Chapter 236 Challenge
【Dark Red Modifier】
[Potential points: 10→6]
[Skill: Jade Bone Skill Level 1 (1/400)]
The second-rate horizontal jade bone skill has three levels besides the entry level.
Every time you reach a level, your entire body's bones will undergo some kind of change, and once the power is stimulated, it will be revealed. Last night, Bai Xiao used a medicinal bath combined with dark red to add some points, and surprisingly reached the first level of the Jade Bone Skill: Yinggu.
The body bones emit a faint fluorescent light, and are warm and strong.
The second layer is blood and bones, which are red, hot, and full of vitality. At this level, the hematopoiesis of the bone marrow will be inexplicably strengthened, making the blood in the body like lead and mercury, heavy, sticky, and surging.
Finally, there are the jade bones, which are jade-colored and integrated. When any part of the limbs is hit, the force will be transmitted to the entire skeleton, dispersing the huge force. Moreover, the hardness of the bones is comparable to that of fine iron, and there will never be any fractures. Even if you use a weapon to cut it, it is difficult to hurt it at all.
Bai Xiao recalled the contents of the Jade Bone Technique in his mind.
It is worthy of being a second-rate secret weapon, with remarkable effects and powerful force.
If he could be promoted to the third level of Jade Bone Realm, and then strengthened through Copper Wall and Iron Wall, and obtain the fourth level above the limit out of thin air, I wonder what kind of powerful effect will appear? Bai Xiao's heart moved slightly, and he had some expectations.
He took a deep breath, turned and walked into the bathroom.
After washing up, I feel refreshed and clean.
Bai Xiao put on a set of exquisite fierce bird fighting suits, which were white and gold in color, woven with delicate silk threads, and thickened at the joints. Especially the ferocious raptor claw pattern on the shoulder, which was lifelike and majestic.
This time, the logistics staff of the Fierce Bird School brought many sets of identical fighting clothes. Because according to the experience gained from previous battles, the current senior brother of the Fierce Bird School, Bai Xiao, will burst when facing a strong enemy in the ring. So they have to prepare a few more sets, otherwise they will be reduced to the embarrassing situation of going into the ring shirtless.
In this regard, Bai Xiao also felt that they were quite considerate.
This is how it works when you fight yourself.
He smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes and stretched the strong muscles in his back and shoulders. He walked out of the door and came to the room of the sect leader Yan Qi. Some staff members were already waiting inside, and all the junior brothers and sisters were also there.
Yan Qi and Chen Liao sat in the sunlight through the French windows, sipping tea. They looked energetic, with rosy cheeks, and seemed to be in a good mood. Yan Qi took a sip of the slightly bitter tea, put down the teacup, glanced at everyone in the room and said.
"Get ready, we'll leave in ten minutes."
Eight o'clock in the morning, in front of the Hanhai Hotel.
A group of people wearing the same style of clothing walked out of the hotel lobby. They were all tall and handsome, and walked with steady and powerful steps. In addition, they were wearing traditional fighting martial arts clothing. Some passers-by stopped to watch and thought they were members of a martial arts crew.
Everyone got in the car, and the black convoy drove towards the Hexian Martial Arts School.
At the same time, in every corner of Donghai City and every hotel, there were convoys of cars driving into the main streets, like sharks merging into a school of fish, cruising, chasing, gathering, and diving into the abyss.
This time, the Eastern Dark World Fighting Competition was held. The contestants and their schools were all the best in the secret martial arts world of the eastern provinces. They could be said to be the epitome of the essence of martial arts in a province. Among them, there were countless third-rate schools, dozens of second-rate schools, and even several first-rate schools. All parties gathered here to compete with each other!
As long as they can get a relatively high ranking in the Eastern Dark World Fighting Competition, it will be enough to demonstrate the value of their respective representative schools.
For example, Xing Lie of the Liehuo Martial Arts School, who made unprecedented progress after his breakthrough in seclusion, could only dream of getting a top 30 result in the Dark World Fighting Competition. This was already an unimaginable honor for him. It can be seen that the Eastern Competition is extremely authoritative and influential, and is recognized by most schools and the younger generation of the Eastern Secret Martial Arts World, and is regarded as a benchmark.
All contestants wanted to get a good ranking, and then become famous. However, no contestant dared to dream of the top ten, because the competition was too fierce. The Eastern Seven Stars firmly occupied the top seven places, and there was no doubt that no young generation could break it.
So, actually the top ten are the top three.
There are only three places: eighth, ninth and tenth.
For other contestants, these are already the champion, runner-up and third place in their minds. Therefore, the competition will be fierce. Apart from the Seven Stars, all the Eastern Prodigies and Dark Horses are eyeing these three positions. The same is true for Fang Chao and Ye Meng before.
However, Bai Xiao had no such idea at all.
He only has the champion in his eyes! Only the first place winner of the Eastern Dark World Fighting Competition can activate the champion mission and get rich enhancement rewards.
Apart from being the champion, nothing else makes any difference to White Owl.
If you don’t get first place, you fail.
Therefore, he must face off against the Eastern Seven Stars to see who is superior!
"Haha, let me experience the power of the extreme realm myself..."
On the outskirts of Huaishui City, at the foot of a lush mountain, is the Hexian Martial Arts School.
The parking lot was packed with vehicles.
In a short period of time, nearly a thousand people poured into the martial arts hall, and there were more than sixty contestants in total, and the number of their elders, junior brothers, and entourage was huge.
For a moment, the usually quiet Hexian Martial Arts School became extremely lively.
When the group of Xiongniaoliu came in, they could see that the Hexian Martial Arts School had made special arrangements to cater to the Dark World Fighting Competition. The streets on both sides had been widened, with a large number of banners, slogans, signboards, and decorations.
There were also yellow cordons on both sides marking the path for the runners.
Bai Xiao walked forward, and similar to yesterday's exchange meeting, he came to a huge martial arts arena. This martial arts arena was almost half the size of a gymnasium, and was paved with gray cement tiles. Near the circular white wall, temporary audience seats and rest areas had been set up.
Each school’s station is even slightly blocked by partitions.
It looks like the set up in some restaurants.
In the center of the martial arts arena, a huge circular arena stood, the entire area was comparable to a basketball court. Surrounding it was a circle of red pillars, on which four or five evenly parallel steel wires were wound, forming a protective net.
Looking up, you can see pavilions and tall buildings on the east and west sides. There are many tables and seats on the wooden corridors on each floor. The masters of various schools can look down and watch the competition, or have a cup of tea and chat to build relationships. As the organizer, Hexian Martial Arts School has thought very carefully.
Around 8:30, the golden sunlight became brighter and brighter, and it shone through the gaps in the clouds. The sky was blue, and it was a good day.
The Xiongniaoliu group sat in the planned camp.
This place is relatively close to the entrance and exit passage.
Bai Xiao's seat was at the front. He sat down with his arms and legs extended, his hands on his knees, his face expressionless, and his cold eyes slowly swept across the venue.
Not far away, Xingshuimen and Liguangjian were standing next to each other. He saw Fang Chao in white and Ye Meng in blue nodding towards him.
Bai Xiao also nodded.
Suddenly, he felt someone was looking at him again, from the right.
Bai Xiao turned his head and looked.
On the right passage of the martial arts arena, two figures walking side by side gradually emerged. There was no one from the school behind them, so they were obviously alone. On the right, a tall man in a windbreaker wearing a mask. On the left, a man with a ponytail and a cape. His appearance was androgynous, and he had a faint flower on his shoulder.
It’s Guimian and Siyou.
And, the gaze that Bai Xiao just sensed came from Shadow Ci Si You.
The arrival of the two of them caused a commotion. Apparently, many people knew the reputation of the Eastern Seven Stars. A series of inexplicable gazes focused on the two of them. However, Si You's expression did not change at all. His narrow, dark eyes were still fixed on Bai Xiao, as if he wanted to remember his figure firmly. It seemed that the competition yesterday had left a deep impression on him.
Next to him, Ghost Face seemed to be looking over as well, his eyes dark and dark.
The sturdy figure of White Owl, with his arms folded across his chest, came into view.
On that expressionless face, the lips slightly parted, and a word was spoken silently. It was plain and there seemed to be no ups and downs. The ghost face's eyes flashed slightly, and he quickly understood the meaning: "If you want revenge, I'm always here for you."
On the left, Si You seemed to understand the lip reading as well.
He turned his head slightly and said in a clear voice: "Ghost Face, let me take this man. You should focus on the other five people. He is the prey I have chosen. After the competition is over today, I will collect some interest..."
"Um."
Ghost Face spoke in a low voice, took a step and walked away.
Soon, time passed little by little, and around nine o'clock in the morning, all the contestants and spectators had arrived. On both sides of the aisles, the staff of the Martial Arts Association, dressed in neat uniforms, stood quietly as security.
At nine o'clock, the vice president of the Eastern General Bureau, a bald old man, walked to the center of the arena. He looked around at the various schools around him.
Then, a powerful voice spoke.
"The Eastern Dark World Fighting Tournament has officially begun!"
"This Dark World Fighting Tournament will adopt a challenge system and an elimination system. There are a total of seven seeded players who have been selected in advance to serve as champions. Contestants in the ordinary elimination system can choose to challenge these seven people in any round. Everyone has one chance. If you win, you will replace the status of champion and seeded player. If you lose, you will be eliminated directly. As for the elimination system, it will continue to operate normally. In the end, nine people will compete and form the top 16 with the seven seeded players. If you don't understand, I will say it again..."
Bai Xiao understood everything yesterday.
Obviously, these seven champions are the Eastern Seven Stars. As seeded players, they can be directly promoted to the top 16. However, other contestants in the elimination system can also challenge these seven and replace them. Otherwise, they will have to follow the elimination system and compete for the last nine.
Together with the above seven seeded players, they will form the top 16.
This method seems to be to prevent the Eastern Seven Stars from meeting each other in advance in the Dark World Fighting Competition. Therefore, they are placed in the top sixteen.
The major players did not feel that this competition system was unfair. The Eastern Seven Stars were too strong. If they met them in advance, the probability of losing would be infinite. Some top players who were only below the Eastern Seven Stars were also a little scared. If they were unlucky enough to meet them, they might be eliminated in the first round. Now, excluding the Eastern Seven Stars from the elimination round would allow them to fight without any scruples.
Compete for the other nine spots in the round of 16.
For them, this is full of confidence.
In this way, we can at least guarantee a top 16 ranking in the Eastern Conference.
As for the upcoming quarterfinals, it will depend on each team’s strength and luck.
On the stage, the host quickly announced the list of seven seeded players.
Sure enough, the Eastern Seven Stars.
The seven people whose names were called left the audience and walked to the central stage. Nearly a thousand eyes from all the major schools gathered around them.
Liu Xinzong, Xiahou Ping, Chen Xiu, Guimian, Si You, Hao Lie...
There is also a person Bai Xiao has never seen before, Gui Luotian.
This Eastern Seven Stars comes from the Posa Tibetan Sword Museum.
He was wearing a loose black kimono and looked mature, like he was in his 30s or 40s. His appearance was a little ugly, but the ugliness was very distinctive. His face was slightly wide, his cheekbones were protruding, he had eagle eyes and a sharp nose, and his overall outline was inexplicably tiger-shaped. He also had a signature turtle mouth.
The man had medium-long, slightly messy hair, and his eyes looked empty beneath his hair.
When he stood with the seven people, he looked dull and absent-minded. His body was slightly hunched, and his left hand was on the handle of the rope-wrapped knife.
One could vaguely see that there were large, hideous black tattoos on his wrists and collar, like a Yaksha demon walking in hell.
Bai Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
For some reason, he always felt that this swordsman seemed sharper and more dangerous than the killer Shadow Ci Si You.
"Other contestants can challenge these seven champions after each round of the elimination round. You need to know that once you choose the challenge, your name will be removed in the elimination round. If you win, you will directly enter the top 16. If you lose, you will be eliminated on the spot..." the host reminded again.
Afterwards, the Eastern Seven Stars walked down from the stage, and Gui Luotian also slowly turned around.
On the back of his black kimono.
There was a white word in an artistic style with extremely sharp strokes.
"cut!"
Time passed little by little, and it was around 9:30 in the morning.
The people who chose to challenge the seven champions have been chosen, a total of two.
There was no white owl inside.
The reason why he didn't challenge the Eastern Seven Stars was because he didn't want to miss out on the experience in the knockout rounds. It would be a pity to jump directly to the top 16, which would be equivalent to giving up at least double-digit potential points. Bai Xiao was definitely unwilling to do that.
He sat in a seat in the audience, looking far towards the ring.
There are two challengers, one is going to challenge Xiahou Ping of Thunder Zen Style, and the other is going to challenge Si You of Shadow Assassin. The challenge will be held before the first round of eliminations, and everyone is waiting to see if there is any comment.
The result was not unexpected.
Both challengers were defeated within a few seconds.
One of them was knocked flying by Xiahou Ping's three punches and fell to his knees.
The other one was suddenly attacked by Si You, and the cold and sharp tip of the shadow thorn pressed against the artery in his neck. So he could only shout loudly to surrender.
All I can say is that the courage is commendable, but the ending is tragic.
(End of this chapter)
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