Next was the loser's group.
Kang Shin-mu sat in the spectator stands and did not pay attention to these people's matches. After all, these were people who had lost in the first round of the semi-finals. There were not many people who were qualified to be his opponents.
Even Qiu Linyun, whom he had just defeated, could be considered the strongest person in the loser's group.
In the first round of drawing lots, there were no strong clashes. The battle between Kang Shin-mu and Qiu Linyun could be considered the most intense. Of course, what made people unhappy was that Qiu Linyun directly admitted defeat, so the battle did not last long.
In the second round of the semi-finals, Jiang Liuxue encountered an inheritor of the True Dragon blood of the third level of the Divine Martial Realm. Her luck was not bad. After a battle, she successfully defeated her opponent and entered the second round of the semi-finals.
However, Jiang Liuxue was also very clear that it was not easy to enter the second round of the semi-finals. It was even very likely that she would encounter an opponent she could not deal with. Just like in the first round, she was directly defeated by Ji Yuan and had no chance to resist.
Although her talent was not weak, the main thing was that she had only cultivated for less than a year, and her martial cultivation was much weaker than the others. This was unfair to her, but there was nothing she could do. The Clan Martial Competition was held once every three years, so it would not be absolutely fair.
This scale of competition determined the distribution of benefits among the clans. It was difficult to hold it every year, and there was no need for it.
For Dragon King Qiu, the Clan Tournament was only a means for the distribution of benefits among the clans. It was a test of average strength, so it was normal for it to be a little unfair.
Qiu Linyun also successfully defeated his opponent and advanced to the second round of the semi-finals.
Now, there were a total of seventy people left to participate in the second round of the competition. In the first round, thirty people were directly eliminated. In the second round of the semi-finals, another thirty people would be eliminated, leaving only forty people to compete for the finals.
"Whether or not the Jiang Clan can obtain enough cultivation resources in the next three years depends on you."
At this time, Jiang Yuening came to Kang Shin-mu's side and said to him.
"Yes, I will strive to achieve the best results for the Jiang Clan."
Kang Shin-mu solemnly nodded.
He was, after all, the son of Jiang Zizai, a member of the Jiang Clan. Even though Jiang Rong had become the Patriarch and had even chased him out of the Jiang Clan, he could not ignore the Jiang Clan.
As long as he achieved good results in the Clan Martial Competition, he would have enough right to speak and pull Jiang Rong down from his horse.
Fortunately, this initial goal was getting closer and closer.
Right now, Kang Shin-mu had swallowed all kinds of innate powers in his body, so he had a strong resistance against all kinds of Dragon Warrior's powers. Even the strongest Meng Chou and Zang Feng, who possessed the power of Giant Rock and the power of Spiritual Fire respectively, to the current Kang Shin-mu, they did not have much destructive power.
Of course, it was worth noting that their cultivation was too high, and the destructive power of their talent was far greater than that of ordinary Dragon Martial Artists. If Kang Shin-mu was not careful, it was very likely that he would fail miserably and be defeated by them.
Therefore, they had to be extremely careful in the finals.
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The next day, Kang Shin-mu and Xi Yuying arrived at the Martial Arts Practice Grounds where the Clan Martial Competition was held.
"Good luck."
A hint of gratification appeared on Xi Yuying's ice-cold face. "You've already come this far. You're not far from your goal."
"Yes."
Kang Shin-mu nodded. He did not know who his opponent would be today, but no matter who it was, he had the confidence to face them.
Of course, the prerequisite was that there was a need to fight with the opponent in the second round of the semi-finals …
When everyone gathered at the Clan Martial Competition's Martial Arts Practice Grounds, the drawing of lots for the second round of the semi-finals began.
Very quickly, the results of the drawing of lots came out. Kang Shin-mu's opponent was actually the strongest warrior from the Zang Clan, Zang Feng!
This caused Kang Shin-mu to frown slightly.
Zang Feng was an expert at the fourth level of the Divine Martial Realm who possessed the power of Spiritual Fire. In the entire Clan Martial Competition, his overall strength was definitely ranked in the top three. If he were to fight with him now, and if he were to suffer any serious injuries, it would very likely affect the third round of the semi-finals tomorrow.
After all, it was only the semi-finals. Kang Shin-mu pondered for a moment and decided to give up on this battle.
In any case, it would be extremely easy for him to stand out in the Losers Group. There was no need for him to go head to head with Zang Feng.
Furthermore, even if he were to defeat Zang Feng now, Zang Feng would still stand out in the Losers Group. In the end, he might still have to fight with Zang Feng …
Although Kang Shin-mu was confident that he could defeat his opponent, he did not want to fight with such a difficult opponent.
"I forfeit."
Kang Shin-mu said straightforwardly.
Forfeiting a battle wouldn't affect his final result. His ultimate goal was first place, so it would be best if he could consume as little energy as possible.
When he made this decision, all the Dragon Warriors in the arena were shocked. However, after the shock, they expressed their understanding towards Kang Shin-mu's choice.
"This kid knows his own strength. He knows that he's not Zang Feng's opponent, so he directly chose to forfeit."
"That's right. If he were to fight with Zang Feng, he might be seriously injured. In that case, he might not even be able to defeat his opponent in the Losers Group."
"In order to ensure that he can enter the semi-finals, this Kang Shin-mu's idea is not bad. I thought he would be so arrogant as to fight with Zang Feng."
The crowd laughed and discussed.
The strongest youth of the Zang Clan, Zang Feng, looked at Kang Shin-mu with disdain. Although he understood Kang Shin-mu's decision, he looked down on him because of it.
He had originally thought of Kang Shin-mu as his opponent, but now it seemed that this little protagonist was a coward.
Facing him, he didn't even dare to fight and forfeited. It was really disappointing.
Regarding the crowd's discussion, Kang Shin-mu did not care at all.
"This is a strategy."
Xi Yuying was very familiar with Kang Shin-mu. She knew that Kang Shin-mu was not a person who would easily give up, but there was no need to waste energy in a meaningless battle.
Apart from Xi Yuying and Xi Tao, the majority of the spectators felt that Kang Shin-mu had really forfeited. For a moment, they were disappointed with Kang Shin-mu.
But no matter how disappointed they were, it did not affect Kang Shin-mu.
For Kang Shin-mu, he only hoped for the final victory. As for the process, he only needed to ensure that it was the safest. He did not need to win all the way.
After a morning, the second semi-finals of the Clan Tournament had finally ended.
Zang Feng won without a fight and entered the third semi-finals.
Qiu Linyun was the same. In addition, there were Ji Yuan, Meng Chou, and other powerful dragon warriors of the clan who had not been defeated.
But what the Jiang Clan did not look forward to was Jiang Liuxue. She had encountered an inheritor of the Heavenly Dragon blood, who was one level higher than her. It was Meng Luotian from the Meng Clan, and she had suffered a crushing defeat.
"The Jiang Clan is too weak. That Kang Shin-mu is the same!"