"The first battle, No. 1 Mu Xiong versus No. 121 Zhou Jinglei!"
With a loud shout from the deacon elder, Mu Xiong and Zhou Jinglei entered the Battle Arena at the same time.
The battle soon began.
As a second-stage Qi Refinement Realm Cultivator, Mu Xiong had basically crushed anyone he encountered.
Chen Mu had thought that this battle would be no exception.
However, what he did not expect was that after the battle began, the two of them actually fought equally in the Battle Arena.
Zhou Jinglei even revealed his cultivation level at the first-stage Qi Refinement Realm.
"How is this possible?" Chen Mu was shocked.
Two days ago on the Immortal Seeking Path, Zhou Jinglei did not have a cultivation level.
It had only been two days and he was already at the first-stage of Qi Refinement?
Was he secretly taking tuition?
Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat when he saw that the two of them were unable to decide the winner. He had a bad premonition.
Could it be that the clown was himself all along?
...
At the same time, in the Battle Arena.
Mu Xiong was very displeased.
After so many battles, he finally recalled what his father had told him last night.
When he met someone with an outstanding temperament, he had to show mercy.
The moment Zhou Jinglei stepped onto the stage, he noticed Zhou Jinglei's dual-pupils.
He thought to himself that should be the person with an outstanding temperament that his father had mentioned.
Thus, he had shown mercy.
However, this boy did not know what was good for him and even fought harder.
What?
Did he think he could defy heaven with just first-stage Qi Refinement cultivation?
...
On the other side, Zhou Jinglei went up the stage with the mentality that he was going to lose.
However, after the battle started, he realized that his opponent did not seem that strong.
This gave him hope again.
He came from an extraordinary background and had heard many legends.
Among them, there was no lack of stories of geniuses fighting above their levels.
He had the Earth Spirit Physique and was considered a genius.
Why couldn't he use first-stage Qi Refinement cultivation to fight someone at the second-stage?
Thinking of this, he fought even harder.
If he could fight above his realm in the Entrance Competition, he should be able to gain more attention after he officially entered the sect.
Not to mention, as long as he won this battle, he would be guaranteed to have 50 low-grade spirit stones.
No…
As long as he defeated Mu Xiong, the others would definitely not be his match.
He would get 200 low-grade spirit stones!
Bang!
Before he could continue thinking, Mu Xiong slapped his shoulder.
This palm strike was not too heavy. Zhou Jinglei could sense that it was still within his tolerance.
How could he not be injured when he was fighting someone stronger than him?
He had a firm personality, so this injury was nothing to him.
He would continue to persevere!
...
"This kid is too insensible!" Mu Xiong cursed in his heart.
He had only used half of his strength in that palm strike just now in order to make this boy retreat in the face of difficulties. But he had actually gone all out!
Thus, he unleashed another palm strike!
The other party got even more excited!
...
Below the Battle Arena, Chen Mu watched the battle with his mouth agape.
At the same time, notifications kept coming from the Little Assistant.
[Cultivation Power+3]
[Metal Spiritual Root+1]
[Earth Spiritual Root+1]
[Extraordinary Physical Strength+3]
...
There was such a good thing?
Chen Mu was in disbelief.
It was not as if he had never imagined that the two most talented disciples would be able to have a good fight.
However, Zhou Jinglei's strength was far inferior to Mu Xiong. He did not have any hopes that the two of them would be able to show any results.
Moreover, he had already imagined the best outcome earlier, but he was ruthlessly struck by reality. Now, he did not dare to think too much about it.
However, happiness came so suddenly!
The two of them were actually fighting so intensely!
...
As time passed, the battle continued.
It had to be said that Zhou Jinglei's perseverance was indeed astonishing. Up till now, he had already suffered seven punches, but he did not fall!
The surrounding disciples were all stunned.
No one expected that this stranger could actually fight Mu Xiong to this extent!
...
The distant Mu An's expression became increasingly unsightly.
He could naturally tell that Mu Xiong was showing mercy, and he also knew the reason why Mu Xiong was showing mercy.
But showing mercy was not done like this!
At the very least, he had to let them know that he was showing mercy!
Couldn't he just say it secretly?
Great!
Not only did he offend the person who was facing the calamity, he also offended this newly accepted spirit physique disciple.
His son…
His future prospect was getting narrower.
...
Fifteen minutes later, the two of them were still fighting in the Battle Arena.
Zhou Jinglei was already swaying unsteadily, but he had not fallen yet.
Chen Mu did some calculations.
In this battle, Little Assistant had extracted 20 attributes.
Among them, there were four earth spiritual roots, three metal spiritual roots, nine points of cultivation power, and four points of extraordinary physical strength.
Now, he had stored a total of 90 attributes!
Initially, he was worried that the storage space would not be full after the battle ended. But now, it seemed that he was worrying needlessly.
Another minute passed, and Mu Xiong seemed to have completely lost his patience. He suddenly let out a low roar!
"You really don't know what's good for you!"
As his voice faded, the metallic spiritual energy in his right palm gathered and struck Zhou Jinglei's chest with lightning speed.
Zhou Jinglei spat out a large mouthful of blood on the spot and flew out of the Battle Arena at three times the speed of Chen Mu!
Thump!
There was a muffled sound!
Zhou Jinglei fell beside Chen Mu.
Looking at Zhou Jinglei who was convulsing while vomiting blood, Chen Mu did not know what to say.
This kid was good in every way.
He was talented and had a steady and determined personality.
But he was just too unlucky.
From the start of the battle until now, he had been severely pummeled, and his body was riddled with injuries. Yet, in the end, he did not get anything out of it at all.
Fortunately, the deacon who had just fed Chen Mu a healing pill arrived in time and fed him a medicinal pill.
Zhou Jinglei finally stopped twitching.
"Brother Zhou… are you alright?" Chen Mu bent down and asked with concern.
"No… it's nothing."
"This little injury… is nothing."
Zhou Jinglei gritted his teeth and struggled to stand up with Chen Mu's help. At the same time, he did not forget to look at Mu Xiong on the stage indignantly.
He had to admit that it was indeed not easy to fight someone above his level.
This was horrible; he did not get anything in the end.
...
With the top four decided, there were only three battles left.
The three battles did not last long before Mu Xiong took first place without any mishaps and won the 200 low-grade spirit stones as a reward.
The surrounding new disciples were all incomparably envious.
At the same time, some people looked gloomy.
After experiencing the Entrance Competition, they felt a huge difference.
At this moment, they could even see their own future.
After entering the Outer Sect, they would be reduced to servant disciples during the Outer Sect competition a year later.
After another two years, they would be forced to leave the sect and go to the mortal world.
As for those powerful people, they would become stronger and stronger. In the end, they would reach a level that they could only look up to.
When they were at the end of their lives, they would think about what had happened today. Perhaps they would be proud of it.
'Back then, I was from the same sect as a certain big shot and had even fought with him!'
This might very well be the proudest thing in their lives.
However, it was too sad to think about it now.
...
In the distance, Zhang Yan and Mu An naturally noticed the change in their expressions.
And now, it was their turn!
Zhang Yan glanced at Mu An and said in a light voice, "Junior Brother Mu, I'll leave this assignment to you."
"Please don't screw this up."
Mu An nodded heavily, "Don't worry!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan flew towards the Battle Arena while Mu An followed closely behind.
Soon, the two of them arrived above the Battle Arena.
Seeing that the disciples below were still discussing animatedly, Zhang Yan's expression was solemn as he suddenly shouted lightly!
"Silence!"
The commotion instantly died down as everyone looked up at the two elders in the sky.