Chapter 48: The Contest Begins

  Dongxiang Pavilion, fragrant flowers are overflowing with scent.

  Three days of leisure time passed in a flash, and Lu Fan stayed in his room for three whole days without taking a single step out, just waiting for the branch division competition to begin.

  The sound of a bell came from the horizon, and Lu Fan slowly opened his eyes, waking up from his cultivation.

  The little black beside me also woke up with me, after a few days of rest, Little Black finally recovered its energy.

  Immediately, clear voices came from all directions again.

  "All new disciples, gather at the martial arts arena."

  Lu Fan stood up and pushed open the door. At once, he saw a group of students quickly walking out in a hurry. He put on his small black jacket and followed closely behind them.

  The vast Dongxiang Pavilion has thousands of rooms, and one can't see the end at a glance.

  A sea of new students, with a crowd that can be described as "people mountain people sea", all followed the leading instructor Wang Yanwu to the venue.

  Half an hour later, everyone gathered in the martial arts arena.

  The martial arts arena is incredibly vast and in no way smaller than a city.

  Tens of thousands of students stood in the martial arts arena, yet they couldn't even fill one corner of it.

  In the distance, ten figures could be seen floating in the sky, all sitting on huge wooden chairs, emitting a radiant glow like the sun.

  Undoubtedly, these ten people are the nine great masters of the Wudao Academy plus the principal.

  They rose into the air and stood between the nine heavens, these ten people were at least in the Tianxia realm or above.

  Although they didn't have the power to release a powerful blast, their terrifying aura still swept around them like an avalanche, making Lu Fan and others feel suffocated.

  "Newborn gathering completed, formation begins."

  Another loud shout, and suddenly, Lu Fan felt the entire martial arts arena begin to move.

  The ground below rumbled and the entire area floated up.

  The huge arena was like a floating land, spinning and drifting away, until it finally stopped at a height of hundreds of feet above the ground.

  All new students were in an uproar and didn't dare move.

  Then the bluestone floor suddenly started to split neatly, one piece after another, and each piece of ground that separated was roughly equal in size. The only exception was the piece of ground where they were standing, which remained intact and undamaged.

  The entire martial arts arena was divided into hundreds of small floating islands. Then, one after another, rays of light emerged from all directions.

  One after another, unfamiliar faces appeared on the Floating Island. There were about a hundred people or so, all wearing silver robes with the words "Martial Path" embroidered on them.

  At this time, another voice came from the sky.

  "All new students, each choose a venue, duel in pairs, start competing, until only ten people are left."

  Before he had even finished speaking, Lu Fan saw that many people around him were rushing out to occupy the floating islands. Although Lu Fan didn't understand why, he followed them and rushed out as well.

  Lu Fan quickly rushed onto a floating island and stood firmly. His opponent soon followed suit.

  A small island can only hold two students standing, and later comers all leave under the cold gaze of the silver-robed man in the middle.

  Looking at Lu Fan and another burly student, the silver-robed man in the middle said: "I am Jiang Qing, the instructor of Wudao Academy. First of all, congratulations on obtaining the qualification for the first round of competition. In the next battle, surrendering, falling, fainting will all be considered defeat. The use of poisonous medicine, elixirs and other special tools is not allowed. Everything ends when it's over. Do you understand?"

  Lu Fan nodded slightly with another student.

  "Very good," said Master Jiang Qing with a smile. "Student, please put your pet aside for now."

  Lu Fan patted Xiao Hei's head. Xiao Hei walked to the foot of Jiang Qing's teacher and stood there. Jiang Qing's teacher looked at Xiao Hei and smiled slightly.

  At this moment, all small islands have people standing on them. However, there are still some people who can't find the island and are looking around in a daze.

  At this time, a majestic voice echoed in the sky.

  "All those who have not occupied the trial grounds will be eliminated and go to Xiangxiang Pavilion to wait for the selection of the instructor."

  As soon as this was said, all the students were stunned. It turned out that this was just the first round of competition.

  Lu Fan's eyes widened in surprise, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief that his reaction was quick and his movements were fast enough.

  The largest island slowly fell, and a group of students left with their heads down. Lu Fan looked down and saw that at some point, groups and groups of old students had appeared.

  These old students obviously came to watch the excitement, watching those unfortunate students who didn't grab a spot leave the scene, each laughing extremely happily.

  "Haha, these idiots, they can't even grab a spot on the field."

  "At least Laozi really compared with others at first."

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  The piercing jeers made these eliminated students feel even more embarrassed. One student loudly shouted, "This is unfair! You didn't explain the rules beforehand, we were just a step slower or didn't ask clearly, how can you eliminate us like this? We also want to have a chance to compete!"

  The shouting of this student's name caused a resonance among many people, and a group of people shouted loudly.

  At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and amidst the rolling thunder, a gigantic human head emerged from the sky, accompanied by a thunderous voice: "This world has never been fair. One step slow, every step is slow. Even if you have many reasons, they are just excuses for failure. Anyone who dares to make another sound will be punished by lightning."

  A bolt of lightning flashed through the gap between the small islands and struck the ground, instantly blasting a huge crater.

  This one sound shocked all the students into silence. Lu Fan stared at the giant head in the sky in shock, and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

  "Heavens! There actually are people as great as this in this world."

  Jiang Qing looked at the shocked faces of Lu Fan and another student, saying: "This is the Academy's Law Enforcement Tianqi. From now on, if you don't follow the academy's rules, be careful that he will bring down thunder punishment."

  Lu Fan swallowed his saliva. With such a terrifying person around, who would dare not follow the rules of the college?

  A group of students were quickly taken away, and the sky cleared up again. The older students below started discussing again. For them, every time they saw Tian Qi was also a heart-pounding experience.

  "Alright, let's get started then."

  Jiang Qing gave an order and Lu Fan drew out his heavy sword.

  The student opposite also drew out his own sword and with a soft shout charged towards Lu Fan.

  Lu Fan's powerful aura burst forth, he raised his hand and made a single gesture, the heavy sword sliced through the air, shattering the atmosphere!

  The students who rushed up saw the moment of fury and were stunned, and then they were knocked to the ground by Lu Fan's sword.

  While Lu Fan was fighting on this side, the students on other small islands also started their trials, and for a time, the sounds of battle were endless.

  High up in the air, the Dean of the Martial Path Academy and nine branch division Masters were smiling at everything.

  The principal smiled and said: "This year's college admissions seem to be even better than last year, with many strong candidates."

  Next to him, the Master of Qingjian Institute, Xuān Zhēn, who had a sword-like eyebrow and starry eyes, wore a green robe and smiled: "Yes, there are also many people using swords. It seems that our Qingjian Institute will have some good seedlings this year."

  "Are you the only ones who can get good seedlings at Qingjian Academy? With just one glance, I can see several little guys with decent physical training. Haha, seeing these young people fight with boundless energy makes me feel like I've become younger too."

  The bearded Yokoyama smiled happily, his large hand constantly stroking his beard.

  The dean chuckled twice and turned his head to ask a middle-aged man on the other side, "Yiqing, how many people do you plan to recruit this time?"

  He raised an eyebrow and looked at the dean, a round face squeezed out a smile: "If you see something that suits your appetite, take one or two. If not, then don't take it."

  While speaking, Master Qing stroked his round belly with a smile, his stout body making his martial robe somewhat unable to cover it.

  The voice had barely fallen when a clear and cold voice came over.

  "With this kind of behavior, the hospital will be ruined by you sooner or later."

  It was Xingyuan Shizun of the Yin-Yang Institute who spoke out, with white hair scattered on his shoulders, a serious expression, and a pair of eyes as cold as a winter star. Outsiders are not allowed to enter.

  It was as if he had long been familiar with Xingyuan's temperament and didn't even bother to pay attention to him.

  Others shook their heads and sighed. These two have been together for decades, but still have the same temperament, really helpless.

  Below, one round of trials is over, and half of the students are directly eliminated.

  Lu Fan stood in the middle of the island, this round he won very easily, with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  The venue changed, and another round of trials began. This time his opponent was a martial artist wielding a long knife. The knife technique was not bad, and it came with a dazzling flash of light from the start. Unfortunately, his strength was too weak, and his cultivation was insufficient. He hadn't even practiced the basics, so how could he be Lu Fan's opponent? It took only two swords to settle the match.

  In the third round, her opponent was a girl who excelled at leg techniques and had an inner aura. Unfortunately, her leg techniques couldn't even move Lu Fan, and she almost got swept out of the small island by Lu Fan's sword, admitting defeat on her own.

  In the fourth round, a student who was good at using his left hand with a sword had a sharp swordsmanship and talked a lot of nonsense. He cursed while fighting. Lu Fan didn't show him any courtesy, and with one blow of the Collapsing Mountain Fist, he sent him flying off the small island. If it weren't for the instructor's timely intervention to catch him with his external energy, this guy would probably have been seriously injured on the spot. However, Lu Fan also left a deep impression on him.

  The number of people is getting smaller and smaller, soon there will be only a few dozen left.

  Several masters nodded slightly, and Xingyuan Master pointed at a small island in the middle, saying: "Who is this girl?"

  The Dean smiled lightly and said: "Can you see? He's a disciple of that old fellow, deliberately coming to our place to steal our skills."

  Xingyuan's expressionless face said: "She doesn't need to compare. Come directly to my Yin Yang Institute. I'd like to see how much she can steal."

  After finishing, Xingyuan immediately sent a message to the instructor on the small island. The instructor said to the girl: "Huang Yue student, you don't have to compete anymore. Yin Yang Institute's Xingyuan Master is willing to accept you, are you willing to go?"

  "Yin Yang Institute? Haha, I was originally thinking of entering Yin Yang Institute anyway. Since we don't need to compete anymore, I'll just go back and sleep."

  Huan Yue left happily, and her departure caused everyone else to turn their heads and look over.

  Lu Fan also took a glance at her and smiled lightly: "What is she up to now? Does she have special privileges again?"

  Just then, Huan Yue suddenly shouted towards Lu Fan's direction: "Lu Fan, I'm going to the Yin Yang Institute. If you can get in, come find me!"

  Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, he wouldn't go to the Yin Yang Institute.

  At this time, a student who was sparring with Lu Fan saw Lu Fan's distraction and threw a punch at Lu Fan's face.

  Lu Fan swung his sword and slapped it onto his opponent's body, knocking him to the ground. The weight of the sword alone pinned his opponent down until he stopped struggling and was forced to admit defeat.

  Above, Master Xuanzhen smiled and said: "This little guy is not bad, let him enter my Qingjian Institute."