As Jiang Lingyan returned to the high platform in the distant auditorium, the curtain for the qualification battle was officially opened.
But before that, Du Jia stood in front of the crowd, facing the audience, with his back to the waiting disciples, and first read aloud the rules of this qualifying competition.
The competition for quotas within the Taoist Academy adopts a challenge system. All contestants have one chance to challenge. If they defeat the selected opponent, they will get an additional one; if they fail the challenge, they will lose the qualification to participate in the demon-slaying event.
After several rounds of challenges, the three remaining contestants in the competition will directly become candidates for the Taoist Demon Slaying Festival.
"Challenging the system means that there is an absolutely strong person who no one dares to challenge, and it is possible to advance directly."
Su Xing sat under the shed that protected him from the scorching sun, and once again scanned the contenders in the waiting area one by one. He was looking for the person who might be called a potential absolute powerhouse.
Jiang De?
His vision fell on Jiang De, who was sitting quietly with his eyes closed and holding his sword. Su Xing could feel the powerful aura emanating from him even from a short distance away.
Coupled with the comments made by several senior brothers and sisters on him that day and the threat from Lin Qi, Su Xing secretly guessed that this person might become the biggest stumbling block in participating in this demon-slaying event.
However, the safest plan is for the two of them to advance together without touching each other.
Just... could this happen?
Su Xing shrugged and put all these boring thoughts behind him.
The rules were quickly explained, and Du Jia then asked the contestants to come in front of the disciples and prepare to start the competition.
Because Yuyang Taoist Temple does not occupy a large area on the mountain peak, there is only one arena in the open space of the main film square. At the same time, everyone can only watch one game.
This is a mixed blessing for all the disciples. The worry is that every game may not be thrilling and very attractive. The joy is that there are not two extremely popular players competing at the same time. Everyone does not have to bear the pain of giving up and face the dilemma.
situation.
The eighteen contestants quickly stood in front of people. The brilliance of the sun in the sky fell on them, and their tall figures slowly shone.
At this moment, Li Feiyao, who was standing on the far right, also saw Su Xing in the middle.
The two nodded to each other, and both looked at each other with blessings.
After the roll call was completed, the eighteen contestants returned to the waiting area, waiting for the first competition to begin.
Su Xing was sitting in the shed and soon saw a short disciple with windy steps standing up and walking towards Du Jia beside the ring.
After the disciple exchanged a few words with Du Jia, Du Jia challenged the ring and said loudly: "The first competition, Yu Zhu, Hao Sheng."
There was a burst of disappointed boos from the audience. Yu Zhu and Hao Sheng were two disciples that everyone was very familiar with, but everyone knew that their strength was only at the bottom among the participating disciples. This time they came to participate in the beheading.
The campaign for the demon festival is just a part of the fun.
After all, the Demon Slaying Festival is an event where you will not lose money if you are selected, but you will earn money if you are selected.
Su Xing looked at the two senior brothers on the stage, and when he was about to watch the battle with great interest, he found that two benches suddenly appeared next to him.
He turned around and saw that Li Feiyao and Zhou Qinghan had moved stools from the other end of the waiting area to sit here.
The two girls gave him a friendly smile, but it fell into the eyes of the disciples who were also waiting at the side.
Once a person who practices martial arts has passed through the two stages of body tempering and energy gathering, the vitality will help change the individual's body and appearance. Therefore, all the women who practice martial arts in the entire Wanjian Sect have an aura in their appearance.
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However, no matter how much vitality can improve a person's appearance, the person's own foundation must not be ignored.
Just like Zhou Qinghan and Li Feiyao, their slender figures are full of aura, but their appearance belongs to the level of national beauty and fragrance. In the entire Taoist temple, they are naturally beautiful and can truly be called two delicate flowers.
With two beautiful women like this sitting next to Su Xing with kind smiles, how could they not arouse the anger of the other disciples beside him?
At that moment, Su Xing felt a chill coming from his back.
Three cold and fierce gazes, like three flying knives, were inserted straight into his straight back.
He didn't dare to look back at the scene, reluctantly ignored the hostile looks, stood up and bowed to the two of them.
"There are still half a year until the year-end college examination. Senior Sister Zhou should not rush to make breakthroughs. The focus now is to solidify the foundation."
Zhou Qinghan was slightly surprised when he heard Su Xing's words, but he didn't expect that this junior fellow student would see the fact that he had failed to break through just by looking at him.
Su Xing felt the grateful look from the other party, and the three of them sat down together.
For the next period of time, the three of them watched the battle while waiting for the disciples to challenge them to appear.
The morning passed quickly, and out of the original eighteen participants, only five were left at noon.
These five people are: Su Xing, Li Feiyao, Jiang De, Zhao Yiyun and a disciple named Tang Shan.
This morning, Su Xing met the challenge from two disciples. They were both senior brothers who were sitting under the same shed with him. After seeing the actions of Zhou Qinghan and Li Feiyao, they decided to kill Su Xing.
Down.
It's just that both of them misjudged Su Xing's true strength. In the competition arena, Su Xing didn't even tear off the white cloth wrapping the spiritual sword, and beat the two of them until they begged for mercy with just his physical body.
Since then, no one dared to challenge Su Xing.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh that Number 49 on the Earth List was so terrifying!
And among the four people except Su Xing, there is one person who is very similar to Su Xing.
Jiang De, because he and his master Zhao Taining have been practicing in the mountains all year round, the Taoist temple knows that he has not many disciples, so naturally many contestants think that this unknown person is a soft persimmon and come to challenge him.
But Jiang De's performance shocked everyone present.
Like Su Xing, Jiang De never used his spiritual sword in the three competitions. He relied on his strong body and combat experience to defeat the enemy within three moves.
After that, no one dared to challenge Jiang De.
Among the remaining three, Li Feiyao easily defeated the enemy with his mastery of the combination of human and sword. Although the other two disciples reached the last step, they each faced more dangerous situations.
In the final round, when the five people stood side by side on the ring, both the audience and the elders on the high platform on the other side had their guesses about the candidates for the competition.
However, even though they had already made a rough guess about the final candidate, everyone was still discussing the upcoming showdown with gusto.
"Tell me, who will fight who in the next match?"
"I think it's most likely Zhao Yiyun and Tang Shan. They both have eyesight and should know the strength of the other three people."
"I won't talk about Li Feiyao and Su Xing. One is a disciple who has been on the Earth Ranking, and the other is the current occupier of the 49th Earth Ranking. So who is Jiang De? Why have I never heard of him?
name?"
"I heard that he is a direct disciple of Elder Zhao Taining. He has been practicing in the mountains with the elder all year round and does not leave the mountain easily."
"Zhao Taining's disciple, Mr. Zhao? That's no wonder. This Jiang De has already made a name for himself even without his name. Unexpectedly, he shined brightly the first time he came out of the mountain. It seems that he will definitely get a seat to participate in the demon-slaying event."
"Hey, you guys are talking about Su Xing and Jiang De, who is stronger and who is weaker?"
"Hmm... Let me tell you, although neither of them used swords in the previous competition, Jiang De seems to have more practical combat experience. He has lived deep in the mountains all year round, and must have often encountered things like ferocious beasts."
"That's right, apart from his strength, Jiang De has a stable mind. He obviously has the strength to be on the Earth Ranking, but he doesn't care about his external reputation at all. In this regard, I'm afraid there is a big gap between Su Xing and him."
Naturally, the five people on the stage could not hear the whispers in the audience, but at the other end of the competition stage, on the high platform, a group of elders were also discussing.
The Taoist seniors on the high platform were arranged in a row on both sides with Jiang Lingyan as the center.
The former lecturer of Yuyang Taoist Academy, Zhao Taining, is sitting on Jiang Lingyan's left hand side.
The elders all have advanced realms and have long mastered the ability to transmit sounds through the air. Even if they are not sitting together, they can still have conversations through the air.
No, although none of the elders spoke, there were words echoing in everyone's ears.
"Zhao Taining, I didn't expect that you were cultivating a disciple like Jiang De while you were in seclusion for a year without coming out to drink with us."
"I think this boy is extremely talented and has great talent in martial arts. But he has never used a sword, so I don't know how good he is with the sword."
"Hey, Old Man Huang, do you still know Zhao Taining's vision? Since he chose Jiang De as his direct disciple, he must be extremely talented in both swordsmanship and martial arts!"
Bursts of laughter immediately came from the high platform. Although Zhao Taining remained silent, the redness on his face could not be concealed.
Jiang De has become a topical figure in the mouths of these former Taoist lecturers.
Jiang Lingyan, who was sitting in the center, had her beautiful eyes closed, just like she did a few months ago when she was waiting for Su Xing to appear on the stage.
Back on the ring, Du Jia was about to ask Zhao Yiyun and Tang Shan if they chose to fight, but unexpectedly, a tall and powerful figure suddenly walked out of the queue.
"Su Xing, can you join me in the battle?"
The overbearing shouts suddenly spread throughout the entire venue.
Looking at the owner of this voice, whether it was the young disciples under the stage or the old bones on the high platform in the distance, their bodies trembled and their eyes were full of horror.
In full view of everyone, Jiang De walked up to Su Xing.