Chapter 25: 】Ranking Contest (Part 1)

The 　　　　 ranking contest is the most lively time of the year in the outer gate of the entire Heavenly Sword Sect.
　　During the competition, those elite disciples who are rarely seen in ordinary times, and those disciples and giants who see the dragon without seeing the end, will appear one by one.
　　Because the ranking contest was originally a stage for the elite disciples of the outer sect, only disciples with a cultivation level of seven or more in the martial arts realm can participate, ordinary disciples are just spectators.
　　Even if only the outer elite disciples participated, the number was quite large. According to statistics, there were a total of 1,016 elite disciples in the entire outer gate, with martial arts level seven or more.
　　 Ranking contest, the elimination system is adopted. Two disciples compete in the arena. Those who win will advance, and those who lose will be eliminated.
　　 Outer sect elite disciples, ranging from the seventh to the tenth level of the martial arts realm. Among them, the higher the cultivation level, the fewer the number.
　　 Seven-fold cultivation base accounted for more than half, 549 people.
　　 Eightfold cultivation base, about two-thirds, 321 people.
　　 Nine-fold cultivation base, accounting for about one-tenth, there are 114 people.
The number of 　　 ten rebuilds is the least, with only 32 people.
　　 In order to avoid the premature encounter of the disciples with high cultivation base, the two tops will meet early, and the ranking will be unfair. There is a set of rules for the lottery of the ranking contest.
　　 In each round of drawing lots, the disciples with the highest cultivation level will be given priority, and the disciples with the lowest cultivation level will be given first priority.
In other words, if there are disciples of the seventh level of martial art, the draw starts from the tenth level of the martial arts level, and their goal of drawing lots must start with the disciples of the seventh level of cultivation, until the disciples of the seventh level of cultivation are all drawn. Draw the disciples with eightfold cultivation as the target of the lottery.
　　 By analogy, the disciples of the eighth layer of martial art have finished drawing, only then can they draw the disciples of the nineth layer as the target.
There are a total of 1,016 elite disciples. At the end of each round, half of the disciples have to be eliminated. Ten rounds of competition are required to determine the first place. If the disciples who continue to compete during this period become odd, Fortunately, there will be a bye, and the disciples who are bye will advance directly to the next round.
　　 On this day, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Outer Gate Square was full of people and thousands of Outer Sect disciples, all gathered on the square.
In 　　, the number of arenas has changed from one to eight, and seven new arenas have been added, divided into two rows, evenly opposed.
　　 On the east side of each arena, there is a stand with eleven seats on it, and each arena is watched by an elder of the outer gate and ten deacons from the outer gate.
The entire outer gate has five or six thousand disciples, divided into ten branches, each of which has an outer gate elder as the head of the hall, two outer elders as the deputy head of the hall, and more than ten deacons. Management and teaching of the disciples.
　　 In each arena, there is an outer door elder sitting in the town, and a deacon in each branch hall will watch it for notarization.
Right in front of the square, there is a larger stand, on which a platform is erected. It is the place where the ten hall masters of the outer door and some elders of the outer door are located. They can watch any ring on this platform. The situation above.
　　 "You said, who will win the first place in this ranking contest?"
　　 "Then, it must be Senior Brother Yang. He has cultivated Pure Yang Gong to the highest level. Only one step away, his physical strength will be transformed into Innate True Qi, and he will become an innate master."
　　 "Brother Bai Zhanhe is also very powerful. Last year, his cultivation level entered the tenth martial art realm, ranking sixth, and the top five have entered the inner door. This time, basically no one is the opponent of Bai Zhanhe."
　　 "Senior Brother Zhang Long is also very powerful. He also entered the top ten of the outer door last year, ranking eighth. After another year, his strength may surpass Senior Brother Bai Zhanhe!"
　　 "The top three should be Senior Brother Yang, Senior Brother Bai, and Senior Brother Zhang. This is no dispute, but there are still seven places in the top ten. Which seniors are expected to make the top ten?"
"Brother Lin Wuying will definitely be able to enter the top ten. He is known as Kuaijian Wuying. The speed of the sword is incomparable. The entire outer door cannot find a second person with such a fast sword. Even if you are with Brother Yang, Brother Bai, Brother Zhang meets three people, and the outcome is unpredictable. If Brother Lin Wuying rushes to the top three, it won't be surprising."
"Brother Lin Wuying is the only one to talk about the speed of the sword, but to talk about the wonder of sword skills, Brother Li Yichang is second, and no one can be called the first. Brother Li Yichang is known as the'monster sword'. When fighting, the sword is strange. Unlike ordinary people, it's hard to defend against. Brother Li Yichang's strength is not under the "Quick Sword" brother Lin Wuying. The top five are promising."
"Senior Brother Liang Zhong had an adventure and practiced a set of physical exercises. His body was very strong, possessing tremendous strength and terrifying defense. I heard that Senior Brother Liang had three palms against Senior Brother Yang to fight with a strong physical body. Brother Yang's pure Yang Gong internal strength did not retreat in one step and was unharmed. Even Senior Brother Yang praised him for being strong. Senior Brother Liang Zhong, entering the top ten is easy, even if it is in the top five, it is not an exaggeration at all."
"Senior Brother Ma Tao has the strongest swordsmanship in the outside world. He has cultivated to the Dacheng realm. The martial arts realm of the nine-layered brother, I heard that no one has walked ten swords under his sword, even with the tenth-layered senior. Two people were defeated by Senior Brother Ma Tao, and Senior Brother Ma Tao entered the top ten, which is also safe."
"There are too many powerful seniors. There are only 32 people in the tenth martial arts realm. Most of their strengths are quite powerful, like Senior Sister Zhu Dan, Senior Sister Gu Xiyuan, Senior Brother Zheng Yuhong, Senior Brother Du Wenke Du, Senior Brother Wang Qixing, They all have the record of defeating the tenth martial artist with the same cultivation base, and they are all very powerful. They have great hopes for breaking into the top ten."
"This is just what everyone knows. There are some seniors who don't show up in normal times, but in fact their cultivation bases are terribly strong. In the ranking competitions, there are seniors who are usually not well-known, and they become all the way through, and finally rush into the top ten. Dark horses are all very possible."
"Well, like last year's Senior Brother Yang, he defeated many seniors with the tenth-fold cultivation level and broke into the top ten. Thinking of it, last year it really fell through the eyes of many people. Thinking that Senior Brother Yang would be so powerful, it is incredible that he leapfrogged and defeated his opponent at the level of cultivation."
"Senior Brother Huang Tian who is in the limelight recently, he slapped Senior Brother Yang, only took two steps back and was unharmed. His strength is obviously higher than his cultivation base. Will he become an unexpected dark horse? There is no possibility of breaking into the top ten?"
"How is this possible? With just one palm, Senior Brother Yang definitely didn't try his best. Senior Brother Huang Tian should be a top-notch existence in the same realm. Even the Senior Brother of the Nine Layers cultivation base may not be able to defeat him, but enter The top ten are among the best in the ten-fold cultivation base. Even Brother Yang, who practices pure Yang Gong, can only surpass one realm to challenge opponents. Brother Huang Tian only has the eight-fold cultivation foundation, and it is difficult to predict the outcome of the nine-fold cultivation foundation. , But compared with seniors with tenfold cultivation base, that is definitely a defeat."
　　 "That is, the difference between the eightfold and tenfold of the martial art realm is too far."
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　　 Before the ranking contest started, the outer disciples in the square had already surrounded eight arenas, and they were all talking about it.
The objects of discussion were all the famous figures among the outer disciples. Xuantian was shocked by the outer disciples recently and was also regarded as the object of discussion by some disciples. However, as to Xuantian’s strength, there was obviously no one. He was regarded as a class of those influential figures, not to mention disciples at the giant level such as Brother Yang and Zhang Long.
　　 Regarding the speculation about the outcome of Xuantian and Zhang Long's agreement in March, the disciples were obviously leaning toward Zhang Long.
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　　 "Look, Brother Yang, Brother Bai, Brother Zhang, Brother Lin, Brother Li...all the elite disciples have already arrived."
　　 Suddenly, there was a commotion among the outer disciples on the square. Sure enough, the elite disciples who participated in the ranking contest had already walked over to the square. There were also a number of elders and deacons from the outer gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
　　 Under the platform in front of the square, between the ring and the ring, there is an open space. There is no ordinary disciple. Stepping into this area, the coming elite disciples walked directly into this open space.
The elite disciples are all affixed with a number, from high to low, from No. 1 to No. 1016. Xuantian is the newly registered martial arts realm eight-fold disciple, and the number is 467. UU Reading www. In the back row of uukanshu.com, is the disciple of the Seventh Layer cultivation base.
　　 Outer door elders and deacons, who came with the elite disciples, walked directly into the square, and walked to the eastern stands of the eight arenas.
　　 There was only one elder, and three deacons, came to the front of the elite disciples. Here, there is a long table with a long box on the table.
An outer door elder stood next to the box and said: "The old man's surname is Han. The rules of the game have been told to you just now. In this box, there are the numbers of all the disciples of the Seventh Rehabilitation. In this box, draw your opponent's number, play the game, the winner will advance, the loser will be eliminated, and the ranking contest will begin now."
　　 As the elder's voice fell, the number one disciple came out.
　　 Xuantian stood among the many elite disciples, and looked at No. 1 who walked out of the crowd. He was a young man in white clothes about sixteen or seventeen.
　　 This person is quite familiar. There was a flash in Xuan Tian's mind, and he remembered in an instant. When the Martial Skill Pavilion was choosing innate skills, someone had advised him not to practice innate skills. It was this young man in white clothes.
　　 can be ranked No. 1, that is neither Yang Dingjun nor Zhang Long, naturally he is undoubtedly the famous Bai Zhanhe.
　　 Last year's Outer Disciple Ranking Competition, Bai Zhanhe was already ranked sixth. This year, the top five disciples have entered the innate and become inner disciples. Bai Zhanhe ranked No. 1 for granted.
　　 Bai Zhanhe walked to the box, stretched out his hand and found a token in it, and handed it to Elder Han.
　　 Elder Han took a look at the token and said loudly: "The first round, the first game, Bai Zhanhe No. 1, against Huang Yuan No. 799, Ring No. 1."
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