The Supreme Sword (Heaven Defying Sword)

The ranking contest is the busiest time of the year for the entire Heavenly Sword Sect.

During the competition, those elite disciples who are rare to see, and those disciple giants who can't see their heads and tails, will appear one by one.

Because, the ranking contest was originally a stage for elite disciples of the outer sect, only disciples whose cultivation base was at the seventh level of the Martial Dao Realm could participate, and ordinary disciples were just spectators.

Even if only the elite disciples of the outer sect participated, the number of them was still quite large. According to statistics, there were a total of 1,016 elite disciples above the seventh level of the Martial Dao Realm in the entire outer sect.

The ranking competition adopts an elimination system. Two disciples compete in the arena. The winner is promoted, and the loser is eliminated.

The elite disciples of the outer sect range from the seventh to the tenth level of the Martial Dao Realm. Among them, the higher the cultivation level, the fewer the number.

Seventh level cultivation accounted for more than half, 549 people.

There are about two-thirds of the eight-fold cultivation, and there are 321 people.

There are 114 people with nine levels of cultivation, accounting for about one-tenth.

The number of those with ten levels of cultivation is the smallest, only 32 people.

In order to avoid the occurrence of high-cultivation disciples meeting prematurely, causing the top two to meet early, be eliminated early, and rank unfairly, there is a set of rules for the lottery of the ranking contest.

In each round of lottery, the disciple with the highest cultivation level will be given priority, and the target to be drawn will be given priority to the disciple with the lowest cultivation level.

In other words, if there are disciples at the seventh level of the Martial Dao Realm, the lottery will start from the tenth level of the Martial Dao Realm, and the targets of their draw must start with the disciples at the seventh level of cultivation, until all the disciples at the seventh level of cultivation have been drawn before they can be drawn. Draw eight disciples as the target of the lottery.

By analogy, after all the disciples at the eighth level of the Martial Dao Realm are drawn, only the disciples at the ninth level can be selected as the target.

There are a total of 1,016 elite disciples. After each round of competition, half of the disciples will be eliminated. It takes a full ten rounds of competition to decide the first place. If the number of disciples who continue to compete becomes odd, Then very lucky, there will be a bye, and the disciple who has a bye will directly advance to the next round of competition.

On this day, the Tianjianzong Outer Sect Square was crowded with thousands of outer sect disciples, all gathered on the square.

In the square, the number of arenas has changed from the usual one to eight, and seven new arenas have been added, which are divided into two rows and face each other evenly.

On the east side of each arena, there is a stand with eleven seats on it. For each arena, there is an elder and ten deacons from the outer sect watching.

The entire outer sect has five or six thousand disciples, and it is divided into ten branch halls. Each branch hall has an elder from the outer sect as the hall master, two elders from the outer sect as deputy hall masters, and more than ten deacons who are in charge of The management and teaching of each disciple.

For each arena, an elder from the outer sect sits in charge, and a deacon from each branch hall watches to show notarization.

Right in front of the square, there is a bigger grandstand, and a platform is set up on it. It is the place where the ten hall masters of the outer door and some elders of the outer door are located. From this platform, they can watch any ring the above situation.

"Tell me, who will win the first place in this ranking competition?"

"It goes without saying that it must be Senior Brother Yang. He has cultivated the Pure Yang Kungfu to the highest level. He is only one step away from transforming the internal energy in his body into innate true energy and becoming an innate master."

"Senior brother Bai Zhanhe is also very powerful. Last year, he stepped into the tenth level of the Martial Dao Realm and ranked sixth. The top five have already entered the inner sect. This time, almost no one is an opponent of senior brother Bai Zhanhe."

"Senior brother Zhang Long is also very strong. Last year, he entered the top ten of the outer sect and ranked eighth. It has been another year, and his strength may surpass that of senior brother Bai Zhanhe!"

"The top three should be Senior Brother Yang, Senior Brother Bai, and Senior Brother Zhang. There is no dispute about this, but there are still seven places in the top ten. Which senior brothers are expected to break into the top ten?"

"Senior brother Lin Wuying will definitely be able to enter the top ten. He is known as Kuaijian Wuying. When the three of Senior Brother Zhang meet, the outcome is unpredictable, if Senior Brother Lin Wuying breaks into the top three, it will not be surprising."

"In terms of sword speed, none other than Senior Brother Lin Wuying, but in terms of amazing sword skills, Senior Brother Li Yichang is second, and no one can be called first. Senior Brother Li Yichang is known as the 'Demon Sword'. When fighting, the sword is weird. Different from ordinary people, making people hard to guard against, senior brother Li Yichang's strength is not inferior to that of 'Quick Sword' Lin Wuying, and he is expected to be in the top five."

"Senior brother Liang Zhong has had an adventure and practiced a set of body training exercises. His body is very strong, possessing incomparable strength and terrifying defensive power. I heard that senior brother Liang once fought three palms with senior brother Yang to fight against it with a strong body. Senior Brother Yang’s internal strength of the Pure Yang Kung Fu has not retreated a single step, and he is not injured, even Senior Brother Yang praised him for his strength, Senior Brother Liang Chong, it is easy to enter the top ten, even if he is in the top five, it is not an exaggeration at all.”

"Senior brother Ma Tao's Surging Waves swordsmanship is the best in the outer sect. He has cultivated to the realm of Dacheng. The senior brother of the ninth level of martial arts, I heard that no one has ever passed ten swords under his sword. Two people were defeated by senior brother Ma Tao, and senior brother Ma Tao entered the top ten, which is also solid."

"There are too many powerful senior brothers. There are 32 of them in the tenth level of Martial Dao Realm. Most of them are quite powerful, like Senior Sister Zhu Dan, Senior Sister Gu Xiyuan, Senior Brother Zheng Yuhong, Senior Brother Du Wenke, Senior Brother Wang Qixing, They all have the record of defeating warriors who are at the tenth level of the Martial Dao Realm, and their strength is very strong, and they all have great hopes of breaking into the top ten."

"This is just what everyone knows. There are also senior brothers who usually don't show their talents, but their cultivation is actually terrifyingly strong. In the ranking competition, senior brothers who are usually not well-known appear and become the ones who pass all the way and finally break into the top ten." Dark horses are very possible."

"Well, like last year's senior brother Yang, who was at the ninth level of the Martial Dao Realm, defeated many senior brothers at the tenth level and broke into the top ten. Thinking about it, last year really fell through the eyes of many people, and no one Thinking that Senior Brother Yang would be so powerful, and defeat an opponent whose cultivation level is higher than his, it is really inconceivable."

"Recently, Senior Brother Huang Tian, ​​who was in the limelight, exchanged palms with Senior Brother Yang, and only took two steps back without any injuries. His strength is obviously higher than his cultivation, 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 must not have tried his best. Senior Brother Huang Tian should be a top existence in the same realm. Even a senior with a ninth level cultivation may not be able to defeat him. However, entering The top ten are all the best in the tenth level of cultivation. Lian Yang, who practiced Pure Yang Kung Fu, can only challenge opponents beyond one realm. Huang Tian's cultivation is only eighth level, and the outcome with the ninth level of cultivation is hard to predict. , but compared to a tenth-level senior brother, it is definitely a defeat."

"That is, the difference between the eighth and tenth levels of Martial Dao Realm is too far."

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Before the ranking competition started, the outer disciples in the square had already surrounded the eight arenas, discussing one after another.

The objects of discussion are all famous figures among the disciples of the outer sect. Xuantian has shocked the outer sect recently, and has also been regarded as the object of discussion by some disciples. He regarded him as an existence of the same level as those influential figures, let alone disciples of the giant level like Senior Brother Yang and Zhang Long.

Concerning the outcome of Xuan Tian and Zhang Long's three-month agreement, all the disciples are clearly on Zhang Long's side.

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"Look, Senior Brother Yang, Senior Brother Bai, Senior Brother Zhang, Senior Brother Lin, Senior Brother Li...all the elite disciples have already arrived."

Suddenly there was a commotion among the disciples of the outer sect in the square. Sure enough, the elite disciples who participated in the ranking contest had already walked towards the square, together with many elders and deacons from the outer sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Under the platform directly in front of the square, between the ring and the arena, there was an open space. No ordinary disciple stepped into this area, and the elite disciples who came directly walked into this open space.

The elite disciples all have a number posted on them. They are ranked from No. 1 to No. 1016 according to their cultivation level. Xuan Tian is the most recently registered eighth-level Martial Dao Realm disciple, and his number is No. 467. , is the disciple of the seventh level cultivation base.

The elders and deacons of the outer sect who came with the elite disciples walked directly into the square and went to the eight east stands of the ring.

Only one elder, with three deacons, came to the front of the elite disciples. Here, there was a row of long tables with a long box on top of the table.

An elder from the outer sect stood beside the box and said: "My surname is Han. I have told you about the rules of the competition just now. In this box, there are numbers of all disciples who have cultivated at the seventh level. Now, starting from No. 1, in the From this box, draw your opponent's number and conduct a match, the winner will be promoted, the loser will be eliminated, and the ranking competition will begin now."

As the elder's voice fell, the number one disciple came out.

Xuan Tian stood among the many elite disciples, looking at No. 1 who walked out of the crowd, he was a young man in white clothes about sixteen or seventeen years old.

This person was quite familiar, Xuantian had a flash of inspiration, and instantly remembered that when he was choosing Xiantian Kung Fu in the Martial Skill Pavilion, someone advised him not to practice Xiantian Kungfu, it was this young man in white.

To be able to rank No. 1, neither Yang Dingjun nor Zhang Long, is undoubtedly the famous Bai Zhanhe.

In last year's outer disciple ranking competition, Bai Zhanhe had already ranked sixth. This year, the top five had already stepped into the ranks of inner disciples, and it was only natural that Bai Zhanhe ranked No. 1.

Bai Zhanhe walked up to the box, reached out and took out a token, and handed it to Elder Han.

Elder Han took a look at the token, and said loudly: "The first round, the first match, No. 1 Bai Zhanhe, against No. 799 Huang Yuan, No. 1 ring."