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Chapter 96 Playing with Them (5)_1

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 Playing with Them (5)_1

Of course, that was only how it appeared.

"Sang Yu and Xiaohu, you both take on that Sword King first, and Yufei, you deal with that Great Sword Master. Sun Kui and I will hold off the other three. Once you three are done, seize the moment to come and help us. The later we reveal our strength, the better, and we can’t use our Phantom Beasts this time, so we must act quickly and win by surprise. Do you all understand your tasks?"

"Understood!"

As soon as the referee announced the start, Sang Yu and Xiaohu immediately activated the Ethereal Step Technique and quickly approached the Phantom King. Though they had only mastered the basics, their speed was much faster than the others. The Great Sword Master saw the two-on-one situation and tried to help, only to be stopped by a Phantom Power attack from Qi Yufei.

"Your opponent is me," Qi Yufei said with a smile.

Sword Masters needed to get in close to attack, so the man quickly moved towards Qi Yufei. Qi Yufei used the Ethereal Step Technique nimbly, dodging skillfully and occasionally throwing a Phantom Power Sphere. She ran to the edge of the arena and stood still, making it seem like she couldn’t run any further, since Phantom Masters were not known for their stamina. The Sword Master quickly closed in, ready to knock her off the platform in one fell swoop. That’s when Qi Yufei made her move. The Sword Master only saw her use a strange footwork and speed to get behind him, felt a fierce kick to his back, and then found himself below the arena.

Qi Yufei knocked her opponent off the platform and turned around to help the others.

By then, Sang Yu and Lei Xiaohu had already defeated the Sword King, now teaming up against a Phantom King. Gao Liang and Sun Kui each faced a Phantom King. Qi Yufei hurried over to assist.

The people from Cangqiong Empire were frustrated. Initially, seeing Sun Kui’s power level wasn’t high, they didn’t summon their Phantom Beasts, but in an instant, they were down by two people.

"Huo Hu!"

"Hei Zi!"

"La Yun!"

Seeing that their opponents were almost unharmed and each so fierce, the people from Cangqiong Empire called out their Phantom Beasts. Three Advanced Level Holy Beasts appeared in the arena.

Sun Kui and the others exchanged glances, reaching a consensus.

"Little Baozi, come out and play with them," Sun Kui called out, and a black panther appeared in the arena.

"A Divine Beast?!"

Little Baozi came out and first complained to Sun Kui about its name. How could it, a Divine Beast of the first level, be called Little Baozi? Seeing that its protest was ineffective, it decided to take out its frustration on the three Holy Beasts.

The appearance of the Divine Beast quickly ended the match. It slapped one Holy Beast away with a swing of its paw, then swatted away the three Phantom Kings.

Seeing their opponents get slapped away like that, Gao Liang and the others could only smile wryly. The opponents they faced in the previous round weren’t strong, so they hadn’t summoned a Divine Beast, at most calling upon their former Holy Beasts. Now, they had certainly made a name for themselves.

"To actually have a Divine Beast!"

"Our team was this strong and we still lost?"

The spectators in the stands were clearly shocked by the Divine Beasts.

Not just them, even Xie Ping felt a sting. But then, considering the Divine Beast army of the Mo Family, she felt relieved again. For her, who could allocate a Divine Beast to each family member, providing one for each team member was a piece of cake.

Seeing Xie Ping looking at her with delight, Dugu Qianye touched her nose and said, "They caught those themselves, I just helped tame them a bit."

Seeing he was still looking at her, Dugu Qianye stood up and said, "I’ll go check out the other competition areas."

While the battles in the combat zone were raging on, the contests in the other three zones were also progressing with intense urgency.

The first round of the alchemists’ contest was herb identification, which tested the fundamental skills of an alchemist. Each contestant had a tray in front of them with ten herbs, and they had to write down their names, effects, etc. Those who correctly identified eight were allowed into the next round. The herbs involved were those needed for primary level elixirs, neither the most common nor especially rare, so all twenty contestants passed.

The next round of competition was the refining of first-grade elixirs, where the gaps began to show. Some participants started to sweat from their foreheads, feeling somewhat overwhelmed. Others were easily practicing alchemy, not even out of breath. Of course, the majority of the contestants were still relatively at ease. This was the scene that Dugu Qianye saw upon arrival.

There was only one platform in the Alchemy Zone with four rows of Pill Furnaces arranged. She looked around and saw the Glei Empire in the first row, the Cangqiong Empire in the second, the Gabina Empire in the third, and Mo Feng and his group were allocated the last row. Clearly, the allocation was based on the results of the previous competition.

Dugu Qianye came to the rest area, greeted the teacher, and sat down behind him, then chatted with the teacher while watching the stage. Both she and the teacher knew the level of all five of them, so they weren’t worried at all. After staying awhile, Dugu Qianye visited the other two competition areas.

The artifact refiners’ trial was similar to that of the alchemists, starting with ore identification and then rounds of artifact refining, from low to advance level.

In the Beast Taming zone, each contestant stood in front of a cage, taming beasts. Dugu Qianye observed that the participants from the Mors Empire seemed fairly relaxed.

About an hour later, Dugu Qianye returned to the Alchemy Zone. By then, the contestants on the stage were finishing one after another, all channeling Phantom Power into their Pill Furnaces to begin solidifying the pills.

Soon, the third and fifth contestant in the first row, and the first and second in the second row, were the first to finish the refining process. They opened the lid of the furnace and with a pat on the body of the furnace, several round elixirs were jolted out. Seeing the elixirs tossed into the air, several hurried to catch them with the Jade Bottles on hand.

Subsequently, contestants one by one completed their pill production, including those who had seemed overwhelmed. Mo Feng and his team finished in the middle, not too early nor too late, not drawing much attention, but Dugu Qianye could tell that it was all intentional.

All the contestants finished the competition within the designated time, and the judges stepped forward to check one by one. The final results were fifteen advance level, three intermediate, and two primary. The five who didn’t achieve advance level were eliminated.

After announcing the results, the judge said, "Today’s competition is now over. Everyone go back and rest well, rejuvenate your spirit, and continue the competition tomorrow morning at 8:30." After all, refining two batches of elixirs in a row had drained the contestants’ spiritual power.

Hearing the judge’s words, all the spectators left the venue, and the contestants returned to the combat zone. There, the third round of preliminaries was almost over, with a few platforms now empty, leaving behind splattered bloodstains.

Seeing Dugu Qianye and Mo Feng’s group of five, Xie Ping nodded, indicating for them to find seats and rest. During this time, the Artifact Refiners’ trials had also come to a close. The Beast Tamers’ trials, not having fixed times, didn’t have a set schedule.

As it neared noon, all the platforms had finished. The middle-aged man who spoke at the beginning came forward and said, "Today’s team preliminaries conclude here. Those who have advanced, go back and rest well, heal your wounds, and continue the competition the day after tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning. Tomorrow morning at 8:30 we will be conducting the individual preliminaries. Please prepare."