Of course, he had only obtained a tiny bit of cultivation and had not reached the first-stage Qi Refinement Realm.
After the first battle ended, the second battle soon began.
Both parties of the second battle had no cultivation, but their bodies were stronger than mortals.
[Extraordinary Physical Strength+1]
[Extraordinary Physical Strength+1]
...
After fighting for a minute, the victor was decided.
Then came the third battle.
[Cultivation Power+1]
The battle ended!
The fourth battle…
...
Chen Mu stood beside the Battle Arena, his eyes shining.
Ever since he came to this world, this was the first time Little Assistant could absorb so many attributes.
Heaven took pity on him. In the past, when the villagers fought, he would at most get two points of physical strength. He had absorbed almost all of them on the spot and basically did not need the attribute storage space.
He could finally use it today.
After about ten battles, the attribute storage space contained five points of cultivation power, two points of spiritual root attributes, and three points of extraordinary physical strength.
Looking at the storage space, it should be able to store 100 attribute units.
10% of the space was now used up.
Chen Mu silently cheered the disciples on.
His requirements were not high, so he decided on a small target!
Just fill up the attribute storage space!
He wanted to see how long he would take to absorb them at full capacity.
...
At the same time, on the Immortal Seeking Peak, Qing Yangzi and the other elders were focused on the Battle Arena at the side of the mountain.
Actually, they also wanted to get closer like Zhang Yan and Mu An.
However, it was just an entry competition. If the Sect Leader had personally come and all the Elders of the various factions were present, it would be too exaggerated.
After all, even the core disciple competition did not receive such a treatment.
Therefore, it was not appropriate for them to show themselves directly. They could only watch from here.
As for the First Elder and Elder Mu, one of them was responsible for the event, while the other was looking at his son. Both of them had reason to be there.
...
They were not interested in the battles between the new disciples. What they were more interested in was Chen Mu, who was watching the battle below the Battle Arena.
This feeling was very special.
It was just like how their Dao companion had been pregnant for decades and finally gave birth to a child. They wished they could keep an eye on the child at all times, but they were also afraid that it would not be independent enough.
Qing Yangzi's cultivation level was profound and his foresight was astounding.
Even though they were thousands of meters apart, the change in Chen Mu's expression could not escape his eyes.
To be honest…
Even if he did not know that Chen Mu was the person to face the calamity, he could tell that Chen Mu was different from the rest.
It was not only because of his appearance, but also because of his gaze!
Among the many Outer Sect disciples who were watching, only Chen Mu was watching the battle attentively. Only his eyes were filled with yearning and longing!
This was the gaze of a powerful person!
The more Qing Yangzi looked at it, the happier he felt in his heart. At the same time, he was even more determined about his previous thoughts.
To nurture such a disciple, a special strategy should be devised!
Although it was a little tiring and troublesome, everything was worth it!
...
The battles passed one after another. Chen Mu watched the fights on the Battle Arena while Qing Yangzi and the others watched Chen Mu from the top of the mountain.
This situation, when described as a poem, was simply…
"You stand below the stage to watch the competition,
But the people atop the mountain watch you watch the competition.
Battles strengthen your Little Assistant,
While you fulfill other people's dreams without hesitation."
...
After twenty battles, it was Zhou Jinglei's turn.
His luck was not bad. His opponent had no cultivation.
He won with just one strike.
[Earth Spiritual Root+1]
...
"So he has an earth spiritual root…" Chen Mu's heart stirred.
After observing over twenty battles, he discovered some patterns.
Compared to the power of cultivation and extraordinary physical strength, the attributes of the spiritual root were extremely rarely dropped.
In these over twenty matches, he had obtained just three spiritual root attributes.
Amongst them, Mu Xiong and Zhou Jinglei both dropped attributes with a single blow.
From the looks of it, the probability of the spiritual root dropping should be related to the combatant's talent.
The higher one's talent was, the more likely it was for them to drop a spiritual root attribute.
Chen Mu tried to absorb the spiritual root attribute but found that he could not.
"This spiritual root attribute should be able to directly upgrade the spiritual root…"
"This ability is somewhat heaven-defying. I'll study it when there's no one around."
Chen Mu did not forcibly absorb it. Instead, he continued to absorb the power of cultivation.
In reality, be it cultivation power or physical strength, these were all directly absorbed regardless of talent.
If your talent was outstanding, your cultivation would increase this much.
If your talent was trash, your cultivation would still increase by the same amount.
Therefore, the matter of the spiritual root being delayed for a while did not affect anything.
...
The first round of battles ended quickly.
Many of the later battles did not drop any attributes.
Chen Mu was not surprised.
After all, among the 122 new disciples, there were only about 20 people with true cultivation.
There were also over 20 people with bodies stronger than ordinary people.
The remaining 70 or so people could only be considered ordinary people. And when they fought among themselves, nothing would drop.
...
The second round of drawing lots ended very quickly.
Compared to the first round, even though the second round of battles was halved, the battle situation was even more intense.
Not long after, the Little Assistant stored 15 points of cultivation power, 11 points of physical strength, and 4 points of spiritual root attributes, totaling 30.
...
An hour later, the second round ended.
Chen Mu felt that something was wrong.
Zhou Jinglei did not appear during the second round!
Eh?
Seeing that the third round of drawing lots had begun, Chen Mu immediately realized what had happened when Zhou Jinglei went to pick his number.
This kid actually skipped the last round!
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.
'Did he take my script?'
Seeing that Zhou Jinglei had finished drawing the lot for the third round, Chen Mu walked over to take a peek.
Zhou Jinglei's lot had a single word on it!
"Pass!"
Indeed!
They were both latecomers, yet he secretly got lucky himself!
So selfish!
Chen Mu felt sour in his heart, but he could not show it. He could only stay by the Battle Arena and silently extract attributes to drown his sorrows.
...
By the end of the third round, Chen Mu had stored sixty attributes.
The top 16 had already been decided.
They drew lots again!
Chen Mu stole another glance.
Zhou Jinglei's opponent was a disciple named Wang Ze.
Chen Mu recalled carefully.
Wang Ze really seemed like an ordinary person!
However, he was very lucky that the opponents he encountered in the first three rounds were all ordinary people. That was how he successfully advanced to the top 16!
No way?
Chen Mu's expression changed slightly.
He actually encountered something with such a low probability of happening?
Was this the true Son of Destiny?
...
Chen Mu had no choice but to continue watching and extracting attributes.
This fourth round allowed him to extract ten more attributes.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth round, which was the quarter-finals!
As long as one won this round, it would mean that he would receive 50 low-grade spirit stones.
Chen Mu scanned the remaining few people.
Without exception, all of them possessed cultivation.
Just as he had expected, a few of them were not in good condition…
If they were matched with Zhou Jinglei…
It was really possible for him to enter the top four!
Chen Mu had mixed feelings as he watched Zhou Jinglei continue to draw lots.
After Zhou Jinglei was done, he immediately went forward to verify his thoughts.
There were three words written on it.
"No.1 Mu Xiong."
The result was cold and cruel, as if heaven was joking with him.
Then, Chen Mu saw Zhou Jinglei's face turn dark at a visible rate.
"Ah… this…" Chen Mu was shocked.
It turned out that this brother was not a child of destiny, but rather a child of bad luck.
Compared to Chen Mu's bad luck, his outcome was more dramatic.
Chen Mu lost in the first round, so it was a swift end.
However, heaven slowly gave Zhou Jinglei hope and created an illusion. Then, at the last step, he was dealt a fatal blow.
It was clear at a glance who had suffered more.
Chen Mu felt a dull pain in his heart when he saw this, let alone the person involved.
This made him feel some sympathy for Zhou Jinglei.
After some thought, he looked up with a heavy expression and patted his brother's shoulder. He consoled him softly, "Brother Zhou… participation is the most important thing."