The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1072 - 1070: Arena Battle! Begin!

Chapter 1072: Chapter 1070: Arena Battle! Begin!

Following Lin Bai’s seating, Kang Xiao asked at this time, "Now that all thirty-two Qualification Tokens have been taken, do any of the disciples have objections?"

"If you think their Strength is inferior to yours and they do not deserve to be in their seats, I can offer you an opportunity to challenge them. If you win the challenge, naturally, you shall take their place!"

"If there are no objections, then we shall begin the next round, the Arena Battle!"

Kang Xiao addressed the Warrior crowd.

"Objections? How dare we have any objections?"

"Exactly, each of these thirty-two individuals is a tough character."

"Di Xia, Shiyezhou, Tong Ji, Xu Jiangsheng, Meng Yue—these are all hot figures this year, renowned as the strongest in the Earth Elixir Realm below the Spiritual Child!"

"The first thirty-one are genuinely at the Great Perfection of Earth Elixir Realm, and even Lin Bai, who sits in the thirty-second seat, with his lower Cultivation, just defeated Yu Tienan with a single punch!"

"What objections could we possibly have?"

After Kang Xiao had finished speaking, many disciples fell into silent contemplation, ultimately shaking their heads helplessly.

Half an hour later, not a single Warrior challenged any of the Warriors seated in the Qualification seats.

Following this, Kang Xiao said with a smile, "Well then, let us move on to the second round of the Spiritual Child Battle, the Arena Battle!"

As he spoke, Kang Xiao took a box out of his Storage Bag and said, "Inside this box, there are thirty-two spheres, each marked with a number from 1 to 32."

"I will randomly draw two numbered spheres shortly, and they will become the opponents on the Martial Arts Stage!"

"Defeat your opponent, and you advance to the top sixteen!"

"Does anyone have any objections?"

Kang Xiao asked the Warriors seated on the thirty-two chairs.

Lin Bai glanced at Kang Xiao and shook his head slightly.

"Very well, then let us begin," Kang Xiao said. "However, before the Martial Arts Competition starts, I must remind everyone that during the sparring, you must stop at the appropriate point. Should anyone intentionally harm another, their qualification to participate in the Spiritual Child Battle will be permanently revoked!"

Lin Bai nodded at this.

He was well aware that killing was not permitted in the Spiritual Child Battle.

But not being allowed to kill did not mean one couldn’t cripple an opponent.

Over the years, a good number of Warriors had indeed been crippled in the Spiritual Child Battle.

"Now I’ll begin drawing the spheres." At this moment, Kang Xiao reached into the box and pulled out two spheres.

Each sphere bore a different number.

"Number 1 and number 17!"

Kang Xiao held up the two spheres, making sure all the Warriors could clearly see the numbers on them.

Upon seeing the numbers, Lin Bai looked aside to observe the Warriors at those two seats.

The number 1 was naturally Di Xia.

And at seat number 17 sat a dark-skinned young man whose face darkened with a shadow of grimness and solemnity upon hearing his seat’s number called.

"Ha! It turns out to be Junior Brother Mao Xiaofeng. Then please, Junior Brother Mao, come up and enlighten me," Di Xia glanced aside, caught sight of the dark-skinned man at seat number 17, smiled coldly, and immediately leaped onto the Martial Arts Stage.

"If you wish to fight, then let’s fight!" Mao Xiaofeng from seat number 17, his expression chilling, leaped up and landed on the Martial Arts Stage, engaging Di Xia in fierce combat.

Meanwhile, Lin Bai silently watched the scene unfold.

"Indeed very strong!"

Lin Bai watched for a while and whispered to himself.

Both Di Xia and Mao Xiaofeng were popular contenders in this year’s Martial Arts Competition, and as they fought, a surging fighting spirit burst forth from them.

In the Spectator Seats,

a Beautiful Woman as lovely as a painting and a cold, indifferent man dressed in a loose black robe stood together.

"Di Xia, with Great Perfection Cultivation in the Earth Elixir Realm and an Earth Grade 7 Martial Soul, not bad at all," the Beautiful Woman said, looking down at a thick tome in her hand, a slight smile on her face.

"Di Xia is one of those touted as the most likely to become a Disciple this year." The black-robed man beside her coldly stated, "His strength should rank among the top three of these thirty-two."

"I can see it, although he’s currently evenly matched with Mao Xiaofeng, he hasn’t even begun to use his full Strength!"

The black-robed man spoke coldly.

"Sword Demon, if you were to battle Di Xia, how confident are you that you could defeat him?" the Beautiful Woman asked.

"One slash would suffice to defeat him!" Sword Demon stated flatly.

"Is that so?"

The beautiful woman smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying, before her gaze turned to Lin Bai who was seated in the thirty-second seat.

This beautiful woman and the man in the black robe were none other than Hua Yuxian and the Sword Demon!

On the arena, the fierce battle was unstoppable!

"Ha! Junior Brother Mao Xiaofeng, it seems your fist technique has already become repetitive. It looks like you’re now at the end of your rope. Since that’s the case, I’ll unceremoniously take this spot in the top sixteen for myself."

Di Xia stepped back three steps, his face breaking into a smile, and then he struck with a ferocious punch.

Under this punch, Mao Xiaofeng felt a surge of fear of death. He wanted to defend immediately, but the punch came too fast, as quick as thunder, and in the blink of an eye, it hit him squarely in the chest!

Bang!

Mao Xiaofeng was sent tumbling off the martial arts stage!

Kang Xiao declared loudly, "Di Xia wins!"

Mao Xiaofeng got up from below the stage, looked at Di Xia with reluctance, but ultimately could only smile helplessly. He could see that the gap in strength between him and Di Xia was just too great.

Having lost the chance to enter the top sixteen, Mao Xiaofeng did not return to his seat but instead stood among the crowd in the spectator seats, watching the subsequent matches.

"Thanks for going easy." Di Xia said with a smile, then returned to his seat and sat down.

Immediately after, Kang Xiao drew two more spheres from the box.

"Number 2 and number 19!"

"..."

"Number 7 and number 10!"

"..."

"Number 3 and number 11!"

"..."

"Number 4 and number 13!"

"..."

One after another, spectacular matches unfolded on the arena, with the thirty-two warriors deploying their various moves, leaving the onlooking warriors around them wide-eyed and thunderstruck, clapping and shouting in amazement!

They were too strong!

Not a single one of those thirty-two who had fought so far was a pushover!

"Next up, number 9 and number 32!"

Kang Xiao immediately drew two fresh spheres from the box, read the numbers on them, and announced what he saw.

After reading them out, Kang Xiao’s expression tensed: Eh? This feels familiar, isn’t number 32...?

Kang Xiao looked towards the thirty-second seat, and Lin Bai, hearing his number, had already stood up.

Whoosh—

In a flash, Lin Bai appeared on the arena.

"Which Earth Elixir Realm seventh level warrior is that!"

"Isn’t his name Lin Bai?"

"I wonder if he can defeat his opponent!"

"If he can defeat his opponent, I’ll eat my hat!"

"Exactly, for a seventh-level Earth Elixir Realm warrior to have obtained the qualification is already impressive; he probably can only get this far."

Many warriors looking at Lin Bai were not very optimistic about his chances.

"Number 9, that’s Tang Jin!" Lin Bai heard his opponent’s number and immediately looked towards the ninth seat.

This person was none other than Tang Jin, who had earlier spoken ill of Lin Bai!

"Well, well, well, it really is a small world, isn’t it?" Tang Jin walked down relaxedly from his seat to the arena and laughed as he looked at Lin Bai: "Looks like I’m going to have an easy time getting into the top sixteen!"

Lin Bai also replied with a quirky smile: "You once said you’d defeat me in three techniques; I’d like to see how you plan to defeat me within three techniques!"

"Come on, then."

Lin Bai spread his hands and chuckled.