Chapter 64: Disciples Compete

  The next day.

  The squatting barbarian pillar suddenly burst out with a bronze glow, and the dense texture of the lines flashed in the light, which made the faces of Man Tian, Xiong Yue, and Xiong Hong reveal a look of surprise.

  Barbaric Pillar has entered One-Piece Body Tempering!!

  Injuries recovered, with the help of this Dan medicine's efficacy, he stepped into the first-grade Tempering Body in one go!

  However, Manzhu did not immediately open his eyes, and the light bursting from his body had not dissipated. Under the gaze of the three people, a silver-white glow suddenly appeared in the midst of the bronze light, causing all three to pause in unison, their eyes wide with astonishment!

  This time, with the help of the elixir of life, not only did his body recover, but he also took a step forward in his realm, and his blood vessels were filled with white silver blood! This was undoubtedly a huge surprise.

  Until the barbaric pillar burst into a radiance of bronze and silver, half and half, it gradually stopped until it disappeared.

  The barbarian opened his eyes, and there was no emotional fluctuation on his face, neither joy nor sorrow. He looked at his own body, and a hint of relief flowed out!

  "Baron!! Has your body fully recovered?" Baron Tian asked with suppressed excitement!

  The barbaric pillar slowly raised its head, and the cold, angular face suddenly revealed a hint of a smile, saying: "Perhaps, in the future, I can fight alongside you!"

  "Hmm! We can make a comeback together!" Mōten placed his right hand on the shoulder of Mōchū. This was just like when Mōten had been severely injured by Mōseki and Mōrin, and Mōchū had placed his right hand on Mōten's shoulder.

  Three days later.

  The competition among Xiaoguzong's disciples has begun!

  Although Mo Tian didn't need to participate, he still came to the scene to watch! And this time, the venue for the disciple competition was a huge square under the powerful peak!

  Lifeng is the first of the four peaks of Xiaoguzong. Generally, large-scale trials within the sect are held here!

  Man Tian, Man Zhu and three others sat in a circle at one corner of the square, gazing out at the hundreds of arenas in front of them. They looked somewhat disappointed. Man Tian had wanted to participate in the disciple competition, as he had previously agreed with Zhan Ye that they would have a showdown during the event. Now it seemed like this wouldn't be possible. As his eyes scanned around, Man Tian noticed that at the inner end of the square, on top of a massive stone staircase, were many disciples of Li Feng, among whom was Chi Long.

  When the Barbarian Heaven gazed at the Red Dragon, the Red Dragon's cold and stern gaze was also looking back at the Barbarian Heaven! The Barbarian Heaven's fists were slightly clenched, as in just a few days' time, it would be the battle for the top ten spots. At that time, the Barbarian Heaven must go all out to fight against the Red Dragon! Even though the Barbarian Pillar's physical body had recovered, this feud would not disappear because of the Barbarian Pillar's injuries healing!

  Just as Mo Tian was deep in thought, he suddenly felt a pat on his shoulder. He quickly turned around to find Mo Zhu staring at him intently. All he heard was Mo Zhu saying, "Don't get confused about your direction because of me! Your path is much longer, and Chi Long shouldn't be able to disrupt your pace!"

  "I know!" Meng Tian said with a calm smile and a slight nod.

  His gaze swept over the Red Dragon again, but found that the Red Dragon was now talking to a young man in ordinary clothes. Mo Tian looked at this person and felt a sense of profundity that he couldn't quite grasp. His appearance didn't have the usual roughness of a barbarian warrior, but gave off an air of detachment from worldly affairs! Mo Tian almost instinctively recognized that this person was absolutely extraordinary!!

  Even the heavens couldn't sense the aura and power on this person's body.

  After mastering the yuan force, as long as he doesn't exceed the boundaries of the barbaric sky too much, he can feel the power contained within his opponent's body! But this young man, the barbaric sky couldn't sense it.

  It seemed as if he had sensed Mo Tian's gaze, and the young man inadvertently glanced at Mo Tian, pausing for a moment before withdrawing his gaze. Mo Tian sized him up, and judging from his attire, he didn't seem to be a disciple of Li Feng. If not a disciple of Li Feng, yet able to sit beside Chi Long, it was likely that he had some connection with Chi Long, or perhaps, he came from the ancient sect of Nanjiang!!

  For Nanjiang Guzong, Man Tian didn't have a deep impression. He only knew that Guzong was the main sect of Xiaoguzong, but he didn't know how big Guzong actually was! As for Guzong's strength, being able to be called Nanjiang Guzong, this Guzong's status in Nanjiang must be extremely high!

  "The disciple trial officially begins! The top five can obtain the qualification to compete for the ten places in the ancient sect!" A black-clad man walked up to the stone steps and shouted loudly at the disciples below.

  This remark caused a stir below, the ten places in the ancient sect had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and many disciples were fantasizing about going to the ancient sect. Although they didn't know what kind of sect the ancient sect was, this was the main sect of Xiaoguzong! Even if it was inferior, how bad could it be?

  Moreover, rumor has it that participating in the competition for a spot is not something any disciple can do. The first condition is to be a core disciple of Xiaoguzong!! This condition is like reaching for the sky for those disciples who want to participate in the trial! After all, they are just ordinary disciples!

  The second condition is that the top three products are exempt! Because this time, the ten quotas of the ancient sect mainly targeted the disciples under the blood image, so the top three products and the blood image below can all participate. This means that there will be seven high-handed products participating in the competition for the ten quotas!

  Perhaps someone would say that this is unfair to the three-product tempering masters! But what in this world is fair? If you want to get a spot, you must show off your exceptional skills! Otherwise, there's only elimination.

  However, this kind of competition is not for Danfeng! Danfeng has two quotas, disciples do not need to participate in the strength comparison, but need to compete with alchemy! Duanfeng is not a forge because forging is originally a method of cultivation! Forging also requires strength as its foundation!

  Many people are aware of the conditions for competing for the ten places, although they feel it's unfair, but they haven't given up on their desire to compete!

  So, upon hearing that the top five would have the qualification to compete, many disciples were thrilled. The atmosphere in the square instantly became lively.

  The fierce eyes gazed at the disciples standing one by one on the stage, with a somewhat puzzled expression. He didn't know the rules of the disciple's trial, and then he heard Xiong Yue's words.

  "The disciple competition is divided into three rounds. In the first round, each participating disciple will have a unique token with their name on it. If they lose or concede, they must hand over the token to the winner. The winning disciples then compete against each other, and the ultimate winner advances to the second round. The second round starts anew, but this time it's a free-for-all, where anyone can attack anyone else. In the end, the top 20 disciples with the most tokens advance to the final round."

  "Because every final trial always results in casualties! So, the number of people who can enter the finals has been increased from twenty to twenty-two, sometimes even twenty-four or twenty-six. And as for the finals themselves, each person competes against all the other disciples who entered the finals, and the one with the highest win rate is ranked the highest. Last time was a fluke that you were able to enter the top ten, because several disciples died in that battle!" Xiong Yue said, looking at Mo Zhu with an calm expression.

  Man Tian nodded slightly, he turned his head to glance at Man Zhu, then looked towards Chi Long! From Xiong Yue's words, he inferred that initially Man Zhu had not entered the top ten. When competing with Chi Long, he could not lose, otherwise, he would not be able to enter the top ten. Although he was defeated by Chi Long in the end, because several disciples died, he managed to sneak into the top ten!

  Taking a deep breath, his eyes gleamed with a hint of ferocity as he gazed at the disciples on the stage, lost in thought.