Chapter 49: The Qualifying Race Begins

  However, at this moment, Qian Ming listened to the discussions of many disciples, and his face suddenly turned gloomy. Xiao Chen's appearance had taken away all his glory, and compared with Xiao Chen's victory, his own victory was just a mere drizzle.

  Moreover, he challenged the second place, but Xiao Chen challenged the first place instead, and defeated his opponent with an even more effortless approach. This was a stark blow to Qian Ming's morale, as if his spirit had been struck by a massive hammer. After all, he had made thorough preparations this time, aiming directly for the top spot.

  He didn't come up and challenge for first place right away because he wasn't fully confident, but then Xiao Chen suddenly snatched the spotlight.

  If Qian Ming had known that Xiao Chen was so strong, he might not have let him participate in the competition on that day. Now he must be regretting it to his guts.

  "Damn it! How can this guy be so powerful? I've eaten the Baoxuan Dan, my power has increased greatly, and I only managed to defeat the second place with difficulty. He's defeating his opponent so easily, what's going on?"

  With a cold glint in his eye, sinister intentions began to sprout in his mind. He muttered to himself, "The number one spot on the Hero's List is mine, and no one else's. The Golden Scarlet Pill can only enhance others' abilities, but for me, it can awaken my Golden Body War Spirit bloodline. Whoever blocks my path, I'll eliminate them - even if it's you, Xiao Chen. Originally, I planned to wait until the tournament ended before extorting you, but you couldn't wait any longer and are now testing my patience. Heh heh... I'll satisfy your wish."

  "Haha…… Now I suddenly hope you can get the first place." Qian Ming seemed to have figured something out, and a sly smile appeared in his heart. He was no longer jealous of Xiao Chen, but instead hoped that Xiao Chen could get the first place. What kind of trick he had up his sleeve, only he himself knew.

  However, what was even more intense than the reaction of Gan Ming was that of Yao Buping, whose face had turned black as coal, with bloodshot eyes and a trembling body.

  He had a bet with Cai Qing to teach, and the bet was the position of the head of the institute. At this moment, Xiao Chen's fighting power completely overshadowed Qian Ming's light, and anyone who wasn't an idiot could tell that Xiao Chen was stronger than Qian Ming.

  Even if Yao Buping found several reasons in his heart to tell himself that Gan Minghui was the first, the thought of Xiao Chen being the first always emerged.

  He had originally planned to take this opportunity to thoroughly teach Cai Qing a lesson, but Xiao Chen's sudden appearance caused Yao Bu Ping's plan to collapse, and he might even lose the position of Institute Head.

  Although the position of the hospital can be regained through connections, this breath cannot be argued, so Yao Buping now hates Xiao Chen to the bone, and even has the idea of eliminating Xiao Chen, making his own heart smooth.

  Some people hate, some people like, some people calculate, and some people admire.

  For example, Qi Changlao was very satisfied with Xiao Chen's performance, his eyes were full of appreciation, and he nodded secretly as he looked at Xiao Chen on the stage.

  Ximen's eyes flashed with admiration for Xiao Chen.

  However, the Yinghao List competition has not ended yet, and the next step is to conduct the Yinghao List ranking match.

  Xiao Chen is the best challenger, so after no more disciples came up to challenge, Cai Qing officially announced the start of the Ying Hao Ranking Tournament.

  The so-called Yīng Hào Bǎng ranking match is a ranking of the disciples on the Yīng Hào Bǎng based on their strength, with different rankings corresponding to different statuses and rewards.

  It can be said that the previous trial was just an appetizer, now is the time to see the real chapter, whether it's a mule or a horse, they all have to come out and show their skills.

  Cai Qing said, "The ranking match is different from the Grand Tournament system. The ranking match uses a draw, and all players compete anonymously, with only one chance to win. Although it may seem unfair, luck is also a manifestation of a warrior's strength."

  After Cai Qing explained the rules, a disciple came up and handed over ten tokens to Cai Qing.

  Cai Qing taught according to convention, explaining the rules: "Among these ten slips of paper, two are repeated, making five pairs. There are words on each slip, which are yi, er, san, si and wu."

  "These five characters can help you find your opponents and also determine the order of your appearance. For example, if two disciples both draw 'one', they will be opponents and appear in the first group."

  Cai Qing taught in great detail, making sure each of his disciples understood before saying: "Now I will scatter these signs into the air, and you will all jump up to grab one. Whoever deliberately slows down will be disqualified from the competition."

  Splash!

  Cai Qing finished speaking, and with a flick of his wrist, the ten slips in his hand flew out into the air. In an instant, the ten slips dispersed and scattered everywhere. At almost the same time, the ten disciples on the Hero's List, including Xiao Chen, leapt up and grabbed one slip each.

  "The rules are clear, the first group of disciples will start fighting." Cai Qing said directly without asking who got 'one'.

  Xiao Chen took a look at the slip he had drawn and saw that it was written with the number 'three', so he knew that the first one to appear on stage wouldn't be him. However, he was quite curious about his opponent, wondering who it would be.

  At this time, two disciples walked out, one male and one female. Both of them were familiar to Xiao Chen, namely Tian Sisi, the third place in the original English list, and Chen Linshang, the fifth place.

  Tian Sisi is a cultivator of the Ninth Heaven, while Chen Linshang is a cultivator of the Eighth Heaven, one small boundary lower. In the previous session, Chen Linshang was ranked fifth, can he reverse his ranking this time, it's worth looking forward to.

  Tian Sisi's face is beautiful, like a lotus flower emerging from the water, with a smile on her face, looking gentle and amiable, with the title of "One Smile to Capture the Soul". At this moment, she appears, truly living up to her name, and with one frown and one smile, she moves people's hearts.

  Compared with him, Chen Linshang is much inferior in both temperament and appearance. Without even comparing, the impression given is that he is far inferior, Chen Linshang is too ordinary.

  "Tian Shi Jie, make your move." Chen Lin drew out his treasured sword in one swift motion, his face cold and unyielding as he gazed at the beautiful Tian Si Si, without a hint of emotion or fluctuation in his tone.

  "Hehe... Brother Chen, you should let Sister Tian win more often." Tian Sisi smiled sweetly, a smile that could charm one's soul, and at the same time, a pink silk ribbon suddenly shot out from her sleeve, like a peach-colored mist, wrapping around Chen Lin.

  Chen Lin's eyes locked onto his target, the treasure sword in his hand quivered once, its energy bursting forth like a thorn, tearing through the air and stirring up several shards of cold light as he sprang into action, charging towards Tian Si Si.

  "Heh heh......" Tian Sisi smiled again, and her voice seemed to contain a special soul attack. Chen Lin, who had flown out, suddenly turned pale, his sword moves becoming sluggish.

  At this moment, the pink long strip under Tian Si's control shook and trembled, wrapping the true energy around the strip. The strip seemed to have come alive, suddenly turning back and tying Chen Lin up in mid-air, dropping him heavily onto the ground.

  Splash!

  Tian Sisi's arm shook, and the long ribbon rolled up like smoke and fog, retracting into her sleeve.

  "Alright, Brother Chen." Tian Sisi stopped smiling and became more demure.

  The master's sister smiled, and it was truly astonishing. Chen Lin climbed up, his face gloomy, and said, then turned around and walked down the stage, he had nothing to do with the top five.

  "Tian Sisi wins! Next group, come on out!" Coach Cai Qing announced.

  This group of disciples includes Qian Ming and Yuan Yinghao's tenth-ranked disciple Jiang Chen.

  This was a battle without any suspense, Qian Ming easily defeated Zhang Kuang. How could Jiang Chen be Qian Ming's opponent? Jiang Chen himself knew this too, and as soon as he stepped onto the stage, he directly announced his defeat.

  Stillness is the ruler of movement, and victory belongs to those who are still.

  "Qian Ming wins! Next group, come on out!"

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen stepped out, and at the same time, his opponent also walked out. Xiao Chen's opponent was Li Tao, known as 'Song Lang Young Master', a disciple of the original Ying Hao Bang fourth place.

  It's quite frightening to encounter an opponent like Xiao Chen, Li Tao's face turned bitter, but he still insisted on walking onto the stage, bowed to Xiao Chen with a martial artist's salute, and said: "Xiao Chen Shidi, please advise."

  "No, no." Xiao Chen also returned a courtesy and said politely.

  "Xiao Chen, my junior brother, how's my Dragon-Tiger Fist coming along?" Li Tao said, his eyes flashing with a fierce glint. His true energy surged forth like a tiger or dragon, and he charged at Xiao Chen with a burst of wind that struck him. At the same time, a low, rumbling roar erupted from his throat, as if a mighty tiger had appeared on the mountain, its jaws open wide in a deafening bellow that shook the earth!

  If it were an ordinary person, being hit by such a loud shout would probably cause them to be shaken so badly that their seven orifices would bleed, but Xiao Chen stood proudly in place, unaffected. The fierce fist wind came, but his face didn't show the slightest ripple.

  Ahh!

  At this moment, Xiao Chen also took action, punching out a fist, the fist's aura was like a galloping horse, the wind from the punch directly turned into a storm, tearing apart the heavens and earth, the rolling yuanqi, the rapidly charging-out fist actually rubbed against the air to produce a wildly running cloud mist, at the same time, a high-pitched dragon roar burst out, wailing across the nine heavens.

  Buzz!

  These two men both used the same external martial art - Dragon Tiger Fist, but their power was as different as heaven and earth. Xiao Chen's ten thousand jin of mighty force burst out, like a wild elephant galloping across the grasslands, tearing apart all obstacles.

  The icy fist wind burst out, directly shattering Li Tao's "Dragon Tiger Fist" and causing everything to collapse. Even Li Tao's rapidly approaching body was pushed back by Xiao Chen's fist wind.

  This was still Xiao Chen showing mercy, if Xiao Chen had punched down with all his might, Li Tao would have been either dead or crippled.

  The commotion passed, Li Tao looked at Xiao Chen with a lingering fear in his eyes, filled with deep admiration. He bowed and said sincerely: "Thank you, Senior Xiao Chen, for pointing that out. I, Li Tao, concede defeat. It turns out the essence of Dragon-Tiger Fist lies in 'ferocity'."

  "Senior brother is being modest." Xiao Chen said humbly and politely, giving Li Tao enough face.

  It was just a mid-level martial artist's 'Dragon Tiger Fist' that was displayed from Xiao Chen's hands, and it had such power, making everyone surprised. If someone doubted that Xiao Chen had eaten some kind of elixir to be so fierce at the beginning, then now everyone admired Xiao Chen.

  Just now, Xiao Chen's punch was simply a perfect display of the essence of Longhu Quan. The dragon and tiger are fierce and ferocious!

  Not only were the disciples shocked, but even Cai Qing and other instructors, as well as Dean Yao Bu Ping, were severely shaken. Especially Yao Bu Ping, who felt that Xiao Chen's punch could crush a large elephant to death, turning it into a meatball.

  "The news is indeed true, this kid's leadership ability is super strong." A hint of sharpness flashed in Qi Changlao's eyes, and he thought to himself: "I hope the sect's decision this time isn't wrong, I think this kid has a promising future."