The moment Kogee said he was ready, Zeron attacked.
At a very fast speed, he kicked Kogee on his head with a circular kick which sent him flying out of the stage and unconscious.
Zeron Plum defeated Kongee.
The fight between Zeron and Kongee made the spectating audience speechless; even the elders were dumbfounded.
The fight was amazing, it was just... that it looked like an adult bullying a child.
Zeron was completely relaxed during the fight but Kongee was so persistent that he gave it his two hundred percent, but sadly, he lost.
...
"How can the difference be so big?". An older disciple spoke aloud to himself.
"yes, the difference is very large". Came a voice who spoke behind the older disciple
"Huh?". The older disciple turned back to know who spoke, and on identifying who spoke, he acted startled.
"Elder brother Tang, you are back from the sect mission". He hurriedly said.
"Yes, I just came back". Elder brother Tang said. Then he continued. "who is that boy?"
"oh! Him! Elder brother Tang, he is one of the new disciples who was recruited last month, and there are three superior quality spirit root owners among the recruit, and he is one of them".
The older disciple continued by saying, "Oh! he is called Zeron. I thought he was dead meat when he was matched with that other guy, but..". The older disciple looked at Kogee who is unconscious below the stage and is being administered to by the medical staff.
Elder brother Tang looked towards Zeron, who had returned from the stage and was being bombarded by Sake spit, who was describing how powerful Zeron looked by waving his hands up and down.
"Zeron. I will remember him, I hope you will continue being as powerful as you are now". Elder brother Tang said, as he turned and walked away from the field.
...
The matches in the competition continued, with Zeron fighting one more match and winning the match.
In every group, the disciples are supposed to win two or three matches to qualify for the next round.
Zeron won two more matches and was given a bye in his group, leaving the final two to compete for the remaining spot.
The competition continued with Rale and Sake also qualifying for the second round, which is the point system.
….
"Chulan, don't be sad; your opponent was too strong for you." Sake said comforting Chulan who was looking sad
"yes, you could not have hope to defeat Seya; he is a bone-tempering stage cultivator, while you are only in the skin-refining stage," Rale said to Chulan.
Sake hurriedly nodded his head in affirmation of what Rale said.
"Yes, yes, Chulan, Seya is very strong; his opponent couldn't get up after receiving a punch from him; I think they would be bedridden for days. Thank God he went easy on you because you are a girl".
Chulan bit her lips and could only nod her head to the words of Sake and Rale.
Sake then said. "Zeron, how did you think the point matches would play out."
Zeron thought for a second, then replied.
"I think it's going to be the twenty of us competing against each other, and among us, the person with the highest wins will be the winner."
"oh probably, Sake responded". Then continued. "I hope you will go easy on me, Zeron; I don't have strong bones".
Rale then said. "Don't listen to him, Zeron; make sure you beat him up nicely."
"Ah! Rale! I thought you were my friend". Sake then held his chest with both hands and said weepingly. "my heart, my heart, betrayal."
Rale put up a grossed face.
"Chuckles". Chulan covered her mouth as she laughed silently.
Zeron stood there as he smiled at Sake's antics.
The twenty disciples were asked to stand together.
Elder lei voice was projected from the pedestal on which the elders were staying.
"Congratulations on passing the elimination stage and qualifying for the point system."
He continued. "some of you did brilliantly, and I am very impressed with this year's admission; I hope that you can live up to the expectations of the sect and yourselves".
He then paused, allowing his words to sink in, before continuing.
"The main aim of this competition is for the teachers to select their students, so it doesn't matter who came first; what matters is for you to do your best so that you can be selected by a powerful master."
He then input more qi into his voice which made the air crack and sound like thunder
"LET THE MATCHES BEGIN!"
All the new student were gripping their fist tightly.
The twenty disciples who would be fighting each other were excited as they gripped their fists tightly and gritted their teeth, murmuring to themselves "I must do my best, I must do my best, no regrets"'.
There was an exception to them, which was Zeron and Jiao Dayu.
Zeron could not count the number of competitions he fought in when he was on earth, while Jiao Dayu just has a cold personality like a frozen flower.
The first match was between Jiao Dayu and a thin-lipped boy who had an angular face.
"Receive my sword." He shouted.
Then jumped up and attacked with a cleave.
Jiao Dayu raised her hands and, with her fair fingers, caught the strike, which carried a shocking momentum with two fingers.
"Huh?". The thin-lipped boy was surprised, then tried to take back his sword but couldn't.
His sword was as if stuck in a mire, he couldn't take it back.
"ugh!". He was struck in the chest by Jiao Dayu.
He flew out of the stage and threw up blood.
Indifferently, Jiao Dayu walked out of the stage.
"Man, that girl is strong". Sake said sounding surprised.
"Yes, she is". Chulan replied with a tinge of jealousy in her tone.
Rale looked serious as he said. "She is very strong; that thin-lipped boy is not a nobody. He is among the twelve high-class spirit root owners and also among the ones in the muscle tempering stage, but he was defeated easily. Jiao Dayu must be very strong and very high up in the body tempering rank."
Zeron nodded in agreement with what Rale said because he was also not sure if he could defeat her.
Eldest senior sister Sonia Lee called out. "Sake versus Seya".