Chapter 104: World Three【18】

The seven-day arena competition posed no pressure for Luo Yuezhu. Except for the first two days when she was seen as a soft target due to being a new face, in the following four days, few challengers chose her.

No way, after personally witnessing Luo Yuezhu defeat those ranked on the Top 100 List twice in a row, anyone who isn’t stupid knows that Luo Yuezhu is not an easy target to mess with.

But on the seventh day, when everyone only has one chance to challenge, there are still some people with not weak strength who choose to take a gamble.

If I can defeat Luo Yuezhu on the last day, I can also gain a little fame.

When the break was over and someone went up to challenge, both Luo Yuezhu on the ring and Jing Ke who had been watching from offstage knew that someone wanted to use a round-robin fight against Luo Yuezhu.

Which sect arranged it is temporarily unclear, but these people mostly have 20 to 30 years of inner strength, belonging to those who might make it into the top 100 if they take a gamble.

From a strategic perspective, wheel battles are not problematic; continuous high-intensity combat can indeed easily tire one’s mind and spirit, thus exposing flaws.

But if a wheel battle is to exert its intended effect, there must be a prerequisite, which is that the gap in strength between you and your opponent is not very large.

Assuming the opponent could originally fight three at once, then the rotation battle can reduce her strength by more than half, making her only able to fight one at a time.

If the opponent can already defeat one against twenty in one breath, sending the twenty people in batches will only make the opponent win more easily, and there is no possibility of weakening their strength.

Luo Yuezhu clearly is the latter, not to mention her sixty years of Internal Energy cultivation base as a foundation, her meridians are many times better than ordinary people’s, possessing more sustained endurance and faster Inner Strength recovery speed.

Even when targeted by some people ganging up on her, Luo Yuezhu did not show fear, turning all those who challenged her into stepping stones, stepping on them to make a name for herself step by step.

“This Luo Yuezhu, what background is she on earth, ah? She looks like she should still be under twenty years old, right? This Internal Energy Cultivation is also too terrifying a bit.”

“This is the number? At least eight people from the top 100 list have been defeated by her! She couldn’t have cultivated some kind of rejuvenation technique, could she?”

“It shouldn’t be. I spent money to inquire. This Luo Yuezhu seems to be from Peace Offering City. Five years ago, her family was killed by the Devil Sect Right Protector. After that, she started to learn martial arts under a master. I heard it’s a very powerful hidden sect.”

“Where did you hear that? Is this news reliable?”

“Of course it’s reliable, my friend works in the Martial Arts Alliance, and I heard that the people from the Martial Arts Alliance are also planning to recruit that person, the terms offered will be very generous.”

“So it’s someone who has a grudge against the Devil Sect, then it’s understandable that the Martial Arts Alliance wants to win them over. We can’t let such a young prodigy be picked up by the Four Seas Pavilion. The Four Seas Pavilion has been overstepping its bounds lately, it’s just entering the city, and yet they stopped me to check my background.”

“That’s it, only the Jiangnan area has a bit more freedom. If you go north, you might be arrested by the Four Seas Pavilion on trumped-up charges at any time.”

The discussions below the stage continued, and some of the conversations reached Jing Ke’s ears.

However, Jing Ke didn’t really care about the conversations of those people; even if she heard someone recognize Luo Yuezhu’s background, the expression on her face didn’t change at all.

Being from Peace Offering City is not something unspeakable, and it is also a fact that Little Disciple’s family was cruelly killed by the Devil Sect Right Protector, so there is even less need to deliberately conceal it.

Thus, the preliminary matches of the Martial Arts Tournament officially ended at the end of the Shen hour on the seventh day, and the final one hundred people remaining on the arena were given Number Cards according to their arena numbers, for the draw of the next round’s matches.

After the preliminary round ends, there are only one hundred people left who can continue to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament.

After giving them a day to rest a bit, the next day is the cruel knockout competition.

The elimination round’s rule is simpler: whoever you draw, you fight that person; the winner stays, the loser leaves.

First round eliminates fifty people, second round twenty-five, third round twelve. After three consecutive rounds of competition, there are only thirteen people left who can still stay on the stage.

Luo Yuezhu’s luck was good. In the third round, she drew a bye, directly moving from the top 25 to the top 13.

Undoubtedly, Luo Yuezhu is the youngest among them, but she is also the opponent that the other twelve least want to draw.

The one who got a bye in the fourth round is Ye Wenxin, everyone has seen her strength and knows that she can be firmly ranked in the top three, so there is no talk of cheating or anything.

Luo Yuezhu’s opponent drawn is also from the Martial Arts Alliance, the Deputy Hall Master of the Black Tortoise Hall, his weapon is an iron rod, considered to have both internal and external cultivation, large in size and strength.

Luo Yuezhu was very cautious when fighting against the Deputy Hall Master of the Black Tortoise Hall, because if he came down with one strike of his staff, he could create a pit in the arena. If she took such a solid hit, she would definitely suffer some loss.

Seeing that the opponent’s moves were all grand and wide, Luo Yuezhu chose a relatively graceful sword technique, paired with the Lightness Skill that could be Traceless on Water, directly causing the Deputy Hall Master of the Black Tortoise Hall to be unable to find her, forcing him to only swing his staff around to avoid Luo Yuezhu sneaking up on him.

The Deputy Hall Master of Black Tortoise Hall’s countermeasure is not a problem, but he underestimated Luo Yuezhu’s speed. In just one breath’s time, Luo Yuezhu can continuously change positions three times. The Deputy Hall Master simply does not have that fast reaction ability. The iron rod brings him great lethality, but also slows down his attack speed.

It is somewhat strenuous for Luo Yuezhu to directly chop through a heavy iron rod, so she chooses to use her sword to leave a line of blood on the opponent’s neck, proving her strength.

After feeling a faint pain in his throat, Deputy Hall Master of Black Tortoise Hall had a feeling of punching cotton, unable to exert any force.

But after seeing the bloodstains on his fingertips, the Deputy Hall Master also admitted that he was no match, and after cupping his fists in salute, he left dejectedly.

13 people eliminated 6, leaving only 7 people. Still unable to pair up for battles, so there is still one bye spot.

I don’t know if the Martial Arts Alliance deliberately arranged something, or if Luo Yuezhu’s luck was really good. She got another chance to rest, and quite easily entered the top four.

Four people, after two pairs of matches, the winning two compete for first and second, while the losers compete for third and fourth.

Luo Yuezhu’s opponent this time is a person who also bears the name of genius, is the close disciple of the Sect Master of Kunlun Sword Sect, and is said to be a natural talent for practicing swordsmanship.

Although Zhao Yi is only twenty years old, her strength is already not inferior to some Elders in the Sect.

“Please teach me, Young Hero Luo.” Zhao Yi said, wearing a Taoist robe, with slightly cold features.

“Please give me your guidance.” Luo Yuezhu also returned a bow. After the two sides exchanged greetings, they both drew their swords and began.

The sound of weapons clashing came continuously, and the battle between the two sides seemed to be deadlocked from the start.

From the moment Zhao Yi could stand up, she had already held a sword and began to practice swordsmanship. For nearly twenty years, she only practiced the sword and never touched any other weapons, completely immersing herself in the practice of swordsmanship.

Such pure sword intent gave Luo Yuezhu a rare sense of urgency, and she had to admit that Zhao Yi’s reputation as a genius was truly well-deserved.

If it were not for her own master giving her a fifteenth birthday gift, Luo Yuezhu might not be able to withstand such pure sword intent.

But sufficient inner strength can make up for this deficiency; Luo Yuezhu’s understanding of sword intent is inferior to Zhao Yi’s, but her inner strength can.

So after experiencing the opponent’s Sword Moves for about half an hour, Luo Yuezhu used Inner Strength to repel the opponent’s attack and seized the opportunity to place her Long Sword on the opponent’s shoulder.

“I lost, thank you for your guidance, Young Hero Luo.” Zhao Yi said. She very calmly admitted defeat, bowed, then put away her sword and left, without any hesitation in her steps.

Luo Yuezhu touched her nose, and after discovering that most were looking at her, she also quickly ran off the stage after the referee announced the result, accurately finding her master’s figure in the crowd.

“Master, I have already made it to the top two. As long as I win one more match, I will be the champion.” On the arena, Luo Yuezhu, who appears extremely composed, when facing her own master, her face shows nothing but pure smiles and joy.

“Hmm, very good, you truly are my disciple.” Jing Ke said with a smile.

After discovering that head-touching might affect Little Disciple’s image, she changed to patting her shoulder with her hand, “Sit beside me and rest for a while, and take a look at who your next opponent will be.”

“Okay, Master.” Luo Yuezhu obediently sat down beside her master.

After about half a quarter of an hour, two more people appeared on the central big stage, namely Ye Wenxin and the senior disciple of this generation of the Tianshan Sect.

The two were about the same age. After a brief greeting, they drew their swords and began a duel, its intensity far surpassing that of the previous battle between Luo Yuezhu and Zhao Yi.

“Jing Ke, do you think Ye Wenxin can win this match?” Yin Honglian came over at some unknown time, sat intimately beside Jing Ke, and placed one hand on the armrest of Jing Ke’s chair.

Jing Ke calmly looked at Yin Honglian, “You know Ye Wenxin better than I do, and you are even clearer about the answer to this question.”

Yin Honglian smiled, then turned her head to look at the vigilant Luo Yuezhu, “Jing Ke, would you like to introduce your precious little disciple to me?”

“Master?” Luo Yuezhu couldn’t help but grab her own Master’s hem, furrowing her brows slightly as she looked at Yin Honglian.

In order not to look too conspicuous, Yin Honglian has actually tried to keep a low profile. The clothes she wears are not bright red, but relatively elegant purple.

But Yin Honglian’s style of conduct hasn’t changed much. Compared to ordinary people, she is more proactive and enthusiastic, and has no sense of boundaries.

Jing Ke, who had long dealt with Yin Honglian, reacted calmly, “This is the Left Protector of the Devil Sect, Yin Honglian. Her Internal Energy Cultivation is below yours, but she excels at using poison. If Your Master is not by your side, you can directly draw your sword when you see her approaching; don’t give her the chance to get close to you.”

“Hey, hey, Jing Ke, we are friends after all, right? I’ve sent you a lot of news, how can you explain it to Little Disciple like that? I’m not the kind of person who would harm a child.” Yin Honglian said with slight dissatisfaction.

“I am fifteen years old, not a child.” Luo Yuezhu couldn’t help emphasizing, her gaze fixed on where Yin Honglian inadvertently touched her own master’s shoulder.

“By the way, the Token I gave you, did you give it to your Little Disciple to wear?” Yin Honglian asked, changing the subject.

“Any questions?” Jing Ke retorted.

No problem, I just want to ask, Jing Ke, have you made up your mind? I remember four years ago, you seemed to say that after your Little Disciple comes of age, you would make a decision.

Yin Honglian said with a smile, “I think your Little Disciple might be able to beat Ye Wenxin. Then your Little Disciple will be the Elder of the Martial Arts Alliance. You wouldn’t play favorites, right?”

“The conditions I offered before are still valid oh, as long as you, Jing Ke, are willing to join, the position of Devil Cult Great Elder will be yours.” Yin Honglian added.

After hearing Yin Honglian’s words, Luo Yuezhu couldn’t help but become nervous, and her hand gripping her master’s hem tugged even harder for a moment.

Did Master make any agreement with this person four years ago? Master doesn’t think she can stand on her own already, so she wants to abandon her, right?

If that is the case, she wants to take back what she just said, she wants to be a child forever!