"Be careful of the people from Cangqiong Empire when you go up there. We’ve made enemies with them, and they’ll surely take this opportunity to seek revenge," Xie Ping cautioned the departing competitors. "There are no rules against harming soone in the competition, so the most important thing is to preserve your lives. The sa goes for the other teams, got it?"
Seeing Xie Ping’s rare seriousness, all of the competitors nodded their understanding.
"Even though their power is stronger than ours, I believe the past few months with you were not in vain, and I trust that they won’t be more ferocious than the Phantom Beasts in the Cangmang Mountains. They say we’re the sick man, let’s show them who the real sick man is! Now is your ti to shine! I believe in you!" Dugu Qianye said to those about to go on stage. Xie Ping was not aware of their power, but she knew the people she had trained.
"Boss, don’t worry. Wait for our good news!" Sun Kui said.
Ever since Dugu Qianye started training them, they didn’t have ti to form a team with Sun Kui, so Qi Yufei joined their group. Her straightforward personality allowed her to blend into the team quickly, and their coordination had remarkably improved during live combat training in the Cangmang Mountains. They had drawn number 17 and were listed for the second batch of competitions.
After everyone left, Dugu Qianye calmly observed the strengths of other empires, showing no sign of worry. Seeing her so composed, soone else beca uneasy.
"Aren’t you worried they’ll lose the competition?" Xie Ping asked as she approached Dugu Qianye.
"Don’t I know the people I trained?" Dugu Qianye responded indifferently, without even looking at Xie Ping.
"But there is quite a difference in their strength," Xie Ping said. Although it was remarkable that Dugu Qianye had managed to raise their overall strength so much in such a short ti, there was still a gap compared to the competitors from other empires.
"Just a few levels, what’s that to fret about," Dugu Qianye said.
Just a few levels? Xie Ping was montarily lost for words. She wanted to say that even a one-level difference was significant, but seeing Dugu Qianye’s unworried expression, she couldn’t bring herself to voice it.
In the special stands area, princes and ministers from various countries watched as competitors took the stage one after another, silently observing and making comparisons.
"Oh, Prince Ares, how co most of your country’s competitors are only Interdiate-Level Great Phantom Masters and Great Sword Masters? It seems like your Mors Empire is going to be at the bottom again this year," Marquis Cang Mou said in a mocking tone.
His precious son had been beaten by a competitor from the Mors Empire, and since they couldn’t retaliate because of the competition, it felt good to irritate them with so words. Once the competition was over, he was determined to capture and tear the person who hurt his son to pieces!
Hearing Cang Mou’s words, the envoys from Mors Empire went pale with anger. The selection of competitors was usually a joint effort between the Royal Family and Empire College, but this year the college had stated they didn’t need to interfere, and even when the envoys sought guidance from His Majesty, they were turned away by the siblings Xie Ping and Xie Fan. They had always thought the school had so secret weapon, but it turned out to be these competitors who were only Interdiate-Level Great Phantom Masters and Great Sword Masters.
Only Ares seed to remain composed as before. Of course, it was only on the surface. In his heart, a tempest was brewing! He knew that these people were only at the Phantom Master and Sword Master levels during the selections, and in just a few short months, they had all reached at least the level of Great Phantom Master! Such terrifying growth! If they could apply this training thod to the entire country, how fearso it would be! If he weren’t a prince, he would have also been able to participate in the training, so might he also have experienced significant growth?
"We shall only know the result in the end," Ares replied coolly, seeing that Cang Mou was staring at him.
"The fourth prince is right. Let’s await the results," His Majesty Cangqiong interjected, closing the topic.
Cang Mou, seeing His Majesty speaking, could only glare at Ares and then look resentfully at the competitors on the stage. Among them were those who had taken part in beating up his dear son the day before.
The spectators in the stands started discussing among themselves after seeing the competitors on the stage.
"The competitors from Glei Empire are almost all at the Phantom King level, their strength is just too strong!"
"Yeah! They are so strong, can our Empire’s contestants defeat them?"
"You mustn’t let others’ confidence extinguish our own pride! Haven’t you seen that most of our Empire’s contestants are also Phantom Kings? Besides, even if we can’t beat the Glei Empire, our strength is still very formidable compared to Gabina Empire and Mors Empire!"
"This year, the Mors Empire’s strength is worse than the previous tournants!"
"The contestants from Mors Empire have such low levels, they’ll definitely be defeated by their opponents as soon as they step up. It looks like the preliminaries will be over soon today."
This was the thought of all the spectators present, but they only guessed half of it right – the duration. Because not even twenty minutes into the competition, several arenas had already finished. There was a roar on the stands.
"God, are my eyes deceiving ? A Great Phantom Master pair defeated a Phantom King pair? When did people from Mors Empire beco so formidable?!"
"Even if they had Phantom Kings among them, they couldn’t have won against their opponents so easily, could they?"
"Right! Could soone be throwing the match?"
"It shouldn’t be. Did you notice how well they coordinated? And each of them is incredibly strong, with a fierce determination to win at all costs. This kind of opponent is the most terrifying."
"The contestants from Gabina Empire were quickly knocked off the stage by them. It’s rare for Mors Empire to rank so high this year, isn’t it?"
"Unlikely! They’ll still be defeated once they encounter the contestants from Glei Empire. Look, they already lost at Arena 4."
The spectators in the stands were all abuzz, especially those in the VIP area, who were shocked, their faces filled with disbelief. Ares was even more thrilled, but had to maintain a calm deanor on his face.
"Prince Ares, your country’s participants are truly remarkable!" His Majesty Cangqiong said.
"Your Majesty flatters ," Ares replied coolly.
"Hmph, it’s just the preliminaries," Marquis Cang Mou said dismissively.
After about half an hour, the round of preliminaries had ended, and Mors Empire had 4 pairs advancing to the next stage, which was a surprise to everyone from Mors Empire. Of course, it might not be the sa for others. Cangqiong Empire had 3 pairs advancing, Glei Empire had 2, and Gabina had only 1.
"It must be because Mors encountered contestants from Gabina. If they ran into us, they wouldn’t be so lucky. Yes, it’s just luck."
The next round was for numbers 11 to 20. After the referee’s signal, the competition for this round began.
Thunder Squad drew number 17, competing against the Cangqiong Empire.
After months of training, Gao Liang and Sun Kui had beco low-level Phantom Kings – Sun Kui a Level 3 Phantom King, Gao Liang a Level 2. Qi Yufei was a Level 9 Great Phantom Master, Sang Yu a Level 9 Great Sword Master, and Lei Xiaohu a Level 7 Great Sword Master. Although their current strength was quite impressive, compared to their opponents – one Interdiate Level Phantom King, two low-level Phantom Kings, one low-level Sword King, one Level 9 Great Sword Master – they seed to have little chance of winning.
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