"Clang!"
At the moment of life and death, perhaps the fear of death had triggered the potential in his body. The scabbard on Ring Lord Number Five's left hand drew an arc and barely collided with Chu Ming's sword before it could reach him. Borrowing the force of the collision, he tapped his feet and immediately flew back several meters. As soon as he landed, he realized that his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his back was already drenched in sweat.
"So strong, so close!" Ring Master No. 5's face turned pale with fear. At the same time, his anger dissipated and was replaced by boundless fear and lingering fear.
Chu Ming didn't expect this guy to escape at such a critical moment, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. However, Chu Ming didn't stop there. He had already made up his mind to kill the person in front of him.
"Hu ~"
The tip of the sword turned into a stream of light and stabbed at the other party again.
"Sure-kill skill-Double Stab!"
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
The sword shadows were like sharp arrows!
Ten thousand arrows were fired at the same time!
The sword shadows were like a group of venomous snakes that bared their fangs. With sharp air-piercing sounds, they rushed toward Ring Master No. 5.
Seeing this, Ring Master No. 5's face changed again. Even if he was stupid, he knew that he was no match for Chu Ming. He shouted without hesitation,""I admit defeat!" In the face of the threat of death, pride and dignity were nothing.
The moment the word " lose " was uttered, the tip of the fine iron sword was just right next to the throat of the fifth arena lord. If it was just a little bit more forward, the fifth arena lord would definitely be pierced through the throat and die.
"What a pity!"
Chu Ming sighed and slowly withdrew his sword. In the arena, as long as one party admitted defeat, the other party was not allowed to attack. Otherwise, they would be disqualified from the competition. This was the rule of the Martial Selection Meet. Even though Chu Ming wanted to kill this reckless guy, he had to suppress his killing intent and let him go for the sake of the upcoming competition and the novice mission.
"Huff huff-"
As Chu Ming withdrew his sword, Ring Lord Number Five's knees gave way and he fell to the ground, panting heavily. There was a great terror between life and death. If one didn't experience it personally, no one would be able to imagine how terrifying the feeling of facing the line of life and death was. Moreover, this fellow had experienced it twice in a short span of less than two breaths. For this pampered and noble young master who had never suffered any setbacks, it was already not bad that he didn't pee on the spot.
In fact, this guy could only blame himself for being too impulsive. With his cultivation at Houtian Realm Level Five, if he had been calmer, he could have challenged a lower-ranked ring master after being defeated by Chu Ming, and he would have been able to enter the championship. Unfortunately, he was used to being arrogant and could not take this lying down. In the end, not only did he lose the qualification to participate in the championship, but he also made himself lose face again. Why bother?
"Chu Ming, right? I'll remember you!"
After a short while, Ring Lord No. 5 stood up from the ring with a dark expression. He glared at Chu Ming with a venomous look, then turned around and jumped off the ring. After leaving the arena, he did not stay any longer and directly left the martial arts practice field. This time, in front of so many people, he had lost so much face. How could he still have the face to continue staying here? However, judging from the words he said before he left, it was obvious that he hated Chu Ming to the bone and would not let this matter rest.
Of course, Chu Ming didn't care about that. He was just a loser who couldn't accept failure. The only thing that made him unhappy was that he didn't seize the opportunity to kill this fellow, and he lost a sum of merit points.
And with Ring Lord Number Five stepping down, this arena challenge could be considered to have truly come to an end.
" The arena challenge has officially ended. I will announce the names of the 16 contestants who have advanced to the arena championship. Luo Yuntian, Wu Yicheng, Lu Kuan..." On the high platform, the head examiner, Yan Ju, announced the names of the 16 contestants who had won in the end.
" You guys did well in this match. I hope you can perform even better in the next championship challenge…" After a simple compliment, Yan Ju waved his hand."Alright, let's cut to the chase. Let's rest for two hours. After two hours, the final arena championship will officially begin!”
……
In the resting area for the top 16, Chu Ming sat quietly in a corner, his mind in the game space.
After easily entering the top 16, Chu Ming completed the second phase of the novice mission and received 10,000 merit points and 200 reputation points. Reputation aside, the reward of 10,000 merit points wasn't much, but it wasn't much either. Chu Ming needed to think about how to use it to the greatest extent.
" I don't need to change my equipment for now, and I still have enough skills. I can rank it as the second rank. Level is the foundation of everything, so I have to prioritize upgrading it…"
After thinking for a moment, Chu Ming spent 5,000 merit points to level up to level 13, but he felt that it was still not enough. After all, level 13 was equivalent to the cultivation of a Houtian third stage martial artist. Within the Houtian realm, he was only at the early stage of the Houtian realm. Although Chu Ming's combat strength far exceeded his cultivation, the difference in cultivation was too great, which would make it difficult for him to fight. For example, Luo Yuntian, the Ring Master of Ring 1. Chu Ming was not confident that he could win against this genius warrior of Houtian Realm Level Eight. Therefore, Chu Ming spent another 4,000 merit points to upgrade his character level from level 13 to level 14, which was equivalent to Houtian fourth stage, which was the middle stage of the Houtian realm. The remaining 1,000 contribution points were used to activate the warrior skill Life Healing.
Soon, after two hours of rest, the arena championship began.
The first was to draw lots. There were sixteen lots and eight numbers. The contestants who drew the same number were divided into groups to fight. After the first round of matches, the victors of the neighboring numbers would proceed to the second round of the semifinals, and so on until the final champion was decided. This segment was quite important, especially for those weaker contestants. Whether they could enter the next round depended on whether they could draw an opponent weaker than them. However, it didn't matter to Chu Ming, who was aiming for the championship. He had to fight to the end, so it didn't matter if he fought earlier or later.
In the afternoon, all sixteen contestants drew lots. Chu Ming's luck was good, and he drew lot number one.
"For the first round of the championship challenge, the top eight, please pick the two contestants with the number one to go up on stage!”At this moment, the head examiner Yan Ju's sonorous voice rang out.
As soon as he finished speaking, a muscular figure jumped onto the stage. Coincidentally, the person who went up on stage was the one who had slightly piqued Chu Ming's interest, Ring Master No. 7, Sun Hui. Although Sun Hui's cultivation was only at Houtian third stage, his strength was extraordinary. He was on a completely different level compared to Ring Master No. 5, who looked good but was useless. Among all the sixteen contestants who entered the arena challenge, he was the only one who caught Chu Ming's attention other than Ring Master No. 3.
"Looks like this battle won't be too boring!”Chu Ming's lips curled up slightly. He picked up his sword with one hand and slowly walked onto the stage.
As Chu Ming went up on stage, the crowd outside the stage immediately became lively. Chu Ming's previous performance was too shocking, and everyone was curious about how far this unexpected dark horse could go.
"You are very powerful, but the final victor of this battle will definitely be me!”On the stage, Sun Hui said to Chu Ming in a low and muffled voice. Even though he sounded relaxed, from his serious expression, it was clear that he was nervous about facing an opponent like Chu Ming.
"Is that so?" Chu Ming looked at him and said,""We'll know who wins and who loses after the battle!"
"That's right. We'll know the outcome in one battle. Then you'd better be careful!”Sun Hui's expression turned solemn as he pulled out the Mountain Splitting Axe on his back.
"Attack!" Chu Ming held his iron sword and looked at his opponent indifferently.
"Take this!" Sun Hui's eyes suddenly lit up, and his aura rose. He roared,"Take my Sea Splitting Style first!" He moved his feet and closed the distance between him and Chu Ming. He then swung his axe.
Crash!
He hacked down with great force!
In a trance, Chu Ming seemed to hear the sound of waves rolling, and the black axe had already fallen above his head.
"Break!"
Chu Ming stood where he was and waved his right hand. His sword was like a viper coming out of its hole, skillfully touching the axe. The axe tilted slightly, but it was still coming at Chu Ming's shoulder.
"Hmm? What a strong and strange force." Chu Ming was startled and quickly dodged the axe. With his current strength, he could easily block the attack of an ordinary warrior in the middle stage of the Houtian Realm. However, this Sun Hui was only at Houtian third stage, which was one level lower than him. He could actually break through his defense and continue to attack. This situation was really beyond his expectations.
"How is that possible?"
Chu Ming was surprised, but he didn't know that Sun Hui was even more surprised." I was born with great strength since I was young. I often practice my axe in the ocean. Even the ocean tides can't change my axe power. Ordinary warriors of the same realm will be defeated with a single touch. This guy is at most in the same realm as me. How can he have such great strength?"”
Sun Hui felt that Chu Ming's sword was like a terrifying undercurrent at the bottom of the sea. Once it touched, its attack would be affected immediately.
"However, it is only more interesting to fight against such an opponent!”Sun Hui's battle intent surged as he thought about this. He stepped forward and swung his axe at Chu Ming…
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