37 Ranking Challenge (1/2)

“Ok, we’ll act as the two main judges say and allow Zhao Feng to participate.” The head of the sect Zhao Tiancang looked at Zhao Feng with interest.

With the head of the sect and the two main judges agreeing, no one dared to oppose them. This was the first time Zhao Feng had ever felt a sense of belonging to his sect.

Zhao Tianjian was trembling in anger. He couldn’t believe that Zhao Feng could return alive. _Gray Eagle has failed. With Gray Eagle’s strength, how could he possibly fail?_

“Zhao Feng!” the judge said. “I shall explain the rules to you now.”

“Yes.” Zhao Feng listened carefully.

People challenged one another in this tournament. The first round Spot Challenge was when the fifty outer disciples challenged the fifty inner disciples. If they won, they took the place of the inner disciples. Every outer disciple had three chances to challenge someone. If they lost all three challenges then they would remain outer disciples. Therefore, before the outer disciples challenged anyone, they first had to estimate their own strength and choose the weaker inner disciples.

“Zhao Feng, since you were late, you only have one chance to challenge someone,” the judge said strictly.

One chance?

Zhao Feng nodded his head. “I understand.” With his strength, he could easily become an inner disciple. Unless Zhao Feng was retarded and chose someone like Zhao Linlong, he would win. Obviously, Zhao Feng would not challenge the strongest guy straight away.

“Now you can choose one person. If you win, you can take their spot,” the judge warned.

“Ok!” Zhao Feng jumped on stage and surveyed the fifty people.

Fifty people, fifty seats all arranged in order.

The order from left to right went Zhao Linlong, Zhao Chi, Zhao Han, Zhao Qin…

The first row of ten represented the top ten inner disciples. On the seventh chair of the second row, Zhao Feng spotted Zhao Yufei. Zhao Yufei looked at him and gently smiled. The two were neighbours and were quite familiar with each other.

Zhao Yue, Zhao Yijian, Zhao Gan, and Zhao Guang were between fortieth and fiftieth place. Apart from Zhao Feng, there were only five others that had become inner disciples.

Who should I challenge? Zhao Feng smiled as he inspected them. Zhao Linlong, who was in first place had his eyes closed, as if he was trying to gain insights into something. It seemed like the tournament had nothing to do with him.

The top inner disciples didn’t even worry. However, the disciples ranked at the bottom were nervous. After all, Zhao Feng was the top outer disciple. He could easily reach the top ten with his strength.

_The second row…sixth seat…_ Zhao Feng’s eyes settled on the person on Zhao Yufei’s right.

“Number sixteen Zhao Fei, please come out,” the judge said. Zhao Fei was sixteen or seventeen years old. He had the cultivation of the peak third rank, but his aura wasn’t any weaker than cultivators of the fourth rank.

“Kid, don’t think that you can beat me just because you’ve reached the fourth rank!” Zhao Fei calmly walked on stage.

“Heh, this Zhao Fei is pretty strong. With his Block Metal Body, he’s beaten two quasi Martial Artists.”

“Zhao Feng might not advance so smoothly.”

In terms of winning, Zhao Feng obviously had a higher chance. But his opponent’s strength wasn’t weak either, so it would be a tough fight.

“Metal Sand Palm!” Zhao Fei only used a middle ranked martial art.

_Pah!_

The damage was higher than most high ranked martial arts. This was because it had been trained to the peak level!

Zhao Feng was slightly impressed. At the outer disciple contest, only he had trained middle ranked martial arts to the high level. The thing was, Zhao Fei’s Metal Sand Palm complemented his Block Metal Body. Therefore, this palm could beat Zhao Yijian’s Ice Flowing Sword.

“Zhao Fei’s strength is not any weaker than half-step Martial Artists now.” A few of the inner disciples nodded in approval.

Flaming Metal Fist!

Zhao Feng casually threw out a punch. He was using core ranked martial arts. Not only that, he didn’t add any Inner Strength to it.

This scene caused many people to be shocked. Not using Inner Strength meant that he didn’t have an advantage.

“Kid, don’t try to be cool!” Zhao Fei took a deep breath and circulated Block Metal Body and Metal Sand Palm to his limit. Originally he didn’t think that he’d beat Zhao Feng, he could only spar a bit. But since the opponent was so arrogant…

On the stage, the two figures closed in on each other and the fist and palm hit the other.

“Break—–”