Chapter 23: The Sixteen Strong

  On the second day, in the morning, 500 people advanced to 250 people, and after three rounds of competition, they easily defeated their opponents in the summer, whose skills were not high.

  In the afternoon, 250 people entered and 125 people were eliminated. It was possible to settle in two waves, and the time required was not much. Summer also easily defeated his opponent.

  On the third day, in the morning session, 125 people advanced and 63 were eliminated. There was one spot left vacant, which would have allowed someone to advance directly to the next round. However, this good fortune fell into the hands of a guy named Xia Yun.

  Still in the morning, sixty-three into thirty-two, and there will be one person who will be left out. What makes Xia Tian unbelievable is that the person who was left out was actually Xia Yun.

  Xia Yun, a 20-year-old cultivator at the peak of the second stage, showed astonishing luck for the first time in the year-end grand comparison.

  In the afternoon, 32 advances into 16. The opponent in summer is a somewhat familiar person, although I haven't seen him before, but have heard of his name.

  "In the lower search hand summer forget worry, a viscount."

  The opponent reported his name, and Xia Tian couldn't help but let out a silent sigh in his heart. This arrangement was also a bit too coincidental.

  Xia Wangyou, a steady and innate practitioner, existed in the early stages of innate cultivation. In Yongcheng County, he made a name for himself as a master of searching hands, although there were suspicions of self-promotion. However, his actual strength was not weak at all.

  Summer.

  A brief reply in summer.

  As for Xia Wangyou, even before meeting him, Xia Tian didn't have a good impression. The servants of his own household bullied others with their power, it can be seen that the master is not a good thing either.

  At this time, seeing him face to face, with an air of arrogance and a look of disdain in his eyes, Xia Tian felt even more disgusted. This insignificant little thing actually thought it was some kind of big shot?

  "You're unlucky to have met me."

  Leaving behind a sentence, Xia Wangyou slapped out with one palm.

  The congenital early peak cultivation can break through to the congenital mid-term at any time, which is considered very powerful among the young generation of royal children.

  Last year's final showdown, Xia Wangyou made a breakthrough into the top 16, and in the final battle for the top 10, he unfortunately lost by a narrow margin, just missing out on the top 10 and finishing just outside at 11th place.

  This year, Xia Wu's goal is to make it into the top ten. He considers his opponents to be those who can also make it into the top ten. Xia Tian never even appeared in his line of sight.

  A fierce battle broke out on stage, while the excitement below was undiminished. The spectators watched with great interest, and even opened a betting pool, with one side overwhelmingly favoring Xia Wu You to win.

  Xia Wu You is who, that almost killed into the top ten last year, in the royal family, with a great reputation, and Xia Tian, although small, has a name, compared to Xia Wu You, it's no different from fireflies shining brighter than the moon.

  In this case, the odds that were opened naturally presented a one-sided situation, and no one thought Xia Tian could beat Xia Wu You.

  Innate and acquired, differ by a boundary, the difference in strength is vast, heaven and earth apart. Xia Tian uses all sorts of methods, with acquired power, to fight a great battle against Xia Wu You, not necessarily unable to win.

  However, Xia Tian would never do such a thing that is not worth the effort. Facing Xia Wu You's palm slap, his body shook and a powerful aura burst out as he kicked out with one foot.

  With his innate early cultivation, he unleashed the Wind Sweeping Cloud Leg, and Xia Tian's combat power was unmatched in the summer. The battle with Xia Wu You went smoothly without any problems.

  "A burst of crackling sounds, like the explosive popping of beans, erupted when Xia Tian and Xia Wu You exchanged blows that exceeded ten moves. The crowd below the stage was completely stunned."

  "One palm sweeps away all dust!"

  After ten moves, he couldn't win and realized Xia Tian's extraordinariness. As his expression turned serious, Xia Wu You also became extremely furious and used his ultimate move.

  One palm sweeps the mundane dust, it is the essence of Xia Wu's palm method. When one palm slaps out, there is a kind of strong momentum that traverses the mundane dust, with extremely powerful force.

  An ordinary innate mid-term cultivator must be steady and wait with a concentrated mind to receive this palm, and Xia Tian also dares not to take it lightly.

  "Quelling Mountain Seal!"

  Right hand pinches a seal, forming a handprint. When Xia Tian's heart lets out a low shout, the handprint blasts out.

  Handprint handed out, slowly forward, printed on Xia Wu's palm, a loud thunderbolt started, a fierce storm was generated, sweeping the world.

  With palms pressed together, standing still with concentration, the wild wind arose on its own, sending Xia Tian and Xia Wu You's long hair flying, their clothes fluttering, as if they were in the midst of endless whirlwinds high up in the air.

  "Boom!"

  A deafening thunderclap erupted, and a blast of air sent Xia Wu You's body flying out like a cannonball, shooting straight out of the arena.

  He stood firmly on the stage, motionless. He saw Xia Wu You fly out of the stage, over the crowd of onlookers below, and heavily slam into the ground, rolling twice before finally coming to a stop. Only then did Xia Tian slowly retract his palm print.

  Strictly speaking, the cultivation of a Qi practitioner is at the foundation-building stage. The acquired and innate are not yet at the threshold of Lianqi practitioners, and various magical powers and secret methods are difficult to bring out.

  Zhēn Shān yìn, zhèng shì yī zhǒng liàn qì shì suǒ dú yǒu de mì fǎ, yǐ xià tiān rú jīn de xiū wéi, běn shì shī zhǎn bù chū de, bù guò, tā bù yí yàng, yǐ qián shì fǎn pú guī zhēn de jīng yàn, yìng shēng shēng de xiān tiān de xiū wéi shǐ chū le Zhēn Shān yìn.

  English Translation:

  Zhenshan Seal is a secret method that only practitioners of internal energy can possess. With Xia Tian's current cultivation level, he shouldn't be able to use it, but he's different. Using the experience from his past life, he forcibly used his innate abilities to bring out the Zhenshan Seal.

  The secret technique of the Qi Practitioner was extraordinary, its power immense. With a single seal, he easily defeated Xia Wu You's Palm Search for the Mundane Dust, sending him flying over a dozen zhang.

  In the summer, when Xia Wu You was defeated, on another arena, Xia Yun also defeated his opponent. However, his opponent was not comparable to Xia Wu You, but just a post-heavenly peak cultivator.

  Xia Yun's luck was extremely good, but his cultivation wasn't weak either. He was at the peak of the post-heavenly stage and just happened to be slightly stronger than his opponent, defeating him.

  On the third arena, Xia Yongzhen was fighting against a congenital cultivator. The opponent was at the early stage of congenital cultivation and his strength was slightly weaker than Xia Yongzhen's. After holding on for a moment, he unfortunately lost the battle.

  On the sixteen arenas, the battles were all very exciting. Except for a few postnatal cultivators' fights which were not worth mentioning, the exchanges between the prenatal ones were all intense and fierce, with no room for compromise.

  After all battles have ended and the top 16 are freshly out of the oven, after resting for a while, the battle to advance from the top 16 to the top 8 begins immediately.

  Thirty-two advanced to sixteen, leaving sixteen strong. Among Xia Wudang's fifteen adult children, only two survived the rounds of competition: Xia Tian and Xia Yongzhen.

  Among the fifteen people, except for Xia Tian, there were only two innate practitioners. Xia Yongzhen was in the middle of Innate, and Xia Yongqian was at the beginning of Innate.

  Unfortunately, Xia Yongqian's luck was bad. On the stage, he encountered Xia Wudi and couldn't withstand three moves, so he was defeated.