The deacon next to him had already prepared a pen and ink to record the players in this round of competition.
Among the elite disciples, a young man about seventeen years old suddenly looked shocked. His number was exactly No. 799, and he was Huang Yuan who was fighting No. 1 Bai Zhanhe.
Undoubtedly, Huang Yuan's luck was extremely bad. He was drawn by Bai Zhanhe, who ranked No. The ranking after the first name.
Bai Zhanhe and Huang Yuan went to No. 1 ring, and then No. 2 disciple came out, also took out a number from the box, and handed it to Elder Han.
Elder Han said loudly: "The first round, the second round, No. 2 Zhang Long, against No. 833 Li Yuan, No. 2 arena."
Last year's seventh-ranked disciple of the outer sect had already broken through his innate ability and entered the inner sect this year. Zhang Long ranked eighth last year, second only to Bai Zhanhe, and naturally ranked second.
"The first round, the third round, No. 3 Yang Dingjun, against No. 468 Zhao Pu, No. 3 ring."
"The first round, the fourth round, No. 4 Lin Wuying, against No. 1003 Xie Dong, No. 4 ring."
"The first round, the fifth match, No. 5 Li Yichang, against No. 941 Ding Yongsheng, No. 5 ring."
"First round, match six, No. 6 Liang Zhong, against No. 988 Lou Jiaxiang, No. 6 ring."
"First round, match seven, No. 7 Ma Tao, against No. 563 Chen Wentao, No. 7 ring."
"The first round, the eighth round, No. 8 Gu Xiyuan, against No. 497 Gao Likun, No. 8 arena."
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From No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3—elite disciples, one after another, went to the box to draw a disciple at the seventh level of Martial Dao Realm. As an opponent, the faces of the selected disciples were all sad.
There are a total of 549 disciples at the seventh level, and there are only 467 disciples at the eighth, ninth, and tenth levels combined. That is to say, after 467 games, there are still 82 people left, all of whom are at the seventh level disciple.
These 82 people will be a battle between the same realm, and 41 people have a chance to win and advance to the next round of competition.
After all, there are very few geniuses capable of super fighting. The vast majority of disciples can only compete in the same realm.
Those who were selected earlier were either against the disciples of the tenth level of cultivation, or against the disciples of the ninth or eighth level of cultivation. The possibility of them advancing to the next round of competition was almost zero.
Therefore, the disciples of the seventh level of cultivation who were drawn by the lottery all looked sad, and those who hadn't been drawn by the lottery felt secretly happy in their hearts, but they were also apprehensive, afraid that the next one to be drawn would be themselves.
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The competition proceeded very quickly, without exception, the disciples who had been drawn before at the seventh level either conceded defeat when they entered the ring, or were directly defeated by the disciples at the tenth level.
Later, it was the turn of the nine-level disciples to draw lots, and the seven-level disciples who were drawn were no exception, and they quickly lost.
It wasn't until the eighth-level disciples drew lots that although the seventh-level disciples still lost, they were finally able to compete with the eighth-level disciples. The battle began to lengthen, and the competition began to slow down.
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"First round, match 466, No. 466 Wu Sihe, against No. 689 Gu Yuanjiang, No. 2 ring."
More than an hour passed, and No. 466 finally started the competition. Xuan Tian was No. 467, and it was his turn to draw lots.
He walked up to the box, pulled out a token with 955 written on it, and handed it to Elder Han.
Elder Han said loudly: "First round, match 467, No. 467 Huang Tian, against No. 955 Song Xiangnan, No. 3 arena."
Xuan Tian came to ring 3, his opponent Qu Xiangnan had already arrived on the ring.
Around the No. 3 ring, many disciples were attracted to watch at the moment. Xuan Tian's reputation has been greatly shaken recently, and all the disciples want to witness the strength of this new star with their own eyes.
Xuantian stepped onto the ring step by step.
Qu Xiangnan felt both apprehensive and excited.
What's disturbing is that Xuantian's reputation has been greatly shaken, and all the outer disciples know that Huang Tian and Senior Brother Yang's palm match, the strength is extraordinary, which makes him feel pressured.
What is exciting is that if Xuantian can be defeated in this battle, then his reputation of Qu Xiangnan will definitely skyrocket and skyrocket.
Qu Xiangnan licked his lips, thinking that maybe Xuantian's reputation was more false than real, and he was quite sure about swordsmanship, maybe he might actually win.
Thinking of this, Qu Xiangnan became a lot more excited, holding his sword to Xuantian and saying, "Next to Qu Xiangnan, Senior Brother Huang Tian, please advise."
Xuan Tian raised his hand and said, "Please."
Xuantian's sword was on his back, and he didn't move the sword.
The disciples under the arena had a lot of discussion, a swordsman who didn't move the sword in his hand was absolutely contemptuous of his opponent, and thought that Xuantian's move was a bit arrogant.
After all, if a swordsman doesn't have a sword in his hand, his strength will greatly beat that of a swordsman.
It is very difficult for a swordsman at the eighth level of martial arts to defeat a warrior at the seventh level without using a sword.
The corner of Qu Xiangnan's eyes twitched, he felt a dark fire in his heart because he was actually being looked down upon.
Now that the competition had already started, Qu Xiangnan didn't remind him any more. He bent his legs slightly, kicked hard, and his whole body, like a cheetah, suddenly sprinted forward.
Huang-rank top-grade lightness kung fu, leopard shadow technique.
With a flash of light, the sword in Qu Xiangnan's hand was pulled out in an instant, and the bright sword light pierced forward like lightning, piercing Xuantian's chest.
"it is good!"
Qu Xiangnan's move was like a cheetah's surprise attack, as fast as lightning, and like flowing clouds and flowing water. It was smooth and natural, changing from static to dynamic, very harmonious. Before people could react, the sword had already stabbed.
Qu Xiangnan's sword was very fast, and it reached Xuantian's chest in the blink of an eye.
All the disciples under the arena watched intently, watching how Xuantian would resolve it. Many of them were elite disciples from the outer sect who had finished the first round of the competition.
It is to use light work and agility to dodge! Or use sword skills, parry
The disciples under the ring were all thinking about Xuantian's reaction in their minds.
Xuan Tian's body moved, which was beyond everyone's expectation, he didn't dodge, and secondly, he didn't draw his sword, instead he rushed forward, as if he thought Qu Xiangnan's sword wasn't fast enough, and his body wanted to rush to the sword.
Seeing Xuantian's unstoppable body rushing towards the tip of the sword, not to mention the disciples watching the battle under the ring, even Qu Xiangnan, who was stabbed by the sword, was shocked, isn't this courting death
Only the elders of the outer sect on the viewing platform looked at Xuantian with a hint of surprise.
Xuan Tian also used the top-grade lightness kung fu of the Huang rank - Leopard Shadow Art, but his attainments were a hundred times higher than Qu Xiangnan's.
Although many disciples saw Qu Xiangnan's lightness kung fu as flowing clouds and flowing water, in Xuantian's eyes, it was full of loopholes, loopholes appeared repeatedly, and Leopard Shadow Art, which had not even reached the level of Xiaocheng, was cultivated to the level of Dacheng. In front of Xuantian, it was almost as if he was fighting with an axe.
Moreover, what Xuantian is best at is not kung fu, lightness kung fu, body skills, but sword skills.
Qu Xiangnan's seemingly extremely fast sword, in Xuantian's eyes, was even more crude.
Seeing that Qu Xiangnan's sword was about to pierce Xuantian's chest, suddenly, Xuantian's body swung like a spirit snake and turned to one side.
Qu Xiangnan's sword, almost within a hair's breadth, brushed the clothes on Xuantian's chest and floated past.
This sword has failed!
The eyes of all the disciples under the ring were fixed, so they escaped
The lightness kung fu used by Xuantian is the Leopard Shadow Technique, and at the moment of dodging, he also used the movement method Spiritual Snake Step. together.
What makes the disciples' eyes straighter is still behind.
The moment Xuantian dodged the sword, he stretched out his palm forward, like a spirit snake spitting out a letter, and hit Qu Xiangnan's wrist holding the sword.
Qu Xiangnan's wrist went numb, and it opened like an electric shock, and the sword in his hand fell into Xuantian's hand in an instant.
Xuan Tian grabbed the hilt of the sword back, his body rotated along with the sideways force, and the long sword drew a cold glow in the air.
Just as Qu Xiangnan was about to grab the sword, his throat suddenly felt cold, and the cold long sword was already resting on his neck.
A chill spread from the throat to the heart, making Qu Xiangnan shiver all over his body.
Dodge, shoot, grab the sword, counterattack!
A series of movements were done in one go, and in just a split second, Xuantian grabbed the white blade and restrained Qu Xiangnan.
The sword is already on the neck, if the target resists, it only needs to be lightly swiped, and the opponent's blood will be spattered three steps away.
Qu Xiangnan's voice trembled, and he shouted in shock: "I surrender, Senior Brother Huang Tian, I surrender."
Xuan Tian retracted the sword and stabbed forward, Qu Xiangnan was startled, but heard a clang, the long sword had already been inserted into his scabbard.
Xuan Tian turned around and walked down the ring, from the beginning to the end, he never touched the sword on his back.
"A real swordsman's heart must be like a sword, with a sharp edge, but it is hidden in the sheath, and when it is not out of the sheath, it is gone. Once out of the sheath, the sharpness is exposed. A real swordsman, the sword in his hand is not easy to get out, once out of the sword , the sharp edge is in all directions, and the sword energy cuts through the void on all sides, Tian'er, you must understand the true meaning of the sword!"
In Xuantian's mind, he remembered the words his father taught him, which he didn't understand before, but as his understanding of the sword became more and more profound, he gradually understood the meaning of his father's words.
A real swordsman, the sword is not in the hand, the sword is in the heart, the heart is the sword, although the sharp edge is hidden in the sheath, it is not easy to draw the sword, but once the sword is exposed, the sword energy is vertical and horizontal, sweeping all directions, cutting the void in all directions, can not block.
"This son is a wizard of swordsmanship. He is young, but his understanding of swords is extremely high. Among the disciples of the outer sect, there are many swordsmen who are powerful, strange, dexterous, and domineering, but they are too sharp and do not know how to restrain themselves. The meaning of the sword, this son should be the first person in the outer sect."
The elders of the outer sect in the stands watched Xuan Tian walk down the ring, and thought inwardly.
The elders of the outer sect saw Xuantian's way of grabbing the sword to fight back just now, but the disciples of the outer sect were confused, their eyes were staring straight, and they didn't want to understand what kind of sword Xuantian used in the battle just now technology
He didn't have a sword in his hand, but he took the sword in his hand, turned around and stabbed, and restrained Qu Xiangnan.
It seemed that it was easy for Xuantian to do all of this, like pushing a boat with the current, but all the disciples knew in their hearts that if they encountered such a situation, they would definitely not be able to react like Xuantian.