Chapter 41: The Martial Arts Competition Begins

  The Jiuyou 潜 Dragon Ranking Competition has different rules from the Qingyangmen competition. The four players will be divided into a small group, and only those who win three consecutive rounds can advance.

  If all four people fail to get three consecutive wins, they will all be eliminated. This way of competition is very cruel and can also select the strongest person at the fastest speed.

  The nine castles and the five major forces each sent ten disciples to participate in the martial arts competition. The eight trigrams sect, a secondary-level sect, had ten sects, each sending five people to participate in the martial arts competition. Sects with slightly weaker strength were only allowed to send three people to participate in the martial arts competition, and the weakest ones were only allowed to send one person to participate in the martial arts competition.

  Jiuyou City has a total of over a hundred factions, and more than three hundred people participated in the martial arts competition.

  In the martial arts competition, there is no restriction on weapons, and it is also allowed to bring magical pets, but only the use of elixirs is not allowed.

  Ling Xinyue mentioned some things to pay attention to in the martial arts competition, and Jing Feng, who had participated in a martial arts competition before, also supplemented and shared his feelings.

  "Everyone mustn't be nervous, just treat it as a practice match, don't take winning or losing too seriously. Give it your all, if you still can't win, then admit defeat, no problem." Ling Xinyuan said.

  "What surrender? For the honor of Qingyang Gate, we must fight to the end." Luo Xiao Tian said coldly.

  Ling Xinyue and Luo Xiaotian didn't get along at all, whatever they said was like clashing swords.

  The disciples of Qingyangmen, such as Sī Kōng Jiàn, were all used to it and didn't take it to heart.

  Before I knew it, an hour had passed and the hall was packed.

  Many people rushed to Jiuyou City specifically to watch the Jiuyou Qianlong Ranking Competition and the Jiuyou Dragon Ranking Competition, which is why there were so many spectators.

  The referees of the martial arts competition were all invited from the surrounding cities of Jiuyou City and were famous masters, ensuring fairness.

  In addition to the on-field umpires, there are five members of the umpiring team. In case of a dispute, they will make the decision.

  The referees on the field are responsible for preventing injuries during the competition and presiding over it.

  However, there was also an overall host for the entire ranking competition, and he was Wang Yun.

  "The triennial Jiuyou Submerged Dragon Ranking Competition is about to begin. Please have the participants come on stage for the draw." Wang Yun announced loudly.

  The lottery box was placed on the martial arts platform in the middle, with special personnel maintaining order and counting the numbers drawn by the participants.

  "Go, draw lots and go, first of all, I wish you brothers good luck." Xing Feng said with a smile.

  Drawing lots depends on luck, and luck is also a part of strength.

  If you're unlucky and draw a group of all strong players, the chances of advancing will be much smaller.

  Many people started praying for a good draw.

  It doesn't matter if Bi Fan loses, he would rather have a stronger opponent, so that he can achieve the effect of sharpening his skills.

  The drawing was done quickly and Bi Fan didn't even see what number he had drawn.

  Standing on the largest martial arts platform, Bi Fan felt a mix of emotions. He had never dared to imagine that one day he would be standing on the martial arts platform in the central Martial Arts Hall of Jiuyou City.

  But he has now achieved it and will also compete on this martial arts stage to win the first place in the Jiuyou Qianlong Ranking.

  After drawing lots and registering, Bi Fan and others returned to their room.

  When drawing lots, Bi Fan saw Dongfang Qinglong, and the two did not talk, but only exchanged eye contact.

  The strength of Dongfang Canglong has made another breakthrough, and he is already a strong man in the transformation realm. He can be considered one of the best among his peers.

  "Bi Fan brothers, which one of you is it?" Xing Feng asked.

  Jing Feng didn't want to be in the same group as Bi Fan now, although the probability was small, he still had some worries.

  Being grouped with Bi Fan was unlucky, eliminated in the first round, what a loss of face.

  To know that Jing Feng's last ranking match was third place, and he couldn't even pass the first round, I estimate he will be ridiculed by Jiang Wen and others.

  In the previous Jiuyou 潛 Dragon Ranking Competition, Xuan Wujie, Jiang Wen, Jingfeng and others were quite lucky. Those who were stronger than them had all become Tuotaijing-level powerhouses and did not participate in the competition, allowing these few young juniors who had just entered the Metamorphosis Realm to be ranked in the top few places.

  Mo Nan, Ji Yinglan and Luo Sheng all pricked up their ears, wanting to know Bi Fan's number.

  "One hundred and forty-seven." Bi Fan said calmly.

  "It's okay, I'm number 141, just a little short." Mo Nan let out a sigh of relief.

  Mo Nan wanted to make a big show this time and naturally didn't want to meet Bi Fan in the first round.

  "Hehe, I'm number 232, and none of you are in my group." Xingfeng laughed.

  Luo Sheng heard the numbers reported by several people, and he didn't follow them closely. A smile appeared on his face.

  Luo Xiao Tian immediately had the ten disciples of Qing Yang Men who were participating in the martial arts competition report their numbers, fortunately they were not all assigned to the same group, thus avoiding internal conflict from the first round.

  There were only seventeen martial arts platforms, and Bi Fan had to wait for a while before he could go up on the third batch.

  Qingyang Gate has two inner disciples who are about to go on stage for the first round of martial arts competition, they have gone down to prepare.

  There is no need to fight, just watch the martial arts in a elegant room.

  As it is a group of four, the martial arts competition has to be divided into two teams, with each team competing in sequence. The winning team will rest for a period of time, waiting for the other teams to finish their competitions before continuing. The winners will rest again and finally compete against the person they haven't fought yet; only after winning all three rounds can they advance.

  Everyone knows the rules, and the martial arts competition will start soon.

  Seventeen martial arts platforms started competing at the same time, so as to complete the competition as soon as possible.

  Bi Fan began to focus his attention on the martial arts competition, with 17 arenas in total. Even with Bi Fan's exceptional memory, it was impossible for him to watch all of them, so he had to select a few exciting matches to watch and memorize their techniques.

  There are thirty-four people on the martial arts stage, but not many of them have strong strength. Only two of the transforming boundary powerhouses exist, and they both just recently cultivated to the transforming boundary.

  Bi Fan focused his attention on the two powerful beings in the Transformation Realm, and with a glance, he took note of their exquisite techniques.

  As long as he remembered the moves, Bi Fan could fully utilize his carefree immortal finger to execute them. The moves triggered by his inner energy were equally powerful.

  This is what Bi Fan recently discovered by integrating his own learning into the Xian Finger. Before, he subjectively thought that without a cultivation secret, it was impossible to display the martial skills remembered, and at most, he could explore the weaknesses of the moves and find ways to break them.

  The deeper Bi Fan researched the Xian Finger, the more he discovered that it didn't need any other martial arts techniques. It only used finger sword energy to attack, but its moves could borrow from any martial art, including fist and palm techniques.

  Because of this, Bi Fan watched even more seriously, and any moves he thought were exquisite, he would remember them, to be slowly studied later.

  As long as there is enough accumulation, it's not impossible for Bi Fan to create a set of his own martial skills.

  Two strong men in the transformation realm quickly ended the battle, Bi Fan did not learn much, but rather two people with equivalent strength could force out their full strength and display their ultimate moves.

  These people come from various sects in the Nine You City, each with its own characteristics and ultimate moves. Moreover, those who can participate in the Jiu You Qian Long Bang ranking competition are all young elites, many of whom have had extraordinary encounters and learned exquisite techniques.

  Unfortunately, these people may not necessarily use their ultimate moves, because it is only when the martial arts competition reaches a critical point that they can display their ultimate moves.

  Bi Fan didn't mind either, after all there were plenty of opportunities, as long as they met an opponent with similar strength, he was sure they would bring out their trump cards.

  "That's someone from Wuji Sect, their strength is really powerful!"

  "The person who won on the 16th martial arts stage is also quite capable, and must be treated with caution."

  Everyone was watching and discussing on one side, but Bi Fan devoted himself wholeheartedly to remembering the martial skills and did not participate in the discussion from start to finish.