Chapter 319 - Group Battle
Chapter 319: Group Battle
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ten days later.
On the Island Heart Peak.
Xu Ning arrived first with Fang Youli, Bian Huang, and Ling Jie.
Afterwards, Yu Qiao and the other three seeds also brought the disciples they had groomed to the Island Heart Peak.
Duan Chaomian was the last to arrive.
When he arrived at the Island Heart Peak, Xu Ning and the others glanced at him and the three disciples behind him.
Duan Chaomian looked calm and confident, as if he was extremely confident in the results of this assessment.
Behind him, there was a male disciple who looked quite eye-catching.
This disciple had a feminine appearance. He was wearing a wide robe, and his long hair covered half of his face.
‘Is that Pei Bing…’
Xu Ning’s gaze paused on this disciple for a moment.
He had already learned from the previous news that a disciple under Duan Chaomian had advanced to the core materialization realm, and his name was Pei Bing.
Pei Bing was the personal disciple of a dao realm ninth stage hidden master in State Wansheng. His aptitude was considered outstanding, even in the entire State Wansheng.
Duan Chaomian had spent a lot of effort to temporarily recruit him.
Duan Chaomian stood still with his three disciples behind him.
‘Comparatively speaking, the three disciples under me are not inferior at all…’
Xu Ning thought to himself after sensing the abilities of other disciples.
The three disciples of Duan Chaomian were the strongest among them, with one of them in the fourth stage of dao realm, and the other two being in the third stage.
Aside from him, Xu Ning and Yu Qiao’s disciples were the strongest among the rest. Their disciples were all in the third stage of dao realm.
As for the other three seeds, one of them had two dao realm third stage disciples, one dao realm second stage disciple, and as for the other two seeds, they both had one dao realm third stage disciple and two dao realm second stage disciples.
Before the final assessment began, their strength on the paper had already been clearly distinguished.
While Xu Ning was checking the competition, Duan Chaomian was also thinking.
‘Except for Xu Ning and Yu Qiao’s disciples, the others are no threat to me at all.’
Duan Chaomian’s gaze swept across Fang Youli. ‘It’s just that that disciple feels a little strange. Maybe he is a miraculous weapon… However, the gap between the third and fourth stages of dao realm is the watershed between the elementary and mid level of the dao realm. It is quite difficult to fight someone above your realm. Moreover, Pei Bing’s foundation is extremely strong, so it is impossible for him to be easily defeated by someone below his realm.’
Duan Chaomian glanced at Pei Bing with a relieved look in his eyes.
Whoosh!
Soon after, a few more figures appeared.
These people were all elders of the Core Sea Demon Sect.
Among these elders, except for Elder Wei, they were all veteran elders, and it was time to step down.
At that time, Xu Ning and the others would then take over.
After the elders appeared, Xu Ning, Duan Chaomian, Yu Qiao, and the others did not react, however, the disciples were generally feeling a little uneasy.
This was the first time they had seen so many top-notch dao realm masters gathered together.
Everyone waited for a while.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a ball of black fog appeared out of thin air.
The black fog dissipated, and two figures appeared.
One was a black-haired black-robed man, while the other was a silver-haired teenager.
The two of them did not take the initiative to release their auras, but by just standing there, their auras were like surging waves.
The disciples behind Xu Ning, Duan Chaomian, and others turned pale when they saw the two appear. They were almost overwhelmed by this aura.
“Greetings, Grandmaster! Greetings, Sect Master!”
The elders, Xu Ning and the rest bowed respectfully.
Afterwards, the disciples also woke up from their daze and greeted in unison.
Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao waved their hands and sat on their respective seats.
“The final assessment between the seeds begins now.”
After seeing Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao sit down, Elder Wei said.
“The content of the first assessment is very simple. The six teams will draw lots and two sides will fight against each other, there will be three rounds and the first to two wins.”
Elder Wei added some details as he explained.
Afterwards, the draw began.
Xu Ning and the others walked forward and took out a bamboo stick from Elder Wei’s hand.
Below the bamboo stick, it was marked with different colors.
Those with the same color would fight each other.
The color of Xu Ning’s bamboo stick was the same as the color of the bamboo stick in the hand of a seed named Fan Xingjian.
Among Fan Xingjian’s disciples, one was in the third stage of dao realm, while the other two were in the second stage.
Fan Xingjian shook his head when he saw that his opponent was Xu Ning.
Although he knew that there was a high probability of defeat, Fan Xingjian did not feel regretful.
After knowing the strength of Xu Ning, Yu Qiao, and Duan Chaomian, he knew that no matter what, he would definitely not win.
However, he was already satisfied with just being an elder.
Xu Ning’s draw was good, but Yu Qiao’s draw was a little more awkward.
Her opponent was Duan Chaomian.
Defeating Duan Chaomian in three rounds would not be easy for Yu Qiao.
Duan Chaomian frowned slightly when he saw the opponent he got was Yu Qiao.
Yu Qiao’s three disciples were all in the third stage of the dao realm.
Although the overall combat power on his side was stronger, in this fight, his disciples would definitely have to expose their trump cards in the upcoming fights.
If he fought other opponents afterwards, he would be at a slight disadvantage.
However, compared to drawing Xu Ning, drawing Yu Qiao was not the worst result.
At least he didn’t have to encounter that strange disciple among Xu Ning’s disciples.
“The draw is over, let the assessment begin!”
Elder Wei waved his hand and a barrier appeared on the Island Heart Peak.
Inside the barrier was the venue of the assessment.
“Xu Ning’s disciples, Fan Xingjian’s disciples, get ready!”
Elder Wei announced the first group to fight.
‘So I’m in the first group…’
Xu Ning was still calm.
He turned his head and looked at Ling Jie. “Ling Jie, you are up first.”
“I’m first?”
Ling Jie was already a little nervous. And now that she was the first to fight, she was even more nervous.
“Relax, you are no weaker than anyone on the other side.”
Xu Ning smiled and said firmly.
This gave Ling Jie more confidence.
“Understood, Master.”
Ling Jie’s eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Fang Youli and Bian Huang also cheered Ling Jie on from the side.
Afterwards, when Elder Wei announced the start, Ling Jie puffed out her chest and strode into the barrier.
The disciple on the other side had already entered the stage.
The disciple was a male disciple in the third stage of the dao realm. He was the strongest disciple under Fan Xingjian.
This disciple was under a lot of pressure.
He knew that once he was defeated, Fan Xingjian would definitely not have the opportunity to turn the tides of the assessment.
With this thought in mind, the two introduced themselves and began to fight.