At the intersection of Songshan Mountain, not long after the Mingjiao and Wudang Sect left, a group of people from Huashan also arrived.
"There are so many people." Xue Jiang said excitedly, looking at the crowds of people from all directions.
"Besides, they seem to be quite strong." Yang Jianzhang continued softly.
"To be able to come here from all over the world, these people are naturally quite capable." Zheng Ning replied calmly.
After hearing the conversation between Xue Jiang and others, Chen Xinzhu did not speak.
After looking around carefully, Chen Xinzhu couldn't help but murmured softly: "It really looks like..."
At this moment, Chen Xinzhu felt like he had returned to that extremely familiar arena.
"In this case, I won't want to lose even more..."
As soon as the Huashan group arrived at the intersection up the mountain, a group of people from the martial arts world wearing khaki military uniforms came not far away.
When they saw the Huashan group, the white-haired old man leading the group on the opposite side chuckled and greeted them loudly.
"Brother Kong, you are fine."
Seeing the person coming, Kong Tianhe also smiled and said hello: "Mr. Ji, we meet again."
Ji Tianhan led the Beggar Clan disciples to a short distance in front of the Huashan group. He glanced at Chen Xinzhu and others, and Ji Tianhan said loudly to Kong Tianhe.
"It's rare to meet here, how about we meet together?"
"Of course." Kong Tianhe responded with a slight nod.
Soon, amid the buzzing chatter of people in the surrounding arena, Huashan disciples and Beggar Clan disciples gathered together and set foot on the mountain road together.
On the mountain road, Ji Tianhan and Kong Tianhe were talking softly. As they were talking, Ji Tianhan suddenly turned the topic to Chen Xinzhu.
Glancing at Chen Xinzhu beside him, Ji Tianhan said softly to Kong Tianhe.
"Speaking of which, Chen Xiaoyou is still the youngest contestant in this competition, right? With his joining, your Huashan faction really has a lot to do this year."
"Yeah." Kong Tianhe responded softly and calmly.
No modesty, no pride...
Seeing Kong Tianhe like this, Ji Tianhan became even more interested in Chen Xinzhu.
He knew very well that with Kong Tianhe's temperament, he could admit it so straightforwardly, which only meant that Chen Xinzhu's strength had been fully recognized by Kong Tianhe.
Thinking of this, Ji Tianhan turned to look at Chen Xinzhu who was walking beside him, and asked with interest.
"Chen Xiaoyou, what is your goal in this competition?"
"Goal?" Chen Xinzhu replied casually without thinking too much: "My goal is to be number one on the list."
"Um?"
His tone was as calm as eating and drinking, so much so that Ji Tianhan was stunned for a moment.
Fortunately, he quickly came to his senses and laughed twice to ease his embarrassment.
"Confidence is a good thing, and I look forward to your performance."
"Yeah." Chen Xinzhu's expression did not change at all.
Seeing this scene, many of the Beggar Clan disciples walking behind Ji Tianhan felt unhappy with Chen Xinzhu.
How arrogant!
However, although they felt unhappy, they did not directly mock him. At most, they cursed secretly in their hearts for not overestimating their own capabilities.
Feeling the hot blood rising in his body, Chen Xinzhu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"I really want to have a hearty battle..."
…
Soon, following the guidance of the Shaolin monks, Chen Xinzhu and his party came to a huge valley.
It is said to be a valley, but in fact the terrain is like a standing rice bowl, and it can be called a small basin.
In the mountains and forests on all sides of the basin, countless people from the world have gathered there.
There are people everywhere above and below the trees.
The group of people came to the flat ground in the center of the basin. There were already Shaolin monks and famous celebrities who were presiding over the competition waiting here.
Seeing the person coming, Master Xuan Ning took a step forward and clasped his hands together.
"Amitabha, Donor Ji, Donor Kong, you are well."
Kong Tianhe nodded lightly. "Master Xuan Ning, long time no see."
Ji Tianhan also smiled and replied: "Xuan Ning, it's rare for us to meet up. How about we go have a drink together in the evening?"
Xuan Ning looked calm and replied softly: "If Donor Ji is interested, you can come to the poor monk's place for a cup of tea."
Having said this, Xuan Ning glanced at Chen Xinzhu and the others and continued.
"Everyone must be aware of the rules of the competition. Competitors are allowed to enter. Other disciples are asked to choose their own viewing location."
Kong Tianhe nodded slightly, turned to Xue Jiang and others behind him and said, "Go."
"yes."
Soon, the Huashan disciples who came to watch the battle dispersed to the Sifang Mountain Forest, and the Beggar Clan disciples on the side did the same.
After Xue Jiang and others had left, Kong Tianhe whispered to Chen Xinzhu and Meng Huai: "It's up to you, go ahead."
Chen Xinzhu and Meng Huai looked at each other, bowed to Yan Ding and Kong Tianhe, then turned and walked into the center of the basin.
As for the Beggar Clan, Ji Tianhan has also finished explaining.
Beggar Clan disciples Zhang Li and Zhao Yiping also turned and entered the center of the basin.
As for Ji Tianhan, Kong Tianhe and other Xiantian realm experts, they stayed here temporarily.
…
Entering the center of the basin, the number of people dropped sharply. Chen Xinzhu looked around and saw only a few dozen people.
"These people are our opponents for this competition, right?" Zhang Li, a disciple of the Beggar Clan, said with some sigh.
"Yeah." Meng Huai's face became a little more solemn.
Soon, Chen Xinzhu and the other four came to a huge bulletin board, where the largest number of people gathered.
"I'm not lucky enough to be in the same group as Taoist Tong Ze."
"I'm in a group with Master Xuanshan."
"I'm in a group with Fairy Ziyue."
"Purple Moon Fairy? That's great. I want to be with her too."
After hearing these words, Chen Xinzhu had already guessed what was on the bulletin board. It must be the group list for this competition.
Having said that, I have to mention the rules of the competition for the top rankings.
The ranking competition is divided into preliminary rounds, semi-finals and finals.
Let’s talk about the preliminary round first, which is a group round-robin competition.
The seventy-two top players on the list will be evenly divided into twelve preliminary groups, with six people in each group, including one seeded player ranked in the top twelve.
After that, there will be a single round-robin points match between the groups. The time of each competition is limited to a quarter of an hour. The winner will get 2 points, the draw will get 1 point each, and the loser will get 0 points.
After the preliminary round is over, the two people with the highest points in each group will advance to the semi-finals.
In other words, 72 scored 24 in the preliminary round.
…
"Look, isn't that number nine on the list, Zhengyang Sword Meng Huai?"
"Where is it? It's true."
"The young man next to him should be Chen Xinzhu, who is number 11 on the list, right?"
"Such a young contestant is probably that Chen Shaoxia."
"The two people next to them seem to be from the Beggar Clan, right?"
"Well, the one with the stick is Zhang Li, who is ranked 12th on the list, and the one with the sword is Zhao Yiping, who is ranked 57th on the list."
"It's really them, why are they here together?"
Seeing the arrival of Chen Xinzhu and the others, the bulletin board caused a small commotion.
Among the four Chen Hsinchu, except Zhao Yiping, Meng Huai ranked ninth, Chen Hsinchu was 11th, and Zhang Li was 12th. They were all seeded players in the preliminary round.
With these three people coming together, everyone present paid a lot of attention, especially the other warriors who were in the same group as Chen Xinzhu and the other three, who paid special attention to the three of them.
Chen Xinzhu and others didn't pay attention to this little commotion. They walked to the bulletin board and looked up.
Soon, Chen Xinzhu found his group, Group 11.
Looking at the other people in the same group, Chen Xinzhu nodded lightly.