Jiang Hao Draws Lots, Battle Imminent!

Jiang Hao was baffled by Li Qingshan's sudden hostility.

However, he couldn't be bothered to deal with it.

After all, he might not even encounter Li Qingshan in the upcoming competition.

If they did meet, a good beating would suffice.

No matter how great the malice, it was meaningless in the face of absolute strength.

The Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition this time was personally presided over by the Emperor of Great Gan.

Jiang Hao also met the Emperor of Great Gan.

The Emperor's martial cultivation was incredibly profound.

However, it was rumored that each Emperor of Great Gan could only reign for a maximum of sixty years.

After sixty years, they had to abdicate to a descendant of the Imperial Family.

As for who they would pass it to, the Imperial Family naturally had a well-established selection method.

The Emperor of Gan explained the rules.

The Seven Sects Grand Competition was divided into two categories: those who had achieved Transforming Force and those below it.

Transforming Force cultivators were Inner Disciples.

Those below Transforming Force were Outer Gate disciples.

First, they would select the "seeds" from the seven sects.

Each sect had only one seed, making a total of seven seeds.

These seven seeds would observe the matches.

The remaining disciples from the seven sects would go through various brutal trials, and the ultimate victor would become the eighth seed.

This eighth seed, in essence, had entered the "final round."

Then, the eight seeds would all fight each other.

The one with the most wins would be victorious.

This would determine the top three places, who would receive three spots in the Blood Transformation Pool granted by the Great Gan Imperial Family, allowing them to enter the pool.

When Jiang Hao heard the rules of the Seven Sects Grand Competition, he pondered for a moment and immediately understood the importance of being a "seed."

Seeds could observe the matches.

They directly entered the final "final round" to contend for rankings.

And what about the others?

They had to go through round after round, fighting against disciples from the other six sects, and even against their own sect members, all just to snatch that single "seed" spot.

It was indeed brutal.

Jiang Hao finally understood why the Outer Gate disciples and the ten Outer Gate disciples had been so resistant when he was suddenly appointed as the Senior Disciple Brother of the Outer Gate.

Especially Luo Yang.

If it weren't for Jiang Hao, Luo Yang could have directly become Huangtian Sect's "seed," thus avoiding the round after round of fierce battles.

Unfortunately, there were no "ifs."

Now, Luo Yang and the nine other Outer Gate disciples of Huangtian Sect were all standing ready, beginning their matches against the Outer Gate disciples from the other six sects.

Such battles were truly brutal.

On the擂台, knocking an opponent off the stage was considered a victory.

Jiang Hao also watched the matches intently.

This was also an opportunity for him to understand the skill level of the Outer Gate disciples from the other six sects in the Southern Region.

However, the battles between the Inner Disciples, those Transforming Force cultivators, were clearly more captivating.

First round, second round, third round...

Huangtian Sect disciples were continuously eliminated.

Luo Yang's strength was already considerable.

Yet, he only managed to last until the fifth round before encountering a master from the Moonlight Sect and narrowly losing by one move.

Luo Yang was eliminated.

Huangtian Sect's ten Outer Gate disciples were all wiped out.

This made Elder Wang of Huangtian Sect's expression grim.

They were only in the fifth round, and Huangtian Sect's Outer Gate disciples were already eliminated.

Fortunately, there was Jiang Hao.

Otherwise, with Luo Yang's strength, even if he had become a seed, it probably wouldn't have been of much use.

Jiang Hao was also silently assessing the strength of these Outer Gate disciples.

Compared to the Hidden Force martial artists in the martial arts schools of Cang City, there was no doubt that they were completely incomparable.

These Outer Gate disciples of the Seven Sects could crush those Hidden Force martial artists from Cang City.

After all, they were considered the cream of the crop among the Seven Sects' Outer Gates.

However, no one had managed to catch Jiang Hao's eye yet.

It was the Inner Disciples where Huangtian Sect performed quite well.

It wasn't until the eighth round that all of Huangtian Sect's Inner Disciples were eliminated.

Xia Hong's face was a little pale, and she sighed, "As expected of the top Inner Disciples of the Seven Sects. Every Transforming Force martial artist who can get on the stage is stronger than me, much stronger!"

Xia Hong had made the right decision to come this time.

By observing the matches, Xia Hong understood her own shortcomings.

Although they were all Transforming Force, not all Transforming Force was the same.

She was still very far from being a true top-tier genius in the Transforming Force realm.

"Junior Brother, what do you think of the strength of these top Hidden Force martial artists from the Southern Region's Seven Sects?"

"Passable."

This was the only comment Jiang Hao could give.

"Does Junior Brother have confidence?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, there won't be any problems."

Jiang Hao's tone revealed strong confidence.

Indeed, judging from the contests between these Hidden Force martial artists, they posed no threat to Jiang Hao.

He could sweep through all of them without even needing to use the power of his Divine Blood.

Finally, the Outer Gate competition concluded, and the eighth seed turned out to be Leng Yan from the Great Gan Imperial Family.

This Leng Yan's strength was indeed formidable.

His movements were clean and decisive.

The main reason was that he had mastered several Major Accomplishment martial skills.

Furthermore, these Major Accomplishment martial skills seemed to be complementary, allowing him to execute them with flowing grace.

Coupled with his solid foundation in Manifest Force and Hidden Force.

He possessed at least five types of force.

He was indeed a cut above the other Hidden Force martial artists of the Seven Sects.

"Eh?"

"Junior Brother, Leng Yue has appeared."

"She seems to have some connection with this Leng Yan."

Xia Hong suddenly noticed something.

Following Xia Hong's gaze, Jiang Hao indeed saw Leng Yue.

She had disappeared after arriving in Gandu and hadn't shown up at all.

He hadn't expected her to appear now.

And to be connected with Leng Yan.

This Leng Yan was the eighth seed in the Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition.

Crucially, he was the eighth seed who had fought his way through countless elite martial artists, making his qualification highly significant.

"Second Brother, you really defeated all your opponents from the Seven Sects and became the eighth seed of the Seven Sects Grand Competition!"

Leng Yue said excitedly.

Leng Yan glanced at Leng Yue indifferently.

He and Leng Yue were full siblings, and their relationship was naturally closer than that of other princes and princesses.

"Leng Yue, I know what you want to say."

"Since I've become the eighth seed, I can naturally fight Jiang Hao."

"Don't worry, I will personally defeat Jiang Hao, and consider it as avenging you!"

"However, don't expect me to use any underhanded tactics against Jiang Hao. He is the future Seed of the Dao for Huangtian Sect, and this is all happening in full view of everyone. I can only defeat him, I can't do anything else."

Leng Yan's words left Leng Yue somewhat disappointed.

But she also understood that this was the limit of what her second brother could do.

"Second Brother, I understand."

"As long as you can defeat Jiang Hao, that's enough. A genius like him, the future Seed of the Dao for Huangtian Sect, being defeated in full view of everyone, even ranking lower in the Seven Sects Grand Competition, would be a complete laughingstock."

"What if he's a future Seed of the Dao? If he's not a force to be reckoned with now, he'll still lose!"

Leng Yue took a deep breath, calming her turbulent emotions.

Making Jiang Hao lose face was the limit of what she could achieve right now.

As for killing Jiang Hao?

That was simply impossible.

If Jiang Hao died, the Huangtian Sect would surely be enraged.

At that point, even the Imperial Family wouldn't be able to protect her.

Leng Yue was self-aware enough to understand this.

"Alright, my second brother will help you vent your anger this time. But remember, behave yourself in the Huangtian Sect from now on. If things get too difficult, just come back. Your second brother can guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and status."

In truth, Leng Yan was also quite dissatisfied with Leng Yue.

He was a man with ambitions.

He was a key figure being cultivated by the Imperial Family.

He was destined to become a Grandmaster at the very least.

There was even a sliver of hope that he might Enter the Dao.

Once he Entered the Dao, Leng Yan would soar to unprecedented heights.

Especially at such a critical juncture, Leng Yan wished that the people around him wouldn't cause any unnecessary trouble.

Like this time, Leng Yue actually offended the future Seed of the Dao of the Huangtian Sect?

And she looked like someone with limitless potential.

If she weren't his own sister, Leng Yan wouldn't have bothered with this matter.

However, since his sister had come to him for help, Leng Yan could only help her vent her anger.

"To help my sister vent her anger, I need to make Jiang Hao lose face. It seems that during the fight with Jiang Hao later, I must defeat him as quickly as possible. This way, Jiang Hao will undoubtedly be utterly humiliated."

"Jiang Hao, you can only blame yourself for offending my sister."

Many thoughts flashed through Leng Yan's mind.

He had no personal issues with Jiang Hao.

In fact, this was their first meeting.

Even as opponents, there were many ways to defeat them.

Going all out and defeating the opponent at the fastest speed was undoubtedly the most humiliating way to do so.

Jiang Hao also noticed Leng Yan's gaze.

He also noticed the smug look on Leng Yue's face behind Leng Yan.

Jiang Hao understood immediately.

The upcoming battle with Leng Yan would likely not be simple.

"One Li Qingshan, one Leng Yan. Both of them harbor ill will towards me, and I've never even met either of them before."

"This is the competition of the Martial Dao! Whether we want it or not, once we step onto the path of martial arts, such things are unavoidable."

"Fine, let's see who has the better skills."

Jiang Hao's mind was completely clear.

He wasn't gold or silver, something everyone loved.

Since they were going to fight, he would defeat all his opponents and claim the Martial Dao's fortune for himself!

"Eight seeded contestants, come up for the draw."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hao immediately stood up and headed to the stage for the draw.

On the stage, all eight seeded contestants appeared.

Only Jiang Hao looked like a child, with a youthful face, seemingly out of place among the other seven.

However, he was indeed a child.

Jiang Hao began the draw.

The eight seeded contestants would be divided into four groups for duels.

And they would all happen simultaneously.

The eight individuals would have to fight a total of seven rounds.

Jiang Hao drew "A".

He looked up at the other seven.

At the same time, Leng Yan also looked up, searching among the crowd.

Finally, Jiang Hao and Leng Yan's gazes met in the air.

Clearly, both Leng Yan and Jiang Hao had drawn "A".

Their eyes locked onto each other.

Their gazes were filled with fighting spirit, ready to erupt!

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