Star Picking Hand

As night fell, many newcomers gathered in the arena hall, discussing the gains and losses of the day's battles while waiting for their challenge cards to be dealt the next day.

Aside from highly sought-after individuals like Yi Yun, who was scheduled for over thirty matches even before the ranking competition began, most other trial participants didn't have many matches to play. Their challenges for the second day were usually determined based on their performance and ranking on the first day.

Therefore, challenge cards are reissued every day.

The twelve challenge cards belonging to Yi Yun will be confiscated and then distributed to those who challenged Yi Yun.

The Yi Yun Challenge Card, which was once highly sought after, has now become a hot potato.

Nobody wants it!

But... the challenge has already been signed, the stakes have been placed, so whether you want to accept or not, you have to!

"Where is Zhang Chang? Come and collect your challenge card! Hurry up!"

The deacon in charge of distributing the challenge cards said impatiently. He had given out several challenge cards to Yi Yun in a row, but the people who received them were reluctant and made excuses, giving the impression that they were being led to the execution ground.

When Zhang Chang's name was called, he looked extremely bitter, as if his parents had died. He reluctantly squeezed out of the crowd.

Seeing the plaque belonging to Yi Yun on the table in front of the deacon, Zhang Chang wanted to slap himself twice. Why was he so foul-mouthed? He had gone to great lengths to snatch it, thinking he had made a huge profit, but now he realized that it wasn't a plaque at all, but clearly a brick.

He's just looking for trouble!

Just as Zhang Chang was about to step onto the stage, a young man in white walked past him with a relaxed gait, holding a folding fan and wearing a carefree smile, as if he were there for a leisurely stroll.

Upon seeing the young man, Zhang Chang was taken aback. Just as he was wondering what the other party was going to do, the young man slightly waved his hand, and as if his palm was magnetic, the plaque that was originally on the table "whooshed" up and flew directly into the white-robed young man's hand!

"If you don't want to answer, then I'll answer it for you!"

The young man in white smiled slightly, turned around, and opened his fan with a "snap," slowly waving it.

This was a very handsome young man, with a refined and elegant appearance. However, his features were somewhat effeminate, lacking a certain masculine vigor.

Those around him were dumbfounded. How could he retrieve objects from a distance?

Using one's will and vital energy to infuse a magical artifact, and then controlling it to kill someone from afar—this is the realm of object manipulation. Isn't object manipulation a technique only available to martial artists at the Origin Foundation Realm?

This boy looks no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. He couldn't possibly be Origin Foundation Realm martial artist, otherwise the whole country would have been in an uproar.

"He is Liu Yuxing!"

Someone recognized the young man in white and spoke up.

"Huh? Liu Yuxing!?"

Many people have never met Liu Yuxing person, but they have heard of her name.

Liu Yuxing, ranked 10,006th on the Earth Ranking. While it's said to be 10,006th, everyone knows that those ranked slightly above 10,000 will start pushing their rankings in the later days of the newcomer ranking competition, climbing several thousand places in one go. Reaching 4,000, 5,000, or even 6,000th on the Earth Ranking is quite normal!

"So it was Duke Liu's heir! What he just used was the Liu Family's ultimate technique— the Star Picking Hand!"

The ability to control objects is indeed the exclusive domain of the Origin Foundation Realm martial artists. When Yi Yun wanted to choose the Sky-Flipping Seal his weapon, the referee of the competition told him that only Yi Yun Origin Foundation Realm martial artists could control it, and Yi Yun's cultivation level was insufficient. Later, Yi Yun was indeed unable to control the Sky-Flipping Seal- Sky-Flipping Seal, and he used it as a brick.

Liu Yuxing certainly hadn't broken through to the Origin Foundation Realm, but the rule that restricted Purple Blood Realm warriors clearly didn't apply to him.

People don't know what the "Star Picking Hand" technique is, but the ability to retrieve objects from a distance is astonishing.

Tai'a Divine City is truly a place where hidden talents abound; even Purple Blood Realm warriors possess the abilities of the Origin Foundation Realm warriors!

"Liu Yuxing wants to challenge Yi Yun!?" a bald boy exclaimed in surprise. Liu Yuxing's purpose in accepting Yi Yun's challenge card at this moment was self-evident.

Liu Yuxing sixth among the freshmen based on her own strength, which is completely different from Yi Yun.

Liu Yuxing is challenging Yi Yun; this is going to be interesting!

"A challenge?" Liu Yuxing found the bald youth's comments rather grating. Who was he, Liu Yuxing? To fight Yi Yun was already beneath him; how dare they call it a "challenge"?

"Did you say that...?"

Liu Yuxing uttered those words softly, without making any visible movement. Suddenly, the bald boy who had just spoken trembled, feeling as if an invisible sword was pressed against his brow, making it difficult for him to breathe and causing his heart to stop beating.

"Ah... ah..."

The bald boy tilted his head back, pressing his chest with great effort, looking extremely pained.

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong?"

Seeing the bald boy's unusual behavior, his friends were alarmed and rushed to check on him.

Just then, the bald boy felt a relief on his forehead, the pressure lessened dramatically, and the invisible killing intent dissipated.

The bald boy broke out in a cold sweat, completely unaware of what had just happened.

Although he was weak, came from a small Lineage in a remote state, and ranked around two thousandth among the newcomers, making him a nobody, he shouldn't have been nearly killed by Liu Yuxing. He didn't even know what methods the other party had used!

"You... you..." The bald boy stared at Liu Yuxing in horror. What... what just happened?

"You can eat whatever you want, but don't say whatever you want." Liu Yuxing toyed with her fan, her voice soft and feminine. "Someone just couldn't stand Yi Yun and paid me a price to take care of him while I was at it."

So... do you understand now?

People then understood why Liu Yuxing had punished the bald boy. He felt the word "challenge" insulted him. He was dealing with Yi Yun, not challenging him. "Challenge" usually refers to a battle between a subordinate and a superior.

Liu Yuxing closed his fan and, from a distance of three zhang, lightly touched the bald boy's chest. Originally, he felt that even if he won against Yi Yun, it would only increase Yi Yun's prestige, which made him very unhappy. After being told off by the bald boy, he became even more unhappy.

The bald boy felt as if Liu Yuxing's fan had truly struck his chest, making his heart pound.

He said with difficulty, "I... I understand."

Liu Yuxing nodded in satisfaction. He then looked at Zhang Chang, who had previously asked for Yi Yun's challenge token, and said, "The token is mine now. As for the battle with Yi Yun, you can just admit defeat."

Liu Yuxing said casually, and Zhang Chang had no reason to disagree. He nodded vigorously, "Okay. Please take it."

Liu Yuxing chuckled, took Yi Yun's nameplate, weighed it lightly in her hand, and turned to walk out of the hall.

The people in the hall immediately made way for Liu Yuxing; who would dare block this jinx's path!

Only after Liu Yuxing's figure disappeared into the night did people swallow hard and whisper, "This guy... is even more arrogant than Yi Yun!"

Yi Yun used a brick to deal with the Four Little Tyrants, without ever using a weapon, which many people saw as an act of arrogance.

But compared to Liu Yuxing, Yi Yun really seemed honest and simple.

"It is arrogant. But they have the right to be arrogant. They are ranked sixth among the newcomers. If we exclude Yi Yun, Liu Yuxing is actually ranked fifth! Moreover, the Liu Family's 'Star Picking Hand' has always been extremely famous and their methods are mysterious. Many people who have seen the 'Star Picking Hand' are already dead!"

Many Lineage not only keep the cultivation techniques themselves secret, but also the offensive effects of those techniques.

Of course, it's impossible to completely keep the effects of an attack secret.

During martial arts competitions and battles, they will always be seen by others.

However, doing so might also leave those who are not well-informed or have limited knowledge unfamiliar with their techniques, thus making them feel that these techniques are mysterious and frightening.

"Liu Yuxing said that someone paid a price to have him deal with Yi Yun, and it should be Li Hong. That makes sense. With Yi Yun placing such a large bet at the Hong Dao Society, Li Hong wouldn't just sit idly by. I thought tomorrow's match would be another crushing victory for Yi Yun, but now things are getting interesting. We can finally witness the prowess of the 'Star Picking Hand'!"

Many people were incredibly excited, including the bald boy who had been publicly humiliated by Liu Yuxing. He too wanted to know what Liu Yuxing's techniques were like.

Yi Yun deal with Liu Yuxing?

Nothing happened that night. The next day, as dawn broke, the newcomers of Tai'a Divine City once again flocked to the arena.

Having cultivated all night, Yi Yun still had no idea what kind of opponent he would face today.

Yesterday, when the challenge tokens were being distributed, Yi Yun didn't go because he didn't have one to collect.

As Yi Yun walked down the street, he noticed that many people were looking at him and whispering among themselves.

Because of Yi Yun's formidable strength, these people dared not point fingers at him or make comments, so they all used their Yuan Yi Yun to transmit their voices.

Yi Yun touched his nose with a strange expression. What's going on?

"Yi Yun! You're famous again!" From afar, Zhou Kui grinned foolishly as he walked towards Yi Yun. Yesterday, he had bet on Yi Yun to win more than ten consecutive games and won a sum of Dragon Scale Rune, which made him very happy.

I was thinking that if I had known Yi Yun was so fierce, I should have bet on Yi Yun winning twenty games, so I could have won even more.

But today I learned that Yi Yun has been targeted by Liu Yuxing!

When Zhou Kui was in the Black Tortoise Legion, he heard a general recount the outstanding figures of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom. At that time, the general mentioned Liu Yuxing, who was a very powerful person who had been on the battlefield and had killed people.

Liu Yuxing is arrogant, even somewhat disdainful of others, but this is based on absolute strength!

Hearing that Yi Yun was going to fight Liu Yuxing today, Zhou Kui felt somewhat relieved. Luckily, he hadn't bet that Yi Yun could win twenty matches. Otherwise, it would have been hard to say whether Yi Yun would win or lose today's battle!

Seeing Yi Yun's somewhat bewildered expression, Zhou Kui said, "Brother Yi, don't you know? Today, you're going to fight Liu Yuxing!"

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...(To be continued~^~)