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The drill grounds of Clear River City occupied an area of over a hundred thousand square meters, and there were eight arenas in all directions. The main ring was the largest, about ten square feet, and the rest was about seven or eight square feet.

Apart from the main ring, the other seven arenas were all temporarily constructed. Even though it was temporarily built, it was still very sturdy. The base was made up of a meter wide green stone. It could withstand a competition from a Martial Master.

Because the Groom Search Competition's female leader is a famous flower, not only does she look like a beauty, she's also a martial arts genius with a Divine Body." More importantly, as a princess, she had deep roots. As long as he married her, he would be able to enjoy endless wealth and prosperity.

As a result, there were many participants. According to incomplete statistics, there were tens of thousands of people.

It was impossible for so many participants to obtain the top spot in one day. Thus, after many layers of selections, those older than sixteen years of age that did not need to participate, and those younger than sixteen years of age that did not have the qualifications to participate. Those who were too ugly could not enter the warrior realm, but eventually sixty-four people could enter the warrior realm. Most of them were at the warrior realm, while most of them were at the warrior realm of the second or third rank.

To be able to reach the fifth rank warrior stage before the age of twenty, he was definitely a genius amongst geniuses.

And in this Groom Search Competition, other than the champion being able to bring a beauty back, the top eight would automatically become core disciples of the Southern Xuan Region's largest sect, Clear River Palace.

Once one became a core disciple of the Clear River Palace, his future would be limitless. As long as he could cultivate diligently, he would normally enter the Martial Ancestor Realm.

In addition, the other 64 people that entered the competition would be rewarded with a Class 1 Monster Core, while the top 32 people would be rewarded with a Class 2 Monster Core.

A Rank 2 Magic Pill was equivalent to a hundred gold coins. A hundred gold coins could support the expenses of an ordinary family for a month.

The top 16 were rewarded with a Class 3 Monster Core, the top 8 were rewarded with a Class 4 Monster Core, the top 4 were rewarded with a Class 5 Monster Core, and the top 2 were rewarded with a Class 6 Monster Core.

Rank 7 Magic Pills were the highest level Magic Pills in the Xuan Wu Continent. Even the City Lord of Clear River City only had two of them. The other large sects had one and some had two, but they were both supreme treasures. There were none in the small sects, and some of them had never seen one in their entire lives.

Rank 7 Magic Pills were priceless. Most people would have a Rank 7 Magic Pill and wouldn't have to worry about eating it for the rest of their lives.

The rewards for this competition were great, which was also why so many people were participating.

At this moment, the vast drill grounds was packed with people, and most of the young geniuses were feeling dejected. Only a few of the young talents had faces full of excitement, and there was a few who had calm expressions on their faces.

Needless to say, those who were extremely disappointed were those who were not able to make it to the finals, those who were excited were the sixty-four contestants, and those who had a dull expression were spectators.

Dong!

The huge bronze bell that hung on the right side of the main arena was struck. The Groom Search Competition had officially begun and the huge arena had become completely silent, so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.

With the ringing of the bell, a square-faced middle-aged man slowly walked towards the center of the main stage. He was the Vice Palace Master of the Clear River Palace, as well as the female arena master's Uncle and Master Shangguan Tianming, a Martial King Expert.

Shangguan Tianming walked to the center of the main stage, and saw that the sixty-four young talents had been selected and were all in high spirits. He nodded repeatedly, and said with a smile on his face: "It is my honor to see so many young talents participating in the competition."

The people below did not speak a word. They looked up at the middle-aged man standing on the stage with incomparable confidence and respect. They all knew the identity of the middle-aged man, and they all wanted to leave a good impression on him. Even though they were unable to bring the beauty back as they wished, many people still felt proud to be disciples of the Clear River Palace, especially core disciples.

As for the competition, it was called Groom Search Competition, but it was actually the selection of core disciples for the Clear River Palace. The Clear River Brothel held a disciple recruitment event every three years and had twenty Core Disciples. The top eight of the Groom Search Competition would automatically become one of the core disciples. From this, one could tell how important the Clear River Palace was to the competition.

Shangguan Tianming paused before saying: "Since all of you are here to increase the number of participants in this competition, I presume that everyone knows the rules of the competition as well as the system of rewards?"

The sixty-four qualified youths were extremely respectful as they said in unison, "Senior, I am well aware of this."

Shangguan Tian Ming saw that they were all very respectful to him, and continued to speak with a smile on his face: "I won't say anything else, but I once again emphasized that all the participants must rely on their own abilities to win, and can use all sorts of martial skills, but you are not allowed to use any magical beasts to win. Once a magical beast is used, it will be determined, I hope everyone will remember that. "

"Junior has engraved this into his heart and will absolutely not use any other method other than his own ability to win the match."

It was the same voice again, as if it had been rehearsed many times.

Once everything was ready, the martial arts competition would begin soon. The first one was to select the number of the lots to decide who his opponent was.

Sixty-four straws were placed in two large jars. The bottle's opening was very small, so the numbers on the straws couldn't be seen. Thus, the candidate number was avoided. From this, it seemed rather fair.

After all, it was a matter of life and death and he couldn't afford to be careless in the slightest.

They were afraid that the people of the same cultivation level would clash in the first round and be entangled for too long, affecting the next round of the competition. Thus, the signatures were placed in two big jars.

The weaker ones would be drawn from the canisters containing the number one to thirty-two, while the stronger ones would be drawn from the canisters containing the number thirty-three to sixty-four. The matches would then proceed according to the rules of one to sixty-four, two to sixty-three.

After drawing lots, all the participants walked towards the arena where they had decided on which martial arts competition stage. Some people were happy while others were worried. There were even some who clenched their fists and made provocative gestures towards their opponents.

The eight arenas would have 32 matches, which meant that each arena would have four matches. Everyone thought that it would take a very long time, but after the first round ended, they discovered that it would take slightly over an hour. It could be said that the winner would be decided in just a few breaths of time.

There was no suspense in the first round. The vast majority of powerhouses defeated their opponents. Only two contestants from number one to thirty-two defeated their opponents.

One of them was the handsome young man who had fought with Feng Feiyun before. His name was Li Haotian. He was the only one among them who had passed the test.

The other was a young man with a strong build and a tanned physique. He seemed more mature, but he had defeated his opponent. He didn't know his real name. Everyone who knew him called him Hu Zi.