Chapter 264: The Seeded Contestant (2/2)

“Lin Yun, Bing Ling!”

“Mo Yan would be qualified as well!”

“Right now, there are already six seeded contestants. I think Tuo Baku is also qualified.”

“Yah, Tuo Baku is very powerful. I think he had the power to get in the top five. I also would like to nominate Murong Qingcheng. Her power is no weaker than Mo Yan, it could only be higher.”

“So we still have two places left.”

“Isn’t this easy? Ye Chen is definitely one of the seeded contestants. If he did not get in, people would think there’s something wrong.”

“Hehe, needless to say… naturally, Ye Chen had already been counted. I was thinking about the tenth seeded contestant. Do you think it should be Qian Yun or Gu Youyun.”

“Huh! This would be quite a tough call. Qian Yun is the second disciple of the rank 6 martial institution - Sunset Martial School and is extremely powerful while Gu Youyun was the second disciple of the rank 6 martial institution – the Floating Mountain Martial School, who carries the bloodline of the Stone King. She had shown just as much power as Qian Yun. Whoever we pick would make the other person unhappy.”

“What can they do if they are not satisfied? We are the judges, there is nothing we can do but choose the ones we think are eligible. Let’s do it this way! Let’s vote, whoever gets more votes will be the seeded contestants. The rest will no longer be our responsibility.”

“Okay! I will pick Qian Yun.”

“I pick Gu Youyun.”

What was more dramatic was that votes for Qian Yun and Gu Youyun ended up being the same, which was six votes. It was obvious that the two had a very similar level of power in the judges’ opinion. The good thing was that there were thirteen judges in total, counting in the head judge. Currently, the head judge had not voted yet. Whoever he voted for would be the last seeded contestant. In other words, his vote decided everything.

The head judge took a deep breath and said, “Gu Youyun.”

Finally, the ten seeded contestants had been decided. They were Sikong Sheng, Yan Chihuo, Li Daoxuan, Lin Yun, Bing Ling, Mo Yan, Tuo Baku, Murong Qingcheng, Ye Chen and Gu Youyun.

Sikong Sheng and the rest of the seeded contestants did not seem to be surprised at the judges’ decision. The thirteen judges were all Astral Reaching Realm warriors, and they would be able to tell one’s power level by judging their Qi. Adding the performances in the eliminating competition, it would not be easier for them to pick ten people.

Only Qian Yun looked disappointed and mad. ‘How could I not make it in the list?!’ Although the seeded contestants were not guaranteed to be in the top ten, it was still a huge humiliation for him.

“You just wait. I will make you regret not choosing me.” Qian Yun looked extremely dark. He was very unhappy about the judges’ decision.

The leader of the Sunset Martial School and the core masters were not very satisfied either. For them, Qian Yun had not shown any obvious weakness in anyways, but somehow he was still not considered as one of the seeded contestants which was definitely a shame for the Sunset Martial School. However, no matter how upset they were about the decision, they would not show it since the thirteen judges were picked out by all of the martial institution leaders from the South Rudra Region. Even if the Sunset Martial School were that arrogant, they would still not be reckless enough to blame the judges, because it would mean a declaration of war against the other martial institutions. Plus, the competition of the Hidden Dragon Rank was extremely sacred, and even Life and Death Realm warriors would not dare to do anything reckless.

“As long as Qian Yun tries his best, he will make us proud again.” The leader of the Sunset Martial School let out a breath as he said calmly.

“Huh! If we knew this was going to happen, we should have asked Qian Yun to show more power in the eliminating competitions.”

“Relax! Although getting into the top five would be quite hard, he should be able to get into the top ten.”

“I sure hope so.”

Although everyone from the Sunset Martial School was quite confident about Qian Yun, after seeing the performance of Ye Chen and the other new stars, they could not help but feel threatened. Otherwise, Qian Yun would have definitely been on the list of seeded contestants.

“Second disciple, you have to work hard now. The future of the Sunset Martial School is in your hand now.” The head disciple of the Sunset Martial School sat amongst the core masters. He was ranked 6 in the last Hidden Dragon Rank. If it were not for the fact he was already older than twenty-four years old, it would be certain that he would make it into the top ten this year. However, there was nothing that he could do to change it because even the eldest prince of the Black Dragon Empire who ranked 3 in the last Hidden Dragon Rank was already beyond the eligible age. His power was no weaker than Yan Chihuo, and he might have even been able to compete with Sikong Sheng.

As the head judge announced the names of the ten seeded contestants, some discussions were heard in the audience seating.

“Not only the second disciple of the Sunset Martial School Qian Yun has not been able to make the list, even Zhang Feng, who was ranked 9, and Gu Qing, who ranked 10, have also failed to make the list.”

“Gu Youyun was quite lucky. Two top young warriors had not been able to attend this year’s Hidden Dragon Rank competitions because of exceeding age. Otherwise, the competition of the ten seeded contestants would be more intense.”

“You meant the eldest Prince of the Black Dragon Empire and the head disciple of the Sunset Martial School, right? Indeed. I wonder how powerful they have become.

“The ranking competition has begun!”

Everyone’s attention was focused on the battling platform.