Tie Haoxia.
The body cultivator who put down a boulder and shook the ground.
His combat scenes weren’t many, and not many people paid attention to him, but Xiao Zuiji had always been watching.
Similarly.
Nangong Qingxian was also watching Lu Qianqian.
Regrettably, the latter surrendered and forfeited, so there was no chance to fight.
The battle between Xiao Zuiji and Tie Haoxia began.
The two had no flashy martial techniques, no dazzling and graceful movement arts—they had only body cultivation evolved to its peak, so their fighting was extraordinarily full of power and masculinity.
In the Dragon-Tiger Hegemony Competition, Xiao Zuiji once fought Zhao Dazhuang. That was also a body cultivator duel, so for the scene, there’s no need to write it—everyone can combine it with [Chapter 716: A Man’s Battlefield] for mental imagery.
Of course.
It must be said.
Upper realm genius battles, the combat scenes were definitely more exciting.
“BOOM BOOM BOOM!”
“BOOM BOOM BOOM!”
Fist shadows and leg shadows filled the air, the battle situation becoming increasingly intense.
Two outstanding body cultivators grappled together, even the sweat they shed was full of masculine vigor.
As recalled, fans of celebrity talents often kept “Do you know how hard my idol works?” on their lips. In truth, Xiao Zuiji and Tie Haoxia were the truly hardworking ones. They didn’t have handsome appearances or charming smiles, but every move, every collision was full of the most masculine side.
Admittedly.
This was an era that judged by appearances.
But powerhouses full of masculine vigor with excellent performance skills still received respect from the world.
Cultivating with a fever of ninety degrees Fahrenheit.
Continuing to cultivate even with broken legs.
Xiao Zuiji and Tie Haoxia could truly do this!
…
Body cultivator battles determined victory by who couldn’t endure first, who became exhausted first.
Clearly, Xiao Zuiji excelled in this aspect. After all, being in the Eternal Sect, he had many methods to torment himself.
Therefore.
After several hours of fierce battle, fighting from day to night, from night to morning, when the arena platform had collapsed beyond recognition, Tie Haoxia finally slumped down powerlessly and said, “You… won.”
No strength left.
In contrast, Xiao Zuiji’s eyes burned with fervor, his fighting spirit not diminished in the slightest: “I haven’t fought enough yet!”
“…”
The corner of Tie Haoxia’s mouth twitched.
Since childhood, he’d undergone extremely strict body cultivation training. He never imagined there were mountains beyond mountains, people beyond people—he’d encountered an even stronger body cultivation powerhouse.
“If… if there’s a chance…” Tie Haoxia said with difficulty, “I hope we can meet again in the finals.”
Losing one match didn’t matter, because he could participate in the loser’s bracket matches. As long as he could squeeze into the top twenty, he could still represent the Cangcloud Galaxy in the Universal Sacred War finals.
“That’s right!”
Hugging together, Jing Zhixiao and Mao Xiaodao perked up: “We can fight in the revival matches! We still have a chance to prove ourselves!”
However.
Thinking of the loser’s bracket having Eldest Senior Sister, Third Junior Brother, Zhou Hong, and many other fellow disciples, they immediately hugged together crying again: “Feels like our hopes aren’t great!”
“Winner, Xiao Zuiji!”
The referee announced loudly.
Jun Changxiao wasn’t surprised by this result at all.
He calmly sat down, quietly waiting for other matches to end and continue drawing lots for opponents.
Currently.
There weren’t many contestants remaining on the field, and determining the top ten rankings was approaching quickly.
On the Eternal Sect’s side, the remaining contestants included He Wudi, Ye Xingchen, Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, Li Fei, Tian Qi, and others. The numbers were still acceptable.
“Not bad.”
“Should be able to exceed the quota.”
Jun Changxiao was quite gratified.
Fortunately, he’d impulsively registered so many disciples. Otherwise, sending just a few disciples, they probably would have been performed out of slots long ago!
With many Eternal Sect disciples present in the competition, the probability of matching against each other greatly increased. For example, in the next round, Song Xuanzhou matched with Long Ziyang, Yang Yuhua matched with Ling Yuanxue.
“Damn it!”
Jun Changxiao stood up, roaring: “Rigging!”
Four disciples matched together meant two must be eliminated. He couldn’t accept this and even suspected the officials were operating behind the scenes!
Gu Tianxing pressed him back into his seat: “The Universal Sacred War is very sacred. There won’t be any rigging.”
“Impossible!”
Jun Changxiao said, “Any competitive event definitely has rigging. Maybe there’s underground betting manipulating things!”
“…”
Gu Tianxing was speechless.
With only about a hundred contestants remaining on the field, your disciples alone occupy twenty percent of the slots. Matching against each other is very normal!
Sigh.
Can’t blame Dog Leftover.
It was mainly because Su Xiaomo and Lu Qianqian’s performances created an illusion.
Any matchup disadvantageous to the sect, he suspected someone was deliberately framing him.
…
Four Eternal Sect disciples fought consecutively.
They didn’t use rock-paper-scissors to decide victory or defeat but earnestly sparred. The victors were Long Ziyang and Ling Yuanxue respectively.
Eternal Sect female disciples were quite formidable.
Because the next contestant to fight, Mu Honglian, also won her match and advanced to the next round.
Readers: “If you mention one more familiar female disciple’s name, we’ll immediately give you votes!”
“BOOM!”
At that moment, a loud sound came from another arena platform.
The referee quickly raised his hand, announcing: “Winner, Yao Mengying!”
…
The competition continued.
The number of contestants kept decreasing, finally stopping at just twenty remaining.
On the Eternal Sect’s side, those who advanced included Li Qingyang, He Wudi, Ye Xingchen, Xiao Zuiji, Li Fei, Long Ziyang, Ling Yuanxue, Mu Honglian, and Yao Mengying.
Disciples within the forty-five who weren’t mentioned either lost to top-tier geniuses or were defeated by fellow disciples—they won’t be listed individually.
“…”
The corner of Gu Tianxing’s mouth twitched.
Just as the rankings were about to be decided, the Eternal Sect still had nine people!
No.
Actually ten people.
Because there was also Gu Zhaoxi.
This little one who appeared only about ten years old had, in the audience’s eyes, completely inconspicuously mixed into the top twenty!
Jun Changxiao became exceptionally nervous.
As things currently stood, as long as the lot drawing was reasonable, disciples could completely avoid internal battles. Winning would obtain ten Sacred War entrance tickets, equivalent to five times exceeding the epic quest quota!
“Contestants please draw lots!” The referee called.
“Jade Emperor, Tathagata Buddha, Supreme Lord, Guanyin Bodhisattva, please bless me!” Jun Changxiao put his hands together, transforming into a devout believer making prayers.
“Number one, Yao Mengying!”
“Number two, Nangong Qingxian!”
“Number three, He Wudi!”
“Number four, Jian Xiaohong!”
“Number five, Xiao Zuiji!”
“Number six, Ye Xingchen!”
When Jun Changxiao heard numbers five and six, he collapsed on the spot: “How can these two good friends be arranged together!”
“Number seven, Li Fei, number eight, Long Ziyang!”
“What the hell!”
Jun Changxiao held his head: “Another group!”
“Number ten, Li Qingyang, number eleven XXX!”
“Number twelve, Mu Honglian, number thirteen XXX.”
“Number fourteen, XXXX, number fifteen Ling Yuanxue.”
“…”
“Number nineteen, Gu Zhaoxi, number twenty XXX.”
After the referee finished calling out the contestants’ token numbers, besides Nangong Qingxian and Jian Xiaohong, other top-tier geniuses didn’t even deserve to have names. Even giving a Doraemon character for him to encounter Night Emperor would work!
Looking at the overall matchups, Jun Changxiao was still relatively satisfied. As long as disciples won their matches, they’d at least obtain eight Sacred War entrance tickets.
“Darlings.”
Dog Leftover stood up, loudly saying, “All of you, get serious for this seat!”