C128 Struggle

With the approval of the higher ups, the Intermediate Area's Large Competition finally began.

Intermediate Area had a total of more than a hundred disciples. In a two or two matches, Shu Feichi was the first one on stage.

Shu Feichi's opponent was a disciple of the Fifth Stage of Qi Transformation. When this disciple realized that his opponent was actually the strongest practitioner in the Intermediate Area, he immediately admitted defeat.

"I admit defeat."

On this disciple's face, there was a trace of helplessness. This time's Disciple Competition was a direct elimination strategy.

In other words, if he admitted defeat, it meant that he would lose his qualifications to participate in the competition. Although his heart was filled with helplessness and unwillingness, he had no choice.

"Shu Feichi wins."

From start to finish, Shu Feichi had a smile on his face. After hearing the judge's announcement, he nodded slightly, and then left the training grounds.

Following that, one disciple after another continuously walked up to the arena.

Time ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.

Finally, after two hours, it was Fang Chen's turn.

Fang Chen's opponent was a disciple who was in the early stages of 6th level of Qi Transformation.

Thus, when he saw that Fang Chen was his opponent, his eyes flashed with a hint of happiness.

"The heavens are helping me." This disciple secretly rejoiced in his heart.

At this moment, on the main platform, when the many higher ups saw Fang Chen going up on stage, they were all discussing.

"He must be Fang Chen, the person with the same level of talent as Yuwen Batian in the way of the sword?"

"That's right, he is Fang Chen. It is said that his talent is very strong, and his strength is also very strong."

"I wonder how far he can go this time?"

On the stage, Fang Chen looked at his opponent, who was also staring at Fang Chen.

Following the judge's command, a long sword suddenly appeared in the opponent's hand, he then activated the spirit energy in his entire body and poured it directly into the sword, striking towards Fang Chen.

"Too weak." Fang Chen muttered.

In the next moment, in Fang Chen's hand, the Hidden Dragon Sword was swung out, and a sword keening sound resounded through the sky.

Tai Yi Splitting Sword was instantly unleashed. A tyrannical sword light pierced towards his opponent, and with a pfft sound, the opponent's sword light was shattered by Fang Chen's Hidden Dragon Sword.

Immediately after, under everyone's dumbstruck, Fang Chen defeated his opponent with a single strike.

"Fang Chen wins."

When the referee finished reading, the entire martial arts practice field was in an uproar.

Although they knew that Fang Chen was very powerful, they did not expect him to be this powerful.

"What a profound sword technique. This kid is not simple." Someone on the platform stated.

"Not only is it an exquisite sword technique, have you discovered it? The longsword in his hand is a Hidden Dragon Sword that our Arms Hall has been hiding in there for a long time." Another person said in a deep voice.

Hearing this elder's words, the other higher-ups noticed the Hidden Dragon Sword in Fang Chen's hands. When they saw it, their eyes were filled with complex emotions.

They naturally knew of the strength of Hidden Dragon Sword. For so many years, not a single disciple had been able to afford it.

"It's really not simple. There aren't many disciples that can take out three thousand Ten Thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones. What is this kid's background?" someone asked.

"I don't know. I heard he's from Greencloud County."

"high class elementalist Hidden Dragon Sword, when paired with such an exquisite sword technique, this child's fighting strength should at least be at the peak of the 6th level of Qi Transformation."

"With that level of talent, even Yuwen Batian would not be able to match up to him, right? Defeating a disciple with 6th level of Qi Transformation at such a level. "

Not only was there a discussion on the rostrum, there were also discussions on the Martial Arts Practice Grounds. Other than Zhuge Yuan and a few other people who knew about it, the other disciples were also extremely shocked.

However, even though they were shocked, the competition continued.

After Fang Chen, there were almost no dark horses, and the competition was normal.

When the competition had lasted six hours, the first round of matches had finally ended. In the first round of matches, the biggest dark horse was Fang Chen.

Moreover, after the first round of competition, Fang Chen's popularity was very high, some disciples thought that Fang Chen would definitely be able to enter the top ten.

After a short break, the second round of the competition began.

The first round had eliminated half of the disciples, and most of them were weak disciples. Those who were able to enter into the second round weren't considered weak.

Thus, the second round of the competition became even more intense.

The first match of the second round, was still Shu Feichi. As expected, Shu Feichi's opponent directly admitted defeat.

Fang Chen was the twentieth disciple to appear on the arena, and his opponent was still a disciple of 6th level of Qi Transformation. This disciple, when facing Fang Chen, felt very helpless, and directly admitted defeat.

Although the second round was more intense than the first round, it only lasted for a short period of time.

Two hours later, the second round of the competition was over. The third round would begin.

There were a total of thirty martial artists that had entered the third round. These thirty martial artists all had 6th level of Qi Transformation at the very least.

In the third round, Fang Chen's opponent was a warrior at the middle stage of the 6th level of Qi Transformation. He did not admit defeat, but chose to fight with Fang Chen.

"Tai Yi Beam Blade."

Fang Chen immediately displayed the eighth stage of the Tai Yi Beam Blade, and the tyrannical sword light pierced towards his opponent.

"Devil Sky Sword Art."

His opponent brandished the long sword in his hand, wanting to block Fang Chen's attack, but the Tai Yi Beam Blade was too powerful.

Puff …

When the opponent's longsword came into contact with Fang Chen's Hidden Dragon Sword, it instantly shattered, followed by Fang Chen's tyrannical strength.

With a bang, the opponent was directly sent flying, and Fang Chen once again obtained victory.

"When it comes to 6th level of Qi Transformation, it's difficult to find an opponent." Someone on the main platform burst out in laughter.

"That's right. With his strength, he can at least make it into the top ten. He might even have a chance to make it into the top five."

"It's possible for him to be in the top 10, but if he's in the top 5, then so be it. If he can enter the top 5, which one of them isn't a monstrous genius?"

The third round of the competition also quickly ended.

There were a total of fifteen people that had entered the fourth round. After the drawing of lots ended, Fang Chen was a little surprised that he had actually drawn a lot for the empty lot. This meant that Fang Chen could directly enter the fifth round.

After the fourth round of the competition had begun, Shu Feichi's opponent was Hong Yun. The latter could not even defeat Fang Chen, much less Shu Feichi, so he admitted defeat right away.

The next match would be Yang Yong's match, Yang Yong's opponent was a disciple who was ranked ninth.

After the two of them had battled, Yang Yong used a weak advantage to defeat the ninth ranked disciple.

Fang Chen stood in the middle of the training grounds and indifferently looked at everything that was happening.

Fourth round... The fifth round …

In the afternoon, the Disciple Competition was already close to its end and had eliminated countless disciples. Now, only four disciples were left, and Fang Chen was very lucky to have drawn empty lot in two consecutive rounds, allowing him to directly enter the finals.

The Shu Feichi who was ranked first, the Le Yang who was ranked second, the Ao Tian who was ranked third, and the Fang Chen who was ranked third, all entered the finals.

The disciples who were ranked in the top ten, those who were eliminated, were extremely furious when they saw Fang Chen making his way into the finals.

"Dammit, this kid's luck is too good to be able to enter the finals like this." Many people were unsatisfied with Fang Chen entering the finals, believing that he did not have the qualifications to enter the finals.

However, Fang Chen did not care about all the discussions.

"Next up is the final stage of the Disciple Tournament. In the first match of the tournament, the top ranked Shu Feichi fights against the third ranked Ao Tian."

When the referee finished reading, the entire Martial Arts Practice Grounds was in an uproar. Finally, one could see the pinnacle of the match.

Although Shu Feichi's cultivation was suppressed within the 6th level of Qi Transformation, his true strength was at least at the peak of the Seventh Stage of Qi Transformation.

As for the third placed Ao Tian, his cultivation was also in 6th level of Qi Transformation, but as a whole, he was still a little weaker than Shu Feichi.

On the stage, Shu Feichi and Ao Tian looked at each other.

"Shu Feichi, this time, I will defeat you and ascend to the Intermediate Area." Ao Tian said in a serious tone.

"You're not my opponent." Shu Feichi said.

"Whether it is or not, it is not something that you decide. It is something that you will only know after comparing the two." Ao Tian said.

"Alright, then let's fight with everything we have." Shu Feichi said simply.

Crash …

Just as Shu Feichi finished speaking, a tyrannical aura surged out from his body.

In the next moment, a golden long sword appeared in Ao Tian's hand. This golden long sword was a middle stage Elemental Soldiers, and its might was extremely strong.

The golden sword in Ao Tian's hand continued to be brandished, one after another tyrannical sword lights filled the sky, with an imposing manner that shook the heavens.

"Aoyun Sword Technique."

Suddenly, Ao Tian bellowed, and instantly unleashed the Aoyun Sword Art. In the sky, countless sword lights gathered together, forming the shape of a cloud.

Although this cloud shaped sword radiance did not give off any sense of danger, no one would underestimate this cloud.

It was because the Ao Cloud Sword Technique was Ao Tian's famous sword technique and its power was extremely strong. The reason why Ao Tian was able to rank in the top three was because of the Ao Cloud Sword Technique.

When he saw Ao Tian execute the Aoyun Sword Art, Shu Feichi revealed a faint smile and said: "That's good too, we can settle the battle in one go."

As Shu Feichi's voice fell, a pitch-black longsword suddenly appeared in his hands. His wrist trembled, and from within the longsword, the sound of a sword keening rang out.

"Everlasting Sword Art."

Shu Feichi bellowed, he released the Eternal Heaven Sword Technique, and a ray of sword light suddenly appeared from within the pitch black sword.

This sword beam was quite ordinary as it directly collided with the clouds in the sky.

Rumble …

When the plain and ordinary sword light smashed into the clouds, it instantly shattered them, and then directly smashed towards Ao Tian.

The clouds didn't even have the ability to resist before they shattered.

Seeing this scene, Ao Tian's expression changed greatly as he cried out involuntarily, "How is this possible?"

At this moment, many of the upper echelons on the platform were also discussing this matter.

"Shu Feichi's sword technique is very powerful, and he seems to have reached Minute Subtlety."

Yeah, with Shu Feichi's current sword technique, defeating him is easy.

"If we didn't meet Shu Feichi, maybe Ao Tian would have taken another step forward."

While the many higher-ups on the stage were sighing, the martial arts practice field was also in an uproar.

"Heavens, Shu Feichi is actually this powerful?"

"Truly amazing. An ordinary sword strike was actually able to easily pierce through Ao Tian's attack."

"Shu Feichi has been hiding his strength too deeply. If not for him deliberately suppressing his cultivation, he would have reached the Seventh Stage of Qi Transformation long ago."

"That's right, Shu Feichi is rather stubborn, he had to rush to the ninth floor of the body tempering tower before he was willing to join the higher level regions."

Fang Chen heard the discussions of the disciples around him and nodded slightly as well.

"The Myriad Heavens Sword Technique is indeed extraordinary."