Looking at the five spirited people from the Azure Dragon Hall in front of him, Ning Zhiyuan smiled a rare smile. "Today is the day of the qualifying round. I believe everyone has been preparing for two months. I hope you can win the first round and demonstrate your strength on the stage of the peak competition, winning glory for the Holy See of Light and fame for yourselves!"

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

"In addition, I also need to remind everyone that the rule of this Zhuding Contest is that as long as one party admits defeat, the other party cannot take action again. So if you are unable to defeat your opponent, don't hesitate to admit defeat directly. As long as you have the green mountains, you will not be afraid of the firewood." Ning Zhiyuan said seriously.

Every time there is a peak-chasing competition, there will be the loss of outstanding disciples. As the hall master, he naturally does not want to see this scene, so he must give some reminders before the peak-chasing competition begins.

Hearing Ning Zhiyuan's words, everyone nodded, feeling a little touched. They were originally worried about what to do if they lost, but Ning Zhiyuan's words undoubtedly wiped out their worries.

"Now that we are ready, let's go!" Following the order from the owner of the gym, the group marched towards the venue of the Zhuding Competition.

After leaving the accommodation, most of the shops on the road were closed. Almost everyone went to watch the Zhuding competition. No one wanted to miss such a grand event.

The closer they got to the center of the city, the more people there were on the streets. When they walked near the arena, they found that the huge square in front of them was surrounded by people.

The noise from the restaurants around the square was unusually good. Many wealthy and powerful people were sitting in the boxes waiting to watch the next competition. This scene happened once a year here and had long been commonplace for everyone.

When everyone saw the disciples of the Holy See of Light coming under the leadership of Ning Zhiyuan, they all made way for them to enter, and many eyes fell on An Ran and a dozen other disciples.

Being able to represent the Holy See of Light has already proved their strength. Regardless of the final result of the competition, they have already defeated too many people by being able to stand on the qualifying stage.

Eyes filled with envy or jealousy kept scanning everyone, with the most falling on An Ran, Xu Errong and An Yu.

Because, among these new faces, they are the youngest!

When the Holy See of Light arrived, everyone noticed that the disciples of several hidden families had already arrived. After all, they saw each other frequently, and the leaders would greet each other when they met. On the surface, they seemed very friendly, but in fact, they were very wary of each other.

For a moment, among these forces, only the Divine Realm Alliance had not arrived yet. However, there was still some time before the qualifying competition began, so everyone was waiting patiently.

As the few of them were exchanging greetings, a disciple of the Divine Realm Alliance slowly walked over. When he saw the Holy See of Light, a cold light flashed in his eyes, which disappeared in an instant.

"Palace Master Ning arrived really early today. It seems that he really thinks victory is certain?" The words of Elder Qi of the Divine Realm Alliance were heard from afar, and he didn't care about other people's opinions at all.

Ning Zhiyuan's expression turned pale upon hearing Elder Qi's undisguised sarcasm. He sneered, "I'm not sure of victory, but I'm a bit more confident than your Divine Realm Alliance."

So what if they were in public? With the strength of the Holy See of Light, they still didn't take the Divine Realm Alliance seriously!

"Since all the people from several forces are here, let the competition officially begin!" The old man's voice sounded slowly. Although the voice was not loud, everyone present could hear it clearly.

The leaders of several forces walked up to the platform together. At the front of the qualifying battle was a platform. The leaders of several major forces were sitting on it, from where they could clearly see the situation on each competition platform.

Today's competition wasn't conducted by drawing lots, as that was too random. It wasn't possible for disciples from the same faction to kill each other, was it? Therefore, for the sake of fairness, each faction wrote down the order in which their disciples would appear, from weakest to strongest, and the old man would make the arrangements.

Everyone tries to avoid a situation where strong teams fight each other as much as possible. After all, ten places are selected instead of just one. But if someone does this deliberately, it’s hard to say.

Several leaders quickly wrote down the ranking of the disciples' strength and handed them to the old man. Then the old man randomly assigned two families to compete.

There is only one chance for this competition. Losing means there will be no more chances, so everyone takes every competition very seriously. In fact, as long as one person can persist in two battles, he can advance.

"Ni Tianping is sensitive to water!" the old man announced.

As the old man's voice fell, the two men quickly walked onto the stage. They were both at the bottom of the ten disciples in their respective forces, and they had long expected to be the first to go on stage.

However, since they were both at the bottom of the rankings, they didn't feel any worry when looking at each other. If they met a master, they would just admit defeat without any competition.

Everyone else's attention shifted to the two disciples on the platform. From them, they could also judge which of the two forces was stronger.

"The competition begins!" The referee gave the order and the two men quickly took their positions.

An Ran didn't know how the strength of the Holy See of Light was ranked, but it was obvious that the three of them would not be ranked high, so she stood quietly aside and watched others compete.

The disciples who can stand on the arena are all extraordinary. Their martial arts are endless, and the lethality they unleash brings wave after wave of amazement to everyone.

The sun was shining on the earth. The battle was about halfway through. The people watching were not bored at all. On the contrary, they were all very excited.

Every disciple who took to the field gave their all, their endless tricks were astonishing. Often, just when you thought the competition was about to end, a disciple would suddenly unleash a killer move, surprising everyone.

Although the rules of this competition stipulated that once one side conceded, they could not fight again, reducing the possibility of death, casualties still occurred. For example, a disciple of the Divine Realm Alliance was beheaded in this battle...

This also made An Ran aware of some tactics used in battle. Sometimes, even if you want to surrender, the other party will not give you the chance to say these two words. If this is the case, the danger is still quite large.

"An Ran versus Shui Qingrou!" The list of the next contestants came from the platform.

(To be continued.)