C33 The Competition Begins
C33 The Competition Begins
Yang Dingshan nodded and stared at Yang Xuan for a while. He then let out a long sigh and said.
"I want you to promise me one thing."
"Go ahead"
"I hope you can hide your Late Period of Second Stage strength."
Yang Xuan tilted his head, his eyes filled with confusion.
"The reason is very complicated, but it is very important to Yang family." Yang Dingshan's eyes were filled with helplessness. The matter between the Yang family in Qingzhou City and the Yang family in Jing City was complicated, and it also involved the competition between the various branches. It was very difficult to explain in a short period of time.
"Is this important?"
Yang Xuan muttered in a low voice. His face suddenly became serious. He nodded seriously and said, "Okay, I promise you."
"Good child."
Yang Dingshan's eyes revealed a touch of gratification. He gave Yang Xuan a deep look before continuing to walk forward.
"Patriarch."
"Hello, Patriarch."
Many of the young clansmen became excited when they saw Yang Dingshan walking towards them.
Yang Dingshan nodded at them and went straight to a tall platform.
He cleared his throat and swept his gaze across the crowd. Then, he began his speech.
As the patriarch, he had to encourage his juniors.
Except for Yang Xuan who had been listening with great interest, the rest of the people had long gotten used to these kinds of words. They felt very bored.
After Yang Dingshan finished speaking, he lightly coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention back.
"I won't say anything else. The competition this time is different from usual. I will choose five of the most outstanding people to participate in the competition of the three great families. At the same time, these five people will also obtain the qualification to enter the forbidden area of Martial Hall to choose their cultivation techniques. I think you all know this. Next, let me tell you the rules of the competition."
"The competition this time will be decided by drawing lots. There are a total of forty people participating in the competition. When there are only five left, those who are eliminated will have a chance to challenge them. Whoever succeeds in the challenge will be able to replace them. "
After saying that, he looked around the crowd. His voice suddenly became louder as he said, "Does anyone have any questions?"
The Martial Field was silent.
This rule seemed a little cruel, but it was actually very good. Those who were eliminated still had a chance to challenge them.
Even if you were eliminated, as long as you had the strength, you still had a chance.
For a moment, everyone present couldn't find any reason to reject.
Seeing that no one was talking, Yang Dingshan nodded his head in satisfaction and said loudly, "Alright, let's start drawing lots now."
As soon as his voice faded, two servants of Yang family carried a wooden table to the front of the group of young disciples outside Martial Field.
Everyone looked at each other, but no one was in a hurry to go up.
"Then I'll go first."
Yang Xiao looked at the hesitant crowd and walked out with a laugh. His face was relaxed and natural, without the slightest bit of nervousness.
He walked to the table and reached out his hand to pick up a black stick. He did not even look at it and directly raised it high towards the crowd.
"Forty."
The group of young disciples immediately started whispering amongst themselves.
Everyone knew Yang Xiao's strength. Among the young generation of Yang family, he was the only one with a Second Stage cultivation base. Yang Qianhuan, Yang Ahjiao, and the others were only at the Late First Stage.
In other words, anyone who met him would lose without a doubt.
Everyone looked at the black stick in Yang Xiao's hand. They were all a little nervous. They pushed and pushed each other, then they came to the table and took out their own black sticks.
Yang Xiao looked at their expressions and felt very satisfied. He couldn't help but reveal a smile. He casually glanced at the number on the black stick and crossed his arms as he stood to the side.
Yang Xuan stood at the back of the crowd. He waited until all of them drew their sticks before he slowly walked up and took out the last black stick.
The black stick was longer than Yang Xuan's palm. It emitted a faint fragrance and two small golden words were engraved on the center of the stick.
"Thirteen." Yang Xuan glanced at it, but he didn't mind it at all. He walked back to his original position.
Yang Xiao's eyes had been staring at the scene. When he saw that Yang Xuan had also participated in the competition, his long and narrow eyes immediately narrowed.
"Yang Xuan!"
He gritted his teeth and shouted Yang Xuan's name. His face was ferocious, and his eyes were filled with hatred.
In his opinion, it was all Yang Xuan's fault that he had lost his identity as the young patriarch and was reprimanded by his father.
Yang Xuan was a useless man that Yang Xiao had always looked down upon. However, during this period of time, Yang Xuan had made him suffer. This was an unbearable humiliation to him.
With a soft sound, a crack appeared on the black stick in his hand. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and relaxed his grip.
"You better pray that I don't meet you, or else..."
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After the drawing of lots ended, Yang Dingshan immediately arranged the venue.
In order to allow everyone who participated in the competition to perform as much as possible, even though the training ground was huge, it was only divided into four parts.
As for the opponents, it was number one against two, number three against number four, and so on and so forth.
Yang Xuan drew number thirteen, so it was not his turn for the first round. He could only withdraw from the training ground and become an audience.
The huge training field was divided into four parts on average. Under the guidance of the family elders, eight young disciples walked in. These eight people were in groups of two, each occupying a section of the field that had been divided. They were confronting each other with nervous expressions.
This competition was not only about whether they had the qualifications to enter the forbidden area of Martial Hall, it would also indirectly decide their status in the family. Under such circumstances, no one would dare to neglect this competition.
If one were to talk about the most eye-catching battles of the four groups, then it would be the two women at the bottom left corner.
Yang Ahjiao versus Yang Menglan.
Other than their beautiful looks and figure, the people paid more attention to Yang Ahjiao's strength.
With the Mid grade level two talent, she could be considered one of the top geniuses in the family. However, she had always kept a low profile and cultivated bitterly, causing most of the people in the family to not know her current realm.
At this moment, Yang Menglan was already at the intermediate First Stage and could be considered to be somewhat famous in the family. This battle could be said to be quite interesting.