Bamboo Mound

"Today is the day of our Three Sects Grand Competition again. This time, it is the turn of my Xuanshan Sect to host it. My sect guarantees that the competition will be fair and just, and that no one from the Qingyun Sect or Huayu Sect will leave with regrets!"

"Next, I will announce the procedures and rules for this competition."

"This competition lasts for three days. The first day is the preliminary round and the challenge round. Seventy-five people will be selected from a total of one hundred and fifty people from the three groups to participate in the preliminary round. The selection will be determined by drawing lots, and the participants will compete against each other in pairs."

After the preliminary selection, the 75 defeated disciples will have one chance to challenge the defeated disciple. The winner will replace the defeated disciple as one of the 75 victors.

The second day was the ranking competition, with a total of 75 disciples. They were also determined by drawing lots, and each person fought three times. The top 50 were determined according to the number of wins.

If players around the top 50 have the same number of wins, they will face off in pairs, and the winner will advance to the top 50.

The third day is the ranking competition. In the first round, fifty people will compete in pairs. The winners will enter the top twenty-five, and the losers will enter the bottom twenty-five.

Then, two groups were drawn by lot, with one person in each group receiving a bye and winning directly. This process was repeated to select the first to twelfth people from four groups, and then the remaining 1 to 50 people were selected in the same way.

The competition stipulates that participants from each sect must be inner disciples with a cultivation level between the second and sixth stages of the Spirit Fusion Realm.

The competition will provide specially designed standard weapons. If uncommon weapons are used, their quality must not exceed that of low-grade spiritual weapons.

"Any act of maliciously killing an opponent during the competition is strictly prohibited. Anyone found doing so will have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from the sect!"

At this point, the man's tone became noticeably more serious.

"Each disciple has a break time of one cup of tea after each battle. The break time can be skipped if both parties agree."

During the Three Sects Grand Competition, all participating disciples may challenge each other at any time. A separate ranking will be created, and rewards will be distributed accordingly.

"Now, I declare the Three Great Competitions officially open!"

After speaking, he disappeared, but his voice continued to preside over the event.

"Xiao Gang, you guys divide the lots and deliver them to the place where the three groups are gathered."

After the fifty people from the three groups had almost all drawn their lots, the host said again:

"Disciples whose numbers are one to fifty, please step onto the arena corresponding to your numbers and prepare for the match. Disciples whose numbers are fifty-one to seventy-five, please wait a moment."

Ning Chang then noticed that each stone platform was marked with a number. There were a total of fifty-five stone platforms, but the five stone platforms in the very center were not marked with numbers, presumably for use by the direct disciples in their competitions.

The first contest began on Stone Platform No. 1, between members of the Xuanshan Sect and the Huayu Sect, both at the fourth level of the Spirit Fusion Realm.

The Huayu Sect disciple, wielding a white iron sword, launched an upward slash to deflect the axe blade that the Xuanshan Sect disciple was hurling down!

Judging by strength alone, the axe-wielding disciple was superior; the moment the weapon made contact with the sword-wielding disciple, his body suddenly sank.

He remained calm and composed, and with a flick of his wrist, the axe blade veered to the right along the sword blade!

He took advantage of the situation and flicked his sword back, thinking that the axe-wielding disciple would be unable to defend due to inertia, but to his surprise, he could control his strength at will!

Seeing only a slight movement from the other party, he spun his axe and used the axe to block the upward sword strike. Then, following the blade, he slid the back of the axe and smashed it down on the sword-wielding disciple!

Seeing that defending back was difficult, the sword-wielding disciple had no choice but to retreat a few steps to avoid the blow from the back of the axe, and then raised his sword to attack again.

His swordsmanship was sharp, agile, and unpredictable, with each move accompanied by the sound of air being cut!

The disciple wielding the axe was no less impressive; he used a short-handled axe in various ways, combining slashes and strikes with feints.

Although he was physically strong and muscular, he was agile and narrowly avoided several fierce attacks!

The two exchanged blows, countering each other's moves, and fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand.

Meanwhile, the competitions on other stone platforms also began one after another, with various magical spells and artifacts making their appearance. For a time, the arena was filled with dazzling light and bustling activity.

The two people on the first stone platform also began to use spiritual power to attack. In Ning Chang's eyes, the axe-wielding disciple was surrounded by a golden spiritual shield and exuded a sharp aura; the sword-wielding disciple had a blue light covering his sword, and each swing would unleash a water blade that attacked forward!

It might be another stand, but it's more likely to be Stand 1. The dazzling maneuvers drew gasps of amazement from the audience.

Ning Chang then began to observe the battles on the other stone platforms.

In his view, the Xuanshan Sect disciple would most likely win on the number one stone platform.

After all, he was still hiding something during the battle, subtly pulling the battle line to the edge of the stone platform, while the Huayu Sect disciple did not notice anything unusual.

Just then, the iron axe in the disciple's hand was suddenly deflected at an angle during the collision, and his arm holding the axe also opened up a bit.

The sword-wielding disciple naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and thrust his sword towards the opponent's chest!

The axe-wielding disciple spun around to dodge the attack, then lowered his body and slashed at the sword-wielding disciple's legs!

The sword-wielding disciple was terrified; it was too late to dodge.

Just as he was about to be hit, he suddenly thought of something, turned halfway and did a somersault, and incredibly dodged the attack!

But before he could even feel happy, he saw a sly glint in the eyes of the axe-wielding disciple, and his expression immediately changed drastically.

Before he could react, while he was still in the air, the axe-wielding disciple used the momentum of the spin to brace himself with his hands on the ground, spun around half a circle again, and then kicked him off the stone platform with a whip kick!

The sword-wielding disciple screamed and flew out, crashing heavily to the ground.

A cheer and gasps of amazement immediately erupted from the audience.

When the sword-wielding disciple stood up, the two clasped their fists together in a fist salute.

"You flatter me," the Xuanshan Sect disciple said politely.

The disciple from the Huayu Sect wasn't angry and replied in the same way, "I've learned something."

They put their weapons back on the weapon rack and then went back to their resting places.

Meanwhile, Ning Chang's attention had already fallen on stone platform number thirteen.

There were two disciples from the Qingyun Sect and the Huayu Sect there, both exchanging spells.

A burst of red and blue light created wisps of mist that permeated the entire stone platform.

Before long, the two transformed into a water tiger and a fire snake, respectively, and they became entangled together.

Taking advantage of its size, the fire serpent coiled around the water tiger first, and with a tight squeeze, it cut the water tiger in two!

But he himself was also bitten and clawed by the water tiger, losing two pieces, which caused plumes of water mist to rise.

I thought that the Huayu Sect disciple would admit defeat when the water tiger he had condensed broke in two, but unexpectedly, the two pieces turned into two slightly smaller water tigers!

Two water tigers attacked the fire snake, which was unable to defend itself and was injured in several places!

But the Qingyun Sect disciple was not flustered at all. He was two realms higher than his opponent, so he had the advantage no matter what.

After the fire serpent shrank by a third, he seized an opening and cut the two water tigers into four pieces!

But before long, the four pieces transformed into four even smaller water tigers!

Despite seeing that the number of water tigers had doubled, the Qingyun Sect disciple remained confident of victory.

After all, the four water tigers had already begun to twist, as if controlling their shape was already the limit.

But he didn't notice the glint of surprise in the eyes of the Huayu Sect disciple.