Chapter 568: Grouping Up (1/2)

Chapter 568: Grouping Up

However, there was still some hope for Murong Chong to make it to the top fifty. Even so, that would require a lot of luck. As for ranking in the top twenty, he could forget about it.

This meant that Murong Chong suffered from greater pressure. This was a moment that tested his mental state.

If Murong Chong’s state of mind was good, it would not affect his strength. In fact, he could even turn the pressure into motivation. If his mental state collapsed, his strength would decrease sharply and he might even fail in the elimination rounds.

Xiao Chen remained calm. He had only one goal in mind: to continuously challenge and defeat all sorts of opponents.

Be it an elimination round or a ranking match, all he sought was to bring out his full power and defeat his opponent.

He immediately asked, “Are the rules for the ranking matches out? Is it like the elimination rounds, carried out in groups?”

Jiang Chi shook his head. “The rules of the ranking matches differ every time. They will inform us of the rules and format at the very last moment. The main problem is the possibility of a leak and some sects knowing beforehand.

“This had happened before in the past and had a negative impact. So, from then on, they only informed everyone of the rules and format after the elimination rounds.”

After that, Jiang Chi continued to explain the other rules, such as, if the opponent surrendered, they were to immediately stop attacking.

If they continued to attack, they would be stripped of their qualifications. This was the same for every sect and n.o.ble Clan. Sima Lingxuan was no exception.

Furthermore, one could not use an offensive Secret Treasure in the arena. A maximum of three defensive and supplementary Secret Treasures could be used but they could not be better than Medial Grade.

The great sects and small sects had different amounts of resources at their disposal. If they wanted to, the great sects’ partic.i.p.ants could do their best to obtain a full set of peak Medial Grade Secret Treasures.

With a full set of such Secret Treasures, it would be easy for them to crush the partic.i.p.ants from small sects. Naturally, the organizers would not allow such a thing to happen.

As for Spirit Weapons, there were no restrictions. After all, after a weapon was used for a long time, the cultivators would develop feelings for their weapons. If a swordsman or bladesman were forced to change weapons, their strength would decrease by at least thirty percent.

After Jiang Chi finished, he smiled faintly and said, “Man proposes and G.o.d disposes. You just have to do your best and don’t give yourselves too much pressure. I am already very satisfied with the results you have achieved already.”

When the sky became bright, Jiang Chi led the Heavenly Saber Pavilion’s group to the Wind Cloud Arena in the middle of the city.

The Wind Cloud Arena lay in the centermost part of the city. It was surrounded by a large ring of spectator stands. A large number of spectators had already arrived, densely packing the bleachers.

The seats were arranged on an incline from inside to outside, ensuring that everyone could see the arena clearly.

“d.a.m.n! I’m too late. Unexpectedly, there is no longer any s.p.a.ce even though the compet.i.tion has not started yet.”

“I slept too long! I really should not have slept in. Looks like I will have to miss the first day of the compet.i.tion. How depressing.”

“Just give up. I heard that the people in there have been waiting since last night, waiting for at least six to eight hours.”

“How unfortunate. This Five Nation Youth Compet.i.tion is probably going to be one of the most exciting since it started. To think that I can’t watch!”

Several of the late cultivators sighed at the entrance. They were full of regrets and they appeared extremely dejected.

As for Xiao Chen and the others, they did not have to worry. They had been allocated partic.i.p.ant seats. The people from their sect could enter directly without even having to buy tickets.

After Xiao Chen and the others proved their ident.i.ties, an attendant immediately brought them to their seats.

Once the group was seated, they immediately checked out the Wind Cloud Arena in the center. It was a rectangular stone platform as smooth as a mirror. It was several thousand hectares in size, covering a large area.

There was no wind or thunder. Aside from being very smooth, there did not seem to be anything special about the Wind Cloud Arena.