Chapter 55: The Start of the Selection Round


    As an important event of the Jia Nan Academy, the Inner Academy Qualifying Competition naturally attracted a lot of attention.


    In addition, thispetition featured all those who used to be the most popr figures in the academy.


    This is undoubtedly a great attraction for men and women who see these people as their idols and objects of admiration.


    Therefore, even though thergest square of Jia Nan Academy was used for the event, it was still crowded with people.


    Countless Jia Nan Academy students rushed to upy the seats in the arena, and a glimpse of the bleachers showed ck heads and a mor that shot up into the clouds.


    This was the scene Xiao Shan and Xiao Ming saw as the two squeezed in.


    "What''s up with this?"


    Xiao Shan was a bit dumbfounded as he looked at the noisy asion.


    The noise was like the waves of the sea,ing in waves, which made Xiao Ming, who had been alone most of the time and was already used to the quiet atmosphere, frown.


    After scanning the arena, he said, "We are a littlete, we can find out where ourpanions are, they should have taken their seats long ago."


    Xiao Shan listened to what Xiao Ming said, sighed, and then looked around just like Xiao Ming, he soon made a discovery and pointed to one of the stalls and shouted in surprise.


    "Look, everyone from our ss is in the stands over there, and tutor Ge Hu is also there."


    Xiao Ming turned his head and looked in the direction he pointed and found that this was indeed the case.


    So, motioning to Xiao Shan, they walked forward together.


    The two of them quickly made their way through the crowd and headed towards the location of the ss they were in.


    "Xiao Shan, Xiao Ming, you two are here, why are you sote, you two are the only ones missing from our ss, hurry up and sit down,ter, the selection round will begin."


    Tutor Ge Hu, who was sitting on the bleacher, was very attentive and saw the arrival of his two students.


    "Good morning tutor Ge Hu!"


    Seeing Ge Hu greeting them, the two, Xiao Ming, greeted him and sat down beside him.


    After greeting some students he knew with a smile on his face, Xiao Ming turned his attention to the arena.


    The huge arena for thispetition was in the shape of a circle, and around the arena, stone stairs stretched upward, whose shape was like that of a diatorial arena.


    The position chosen by tutor Ge Hu was neither too high nor too low on the stairs, and the location was very good.


    However, although this position was good, it was not the best. Xiao Ming swept his gaze around the arena and finally stopped at the center position of the grandstand.


    That was the seat with the best view on one side.


    There were only four seats, and only four old men with white hair and beards were sitting there.


    One of them was none other than Xiao Ming''s master, Elder Huo.


    Elder Huo was sitting on the far left of the four seats, and the three elders to his right were known to Xiao Ming.


    One of them, who was sitting next to Elder Huo and talking to him, was Hu Jia''s grandfather, Hu Gan, the Deputy Headmaster of Outer Jia Nan Academy.


    The other two elders sitting next to him were the elders of the Outer Academy.


    These four people were clearly sitting on that rostrum, and in Xiao Ming''s perception, he felt the asional spatial undtions arising around them, such spatial fluctuations, could only resonate with outer space when the Dou Qi in their bodies was strong to a certain extent.


    Clearly, the four of them were at the peak level of Dou Emperor, only half a step away from Dou Ancestor.


    If they had a Zong Breaking Pill, he feared that they could directly enter Dou Ancestor.


    Unfortunately, although the Jia Nan Academy did notck money or medicinal materials, they did not have a high-level alchemist who could refine the Zong Breaking Pill, and this half-step distance had trapped them for an unknown number of years.


    When Xiao Ming was looking at the four people in the booth, the four people suddenly felt something.


    The originallyzy eyes moved and their clouded gaze directly met Xiao Ming''s.


    After seeing that his disciple was looking at him, Elder Huo revealed a smile to Xiao Ming.


    The other three also smiled at Xiao Ming in greeting.


    One of them, Hu Gan, looked at Xiao Ming and said to Elder Huo in surprise, "Elder Huo, is this kid Xiao Ming already a seven-star Dou Grandmaster?!"


    When Elder Huo, who had always remained silent, heard this question from Hu Gan, he immediately said in a tone as if he hated iron for not being steel.


    "Yes, he broke through when he went out for training a few days ago. I told him not to go out, but he didn''t listen to me, and he came back as a Seven Star Dou Grandmaster."


    ''I say, can you keep the smug grin off your face before you say that?''


    The others looked at the smile on Elder Huo''s face and knew that he was pleased to have such a talented disciple.


    But they could only look on in envy.


    Who had let this elder get lucky and take the lead in the first ce?


    It had to be known that when this monster Xiao Ming appeared at the Jia Nan Academy, all the elders who had heard the news had the will to take him as a disciple.


    Everyone was still asking about the news and had not even begun to make a move when Xiao Ming was taken by Elder Huo.


    At that time, there were many people who privately scolded Elder Huo for being hical and for being so quick in his move.


    However, Xiao Ming had alchemy talent in addition to his cultivation talent, so in Elder Huo''s hands, he was indeed much better than in their own.


    "A six year old Dou Practitioner, a Dou Grandmaster less than nine years old, after entering the Inner Academy, with the boost from the zing Sky Qi Refining Tower, I''m afraid he should be able to reach the strength of a Dou King before graduating, how old would the brat Xiao Ming be at that time, less than fourteen years old? Tsk tsk, what a monster."


    As he said that, the look of envy on Hu Gan''s face grew stronger and stronger.


    He thought of his own granddaughter, Hu Jia, although her talent was very highpared to others.


    But there was noparison with Xiao Ming, at the same age, Hu Jia was not even a Dou Practitioner.


    The gap between them was too big.


    Leaving aside the conversation of the elders in the middle seat.


    After Xiao Ming waited for a while, the Inner Academy Selection Competition finally began.


    When a middle-aged referee slowly entered the square, deafening cheers erupted from the stands.


    The cheers died down as the referee''s hand pressed down, and after looking around the stage, the middle-aged referee said loudly.


    "All students, today is the long-awaited annual Inner Academy Qualifying Competition, This time, the participantse from all the Xuan and Huang rank sses, as well as the Law Enforcement Unit and the Alchemy Department, and all of them are the best within their respective sses, a total of three hundred people."


    "The rules for this selection are as follows."


    "Firstly, they are all ssmates, no one is allowed to kill another ssmate."


    "Secondly."


    "Those who vite the above rules will be disqualified from thepetition if it is a minor offense, or expelled from the academy if it is a major offense."


    "..."


    "Alright, time is running out, I dere the Inner Academy Qualifying Competition officially begins!" After saying this, the tutor slowly returned to the referee''s seat.


    From the referee''s seat, two names also appeared.


    "Xuan Rank ss 1, Cao Wei!"


    "Rank Huang ss 9, Zhao Yuzhen!"


    Those who were able to participate in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament had a minimum realm of five-star Dou Master.


    Hearing the roll call, two figures who had already prepared for thepetition immediately came down from the stands.


    Sparks flew from their eyes as they looked at each other. Dou Qi of different attributes emerged from their bodies, enveloping them in a perfect veil of Dou Qi.


    Each ss had a limited number of spots for the tournament, and the two were able to participate in thepetition, so naturally, they were still popr in their ss.


    Behind the two, there was an endless stream of shouts of support from their respective sses.


    With such an enthusiastic atmosphere, thepetition proceeded in an orderly fashion.


    Time flew by as the waves of matches ended.


    At the end of the fortieth round, one of the judges slowly stood up and looked around the field before finally saying loudly.


    "Round 41, Xuan Rank ss 8, Xiao Ming!"


    "Huang Rank ss 2, Feng Bing!"