Today was the day of the competition.
In Sword River Association Sundai region outer court.
In the sect training ground.
There was a wide arena section in the middle of the training ground.
The arena was so wide that Cultivators could unleash all of their momentum and fight without the thought of falling out of the arena and being disqualified.
The arena was covered with inscriptions. Which are formations set by a Tier 4 formation master. No one below the Qi core stage can dream of destroying it.
It was set by a past generation of the sect head. That sect head was a rare formation master.
.....
Thousands of disciples surrounded the stage.
But they were fifty feet from the edge of the stage. On an elevated platform from the top of a building close to the training ground sat the elders and sect head.
The new disciples were standing at a corner of the large training field. The hundred and one of them were standing together as they converse.
Only the cold beautiful girl was standing alone. She was like a white rose or lily surrounded by a calm body of water.
She was so peaceful and the aura coming out of her was calm and deep. But if anyone were to disturb the peacefulness. They would be destroyed by her thunderous response.
Her name is 'Jiao Dayu' meaning 'a delicate black jade.'
"Sake, I thought that after completing skin refining you would not look fat. Why are you still fat?". It was Zeron who was saying this to Sake in a dumbfounded tone because, instead of Sake reducing in weight, he has put in more kilos.
Chulan gave a snide remark by saying, "How can he not put weight when he is eating like a pig!".
Sake was nodding his head continuously before he said, "Although I am adding more weight, I am still loved by the ladies. You two, Zeron and Rale can not reach my levels in terms of look. Even the whole sect of males can not compare to me. I am the most handsome man in the sect".
Chulan slapped the back of his head and said, "Shameless!".
While Zeron's group and other groups were still chatting and conversing.
Someone appeared mysteriously in the center of the stage.
No one was aware of the existence.
The person who was standing in the middle of the stage was a woman. She looked twenty-five at most, with beautiful facial features.
But the first thing that will attract your attention is not her beautiful look but the callous look of her eyes. It was as if she disregarded life and death. With a cold momentum brewing in her eyes that can intimidate people.
Her name is 'Sonia Lee' the eldest senior sister of the sect.
She was the number one disciple of the sect. She could have been given the rank of elder like Taren but she rejected it.
There was a rumor that she was stronger than Taren, but the rumor have not been proven by facts.
Sonia looked at the gathered crowd of new disciples that was ignorant of her presence. Then at the older disciples who are now silent and have stopped all conversation
Not all new disciples were ignorant of her appearance. Because!
There was someone who had contracted his muscles as if he was facing a formidable opponent. He was still talking naturally and casually but 99% of his attention was on the woman that was standing on the stage.
He was Zeron. Which senses have 'screamed danger' the moment Sonia appeared on the stage.
Sonia looked at the young boy that was pretending not to notice her, but was very attentive of her movement.
She smirked and said with a lowered volume "what a cute boy".
She then looked again to a different direction where a maiden with a cold expression and aura was standing there inattentively. But Sonia knew that the maiden aura have locked her on the moment she appeared.
Sonia just grinned and released a little bit of her presence, so that the new disciple can notice her. The crowd of new disciples were startled to see someone in the middle of the stage.
But before the new disciples could ask about the identity of the person. The older disciples have already reacted. Instinctively they all said ""Greetings to Senior sister Sonia""
The new disciples was surprised. ((Senior sister)).
They were surprised at how the older disciples are behaving reverently towards the lady on the stage.
Sonia addressed the new disciple with an evened tone "The sect head asked me to be the supervisor and referee of this competition to avoid accidental killing and critical injuries"
"So you can all go out in your fight"
"Know this, your performance in this competition can determine how fast you could cultivate for the next one year"
"The resources that will be given out will skyrocket your cultivation speed.
It would give you the lead to surpass and suppress all your peers like Taren did"
"And look now, he is an elder. So do your best, so you won't regret it".
The gathered crowd of new disciples was so hyped up by what Sonia said.
"Do my best". Zeron looked at his clenched fist and chuckled inwardly (if I do my best, it's going to be an overkill)
...
The competition started speedily as soon as Sonia finished her speech.
The hundred and one disciples would be grouped into ten batches. With ten individuals in a group. From group1 to group10.
Only two person each can qualify in a group. Then the twenty one people will now fight a rotation battle.
Why it was twenty one was because Dayu was given a free pass to the rotation battle. She will not fight in the group stage.
The competition started with an opening match between two disciples, who although have never fought as a cultivator but they were so strong that they could kill a god class martial artist with a slap.
The two disciples were both at the skin refining stage. They both use a sword.
Standing a few feet from each other, they were both looking at each other with an intense gaze and Sparks was colliding in the air.
Eldest sister Sonia looked at the two brats and chuckled inwardly, while outside, she had a strict face saying. "Ready?!!, Then fight!!"
The two who have had enough of each other lunges at each other with a terrifying speed and
Bang!!. The fight has begun.