Martial Arts Grand Competition (2)

Soon, a day passed, and Gu Changge and the others left the martial arts stage and headed to the inn prepared by the Lingxu Divine Dynasty to host the contestants.

Gu Changge, Lin Ni Yu, and Ye Muqing shared a room.

"Sister Muqing, there are three of us, and the Dao Child only booked one room. Is he planning to..."

Lin Ni Yu whispered to Ye Muqing.

"I don't know... but it's an honor to be noticed by the Dao Child,"

Ye Muqing's pretty face also flushed slightly as she replied.

However, Gu Changge's actions soon disappointed the two women.

"You two sleep on the bed, I'll just sit on the floor and cultivate."

Gu Changge said.

Gu Changge was unaware that his gentlemanly conduct this time had completely captured the hearts of the two women.

The next day, in the early morning, Gu Changge finished his meal with the two women and left the inn, heading back to the martial arts stage in the center of the Lingxu Divine Dynasty's imperial city.

"Today's martial arts competition will have the same elimination format as yesterday. All contestants will come forward to draw lots, and those who draw the same number will duel one-on-one."

The same divine official from yesterday announced loudly.

Now, out of the original tens of thousands of contestants, only thirty thousand remained after yesterday's round of matches.

Gu Changge stepped forward.

"Number three thousand two hundred and forty-one."

Gu Changge looked at the wooden slip in his hand and thought to himself.

Gu Changge first sat on the spectator stand, watching the duels of those with earlier numbers.

Time flew by, and soon it was Gu Changge's turn to compete.

"Core disciple of Thunderclap Holy Land, Ying Renwen."

Gu Changge's opponent said.

"Dao Child of Tianyuan Academy, Gu Changge."

Gu Changge replied.

Ying Renwen knew that his chances of winning against the Dao Child were slim, so he didn't dare to be careless and launched the first attack.

"Thunderclap Leg!"

Ying Renwen unleashed Thunderclap Holy Land's Day Grade Top Rank Cultivation Method, Thunderclap Leg, towards Gu Changge.

"Tianyuan Imperial Hand!"

Just like yesterday, Gu Changge chose to use Tianyuan Imperial Hand to block his opponent's attack.

Gu Changge decided not to exchange blows back and forth like yesterday. Instead, he directly summoned four Demonic Beasts at the first level of Qi Condensation Realm and six Puppets at the eighth level of Marrow Cleansing Realm, launching a fierce assault on Ying Renwen.

"As expected of the Dao Child, I concede."

Ying Renwen said with a wry smile.

After resolving this battle, Gu Changge returned to the spectator stand.

After waiting for two hours, the remaining nine core disciples of Tianyuan Academy also secured victories.

Next was the third round of elimination matches, with only fifteen thousand contestants remaining in the arena.

Gu Changge repeated his previous actions and won his match again.

However, this time, among the nine core disciples of Tianyuan Academy, three were defeated.

At this point, there were still seven thousand five hundred contestants remaining.

Then came the fourth round of elimination matches.

The martial arts competition had a total of four elimination rounds, and this fourth round was the final one.

"Contestant number three thousand two hundred and sixty, come forward to battle!"

The divine official shouted.

Number three thousand two hundred and sixty was the number Gu Changge had drawn.

"Holy Son of Wind Riding Holy Land, Zheng Ruize."

Zheng Ruize said with a solemn expression.

Zheng Ruize was originally a core disciple of Tianyuan Academy. During his time studying there, he had heard of Gu Changge's great name, having defeated several of Tianyuan Academy's top ten core disciples consecutively. Therefore, even as the Holy Son of Wind Riding Holy Land, he dared not take it lightly.

"Dao Child versus Holy Son, this martial arts competition is finally getting interesting."

A rogue cultivator watching commented.

"Yeah, yeah, before, these Dao Children and Holy Sons all won their matches with overwhelming strength, there was nothing to see."

Another rogue cultivator agreed.

"Wind Riding Art!"

Zheng Ruize unleashed the Wind Riding Holy Land's ultimate Daoist Method, the Wind Riding Art.

"Purple Firmament Lightning Technique!"

Gu Changge also unleashed an Emperor Law. The power of lightning and the force of the hurricane collided, erupting with intense airflow.

"Tianyuan Spear Technique!"

Zheng Ruize produced another Emperor Weapon and displayed an Emperor Technique he learned from Tianyuan Academy.

"Flying Feather Spear Technique!"

Gu Changge, not to be outdone, drew the Azure Nether Spear and unleashed the Flying Feather Spear Technique, engaging Zheng Ruize in a fierce assault.

Gu Changge directly unleashed all his Emperor Artifacts, smashing them all towards Zheng Ruize.

Zheng Ruize's pupils constricted. Even as the Holy Son of the Wind Riding Holy Land and a core disciple of Tianyuan Academy, he didn't possess as many Emperor Artifacts as Gu Changge.

Ultimately, Zheng Ruize couldn't withstand the onslaught of these Emperor Weapons and was defeated.

"It seems the Dao Child from Tianyuan Academy is superior."

"Indeed. Tianyuan Academy possesses the legacies of many Emperors. It's natural for them to defeat a Holy Land that doesn't even count as an Imperial Lineage."

The crowd in the spectator stands discussed.

After defeating Zheng Ruize, Gu Changge returned to the spectator stands.

Soon, the fourth round of the Northern Region Martial Arts Grand Competition concluded, leaving only three thousand seven hundred and fifty participants on the field.

"First, congratulations to all the participants present. You have successfully emerged from the four elimination rounds. The next, the fifth round, which is also the final round of the Martial Arts Grand Competition, the Arena Competition, is about to begin!"

A divine minister from Lingxu Divine Dynasty announced loudly.

"The so-called Arena Competition involves us, the organizers, bringing one hundred arenas onto the martial stage. Each participant on an arena is considered the Arena Master. Participants below can choose any arena and challenge the Arena Master. If they lose, they are disqualified from the Martial Arts Grand Competition. If they win, they can inherit the arena and become the new Arena Master."

"The one hundred arenas are divided into numbers one through one hundred."

"Any Arena Master who remains on an arena after one hour will be considered a winner of the Martial Arts Grand Competition, and their arena number will be their final ranking."

"Now, I declare, the Arena Competition, officially begins!"

Instantly, the numerous participants below the martial stage erupted, rushing to ascend the arenas one by one.

Some participants with strong abilities chose arenas with lower numbers, while others, less skilled and who had luckily survived until now, opted for arenas with higher numbers.

Gu Changge stood quietly below the martial stage, making no move.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, secretly regulating the spiritual energy within his body.

After about half an hour, Gu Changge stood up.

"Half an hour has passed. My strength has now been adjusted to its peak state. It's time to challenge an arena."

Gu Changge said to himself.

Gu Changge looked around, not daring to be overly confident, and chose the arena numbered three.

At this moment, the Dao Children and Holy Sons from the major powers, like Gu Changge, remained inactive, secretly adjusting their states.

After all, the strongest contenders always appeared last.