For this True Inheritance martial trial, Zhengyang Martial Academy had not built any additional arenas, instead borrowing the Four Symbols Duel Disk in Jian Zangfeng's possession.
True Person Zi Jing operated this magic artifact, directly projecting sixteen arenas for the more than five hundred disciples participating in the trial.
The first round was still cutting bamboo leaves, with rules identical to those of the Practical Combat Assessment Chu Xisheng had previously participated in.
This round alone eliminated more than two hundred people, leaving only the two hundred and fifty-six highest scorers to advance.
They began pairing off in the arenas, fighting until a winner emerged.
Chu Xisheng did not take the stage for a long time, greatly disappointing the many young women, young married women, and middle-aged women present.
However, the fierce battles in the arenas drew some of their attention away.
Lu Luanli put on a thoroughly convincing performance, scraping into the top thirty-two by the narrowest of margins before her opponent defeated her in three moves.
Anyone who watched her matches would think this girl had secured a True Inheritance Slot entirely through luck rather than her own ability.
Chu Xisheng paid more attention to the tournament's progression.
As time passed, an unusual gleam appeared in his eyes. "This tournament is rather interesting. There are forty slots in total, and disciples from commoner backgrounds have actually taken more than half."
In terms of combat strength, the disciples from aristocratic clans were clearly far stronger.
They possessed more battle diagrams, more magic artifacts, and greater talent, and they were younger, too.
Yet these people were often eliminated midway through "internal attrition."
It was as though an invisible hand were manipulating this True Inheritance martial trial.
Powerful aristocratic disciples always encountered even stronger aristocratic disciples; those of common birth had