Reserve team selection: settling old scores and new

"All twenty-six core disciples from grades two to five have arrived, Xuan Zi," Wang Yan hurriedly reported.

"Today we'll be selecting seven reserve disciples." Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi glanced leisurely at the crowd. "In that case, let's have a free-for-all. All of you will enter the Soul Fighting Zone. Anyone kicked out or who voluntarily surrenders will be disqualified from the competition. This will continue until only seven remain. Understand?"

"Understand!"

Although the crowd was dissatisfied, they still nodded.

This old man seemed mysterious and impressive, and even the inner disciples respected him greatly. He must be a highly respected, calm, and reliable elder.

He seems slovenly and unreliable on ordinary days, but when it comes to crucial moments, he'll definitely act swiftly and decisively, eliminating all evil spirits—a seemingly contradictory figure, like a hidden monk.

They were all too familiar with this.

"No objections, let's begin." Xuan Zi said this and then disappeared to drink somewhere.

Meanwhile, in the Soul Fighting Zone...

The battle then fully erupted.

Lu Cheng stood in a corner of the arena, his eyes indifferently surveying his surroundings. The battle around him was so intense that it felt like everyone's brains were about to explode, but there was complete silence within a radius of several dozen meters around Lu Cheng.

"Huffing and puffing..."

Wang Dong was the first to give in. The wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly behind her trembled, and her figure landed behind Lu Cheng, making a face. Meanwhile, a fourth-year student who was chasing her twitched his lips and turned to fight with the other students.

Immediately, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng all gathered around him.

"You beast!" Jiang Nannan stomped on Xu Sanshi's tortoise shield, the force sending him staggering as he was about to fall off the field.

Fortunately, Bei Bei, who was flashing with lightning beside her, grabbed her arm, preventing her from being eliminated.

"..." A shadow crossed Xu Sanshi's eyes, but he could only hang his head and quickly retreat.

The events that occurred outside Shrek City a few days ago had completely overturned his understanding of the world; that guy was simply a monster... His father had already written to him, telling him not to provoke him any further, and that it would be best if they could mend their relationship.

Is a settlement possible?

Reconciliation my foot...

That guy's lucky he didn't beat himself to death.

"Aren't you going to make a move?" Dai Yueheng's eyes flickered slightly, his gaze fixed on the boy from beginning to end.

Judging from the people surrounding him, his terrifying strength and talent were evident, but surely he wouldn't have remained completely inactive throughout the entire ordeal?

"Sister Nannan."

Lu Cheng said softly.

"Okay." Jiang Nannan's pursuit of Xu Sanshi suddenly stopped, her attack dissipated, and her long, beautiful legs lightly touched the ground, tracing a graceful arc as she retreated towards Lu Cheng.

at the same time.

A crimson bow slowly materialized in his hand.

A wave of heat swept through the area, and countless eyes instantly turned to him. Lu Cheng was the biggest variable in this assessment; one could even say that he could decide which ones to keep.

There are too many wolves and not enough meat. Aside from Lu Cheng and his group, the rest...

There's only one spot left.

The young man strolled leisurely, nocked an arrow in his right hand, drew the bowstring taut, and unleashed a brilliant red arrow, blasting a figure into the arena.

Another arrow shot towards Dai Huabin.

The latter's face was extremely ugly. Together with Zhu Lu beside him, they activated the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, and a huge white tiger appeared in the arena. However, it was only powerful for a moment before the arrow pierced its head and exploded.

"Pfft~" Dai Huabin's body was kicked out of the arena with a heavy thud, and he fell to the ground, his face pale.

Zhu Lu, on the other hand, was in much better shape. Her beautiful eyes were filled with fear and worry as she hugged Dai Huabin and cried out.

However, this sound was quickly drowned out by the sounds of battle.

The Xie Huanyue Rubber Elephant summoned its Martial Soul Possession, but even with its top-tier defense and tankiness, it still couldn't withstand the power of a single arrow. Despite curling up into a ball, it was still blasted off the field.

She took a few steps back before regaining her balance, her gaze complex as she glanced at the figure before letting out a soft sigh.

This person clearly held back.

At this moment, it was as if they were reviewing their troops.

Lu Cheng decides who will be eliminated, and that person will be shot out with an arrow.

The next moment, Lu Cheng looked relaxed, raised his bow, and swiftly fired another arrow.

Xu Sanshi's eyes trembled, and he hurriedly summoned the Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul Possession. Four Soul Ring rose from the soles of his feet, condensing into several layers of shields.

But in the next instant, the fiery red arrow pierced straight through the layers of tortoise shields, exploded with a bang, and swept through Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Shield with a terrifying shockwave, penetrating his abdomen.

"Pfft..."

Blood gushed out, and the latter was thrown high into the air, falling outside the arena.

Besides Dai Huabin, Xu Sanshi suffered the most.

At this point, only seven people remained on the stage.

Lu Cheng, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Bei Bei, Wu Feng, Ning Tian.

"..."

"Why did you use such force?" Bei Bei asked angrily. "Does Sanshi's grudge against you warrant this kind of targeting?"

"Shut up."

Xuan Zi's figure slowly appeared.

He glanced at Bei Bei indifferently. "If that arrow had hit you, you wouldn't have the right to stand here and speak so arrogantly."

"This selection process has been passed down for many years. If you have any objections, you might as well go and cry to Mu En and let him see just how incompetent his chosen successor is."

"..."

Bei Bei clenched her fists, her face a mixture of shame and anger.

He understood what Xuan Zi meant.

Strength reigns supreme.

What's even more shameful is that he was able to stay in this competition not because of his own strength, but perhaps because of the ancestor's will...

"If you're not satisfied, you can come find me anytime."

Lu Cheng glanced indifferently at Xu Sanshi had been chased by the Black Tortoise Sect, although Yan Shaozhe had also wiped out that group of guys.

But I still felt uneasy.

As for Dai Huabin...

Under Zhu Lu's terrified gaze, Lu Cheng slowly walked up to her, bent down, and said with a warm smile, "I heard you've been spreading rumors that I'm dead?"

"..."

Dai Huabin's face turned blue and purple, and he turned his head away, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Hoo..." Lu Cheng let out a soft breath.

"Useless trash, I overestimated you."

Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng and the others in the distance had strange expressions, but they heard it clearly.

Yao Haoxuan looked at Dai Yueheng in surprise. "Does your brother have a grudge against this person?"

"I don't know." Dai Yueheng shook his head, his face grim.

He knew his younger brother all too well.

It's highly likely that the latter caused the trouble, but given Lu Cheng's current meteoric rise, he's very likely to become a senior member of the Sea God Pavilion, or even the Pavilion Master, in the future. It's not wise for our White Tiger Duke to offend a genius of this caliber.

"Boring."

Lu Cheng waved his hand, and only when he saw the ragged old man did a bright smile appear on his lips.

"Xuan Zi, it's been a long time..."

"Hehe." Xuan Zi's eyelids twitched.

The closer the kid got, the more his left eye hurt.