strictlysupreme Chapter 196 was released earlier.
Chapter 196 was released earlier.
Upon hearing Wu Zongheng's remark, the other peak masters nodded in agreement.
They never expected that their top disciple would be eliminated before even making it into the top ten.
This is also the first time in the nearly several thousand years of history of the Qingyun Sword Sect's internal competitions that such a phenomenon has occurred.
And the result was exactly as the peak masters had predicted.
An hour later, as Jueying's spiritual energy gradually depleted, the defense he had built up with the help of a top-grade defensive artifact also weakened.
Seeing this, Chu Yunfan seized the opportunity to intensify his attack, instantly breaking through Jueying's defense.
With the defense forced to retreat, the referee finally announced:
"Chu Yunfan defeats Jueying!"
When the referee uttered those words, Jueying shook his head helplessly.
He knew that he was not the strongest among the inner disciples and that he would eventually suffer a defeat.
However, he never expected that he would be defeated by Chu Yunfan.
In fact, Jueying also had a pill in his hand that could instantly restore all his spiritual power.
However, when he discovered that Chu Yunfan still had the strength to launch a fierce attack, he realized that Chu Yunfan still had some energy left.
He knew that swallowing this pill would only give the disciples in the audience more time to laugh at him.
"We'll meet again in the top ten!"
After leaving those words, Jueying stepped down from the competition platform on her own.
Chu Yunfan also understood the meaning behind Jueying's words.
In order to prevent the top ten seeded players from being eliminated due to strong opponents before entering the top ten, a challenge round was specially set up for the Inner Sect Competition.
The so-called challenge round is when, after the top ten of the inner sect competition are determined, each of the previously eliminated disciples has one chance to challenge the disciples who have made it into the top ten. If the challenge is successful, the disciple can take the place of the other disciple in the top ten.
Once the challenge matches end and the top ten are officially determined, a ranking tournament will begin where the top ten players take turns battling each other to determine their final rankings.
As Chu Yunfan's battle came to an end, the battles for the top ten on the other arenas also came to a close one after another.
Next up is the challenge round.
The first to issue a challenge was naturally Jueying, the chief disciple of Yaoguang Peak.
He was challenging another disciple from Tianxuan Peak, besides Shangguan Wan, who had made it into the top ten of the inner sect competition.
Unsurprisingly, Jueying won in the end and returned to the top ten.
In addition, Wan Jian, a disciple of Tianquan Peak who had been defeated by Shangguan Wan before, also chose to challenge her.
Subsequently, Wan Jian also won the challenge match and entered the top ten.
Following closely in Wan Jian's footsteps, Ye Feng, another disciple of Tianji Peak who had been defeated by Chu Yunfan earlier, also launched a challenge.
Surprisingly, Ye Feng also comprehended the Sword Intent of Wind and even reached the minor completion level.
He displayed amazing strength as soon as he stepped onto the field.
It seemed to be telling everyone that his previous defeat at the hands of Chu Yunfan was not due to his lack of strength, but simply because Chu Yunfan was too strong.
However, the person Ye Feng chose to challenge was actually Wang Tianba.
Even Chu Yunfan now takes Wang Tianba's current strength seriously.
As expected, even with a rudimentary mastery of the Wind Sword Intent, Ye Feng still failed the challenge and missed out on the top ten.
Besides Jueying, Wanjian, and Yefeng, Wu Pofang, a disciple of Tianshu Peak who had been eliminated by Wang Tianba, also issued a challenge.
Among the seven chief disciples of the inner sect, Wu Pofang believed he was no match for them.
Besides the seven chief disciples of the inner sect, the rest are Chu Yunfan, Wang Tianba, and Wan Jian.
Chu Yunfan, needless to say, was able to defeat Jueying, demonstrating formidable strength, so Wu Pojun naturally wouldn't choose to challenge him.
As for Wang Tianba, he had already been defeated by Wu Pofang before, so he would not seek further humiliation now.
Therefore, Wu Pofang's gaze locked onto Wan Jian of Tianquan Peak.
As a result, Wu Pofang's superior skills eliminated Wan Jian and took away his place in the top ten of the inner sect.
Poor Wan Jian, he barely got to sit in the top ten before being eliminated. You can imagine how disappointed he must have felt.
But that's the cruel reality.
If you lack strength, you'll be at the mercy of others, and even a duck that's about to be eaten will fly away.
Thus, the top ten disciples who entered the inner sect competition have finally been determined. These ten are:
Chu Yunfan, the dark horse disciple of Tianji Peak.
Xiao Yi, the chief disciple of Tianji Peak.
Wu Pojun, the chief disciple of Tian Shu Peak.
Jian Shisan, the chief disciple of Tianquan Peak.
Shangguan Wan, the chief disciple of Tianxuan Peak.
Jueying, the chief disciple of Yaoguang Peak.
Lie Shanhe, the chief disciple of Kaiyang Peak.
Shen Muyan, the chief disciple of Yuheng Peak.
A disciple of the inner sect of Tian Shu Peak, skilled in martial arts and defense.
Wang Tianba, an inner disciple of Yaoguang Peak.
Once the top ten are determined, these ten will take turns battling it out in a points-based system.
Win a game and you get two points.
A draw results in one point for each team.
Losing a game results in zero points.
Although the battles for the top ten are conducted in a rotating format, no one wants to encounter the strongest disciples right from the start, lest they expose their full strength and trump cards, or even suffer serious injuries that would affect their later battles.
Therefore, to ensure fairness, the order of appearance for each match in the top ten ranking battles will be determined by random selection.
Just as the referees were drawing lots to determine the order of appearance, some people in the stands started causing trouble.
"Come on, come on, the market is open! The market is open!"
Everyone's placing bets on who will ultimately win the inner sect competition!
The betting odds are transparent, and there is no deception of the young or old.
Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.
Take a gamble, and your motorcycle could become a Land Rover.
Get rich quick! Don't miss this opportunity, place your bets now!
A chubby, fair-skinned man was holding a gambling table in his hand, energetically hawking his wares from the stands.
And this fat man was none other than the same fat man who had previously called Chu Yunfan his brother.
As the fat man continued to shout his enticing slogans, a large number of inner disciples were quickly attracted and began to place bets.
"Fatty, I bet Senior Brother Xiao Yi will be number one. What's the odds?"
"Let me see, Senior Brother Xiao Yi is in first place, the payout ratio is one to two!"
"Alright! I bet on Senior Brother Xiao Yi, one thousand low-grade spirit stones!"
"Fatty, tell us the win/loss ratios for everyone else!"
"Good, good, good! Senior Sister Shangguan Wan, the compensation ratio is one to two and a half."
Senior Brother Jian Shisan, the compensation ratio is 1 to 1.2.
Senior Brother Wu Pojun, the compensation ratio is 1 to 1.5.
Senior Brother Lieshanhe, the compensation ratio is one to two.
Senior Sister Shen Muyan, the compensation ratio is 1 to 3.5.
Senior Brother Jueying, the payout ratio is 1 to 6.
Senior Brother Wang Tianba, the payout ratio is 1 to 6.
Senior Brother Chu Yunfan, the payout ratio is one to five.
"Brother Wu Pofang, the payout ratio is one to ten."
"I'm betting on my thirteenth senior brother, ten thousand low-grade spirit stones!"
"I'm also betting on Senior Brother Sword Thirteen, ten thousand low-grade spirit stones!"
……
As more and more people placed bets, the fat man watched as the piles of glittering spirit stones continuously entered the storage space within the betting pot, his eyes crinkling with laughter, as if all these spirit stones had already entered his pocket.