Su Ze sat in his seat and carefully recalled the information about his opponent in his mind.
Yang Yuan was from the Golden Light sect, so he was good at using all kinds of spiritual artifacts. However, according to Su Ze's understanding, spiritual artifacts needed time to be opened and in a sense, "powered up".
Su Ze's special training had focused on speed. When the opponent did not have time to react, he would use his strongest move to eliminate the opponent from the stage.
However, this Yang Yuan definitely had some passive magic weapons. It would automatically activate when he was attacked. This would put the timing of Su Ze's attack and the power of his starting move to the test!
It was not a big issue. This was because the path of the sword was famous for its tyrannical power. This was Su Ze's confidence. Elder Lin had praised Su Ze before. When his sword strike was combined with a Grandmaster-level magic weapon... it could produce a single full attack from a grandmaster!
Therefore, Yang Yuan would still be very easy to deal with. Moreover, the sooner he got him out of the ring, the more humiliating it would be for the other party.
Su Ze had not forgotten that Elder Lin had asked him to teach the Golden Light Sect a good lesson.
Next were Liu Xue and Xu Yun. They should still be manageable. They were famous for their many moves and their versatility. Su Ze should be able to match them move for move.
Su Ze was still confident that he could easily crush this Liu Xue. After all, once the sword intent was unleashed, no one at the Martial master Realm would be able to withstand a single strike from Su Ze! This was the source of Su Ze's confidence!
As for Xu Yun, her specialty was her high stamina, long-range combat, and solid manuveribility.
However, Su Ze didn't take it to heart. Since she was a long-range combatant, she should get flustered if he could close the distance and pressure her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried to safely tire her opponents out in long-drawn battles before making a move.
His swordsmanship should be able to close the distance before she tried to make that happen!
If he also manipulated the very space around Xu Yun, what other choice would she be left with other than to receive Su Ze's sword moves?
Su Ze smiled. These three seemed to have their own characteristics and were all very strong. In front of Su Ze, they were just putting on airs. There was nothing to worry about.
"Su Ze, get ready. Go to the lottery and draw your opponents. Generally speaking, you should be able to enter the top three. I have high hopes for you."
Elder Lin patted Su Ze's shoulder and pointed in a direction. He reminded him.
"Yes, Elder."
Su Ze nodded and immediately went to the lottery.
...
An hour later, Su Ze looked at his own tag. Indeed, it was in the order mentioned by the system.
The first number was number five, and the person holding number five was Yang Yuan!
At that moment, Yang Yuan stood in front of Su Ze, imitating the appearance of an elder. He smiled and teased, "I didn't expect to meet the holy son of the Pillheart Sect in the first round! What a pity! I wanted to meet you in the top three bracket! I didn't expect you to lose your chance so soon!"
As he spoke, Yang Yuan pretended to be very regretful.
Yang Yuan's high-profile appearance naturally attracted the attention of many people, and many of them began to discuss among themselves.
"The Golden Light Sect and the Pillheart Sect are not on good terms! They met in the first round. It seems that there will be a good show to watch."
"Who knows! With Yang Yuan's tricks, I think the holy son of the Pillheart Sect will be in big trouble. He will be frustrated to death!"
"There's still an hour before it begins. We just need to watch the show quietly."
Su Ze glanced at Yang Yuan but did not reply. Instead, he brushed past him with an expressionless face. Next, he sat in the waiting area.
Yang Yuan's teasing smile instantly froze on his face. He retracted his smile and stared at Su Ze's disappearing figure. His eyes were filled with resentment and a trace of deep, murderous intent.
Yang Yuan remembered what Elder Zhang Da had said. If there was a chance to kill a disciple of the Pillheart Sect in the grand competition, then they should not let it slide. If they were killed or crippled, the perpetrator would also earn a special reward.
The relationship between the two sects could be clearly seen!
...
The first match was about to begin. The surrounding audience seats were also filled with spectators. There was not a single empty seat.
They looked at the competition grounds seriously, afraid that they would miss out on any exciting battles.
In the competition grounds, dozens of arenas were lined up with contestants one after another.
On the sides of each arena, there were also guards who were responsible for maintaining the order of the competition and preventing the deaths of contestants during the competition.
Su Ze stood in the competition grounds and sized up Yang Yuan in front of him. He was wearing a Daoist robe with pitch-black symbols on it. Needless to say, Su Ze knew that this guy was wearing a defensive-type magical artifact.
"Are you ready? Don't forget to pierce through my magic artifact later!" Yang Yuan shouted with a cold expression.
Sue she glanced at him, but did not respond. Instead, he mobilized all the energy in his body. Originally, he had planned to get him out of there quick, but since he was so loud and arrogant... Su Ze decided to traumatize him for life.
"Contestants from both sides, please get ready. The match is about to begin."
The referee shouted.
The surrounding spectators immediately took their positions.
"The good show is about to begin. The most exciting part of the first match will be the Pillheart Sect versus Golden Light Sect!"
"That's right! The relationship between these two sects isn't that good, to begin with. Now that they've met in the first match, if they don't fight to the death, they'll be failing to live up to their sects' expectations."
"I've never heard of that pretty boy from the Pillheart Sect before! On the other hand, Yang Yuan has been around for a long time. I feel that Yang Yuan can easily win this round!"
"Silence in the arena. Let the competition begin!"
As the referee's voice rang out, the contestants on the arena instantly started moving.
Yang Yuan had a cold smile on his face. The energy in his entire body surged as he quickly activated the magic artifact on his body.
Su Ze held a long sword in his hand. A sword appeared beside him, and a hundred sword Qis split out from it. Su Ze brandished his long sword and charged toward Yang Yuan at high speed.
In the blink of an eye, a total of several hundred silvery-white sword Qis gathered around Su Ze along with the sword Qis that were formed from floating sword.
Su Ze moved his hand, and these sword Qis instantly charged toward Yang Yuan at a high speed.
Yang Yuan looked at the wave of sword Qi that was coming toward him, and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly. "Going all out from the start? Trying to break my defenses? Ignorant."
However, he did not feel proud for long before the smile on his face froze.
Because he saw that Su Ze's hundreds of sword Qi had actually condensed into a golden longsword that was dozens of meters long! It slashed toward him!