Chapter 259 Exclusive Publication on Jinjiang: The Superpowered Individuals Exchange Competition Begins...
The competition among those with supernatural abilities will be held in the capital city.
On the day of the competition, the group from Yunlu Village took a hover bus to the venue prepared by the new emperor.
Because the competition was prepared on short notice, the venue was rather simple. It was just a circular open space enclosed by a fence that had been cleared, and there were even quite a few weeds left on it.
To the east of the venue was a high platform viewing area specially prepared for the new emperor and high-ranking officials. Next to the high platform were several lower seats, which were prepared for the next-ranking noble families and relatives of those with supernatural abilities.
The south side is the waiting area for the superhumans, and the rest is a free spectator area without seats. Ordinary people who have heard about this competition can come and watch the excitement and broaden their horizons.
To date, the total number of superhumans in all settlements, including Yunlu Village, has reached just over two hundred.
This competition mainly focuses on combat strength, so apart from wood-type users, most of the participants are pure attack-type ability users, mainly those with metal, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice abilities. There are also a few water-type and strength-enhancing ability users, as well as a few special ability users such as Zhou Qing, Lu Chen, and Mei Xue, totaling about a hundred people.
These people include men and women, young and old, and their ranks range from one to three. To ensure complete fairness, separating all of them would be too troublesome.
Therefore, regardless of other conditions, the competition will proceed by drawing lots and having everyone compete in pairs until a final winner is determined.
The winner will receive a 100-cubic-meter space ring, 1,000 catties of mutated grain, and 500 catties of supplies including meat, eggs, vegetables, and fruits.
The second and third place winners will each receive a reward of 50 cubic meters of supplies, with the amount of resources reduced by half.
The top ten received 10 cubic meters of rings and 100 kilograms of mixed materials.
Although most people with superpowers don't have to worry about food and clothing, they can learn about their own strength by sparring with others and earn some extra money at the same time, so why not?
With the reward as an incentive, the participants' fighting spirit was clearly much higher.
In Yunlu Village, there are a total of ten participants.
They are Lei Yan, Zhang Chengming, Xiong Mao, Li Tuo, Wei Xiang, Wu Cheng, Lu Chen, Mei Xue, a strength-enhancing ability user, and a level-two wind-type ability user.
Lu Xuan could have participated, but his participation in this competition among low-level ability users would be a complete mismatch, with no basis for comparison, and would also be too discouraging for others.
To this end, the new emperor added an additional new rule.
The top three contestants will have the opportunity to challenge Yun Xianhou. If they can withstand ten moves from him, they will receive a luxury electric kayak provided by Yun Xianhou.
In this era where many people rely on going out to sea to obtain resources, owning a private kayak, especially a luxury version, is definitely a prestigious and practical thing.
When all the rules were announced, not only were the participating superhumans excited, but even the ordinary people who had arrived early to reserve spots and watch were in an uproar, as if they themselves were about to receive a large amount of supplies and kayaks.
The viewing area in Yunlu Village while waiting for the draw.
Lu Qing, Wu Yinyin, Su Ying, Ye Ping, Liu Yu and other female relatives each held a large plate of dried fruit, jerky and other snacks, as well as a cup of milk tea and juice, and ate and discussed at the same time.
Ye Ping asked, "Who do you think will take the top spot?"
Wu Yinyin replied without hesitation, "It's hard to say exactly who it is, but it's definitely someone from our village."
Lu Qing nodded in agreement, "I think the highest level among the contestants is only level two, which is incomparable to level three."
Not only will they take the top spot, but they will likely also take the top three positions.
Liu Yu chuckled lightly, her eyes filled with amusement, "I'm just afraid that people from our village will sweep the top ten spots, and everyone else will have wasted their time."
Su Ying casually touched the imperial hairpin she had received two days ago after Lu Xuan helped her present the yellow conch pearl. Her gaze swept over Xiong Mao, who was talking to Zhang Chengming and the others in the lottery area. She narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly and said, "I can't control others, but if my Xiong Mao doesn't make it into the top three and embarrasses me, I'll make him sleep on the floor for the next two weeks."
Lu Qing and the others couldn't help but laugh.
Li Tie, Grandpa Zhang, and others who were listening nearby turned to look at Li Jing, Wu Yang, Chen Rong, and the other young men.
"You train with them regularly, so you should know their skill levels and who among them has the best chance of winning first place?"
Chen Rong said without hesitation, "It must be Lei Yan. Lightning-type abilities are much more aggressive than other types, and he also gets extra help from Lu Xuan from time to time. He definitely has the best chance of winning."
It would be embarrassing for Lei Yan to lose.
“Lei Yan is indeed the strongest among us. Next are Cheng Ming and Xiong Mao, who have a mixed record of wins and losses in their sparring matches.”
Li Jing added, "Li Tuo is slightly worse than them, mainly because he's too impulsive and can't stay calm, so he's always easy to find fault with."
Grandpa Zhang said, "Then let's have Lei Yan take first place, and my Chengming and Xiong Mao take second and third place?"
Ge Yuan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. The ability users in other settlements may not be much worse than us."
The fact that ten people from their village participated seems like a lot, but most of the other gathering places also had more than ten people. Otherwise, how could they possibly gather a hundred people?
Each town has some notable superhumans, and most of them are people the townspeople know.
For example, Fengxian has Ye Feiluan (Wind), Du Chenghai's son Du Qingyu (Ice), Luochuan has Chu Ming (Fire) and Yan Erhu (Earth), Yangshan has Miao An, who just signed a contract with a Level 3 Psychedelic Mushroom, and Chen Bing (Fire).
Finally, the representatives from the capital were Xie Heng (Feng), the heir of the Marquis of Weiyuan, and Zhou Qing, who came from the Huo family army.
Ge Yuan said, "Marquis Weiyuan is a military general, so his son must have practiced martial arts since childhood. Zhou Qing has followed the Huo family army through thick and thin and is also experienced in combat. Even without superpowers, their strength should not be underestimated. The difference of only one level may not be insurmountable."
Moreover, Zhou Qing is a special type of ability user and has just obtained the ability of a level three lightning-type mutated leopard. Even if he were to face Lei Yan, he might not lose.
Ge Yuan glanced at Huo Tiankuo, who was sitting next to Lu Xuan, and said, "If General Huo participates in the competition, it is still unknown who will be at the top of the list."
Unfortunately, Huo Tiankuo's name was too famous.
Winning is taken for granted by the people, while losing means losing all dignity.
Even if Huo Tiankuo himself didn't care about these things, His Majesty was afraid and wouldn't let him go on stage casually, so in the end he could only watch the battle like Lu Xuan.
Li Tie said, "Forget it, don't think about it too much. Even if we don't get first place, our village's strength is beyond doubt, and we certainly won't be ashamed."
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At the same time, on the high platform viewing area on the east side.
The new emperor, along with his ministers, nobles, Liu Wenchi, Ye Feiluan, and other town leaders, had already taken their seats.
Lu Xuan's seat was also arranged here.
He sat to the left of the new emperor, his gaze sweeping over the ministers who looked exceptionally neat in their new cloaks made of mutated animal hides, and he raised an eyebrow slightly.
These ministers pointed at the gifted individuals drawn by lot and discussed in hushed tones, occasionally glancing at their cloaks, their brows furrowed with satisfaction and pride.
It has to be said, these mythical beast skins are really warm to wear. Some people deliberately didn't wear bio-clothes today, and even so, they didn't feel cold at all in the sub-zero temperatures. In fact, they were even sweating a little.
Moreover, the finished product looked far more expensive than any of the items they had worn in the past.
Many ministers, who were already old, did not like the cold season, but now they were unusually hoping that the temperature would last longer so that they could wear their cloaks and show off.
The new emperor was also wearing a newly made black fox fur cloak, but he was more reserved and did not reveal any obvious emotions. He only asked Lu Xuan in a low voice, "What does Marquis Yunxian think the result of today's competition should be?"
Lu Xuan said, "However, it will have little impact on me and Yunlu Village."
The new emperor chuckled, "That makes sense. Today, I'll take this opportunity to see just how strong these people with superpowers really are, and whether they are worthy of the status and position I've given them."
Before we knew it, the drawing of lots was over.
After his subordinates came to ask for instructions, the new emperor waved his hand and said, "Then let the competition begin."
Inside the live stream room.
Is it finally starting?! I'm getting impatient.
The Star Alliance does host various competitions for superhumans, but this is the first time I've seen a superhuman exchange competition in such an ancient era. I hope the battles will be exciting.
[With a hundred contestants, the highest level they reach is only level three. Even if they're very skilled, their performance won't be that impressive. It's best not to have too high hopes.]
Come on, let's bet on big or small and see who will come in first place today!
[I stocked up on a whole case of nutritional supplements, but the streamer's brother-in-law got first place!]
Zhang Chengming's wind-based abilities are quite strong too.
[Doesn't our little brother Lu Chen have any supporters? Level two gravity ability might be a bit low, but it's still a gravity ability! Just add one or two times the gravity to your opponents and they'll be pinned down!]
[That's right! I'm betting ten boxes of nutritional supplements, just so my little brother Chenchen can beat all the adults and win first place!]
Mei Xue is no slouch either; her poison-based abilities allow her to poison anyone she encounters.
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Amidst the audience's discussion, the competition officially began.
Due to the large number of participants, the preliminary round was divided into four areas, with four matches held simultaneously. Everyone competed in the first round to select fifty people, then the second round was held to select the remaining 25 people, and then the rematches were held one by one.
Generally speaking, as long as you can win three battles, you can almost get into the top ten.
As soon as the first four groups of people took the stage, people from different towns immediately began to loudly call out the names of the superpowered individuals from their own towns, cheering them on.
None of the eight people in this group were familiar figures from Yunlu Village or other towns. They were all newly awakened ability users with mediocre strength. They could only rigidly condense a fireball or a water ball to stand still and attack. Among them, there were even two strength enhancement type users who directly engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
In Lu Xuan and the others' eyes, it was naturally nothing to see, but among the spectators were many people who had never seen a superhuman fight before. When they suddenly saw someone actually conjure a fireball with their bare hands, they couldn't stop exclaiming. The atmosphere was anything but quiet, and there were excited shouts everywhere.
As the seeded players from various towns took to the field one after another, the competition became increasingly exciting.
Fire whips, wind blades, and lightning bolts danced wildly on the battlefield, while wood-type ability users proudly displayed their newly contracted mutated plants to join the fight. The exciting and surprising scenes drew gasps of amazement from the crowd.
During the event, the superhumans from Yunlu Village also took to the field one by one and easily won.
Before long, it was finally Lu Chen's turn.
As the youngest contestant in this competition, Lu Chen showed no stage fright and appeared before everyone with great confidence and pride.
The audience members, upon seeing him, fell into a brief silence before bursting into laughter.
"How come there's another child participating in the competition?"
"The little guy hasn't even grown all his fur yet, and he's already here just to join in the fun."
"Even though the competition is supposed to be a point-to-point contest, a child this young could be seriously injured by even a slight hit. What were the family thinking? It's so irresponsible."
Hearing the doubts around him, Lu Chen puffed up his cheeks in anger.
In the viewing area of Yunlu Village, adults and children alike were also dissatisfied with the doubts and ridicule from others.
Especially the little ones like Zhang Dafu, Li Kangbao, and Xiong Dabao.
"Hmph! What do they know? Chenchen is amazing!" Zhang Dafu said angrily.
Li Kangbao nodded vigorously, waving his hands in the air, "That's right! In a moment, we'll show them how powerful Lu Chen is, and let him beat his opponents to a pulp!"
The adults didn't react as strongly, only scoffing, "They'll know what it means to be slapped in the face when Lu Chen beats his enemies to a pulp."
"What's wrong with a kid? It's more embarrassing for a kid to beat his opponent."
"Our Chenchen is a special type of ability user. Maybe he can even make it into the top ten and scare them to death."
Lu Qing also disliked the attitude of those who laughed at Lu Chen, but she believed in Lu Chen's abilities and therefore remained calm.
Lu Chen, the person involved, was equally calm.
The little guy seemed completely oblivious to the sounds around him. When he heard the person opposite him say, "Little brother, don't worry, I'll try to be gentle when I make a move," he just glanced at him without reacting.
Only when the referee announced the start of the match did Lu Chen straighten his eyes, raise his arm and point it in the direction of his opponent, squeezing hard in the air.
Gravity doubles!
Double the gravity instantly fell on the other person. The latter's pupils shrank, and before he could do anything, he was slammed to the ground with a 'bang' due to the overwhelming force that he had no chance to resist.
The excessive shock caused severe head trauma; the opponent felt a sudden buzzing in his head and immediately lost consciousness.
The battle had barely begun when it was already over.
The spectator area, which had been filled with jeers just a moment ago, immediately fell into dead silence.
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