The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Tan Luo looked at her calmly and patiently explained, "In previous challenges, there would always be former brothers and sisters who thought the champion was quite strong and wanted to compete with him. However, we were worried that too many such challenges would undermine your confidence, so we limited the number of participants to only those below the Out-of-Body Stage, and only two people are allowed to participate. Therefore, your opponents this year are your senior brother and Ye Nanhe from the Sword Controlling Sect."

Hearing this, Hu Xingtong's mouth twitched. Recalling what Ye Nanhe said that day, she felt that it was too early to be happy. If she had known this would happen, she should have found out more about Ye Nanhe's strength.

Seeing that she was a little depressed, Tan Luo reminded her, "Don't worry. Your two brothers' competition with you doesn't count towards your challenge. It's just an additional one. This kind of challenge doesn't require you to defeat them, but only requires you to hold your own against them for a while. So it's pretty easy."

Wouldn’t it have been better if you had said this earlier? Hu Xingtong breathed a sigh of relief. His mood that day was like a roller coaster, full of ups and downs.

"There's nothing else to do. With your current realm and condition, if you perform steadily, you should be able to secure the top spot. Moreover, there will only be two competitions scheduled every day within ten days. That is to say, even if you continue, it will only be twenty people competing in twenty games. However, your master suggests that if you are absolutely confident in your own strength and the strength of your opponents is average, you can apply to advance the next few games and fight one against many. This way, you will not only have extra time to rest, but also time to deal with strong enemies." Tan Luo said slowly, seemingly nonchalantly, but hinted at a way out for Hu Xingtong.

Hu Xingtong's eyes lit up, finding this suggestion both pertinent and practical. She nodded and said seriously, "Master, that makes sense. I understand. I will make reasonable arrangements based on my opponent's strength and my own condition, striving to be at my best for every challenge."

Tan Luo nodded with satisfaction, then took out an exquisite jade talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Hu Xingtong: "This is the protective jade talisman that your master prepared for you. It can help you withstand a fatal attack at a critical moment. You must keep it well, it may come in handy at a critical moment."

Hu Xingtong took the jade talisman with both hands, feeling the faint spiritual energy flowing through it, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart. She thanked him respectfully, "Thank you, Master, for the gift of this treasure. I will treasure it."

"Go ahead and prepare well. I believe you can handle everything." Tan Luo waved his hand, indicating that Hu Xingtong could leave.

Hu Xingtong bowed again, then turned and left Tanluo's residence. Returning to her room, she carefully put away the protective jade talisman and began preparing for the next match.

[What are you going to do?] Chen Wu asked curiously.

"Fortunately, Master's suggestion gave me an idea." As he spoke, Hu Xingtong took out several array plates of different sizes and shapes from the storage ring, arranged them in order, and placed them on the table.

[Are you planning to use these array plates? ]

Hu Xingtong nodded, and counted the abilities and attack power of these array plates, making sure that each one could be used intact. Then he said with inner relief, "Luckily, when I was cultivating in the Wuji Volcano, I was bored and went to the Hundred-Layer Pagoda below, and by the way, I refined these array plates. Otherwise, it would have been a bit difficult."

[Then these can only help you filter out the others with average strength. The remaining Xiao Yuheng, Tan Yuruo, Nan Ling, and Gong Zhejin are not easy to deal with. Add Ye Nanhe and Sun Ze, and you'll be completely defeated.]

"If you can't talk, don't talk. I'll fight the remaining fourteen people in three rounds, keeping as many trump cards as possible. Then, Ye Nanhe and Sun Ze's battles will be separate, so they won't consume too much energy. Then, I'll try to arrange the battles with Fourth Junior Brother and Little Junior Sister in one round. I still have ways to restrain them. Similarly, Nan Ling and Gong Zhejin each have their own abilities, but naturally, they also have their own weaknesses. If I defeat them one by one, I still have a chance of winning."

"Finally, it's Senior Brother and Senior Sister Ye..." Hu Xingtong rubbed her chin. She didn't know the strength of these two people, nor did she know where the gap between herself and them was. More importantly, both of them were sword practitioners who had practiced for many years, and their strength should not be underestimated. Therefore, Hu Xingtong did not have any effective measures to deal with them at this time.

"Xiao Wuzi, do you have the ability to analyze other people's combat power? Can you help me analyze the difference in combat power between me and them?"

[Yes, we can analyze it based on our recent strength.]

Hearing this, Hu Xingtong's eyes widened. She was just talking casually and had never really thought that the system had this ability.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

[You didn't even ask me.]

"Then quickly analyze our combat capabilities for me."

[Wait a minute...] As he said this, he didn't know how the system analyzed it. He only knew that Hu Xingtong waited for a long time, and when he was about to fall asleep, the system finally made a move.

[I got it, come in and take a look!] As he spoke, Chen Wu directly pulled Hu Xingtong's soul into the system space, and then placed the data analyzed by everyone in front of Hu Xingtong.

[Look, if you're ranked by combat power, you're second only to Sun Ze. Based on known battle scenarios, Tan Yuruo, who's below you, is comparable to an early Nascent Soul cultivator. Then there's Xiao Yuheng, who's barely comparable to an early Nascent Soul cultivator. Nan Ling's strength is relatively unstable, so for now, I'll put her on the same level as Xiao Yuheng.]

Gong Zhejin's strength should be around the same level as Xiao Yuheng and the other two, but due to his somewhat arrogant personality, his strength can only reach the peak of the Golden Core stage. Your current strength is relatively unstable due to your recent breakthrough. In a stable state, your combat power should be able to reach the level of the late Nascent Soul stage. If you add your formation plate and other external items, your strength level will probably be comparable to Sun Ze.

As for Ye Nanhe, based on current data, the difference between her and Sun Ze lies in the fact that she is a pure swordsman. Her unique physique determines her talent in the sword realm. Moreover, since her realm is higher than your senior brother, her combat power level is also relatively higher than your senior brother. However, based on this system's intuition, I think Sun Ze and Ye Nanhe's strength should be comparable, so you may have a chance of narrowly defeating them both.

Judging from the data, Hu Xingtong felt that her chances of winning were still very high. The reason was that her realm was not stable. It was not that she had no time to take care of it, but that her cultivation was stuck on the edge of a breakthrough and she was facing the possibility of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage at any time. In addition, the nurturing of the Flame Heart in her body directly led to her inability to stabilize her cultivation.

The recent continuous breakthroughs in her state of mind have caused her realm to become unstable, and there is a risk of breakthrough at any time, so her combat power is also likely to increase at any time. Therefore, at this time, Hu Xingtong decided not to worry about winning or losing, and to have a good sleep. After a good sleep and refreshed spirit the next day, she can start working directly!