Dawn had just arrived, and a red sun rose slowly.
" Dong, dong, dong…" Suddenly, a series of drumbeats came from the Xiao Clan's Martial Arts Practice Field.
Immediately, flags fluttered in the air, and groups of fourteen or fifteen-year-old youths rushed out from all directions of the martial arts practice field, lining up in an orderly manner in the middle of the martial arts practice field.
These youths were like tigers and horses were like dragons. They all had excited expressions and had obviously been looking forward to this day for a long time.
That's right, today was the Xiao family's annual big day, the family test.
At this moment, more than two months had already passed since the Misty Cloud Sect's Third Elder had picked a fight. After that incident, the Xiao Clan's reputation had been greatly shaken. Even the Jia Lie Clan and the Aoba Clan, which were known as the three great clans of Wu Tan City, had no choice but to retreat. Now that the Xiao family's disciples were walking on the streets, all of them had their backs straightened and were full of energy. Everyone was proud to be born in the Xiao family.
At the same time, this matter was faintly transmitted into the ears of some people who were interested in the Jia Ma Empire. For a time, the Xiao family attracted the attention of various factions and was pushed to the cusp of the storm.
Some forces even secretly sent experts to probe the Xiao family, but none of them returned. Gradually, no one dared to touch the Xiao family anymore. It was only at this moment that many people suddenly realized that the Xiao family of Wu Tan City had probably risen.
During these two months, other than the matter of the Xiao clan forcing the Misty Cloud Sect to retreat, there was another matter that had stirred up a great uproar in the Jia Ma Empire.
Six divine weapons appeared in the headquarters of the Imperial Capital's Temir Auction House. It was rumored that as long as one possessed one of these Divine Weapons, it could instantly raise the cultivation of a Dou Ling and those below the Dou Ling level by four stars.
When this rumor was confirmed, it immediately attracted the attention of many famous experts and even some old monsters who had been in seclusion for a long time. Jia Lan Academy, Misty Cloud Sect, Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family, Alchemist Association and a few other large factions were also restless. They had secretly sent out people to investigate, but all of them returned empty-handed.
After all, the Primer clan was known for their reputation. If they could not even do a little bit of confidentiality, they would not be worthy of being called the three great clans of the Jia Ma Empire.
In the end, the six divine weapons were divided up by the few large factions. The Jialan Academy obtained two, the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family obtained two, the Misty Cloud Sect obtained one, and the Alchemist Association obtained one. The total auction price of the six divine weapons also reached a shocking fifteen million gold coins.
Back to the main topic, the higher-ups of the Xiao family had arrived. On the leader platform, from Xiao Zhan down, it was Xiao Bieli, the three elders, and the current pillars of the Xiao Family. What was worth mentioning was that Xiao Bieli had already been promoted to the fourth elder of the clan due to his outstanding strength and outstanding contributions.
The gazes of the youths all turned to the platform at the same time. Their eyes were filled with respect, especially when they looked at Xiao Bieli. There was even a hint of worship in their eyes. The youths were all very clear that the Xiao Family's current prestige was mostly due to Xiao Bieli on the summit.
At this time, Xiao Zhan spoke,"Children of the Xiao Family, today is the big day of the Xiao Family-the Family Test." This is a tradition of our family, and also an important method for our family to identify talents. According to Elder Xiao Bieli's suggestion, this year's test would be very different from the previous years. In the past, it would directly test the strength of one's Dou Qi, but this time, it would be a competition. The competition was divided into two stages: elimination and match-up. The participants were of different ranks, as long as you were confident that you could defeat your opponent, you could participate. Furthermore, for the sake of fairness and justice, Elder Xiao Bieli would personally act as the overall referee for the entire competition. The person who ultimately obtained the champion would receive a generous reward.”
After saying that, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Bieli and gestured for him to say a few words. Xiao Bieli didn't decline and directly stood in front of him.""Youngsters, the Patriarch has already said everything that needs to be said. I have nothing to say. However, I have to remind you that this test is to select talents for the family, not a life-and-death battle between enemies. Therefore, you have to stop when the competition starts. Of course, fists and kicks have no eyes, and swords and swords are merciless. When I think that the victor has been determined, I will intervene at the right time.”
"Next, I announce that the first stage, the elimination round, has officially begun!”
"Roar…"
Immediately, a loud roar erupted from the practice field. This roar was filled with incomparable excitement and surging blood.
Immediately after, the elimination round began.
Looking at the heated martial practice field and the hot-blooded youths, Xiao Bieli clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind.
At this moment, Xiao Zhan touched Xiao Bieli's elbow and pointed to the east side of the training field.""Xiao Li, look, there's a good seedling over there.”
Xiao Bieli looked in the direction that Xiao Zhan was pointing at and saw a burly young man with a round waist and broad shoulders killing in all directions. The young man's moves were like a storm. At every critical moment, he could always hold back his fighting energy and truly stop when he pointed.
Seeing this, Xiao Bieli couldn't help but secretly nod his head. He then asked Xiao Zhan,""Big brother, what's his name?"
"I think he's a kid from the Xiao Yuan family. His name is Xiao Feng."”
"Eh?" Hearing this, Xiao Bieli was slightly surprised. He immediately thought of Xiao Feng from the《Heavenly Dragon Eight》and couldn't help but smile.
About an hour later, the elimination round was finally coming to an end. There were sixty-four youths who stood out in the elimination round. Among them were Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, and the other outstanding direct descendants, as well as Xiao Feng, Xiao Wu, Xiao Ming, and the other branch descendants.
"Youngsters, the elimination round has ended. You have the last laugh. You can all be considered the elites of the younger generation of the clan.”Pausing for a moment, Xiao Bieli changed the topic." However, don't feel proud because of this. This is because the competition has just begun. Only those who emerge victorious in the later matches can be considered the elites among the elites.”
"Here, I'll make a temporary rule. The contestants who advance to the top 16 will receive a bottle of Foundation Elixir, the contestants who advance to the top 8 will receive a Qi Gathering Elixir, and the contestants who advance to the top 4 will receive a low grade Xuan cultivation method. As for the top three contestants, the third place would receive a Class 4 Monster Core and a Middle Xuan Level Cultivation Method. The second runner-up would receive a Class 5 Monster Core and a High Xuan Level Cultivation Method. The champion would receive a Class 6 Monster Core and a Divine Weapon.”
Whoosh!
The moment Xiao Bieli said this, everyone was in an uproar. Including Xiao Zhan, the higher-ups of the Xiao Family couldn't believe it, especially the fact that the champion would receive a Class 6 Monster Core as a reward. It should be known that a rank 6 Monster Core was something that would only be produced by a rank 6 Magical Beast whose strength was comparable to a human Dou Huang. It would not be an exaggeration to describe this thing as priceless.
Under everyone's questioning gazes, Xiao Bieli lightly clapped his hands and then calmly took out the prizes from the jade box.
"Foundation Elixir! It really was a bottle of second-grade Foundation Elixir that was worth 50,000 gold coins!”
"Oh my god! What did I just see? That was qi-gathering elixir!”
" Xuan…Xuan Grade Middle Rank Qi Method!"
"Ah! It's…it's a Class 4 Monster Core…and…Class 5…Class 5 Monster Core…"
"I…I'm not dreaming, am I…That's the legendary…Class 6…Class 6 Monster Core…"
Xiao Bieli was like a family treasure. Every time he took out an item, everyone would be shocked. When the dazzling Class 6 Monster Core appeared in front of everyone, their eyes instantly lit up.
There was shock, excitement, and greed…
In reality, these things were only a small portion of Xiao Bieli's income for the past two months.
When Xiao Yan saw the rank 6 Monster Core, he was shocked by Xiao Bieli's strength and secretly made up his mind to become the champion no matter what.
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