Chapter 1244: No.1 Vs No.1 (1/2)

All four mainlands’ forces had arrived at the square. The battle for which everyone had been waiting with anticipation was about to finally begin.

The four mainlands took turns to host the New Disciples Battle. During this term, it was the Fortune Gate’s turn to host, and the emcee was none other than Wang Shi.

Wang Shi stood up and after silently obtaining Golden Brow Ancestor’s permission, appeared on the battle stage at the center. He looked around and announced in a sonorous voice, ”The four mainlands' participants please come to the stage to draw lots!”

Huang Xiaolong, Zhou Xu, Tan Lin, Luo Yunjie, Wangu Ziyi, Wangu Dongchen, You Wuxin, and other participants all stepped out and landed on the center stage in a single leap.

Subsequently, the participants took turns to walk up to the assigned box and put their hands inside to draw a number.

A short while later, each of the participants held a numbered stick in their hands. Huang Xiaolong had gotten the stick with the number one inscribed on it!

He was one of the first participants to battle on the stage!

Huang Xiaolong was stunned for a second, then a faint mocking smile lifted the corners of his mouth, thinking that his luck was 'quite good' in getting the first match. He did not particularly take the scheme behind him getting the stick inscribed with the number one to his heart. For him, whether it was the first match or the last match made no difference.

In truth, he was looking forward to battle Wangu Ziyi in this first match.

But it seems like the heavens did not hear Huang Xiaolong’s wish, as the other person who drew stick inscribed with the number one was a disciple of Black Wind Cult from the Primal Chaos Mainland, named Gu Jiannan.

Gu Jiannan? Although Huang Xiaolong hadn’t paid much attention to the participants from the Primal Chaos Mainland, he had heard of Gu Jiannan because he was the Primal Chaos Mainland’s All-Islands Great War first place disciple!

First place disciple of Primal Chaos Mainland? Huang Xiaolong found this interesting and the smile on his face deepened.

The crowd was in an uproar when Wang Shi announced that the first match was between Huang Xiaolong and Gu Jiannan. The various sects’ experts were obviously excited.

It was very interesting that The Fortune Mainland’s number one champion was going to battle with the Primal Chaos Mainland’s number one champion.

Wangu Ziyi, Zhou Xu, and other participating disciples returned to their assigned viewing spots respectively. Only Huang Xiaolong and Gu Jianan stayed on the battle stage. Everyone’s gaze fell on Huang Xiaolong and Gu Jiannan..

“You guys say, who will win?”

“Of course it’s going to be Huang Xiaolong. Three years ago, Huang Xiaolong was still a peak late-Tenth Order Heavenly God Realm when he defeated the early Third Order Ancient God Realm Zhou Xu. I have heard that two years ago Huang Xiaolong successfully broke through to peak mid-Second Order Ancient God Realm from peak late-Tenth Order Heavenly God Realm!”

“What? He broke through to peak mid-Second Order Ancient God Realm from peak late-Tenth Order Heavenly God Realm in one go? Impossible! This is definitely a rumor! Breaking through to peak mid-First Order Ancient God Realm is already hard to believe!”

Discussions waved through the crowd.

Huang Xiaolong and Gu Jiannan stood on the opposite sides from each other, without moving.

Gu Jiannan’s physique was on the smaller side, about five feet five inches tall, which was distinctly shorter compared to Huang Xiaolong’s five feet nine inches height. But Huang Xiaolong noticed Gu Jiannan's palms and arms were thick and rough. Huang Xiaolong judged that Gu Jiannan must have cultivated similar technique to Hu Qi's Divine Qilin Arms.

”This one is Black Wind Cult's Gu Jiannan, please enlighten me.” Gu Jiannan looked solemnly at Huang Xiaolong as he cupped his fists.

Huang Xiaolong was the popular choice for third place in this term of Four Mainlands' New Disciples Battle and Gu Jiannan had heard of Huang Xiaolong's extraordinary battle prowess. Huang Xiaolong was one of three people he was most unwilling to meet on the battle stage.

”Fortune Gate's Huang Xiaolong, please enlighten me.” Huang Xiaolong returned the courtesy.

Just as Huang Xiaolong finished speaking, Gu Jiannan's body suddenly enlarged. Right in front of everyone's eyes, his five feet five inches tall figure doubled in size, becoming bigger and taller than five feet nine inches tall Huang Xiaolong. Black symbols filled the surface of his skin, especially on both of his arms, and the sleeves of his robe burst into fragments. Green veins bulged up under his skin as two black scorpions formed from the black symbols on his body.