The Central Square was the largest arena in the Inner Academy. Normally, this square was not open to the public. It would only be opened when the Inner Academy held a competition. As the most exciting 'Strong Ranking' competition in the Inner Academy, this was naturally the venue.
Although the Central Square occupied an extremely large area, it was still filled with countless black human heads today. Looking over, the bustling crowd carried a clamor as they spread in all directions. Finally, they gathered together and charged into the clouds.
When Qin Feng and Zi Yan arrived at this place, they looked at the human wall that was tightly packed. They were a little stunned. Fortunately, there was a special passageway for the competitors. They directly entered a high platform in the arena that had a good view from the special passageway that was guarded by the instructors.
As he stood on the high platform, his gaze swept downwards. He could see that the spacious arena was extremely neatly divided into five stages. Clearly, this should be the competition venue this time around.
Just as Qin Feng was leaning against the railing in boredom, a familiar voice entered his ears."Haha, Qin Feng, I didn't expect to see you here. Your reputation is like thunder in my ears.”
He saw a feminine man standing not far from Qin Feng with a smile on his face. Beside him was a man who looked 70 - 80% similar to the former. It was Cartes, who was defeated by Qin Feng in the hunting competition.
Seeing the person who came, Qin Feng smiled and said,"So it's you." Do you want revenge?"
"Of course. Ever since I was defeated by you in the Hunting Competition, I have been diligently cultivating, striving to defeat you completely.”Cartes said solemnly, his eyes staring at Qin Feng with determination.
"In that case, you might have been disappointed. If you had not advanced to the Dou Zong class, you would have kept the matter of revenge to yourself.”After saying that, he ignored Cartes 'shocked expression and leaned against the railing in boredom.
And Cartes 'heart was undoubtedly like a magnitude-18 earthquake. Dou Zong! These two words represented the name list of those who had truly stepped into the path of becoming an expert. How many people had put in so much effort for these two words? Yet, Qin Feng's words didn't seem to have any shocking power.
"Could it be that he has already stepped into the Dou Zong class?" When he thought of this possibility, Cartes 'heart started to churn violently. He looked at Qin Feng's back with a complicated gaze.
Zi Yan by the side stared at Caters with an unfriendly gaze. She coldly said when she saw Caters standing on the spot in a daze,"Brat, why are you still not leaving? Could it be that you want me to send you off?”After saying that, he clenched his fists, and the sound of popping beans rang out.
Cartes quivered. He clearly remembered how terrifying Zi Yan was. Cold sweat covered his forehead when he recalled how Zi Yan's small hand had roughly 'sent him away'. He immediately cupped his hands together and said,"There's no need to trouble senior sister Zi Yan. I'll leave now.”His words were filled with flattery. "If we meet again, I hope you won't show mercy."”Qin Feng casually waved his hand.
Zi Yan looked at Cartes 'back as he walked away and muttered,"Tsk, he's really a guy who's looking for trouble.”
Not long after, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the others also arrived at the arena. They greeted each other after seeing Qin Feng arrive and waited for the start of the Grand Competition…
Boom!
An ancient bell chime suddenly sounded in the incomparably noisy arena. The bell chime lingered in the arena and did not scatter. Under the sound of the bell, the noise slowly decreased until it completely disappeared.
Chi!
A large rushing wind sound suddenly appeared in the sky after the bell chime sounded. Everyone raised their heads, only to see a blurry figure flash by. Their eyes immediately lowered, only to see over a dozen old human figures appear on the special high platform seats in the open ground.
Xiao Yan's eyes swept over these old human figures. Most of them were familiar Elders within the academy. The black-robed, white-haired, and white-bearded old man in the middle was surprisingly First Elder Su Qian.
It was unexpected that even he would attend. It seemed that the Inner Academy placed great importance on this 'Strong Ranking Grand Competition.' Xiao Yan softly muttered.
Su Qian slowly walked forward. His hands pressed down on the empty air. Immediately, the entire open ground was filled with numerous breathing sounds. His gaze slowly swept over the entire place before finally pausing on the black-robed, young man who was leaning against the railing on the high platform. A faint smile seeped out of his eyes as an old and low voice sounded in the ears of everyone present.
"Those ranked on the 'Strong Ranking', enter the arena!”
As Su Qian's voice sounded, one could immediately see human figures flashing on the high platform. Numerous human figures drew an arc in the air before landing in the open ground. They lifted their heads and looked at the countless number of heads around them. A fiery hot fighting spirit quietly swelled!
The real competition was about to begin!
Qin Feng helplessly smiled when he saw the various people on the 'Strong Ranking' who were displaying their Dou Techniques. He slowly walked to the arena with Zi Yan and stood together with Caters. After which, he smiled and nodded to the latter.
Not many people within the Inner Academy were aware of Zi Yan's identity. Perhaps, only the people on the 'Strong Ranking' and some of the older students knew of her. Some of the new students who had entered later had never heard of this name. After all, Zi Yan did not often appear in the Inner Academy. Moreover, no one dared to challenge her. Hence, the people within the Inner Academy only knew of Liu Qing, Lin Xiuya, and the others. They did not know that the number one on the Strong Ranking, who was above them, was actually such a cute little girl.
The expressions of some of the competitors in the arena had become a little unnatural while the Xiangqi practitioners in the surrounding viewing gallery were whispering to each other. Other than those people who had only recently squeezed into the 'Strong Ranking'. The rest of them caused fear to flash across the faces of most people. Their actions caused everyone present to become at a loss.
Zi Yan could not be bothered with the surrounding gazes. Her mouth repeatedly chewed on the pill that Xiao Yan had refined for her. Her relaxed manner did not have the slightest sense of urgency from the approaching great competition…If it was two years ago, there would be some opponents within the Inner Academy who could fight with him. However, those experts had already graduated and left. As time flowed by, she became the student who had stayed in the Inner Academy for the longest time with this little girl appearance. Uh, although this student was a little strange…
Therefore, Zi Yan had advanced to the Dou Huang class after swallowing the liquid. It was likely that even the elders and the others above would find it difficult to contend with him. This little fellow had already become an existence that surpassed common sense on the 'Strong Ranking'.
Cough!" Faint coughing sounds that contained battle energy rang out in everyone's ears, and the whispers immediately began to die down. A moment later, it completely disappeared. Numerous gazes were lifted and looked at the black-robed old man in the middle of the high platform. Their eyes were filled with respect and respect. As the First Elder whose strength and authority within the Inner Academy was only below that of the mysterious headmaster, even an ordinary Elder would maintain respect for him, much less students like them.
"Since the number of people is complete, the competition can begin.”Su Qian smiled faintly and said,"However, before the competition, I still have to remind you that although the Inner Academy is open-minded, I still hope that everyone will try their best not to kill during the competition. All of you are still students and are not in a place like the 'Black-Corner Region', where people eat people. Although the Inner Academy has a somewhat bloody arena, its original intention is to train all of you and not to have all of you fight to the death. Therefore, I hope that everyone can control their actions."”
Some of the competitors nodded slightly when they heard Su Qian's words. However, most of them maintained a noncommittal attitude. Who would not go all out in this kind of competition in order to enter the top ten? Under full force, it was difficult to control the force, and accidents were inevitable.
Su Qian's gaze swept over the faces of those competitors and helplessly shook his head. Currently, the atmosphere in the Inner Academy had already become increasingly fierce. In the Fighting Arena, some of the rookies who did not know how to fight had also become ferocious wolves with rich fighting experience. It was a little difficult to restrain their ferocity now.
"The rules are the same as before.”Su Qian ceased speaking nonsense and spoke in a deep voice when he saw that his words did not achieve much effect.
His sleeve was gently waved after his words sounded. Immediately, a broken black cloth a short distance away from Xiao Yan's group floated down. The stone platform below was revealed. On the stone platform, there was a wide wooden cylinder. There were quite a number of bamboo sticks in the cylinder.
"There are twenty-five lots on the blue background and twenty-five lots on the red background. The votes are from one to twenty-five. For example, if the person who drew the 12th lot on a blue background drew the 12th lot on a red background, then your opponent would be the holder of the 12th lot on a red background.”Su Qian briefly explained the rules of drawing lots. This thing was not complicated. Hence, the students who had experienced this for the first time understood it upon hearing it.
"Alright, let the drawing begin!"
One by one, the participants walked to the stone platform in an orderly manner. Then, he pulled out a bamboo stick and read out his number before retreating.
Qin Feng was not in a hurry to draw lots. Instead, he waited for everyone to finish drawing and slowly drew one. After taking a look, he said with a smile,"Twenty on a red background." After he finished reading, he looked at Cartes, who was full of fighting spirit. Because he had a blue background of twenty, he did not expect the two of them to meet again. Xiao Yan also fought with Bai Cheng just like in the original novel.
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