Among the fifty-man formation, those who received the black token showed joy on their faces, scanning the surroundings, looking for the unlucky ones.
Among them, five figures moved, immediately becoming the focus of attention.
"Junior Lin Xiu?"
Inside the formation, Du Chaoping saw Lin Xiu suddenly take a step forward, and his heart skipped a beat.
He was one of the few who understood Lin Xiu's strength.
So Du Chaoping was clear that as long as they followed the elimination mode of the arena, Lin Xiu could definitely make it to the top five.
But in a wheeling battle, that's hard to say.
Around the square, as Lin Xiu and the other four walked out of the formation, a wave of cheers erupted.
"Lin Xiu was drawn."
"Oh my, I just made a bet with my roommate earlier. This is bad, he's the first one up, no chance for the top five now."
"This guy is really unlucky."
In the front of the crowd.
Huo lan also saw Lin Xiu, his face turned pale.
Guarding the arena requires extremely high strength and also tests Pill accumulation. If you can't withstand the consumption, you'll be replaced by others.
"Why are this year's rules set like this, Headmaster?" Huo lan was extremely anxious.
"Haha, Huo lan, I didn't expect your student's luck to be so bad." Ge Mu's somewhat harsh laughter entered Huo lan's ears, provoking a furious glare from Huo lan.
Han Pu and Qin Zhi also felt anxious when they saw Lin Xiu stepping onto the arena.
"Ge Mu, stop gloating here. Until the last moment, no one knows how things will turn out," Huo lan said in a deep voice.
"Are you sure?" Ge Mu asked back.
Huo lan looked at the changing teams in the square, his heart skipping a beat.
Originally, the number of challengers queuing up at each arena was balanced, but after Su Xiao, Leng Bai, and others joined, many people surged to Lin Xiu's arena.
Ge Mu triumphantly said, "Lin Xiu's performance these past two days, without a doubt, is very strong! But compared to Su Xiao and others who have a reputation, Lin Xiu is still a bit weaker. Everyone knows how to pick the soft persimmons."
The same scene.
On the high platform, Hu Gan also saw it, and he paused for a moment.
"Hu Gan, are you sure you haven't secretly targeted that kid?" Old Huo said in a voice only Hu Gan could hear.
Before Hu Gan could speak, he felt a gaze from the audience.
Hu Jia was also staring at him intently.
"Just two Dou Techniques, would I bother? I really picked randomly. Who knew this kid would have such bad luck."
In the beginning, only Hu Jia, Hu Gan, and Old Huo knew about Lin Xiu winning two Dou Techniques from Hu Jia. Now, seeing Lin Xiu draw the white token and take the stage first, those aware of the situation couldn't help but suspect Hu Gan, the person who set the rules.
"I originally thought he could compete for the top five, but now, it's hard to say," Old Huo said, looking at the long line forming in front of Lin Xiu's arena, with more than twenty people, surpassing the number of challengers at the other four arenas.
Hu Gan sighed, realizing his mistake; he had forgotten to consider this aspect earlier.
"I can only find a chance to compensate this kid later," Hu Gan thought to himself.
In the center of the square, Leng Bai initially wanted to persuade Su Xiao to challenge Lin Xiu. After all, during this time, Lin Xiu's reputation was even louder than theirs. However, Su Xiao refused, as he had interactions with Lin Xiu before and saw that Lin Xiu not only successfully participated in the internal selection matches but also made it to the top fifty.
To be honest, Su Xiao had intentions of making friends.
Secondly, Su Xiao was the most highly acclaimed first-place winner of this year's cohort, and he had his own pride.
Naturally, he wouldn't engage in bullying behavior.
In fact, out of confidence in his own strength, Su Xiao, despite getting the black token, chose to challenge an arena first, waiting for others to challenge him.
This also caused Leng Bai and others' plans to wait for a few rounds before stepping onto the arena to fall apart.
"These guys are really fast!" Xiu Yan's gaze swept over the five arenas.
At this moment, all of them had people on them.
"Should we go find him?"
Xiu Yan's gaze fell on Lin Xiu, who was fighting someone, showing signs of contemplation, but upon seeing the long line, he chose to give up.
In front of Lin Xiu's arena, within the queue, Lin Ge, with a cold smile, looked grimly at the figure on the stage.
"The humiliation you brought me last time, I will definitely return it twofold today." Lin Ge had been practicing for a year, and his strength had now broken through to a 1 Star Dou Grandmaster.
Although his strength was comparable to Lin Xiu's, he believed he had a significant advantage today.
Because he still had ten challengers ahead of him.
At this moment, on the stage, Lin Xiu defeated his opponent and glanced in Hu Gan's direction.
It wouldn't be surprising if Hu Gan changed the rules.
After all, for the next cohort, Hu Gan even arranged for a fifty-person melee mode for Xiao Yan's cohort.
But what Lin Xiu didn't expect was that he would inexplicably receive treatment comparable to Xiao Yan's.
"Tsk tsk, suddenly I feel like I'm the protagonist too," Lin Xiu roughly surveyed the long line forming in front of his own arena.
"What virtues and abilities do I have to be remembered by so many people?"
As his gaze shifted, on the adjacent stage, Su Xiao saw Lin Xiu looking over and smiled in response.
Compared to Lin Xiu's busyness, he seemed somewhat leisurely, with his arena empty in front.
"It seems like these people are treating me as a weakling" Lin Xiu thought to himself.
Looking at the opponent who had just stepped onto the stage, a flash of fierceness crossed Lin Xiu's eyes.
Feeling Lin Xiu's gaze sweep over him, the opponent felt as if he were being stared down by a fierce beast, feeling a bit nervous.
"What a terrifying gaze! However, trying to scare me off with your eyes, that's impossible!"
The man took a deep breath and quickly adjusted his state.
Among over a thousand people, only fifty were selected, all outstanding individuals from the outer courtyard, with remarkable strength.
Money can also stir people's hearts.
No one can resist the temptation of Earth Rank Low Level, or even Mid-Level Qi Methods and Dou Techniques.
"Junior Lin Xiu, sorry about this."
Muttering a word, the man covered himself in Dou Qi armor and charged toward Lin Xiu.
"Why are you using my lines?"
Lin Xiu was taken aback, his movements not slowing down at all. He merged his palms above his head and struck towards the opponent.
"Nine Heavens Thunder Slash!"
A low shout echoed in his heart as a large number of lightning serpents spread out along Lin Xiu's arms, converging in his palms.
Crash!
Electric radiance gleamed, resembling thunderbolts from the nine heavens crashing down.
Boom!
A startling thunderous sound echoed in everyone's ears as they witnessed a figure being thrown off the stage.
It flew backwards for about ten meters before landing on the ground.
After the electric light dispersed, the opponent's appearance became visible.
The person was charred all over, hair standing straight, clothes and skin bearing burn marks, with black smoke swirling around the body.
"Quick, someone help him!"
Elders on the high platform exclaimed, and several of them rushed towards the person.
The square fell into silence.
Eyes filled with astonishment and shock were directed towards Lin Xiu on the stage.
"That's terrifying. I know that person, Wang Lin, a 2 Star Dou Grandmaster."
"Is this Lin Xiu's true strength?"
"Oh my, if that attack just now had landed on me, I doubt the elders would have had a chance to save me."
After witnessing Lin Xiu's single move nearly kill his opponent, everyone began to have a bit of real recognition for him.
"This move, if it were me, I'd probably have to pay a price next," Su Xiao thought to himself.
With this in mind, he looked towards Leng Bai and the others. Those guys were just instigating to go challenge Lin Xiu earlier; maybe now they're scared stiff.
Su Xiao didn't think they couldn't defeat Lin Xiu.
It's just that with Lin Xiu's last blow, even if they won, they would probably pay a great price.
And guarding the arena means facing the next opponents.
If they weren't in good condition and couldn't hold the arena, the top five would be out of reach.
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