Yang Yitian was a little unconvinced. After all, he was a reincarnation of a powerful being, so how could Qi Zhiheng look down on him like that? So before Qi Zhiheng went into seclusion, he dragged someone over for a sparring match.
Yang Yitian used all kinds of techniques with unparalleled skill, as if they were already second nature to him.
After confirming that Yang Yitian's techniques were not problematic, Qi Zhiheng went into seclusion.
Once the one-month period was up, Qi Zhiheng emerged from seclusion.
He had originally planned to enter the tenth level of Qi Refining during this seclusion, but he was still short of a bit of luck and failed to enter. He was just hanging on the breakthrough point.
But at that moment, there was no time to think about anything else, so we went to the assembly point first.
For disciples of their generation, it's usually just a formality; they just need to know that such an event exists. Those who want to watch can go, and those who don't can leave.
After everyone was gathered, the leader explained the competition rules to them, and then asked, "Does anyone want to participate in this Heroes Ranking? Those who want to participate, please step forward and we will send you in shortly."
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian walked upstairs.
“Okay, if no one is participating…” Mr. Qi assumed that this year would be the same as previous years, but before he could finish speaking, Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian interrupted his monologue.
"Sir, we both want to participate."
The man was somewhat taken aback, not expecting anyone to participate this time. He glanced in the direction Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian had come from and asked, "Are you two going to participate in the competition?"
Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian nodded.
The gentleman didn't say much. Every time the list of heroes was held, there were some who weren't very strong but wanted to push their limits and go up to challenge, but in the end they all came down in a sorry state.
The man thought to himself, "Young people these days always want to show off their strength. I can't control it; I'll just wait for the facts to make them understand."
"Sir, I'd like to join too."
Another voice came from the crowd.
Qi Zhiheng frowned slightly. This voice belonged to Shi Xingyang, who had challenged him in the last competition.
This person clearly had no intention of participating, but after hearing that Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian wanted to participate, he proposed to participate as well.
Qi Zhiheng did not believe that his purpose was simply to make friends with him. So what was this person after? If it was the formula for the Cleansing Elixir, then he had already handed the formula over to the Yuansheng Academy and should have given it up by now. So what exactly did this person covet from him?
Qi Zhiheng thought of many things in an instant, but he didn't show it on his face.
The master didn't say anything more, only feeling that this was yet another disciple who couldn't see himself clearly.
Many people went to watch the competition. Seeing the cultivation levels of these three spiritualists, they decided to challenge the Heroes Ranking. Everyone was there to watch the excitement, but some might have other ideas as well.
Presumably, many people still want to try this list of heroes, but due to their low cultivation level, it is not only difficult to win, but also easy to be ridiculed by the crowd, so many people give up on this idea.
Yang Yitian had long been rumored to be a useless pretty face, and now that people saw him going to participate in the competition, some people mocked his overestimation of his abilities.
"I'm not seeing things, am I? It's understandable that Qi Zhiheng and Shi Xingyang want to participate in the challenge. Everyone has witnessed the previous battles. What else can Yang Yitian do besides using talismans in combat?"
"Don't say that. Who knows, Yang Yitian might just make his opponents ecstatic as soon as he steps on stage?"
The crowd burst into laughter.
Qi Zhiheng, Shi Xingyang, and the others dared not say they could defeat him, but Yang Yitian? Without the talisman, who would be afraid of Yang Yitian?
"Does Yang Yitian not know that talismans and pills are not allowed in this challenge?"
"I think Shuang'er is just being temperamental. Seeing that Qi Zhiheng was going to participate, he couldn't just be left alone in the inner courtyard, so he naturally had to go up and try his luck."
Everyone had their own guesses about why Yang Yitian participated in the challenge, but they all agreed that Yang Yitian, this "pretty face," was bound to lose.
Not to mention, even Jin Yu, who knew them, shared the same view as everyone else.
Jin Yu said tactfully to Yang Yitian, "Sister-in-law, be careful when you go on stage. If you can't beat them, remember to surrender early. I've heard that many people on the Heroes' List don't show any mercy to women."
They were still offstage at the moment, and the challenge hadn't even started yet. In a little while, Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian would join their senior classmates from previous years to participate in the Heroes Ranking challenge.
Yang Yitian curled his lip: "Is that all you think about me? Maybe I can win too." He had never met any of the disciples on the initial list of heroes, so he naturally couldn't boast that he would definitely win. But what did Jin Yu mean by saying such discouraging things from the start?
Jin Yu felt wronged: "Sister-in-law, I've already been very tactful in my words. I've already been very generous by not letting you surrender as soon as you got on stage and saw that things weren't going well."
"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!" Yang Yitian was in a pain in his liver and didn't want to say anything more to Jin Yu.
Jin Yu touched his nose and silently shut his mouth.
Qi Zhiheng's soul power enveloped the surroundings, and he said to Jin Yu, "Could you help me look up Shi Xingyang's information later?"
Jin Yu asked in bewilderment, "Shi Xingyang is a challenger and won't become your opponent, so why are you checking his information?"
"Better safe than sorry," Qi Zhiheng replied.
Jin Yu was puzzled: "I'm not trying to be mean, Brother Qi, but if Shi Xingyang were a hemiple or a woman, I might suspect you were up to no good. But what's there to investigate about this stiff, unyielding man?"
Qi Zhiheng was speechless. If this were a girl, how would he dare to say it so casually in front of Yang Yitian? He glanced at Jin Yu and said, "I bet even if you lose weight, it will be hard for you to find a wife you like."
"Don't curse me like that!" Jin Yu felt that he was already quite handsome and dashing. Although he couldn't compare to Qi Zhiheng, he never thought of marrying a wife with Yang Yitian's looks.
"Just help me check, and you'll get your share of the benefits." After saying that, Qi Zhiheng checked the list of people he had brought with him and asked Qi Zhiheng, Yang Yitian, and Shi Xingyang to step forward.
"I'll take a look for you," Jin Yu assured him.
Qi Zhiheng nodded and gathered with Yang Yitian in the direction of the teacher.
They will go backstage to draw lots to determine who will challenge the first round first.
Each year, there are 300 disciples in Class A. Within ten years of entering the class, they retain the qualification to challenge the initial ranking of the Heroes List. Therefore, there are quite a few people who want to participate in the challenge. This time, there are more than 500 people participating in the challenge.
There are ten challenge platforms, which greatly reduces the challenge time.
Qi Zhiheng drew number 232, and Yang Yitian drew number 183.
The two players are not yet scheduled to compete; they can watch the match from the challengers' rest area.
Shi Xingyang wanted to come up and talk to Qi Zhiheng, but Qi Zhiheng avoided him intentionally or unintentionally.
"Brother Qi, do you have some misunderstanding about me?" After being avoided by Qi Zhiheng like the plague once again, Shi Xingyang finally couldn't help but ask.
Qi Zhiheng was speechless. Anyone with a modicum of self-awareness would have given up after his attempts to evade him, but Shi Xingyang persisted relentlessly, clearly harboring ulterior motives. He wasn't so narcissistic as to believe his personal charm was so powerful that everyone would want to befriend him.
This shows that Shi Xingyang is a person who can be extremely patient in order to achieve his goals, and he can't afford to make friends with someone like that.
Qi Zhiheng shook his head and said perfunctorily, "Brother Shi has an extraordinary demeanor and handsome appearance, which I am ashamed to admit. With two wives by his side all year round, I am afraid that he will not be able to resist temptation, so I never have much contact with people who are better than me in appearance and demeanor."
Shi Xingyang's face stiffened. This reason was too perfunctory. Who didn't know that Qi Zhiheng and Sheng Mingyue were very close? But he couldn't bring up Sheng Mingyue at this time. Qi Zhiheng could be called modest for saying this, but if he asked Qi Zhiheng how he could be so close to Sheng Mingyue, wouldn't that be saying that Qi Zhiheng was not as good as Sheng Mingyue?
His goal was to befriend Qi Zhiheng, not to anger him, so these questions could not be uttered aloud.
He also knew he needed to know when to advance and when to retreat, so he temporarily stopped bothering Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng was happy to relax and took out a list to whisper with Yang Yitian.
The list in his hand was the initial ranking list of the Heroes List.
The Heroes Ranking will naturally have its own rankings, but these rankings are not based on the number of challenges. It is said that after the Heroes Ranking Challenge, a trial will be held, and the rankings will be rearranged.
The ranking in the trials is the same as the ranking on the Heroes List. However, different situations can occur during the trials, so a disciple with a lower ranking is not necessarily weak.
Therefore, the disciples chosen for the challenge must be selected more carefully.
Qi Zhiheng carefully selected from the list to see if there was a suitable opponent for Yang Yitian.
"This one. Number 288, Luo Yunlan, mid-level Spirit Master. She has a water attribute spirit body, and you have an ice attribute. Ice has a certain restraining effect on water, which can give you a certain advantage. If she hasn't used up her challenge attempts, you can challenge her." Qi Zhiheng quickly chose an opponent for Yang Yitian.
Each disciple on the initial list of the Heroes Ranking can be challenged a maximum of five times. In other words, if a disciple has been challenged five times and won, it means that he has maintained his position on the Heroes Ranking.
Yang Yitian nodded: "Okay."
There can't be only one opponent, so Qi Zhiheng plans to choose alternative opponents for him in case Luo Yunlan runs out of challenge attempts.
Qi Zhiheng successively selected two more potential opponents for Yang Yitian, two men, one of whom was Shuang'er.
After choosing Yang Yitian's opponent, Qi Zhiheng went to find a suitable opponent for himself.
Although Qi Zhiheng possesses spiritual roots of all attributes, his outward spiritual form is of the elements of thunder, wood, water, and fire. Since he has multiple attributes, he doesn't have much particular consideration when choosing an opponent. He ultimately chose Guang Ruran, ranked 222nd, who primarily cultivates the wood attribute and is a mid-stage spiritual master.
Both of his lightning and fire elements have a certain restraining effect on the wood element, and his own wood element is the same as the wood element, giving him a significant advantage.
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