Chapter 1558
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Amidst the battleground, the gazes of the onlookers converged upon the names that materialized above the ten arenas. Ye Wushuang swiftly spotted his own name, assigned to Arena Nine. Qing Shiyu’s name, on the other hand, was positioned above Arena Ten.
Yet, in the blink of an eye, murmurs and whispers erupted from the surroundings, with fingers pointed at Ye Wushuang. Confusion clouded Ye Wushuang’s eyes as he scanned the crowd, unsure of the cause. Hua Chen, standing beside Ye Wushuang, murmured in a low voice, “Is the Tianyuan Pavilion targeting you?”
Previously, Hua Chen had intended to challenge Ye Wushuang but was defeated by him. Since then, a sense of admiration had taken root in Hua Chen’s heart whenever he faced Ye Wushuang.
“What do you mean?” Ye Wushuang inquired.
“Look at Arena Nine,” Hua Chen replied, pointing. “Out of the eleven participants in Arena Nine, five are from the Qi Family and the Lingjian Pavilion!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Wushuang was taken aback. Among the one hundred and four competitors who met the criteria, it was unlikely that there were even ten from the Lingjian Pavilion and the Qi Family. Yet, here he was, facing five of them on the same arena.
The main battle platform, where Tianyuan Bai Gezhu, Tian Qingyi, Tian Qingye, Tian Qingyao, and other members of the Tianyuan Pavilion stood, was also filled with bewilderment at this unexpected turn of events. Tian Qingyi, standing beside the one hundred and four contestants, wanted to swear to the heavens that this was not a deliberate arrangement by the Tianyuan Pavilion.
However, the battleground was now abuzz with excitement. Everyone knew that the Shengtian Sect and the Lingjian Pavilion, as well as the Qi Family, were like fire and water, incompatible and hostile towards each other. Initially, it was rumored that the top ten contenders on the Dongxu List, including Bu Shaochen, Qi Yao, Xu Yueyin, and Tuoba Sui from the Lingjian Pavilion and the Qi Family, had no intention of participating in this ranking competition. For those prodigies, the so-called ranking contest was nothing but a joke.
But when the news spread that Ye Wushuang from the Shengtian Sect was participating, the prodigies from the Lingjian Pavilion and the Qi Family went berserk. How could they not participate? This was a rare opportunity to eliminate Ye Wushuang and to assert the dominance of their respective factions.
Now, with five members from the Qi Family and the Lingjian Pavilion on the same arena as Ye Wushuang, the situation was nothing short of astonishing!
Upon hearing this, Ye Wushuang’s face remained expressionless, but a fervor ignited within his heart. Five opponents… would that be enough?
Soon, one by one, the disciples ascended the platforms. Ye Wushuang was on Arena Nine, while Qing Shiyu was on Arena Ten. Although both arenas had eleven participants, Qing Shiyu was not worried about herself; instead, she was concerned for Ye Wushuang. After all, the competition was about who could stand until the end, not who had the greatest power. If the five disciples from the Lingjian Pavilion and the Qi Family were to gang up on Ye Wushuang, he would indeed be in some danger.
Tian Qingyi stood in front of the main battle platform, watching as the one hundred and four participants on the ten arenas took their positions.
“The preliminary round begins now!” he announced.
As his words echoed, on one of the arenas, a figure lunged forward with a fierce strike, colliding brutally with a young man beside him. The young man raised his sword in defense, but caught off guard, he was knocked back by a powerful force and instantly fell off the arena.
“You bastard, you’re playing dirty!” one voice shouted.
“Hey, you should have been more careful. Once it’s announced to begin, it’s on. Can’t blame anyone else,” another retorted.
Such scenes unfolded on various arenas. However, Arena Nine was strikingly different.
The eleven participants stood at various spots on the arena, each slightly on guard. Yet, Ye Wushuang remained still, as did the five from the Lingjian Pavilion and the Qi Family, and the other five participants as well.
Compared to the intense battles raging on the other arenas, Arena Nine was eerily quiet. Many were eagerly waiting to witness the clash between Ye Wushuang and the disciples of the Lingjian Pavilion and the Qi Family.
“Qi Quan!” one of the four from the Lingjian Pavilion, a tall young man with long, loose hair, suggested with a smile, “Let’s join forces, shall we?”
Qi Quan, dressed in a dark blue tight-fitting outfit, nodded and gripped his spear tightly.
At that moment, all eyes were on them.
“Lu Mang, Wang Ke, Ji Wuming, Liu Wenxin—these four are already at the sixth or seventh transformation of the Dongxu realm!” someone in the crowd exclaimed.
“As for Lu Mang, it’s rumored that he now possesses the strength to rank among the top hundred on the Dongxu List,” another added.
“Four formidable opponents, plus Qi Quan—Ye Wushuang might not even make it into the top hundred!” a third voice chimed in.
“It’s really bad luck for him to face these five together,” a fourth remarked.
“Perhaps the Tianyuan Pavilion did this on purpose! Ye Wushuang is strong, though…” a fifth voice speculated.
“What’s so strong about him? All he did was kill a few Lingjian Pavilion hall masters back in Qingzhou. Tell me, which of the top hundred prodigies on the Dongxu List isn’t more powerful than a Lingjian Pavilion hall master?” a sixth voice argued.
“That’s true. Since then, we haven’t seen Ye Wushuang in action. It feels like his fame is mostly just hype…” a seventh voice agreed.
The crowd was abuzz with discussions.
Standing on Arena Nine, Ye Wushuang did not make a hasty move. It wasn’t that he was worried about being knocked off the arena if he struck first. Instead, Ye Wushuang was contemplating how to ensure that the lives of these five opponents would be left right here on Arena Nine.
