The Tournament Begins

The Tournament Begins

"Was this the power of a Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster?"

Feeling the surging power within him, Fa Wutian muttered to himself.

It seemed this Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill had been well worth using!

This had probably saved him at least several months of arduous cultivation!

After tidying up his room a little, Fa Wutian headed toward the plaza.

After all, he had not forgotten that today was both the day of the final assessment and the Inner Academy Selection Tournament!

It was precisely for this that he had risked swallowing the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill!

When he arrived at the plaza, Fa Wutian found it exceptionally lively.

"Wutian, over here!"

Upon seeing Fa Wutian arrive, Wang Hao hurriedly waved and called him over.

"Kid, what have you been doing during this time? Why can't I see through your cultivation?"

Only after Fa Wutian came over did he realize that he could not discern Fa Wutian's cultivation at all.

One had to know that he was a renowned Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster!

He was only one step away from becoming a Dou Spirit.

Yet now, he could not see through Fa Wutian's cultivation, leaving his heart filled with shock.

"That's a long story. We should talk about our opponents for the upcoming matches instead!"

Fa Wutian spoke calmly and changed the subject.

"Oh, right, right! The matches are more important!"

Compared to Fa Wutian's cultivation, Wang Hao was clearly more concerned about this assessment!

After all, their assessment results concerned their cultivation resources for the coming year!

From Wang Hao, Fa Wutian learned that the first half of the tournament was the final assessment for the first-year students.

Among them, Fa Wutian was the strongest, while the second strongest was Huang Lei from Class Two. He was the only new student besides Fa Wutian to break through to the Dou Master realm!

As for the second half of the tournament, that was where things became interesting.

Fa Wutian discovered that the participants in this Inner Academy Selection Tournament were actually from Lin Xiuya's class!

During that time, he not only saw Lin Xiuya, who would one day rank second on the Strong Ranking, but also Han Yue, Bai Cheng, Lin Yan, and the others.

"Wutian, what do you think? Are you confident? Don't forget, you have to bring first place back for me!"

Hearing Wang Hao's question, Fa Wutian smiled. "Mentor, don't worry! How could someone who has just broken through to the Dou Master realm possibly be my opponent? Besides, my target isn't the final assessment, but the Inner Academy Selection Tournament!"

"The Inner Academy Selection Tournament?!"

Wang Hao was greatly surprised upon hearing that.

"Have you gone stupid from sleep? Is the Inner Academy Selection Tournament something you can participate in now? After cultivating for a year, you have probably broken through to the High-Rank Dou Master realm. But even so, you cannot possibly be a match for those old students who have been at the academy for two or three years! As far as I know, Lin Xiuya, the strongest of this generation, broke through to the Five-Star Dou Grandmaster realm yesterday! This alone shows that the difficulty of this Inner Academy Selection Tournament will be anything but low! Even students who have advanced to the Dou Grandmaster realm cannot guarantee that they will pass the selection. Not to mention a first-year student like you who isn't even a Dou Grandmaster!"

"Not necessarily!"

Seeing this, Wang Hao let out a helpless sigh.

Forget it, let him do as he pleased! Young people had to suffer a little before they understood that there was always someone stronger. Perhaps this defeat would make him put away his arrogance!

The two then sat in the waiting area and waited for the tournament to begin.

Before long, Hu Gan appeared on the elevated platform with many elders.

"Hello, students! I will be presiding over this tournament! The tournament is divided into two stages. The first stage is the final assessment for first-year students; the second stage is the Inner Academy Selection Tournament you have all been eagerly awaiting! The rules are simple: opponents will be decided by drawing lots, and the final victor will be the tournament champion! Oh, and a special reminder: after the Inner Academy Selection Tournament ends, only the top twenty students will be qualified to enter the Inner Academy! Furthermore, the top five will receive special rewards! All right, I won't waste any more words. The tournament officially begins now!"

After saying that, Hu Gan returned to his seat.

With Hu Gan's announcement, the tournament officially began.

After the opponents had been decided by drawing lots, the referee began calling out the contestants who were to take the stage one by one.

Before long, it was Fa Wutian's turn.

"Next match: Fa Wutian of Profound Class One versus Wang Xiaofeng of Profound Class Two!"

Upon hearing his name called by the referee, Fa Wutian immediately used Wind-Swept Shadow and arrived on the dueling platform.

Just as Wang Hao was about to remind Fa Wutian to go onstage, he discovered that the Fa Wutian beside him was merely an afterimage!

Seeing Fa Wutian's flashy entrance, the crowd below the stage began discussing it among themselves.

"That guy is Fa Wutian? I heard he was already a Two-Star Dou Master when he enrolled! I wonder how far his cultivation has reached after a year of training? But the Dou Technique he used to enter the arena looked to be of quite a high grade!"

"Yeah! Forget a whole year of cultivation—even his cultivation when he enrolled would have crushed all the freshmen of our generation!"

"Ah! Comparing people really is infuriating! I wonder what bad luck Wang Xiaofeng had to face him? She actually ran into this monster!"

"Exactly! Someone like him is absolutely not someone we can deal with!"

Hearing the discussions of the students around him, the mentor of Profound Class Two shook his head as well.

How could he not know that Wang Xiaofeng was no match for Fa Wutian?

He even dared say that no freshman in this class could be Fa Wutian's opponent!

But even so, there was nothing he could do about it!

After all, Wang Hao had picked up an unparalleled genius!

At this moment, Wang Xiaofeng nervously walked onto the dueling platform.

"W-Wutian, please enlighten me!"

Looking at the imposing Fa Wutian before her, Wang Xiaofeng's face turned several shades paler as she stammered.

Fa Wutian nodded.

Seeing that both sides had taken the stage, the referee immediately shouted, "The match begins!"

The moment his words fell, Wang Xiaofeng charged forward with a longsword in hand.

"Myriad Sword Blossoms!"

The longsword in Wang Xiaofeng's hand instantly transformed into a rain of swords that filled the sky!

Like raindrops, the dense sword rain shot toward Fa Wutian.

At the sight, Fa Wutian released his soul power and instantly locked onto every sword in the sky!

He then used Wind-Swept Shadow to evade them one by one.

Just as Fa Wutian was about to send her off the stage, Wang Xiaofeng suddenly raised her arm.

"Wait, I concede!"

Fa Wutian was dumbfounded upon hearing that.

So she had used me to test her Dou Technique?

But the referee did not care about that. Seeing someone concede, he immediately announced, "Fa Wutian wins this match!"

Fa Wutian was not happy at all upon hearing the referee's verdict.

This sort of match was utterly meaningless to him. The only thing that annoyed him was that the little girl had actually used him to test her Dou Technique!

At this moment, Wang Xiaofeng seemed to sense Fa Wutian's displeasure and immediately ran back to her own group.

Seeing this, Fa Wutian gave a helpless, bitter smile.

(End of Chapter)

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