The rounds of 32 to 16 and 16 to 8 are conducted simultaneously, and only in the quarterfinals will the competitions be held one by one on the main arena.
"The drawing ceremony begins."
After Xia Rushuang finished speaking, thirty-two golden lights flew towards the contestants like shooting stars.
The disciples were shocked, and realized that the lot-drawing ceremony was not done by drawing directly, but by Xia Rushuang distributing the lots.
In previous years, Xia Rushuang didn't care about the sect competition at all, and didn't even participate in it, so no drawing ceremony was like this one.
“Why is this…?”
Wei Longxian didn’t quite understand why Xia Rushuang did this. Was she trying to do something behind the scenes?
Zheng Qiyun seemed to understand something and said, "The Sect Master probably thinks the drawing of lots ceremony is too complicated and plans to skip it."
After hearing Zheng Qiyun's words, many elders nodded. This was the style of the sect leader.
The sign in Xu Chen's hand gradually dimmed, revealing its original appearance.
It says number one, which is the location of the main sword-fighting arena.
Xu Chen felt that this was also the result of Xia Rushuang's behind-the-scenes manipulation. She was really putting him on the fire.
He had no choice but to walk onto the main sword-fighting stage after a moment of helplessness.
On the other side was Fan Tairan, the second disciple of the Fourth Peak.
The fourth peak is the mountain managed by the second elder Lin Hetong. As the second disciple under the second elder, Fan Tairan is naturally extraordinary.
He has already reached the ninth realm at such a young age, and it is foreseeable that he will reach the thirteenth realm in his lifetime. He is even likely to enter the upper three realms and become a grandmaster.
A disciple like Fan Tairan, if he were in a local sect, would undoubtedly be the sect's top genius.
He just doesn't seem so glorious because he is in Xuyun Sword Sect.
But this doesn't mean he is weak.
It doesn't mean that he doesn't have his own pride.
"Zhao Chen's first opponent turned out to be Fan Tairan. This is hard to say."
"Although Zhao Chen defeated Mu Tianwen, he was only at the seventh level. It would be too difficult to create a miracle again."
"You never know, what if?"
"Fan Tairan is not a stepping stone!"
Most of the disciples were not optimistic about Xu Chen, but their malice was not as strong as before.
The strength Xu Chen displayed last time was at least at the mid-level of an inner disciple. Coupled with his body without spiritual energy, many people speculated that Xu Chen had a special physique.
What the sect leader values most is Xu Chen's special physique.
But Xu Chen has been in the sect for too short a time, and the sect leader can only teach him a limited amount.
It is still too difficult to defeat Fan Tairan.
"I've been in seclusion recently, and now I've finally met Junior Brother Zhao. He's truly a handsome man."
When Fan Tairan saw Xu Chen, he didn't have too many mocking thoughts, but there was a bit of contempt in his eyes. He smiled and said: "However, Senior Brother, I am not an ordinary person. I hope you can let me enjoy it."
You want to have fun too?
Xu Chen probably had no way to satisfy the person in front of him, and he felt very sorry.
"I'm sorry, I may disappoint you."
Xu Chen didn't want to talk too much trash to Fan Tairan, so it would be better to end it like this.
Many disciples thought that Xu Chen was cowardly, but later they found out that it was not the case.
After all the participating disciples stepped onto the sword-fighting stage, Xia Rushuang said in a deep voice without hesitation, "The competition begins."
If it were any other sect, reciting all the rules and the drawing of lots ceremony would probably take half a day. Only the Xuyun Sword Sect was so simple and casual.
The rules are naturally that those who admit defeat, lose their fighting ability or are knocked out of the ring will be eliminated. Everyone knows this rule, and Xia Rushuang does not need to repeat it.
"Come on, Senior Brother Fan!"
"Come on, Senior Brother Zhao!"
Thunderous cheers soon came from the audience. Many people were cheering for Fan Tairan, and some were cheering for Xu Chen as well, but most of them were women.
According to the time when he entered the sect, Xu Chen should be his junior brother.
But in terms of status, some disciples are accustomed to calling Xu Chen "senior brother", especially those who support Xu Chen.
Of course, there are not only voices from these two sides, there are also many people who support other disciples.
Ji Xuan and Ye Miaoyi have the most fans in the sect, followed by Yu Yinxuan, the junior sister from the Ninth Peak.
The eldest brother of the third peak is also very powerful, but he doesn’t have many fans.
Compared with these three, he is not as talented, his strength is not the strongest, he is not that good-looking, and his popularity is not high.
Accompanied by the cheers from all around, Fan Tairan pushed hard with his feet and flew out like an arrow.
Facing Xu Chen's handsome face, he did not hesitate and swung his sword with violent sword energy to cut down.
"Taishan falls!"
The majestic sword energy brought with it a strong wind and slashed down with a force like a mountain falling.
Xu Chen's eyes flashed and he disappeared on the spot.
Fan Tairan was startled, and before he could react, the sword wind blew towards his left cheek.
"boom!"
It didn't sound like swords clashing, but more like someone hitting something hard with a hammer.
Fan Tairan was knocked out of the main sword-fighting arena and fell to the ground.
This was almost the second fastest fight of the entire game.
The fastest one was Ye Miaoyi, who killed him in one second with just one sword strike. It couldn't even be called a fight.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xu Chen recalled Fan Tairan's words and said, "I'm sorry I couldn't satisfy you."
71. Upper Limit Champion
ended?
There was astonishment in the stands, and the disciples were all confused. They didn't expect the game to end so quickly.
Before the game, almost no one was optimistic about Xu Chen. Even those who cheered for Xu Chen were just cheering and encouraging him, rather than thinking that he had a high chance of winning.
Even if there were really die-hard fans who were obsessed with Xu Chen's looks, they probably wouldn't have expected that Xu Chen would win the battle so easily.
The elders were also dumbfounded. What was going on?
"what?"
Lin Hetong even made a sound like a game player, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe that his second disciple had lost so badly.
Going to the toilet isn't that fast, is it?
Is this a loss?
No, that's too fast, isn't it?
It wasn't that Lin Hetong couldn't accept Fan Tairan's defeat, because he witnessed with his own eyes the scene of the Sun and Moon Immortal Root being fed into Xu Chen's mouth.
The improvement that the Sun and Moon Immortal Root brought to Xu Chen must have been huge, but no matter how great it was, it shouldn't have been enough to make him defeat his second disciple like this, right?
Doesn't this make him look very unlucky?
"Is this your disciple?"
Wei Longxian couldn't hold it anymore and asked Lin Hetong.
"Yes...and no."
Lin Hetong was a little confused and said with sweat on his forehead, "I actually put all my focus on the eldest disciple and rarely paid attention to the other disciples. I basically never taught Fan Tairan."
He seemed to have become a Holy Separator, completely severing his connection with Fan Tairan, as if this situation had occurred because he had not taught him.
It’s not that his teaching level is low.
"Come on, it's just my own food."
Wei Longxian mocked his bad friend without mercy.
"Look, my eldest disciple has won, hasn't he?"
Lin Hetong was still being stubborn. He looked at his eldest disciple and won the game very smoothly.
Wei Longxian took a closer look and said, "Damn it, if the eldest disciple of your peak can't even defeat a second disciple from one of the twelve peaks, then you might as well go hang yourself."
"..."
Tenth Elder Yun Feng felt offended, coughed twice, and said, "However, it seems that Zhao Chen is not that simple. It turns out that the Sect Master is not so casual in selecting people."
This is real.
Many elders have sensed Xu Chen’s uniqueness, but they have no idea where his limit is.
This unknown mystery gives people a sense of anticipation.
The same is true for disciples.
"Zhao Chen won again. Just how strong is he?"
"Senior Brother Fan also lost. What's his ultimate limit? Isn't it championship?"
"Impossible, the Saint will not lose."
"I've been optimistic about Senior Brother Zhao for a long time. How can someone favored by the Sect Master be just an ordinary person? You are still too young."
The disciples in the stands expressed fewer doubts, as they finally understood that Xu Chen was more than just a mid-level player.
He is also capable of fighting against the great geniuses of the sect.
In time, Xu Chen might really become one of the top five geniuses in the Xuyun Sword Sect.
The first round of the competition ended quickly, and Ye Miaoyi resolved the battle almost in an instant, even faster than Xu Chen.
Ji Xuan and the junior sister Yu Yinxuan from the ninth peak also took them down with ease. The eldest senior brother Yi Yichun from the third peak also lived up to expectations and took down the second senior brother from the fifth peak.
Those favorites to win the silver medal who were favored by the disciples before the game did not lose.
Except for Xu Chen's match, none of the first round matches were upsets, and everything was as predicted by the disciples before the game.
The second round of draw ceremony will begin soon.
It is called a ceremony, but in fact it is just the clan leader issuing the lottery himself.
Perhaps in order to avoid people thinking that it was a shady operation, Xu Chen got the second pick this time.
The one to go to is the No. 2 sword-fighting arena.
Xu Chen's opponent this time is Xie Yunchun, the eldest disciple of the Fourth Peak.
He suddenly felt some sympathy for the Fourth Peak.
"Let me avenge my Junior Sister and Second Junior Brother."
Xie Yunchun, of course, remembered that his junior sister Wu Yinxiang and second junior brother Fan Tairan had lost to Xu Chen. With a fighting spirit, he said, "I will let you know what true strength is."
This sounds like a standard small-time villain like in a book.
Xu Chen had a feeling that the person in front of him was setting a flag.
After all, he is the last hope of others. Let’s make it a fair fight this time and don’t let the Fourth Peak suffer too much.
"Well said! Thank you, Senior Brother, to teach him a lesson!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother. We respect your mouth and teeth!"
"You are our last hope for the Fourth Peak. Come on!"
The disciples on the fourth peak screamed together, scaring many of them.
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