Chapter 25: Martial Arts Competition

Riding Juechen, he galloped into Qingyun City.

The martial arts competition ceremony of the Martial Arts Hall will be held in one month. According to the rules, students participating in the martial arts competition ceremony must start registration one month in advance.

A few months ago, a conversation with Elder Zhuang Nantian made Luo Xiu understand that if he wanted to stand out and gain the attention of the Martial Palace, he must show his strength and talent.

The annual martial arts competition ceremony is undoubtedly a time for the students of the martial arts hall to show their strength and talents.

Not long after, Luo Xiu arrived at the Martial Palace and headed to the registration location.

When he arrived, many martial arts students had gathered here, but most of them were onlookers. Those who signed up to participate in the martial arts competition were mostly students from the intermediate and advanced classes.

"There will be rankings in the martial arts competition every year. I heard that as long as you can get into the top three, the rewards will be extremely generous." A young man wearing martial arts uniform said.

"Brother Zhao is now at the seventh level of body training. I wonder if he also plans to participate in the martial arts competition?" Someone asked with a smile.

"Of course I have to participate. Although there is little hope of getting into the top three, the most important thing is to show your talent and strength on the competition stage. You can also get the attention of the senior officials of the Martial Palace!" The young man said proudly.

Luo Xiu looked around and saw that the young man in military uniform was the intermediate class student Zhao Liang who had bet with him in the black stone monument area.

At the time of the bet, Zhao Liang was at the sixth level of body refining, but now he has reached the seventh level of body refining.

"There are many masters in the intermediate and advanced classes. I heard that as long as you can enter the top ten, you will be rewarded with vitality stones and elixirs!"

"If you enter the top five, you can even be accepted as a disciple by the elders of the Martial Palace!"

"Hehe, if you get into the top three, I heard that you can also get personal guidance from the master of the martial arts hall, and you will be qualified to choose a fourth-level martial arts!"

Many people were talking among themselves, and the various generous rewards made many Martial Hall students excited.

Each of the elders of the Martial Palace is an innate martial artist and holds a high position in Qingyun City. If you can become an elder's disciple, it is a symbol of status.

The master of the Martial Hall is a legendary existence to many Martial Hall students. He is the number one master in Qingyun City and is said to have surpassed the innate!

Especially the rewards for the fourth-level martial arts are even more shocking and exciting.

However, everyone also knows that it is very difficult to enter the top three in the martial arts competition ceremony, because the martial arts competition ceremony is held once a year. Those who participated in the martial arts competition ceremony in previous years and obtained good rankings have made rapid progress in their cultivation strength with the help of the rewards they received. widen the gap between you and others.

However, if your cultivation reaches the Qi Sea realm, or if you are over eighteen years old, you will not be able to participate in the martial arts competition ceremony, otherwise there will be no comparison at all.

The population of Qingyun City is hundreds of thousands, and there are countless students in the Martial Palace. There are hundreds of them who have reached the seventh level of body refining alone.

Next to the registration point, there is a stone tablet with the names of the martial arts students on it from low to high.

This stone tablet is the ranking list of the Qingyun City Martial Hall.

There are only fifty places on the ranking list, and the minimum requirement is the eighth level of physical training. Many people gathered next to the ranking stone tablet.

Luo Xiu also stared and saw the person ranked first on the ranking list, named Xu Qiusheng!

Listening to the comments from people around him, Xu Qiusheng is eighteen years old and is a disciple of the elder who guards the Sutra Pavilion. His cultivation has reached the peak of the ninth level of body refining. His internal strength, martial arts, and body skills are all third-level martial arts.

Immediately after that, from the second place to the tenth place, they are all eighteen years old, and their cultivation levels are all at the ninth level of body refining.

In the Martial Hall, the age of eighteen is a threshold. If you exceed the age of 18, you will no longer be a student of the Martial Hall, and the Martial Hall will not continue to train you. A very small number of talented people, whose cultivation has broken through to the Qi Sea realm, can become Xiaoyao Sect. An outer disciple is also the lowest threshold for an outer disciple.

As for Luo Xiu, almost no one knows that his cultivation has reached the ninth level of body refining, so his name is not on this ranking list.

"There's still a month to go."

Time is like flowing water. In the dense mountain forest, Luo Xiu's figure flashes, and he displays a set of Thunder Sword Techniques. It can be said that he is so proficient in it, the clouds flow smoothly, the sword light cuts through the air, and it is almost impossible to catch the traces with the naked eye.

"boom!"

With the blessing of inner energy, a big tree was chopped down by his sword, sending up dust all over the sky.

During this period, he went to Lu Mengyao to absorb the power of fire several times. His inner energy was pure and thick to the extreme, and he could break through and hit the sea of ​​energy realm at any time.

However, Luo Xiu suppressed his cultivation and did not break through, because once he broke through, he would not be able to continue to participate in the martial arts competition ceremony.

Luo Xiu didn't want to miss the opportunity for the top three in the competition to enter the library to select fourth-level martial arts.

After these few months of experience, Luo Xiu is also very different from before, especially his temperament is different, his brows are sharp and full of vigor, and his whole person is like a sharp sword about to be unsheathed.

"Qiang!"

Putting the sword back into its sheath, Luo Xiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, exhaled a breath, and said to himself: "Except for Chen Hu and the others last time, we haven't been attacked or killed during this period."

During his training in the Baqi Mountains, he usually deliberately avoided the warriors who hunted in the mountains. He had the special ability to sense life, so it was not difficult to do this.

…

Qingyun City, the residence of the Zhang family.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, and the closed door of the mansion fell apart instantly. One after another, figures filed in, and the sonorous sound was heard endlessly. Everyone drew their swords and rushed into the mansion.

The Zhang family is also a famous family in Qingyun City, so they have naturally trained a group of guards. At this moment, each one of them feels like they are facing a formidable enemy.

There were a total of twenty people who broke into Zhang's house. Each one of them was wearing cyan armor, and there was an ominous aura flowing from their bodies, full of oppression.

"Qingjia Guards?" The expressions on the faces of the hundreds of Zhang family guards suddenly changed.

Among these Zhang family guards, the strongest one was at the ninth level of body refining. Although there were five times more people than the other party, many of them began to tremble.

Because the Qingjia Guards are guards affiliated with the Martial Palace, and each one of them is a warrior who has entered the Qi Sea Realm!

Most of the members of the Qingjia Guard are also students who graduated from the Martial Palace. These people joined the Qingjia Guard because they failed to become the outer disciples of Xiaoyao Sect.

"Zhang Jiazhi advocated that Shaoxiong was suspected of murdering a martial arts student. I'm waiting for the Qingjia Guards to come here under orders. Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of here!"

A strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was the captain of this group of Qingjia Guards. He shouted coldly, his voice was like thunder, and before he could take action, the guards of the Zhang family on the opposite side were so frightened that they backed away.

The crowd parted, and Zhang Shaoxiong came out with a gloomy expression, "Captain Han, what do you mean by bringing people into my Zhang family's residence?"

The captain of the Qingjia Guard named Han had no expression on his face and shouted coldly: "I am here on the order of Elder Zhuang. You should go and explain to the elder that you are suspected of murdering the students of the Martial Palace."

As he spoke, Captain Han waved his hand and said, "Capture Zhang Shaoxiong. The elders have orders. If there is resistance, we will kill him without mercy!"

Zhang Shaoxiong's face changed drastically. He knew very well that once he was found guilty of murdering a martial arts student, he would definitely be sentenced to death. The entire Zhang family would be implicated, and they might even be removed from Qingyun City!

However, he quickly calmed down. It was impossible for the Zhang family to stand firm in Qingyun City without any background. He believed that as long as the ancestor came out, the Zhang family would be safe.

After thinking about this, Zhang Shaoxiong did not resist and allowed the Qingjia Guards to take him away. Otherwise, these Qingjia Guards who obeyed the orders of the senior officials of the Martial Palace would really kill him without mercy.

After the head of the family was taken away by Qing Jiawei, the Zhang family was in chaos. Zhang Shaoxiong's younger brother Zhang Shaohai took the position of head of the family against all opinions.

"The Zhang family cannot be without a master for a day. Before the eldest brother comes back, I will act as the head of the family!" Sitting on the throne of the family head, Zhang Shaohai had a sneer on his lips. He has been waiting for this day for too long!

"If the ancestor comes out to protect my eldest brother, the position of the head of the family will not be mine after all. Only if he dies will the position of the head of the family truly become mine!"

He summoned his confidants and ordered: "Take a few people to Panshi Town and capture Luo Xiu's family."

…

Finally, the most anticipated martial arts competition every year in Qingyun City Martial Hall is about to begin.

In the martial arts arena, almost all the students in the entire martial arts hall gathered near the martial arts competition stages. Not far from the martial arts competition stage, a loft was built with seats on it, where the senior officials of the martial arts palace watched the martial arts competition ceremony.

As time went by, more and more people arrived. In addition to the elder guarding the library, four elders including Elder Zhuang also arrived at the viewing seat above the attic.

"The palace master is here!"

As exclamations came from the crowd, everyone looked up and saw a figure dressed in purple, stepping in the air, flying directly into the attic, and sat down on the center seat.

"Flying in the air, flying across the sky, these are legendary methods!"

"I heard that the master of the Martial Palace has far surpassed his innate cultivation, and he is truly the number one master in Qingyun City!"

Luo Xiu was also among the crowd below, and he was equally shocked by the methods displayed by the Lord of the Martial Palace.

Flying in the sky, flying across the sky, when will I also have such strength?

"quiet!"

Suddenly, Elder Zhuang Nantian stood up in the attic and shouted: "The auspicious time has arrived!"

"According to the rules of the martial arts competition ceremony, a one-on-one elimination match will be conducted by drawing lots. People who draw the same number will compete on the stage. There are no restrictions during the competition until one of the parties admits defeat or falls from the competition stage."

"In martial arts competitions, swords have no eyes, but you must not kill anyone. Otherwise, you will be disqualified from the martial arts competition, expelled from the martial arts palace, and thrown into prison for ten years!"

As Elder Zhuang announced the rules of the competition, someone immediately carried a wooden box to the competition stage, and all the students participating in the competition stepped forward to draw lots.

Luo Xiu reached into the wooden box and took out a paper ball. After unfolding it, ninety-eight was written on it.

There are ten competition stages in total, and those who draw numbers one to ten will be the first to compete on the stage.

The winner advances to the second round.

There are more than 300 people who have signed up for the martial arts competition, which means that more than 100 people will be eliminated in the first round!

Moreover, no one knows who their opponent is.

"Now, the competition begins!"

As the elder announced, figures jumped up and landed on the competition stage.