After these two points, there was no need to explain anything else. There were still hundreds of people from the City Lord's Mansion in the Specter Martial Arena, and they would arrange everything in detail.
Thus, Ye Xuan sat down quietly.
The host of this competition was an old man under Ye Xuan's command, who she trusted a lot. He had been following Ye Xuan for a very long time. When Ye Xuan was in the Serene Hell Prefecture, this old man had been following her. Even Ye Xuan didn't call his name directly, but called him Grandpa Dugu. This showed that this old man had a very high position in Ye Xuan's heart.
His full name was Dugu Jun.
"Grandpa Dugu, I'll leave it to you." Ye Xuan smiled at the old man not far away.
The old man stood up with a smile. He was thin and didn't look young. Long Chen guessed that this kind of person was at least a few thousand years old. He was definitely an old monster.
Dugu Jun's strength was at the third level of the Divine Martial Realm, and he had reached the peak of the third level. He was much stronger than Su Tian, one of the Underworld Generals from the Underworld Army.
At the same time, Dugu Jun had a great reputation in the Specter City. He was the second strongest person in the City Lord's Mansion, and Ye Xuan's most capable subordinate. However, in recent years, Ye Xuan rarely used Dugu Jun. After all, he was getting old, and it was time for him to rest and enjoy. This time, it was Dugu Jun's request to host this competition because he was bored.
At this time, Dugu Jun stood up and said to the people below, "All participants, listen up. Take out your purple jade tokens. You will find that your number has already begun to appear. Remember your number. Your number will determine your position in the battle and your opponent."
Hearing this, Long Chen wasn't surprised. He took out his own purple jade token, and purple runes appeared on it. After a while, the runes changed randomly, and a series of numbers appeared. The first number was one, and the second number was also one.
What did these two 1s mean?
While Long Chen was still confused, Dugu Jun waved at him, and the purple jade token in Long Chen's hand landed in Dugu Jun's hand. Dugu Jun was also startled, and said softly, "Kid, you are really unlucky to be the first one to fight."
After he finished speaking, he once again faced the crowd, raised the jade tablet in his hand, and said: "On this tablet, there will be two numbers. For example, the jade tablet in my hand has two 1s, which means that the owner of this jade tablet will participate in the first battle in the first arena. Everyone is not stupid, I believe that everyone understands what I'm saying. The first number represents the arena that will participate in the battle. According to this number, they will be divided into 100 groups, and the second number represents the order of battle. Every two people will have the same purple jade tablet, which means that you are all opponents. Alright, everyone, according to the first number, I will give you a quarter of an hour to divide into groups."
Looking at the purple jade token in their hands, there was a commotion among the audience. This was something that would decide their fate.
"Go down, kid, you will be in the first arena. Good luck in your first battle." Dugu Jun put the purple jade token in Long Chen's hand.
"Thank you, Grandpa Dugu." These days, Long Chen followed Ye Xuan and called him that, but Dugu Jun didn't mind at all.
"Don't worry, I have high hopes for you, just like little Xuanxuan." Dugu Jun stroked his long beard and smiled kindly.
Long Chen nodded, stood up, and walked towards the first arena.
"At least Brother Chen can make it to the last battle."
For Long Chen, there was no suspense in today's battle, so Ye Xuan and the others weren't worried at all.
Many people saw Long Chen go down.
This meant that Long Chen was really a participant.
Many people were looking at Long Chen, but Long Chen felt two particularly intense gazes. One of them was from Su Xue of the Netherworld Army, which didn't surprise him. The other gaze came from one of the big families. Long Chen raised his head. According to Ye Xuan's analysis, this person should be from the Gongsun Clan, one of the top families in the Specter City.
Surrounded by the Gongsun Clan, there was a young man who looked even younger than Ye Xuan. According to the standard of the Myriad Lands Domain, he should be around 14 years old. At this moment, he was looking at Long Chen with a fiery gaze.
"In other words, my first opponent is this guy."
Long Chen's guess wasn't far from the mark.
Long Chen had seen information about this young man before. It was because he was a top figure that Ye Xuan had shown his information to Long Chen. In the Specter City, before Ye Xuan's arrival, this young man called Gongsun Wudi was one of the top figures. In this martial arts competition, other than Long Chen and Su Xue, he was likely to be in the top five, or even the top three. He could be considered a formidable opponent.
Before Su Xue's appearance, Ye Xuan thought that Long Chen would only be able to defeat cultivators like Gongsun Wudi in the end.
Long Chen lowered his head, not bothering to watch. It didn't matter if he fought earlier or later, so he didn't mind. He obediently went to Arena Number One. Sure enough, the young man named Gongsun Wudi also went to Arena Number One. As for Su Xue, who knew where she had run off to after being assigned.
More than twenty thousand people were divided into more than a hundred groups and gathered around one hundred arenas.
After everything was sorted out, Dugu Jun announced the official start of the battles. On every stage, there were three judges in the ninth level of the Heaven Martial Realm. Quite a few strong cultivators in the God Martial Realm were patrolling in the air. More than ten cultivators in the God Martial Realm could firmly control the one hundred stages.
"If you are all ready, those whose second number is one, come on to the arena. The martial arts competition of the Specter City has officially begun."
Dugu Jun's blood-boiling roar resounded through the entire Specter Martial Arts Arena.
On each arena, the participants went on the arena in an orderly manner under the control of the referees. Arena number one attracted a lot of attention because of Gongsun Wudi and Long Chen.
Everyone was very curious about Long Chen's strength.
Everyone knew Long Chen's number, so before the referees could announce it, he was the first to walk onto the two hundred meter wide arena. The ground of the three Imperial Regions was extremely hard, not to mention this arena. Long Chen's kick could only make it tremble slightly.
"Who is Long Chen's opponent? I hope he doesn't meet Gongsun Wudi in his first battle." Ye Xuan and the others looked over nervously.
At that moment, the referees announced, "First battle, Gongsun Wudi and Long Chen."
As soon as the announcement was made, countless people exclaimed in surprise.
Out of the tens of thousands of battles, it was hard to find one or two that would attract a lot of attention. Every famous warrior would naturally attract more attention. Gongsun Wudi was attracted because of his reputation, and Long Chen was attracted because he was sitting next to Ye Xuan.
If Long Chen lost the first battle, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Ye Xuan?
The first battle was already such an important one, and most people's attention was focused on it, including Ye Xuan and the others.
"If Long Chen can't even beat Gongsun Wudi, then he is obviously not Su Xue's opponent." Ye Xuan said.
"Gongsun Wudi." Not far away, Chen Liu curled his lips and laughed.
"His opponent is Gongsun Wudi."
Song Yang and Song Yuchun both laughed. Long Chen's luck was not very good, to meet such an expert in his first battle. Even if he managed to win, he would still be injured, and once he was injured, the following battles would not be as good as before.
"Let's begin."
Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people, the first day's battles officially began. Some of the arenas, like the one Su Xue was in, could be decided in an instant. So, by the time the word "battle" was announced, some of the battles were already over.
Of course, Long Chen's battle had not started yet.
"Who are you?" Gongsun Wudi looked at Long Chen vigilantly. He also saw Long Chen sitting next to Ye Xuan.
"Didn't you hear my name? Long Chen, don't waste time talking. Let's fight." Long Chen didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he immediately started fighting.
Gongsun Wudi had never seen such an emotionless person.
Before the battle, it was better to curse at each other to increase the atmosphere. Only then would it be more romantic.
"Let's guess, how many attacks can the young man next to the castellan last against Gongsun Wudi?"
"Gongsun Wudi only needs one attack to defeat a cultivator of the ninth Tian Qi layer. The difference is like the difference between heaven and earth."
The people of the Gongsun Clan were smiling, as if Gongsun Wudi was about to win.
At that moment, Long Chen attacked without any warning.
Blood-red scales instantly wrapped around his body.
"Such a strong murderous aura, this transformation …" On the high platform, Ye Xuan was shocked. She had the Seven Kill Bloodline, which made her very sensitive to murderous auras. Long Chen's Ancient Blood Spirit Dragon aura made her feel a sense of fear.
"Maybe he is the most suitable person to practice my clan's skills, but unfortunately, Su Xue showed up."
However, she was sensitive enough to sense that Long Chen's True Yuan seemed to have increased a lot. Coupled with his Sword Soul and the gloves, Ye Xuan estimated that Long Chen could really fight against Gongsun Wudi.
Gongsun Wudi was furious because Long Chen didn't give him face, so he attacked immediately.
"Damn it!"
With a soft shout, Gongsun Wudi tapped the ground with the tip of his foot. Like a ray of light, he charged toward Long Chen at an incredible speed.
"The Gongsun Clan also has a Connate Body, so Gongsun Wudi has naturally awakened this Connate Body. It's called the Demonic Roc Golden Wings, so the people of the Gongsun Clan have a natural advantage in speed."
This was the information that Long Chen had obtained from Ye Xuan. Judging from Gongsun Wudi's performance, he was indeed fast.
However, he was still far from Long Chen's speed.
As Gongsun Wudi charged at Long Chen, Long Chen smiled and transformed into a golden bolt of lightning. In an instant, he appeared behind Gongsun Wudi, who was moving at high speed. At this moment, everyone was stunned.
"I'm behind you." said Long Chen.
Gongsun Wudi turned around in shock.
Long Chen punched him in the face.