Chapter 143: The Profound Meaning of the Absolute Learning (Third Update! Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
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"What the...!"
The moment he entered the martial arts arena, Dongfang Jun burst out with a shocking curse.
It was no exception for Chen Hao and Dongfang Jian. They had arrived early today, but unexpectedly, the entire martial arts arena was already packed with people, with nearly 10,000 seats in the audience section almost fully occupied. This was a phenomenon that did not exist in the past two days. How were there so many people? Moreover, even the VIP seats that had been left empty all along were now filled with people, including very powerful and very weak individuals. But none of them were ordinary humans.
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Chen Hao and others instantly became the focus of the entire martial arts arena, with gaze after gaze fixed on Chen Hao who was shining alone in the crowd. All sorts of murmurs rose up, buzzing and swirling around. Some people who had been watching the newcomer competition continuously took on the role of commentators.
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More than ten minutes later, the forces where the top 10 players were located arrived one after another. The masters on the chairman's stage also took their positions at the same time before the start of the competition.
Mu Qing gave a crisp and decisive signal for the referee who was already in position to start the match.
"Through the arbitration team's discussion, the top ten ranking match has determined a new rule: if one side admits defeat and their points are higher than the winner's, then the winner's points will increase by three more than the loser's. The order of appearance for the first five matches is as follows: First match, Empire New Star Hall Nie Jianping vs Blue Sky Kingdom Wen Baoming; Second match, Empire New Star Hall Yang Fan vs Empire New Star Hall Nanmen Yi; Third match, Empire New Star Hall Li Yifeng vs Star Luo Kingdom Yin Fenghan; Fourth match, Zhenyuan Kingdom Chen Huan vs Empire New Star Hall Wei Chen; Fifth match, Daqian Kingdom Yi Minghao vs Dasheng Kingdom Tan Tai Lian!"
Splash...
The referee had just announced the end of the match, and the entire arena began to buzz with discussion. The new rule undoubtedly directly eliminated the phenomenon of obtaining qualifications by simply killing opponents. It was obviously also aimed at Chen Huan's situation two days ago, a specific rule.
The arrangement of the order of appearance, the first three games are completely the top three against the bottom four. The fourth game, Chen Hao's opponent is the weakest among the last four. Only in the fifth game, the match between Yiminhao and Tantai Lian was a real confrontation.
It's clear that this arrangement is to protect the strong, take care of the weak, and let the disciples who have a chance to advance to the top five determine their fate early on. Undoubtedly, this first round will be about seeing who is stronger between Míng Hào and Dàn Tái Lián. It seems like there's nothing unfair about it, but Míng Hào and Dàn Tái Lián are not pleased. This arrangement is obviously most beneficial to Chen Huá, their biggest competitor. Although they're unhappy, they don't have the guts to question the Arbitration Committee's decision.
Moreover, Chen Hao is after all the one with the highest score among the five groups...
"Please welcome our first contestants, Ní Jiàn Píng and Wēn Bái Míng!"
Ignoring the murmurs of the crowd, the judge declared directly.
After hearing the judge's words, everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Ní Jiàn Píng and Wēn Bái Míng in their respective areas. Ní Jiàn Píng did not immediately appear on stage, but instead looked at Wēn Bái Míng with a concentrated gaze.
Wen Bai Ming hesitated for a long time and finally did not go on stage. He said in a low voice: "I admit defeat!"
He's a second-rate martial artist and also the super genius of Imperial New Star Pavilion, he's not someone who can be defeated by him. Going up there would not only bring humiliation but possibly cost his life as well.
The second and third rounds were also as expected by the crowd, with a huge gap in strength, Nanmen Yi and Yinfeng Han both admitted defeat.
"The fourth contestant, Chen Hua and Wei Chen, take the stage!" The judge shouted.
Whoosh!
Wei Chen of Xīn Xiù Táng's Xuán Wǔ Diàn, without any hesitation, flew towards the stage. Chen Hao followed closely behind him.
Chen Hao showed a stronger performance than Wei Chen, but the gap was not huge. It's reasonable that Wei Chen didn't give up. In the top 10 ranking match, improving one place can bring significant differences in rewards and honors. Moreover, it's an opportunity to show face in front of the high-level officials of the Xuanwu Empire. Even if there's no hope of advancing to the top 5, as long as one has confidence in self-preservation, anyone would take a gamble.
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"Go Wei Chen! Go Wei Chen!"
"Coach Wei, jiayou! Coach Wei, jiayou!"
At the moment Wei Chen stepped onto the stage, the martial arena erupted with cheers and applause from two directions. One side was made up of people from the Wei Chen family, while the other side consisted of people from the Imperial New Star Pavilion.
"Cheer up Chen Hao! Cheer up Chen Hao!"
Dongfang Jun, Dongfang Jian, Yunfei Yan and other young people from the Zhongyang Kingdom who couldn't sit still suddenly didn't want to show weakness either. But compared to the opponent's large scale, it was indeed a bit shabby.
But just then, a slightly childish girl's voice suddenly came from the high-ranking VIP seat, a clear and crisp sound that ignored the existence of all the big shots, and boldly mobilized the Dan Tian Yuan Li, with an extremely shocking penetrating power, directly covering up everyone's shouting.
"Come on, Chen Hao! Go for it!"
Splash...
"Really?" Dongfang Jun, Yun Feiyan and others were all a bit stunned, especially after seeing the pretty little girl on the VIP seat, Dongfang Jun's eyes widened even more.
“Cough, cough…” The emperor on the podium suddenly let out an awkward cough. Even he didn't expect that his beloved daughter would make such a shocking and astonishing move at this time. What made him scratch his head even more was when did Chen Hao become so familiar with his precious daughter? And it seemed like they were close enough for her to call him "brother"! This was simply unbelievable. How many brothers did this little girl have, and she called them all by name?!
Chen Hao also looked at the little girl in surprise, the little girl was staring at him with a bright and cute smile, while beside her, Shu Ya smiled faintly and helped the little girl who had just stood up, Xuan Ying.
Boom!
At this moment, the arena boundary suddenly enveloped the entire arena, and Chen Huan also withdrew his gaze.
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"Little devil..." Shu Ya said with a hint of pampering as she pinched Xuan Ying's soft and delicate face.
"Hehe... Shuya sister, now you have a bit more confidence, right? Xiao Ying calls him brother, can he bear not to agree?" Shu Yi made a mischievous face and said cutely.
Just then, the sound of the referee starting the match came out, and the two men's eyes suddenly looked towards the ring.
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Boom!
As soon as the judge's voice fell, Wei Chen's face turned grave, and he suddenly raised his protective aura, his battle intent surging wildly. With a speed as swift as lightning, he darted towards Chen Hao, who was also approaching at the same time.
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"Wei Chen's strength is slightly better than Jian Fengliu, there is still a glimmer of hope! Unless... this kid has been hiding his true strength all along... damn it, arranging for me to fight against Dantai Lian first must be the Emperor's intention, I didn't expect that this kid actually has a connection with the Imperial King...". Ming Haoming's eyes fixed intently on the arena, his heart seething with malice. Even he had never thought that Chen Huan could reach this point, and still rise to the height of being his strongest competitor.
At the same time, Tang Tai Lian was also staring intently at the stage with a furrowed brow as if deep in thought.
Chen Hao never thought that just because of a little girl's shout, Chen Hao's identity was shrouded in mystery. Chen Hao didn't know the little girl's identity, but Ming Hao and Dan Tai Lian did. Known as the number one genius girl of Xuan Wu Empire who appears only once in a hundred years, who doesn't know? Even if they haven't seen her before, just by looking at the little girl's appearance, the aura around her, and where she was sitting, they could guess it.
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Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Wei Chen suddenly launched a fierce attack, his sword slicing and stabbing wildly, unleashing a torrent of powerful yuan energy, clearly intent on suppressing Chen Huan from the start and not giving him any chance to use his ultimate move.
Dazzling sword light, accompanied by the clear and crisp sound of swords clashing and the rumbling explosion, Wei Chen grew more courageous in battle, his protective aura slowly retracting, allowing his skin to radiate a faint metallic glow. At the same time, his sword moves became even more fierce and violent.
But...
To everyone's surprise, under such a fierce attack, Chen Huan was effortlessly dodging and weaving, his figure fluttering unpredictably amidst the dense sword lights. His fists, palms, and swords, three completely different ultimate skills, miraculously performed simultaneously on his body. The feeling he gave people was that he didn't seem to be competing, but rather enjoying the process of competition.
That's indeed the case.
Chen Hao has reached a point where he no longer needs to hide anything. His sword techniques, fist methods, palm methods, and footwork are all originally from the ancient Chinese martial arts' ultimate skills. Chen Hao carefully incorporates these ultimate skills into this world's martial arts every time he fights, showcasing his ordinary appearance with the power to transform the mundane into the extraordinary. Until now, all the masters have thought that Chen Hao is able to transform the mundane into the extraordinary, displaying the most appropriate moves at the right moment. Unbeknownst to them, it is because Chen Hao has combined the ultimate skills of ancient Chinese martial arts. However, this has ultimately imposed too many restrictions on Chen Hao.
Now Chen Huan doesn't need to worry about what others think. Who would still question him, where did he learn all this?
Chen Hao was still immersed in the wonderfulness of Wulin's ultimate skill for the first time when facing a cultivator with similar strength. This kind of intoxicating and refreshing feeling is absolutely incomparable to that on Earth, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was scarce, and even true ancient martial arts masters were extremely rare. Internal power was also a rare existence. But now it's different, Chen Hao possesses majestic yuan force and mental power, enough to bring every ultimate skill to its peak, just like Little Li Fei Dao, Chen Hao believes that even if Little Li Fei Dao's mother were reborn, she would not be able to compare with him.
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"This..."
When Chen Hao was immersed in the profound meaning of practicing the ultimate skill of the martial arts world, the entire arena, even the masters on the rostrum were stunned.
His footwork was unpredictable and elegant, seemingly without any significant fluctuations in his internal energy, yet he could weave through the dense sword lights with ease. His palm techniques, fist techniques, and sword techniques had merged into one, always able to easily dissolve Wei Chen's ferocious attacks. Even more bizarrely, Chen Huan managed to borrow force to counterattack, causing the increasingly frenzied Wei Chen to become completely disordered...
His face grew increasingly unsightly and deepened into a crimson hue. A feeling of suffocating desperation, with no outlet to vent it, drove him more and more frantic.
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