Because the first day's competition was a free-for-all, people were still preparing for the groups and the ensuing battles. Some were confirming the venue, some were maintaining their equipment, and some disciples were walking in twos and threes, trying to find teammates before the battle began, to ensure that they would be able to stay until the end when the competition began.
In fact, when he heard the rules of the competition, Hua Shi had already made this judgment. The method of forming a team of three or two people should have formed a tacit understanding in the Xuanqing Continent through years of competitions. Most people will try to find teammates before the competition begins. This cannot be considered cheating, but a countermeasure.
Even people as strong as Yu Xing and Zhou Li, after discovering that they were on the same team, discussed joining forces to deal with others while competing.
There are simpler ways to win, so Hua Shi certainly wouldn't be too cautious. So after arriving at venue No. 4, he began to look around, trying to find a reliable teammate.
However, when he started chatting her up, Hua Shicai realized that he seemed to be more famous than he had imagined.
Of course, this kind of fame is not a good one, which can be seen from the reactions of others when he talks to them, as if they want to immediately draw a line between themselves and him.
In the end, Hua Shi shamelessly chatted with many disciples, but unfortunately no one was willing to team up with him.
Some disciples even pointed at him, and when they saw him approaching, they quickly turned away, pretending not to meet his gaze.
Until the competition was about to begin, Hua Shi was still standing alone in the corner.
In desperation, Hua Shi had to give up forming a team and sat in the corner quietly eating fruit, waiting for the competition to officially begin.
Fang Wei saw Hua Shi being excluded from the beginning to the end, but he did not stop him or comfort him. Only after Hua Shi gave up did he ask, "Do you feel wronged?"
Hua Shi was silent for a moment and nodded.
Of course he felt wronged. He had done nothing wrong, but he had to suffer this treatment for no reason. He naturally felt wronged, but he was not a naive fool. He knew why he should not be treated like this.
But now that he knew, why did he still feel aggrieved?
This is what Hua Shi couldn't understand, and this was the reason why he was depressed.
"It's actually pretty good to compete on your own. At least you don't have to worry about accidentally hurting your teammates." Hua Shi said this in a low voice and laughed again: "But we've been waiting for so long, when will the competition start?"
"It will start in half an hour." Fang Wei responded to Hua Shi's words, paused for a moment and then said the second half of the sentence, "You don't have teammates."
Hua Shi immediately relaxed his brows and smiled when he heard this: "Yes, you are my teammate."
After the system reminder, Hua Shi's mood instantly improved. Although he claimed that he was not a naive fool, in Fang Wei's eyes, he was indeed a guy who could not be simpler. Joy and sadness came and went quickly. When he was in a bad mood, he could be coaxed back with just two words, and he could recover immediately after losing motivation in a moment.
Fang Wei laughed and said, "If that's the case, then let's have a good competition."
Half an hour later, the senior in charge of Hua Shi's venue finally spoke and drove all the participating disciples into the venue.
The entire competition venue is extremely spacious. It is not an ordinary arena like the final venue that Hua Shi saw yesterday. This venue is not only spacious enough to accommodate hundreds of competing disciples, but also has scenery such as rockery and flowing water. The disciples can compete with each other through various terrains, and use these things to display their respective strengths in order to fight against their opponents.
After Hua Shi entered the venue, the first place he arrived at was a pile of rocks. The competition hadn't officially started yet, and the rocks covered most of his body. The other disciples seemed to keep a distance from him, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Some of them even looked in Hua Shi's direction from time to time, as if they had something in mind.
This group of disciples didn't know how to hide their thoughts. Their thoughts were all written in their eyes. Fang Wei saw through their thoughts at a glance and warned Hua Shi, "You have to be careful. When the competition starts, they will definitely deal with you first."
Hua Shi blinked when he heard that, and turned around to look at two disciples from an unknown sect who were visiting him not far away. As soon as his eyes met the two people, they quickly turned their heads to look in other directions, avoiding Hua Shi's sight.
Hua Shi got Fang Wei's reminder and naturally became more cautious. He said to Fang Wei in his mind: "It doesn't matter. I just need to avoid them."
Fang Wei once again reminded the naive young master: "Although you don't intend to deal with anyone, judging from the attitude of those people towards you today, they probably won't let you go."
Hua Shi: “…”
That's a lot to say. He only talked to dozens of people today, but there were always a lot of people pointing and talking. I estimate that there should be more than half of the population here.
Hua Shi was a little worried: "Is my hatred value really that high?"
Fang Wei said calmly: "Having luck but no ability will naturally attract jealousy."
If jealousy ferments for a long time, it will naturally turn into hostility.
Hua Shi seemed to agree with Fang Wei's words. He nodded and said, "Now that I think of it, even I feel that I am quite hateful."
Fang Wei: “…”
He urged angrily and amusedly: "The competition is about to begin, you better be careful, you are not incompetent."
You just don't know the extent of your own abilities.
Fang Wei did not say the last sentence out loud. After a moment, Hua Shi verified it with his own hands.
Although Hua Shi was not confident that he would be fine, he immediately perked up after hearing Fang Wei's words. When the sound of the competition starting came from outside the venue and the senior in charge of the venue left, Hua Shi immediately calmed down and prepared for the battle.
Smoke gradually rose in the competition arena, and the figures around him became less clear. Hua Shi retreated cautiously, leaning his back against the stone wall. He knew that no one could see clearly now, so he began to use the plug-in that only he had. He said, "System, can you help me locate where the others are?"
Fang Wei replied: "Of course."
Hua Shi didn't waste words at this time. He said, "Then hurry up..."
Unfortunately, Fang Wei responded the next moment: "But I won't help you in this competition. You have to solve it yourself."
Hua Shi: “…”
Well, now the plug-in is unreliable, Hua Shi has no other way but to solve it by himself. The thick smoke in front of him is part of this competition. The disciples can't see the enemy clearly in the thick smoke, nor can they predict the enemy's movements, so perception is particularly important at this time. After confirming that the system could not help him, Hua Shi quickly calmed himself down, and his eyes finally began to become serious.
Fang Wei wanted to see how Hua Shi would perform at this juncture, so after saying those words just now, he did not say anything else and just watched Hua Shi's reaction.
Hua Shi looked very calm at the moment. Although he had few opportunities to actually fight, he had actually seen many big scenes. Even if he was hiding nearby and watching others fight, he would not panic because of ordinary situations. So he released his spiritual power to explore the whereabouts of others, without any anxiety or impatience on his face.
When Fang Wei saw this, she felt that Hua Shi's usual loud cries for help were not as serious as they seemed.
He felt that this was more like a habit.
Just as Tong Fangwei judged, Hua Shi's performance at this time did not disappoint him.
But in just a moment, Hua Shi had found the people nearby. The footsteps of this group of people were scattered, and it didn't sound like there were any very strong masters. However, this group of people seemed to be divided into two groups, and both groups were approaching Hua Shi.
It is obvious that Fang Wei’s previous statement was not wrong. The target of these two groups of people is Hua Shi.
"Being so popular at this time, I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing." Hua Shi said distressedly.
Fang Wei didn't answer him, but he continued to talk in his mind as usual: "But it's a good thing they have two groups of people."
He spoke in a relaxed tone, and naturally he had already come up with a way to deal with it. Sure enough, Fang Wei watched Hua Shi stand up and brush off the dust on his body, then he jumped up and down and rushed towards the group of people in the east.
The reason why he moved very quickly was that he had been trained frequently by Xuan Shuzhi in the past six months or so. Xuan Shuzhi's attacks were heavy, and Hua Shi could only escape when he could not defeat him. Over time, he naturally developed agile skills.
When he arrived in front of the group of people in the east, Hua Shi deliberately leaked his movements and showed his back to let everyone notice him. However, before everyone could come to their senses, he had already jumped up and ran towards the west again.
When they arrived at the west side, the same trick was used. Hua Shi alarmed people from both sides and let them see his figure, and then led them to one place.
There were only vague outlines in the smoke, and if one did not observe carefully, one could not recognize the person in front of him. Hua Shi deliberately made a noise in the crowd, causing a few more commotions. Then he patted his butt and jumped out of the battle group with his extraordinary skills, leaving the chaotic scene to the others.
This solved the initial problem.
However, the dangers facing Hua Shi were far more than that. Hua Shi had just walked out of the chaotic scene of the Chaos Array when he ran into several disciples of the Fengyu Palace behind a low wall on the other side.
The disciples of Fengyu Palace were probably not targeting Hua Shi, but they were already accustomed to attacking anyone they saw. When they saw Hua Shi appear, they looked at each other, skipped all the unnecessary detours, and directly attacked Hua Shi with fans in hand.
Hua Shi quickly dodged to the side. He originally only wanted to block the attacks of this group of disciples, but who knew that while blocking, he actually knocked the opponent's weapons far away.
Several disciples of Fengyu Palace were slightly stunned. Not only that, even Hua Shi himself couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Upon seeing this, the disciples of Fengyu Hall immediately put on the demeanor of facing a strong enemy, and said with a deep sigh: "What on earth are you..."
Hua Shi looked down at his hands, then looked up at the several Fengyu Hall disciples in front of him. After a long while, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Did you guys not practice well?"
The faces of the disciples of Fengyu Palace suddenly turned red, and then turned blue. They raised their weapons towards Hua Shi again, with a look of fearlessness in their faces.
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