With the approval of the higher-ups, the intermediate region's tournament finally began.
There were over a hundred disciples in the intermediate region, and they fought in pairs. The first to go up was Shu Feichi.
Shu Feichi's opponent was a Qi Transformation Fifth Realm disciple. When the disciple realized that his opponent was the strongest in the intermediate region, Shu Feichi, he immediately admitted defeat.
"I admit defeat."
The disciple's face was clearly filled with helplessness. This time, the Disciples' Grand Competition had adopted the strategy of eliminating the participants directly.
This meant that once he admitted defeat, he would lose the right to participate in this tournament. Even though he was filled with helplessness and unwillingness, he had no choice. Fighting Shu Feichi would be suicide.
"Shu Feichi wins."
The judge announced loudly. Shu Feichi had a slight smile on his face the entire time. After hearing the judge's announcement, he nodded slightly and left the martial arts arena.
One disciple after another walked onto the martial arts arena.
Time passed by slowly, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.
Finally, after two hours, it was Fang Chen's turn.
Fang Chen's opponent was an early Qi Transformation Sixth Realm disciple. This disciple was usually in seclusion, and did not know much about Fang Chen.
Therefore, when he saw that Fang Chen was his opponent, his eyes flashed with joy.
"Even the heavens are helping me." The disciple was secretly delighted.
At this moment, the higher-ups on the main platform were discussing Fang Chen when they saw him walk onto the martial arts arena.
"He's Fang Chen, right? The one with the same fourth-grade talent as Yuwen Batian."
"That's right. He's Fang Chen. I heard that his talent is very strong, and he's very strong."
"I wonder how far he'll be able to go this time."
On the martial arts arena, Fang Chen stared at his opponent, and his opponent stared back at Fang Chen.
Following the referee's command, a longsword suddenly appeared in his opponent's hand. Then, he activated all the Spiritual Qi in his body and directly injected it into the longsword before attacking Fang Chen.
"Too weak," Fang Chen muttered.
In the next moment, the Hidden Dragon Sword in Fang Chen's hand danced, and a sword cry resounded through the sky.
The Taiyi Dispersing Light Swordsmanship was instantly unleashed. An incomparably tyrannical sword-light pierced towards his opponent. With a 'puchi' sound, his opponent's sword-light was shattered by Fang Chen's Hidden Dragon Sword.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, Fang Chen defeated his opponent with a single strike.
"Fang Chen wins."
When the referee finished reading, there was an uproar in the Martial Arts Practice Ground.
Although they all knew that Fang Chen was very powerful, they didn't expect that Fang Chen would be so tyrannical.
"What an exquisite swordsmanship. This kid is not simple," someone on the rostrum said.
"It's not just the exquisite swordsmanship. Did you notice that the long sword in his hand is the Hidden Dragon Sword that has been in the Weapon Hall for many years?" another person said in a low voice.
Hearing this elder's words, the other higher-ups finally noticed the Hidden Dragon Sword in Fang Chen's hand. When they saw the Hidden Dragon Sword, their eyes were filled with complex emotions.
They naturally knew how tyrannical the Hidden Dragon Sword was. After all these years, not a single disciple could afford the Hidden Dragon Sword.
"He's really not simple. There aren't many disciples who can take out 30 million mid-tier Spiritual Stones. Where did this kid come from?" someone asked.
"I don't know. I heard that he's from the Cyan Cloud County."
"A high-grade Yuan Weapon, the Hidden Dragon Sword. Coupled with such exquisite swordsmanship, this kid's combat power is at least at the peak of the Sixth Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm."
"Even Yuwen Batian can't compare to this level of talent. At the Fourth Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm, he can easily defeat a Sixth Realm disciple."
Not only were the rostrum discussing this, but the Martial Arts Practice Ground was also filled with discussions. Other than Zhuge Yuan and a few other insiders, the other disciples were all shocked.
However, even though they were shocked, the competition still continued.
After Fang Chen, there were no other dark horses. The competition was very normal.
After six hours, the first round of the competition finally came to an end. In the entire first round of the competition, the biggest dark horse was Fang Chen.
Moreover, after the first round, Fang Chen's popularity was very high. Some disciples believed that Fang Chen would definitely enter the top ten.
After a short break, the second round of the competition began.
Half of the disciples were eliminated in the first round. Most of them were weak disciples. Those who could enter the second round were not weak.
Therefore, the second round of the competition was even more intense.
The first match of the second round was still Shu Feichi. As expected, Shu Feichi's opponent surrendered immediately.
Fang Chen was the twentieth disciple to fight. His opponent was still a Sixth Realm Qi Transformation Realm disciple. When the disciple faced Fang Chen, he had no choice but to surrender.
Although the second round of the competition was more intense than the first, it was much shorter.
After two hours, the second round of the competition ended. Next up was the third round of the competition.
There were a total of 30 warriors who entered the third round of the competition. Among these 30 warriors, the weakest was at the Sixth Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm.
In the third round, Fang Chen's opponent was a warrior at the Middle Sixth Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm. He did not surrender. Instead, he fought Fang Chen.
"Taiyi Diffraction Blade."
Fang Chen immediately used the eighth level of the Taiyi Diffraction Blade. A powerful sword light pierced towards his opponent.
"Devil Sky Sword Technique."
The long sword in his opponent's hand danced violently. He wanted to block Fang Chen's attack, but the Taiyi Diffraction Blade was too powerful.
Puchi!
His opponent's long sword shattered the moment it came into contact with Fang Chen's Hidden Dragon Sword. What followed was Fang Chen's powerful strength.
With a bang, his opponent was sent flying. Fang Chen had won once again.
"It's hard to find a worthy opponent in the Sixth Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm." Someone on the VIP platform laughed heartily.
"Yeah, this kid's strength can at least make it to the top ten. He might even make it to the top five."
"It's possible for him to make it to the top ten, but forget about the top five. Those who can make it to the top five are all monstrous geniuses."
The third round of the competition ended quickly.
There were a total of 15 disciples who entered the fourth round. After drawing lots, Fang Chen was a little surprised that he had drawn a bye. This meant that Fang Chen could directly enter the fifth round.
When the fourth round of the competition began, Shu Feichi's opponent was Hong Yun. Hong Yun could not even defeat Fang Chen, let alone Shu Feichi. Hong Yun admitted defeat immediately.
The next match was Yang Yong's. Yang Yong's opponent was the disciple in ninth place.
After a fierce battle, Yang Yong defeated the disciple in ninth place with a slight advantage. This scene caused countless disciples to exclaim in surprise.
Fang Chen stood in the middle of the martial arts arena, facing all of this calmly.
Fourth Round Fifth Round
In the afternoon, the Disciples' Tournament was nearing its end. Countless disciples had been eliminated, and now there were only four disciples left. Fang Chen was very lucky. He had drawn a bye for two consecutive rounds, allowing him to directly enter the finals.
First place Shu Feichi, second place Le Yang, third place Ao Tian, and last place Fang Chen. The four of them had entered the finals.
The disciples in the top ten, as well as those who had been eliminated, were furious when they saw Fang Chen enter the finals.
"Damn it, this kid's luck is too good. He can even enter the finals like this." Many people were unhappy that Fang Chen had entered the finals. They felt that Fang Chen did not have the qualifications to enter the finals.
However, Fang Chen did not care about these comments.
"Next up is the finals of the Disciples' Tournament. The first round of the finals is between first place Shu Feichi and third place Ao Tian."
When the referee finished reading, the entire martial arts arena was in an uproar. They could finally see a peak battle.
Although Shu Feichi's cultivation was suppressed to the Qi Transformation Sixth Realm, his true strength was at least at the peak of the Qi Transformation Seventh Realm.
As for third place Ao Tian, his cultivation was also at the Qi Transformation Sixth Realm. However, overall, he was still slightly weaker than Shu Feichi.
On the martial arts arena, Shu Feichi and Ao Tian looked at each other.
"Shu Feichi, this time I will defeat you and reach the middle division," Ao Tian said in a low voice.
"You are not my match," Shu Feichi said.
"Whether I am or not is not for you to decide. We will only know after the battle," Ao Tian said.
"Alright, then let's fight with all our might," Shu Feichi said simply.
Crash!
Just as Shu Feichi's voice fell, a tyrannical aura surged out from Ao Tian's body.
In the next moment, a golden longsword appeared in Ao Tian's hand. This golden longsword was a mid-level Yuan Weapon, and it was very powerful.
The golden longsword in Ao Tian's hand danced unceasingly. Rays of tyrannical sword light danced in the sky. His imposing manner shook the heavens.
"Proud Cloud Sword Technique."
All of a sudden, Ao Tian let out a low roar and instantly displayed the Proud Cloud Sword Technique. In the sky, countless sword lights directly gathered together and turned into the shape of a cloud.
Although this cloud-shaped sword-light didn't have the slightest trace of a dangerous aura, no one dared to underestimate this cloud.
This was because the Proud Cloud Sword Technique was Ao Tian's famous sword technique. It was very powerful, and the reason why Ao Tian could reach the top three was because of this.
When he saw Ao Tian use the Proud Cloud Sword Technique, Shu Feichi smiled faintly and said, "This is good too. We can end this battle in one go."
As soon as Shu Feichi said that, a pitch-black sword appeared in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, the sword emitted a buzzing sound.
"Long Sky Sword Technique."
Shu Feichi shouted in a low voice as he unleashed the Long Sky Sword Technique. A sword light suddenly appeared within the pitch-black long sword.
This ray of sword light was very ordinary, and it directly hit the cloud in the sky.
Boom boom boom boom
When the plain-looking sword-light hit the clouds, it instantly shattered the clouds and headed straight for Proud Heaven.
The cloud did not even have the strength to resist before it was shattered.
Seeing this, Ao Tian's face changed and he shouted, "How is this possible?"
At this time, many of the higher-ups on the VIP platform were discussing.
"Shu Feichi's sword technique is very powerful. It seems to have reached the Minute Subtlety Realm."
"Yes, with Shu Feichi's current sword technique, it would be easy for him to defeat Ao Tian."
"If he had not met Shu Feichi, Ao Tian might have been able to improve further."
While the higher-ups on the VIP platform were sighing, there was a commotion in the Martial Arts Arena.
"Oh my god, Shu Feichi is so powerful."
"He is so powerful. An ordinary ray of sword light was able to pierce through Ao Tian's attack."
"Shu Feichi hid his strength too well. If he had not deliberately suppressed his cultivation, he would have reached the Seventh Level of the Qi Transformation Realm."
"Yes, Shu Feichi is very stubborn. He wants to reach the ninth level of the Body-refining Tower before he is willing to enter the advanced area."
Fang Chen heard the discussions of the surrounding disciples and nodded slightly.