Chapter 51: The Battle for Promotion

  Xiao Chen drew a lot after, Qian Ming then walked up and drew a lot, followed by Tian Sisi, Qin Yue'er, Dai Mingming who went up one after another to draw lots.

  After waiting for all five people to finish drawing lots, Cai Qing's voice rang out, "Whoever got the blank lot, go and rest on one side."

  Upon hearing this, the five of them looked at the slips in their hands. Xiao Chen drew the slip with the character "One" on it, which was not only not a bye but also meant he would be the first to go into battle. Tian Sisi also drew a slip with the character "One" on it, just like Xiao Chen.

  Qin Yue'er also did not draw the blank sign, she drew the 'two' sign, and Dai Mingming also drew the 'two' sign. These two are opponents and will compete in the second group.

  Qian Ming's eyes widened with excitement as he saw the two big words "Lun Kong" on the sign in his hand, and he exclaimed loudly: "Master Shifu, I'm Lun Kong!"

  "En." Cai Qing nodded and said: "Qianming wheel empty, first group out of battle."

  With Cai Qing's declaration, Xiao Chen and Tian Si Si walked out, while the other three walked down from the stage.

  Xiao Chen is a dark horse in this year's Yinghao List competition, with extremely strong abilities. In the eyes of many spectators and even some instructors, Xiao Chen is considered a hot favorite to win this tournament. After all, Du Tengfei, who ranked first in the previous Yinghao List, was slapped by Xiao Chen like a dead dog.

  This is strength, truly and utterly displayed, who dares to say no?

  Tian Sisi was third in the previous Yinghao list. Although her strength is good, it's extremely difficult to defeat Xiao Chen, almost impossible.

  There was a huge gap in strength between her and Xiao Chen, but Tian Sisi's laughter disturbed people's minds, making it impossible for them to control their true energy at will. Whether Xiao Chen could withstand it or not was also an unknown quantity.

  After all, so far, Xiao Chen has only shown that astonishing power as big as a mammoth, and no one knows about his other strengths. This is also the reason why some people think Xiao Chen may not win.

  Both sides arrived at the arena, Xiao Chen and Tian SiSi stood facing each other. At this moment, Tian SiSi looked at the clear and harmless face in front of her, but she felt a little uncertain in her heart. She only felt that Xiao Chen seemed to be standing there casually, giving her the feeling of an immovable mountain.

  Xiao Chen didn't dare to be careless, and secretly paid attention to Tian SiSi's laughter. Last time Tian SiSi laughed at Chen LinShang during their battle, Xiao Chen saw it clearly - as soon as Tian SiSi laughed, Chen LinShang's true energy circulation became sluggish, and he fell from mid-air like a toad. Xiao Chen didn't want to become a toad himself.

  "Let's start!"

  As Cai Qing gave the order, the highly anticipated battle erupted in an instant. Xiao Chen stood still on the spot, and before he could react, Tian Si shot out a pink divine light from his sleeve, like a dream, like a fantasy, as fast as lightning, like a dragon, like a python, like a steel whip, like smoke and fog.

  Just as the pink divine light was about to shoot in front of him, Xiao Chen suddenly moved, patted the sword at his waist, and with a "swoosh" sound, the sword came out of its scabbard. The divine light exploded and shot into the sword, causing it to emit a pleasant sword hum, as the true energy shot out in all directions, like a divine needle.

  At the same time, Xiao Chen's toes were on the ground, and 'Fei Yun Bu' was displayed. His feet seemed to be walking on clouds, his steps were flat, and he moved forward with a sliding motion, his speed was like a strong wind.

  Whoosh——

  Tian Sisi's sleeve suddenly produced a red silk ribbon, which was as soft as a sword. With one swing, the tip of the red ribbon was tied to a flying dagger that was as long as a finger. With a flick, it was like a vast net covering the sky, and the stars fell from above, covering everything below.

  "Explode!"

  Xiao Chen fiercely stomped on the ground, facing the dozen or so incoming Frost Stars without retreating, instead advancing forward. With that one stomp, he borrowed the force to leap into the air, holding the resplendent treasured sword, his true energy shooting out like a thousand twinkling needles. One sword strike was released, and suddenly a fierce gale arose, with wild winds bursting forth.

  Ding! Ding! Ding!

  Dense and urgent, ear-piercing and sharp, the sound of collision burst out in an instant. Xiao Chen's sword in his hand was already invisible, as the long sword spun wildly in his hand, stirring up the six harmonies and moving the eight wastes. The blade continuously clashed with the dozens of flying knives at the tip of Hong Yan's whip, striking sparks everywhere.

  "Hehe... Xiao Chen's swordsmanship is quite sharp, even the sisters are afraid of him." But at this moment, Tian Sisi couldn't help but laugh again, her laughter was soft and bone-penetrating, directly attacking the soul, stirring up the spirit.

  Tian Sisi laughed with a charming expression, stunning the city and the country. However, her hands were not ambiguous. The red ribbon flew up and down, flipping left and right, and more than ten flying knives danced at the top of the ribbon like blooming knife wheels, or an unpredictable knife mouth, devouring Xiao Chen.

  "This laughter is useless to me!" As soon as Xiao Chen heard the laughter, he felt a strange wave of sound rushing towards his spiritual platform, intending to disturb his divine soul. Although Xiao Chen didn't know how to break it, his divine soul was incredibly strong, far surpassing that of warriors in the same realm.

  Xiao Chen's soul remained undisturbed by Tian Sisi's laughter, and his control over his true energy was still as effortless as lifting a finger.

  In mid-air, Xiao Chen was still fierce and powerful. He ignored Tian SiSi's laughter, his true energy surging violently into the treasure sword, making it shine with dazzling light. The sword pierced through the air, and in the blink of an eye, he struck out 49 swords, each one filled with a mighty power like that of an elephant, weighing ten thousand kilograms, violently striking and sending Tian SiSi's red ribbon flying wildly, her flying knives shooting out randomly, splashing everywhere. Even the red ribbon was shredded by Xiao Chen's sword energy, drifting away like willow catkins on the arena.

  Xiao Chen suddenly burst out, and so far has only used one move, without using any sword moves, just a violent force crushing. This once again proves Xiao Chen's strength, the courage and power of men, not retreating, not avoiding battle, going straight up against the wind, bravely advancing forward, fierce like a lion or tiger.

  The disciples watching the battle in the arena were all boiling with excitement. Xiao Chen's fighting style was bold and unrestrained, not relying on clever tricks to win, but instead using his overwhelming strength to crush his opponents, full of masculine vigor, a true man should be like this.

  As a result, Xiao Chen's battle caused a strong resonance among the onlookers, and one by one, they began to cheer for Xiao Chen, shouting his name, and taking him as their idol. At first, those disciples who looked down on Xiao Chen were also convinced of his strength and began to admire him.

  This world is a world where strength is respected, as long as you have strength, you can win others' respect.

  Ximen Wudi's gaze was tightly locked onto Xiao Chen on the arena, his heart secretly thinking: "This guy is even stronger than before, I really can't wait to fight him and see if he can still withstand me after I've mastered the King-level sword technique."

  "This little guy is quite interesting, as a Starry War Body, his cultivation speed is not slow at all. How did he manage to do that? Moreover, he not only has violent strength, but also a soul that is much stronger than ordinary people. Is it worth for the sect to cultivate him?" Qi Chang Lao was also hesitant in his heart as he watched Xiao Chen's performance on the arena.

  He came this time just for Xiao Chen, the sect had already made a decision to keep Xiao Chen but not cultivate him, letting him develop freely. However, the strength that Xiao Chen has now shown is making Qi Changlao somewhat hesitant about this decision.

  Xiao Chen's displayed potential is enormous, and with his cultivation at the Seventh Heaven of Concentrated Spirit, he can already crush all opponents. Even a warrior at the Ninth Heaven of Concentrated Spirit wouldn't be a match for him in a one-on-one battle. Moreover, his cultivation speed isn't slow at all; it can even be described as fast. With such potential, if properly nurtured, he will undoubtedly lead Yunjian Sect into a glorious era, and it's not impossible that they might even surpass the number one of the Eight Great Sects, Changsheng Sect.

  Qī Chánglǎo naturally also knew that in ancient times, the Taigu era, the stellar war body warriors' glory and dominance swept across the six directions, opening up the sky and earth, with no one able to stop them.

  However, up to now, the cultivation of Xingchen War Body is extremely slow, and even to the point where it is impossible to advance, requiring a huge amount of energy.

  However, Xiao Chen easily entered the Seventh Heaven of Concentrated Spirit in less than a month. How did he do it? Moreover, Xiao Chen's leadership ability is top-notch, and perhaps he can unravel the mystery of the Yun Jian Sect.

  "No, I will go to the higher-ups and strongly cultivate this child." Qi Changlao secretly made up his mind in his heart, feeling that Xiao Chen was extremely worth cultivating.

  At this moment, however, Dean Yao Buping was already gnashing his teeth with hatred towards Xiao Chen, wishing he would drop dead immediately.

  "Damn it, how can this guy be so arrogant? Where did this freak come from? He's not even affected by Tian Sisi's laughter. If I lose the title of Institute Head because of him, after the tournament ends, I'll definitely find an excuse to punish him and vent my anger." Yao Buping's face was gloomy as he watched Xiao Chen fighting on the stage, his eyes gleaming with malice.

  Cai Qing's expression became increasingly relaxed, while Xiao Chen grew stronger and more excited. He was almost laughing out loud now, deliberately showing off his triumphant look, which infuriated Yao Bu Ping to the point of gritting his teeth.

  "Sister Shī, you lost." At this moment, on the arena, the battle between Xiao Chen and Tian Si Si had already come to an end. Xiao Chen held his sword at a slant, pointing towards the sky, and said calmly.

  Tian Sisi's red ribbon had been shredded into strips by Xiao Chenxi's sharp sword energy, scattered all over the ground. The dozen or so flying knives on the red ribbon also splashed onto the stage, with several handles even being embedded in the bluestone floor.

  Tian Sisi stood pale-faced to one side, she was already withstanding Xiao Chen's fierce and violent attacks, at this moment her true energy was being consumed fiercely, her towering chest heaving violently.

  Upon hearing Xiao Chen speak, Tian Sisi's mouth curved upwards as she said: "Xiao Chen, junior brother, I know you're very strong, but if you think that means I've lost, then you're wrong."

  "Oh?" Xiao Chen waited for what came next.

  However, just as Xiao Chen was waiting for the next part, Tian SiSi suddenly burst out laughing, "Hehe... hehe... hehe..."

  The laughter grew louder and formed a strange wave, like a web of yuanqi woven from the air, covering Xiao Chen.

  "Xiao Chen, my junior brother, this martial art is called 'One Smile to Conquer the City'. With just a smile, without moving my sword, the enemy will surrender the city to me. It's an unbeatable move that you can't defend against." Tian Si Si said confidently, and then continued to laugh, her laughter forming a concentrated sonic wave, like knives, axes, hooks, and spears, attacking Xiao Chen in unison.