C17 (1/2)

After having lunch early, Liu Xin went to the competition grounds, anticipating the start of the match.

One by one, the magistrates went up to the stage they were supervising and began to put the two sides on it.

Stage number 1, Tie Wu Academy's Guo Wei versus Hidden Dragon Institute's Sun Sen.

Arena number two …

Stage 17, Hidden Dragon Institute Liu Xin, against Azure Sun Academy Yi Zhou.

Hearing her name being called, Liu Xin walked up to the stage with a calm demeanor.

Good morning, referee teacher!

After Liu Xin gave a respectful bow, he swept his eyes across the audience.

He had never seen Yi Zhou before, but at this time, whoever walked up the stage was definitely Yi Zhou.

However, to his astonishment, after the referee had shouted at the two combatants, no one actually walked towards the stage.

Stage number seventeen, Azure Sun Academy's Yi Zhou, has he come yet? cried the magistrate.

But there was no response.

Seeing that the competition on the adjacent stage had begun, anger began to appear on Liu Xin's face.

If this Yi Zhou did not come in time, and he entered into the second round, he would inevitably have some strange words, saying that he was lucky.

In the Three Academies' Tournament, the most important thing was to show the strength of the individual Martial Dao.

Could it be that he was not here?

It's possible, it's said that this Yi Zhou is the only one in the Refinement Realm.

Absence in the past is extremely rare, I should fight with him a few times!

These are the students of the three great academies that we are envious of.

The onlookers began to discuss with each other.

Anger rose in the magistrate's heart, and he thought to himself: If you don't have the guts to compete, what will you be called?

Seeing that even the participants at the thirty-second stage had begun their battle, the judge once again asked loudly: ”The last time, did Yi Zhou from the Azure Sun Academy come?” If he didn't come, then he would be deemed a loser if he was absent!

His gaze swept across the surrounding crowd sternly. If Yi Zhou was there, he would have used his gaze to poke a few holes on Yi Zhou.

The Three Courtyards could be considered as the most important contestants in this competition. There would not be any low level errors such as drunkenness or mishandling.

The palace had set up a place for free meals and rest around the competition grounds. Relying on the competition's number plate, one could enjoy a sumptuous meal and a good resting environment.

If the contestant went to eat, he or she would avoid contact with a diet that would affect his or her physical condition because of the competition in the afternoon.

Wait, Yi Zhou is here. A voice came from afar.

Eh?

Hearing the voice, the onlookers looked around, but they didn't see the speaker.

On the stage, the judges were still able to see two figures flying over due to ascending to a higher position.

Liu Xin's gaze followed the voice and looked over.

So fast! He was shocked.

Amongst the two people who were running over from afar, one of them had to be Yi Zhou, but judging from their speed, the two of them were clearly much faster than ordinary Qi Gathering experts.

Could it be that this Yi Zhou is the main movement skill he cultivates? In this match, was he going to rely on his movement technique to exhaust the opponent's strength?

Liu Xin pondered in his heart as the corner of his mouth unconsciously curled up in disdain.

Speaking of lightening techniques, he was practicing a Yellow Rank Level Four martial skill. This was a fortuitous gain that he had obtained by chance. It was a grade higher than the average person.

Moreover, there was a limit to the attack power of someone in the Refinement Realm. It was unknown whether this Yi Zhou could even cause him any harm.

The two people who ran over were Yi Zhou and Si Qi.

When Yi Zhou finally felt that he had reached the peak of perfection and reached the limit of his absorption of spirit energy, he finally woke up from his meditation.

The smiling Si Qi didn't even have time to ask Yi Zhou about his situation, and directly brought him to the competition grounds, hoping that he would be able to make it in time.

However, what surprised Si Qi was that, at first, he took care of Yi Zhou a little too quickly. He thought that Yi Zhou had just entered the Qi Gathering Realm and needed a process to get used to it.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhou's starting speed was equal to Si Qi's. And following after, Si Qi's slow acceleration, Yi Zhou also quickly caught up.

In the end, Si Qi still maintained a speed that was above average. He did not want to, if he was able to make it in time, then Yi Zhou would only be left panting, and would not have the energy to fight anymore.

Then he would be laughed to death by others!

I'm sorry, Mentor, I was delayed by something.

Yi Zhou sincerely apologized. It was his fault this time round, it was necessary to apologize.

Well, that's it this time. If you want to rest, you need to communicate with the contestants.

The referee performed his duties.

The time limit for each match was two hours, which meant that the match had to end within two hours. If the match could not end, then there would be a magistrate who would determine the victor based on the condition of the contestant.

If the situation was special, there could be a fifteen minute delay before the competition. However, the two sides had to negotiate first.

Thank you, mentor. No need, I can compete directly.

All right, then, let the game begin. The magistrate quickly announced.

Aren't you at the 9th Body Refinement Layer? Liu Xin observed Yi Zhou's realm and asked in shock.