Chapter Seven: The Stormy Weather of Competition

  The next morning, Liu Shu Hai carried a long gun and walked shoulder-to-shoulder with Fei towards the Ba Ling Academy.

  Compared with the hustle and bustle at the entrance of Inverse Wine House, Baolong Academy is much quieter. Although there are just as many people, they all keep silent without making a sound.

  At this time, there were hundreds of warriors at the entrance of Bailin Academy. They were mostly 15 or 16-year-old boys and girls, led by their parents to participate in the entrance examination of Bailin Academy.

  The Bailin Academy is the place where all warriors of the empire yearn to go, and all students who can graduate smoothly from the Bailin Academy will definitely become the pillars of the empire and the existence that everyone admires.

  In the middle of the entrance of Bailin Academy, a long table about ten meters was placed in the middle, with ten young people of orange diamond rank holding some paper and pens, making records. In front of them, a long queue was lined up, which were the new generation of warriors who would participate in the entrance examination.

  "Xu Fenghui, 16 years old! One-star Red Diamond! Passed." As the voice of an Orange Diamond strongman fell, a tall youth suddenly walked to the back of the table with a 'spring' breeze on his face, and a burst of applause also erupted around him.

  At this time, another orange diamond strong said: "Sun Fu, 17 years old, unqualified!"

  A slightly mature man shook his head and left dejectedly.

  "Alas!" The crowd let out a collective sigh, all because he had turned one year older and thus missed the opportunity to attend the Balin Academy by a hair's breadth. It had to be said that the world of martial artists was indeed cruel.

  The assessment continues, and Liu Shuhai and Feier are also at the end of the queue.

  About half an hour later, Liu Shuhai was less than two meters away from the examiner. At this time, behind the large table, there were more than 50 martial artists, among whom the most striking one was a long-haired man with slightly curly hair, who was surrounded by a group of martial artists who had passed the assessment in the middle, like a moon surrounded by stars. His name is Yang Xiao, 16 years old, and has reached the realm of Five-Star Red Diamond.

  At this time, Fei stood in front of the table, an orange-level warrior emitted a strand of soft orange diamond energy that penetrated into Fei's meridians. Suddenly, this warrior was shocked and stared wide-eyed.

  "Fei Er! Twelve years old, two-star Red Diamond! Passed."

  As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes were fixed on Faye.

  A twelve-year-old two-star Red Diamond warrior is absolutely more talented than a sixteen-year-old five-star Red Diamond warrior. Because the cultivation of diamond power is very fast in the early stage, an awakened Benming Yuan Diamond warrior can completely advance two or even three layers within a year with the help of a large amount of 'medicine', that is to say, Feier has the possibility to advance to five-star Red Diamond at the age of thirteen, what a monstrous talent!

  However, Faye was completely unmoved by these admiring glances.

  "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll dig out your eyes!" Fifi turned her head and scolded loudly.

  Liu Shu Hai's mind was filled with the word "door" and black lines, these past ten or so days he still thought Fei Er had changed her 'nature', now it seems she is still that spoiled and stubborn little 'devil'.

  Fei scolded and then smiled at Liu Shu Hai before walking behind the large table.

  After a while, the orange diamond strongman who had just spoken out in surprise again: "Liu Shuhai, 14 years old, four-star red diamond. Ah? No, not just four-star red diamond, is..."

  Liu Shuhai suddenly tensed up, because he found that the orange drill's drilling power had completely surrounded his original yuan drill. Although he tried his best to restrain the demonic drill power of Lei Yi Gun Quan, he was still worried about being seen through by the orange drill strongman.

  The deeper the penetration, the more Liu Shu Hai was sweating profusely. He could be certain that if the matter of demonic martial dual cultivation were to be exposed, he would be taken away by the Empire and locked in a cage as a lab rat for others to experiment on.

  "If all else fails, run!" Liu Shu Hai's muscles tensed up, ready to sprint at any moment.

  Fortunately, the Orange Diamond Strongman felt it for half a day and didn't discover any so-called demonic repair power. In the end, he could only say with suspicion: "Alright! Let's temporarily consider you as a four-star red diamond. Congratulations on becoming a student of Bailing Academy."

  Liu Shu Hai let out a big sigh of relief, wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and walked towards the back of the large table with his long gun slung over his shoulder.

  Those warriors behind the big tables, even if they passed the assessment of the Baolong Academy, cannot be too happy too early. Liu Shuhai had already learned that even if the students who passed the assessment would face a class competition, and at that time, the competition would again eliminate one-third of the students. Moreover, the Baolong Academy will often expel some students who are not making progress, in short, it is extremely difficult to graduate smoothly from the Baolong Academy.

  The Hundred Spirits Academy covers an area of hundreds of miles, with its entire body made of emerald green glass. The range of hundreds of miles is divided into three areas, which are used for primary students, intermediate students, and advanced students to live and practice respectively.

  The large academy has only more than 3,000 students, and with the instructors, it does not exceed 4,000. In other words, each session of the academy has only a little over 1,000 people. In fact, their entrance examination is not strict, but the number of people who can be recruited is still so small.

  To be admitted to school, only two factors are required: first, the awakening of Ben Mingyuan; second, the age does not exceed sixteen.

  The deadline for enrollment is at the end of March, and there are still many days left. At this time, a long dragon is still lined up outside the gate of Bailin Academy. After waiting until 12:10, Liu Shuhai and Feier filled out an entry certificate, and after receiving their student ID cards, they left with the consent of the school.

  "Sea of Books! We won't start school until April when the recruitment is over, where will we go during this time?" Fei squeezed through the crowded crowd and turned to ask Liu Shuhai.

  Liu Shu Hai used the Lei Yi Gun Jian's Thunder Phantom Body, weaving through the crowded masses, saw Fei Er speaking, and hastily stopped his body saying: "This afternoon I'll take you to a fun place."

  "Oh!" Fei nodded and left the Bailin Academy under the strange gaze of everyone, heading towards the Niuxu Wine House.

  "Sea of Books! Where are you taking me?" Faye asked with wide eyes full of wonder.

  Liu Shu smiled brightly and said, "Let's talk about it this afternoon!"

  "Alright!" Faye pouted and stopped talking.

  In the afternoon, Liu Shu Hai and Fei Er appeared under a huge building.

  The building is circular in shape, with red characters on the grayish-white wall - Arena!

  The arena, where warriors compete with each other. More than a dozen days ago, when Liu Shu Hai was short of gold coins, he had planned to come to the arena to fight in the ring, but later he cheated two hundred gold coins from the guard at that department store, so he gave up on this plan. However, since his fierce battle with Di Shi Qi, he realized that he lacked a lot of experience in fighting against enemies, so today he brought Fei Er to the arena again.

  "Fifi! Do you like it?" Liu Shuhai asked as he unfastened the long gun behind his back.

  Faye revealed a devilish smile and said: "I like it!"

  ……

  At this time, all the young warriors from the northern part of the empire had gathered in California, and the arena was packed with people, but under the suppression of countless high-ranking strongmen, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

  According to the rules of the martial arts arena, Liu Shu Hai and Fei immediately projected their Ben Ming Yuan Zhuang. Soon, a list of Liu Shu Hai's opponents was written on a piece of paper.

  Copper Stage Intermediate Ten Kings List:

  First King, Lu Yi Ran, 6-star Red Diamond, weapon Sub-Moon Twin Swords;

  Second King, Tao Cang Hong, 6-star Red Diamond, weapon Steel Whip;

  Third King, Huo Jin Die, 5-star Red Diamond, weapon Iron Moon Flying Dagger;

  Fourth...

  Looking at the list on the roster, Liu Shu Hai clenched his Thunder Gun tightly and smiled brightly.

  The warriors participating in the martial arts competition are only divided into three levels: red, orange and yellow. The side of the arena calls the participants with a red diamond level as Tongjie, the participants with an orange diamond level as Yinjie, and the participants with a yellow diamond level as Jinqie. Each level is further divided into upper, middle and lower levels. Liu Shuhai's current realm is four-star red diamond, which is a mid-level participant in the Tongjie.

  "Contestant Liu Shuhai, take your position in ten minutes!" A yellow diamond-level warrior stood on the arena and shouted loudly with his diamond power, and the voice reached Liu Shuhai's ears.

  Liu Shu-hai swallowed a bottle of 'medicine' and walked towards this arena.

  "Book sea! Let him go, he dares to hurt you I'll find my second mother to cut him off!" Fei'er pulled the long whip in her hand and said viciously.

  Liu Shu smiled brightly and said: "Fei, that's not called cutting, that's called castration!"

  Ten minutes later, Liu Shuhai stood on one side of the stage with a long gun in his arms, smiling as he looked at the empty space opposite him.

  "Whoosh!" A gloomy-faced youth appeared in front of Liu Shuhai.

  "Liu Shu Hai, is it? I'll make you regret challenging me!" The youth gripped the large hammer tightly in his hand, his eyes filled with a cold intent.

  Liu Shu Hai smiled faintly and clasped his fists, saying: "I am Liu Shu Hai, I hope you can spare my life."

  "Both sides are in position, the match begins!" The yellow diamond warrior shouted loudly.

  "Hmph!" The gloomy youth let out a cold snort, raised his large hammer and charged at Liu Shu Hai. The stage echoed with the sound of footsteps, the hammer brought up a gust of wind, blowing up a strand of hair on Liu Shu Hai's forehead.

  Liu Shu Hai's brush stroke brought out the projection of his life-saving yuan. Facing the giant hammer that was about to arrive, Liu Shu Hai arched his body backwards and swept out with his long spear, its tip carrying a streak of red cold light, stabbing towards the chest and abdomen of the gloomy youth.

  The "Yin" haze youth bent down like a large shrimp, and the big hammer continued to press towards Liu Shu Hai's face. At the same time, a four-star red diamond also rose above his head.

  Liu Shu Hai's body suddenly turned into a crimson glow, his long spear flowing like blood.

  The big hammer flashed past Liu Shu Hai's face, but his body dodged out from the side.

  "Bang! Bang!"

  Two sounds rose. The first was the sound of the gloomy youth being swept away by Liu Shu Hai's long spear, and the second was the sound of him being knocked off the stage, unable to withstand the enormous power.

  "Liu Shuhai wins! A reward of 10 gold coins. The next match will be in half an hour!" Huang Zhuangwu shouted again.

  Liu Shu Hai's red glow gradually converged, putting his long spear behind him, and jumped off the stage.

  "Wow! Book Sea, you're so amazing! You actually used less than two rounds!" Fei pulled Liu Book Sea's arm and dragged him to the designated rest area for the match.

  Liu Shu Hai smiled slightly and patted Fei Er's head saying, "Your match is about to start too, be careful!"

  Fei nodded like a well-behaved 'flower' cat and said, "If he hurts me, can you castrate him?"

  Liu Shuhai's forehead had several more black lines on it, and he swallowed a bottle of 'medicine' in one gulp.

  His current human technique is really too low-level. Although his strength is good, the consumption of his drilling power is really too fast.

  Fei's opponent was a tall and sturdy man with three-star red diamond rank. Liu Shu Hai couldn't help but feel slightly worried for Fei.

  "Miss, please show your skills!" The tall and large man said with a clenched fist.

  Fei blinked her eyes and stared at the crotch of the tall man, saying: "You'd better be careful!"

  Everyone is crazy!

  The match began, and Fei swung a four or five meter long whip, with red wind, like rolling waves, hitting the tall man.

  The tall man wielded a pair of meteor hammers, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get close to Fei Er's body and could only passively dodge the whip shadows. After a long time, the tall man's strength was getting weaker and weaker, his physical strength was also becoming more and more unsustainable, while Fei Er was still vigorous and energetic.

  It can be seen that Fei's cultivation method is of a very high grade, and although she is only a 2-star Red Diamond, she has completely suppressed her opponent.

  "I give up!" The tall and large man smiled wryly, holding his own weapon as he stepped down from the arena.

  "Faye wins! A reward of ten gold coins!" a warrior on one side of the arena shouted loudly.

  Feier stepped down from the stage uninterestingly and chatted with Liu Shuhai at the designated rest area.

  Half an hour's time passed quickly, and Liu Shuhai walked towards the arena with a long gun on his back.

  His opponent this time was a 'female' martial artist named Leng Zhu, the tenth king of the middle rank of Tongjie.

  Leng Zhu's slender figure was also stunning, although not as delicate as Fei'er's, but undoubtedly much more mature. A pair of eye-catching "jade" rabbits made Liu Shu Hai secretly guess her measurements. The only drawback was that Leng Zhu's breath was icy cold, and his expression remained unchanged, in stark contrast to Liu Shu Hai's warmth.

  "In the lower Liu Book Sea, miss please!" Liu Shu Hai bowed his head to Leng Zhu.

  Leng Zhu's expressionless face nodded slightly, and he slowly raised the blue long sword in his hand.

  Liu Shu Hai looked at Leng Zhu's expression and found it very strange. He then asked: "May I ask, miss, are you..."

  "Cut the crap! I'm making my move!" A layer of red light enveloped Cold Bamboo's long sword in an instant, and a four-star red diamond appeared above his head.

  At this time, a sesame-sized black shadow appeared in the sky above the arena, and as it grew larger, it fell to the ground and turned into a robust man.

  Erl Wright puffed out his chest and said helplessly, "How did Shuhai come here again? No way, I have to protect his safety, can't let what happened last time happen again. Ah! The great dragon clan is just a bodyguard."

  "Brush!"

  Eryndor Thorne transformed into a shadowy orange figure and flashed into the massive arena.

  At this time, Liu Shuhai had already collided with Leng Zhu.

  "Bang bang bang..." The sound of fighting continued to ring out, two red figures crossed and changed, the stage was filled with gun shadows and sword lights.

  Fei muttered under her breath on the stage, "Book Sea's move this time is obviously not as ruthless as last time! How can that be? You're going soft just because you saw a beautiful 'girl'."

  If Liu Shu Hai heard this, he would definitely say: "I'm not the kind of person you're talking about. If she's overstepped her bounds, I'll deal with her whether she's a man or a woman! But since she hasn't offended me, why bother with her?"