Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 284 - 178 Martial Arts Competition_2

Chapter 284: 178 Martial Arts Competition_2

She leapt onto the river’s surface, walking as if on top of the water, her figure so graceful and incomparable, it was simply indescribable.

As she moved forward, many of the participants in the water swam towards her, plucking the pouches from their waists and throwing them forcefully at her.

Luo Qianqian, with her quick eyes and hands, caught each one, then emptied the pearls from the pouches into her own waist bag.

So in the blink of an eye, although Luo Qianqian remained untouched by a single drop of water, the pearls in her hand swiftly multiplied.

At the same time!

Without any surprise, Tian Taixing, Peng Haolin, and others did exactly the same.

This scene...

Xigou stood gaping, unable to help but ridicule, "What the hell, isn’t this just openly cheating?"

Fang Zhixing was also left utterly speechless, his interest in watching the battle suddenly diminished, and he sent a telepathic message, "Strictly speaking, they’re not breaking the rules, at most they’ve exploited a loophole."

Xigou disagreed, angrily saying, "This is too unfair, the fruits of others’ hard battles are just being plundered by them like this."

Fang Zhixing laughed bitterly, "Isn’t that just the way of the world?"

Xigou gritted his teeth in frustration, "Then what the hell kind of competition is this? The ones who will make it into the top ten are definitely the likes of Luo Qianqian and Tian Taixing."

Fang Zhixing raised an eyebrow, "Speaking of which, didn’t you often cheat on exams yourself? Why are you so disgusted by cheating now?"

"Ah, that...’

Xigou suddenly felt embarrassed and defensively said, "The only reason I cheated was to test the invigilators’ observation skills. Can that even compare to this situation?"

Quickly!

Clang~

Accompanied by a thunderous gong, the second stick of incense burned to its end.

Luo Keji announced, "Time’s up, all participants must return to the warship before the gong stops ringing, or else be considered as having forfeited the match, disqualifying their results."

Luo Qianqian and the others immediately leaped like fishes and landed on the deck.

Luo Keji then ordered, "Count the pearls in each participant’s bag."

Everyone bustled about, and the results were soon in.

The first two places, without any surprises, were indeed Luo Qianqian and Tian Taixing.

The highly anticipated Lu Yu, however, only got sixth place.

These three luminaries occupied three spots.

Thus, the eight lesser families were destined to only share among them the remaining seven spots.

Ultimately, the young master of the Pei Family, Pei Xingyun, was the eleventh, regrettably eliminated.

Seeing this, Fang Zhixing couldn’t help but wonder, "Damn it, Cheng Tianen once won seventh place, how on earth did that bastard accomplish that?"

Xigou replied, "Perhaps that Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament wasn’t as bustling as this one.

Otherwise, I really can’t imagine how that Cheng guy had even the slightest chance of breaking through."

In the midst of this mental exchange, Luo Keji had already arranged for the top ten to draw lots.

"The young master of the Wu Family, Wu Jingkong, has drawn number one and will battle against number ten, Peng Haolin from Baima Manor."

"The young master of the Dong Family, Dong Kaihui, will fight against Shen Zhiyan, the young master of the Shen Family."

...

Soon the ten had their respective opponents.

Now, many bamboo rafts were placed on the river’s surface.

Wu Jingkong and Peng Haolin once again jumped from the ship, landing on the bamboo rafts.

They quickly commenced fighting.

Fang Zhixing finally took up some spirit, watching their fight without blinking.

However, Fang Zhixing soon realized something was amiss.

He twisted his mouth, speechlessly saying, "Damn it, those two are putting on a staged fight, fooling around!"

"What?"

Xigou turned his head, eyes wide and incredulous.

Fang Zhixing sneered, "They’re not exerting any real effort, just putting on a performance."

Xigou blinked confusedly, as he couldn’t tell that the two were acting; it looked quite intense to him.

Suddenly, after a short time, Wu Jingkong and Peng Haolin charged at each other, throwing punches that hit each other’s chests, then they sprang apart and fell into the water simultaneously.

According to the rules, falling into the water meant elimination.

Both Wu and Peng were disqualified from progressing to the next round.

The next match was between the young masters of the Dong and Shen Families.

These two used weapons, clashing at close quarters, creating sparks everywhere.

Xigou asked, "Are they too putting on a farce?"

Fang Zhixing responded with disdain, "Also fake."

Xigou was rendered speechless.

Quickly, Dong Kaihui and Shen Zhiyan collided in a staggering clash, after which the bamboo raft beneath them suddenly shattered, and both, entangled with each other, fell into the water.

Yet another scenario where both lost.

By now, Xigou finally believed what Fang Zhixing was saying.

The next pair was Luo Qianqian and Feng Xingkan.

"I concede!"

Feng Xingkan waved his hands, outright conceding.

Luo Qianqian won without fighting!

Next up were Lu Yu and Ruan Haiyue from the Ruan Family.

"I just started my period, I request to forfeit."

Shen Haiyue said earnestly.

Thus, Lu Yu advanced.

The last match was between Tian Taixing and Xue Nanjie.

"I’ve got diarrhea, I’m not fighting!" Xue Nanjie conceded promptly.

Tian Taixing smoothly passed the round.

"Ah, why aren’t they fighting?"

"What a joke, I came here in the middle of the night just to queue up for this?"

...

The common people on both banks of Qingshui River immediately erupted into disgruntled noise.

Unfazed, Luo Keji announced, "After the first round of competition, seven out of ten people have been eliminated, leaving Luo Qianqian, Lu Yu, and Tian Taixing. Please come forward for the second round of drawing lots. Number one and number three will battle, and number two will automatically advance to the third round."

Luo Qianqian and the others stepped forward to draw lots.

As a result, Tian Taixing was fortunate to have an open spot.

Luo Qianqian and Lu Yu were to battle.

Lu Yu glanced at Luo Qianqian’s brilliant armor, his face twitched enormously, and with a resigned smile, he said, "I am injured, I request to leave the competition."

Luo Qianqian triumphed once more without a fight.