Chapter 312 - The Heavy Sword with a Sharp Edge (1/2)
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“Cough cough, I think there’s no point for the competition, right?” Fang Jian let out a cough.
“Why is that?” The envoy of the Feiyang Sacred Area turned cocky after seeing Fang Jian had the intention to back off, “It’s just a friendly competition; are you scared of losing?”
Scared of losing?
Fang Jian’s expression turned cold as he said, “I’m afraid there’s a misunderstanding here. In my eyes, Leng Aotian is a great talent with a bright future ahead of him. Thus, I would not want him to suffer again after being defeated, which would be a greater shock to him compared to last year!”
After hearing the words, both Jianghuang and the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area were stunned.
Suffering a greater shock?
Did Fang Jian seriously think that Leng Aotian would surely lose in the competition?
The envoy of the Feiyang Sacred Area could feel his heart being ignited with flames of fury as he said, “Fang Jian, don’t be so cocky; Leng Aotian would definitely win in the third round! If he ends up losing, I will pay you fifty thousand Arcane Realm Stones! If we win, you will pay me fifty thousand Arcane Realm Stones, sound good?”
The authorities close to them were astonished. That’s fifty thousand Arcane Realm Stones right there, an incredible fortune.
“Whatever.”
Fang Jian glanced at Qin Nan beside him, and was aware that his aura had now stabilized, before he had spoken in a calm tone.
What the hell is wrong with this guy; I tried to convince him for his sake, and he ended up stirring more trouble instead of being grateful!
That being said, Qin Nan was not aware of the conflict taking place, as he was fully focused on stabilizing his Inner Core.
A golden glow suddenly appeared from the inside of the Inner Core, which became alive and encapsulated the entire Core. After a while, three golden lines could be seen on the greyish-white Inner Core, resulting in a mysterious aura.
“What’s going on? Where did these three golden lines come from all of a sudden?”
Qin Nan could not help but frown his eyebrows.
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Meanwhile, at the square-shaped dojo, the first round soon came to an end.
There were a total of one thousand one hundred and twenty three disciples participating in the selection. Just over three hundred disciples were disqualified in the first round, leaving more than eight hundred disciples remaining, resulting in a spectacular sight.
“Let’s move onto the second round.” Jianghuang rose from his seat and declared in a loud tone, “According to the standards set by the two Sacred Areas, only those with a Martial Spirit greater than the ninth-grade Huang rank are allowed to advance to the next round!”
Upon hearing this, the crowd of disciples was startled.
The standard of the selection was different each year—sometimes it would be eighth-grade Huang ranked, or even seventh-grade Huang ranked. However, to their surprise, the standard was relatively higher this year, which turned out to be ninth-grade Huang ranked.
In other words, even with a ninth-grade Huang ranked or tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, one would find himself to be at the bottom of the ladder, with no chance to capture the attention of the experts of the two Sacred Areas.
“The round begins now!”
After being organized by the twenty assessing officers, each genius took turns to unleash their Martial Spirits.
At that instant, Qin Nan had finally recovered.
After a prolonged ponder, he had still failed to discover the significance of the three golden lines on his Inner Core. He was going to ask the copper mirror about it, but gave up after remembering the price of five streams of Chaos Qi for each question. Either way, it seemed like the three golden lines would not pose any threat to him.
“Hmm? These Martial Spirits are quite interesting!”
Qin Nan’s eyes flickered after glancing at the dojo.
He could see various types of Martial Spirits, including a scroll, a brush, a helmet, a demonic beast,etc. Despite the difference between their ranks, each Martial Spirit also possessed different abilities, which could not be overlooked.