hard against the barrier of the ring.