Chapter 205: First Battle

As time went by, more and more disciples came to the inner gate square.

Many Tianji Sect elders, Tianji Sect masters, and leaders of other sects and forces in the Yannan Region also appeared one after another.

"Attention everyone."

The resonant voice of the Inner Sect Grand Elder conveyed: "This Inner Sect Competition has now progressed and has entered the second stage - the arena competition. Now, all the promoted disciples go to the center of the square to draw lots to decide their opponents."

As the words in the inner gate square fell, the square suddenly boiled.

"The arena competition has finally begun. I have been looking forward to it for a long time."

"Watching the knockout rounds yesterday, what I saw was a slight pain. Some strong disciples did not show their true strength at all. But it is different now. Now it is the arena competition, the top 100 ranking competition, and they will surely give their best. Strength."

"It goes without saying that this is the top 100 in the Inner Sect Competition. The higher the ranking, the higher the status in the Inner Sect. Who doesn't want to rank higher in this Inner Sect Competition?"

"Oh, what a pity, I almost entered the top 100..."

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the square. Some disciples who had extraordinary strength but failed to advance were sighing, but most people were looking forward to it with great excitement.

At the VIP table, many leaders of sects and forces also nodded secretly.

"I have observed before that the first place in this inner sect competition should belong to the man named Fu Shijian. This boy is extremely talented. He has just reached the peak of Tiangang Realm and has initially understood the artistic conception." A middle-aged man dressed as a sect leader. The young man nodded and said.

Fu Shijian's talents, qualifications, and strength are extremely high. In the last inner sect competition, he won the second place in the competition with his cultivation in the late Tiangang realm. Now three years later, he has initially understood the artistic conception. Compared with three years ago, his strength is much stronger.

It is no exaggeration to call him the number one in this year's inner sect competition.

However, some power leaders shook their heads. A late-stage True Dao Realm elder from Lanshan Gate shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The talents and qualifications of Hong Qi, Shi Gang and others are no worse than Fu Shijian. In terms of strength, maybe Fu Shijian has understood the artistic conception." He needs to be stronger, but it’s not that easy for him to defeat Hong Qi and others.”

After a pause, the elder continued: "It's a little too early to say number one now."

The Tianji Sect's inner sect competition is held every three years, and the first place in each inner sect competition will become one of the top ten core disciples. If nothing happens, it will only be a matter of time before the core disciples break through to the true realm. And once they break through, their strength will increase exponentially, so the leaders of these forces are also more concerned about this.

The middle-aged man who spoke before was a little unhappy and said, "Let's take a look."

…

In the center of the square, hundreds of promoted disciples drew lots. After a while, all the disciples finished drawing lots.

Lin Chen stood in the center of the square. He had just drawn lots.

Not far away, Huang Ming saw Lin Chen, walked over slowly, and said with a smile: "Lin Chen, my opponent is number 37, let's see what number your opponent is?" The token in the draw was just The opponent's card number is displayed, and the name is not directly displayed.

Lin Chen glanced at the token in his hand, shook his head and said, "No. 85, I don't know who my opponent is."

Hearing this, Huang Ming said with some regret: "I thought I could be assigned with you." From the beginning, Huang Ming wanted to fight Lin Chen, but it was still a knockout match before, so he didn't use all his strength. time, so the battle was postponed.

Lin Chen smiled and nodded.

There are a hundred disciples who have advanced to the arena match, and there are exactly one hundred arenas in the square, so all the disciples start the first arena match at the same time.

The winner in each arena can directly enter the top fifty, while the loser can only compete with other losers for the fifty-one to one hundredth place.

In this cycle, the second arena match is fifty to twenty-five, and the third arena match is twenty-five to thirteen. There is no doubt that one person will get a bye in the third arena match, but it doesn't matter, because if you don't have enough strength, you can't compete for the top ten, you can only compete for the eleventh to twenty-fifth place. .

After the third arena match, there will be a top ten ranking match!

At that time, the remaining thirteen disciples will fight with each other in a points match. The winner will get one point, the loser will deduct one point. If there is a tie, no points will be added or deducted. Finally, the ranking will be based on the number of points.

In fact, except for the three group arena matches at the beginning, the rest of the group arena matches are all based on points. After all, it is best to determine the ranking, and it will not lead to disciples who are less powerful than the top 100 in this competition. , entering the top fifty, or even the top twenty.

"Attention all disciples, please enter the arena according to the numbers on your respective tokens." A deacon of the inner sect of Tianji Sect suddenly said loudly. At this moment, the great elder of the inner sect had disappeared. However, many disciples did not know about this. If you pay too much attention, most of the disciples will be attracted by the upcoming arena competition.

Lin Chen also did not notice the sudden disappearance of the inner sect elder. In fact, at this moment, several inner sect elders had already left the rostrum.

He took a deep breath and walked slowly towards the eighty-fifth arena.

"Eh, Lin Chen? The disciple in the 85th arena is Lin Chen?"

"It's amazing, Lin Chen actually entered the top 100."

"Lin Chen's qualifications are already good. Now that he has entered the top 100, he has the authority to enter the library to redeem advanced martial arts and exercises. I am afraid that his strength will increase a lot before long. However...according to his current strength, I'm afraid the ranking will only stop here, after all, he is only at the middle stage of Tiangang Realm."

Many disciples shook their heads. Although Lin Chen was able to enter the top 100, they were surprised, but it was not unbelievable. After all, Lin Chen's strength was also good. If he was lucky, it was not impossible for him to enter the top 100. But compared to other disciples, Lin Chen's cultivation level is still too low, and most people don't think highly of Lin Chen.

At this moment, Lin Chen had already stepped onto the ring.

Opposite him was a burly and stern disciple in the late Tiangang realm.

"Arena No. 85, Lin Chen vs. Pang Bo, are you ready?" The referee said coldly at the edge of the arena.

Hearing this, Lin Chen and Pang Bo both nodded lightly.

"Then, the game begins!" the referee announced immediately.

Under the ring, when many disciples heard the referee's introduction, their eyes widened suddenly and they looked at Pang Bo in astonishment.

"It turned out to be the inspector's genius disciple Pang Bo. Now Lin Chen is really out of luck." Many disciples shook their heads.

Pang Bo is a genius disciple of the Inspector. Although his cultivation is only at the late stage of the Tiangang Realm, he can serve as an Inspector. His qualifications and talents are beyond doubt. His strength is stronger than some of the veteran disciples at the peak of the Tiangang Realm. .

Pang Bo looked at Lin Chen calmly, "I'm lucky. It seems I'm destined to enter the top fifty."

In the first arena match, the winner will be eligible to compete for the top fifty.

"I'm afraid you will be disappointed." Lin Chen showed no fear on his face. Even Lin Chen, the patrolling disciple at the peak of Tiangang Realm, didn't look down on him, so why should he be afraid of Pang Bo.

"Hmph." Pang Bo snorted lightly and said, "You are very lucky to have entered the top 100 in the middle stage of Tiangang Realm. But do you still think you can defeat me? It's simply ridiculous."

In Pang Bo's opinion, the reason why Lin Chen entered the top 100 was entirely due to luck. There are big loopholes in the knockout rounds in the early stages of this year's inner sect competition. If the strong ones in the same group are knocked off the stage, then the remaining ones will naturally be able to advance.

Therefore, when Lin Chen fell in Pang Bo's eyes, he became one of those lucky disciples who was promoted to the top 100 disciples.

Lin Chen smiled faintly, "You'll know if you try it."

Seeing this situation, Pang Bo stopped talking nonsense and whispered: "In that case, don't blame me for being rude."

"The spiritual snake comes out of the cave!"

Pang Bo shouted low, kicked his feet, and his body rushed towards Lin Chen in an instant. The speed was so fast that in the eyes of many disciples, they only saw an afterimage. At the same time, Pang Bo stretched out his hands in a snake shape, like two extremely flexible snakes, looking straight towards Lin Chen.

Under the ring, many disciples exclaimed. Pang Bo's attack looked like a real poisonous snake, which gave people an extremely frightening feeling.

On the other side, Lin Chen's body was shaken, and his body suddenly glowed with a bright bronze light.

"It's a body-training technique!" Disciples who had seen Lin Chen compete with others before could not help but exclaimed when they saw Lin Chen perform this attack again.

Almost as soon as the man's voice fell, Lin Chen punched out fiercely in the ring, at an extremely fast speed, leaving only an afterimage.

Immediately afterwards...

boom.

Lin Chen's fist was attacking the two small snakes that Pang Bo had hit.

"Sisi~~"

As Lin Chen's attack fell, Pang Bo's expression suddenly changed, and his two hands made a slight sound like a wounded snake.

"It's interesting." Pang Bo retracted his hands and looked at Lin Chen with slightly narrowed eyes. Originally, in his opinion, Lin Chen broke into the top 100 purely due to luck. However, through the blow just now, he realized that Lin Chen's strength did not seem to be what he imagined.

The attack just now was comparable to that of an average Tiangang Realm peak warrior.

certainly……

Even so, Pang Bo didn't pay much attention to Lin Chen.

After all, Pang Bo was a talented disciple who had served as an inspector. Even if disciples like Lin Chen had some strength, he still didn't care much.

"That's not the only thing that surprises you." Lin Chen looked at Pang Bo indifferently.

Hearing this, Pang Bo snorted coldly and said, "Then I want to see how much your strength can surprise me."

With that said, Pang Bo's body rushed forward again, turning into a black afterimage, and rushed in front of Lin Chen in the blink of an eye. With his speed, it would be difficult for even a peak Tiangang realm warrior to achieve this. Pang Bo's strength is very strong.

"The mad dragon swings its tail!"

At the same time, Pang Bo let out a low shout, and his hands quickly swung in front of him again.

"Haha, Lin Chen, the Mad Dragon Style I practiced is an intermediate Xuan-level martial skill. You can force me to perform this move. You should be proud."

"but……"

"It's time for you to go down too!"

"Yin~"

Pang Bo roared, and his hands suddenly flung towards Lin Chen like the power of a giant dragon.