Three days passed by in the blink of an eye.
On the day of the Martial Ranking Tournament …
Early in the morning, the atmosphere in the Martial Hall was extremely lively. An invisible battle intent filled the air.
Ye Xingchen arrived at the central plaza of the Martial Hall.
At this moment, there were already five arenas built on the central plaza.
Below the arenas, many disciples were gathered in groups of twos and threes, chatting.
"Brother Ye."
A voice was heard, followed by Lu Zihou's arrival.
As Ye Xingchen chatted with Lu Zihou, Lu Zihou whispered, "Brother Ye, I heard that Nie Ming, ranked fifth on the Martial Ranking, has entered the Half-step Truth Realm. Coupled with his mid-grade Spirit Level Martial Skill, even a True Fate Realm martial artist would have a hard time defeating him. Nie Ming said that if you dare to participate in the Martial Ranking Tournament, he will break your legs."
"Break my legs?"
Ye Xingchen smiled faintly and said, "He gave me a very precious gift. I can fulfill his wish."
Lu Zihou didn't know what the precious gift was, so he reminded, "Anyway, be careful when you participate in the Martial Ranking Tournament. Nie Ming's influence in the Martial Hall isn't that great, but he has many followers. One of them is at the ninth level of the Xiantian Realm, named Tao Feng."
In the Martial Hall, disciples who could reach the ninth level of the Xiantian Realm were all talented martial artists with strong family backgrounds.
Therefore, a Xiantian Realm disciple could defeat a Half-step Truth Realm martial artist, and a Half-step Truth Realm disciple could fight against a True Fate Realm martial artist.
While Ye Xingchen was talking with Lu Zihou, Mo Yunxi arrived as well.
Under the watchful eyes of many disciples, she came to Ye Xingchen's side.
Lu Zihou revealed an ambiguous smile to Ye Xingchen and said, "Brother Ye, I won't disturb you anymore."
Mo Yunxi was wearing a tight outfit with a ponytail, looking valiant and heroic.
Ye Xingchen was surprised. In just half a month, Mo Yunxi's cultivation had broken through to the True Fate Realm.
Zhang Xuan had obtained three Five-Colored Lotus Leaves, so it would be strange if he did not achieve a breakthrough after refining them.
When Mo Yunxi arrived, Zhang Yuntao and Zhang Zilan arrived together.
Zhang Yuntao wore a black robe, and his face was cold.
Zhang Zilan was wearing a red martial attire. She had a slender figure and a faint smile on her face.
"Zilan, the Martial Arts Hall's disciples are all talking about you. Are you still going to compete with Mo Yunxi for a disciple?" Zhang Yuntao asked.
He had just come out of seclusion and hadn't even attended the Luoxia Banquet.
"I'll take anything that Mo Yunxi likes, even men," Zhang Zilan said.
Her gaze swept across the square, and when she saw Ye Xingchen, she even winked at him.
Mo Yunxi was annoyed and said, "Zhang Zilan, that shameless and flirtatious trash, she even tried to seduce you."
Ye Xingchen laughed, "Yunxi, you're thinking too much."
On the other side, Zhang Yuntao said, "Zi Lan, Father sent me a message. He wants us to make a trip back to the clan after the Martial Rankings Battle."
Zhang Zilan withdrew her gaze and said, "Big Brother, does Father have any arrangements?"
Zhang Yuntao shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. But I heard that a young man came to the clan, and Father is very respectful to him. I'm afraid he has a high status in that place."
"Is that so?" Zhang Zilan looked pensive.
As time passed, the participating elders of the Martial Arts Hall and the Martial Arts Hall had all arrived.
Elder Li walked onto the stage and faced the disciples. He said, "There are a total of 100 participants in this Martial Rankings Battle. Next, we'll draw lots to determine the order of the competition."
The disciples heard it and went onto the stage to draw lots.
Ye Xingchen took out a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube, which had the number 37 written on it.
"Junior Brother Ye, I'm number 58. What's your number?" Mo Yunxi asked.
Ye Xingchen showed the bamboo stick to her.
Elder Li said, "All the participating disciples, number one against number two, number three against number four, number five against number six, and so on."
"Now, the top ten disciples will go onto the stage and compete."
As soon as Elder Li finished speaking, ten disciples went onto the stage.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In an instant, the five stages were filled with true energy fluctuations. Flames, sword energy, and saber lights flashed.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the winners and losers of the five stages were decided.
Next, the disciples with numbers 11 to 20 went on the stage.
Ye Xingchen was in the fourth batch while Mo Yunxi was in the sixth, so the two of them started to talk.
"Junior Brother Ye, this Martial Rankings Battle is related to the exploration of the Tai Lake Ruins, so you must enter the top ten."
Mo Yunxi introduced: "The top ten disciples of the Martial Ranking are all at peak Xiantian. They are not much weaker than the first boss of the Black Tiger Stronghold that you killed before. You have to be careful, especially the first place Zhang Yuntao. His strength is comparable to an ordinary second or even third level Heaven's Mandate."
"Zhang Yuntao?"
Ye Xingchen's eyes slightly narrowed as he looked towards a certain direction and thought: "When Zhang Tianyang used the Vein Stealing Art to steal my Li Fire Bloodline, Zhang Yuntao was also there. This time, I can collect the interest first."
"Disciples with numbers 31 to 40, go to the stage." A deacon shouted.
"It's my turn." Ye Xingchen stepped onto the stage.
His opponent was a young man with a beady face. His aura was not weak; it seemed to be at ninth level Xiantian.
"This disciple, I see that your cultivation is only at sixth level Xiantian. I advise you to go down so that I won't hurt you and hurt our relationship as disciples." The beady face young man said.
Under the arena, there were many disciples who knew the ugly young man. At this moment, they shouted: "Wang Shu is really lucky. His opponent is only at the Xiantian Sixth Stage, he is really lucky."
Someone said: "Only at sixth level Xiantian coming to the Martial Rankings Battle, he is really looking for trouble."
On the other side, Zhang Yuntao's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"Ye Xingchen, father said that you have a Heavenly Bloodline. Let me see your strength!" Zhang Yuntao secretly said.
Nie Ming saw this scene and coldly smiled: "Ye Xingchen, I hope you don't lose, or else I will be disappointed."
On the stage.
When Ye Xingchen was about to open his mouth, he saw the beady face young man rushing towards Ye Xingchen like a mouse.
He mobilized the Qi in his body and hit Ye Xingchen's chest with his palm.
Ye Xingchen shook his head and said: "You are very smart, but unfortunately, you met me. Go down!"
He had no interest in it. He flicked his finger and shot out a stream of Qi, hitting the beady face young man's body and sending him flying.
Ye Xingchen defeated Wang Shu so easily, which instantly attracted many people's attention.
"This disciple's strength is not weak. A sixth level Xiantian can actually defeat Wang Shu who is at ninth level Xiantian."
"Wang Shu's behavior is too despicable. He even sneak-attacked."
"Isn't this the disciple who caused Zhang Zilan and Mo Yunxi to fight over?"
"No way, I heard that disciple is Xiao Bai, a man who lives off a woman. He is very strong and can definitely enter the top ten of the Martial Rankings."