The first round of the game was uneventful. Because there were no seed players participating, the game was not particularly exciting or suspenseful.
The only thing everyone is curious about is how the few core disciples who have emerged from the high-level disciple camp will perform.
It is a pity that except for Qin Wushuang, the senior disciple assessment champion, the other two and three were unfortunately eliminated in the first round.
The so-called dark horse is indeed difficult to produce on such a stage. Everything has to rely on strength. Even if you stand out among the senior disciples, if you are placed on a higher competition stage, the top figures at the next level still have to
Gotta be at the bottom.
Of course, Qin Wushuang is an exception, because he has perfect scores in the six assessments! He is an extraordinary figure destined to enter the history of Xingluo Palace!
Only such a person is truly worthy of being a dark horse, a dark horse that can truly disrupt the core disciple camp and even create a huge impact!
Before the game, many people in Xingluo Palace still had reservations about how well Qin Wushuang could perform. After all, you are a senior disciple, a disciple who has just been promoted from a subordinate country, and you are also bidding farewell to the martial arts stage.
In just half a year, how far can you go to be so enchanting?
Although it is rumored that he tried his best to kill the Protector Martial Saints of the two subordinate countries, but whether the Protector Martial Saints of the subordinate countries can compare with the core disciples of Xingluo Palace remains to be seen.
Qin Wushuang's performance in the first round can be said to be quite satisfactory, with not much that stood out. At least in the eyes of the outside world, it was definitely not amazing.
After all, No. 68 is not a superb figure, but it took him so long to defeat his opponent. This is naturally not a remarkable achievement.
But those who are truly experts and have really paid attention to this game do not think so. Especially Tan Zhongchi, he and several palace masters were at a high place, looking at the postures of the people below the mountains. Looking at these thirty-two duels, he paused
The total time spent with other disciples is not as much as that of Qin Wushuang.
Compared with the uproar of doubts from the outside world, Tan Zhongchi was very satisfied, even very pleased. He saw a temperament in Qin Wushuang that he had not seen before.
Earlier, Qin Wushuang killed Li Wuji, returned to the Baiyue Kingdom, and killed the two great warrior saints who protected the country. In the year-end assessment, his performance soared all the way, with incomparable sharpness and continuous improvement.
But at this moment, he saw Qin Wushuang's forbearing side.
There is no doubt that this first round of competition is definitely not Qin Wushuang's true strength. He is adjusting his state and hiding his strength.
This is where Tan Zhongchi is very pleased, and where he feels that Qin Wushuang is more mature. If he is thunderous as soon as he gets started, it may not be a good thing. If the state comes out early, the momentum of going all out is gone. Later, if he wants to return to his peak state, he will be in a hurry.
It's very difficult to adjust.
The strategy of working step by step, constantly climbing, and saving the best for the end is very important in this kind of competition where the maximum number of consecutive rounds may reach seven rounds.
To stand out from the ranks of the ninety-six core disciples and hit the top three, you must fight for seven rounds!
At the end of the first round of competition, the superior strength of the five halls was reflected. Among the five hall masters, one or two core disciples from each lineage were eliminated.
The rest of the places are for the disciples of those Dharma kings and elders.
In other words, among the core disciples of the Dharma King and Elders, there are very few who can enter the top sixty-four, only seven or eight people.
And how many of these seven or eight people can make it past the second round and successfully advance to the top thirty-two is a big unknown.
It can also be seen from this that the authority of the five palace masters in the Galaxy Palace is still unshakable.
The first round of competition ends with a rest day in between.
Every round of competition is like this. At the end of the round, there is a day of rest. First, it is convenient to count the rankings, and second, it allows the core disciples who participated in the competition to get the necessary rest.
On his rest day, Qin Wushuang did not work too hard, he just passed it calmly. Now, he has no distracting thoughts, and his goal is to move forward and keep moving forward.
The second competition day finally arrived.
On this day, although the wind was still fierce, the long-lost sunshine appeared in the sky. This gave the Xingluo Palace a bit more enthusiasm.
Now, the thirty-two disciples who were eliminated have nothing to do, and their rankings have also been arranged. Now, they, like other disciples, are all bystanders.
But the protagonists these days are the top sixty-four core disciples.
This time, no matter whether they are the top 32 players or the seeded players, they all have to play in the second round.
However, in this round of competition, seed player protection measures must be taken. The sixteen seed players are to prevent them from encountering each other in advance.
When drawing lots, the sixteen seeded contestants were not mixed up, but were placed in a separate bucket, while the draws of the other 48 core disciples were placed in another large bucket.
The master of the hall still had that generous expression and said with a smile: "Everyone, I believe that everyone is familiar with the rules of the core disciple ranking competition. In the second round, the seeded players receive special care. In order to prevent them from meeting prematurely, this
In the second round of the draw, a seeded player will be drawn with one hand. Then the seeded player will come up and draw an ordinary player's lot. As opponents, they will fight against each other until sixteen seeded players are selected.
After all the lots are drawn, the corresponding sixteen opponents are drawn, and the other thirty-two ordinary lots are drawn in pairs to become each other's opponents."
This round of drawing is very cruel, because the element of luck will become very important. Once someone is unfortunate enough to be selected as a seed player, or even the top three seed players, they can only lament their misery. It is destined to be
To be eliminated.
Even if your strength is very outstanding outside of the seed players, you must be unlucky to meet the top three masters. After all, the core disciples of Xingluo Palace have been ranked for so many years. The gap between the top few masters and the average core disciples is still
For all to see.
No matter how confident you are, you know that you can't compare with Wei Yi. There is also a huge gap between you and Zhou Fu, the most outstanding disciples of all walks of life.
Except for the seeded player who looked indifferent, the other players all had solemn expressions. Obviously, everyone did not want to encounter a difficult opponent. They did not want their lottery slots to be drawn out after the seeded players were drawn.
Many core disciples are even praying secretly in their hearts. There are forty-eight ordinary core disciples and sixteen seed players. The probability of being drawn is one-third.
This probability is neither high nor low.
Qin Wushuang was indifferent, with a plain face. He was neither overly enthusiastic nor worried about gains and losses. In his opinion, since the lottery cannot be faked, all worries are unnecessary. As a result, when the hand holding the lot picked out the lot, it was already
It's destined.
No matter how much you struggle or worry in advance, it won't help.
The rules are still the same, Tian Zhi, the leader of the fifth hall, draws first, and the first one he draws is Lu Teng, the second senior brother of Tan Zhongchi.
In the last core disciple ranking competition, he ranked eighth. His strength is very impressive. According to outside rumors, he even has the strength to hit the top six.
Once such a character is drawn out, the ordinary core disciples are naturally unwilling to face it. Each one of them prays in his heart - don't draw me, don't draw me.
"Lu Teng, come up here and beat your opponent yourself."
According to the rules, the seeded player who is drawn has to step forward to draw his opponent. This also eliminates any possibility of cheating by the palace masters.
Lu Teng stepped forward and, without being picky, stretched out his hand to grab a lottery ticket. When he unwrapped it, he saw that it was lottery number 46.
Number 46, who was drawn, wailed and sighed in depression: "Oh my God, I actually drank soup. Didn't I read the almanac when I went out today? I'm depressed!"
His wailing made the atmosphere at the scene relax a lot, and all the core disciples couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Teng, however, had a calm expression and did not show any murderous intent. He calmly returned to his position.
Next, the draw went very smoothly. Sixteen seeded players were drawn out one after another, and these seeded players also stepped forward to draw out their respective opponents.
Qin Wushuang hoped to try against a seeded player, but unfortunately, his lottery was never drawn. Even after all the opponents of the sixteen seeded players were produced, his lottery was still not drawn.
This meant that he would have no chance of meeting the seeded players in the second round.
"That's good, at least you don't have to meet the seed players of Master's lineage." Qin Wushuang comforted himself like this, and his lottery was subsequently drawn.
The remaining thirty-two ordinary core disciples were drawn in pairs.
Qin Wushuang's opponent in the next round was not from the lineage of the five palace masters. He was actually a disciple of the King of Dharma, and one of the only remaining core disciples among the sixty-four who were not disciples of the palace masters.
This lottery position can be said to be a good one. Of course, for Qin Wushuang, this is neither a cause for joy nor a worry.
Since the result of the draw was this, he had no choice but to act according to the rules.
After all, this second round of reaching the top 32 is far from the most exciting moment.
For Qin Wushuang, the second round of the competition was almost a copy of the first round. Once again on the martial arts stage, Qin Wushuang decided to practice Ziyang Sword with this opponent.
During this period of time, he has never given up on his understanding of the sword intention. The sword intention of the "Dugu Nine Swords" in his previous life has been deduced in his mind no less than a thousand times.
He decided to practice this sword technique.
This "Dugu Nine Swords" can be said to be a very magical sword skill, which emphasizes the sword intention of "no move to win, but one move". It is called Nine Swords, but there is not actually one sword, but it can be said that it uses thousands of swords. It is amazing!