Chapter 15 First PlaceAfter seeing Xiao Yun resolve the battle with one move, the whole audience fell silent for a moment, and then broke into thunderous applause.
Cheers also erupted from the seats of Xuanjie Class 4.
Xiao Yun put away the spear in his hand and slowly walked down the stage.
"Junior brother Xiao Yun, thank you for showing mercy." Fang Wen stood up with the help of others and shouted towards Xiao Yun's back.
"It's my duty. After all, friendship comes first and competition comes second, isn't it? You should recover from your chest injury, otherwise it may affect your next battle." A faint voice came, and Xiao Yun waved his hand, indicating that Fang Wen didn't need to take it to heart.
"He is compassionate and not arrogant. Old Man Huo, you have really accepted a good disciple."
At the elders' table, an old man with white hair and beard and a hint of envy on his face congratulated Elder Huo.
The original intention of the inner courtyard selection competition is only to select outstanding students to enter the inner courtyard for training. As the leaders of the academy, they can tolerate students getting injured, but they do not want students to die in this selection competition.
Xiao Yun was able to stop at the last moment and just use the aftermath of the explosion to push Fang Wen off the stage, which was undoubtedly worthy of the elders' appreciation.
"Hmph, stop annoying me. My disciple is talented, but that also depends on how the master taught him!" Elder Huo looked at the old man who had just spoken with some contempt. "Old Hu, don't you mean that Xiao Yun is talented and his achievements have nothing to do with me?"
"Well, that's right. If Xiao Yun could become my disciple, with my strength at the peak of Dou Huang, I think he would be able to break through to Dou Ling now, instead of the strength of a seven-star grand Dou Master." Hu Qian was retorted by Elder Huo, but he didn't get angry and continued to express his views.
"Don't talk about your strength. Teaching a disciple has nothing to do with one's own strength! Besides, although I am a Dou Wang, I am also a fifth-rank alchemist. Xiao Yun's alchemist talent is so outstanding. If he becomes your disciple, can you teach him the art of alchemy?"
"That's still better than you. At least he's not a seven-star master now."
"That's because I was distracted while teaching him the art of alchemy. Xiao Yun is less than ten years old now, but he's already a third-grade alchemist. Even if he can refine a fourth-grade pill, he has a 20% chance of success. This achievement is much better than a breakthrough to the Dou Ling realm!"
"That's also a seven-star master."
"Humph, you can be envious. Anyway, no matter what, Xiao Yun is also my disciple."
"..."
Just as the two were bickering, Xiao Yun also returned to the elders' seat. As soon as he came up, he saw his teacher and Vice Dean Hu Qian arguing with each other. There was also a little girl next to them who covered her ears with her hands and refused to listen to their words.
"Brother Xiao Yun, you're back!"
Seeing Xiao Yun coming back, the little girl immediately ran up to greet him with a look of surprise on her face.
"Brother Xiao Yun, you are really amazing. Even the seniors at the Grand Fighter level can't take a single blow from you."
"Hu Jia, why are you here if you don't want to practice properly?"
The little girl is Hu Jia, the granddaughter of Vice President Hu Qian, and can be regarded as the little princess of Canaan College.
A year ago, Elder Huo took Xiao Yun to visit Hu Qian. At that time, Hu Jia, who had just broken through the sixth stage of Dou Qi, wanted to challenge Xiao Yun, but was knocked down by him in one move, and ran to Hu Qian to complain. However, since then, Hu Jia seems to have become his little fan girl, wanting to play with him every day, which made Xiao Yun very annoyed. Children of six or seven years old are at the age when people hate them, even the Dou Qi Continent with extraordinary power is no exception.
"I want to see Brother Xiao Yun fight, but I have practiced hard today. I have now broken through the seventh level of fighting spirit! But I am still far behind you, Brother Xiao Yun." Hearing Xiao Yun's words, Hu Jia hurriedly told him about his own cultivation level to prove that he was not lazy.
Xiao Yun nodded and said nothing more, but walked towards Elder Huo. Hu Jia, who was beside him, was unhappy when she saw that Xiao Yun ignored her, but she still followed Xiao Yun.
"Teacher, will I have to fight later?"
"No, we should be able to select the top fifty today, and then decide the top five tomorrow. Tomorrow it won't be a knockout round, and most of them will be Grand Fighter or above. Go back and practice hard and prepare for tomorrow's competition."
Elder Huo was about to speak when Hu Qian at the side spoke first and told Xiao Yun the upcoming schedule.
"Old Man Hu is right. Go back and have a good rest. Then you can win first place for me tomorrow and make me proud!"
"Okay, teacher, Dean Hu, I'll go back and rest first." Xiao Yun bowed. After all, Hu Qian was the vice president of Canaan College and the first person in charge of the inner college selection. Since he said that we can go back, then we can really go back. Xiao Yun doesn't have to worry about any competitions later.
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The next day, the inner court selection competition ended...
It was held for three days in total. In the first two days, fifty students who could enter the inner courtyard were selected, and the weakest among them were all seven-star fighters.
On the last day, Hu Qian did not organize any big melee, but instead adopted a round-based competition. Whoever could prevail to the end and win more games would get first place in the competition and enjoy better training resources.
And this was not difficult for Xiao Yun. With the magic core weapon forged for him by Elder Huo, his rich combat experience of one and a half years in the law enforcement team, and his own strength as a seven-star great fighting master, he could compete with even a powerful fighting spirit, let alone a group of great fighting masters.
So, when Xiao Yun came on stage, he was like the champion defending the ring, constantly defeating the contestants who came forward to challenge him.
As the competition progressed, Xiao Yun shot a great fighting contestant in front of him and sent him flying. Looking around, he saw that this was the last person he defeated. Apart from him, no one else could stand on the four arenas in the square.
"This round of trials has come to an end. After fierce battles, the top five have been decided. They are Xiao Yun, Wang Hongjing, Gongsun Sibao, Ye Zhengfan, and Fang Wen!"
An old man with white hair and beard stood up, looked around the square, and then loudly announced the result of the game.
As soon as his voice fell, there was a sudden burst of overwhelming cheers on the square. In the tsunami-like sound waves, the whole square was shaking. Countless people stood up from the stands and looked at the young man standing on the ring in the square, their eyes full of envy and fear.
Because, above their heads, there will always be a person standing. That person, at the age of less than ten, fought his way through a group of chosen ones and finally won the championship. He is enough to become a person that people look up to in awe.
Xiao Yun stood in the center of the arena. He was calm in his heart, but a smile of victory slowly appeared on his face. Under the gazes of countless people, he slowly walked out of the noisy square.
The grandest competition held every year finally came to an end with Xiao Yun's withdrawal.
(End of this chapter)
