Chapter 69: break their hearts

Tian Qi instantly won, the audience accepted it. 

Su Xiaomo won, the audience also accepted it. 

But Xiao Zuiji, who was widely regarded as a waste of resources, received Wang Lies elbow strike and then relaxedly flung him across the ring, that was a little unbelievable!

One person stood on stage, another fell off the stage that was reality, not a figment of the imagination. 

Can you announce it? Xiao Zuiji glanced at the referee.

The referee woke up from his stupor and announced, First round match fifty-one, the winner is Xiao Zuiji!

This announcement resounded through the venue, pulling all of the blankly staring contestants back to reality. What they had seen was just too inconceivable

What joke is this? He doesnt even have an inferior spiritual root nor a cultivation base, how did he beat the Ninth Stage Meridian Opening Wang Lie?

Did the sun rise from the west today?

What shameful method did he use?

As the audience burst into noise, Xiao Zuiji stepped down from the stage. He looked up at Jun Changxiao and smiled brightly. 

Sect Head. 

Disciple did not disappoint you!

Jun Changxiao leaned back into his seat, voice filled with satisfaction, Not bad, not bad..

Xiao Zuijis performance was still within his expectations. After all, the boy had undergone ten grueling days of body tempering. This was a victory won from his blood and sweat. 

[Ding! All five disciples entered the second round, Epic Mission is at 10% completion. The host has obtained 20 contribution points.]

[Ding! Sect Contribution: 62/500.]

Jun Changxiao was surprised. Theres already a reward?

The system explained, [All five disciples entering the second round is better than mission failure. It has been determined that the minimum requirement has been met, therefore a reward has been fixed.]

Jun Changxiao tapped his chin. If they enter the third round, completion will go up. Will there also be a reward?

[Yes], the system said. 

Jun Changxiao smiled. This epic mission is very interesting.

Hmn?

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the Xiao Family Great Elder was staring at Xiao Zuiji, eyes looking more murderous than before. 

Jun Changxiao knit his brows. 

This dangerous old fogey.

Great Elder, how did the boy beat that Meridian Opening Stage Nine? asked another Xiao Family elder. 

Hmph, snorted the Great Elder. That wastrel should have tempered his physical body.

Worthy of being a powerhouse of the Xiao Family. After only one strike from Xiao Zuiji, he had guessed that the boys physical body was very strong. 

A nearby elder derided, The physical body has limits. Winning this time can be considered luck. In the next round, he will lose against a stronger opponent.

Great Elder Xiao did not speak, burning with anger.

Previously, he was already uncomfortable, since Xiao Zuiji was attending the competition and shaming the Xiao Family. 

Now he was uncomfortable because the boy had unexpectedly passed to the second round!

Jun Changxiao had been paying attention to the Xiao Family Great Elder from the beginning and saw this killing intent. He muttered, If Zuiji overcomes one difficulty after another, will this old fogey die of anger?

Whether he would die of anger was difficult to say, but it was certain that if Xiao Zuiji continued to be outstanding, it would only deepen the opposing partys killing intent, potentially causing him to do insane things.

For example rushing onstage and killing the boy. 

No way, no way, Jun Changxiao shook his head. I must prevent accidents before they happen.

He took out the Modified Desert Eagle, loaded a bullet with a pa, and clicked off the safety notch. 

He raised his hand and stuck out his thumb, closing his eyes to measure the distance between the great elder and himself. 

Approximately 50 meters. Thats in range.

Jun Changxiao then crossed his legs, resting the arm holding the gun on the arm rest. Although he faced the arena, he actually paid close attention to the Xiao Familys movements. 

Wasnt this guy too cautious?

It was right to be cautious. 

If the old fogey became too angry and tried to attack Xiao Zuiji on the stage, by then, pulling out the gun would be way too late. 

Oh? The fat-eared Great Red Gate elder curiously asked, Sect Head Jun, whats that in your hand?

A toy, answered Jun Changxiao.

The fat on the elders face shook. A dignified sect leader actually has a toy, how shameful.

Xiao Zuiji stepped into the winners area.

By coincidence, he and Xiao Linye glanced at each other from across the arena. Surprise was written on the youths face. 

Xiao Zuiji didn’t bother him. After entering the winners area, he silently sat with his eyes closed. 

The participants who had won before him stared at him, obviously finding it hard to accept Wang Lies defeat. 

The Xiao Family also found it hard to accept. 

At this moment, their faces were ugly to the supreme. The reason many of them came was to ridicule Xiao Zuiji, but he had passed with ease!

He defeated a Meridian Opening Stage Nine!

The young generation of the Xiao Family present, their highest cultivation was Meridian Opening Stage Seven!

A waste of space in their eyes had defeated someone they could not defeat, a devastating blow. 

Thinking back on past years, these Xiao Family descendents had followed at this cousin’s heels, acting as if they were closer than blood-related brothers, and kissing his ass for martial arts advice.

After Xiao Zuiji was no longer considered a genius, they had flipped faces. Some had only avoided interacting with him, while others had hit a man already down for the count. 

Therefore, the Xiao Family descendents naturally hoped that this degenerate would continue laying low, as his rise would devastate their frail minds.

They did not want to see it, but it still happened. 

The person they thought was a loser, under the eyes of thousands, had defeated a Meridian Opening Stage Nine.

What was this called again?

Face-slapping?

No, no, no. This was called stabbing them with a knife and smashing their heart into pieces!

Face-slapping only made your face hurt, but right now, their hearts hurt. 

The first round continued. 

The winners sat cross-legged and controlled their breathing, restoring any consumed spiritual power. 

The Ironbone Sects five disciples did not have to, because they all won with no effort. Of course, as for Xiao Zuiji, he had no spiritual power to consume or replenish to begin with. 

After another half hour. 

The first round was finished; the cultivators who would be continuing on numbered 128.

According to the rules, they were redistributed into four zones, 32 participants each. 

Li Qingyang was in Zone A, Su Xiaomo in Zone B, Lu Qianqian in Zone C, Tian Qi and Xiao Zuiji in Zone D.

After separating into zones, each area drew lots to decide the match-ups. This was the final drawing, as the winners would then face each other until the first place of each zone was decided.

Jun Changxiao whispered to himself, As long as they can take first place in each zone, the epic mission will exceed completion.

The only problem was Zone D.

If Tian Qi and Xiao Zuiji met ahead of time, that would be a little troublesome.

But the good thing was when the two drew lots, one got Number 2 and the other Number 31. According to how the battles were organized, they would only meet during the zone finals. 

Second round match one, Chen Chong versus He Wei! the Zone A referee called out. 

Another three referees announced their respective matchups at the same time, the eight participants walking on stage and cupping their hands. 

The second round formally started.

Tian Qi, holding his number 2 plate, walked onto the Zone D stage.

His opponent held the number 1 plate and was called Yi Dashi, one of the Meridian Opening Stage Twelve participants. 

Begin! yelled the referee. 

Yi Dashi had watched the previous matches and knew about Tian Qis speed. Thus, he preemptively struck, rushing forward. 

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