Chapter 89 – Fighting Stage No. 8 (1/2)

Chapter 89 – Fighting Stage No. 8

The appearance of a dark horse is always satisfying to watch. The spirits of the people in the Whirling Sun Square was boiling. The young man whose name was Jiang Chen had just created a miracle. At the same time, many people were starting to worry for Jiang Chen’s safety. It was obvious that Jiang Chen had offended Nan Bei Chao and Liang Xiao, and neither of these two men are someone who can be easily dealt with, especially Nan Bei Chao, a rising star of the Qi Province who is both prideful and arrogant.

All the disciples of the four big sects were looking at Jiang Chen with mixed emotions. Jiang Chen’s performance had made them all lose face. The Qi Province competition had been held for so many years, and this was the first time that the first place had been taken away by an outsider.

The first round of the competition had been concluded, and the second round was coming. The intense competition would take place on a fighting stage, and this is what most people were looking forwards to, because the real genius would be able to become the king of the fighting stage. Although Jiang Chen had taken first place in the first round, when it comes to the fighting stage, no one was optimistic about him. Being able to resist some pressure doesn’t really mean that you have great combat strength.

“The first round of the competition has ended. All top 30 participants proceed to the fighting stage.”

Nan Bei Chao opened his mouth and spoke. The four big geniuses moved their bodies and flew up into the air, then they landed on a high tower in the center of the square. In front of the tower, fifteen 2 meter tall fighting stages had been built, just enough for the 30 participants.

These fighting stages are designed and prepared exclusively for the Qi Province competition, and the program for the Qi Province competition is the same as the previous years. 30 participants will be fighting each other on the fighting stage 1 on 1. The 15 fighting stages is enough for 30 participants.

30 participants who stood near the Stairway to Heaven all walked together towards the fighting stages. All of them were in high fighting spirits.

Being able to stand out amongst hundreds of disciples, all of them were Late Mortal Core warriors with the exception of Jiang Chen who was an Early Mortal Core warrior. But now, Jiang Chen was stronger than he was before he started walking the Stairway to Heaven. The additional 6 Dragon Marks had made his combat strength jump up another level, and his cultivation level had reached the peak of the Early Mortal Core realm. He was just a single step away from the Mid Mortal Core realm.

On the tower, Liang Xiao took a step forward and spoke with a loud voice, “The Stairway to Heaven was just a warm up, therefore, don’t mind the rankings too much. First place and 30th place has no difference, the first round was just a filter for the second round. Only those who has outstanding performance in the second round will be able to win the final rewards.”

It was obvious that Liang Xiao’s words were directed at Jiang Chen. The meaning was clear, the first place for the first round meant nothing, and the second round is what mattered the most.

“Senior Disciple Liang, may we know what the rewards are this year?”

Someone from Heavenly Sword Sect asked.

“That’s right, let us know first, that way our motivation will be greater!”

Another person said. Not only did the participating disciples look up with anticipation, even the spectators were filled with expectations. The Qi Province competition was prepared by the four big sects, the reward would surely not be lousy.

“Fine, I’ll tell you the rewards now. The first place will be rewarded with three treasures: One mid-ranked combat weapon, one storage ring, and one Thousand Year Old Earth Fruit.”

Liang Xiao’s voice was loud, and everyone in the square could hear him clearly. When they heard about the three rewards, the crowds immediately started boiling.

“Awesome! Truly something only the four big sects can do! A mid-ranked combat weapon, even if it’s the four big sects, only inner circle disciples has a chance of obtaining one, and now it has become one of the rewards for the outer circle disciples’ competition!”

“The storage ring is even more precious! It is much more advanced than the storage bag we regular people are using! The storage ring is small and convenient to carry, and it can imprint a person’s Divine Sense, making it so that only the owner can use it!”

“The Thousand Year Old Earth Fruit is even rarer, I heard it is really difficult to grow one, and it requires strict landscape conditions! It keeps absorbing earth energy, and it has the earth energy’s essence! This is a huge reward!”

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Shocked voices could be heard everywhere. To ordinary people, these three treasures are incredibly rare, they can’t even obtain it in their dreams. It can be imagined that now that these treasures have been announced as rewards, it will surely ignite the disciples’ fighting spirits. The battles on the fighting stages would be even more intense.

Jiang Chen still had a calm expression. With his experiences as the once greatest Saint in the world, there was nothing he hadn’t seen before, so he didn’t take the mid-ranked combat weapon to heart. But, the storage ring is something good, he was now using a regular storage bag, so if he could get that storage ring, then it would be much more convenient for him to store his items in the future.

But what really attracted Jiang Chen was the Earth Fruit. This kind of natural treasure was rare. The Earth Essence contained within the Thousand Year Old Earth Fruit wasn’t much, but it was still enough for him as he was right now. With Earth Fruit combined with the benefits he received earlier, Jiang Chen was now 100% confident that he could break through to the Mid Mortal Core realm, and even go further.

Among the crowds, Big Yellow was happily calculating his harvest while ignoring all the malicious gazes surrounding him.

“Big yellow dog, can you guess what position that young man will achieve in the second round?”

Someone asked.

“Do I need to guess? Of course he will be number one!”

Big Yellow said casually.

“Number one? What a joke! Big yellow dog, do you dare bet one more time?”

The man immediately continued. He was scared that Big Yellow would say no. If that happens, then all of his Mortal Restoration Pills would be gone forever.