Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 187 Bye
"Everyone, there are seven warriors left in the winning group. Let's draw lots. The first three groups will be drawn, and the warriors will fight in pairs. The remaining warrior will receive a bye."

Seeing that no one was confused, the middle-aged man continued, "After the first three groups of warriors have finished their competition, a winner will be drawn to fight against the warriors with byes to determine the fourth winner."

After briefly explaining the format of the second round of the winning group, the middle-aged man looked at everyone present again and asked, "Do you understand?"

All seven warriors nodded.

"With this, the second round of draw for the winning group begins."

The middle-aged man gave the order, and the female warrior beside him checked the number plates of the seven warriors one by one, and then put the same number plates into the box, waiting for the drawing of lots.

She put her hand into the box and fumbled around in it. Then she pulled her hand out and put it back into the box again, taking out a number plate.

The female warrior looked at the number plate in her hand and hung it on the wooden board behind her.

"The three groups of competitors have been confirmed. So, the one who has a bye this time is Warrior Number 175, Ling Honghe."

There was a hint of tenderness in the female warrior's words, and she looked at Jiang Xuan with a smile.

Jiang Xuan's body suddenly trembled. He didn't know why the female warrior suddenly spoke in such a tone, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

With a slight wry smile, Jiang Xuan stepped aside, turned around and walked down to the martial arts arena.

"Senior Brother Ling, would you like to come and watch my competition?" A familiar voice came from behind Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan turned around, and Chi Yunfeng actually looked at him with a smile.

"What's wrong with these people? They're all so weird." Jiang Xuan complained in his heart.

The female warrior was probably so happy because the Five States Martial Arts Show was about to end and she could relax for a while.

But what about Chi Yunfeng, who likes to keep a cold face? He still smiles so earnestly!
"Of course, see you later." A smile appeared on Jiang Xuan's fair face.

Chi Yunfeng's competition is in the third group, and the competition of the first two groups will probably take some time. Jiang Xuan naturally knows this.

At this moment, Jiang Xuan can be said to be free from worries, so he simply leaves the Tianjie group's training ground temporarily and goes to the Peak group to see what's going on.

Tightening the short knife hanging at his waist, Jiang Xuan walked down the training ground.

"Senior Brother Ling."

"Senior Brother Ling."

……

Before leaving the martial arts arena, Jiang Xuan discovered that a passage had appeared below the arena, with spectators and warriors standing on both sides of the passage.

However, at this moment, there were indeed not many spectators in the martial arts arena.

Walking through the corridor, Jiang Xuan felt very awkward being called "Senior Brother Ling" again and again. His face was also very uncomfortable. He forced a smile and responded to everyone.

The five states have close ties with each other, and the ties between states are also relatively close.

To other states outside the five states, the five states look more like one big state.

Now, this Fuzhou warrior named Ling Honghe has reached the pinnacle in the Five States Martial Arts Show, shocking the audience and warriors in the Five States.

At such a young age, he has already broken through to the peak of the Heavenly Rank. Although he cannot be said to be the top warrior, he is also a warrior with extremely terrifying qualifications.

Although he is a warrior from Fuzhou, the fact that he came all the way to Qizhou to participate in the Five States Martial Arts Show is itself a hint.

No matter what he had experienced in Fuzhou before, in the future, there was a great probability that he would choose a place among the five states, choose a martial arts school, become its core disciple, and eventually become a cultivator!

What the major forces in the five states need to worry about is that since Ling Honghe is a warrior from Fuzhou, even if he is a sent-away disciple, at his current situation, he will probably be a target of Fuzhou's wooing in the future.

When we arrived at the peak group's martial arts training ground, the surrounding audience had already surrounded the training ground, and no one could get in or out.

Some warriors and spectators naturally recognized the newly promoted top warrior Ling Honghe and simply made way for him.

In this way, Jiang Xuan quickly arrived at a location closer to the martial arts training ground. At this time, Gao Rubang's competition was still going on in the martial arts training ground.

Jiang Xuan looked from afar and felt that the competition was about to end.

Gao Rubang was holding a huge axe at this time, while the warrior opposite him was exhausted and gasping for breath.

"Senior Brother Ling is here." A low voice came from my ear.

Jiang Xuan turned around and saw a burly warrior smiling and looking at him with his fists clasped.

"Senior Brother Cheng." After taking a quick look at him and seeing the two short swords on his waist, one on the left and one on the right, Jiang Xuan recognized his identity. He was Cheng Xiuyong, a top warrior ranked among the top few in Qizhou in terms of combat power.

"Congratulations to Senior Brother Ling for successfully breaking through to the peak of the Heavenly Stage." Cheng Xiuyong said with a fist salute.

"Lucky, lucky." Jiang Xuan also replied with a fist salute.

After some pleasantries, the two of them naturally and simultaneously turned their heads to look at the martial arts arena.

On the field, Gao Rubang swung his giant axe and rushed towards his opponent.

In just a moment...

"Gao Rubang wins."

Qizhou was the host of the Five States Martial Arts Show. Facing the local warriors of Qizhou, the warriors who were announcing the show naturally had some biases that were irrelevant to the overall situation.

For example, Gao Rubang is one of the strongest warriors in Qizhou, and many warriors in Qizhou naturally admire him very much.

As a result, after Gao Rubang won, even the warrior who announced the victory omitted his number plate and directly read out his name.

If they had not taken into consideration the presence of many out-of-state audiences and warriors, they would have directly called him Senior Brother Gao when announcing the show.

After putting away the giant axe, Gao Rubang looked at Cheng Xiuyong and walked straight towards the newly promoted top warrior Ling Honghe.

"Senior Brother Gao."

"Senior Brother Ling."

Jiang Xuan and Gao Rubang greeted each other, and then Gao Rubang looked at Cheng Xiuyong and said, "Senior Brother Cheng."

Cheng Xiuyong smiled and said "hmm", but didn't say anything.

In this way, Jiang Xuan figured out the approximate strength of the two men, and Cheng Xiuyong should be better.

"Brother Ling, please don't blame me. I want to ask some direct questions." Gao Rubang said to Jiang Xuan with a fist salute.

Gao Rubang's straightforwardness caught Jiang Xuan off guard.

He didn't expect that when he met Gao Rubang for the first time, the other party would ask him questions directly.

"I heard that Senior Brother Ling is from Fuzhou. He came to Qizhou to participate in the Five States Martial Arts Competition. But he will stay in the Five States?" Gao Rubang wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and said calmly.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Jiang Xuan said after a moment of thought.

To Jiang Xuan, Gao Rubang's question was not particularly acute.

Although he was from Fuzhou on the surface, he was also a sent-away disciple. Even on the surface, there was nothing wrong with him leaving Fuzhou.

In terms of his true identity, he is a warrior from Yingzhou, a real warrior from the Five States, so it is only natural for him to stay in the Five States.

"Well, I have some ideas." Seeing the other party's straightforward answer, Gao Rubang immediately felt a little more favorable towards Jiang Xuan.

"Senior Brother Gao, please speak." Jiang Xuan said.

(End of this chapter)