Chapter 83 You are right, but I give up
"Yeah, what a coincidence." Ruan Xing looked at him expressionlessly with a pair of dead fish eyes, "Sometimes a coincidence that is too big is no longer a coincidence. Xie Huai, are you operating behind the scenes?"
Xie Huai laughed helplessly, "You think too much, I don't have that much ability."
The more he said this, the more suspicious Ruan Xing felt he was.
With a snort, Ruan Xing turned around and left in a casual manner.
Whether it was intentional or accidental, Xie Huai must have been happy to see his first encounter with her. Even if he couldn't kill her, it would be a happy thing to be able to beat her up openly and reasonably.
But Ruan Xing would never let Xie Huai succeed.
The initial test lasts for three days, and each person only needs to compete once a day. The several arenas in the square can support several competitions starting at the same time. It is worth mentioning that because the total number of participating monks is an odd number, there will be a lucky person who will be given a bye and automatically win every day.
Seeing a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building excitedly facing his own lonely name on the water curtain, he said happily: "I got a bye! I won!"
Ruan Xing's jealousy was about to become real, and he said angrily: "Good luck only favors fools."
No one paid close attention to her vague mumblings, as everyone in front of the water curtain was paying attention to their opponents in the first match. If they were familiar with them, they would start thinking about how to deal with them, while if they were unfamiliar, they would inquire about their opponents' skills and the weapons and techniques they were proficient in.
It was not until late at night that all the people left the water curtain in the square. Ruan Xing didn't know whether others were in the mood to meditate and rest tonight, but she herself slept soundly.
The next morning, when Ruan Xing arrived at the square, a lot of people had already gathered around the arena. Her competition with Xie Huai was the first round.
Ruan Xing stood at the edge of Arena No. 1, but the elders and referees were not in place yet, and the isolation formation on the arena had not yet been activated, so he had to wait patiently for a while.
After a while, a long bell sound was heard from afar.
clang--
After three beats, there was another dull drum beat coming from somewhere. When the sound gradually faded away, the two elders and five referees also came over on their flying swords.
After all, it is a grand event that happens once every ten years, and the three rings of the bell are enough to show its respect.
One of the two elders who came was Elder Xu whom Ruan Xing had met before. He wore a jade crown and a Taoist robe. His slightly dark face showed a hint of softness amidst the seriousness, and the corners of his eyes, which were slightly wrinkled, were slightly curved downwards.
The other was an old man with grey hair and beard, looking a little unkempt, with his belt loosely tied around his body and his eyes half-closed, looking lazy.
As for the referees, they were all disciples in the late stage of foundation building, and some of them were direct disciples. Ruan Xing had never seen any of them before, so they looked very unfamiliar.
Ruan Xing shrugged, nudged his fellow disciple who was looking up, and asked in a low voice: "Which elder is that old man with white beard?"
The disciple was not surprised and introduced him, "It's Elder Wen. He rarely takes care of the sect's affairs. He has been practicing in the back mountain of Elder Peak. We hardly see him."
Ruan Xing said "oh".
Elder Xu was seen standing in mid-air, his voice loud and clear that spread throughout the square. After a few polite words, he announced the start of the competition. He and Elder Wen sat down on the crystal chairs in mid-air one after another.
Several referees came down and stood in the middle of each ring, and the square suddenly became lively like flowing water.
The referee on the No. 1 ring looked a little aloof. He simply explained a few rules and said, "Please invite the two fellow disciples for the first match, Ruan Xing and Xie Huai, to come on stage."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Huai walked forward and saluted the referee.
I have to say, it's quite bullying. The platform is meters high, just at the same level as Ruan Xing, blocking her completely.
Fortunately, she had been in good health since she practiced martial arts when she was in the mortal world, and she had also grown taller by eating well. Otherwise, if she was shorter than the platform, others would have used her head as a step.
"Move aside." Ruan Xing pushed away the fellow disciples who were crowding around him, stretched out his hands to grab the stage, exerted force on his feet, jumped up, let go, turned over, stood still, and bowed to the referee.
The referee's calm face showed a hint of surprise, but he didn't say anything. He stepped back to the edge and said calmly, "The competition begins."
Following his voice, a round cover rose out of thin air from the lower floor of the stage, and then spread out like water waves. The people below the stage, including the referee, all became dim and blurry, and even the noisy sounds seemed to drift away.
It's like when you're swimming and you dive underwater with your eyes open, you can't see or hear anything people on the shore say or do.
Ruan Xing was originally puzzled. Each arena was only about 10x10 in size. According to the cultivators' destructive standards, this space was not enough to display their skills.
Unexpectedly, after the isolation cover was deployed, the space inside suddenly became spacious.
It is estimated that this isolation and protection array also incorporates the effect of the space array.
I just don’t know if people outside can hear what the people on the stage are saying.
Thinking of this, Ruan Xing raised his hand.
Xie Huai had just taken out the formation plate and was stunned when he saw this.
The referee walked into the shield, "What's going on?"
"I give up!" Ruan Xing spoke in a clear and righteous voice.
Xie Huai:?
referee:??
The disciples watching the game below: ???
My head is full of question marks.
Ruan Xing said with a guilty look on his face: "Maybe everyone didn't notice just now, but right after the competition started, Junior Brother Xie used his charm on me. I was caught off guard and fell for it. Looking at his face, I couldn't muster any desire to win. Junior Brother Xie's trick was brilliant, and I lost!"
Xie Huai's face suddenly darkened.
The referee was speechless for a moment.
He is the referee? Can you please give the referee some face? Isn't it possible that he doesn't know whether Xie Huai used magic just now?
This kind of situation has happened before, and the clan members always paid money to bribe the other party, but at least they fought a battle, and the loss was reasonable. You didn't even act at all, isn't it a bit too much?
Xie Huai couldn't help but said, "I didn't, she was just talking nonsense!"
"You're right." Ruan Xing's clear and tender voice was filled with unspeakable sorrow, "But I admit defeat."
After a moment of silence, the referee finally announced: "Xie Huai wins."
The protective shield was removed, and the disciples below the stage booed.
Originally, people wanted to watch the first battle between these two outer sect geniuses, so there were the most people gathered around Arena No. 1. Their match was the only one worth watching today, but they didn't expect it to end in such an inexplicable way.
The disciples then began to discuss the matter enthusiastically, and rumors arose. They could be roughly divided into three categories.
Some people think that Ruan Xing gave up because she was scared and didn't dare to fight: I think it's too outrageous that she, a person in the middle stage of foundation building, doesn't even dare to fight against someone in the early stage of foundation building. But considering her age, this is also possible, after all, she is still a child.
Those who think Xie Huai bribed Ruan Xing: He even bribed a child, is he so unconfident? If he has no confidence, why did he sign up to discuss Taoism? He must be another playboy from a secluded family. His title of genius is probably just boasting. Maybe he didn't enter Taoism at the age of thirteen, but got it by taking elixirs at the age of eight or nine? And he didn't even act it out. Bad review!
I think Ruan Xing is telling the truth, Xie Huai really used seductive tricks: No wonder he is so popular among the outer sect female disciples, his reputation has spread to the inner sect. It turns out that practicing such strange and cunning tricks is really shameful to his fellow disciples and brings shame to the sect! He has a good face and uses it to deceive female cultivators and children. It's really too much!
Among these three types, the latter two are the mainstream. After all, it is a real fact that Ruan Xing broke through to the middle stage of foundation building four months after entering the inner sect. If she was really like an ordinary child who was afraid of wolves and tigers, how could she break through so quickly? With this level of cultivation and strength, as well as the bonus of age and appearance, she would not surrender as soon as they met, let alone lie.
The disciples did not hide their thoughts when they were discussing, and they spoke loudly. Everyone was talking anyway, so what was wrong with each person saying a few words? Besides, Xie Huai was just an early foundation-building student who had just entered the inner sect not long ago, so why should he be afraid of him?
Ruan Xing was laughing inwardly while glancing at Xie Huai with a smug look.
Humph, you want to beat me? Even if I can't beat you, I have to disgust you.
Xie Huai's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, but he couldn't explain why Ruan Xing treated him like this, because he couldn't bring up the grudge between him and Ruan Xing!
I can only suffer the loss of being dumb.
Xie Huai walked off the stage dejectedly, and the referee was about to call the person from the second match on ring number one to come on stage.
Ruan Xing walked among the crowd with a shameful expression on her face, and other disciples passing by cast sympathetic glances at her.
A familiar-looking cultivator suddenly came over, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be discouraged. Do your best in the next two rounds. If you really can't make it to the retest, you can sell me the remaining second-grade healing pills you have for your own use."
Ruan Xing recognized it and realized it was a one-time trading partner with whom he had a cooperative relationship, so he said perfunctorily: "I will definitely do it next time."
Just kidding, although there were many factors that led her to give up in the first round, she didn't intend to not go to the re-examination.
First of all, she couldn't beat Xie Huai, and Xie Huai was determined to enter the secret realm. It would not be good for her to force him into a corner. It would be better to be like this. Although she lost to him, she was not injured. Both of them were embarrassed, and Xie Huai was more embarrassed than her!
How is this not another form of victory?
Secondly, she has never fought with anyone since she entered the Xuanbing Sect. Even if her opponents go to the outer sect to inquire, they will not be able to find out anything. After she admits defeat, she can completely create the impression that she is very weak, not good at fighting, and can only use spiritual power to suppress her opponents in the next two matches. As long as they underestimate the enemy, her chances of winning will increase.
Finally, according to probability theory, if she wins two out of three games and loses one, she will have a 100% chance of making it into the top 60. If the top 20 all have three wins, then the number of people with three losses will increase. If she has one win and two losses, she can also make it into the top 60 based on her cultivation level.
Don't worry at all.
Xie Huai left the square angrily, but Ruan Xing had no intention of leaving. She looked back and forth among the five arenas, not only to watch other people's competitions to broaden her mind and gain experience, but also to find the two opponents she saw in the simulation.
After two more games, Ruan Xing finally saw the physical cultivator who was more like a simulator on the No. 3 ring.
"Wow..." Ruan Xing was dumbfounded. What the simulator said was still conservative. This physical cultivator was at least two meters tall, with bulging muscles. He looked strong. His pectoralis major was like Captain America's shield, and his biceps were bigger than her head.
No, everyone in Xuanbing Sect has an immortal look and temperament. Who recruited this physical cultivator?
This painting style doesn't fit in!
Coincidentally, the opponent of this physical cultivator was a female cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. The female cultivator had a petite and delicate figure, which formed a sharp contrast with the physical cultivator. She used a fairy-like ribbon, and after dodging several times, the ribbon finally hit the physical cultivator and quickly wrapped around his ankle.
Good opportunity! A gleam of joy flashed across the eyes of the female cultivator, and she leaped with all her might and pulled the ribbon in the opposite direction.
Under normal circumstances, the physical cultivator would lose his balance and fall to the ground. Then she would gain control of the air and prevent the opponent from getting up. By holding on for a while longer, she would win.
But the body cultivator did not move at all.
The female cultivator was stunned. Just as she was about to retract the ribbon, she was suddenly pulled back by the force coming from the ribbon.
The physical cultivator took a step back with the ankle that was entangled, bent his body, and grabbed the white ribbon with his fan-like hands. He pulled the female cultivator over with force, and then grabbed the female cultivator's arm like a chicken without any mercy, swung it in a circle and threw it on the ground.
It fell to the ground with a bang.
The nun let out a bloodcurdling scream, "My face!"
She landed on her front.
The physical practitioner was at a loss for a moment, and when he saw that the female practitioner hadn't gotten up for a long time, he looked at the referee and said, "I won."
The referee was also a female cultivator. She opened the protective shield with some reluctance and came in to help the female cultivator up. Her forearm was twisted, probably broken, and her face was covered in blood. She covered her chest with her other hand, and was helped down by the referee with her whole body limp. With a painful look on her face, she took out a healing pill and ate it.
Tsk, this physical cultivator was pretty ruthless. The female cultivator broke her bones on the first day. If she didn't have the second-grade healing pill, it would have been difficult for her to go on stage in the next two days. The first person destined to lose three times has already appeared.
The other cultivators who were watching seemed to feel the same way. They looked at the physical cultivator with unfriendly faces and denounced him one after another: "He treated his fellow disciples so harshly. I'm afraid he deliberately wanted to prevent others from participating in the next two competitions!"
Even if you can't get a ranking, being able to compete more with other fellow students is also a gain.
Seeing that Ti Xiu's behavior was about to arouse public outrage, he turned a deaf ear and walked off the stage in silence.
Ruan Xing turned his eyes away, unable to bear to look at the miserable condition of the female cultivator, and instead thought about how he should fight the enemy tomorrow.
As for the real-life simulation, she would have to wait until the evening to start, because she didn't know which round she and the physical trainer would be in tomorrow.
Except for the first match, the subsequent matches do not have fixed times. After the previous match, you can just tidy up the arena and continue with the subsequent matches.
Time passed little by little. The injured monks took healing pills and meditated in the corner of the square. Some of those with good popularity would have a circle of people around them to cheer them on. Those who won the first battle were also in high spirits and congratulated each other.
On the crystal chair in mid-air, Elder Xu sat upright with his eyes closed, resting. Elder Wen was already lying on the ground, luckily the chair was big enough, otherwise he would have fallen off.
The first day ended successfully, and there was no need for the two elders in charge to take any action.
After all, we are all from the same school, and it's the first test. Why should we use such a fatal attack? There is no need for that. We should know when to attack. At most, we will hurt our arms and legs. We can take some healing pills and rest for seven or eight days.
As the sun set, the light golden fonts on the water curtain hanging in the air were shuffled and reorganized. Ruan Xing quickly found his own name, followed by three words: Xiong Dacheng.
Wow, what a good name, it sounds powerful.
After casually glancing at the others, Ruan Xing was about to go back to her residence for simulation. Her place was very close to the square and it was convenient for her to go back and forth. Suddenly, her eyes fixed.
There is a blank space behind Xie Huai's name.
Ruan Xing was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.
"Oh my god! This is so unfair! How come this bastard got a bye?!"
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