The first match ended, and the young man from Kongtong barely secured a victory.
After taking down his opponent, he walked toward the main viewing platform in high spirits, but was stopped by two Huashan disciples.
"Sorry, Junior Brother Peng. My junior sister says this match wasn't very valuable, so… please go back."
The young man surnamed Peng widened his eyes. "This wasn't valuable? I defeated a full member ranked in the top five of the Beast Group. Junior Sister Lingsha's standards are way too high, aren't they?"
"Sorry…" the other party said politely, but still refused to let him pass.
"Tch, you really think you're some rich young lady. I'm telling you, if you went on stage, you wouldn't be my match either. What right do you have to look down on me? Forget it, I don't even think much of her!" After saying that, he angrily turned around and left.
After he left, the two Huashan disciples looked at each other and shook their heads.
The first winner had been rejected just like that. Not only did he fail to give his gift, he didn't even earn the right to see Lingsha once.
Strangely enough, even though the Kongtong contestant was treated this way, everyone else's enthusiasm instead grew even stronger.
"Heh heh, that guy's done for. Now's our chance!"
"To normal people, his match looked earth-shattering, but anyone who knows their stuff could see he missed several opportunities in the fight, and his true qi level wasn't high either. If he faced a stronger opponent, he definitely wouldn't win."
"Lingsha is still as proud as ever, but I like something this challenging!"
The next fighters were even more eager. Each time, Elder Hu had to coordinate the match order to avoid too many people getting on stage and making the fight impossible.
However, after seven or eight matches in a row, not a single person had managed to see Lingsha yet!
Jiang Kai was starting to feel bored, but Dong Shuai and the others still hadn't arrived, which made him restless.
"Old Zhou, I'm planning to go on stage," Jiang Kai said. "They're probably too busy to make it. Watching matches here is kind of boring."
"Don't!" Zhou Chu hurriedly grabbed Jiang Kai. "Didn't you notice just now? A lot of people are watching you!"
Jiang Kai said indifferently, "I noticed. People from the Dongfang family are here too. But there are already more than ten people lining up below. If I don't go up now, who knows how long I'll have to wait."
"Let's wait a bit longer!" Zhou Chu held onto Jiang Kai's arm tightly.
Seeing how stubborn Zhou Chu was, Jiang Kai sighed and could only sit back down and continue watching.
At that moment, over there, another person was blocked outside the main viewing platform. Embarrassed and furious, he shouted toward it, "You say my on-the-spot reaction wasn't good enough? When experts fight, how can you make the perfect choice every single time? As long as you win, that's what matters."
"I came all the way from Zone 20. I finally won a match, and I still can't even see Lingsha. You're going too far."
"Lingsha, you think I'm not strong enough? Then come out. I want to see what gives you such high standards!"
The two Huashan disciples dragged and pulled at him, but couldn't stop his mouth.
"Friend, please control your emotions a bit. This is matchmaking after all. You can't force junior sister to acknowledge you, right?"
The man shouted loudly, "I'm not forcing her. I'm just stating facts. I won, that's a fact! You say my strength isn't good enough, then what about all the people before me? Could it be you already had someone chosen, and just dragged us here to make up the numbers?"
At that moment, a clear voice came from the main viewing platform.
"Mu Chen, Senior Brother Mu Feng, let go of him first."
Then, a figure dressed in a white top and pink skirt gracefully leapt from the crowd onto the arena.
She was wearing a bamboo hat, and a light veil beneath it covered her face.
After landing, she took off the hat. Waterfall-like, smooth long hair instantly spilled out, and as it fell, it revealed an incomparably beautiful face with a hint of aloofness.
In the blink of an eye, a peerless beauty was standing in front of that man.
When he saw her, the man who had been shouting just moments ago instantly fell silent, staring dumbly at the woman before him.
Yin Lingsha. Some say she is one of the two great goddesses of ancient martial arts. Others say you can even drop the words "ancient martial arts" altogether.
Her looks, temperament, and figure were all flawless, beyond criticism.
"Senior Brother," Yin Lingsha looked calmly at the man. "Lingsha has no intention of offending you. From the start, we already explained the rules. Since I believe your strength did not meet my expectations, why must Senior Brother insist on seeing me?"
"Well…" The man realized that in front of such a beautiful woman, even his confidence in speaking weakened a lot.
"Senior Brother, your true qi strength is similar to your opponent's, but your four attributes are clearly higher. Among mortal talents, you greatly boosted strength and agility, yet in the fight, you did not bring out your advantages. In the end, although you won, it was merely the strong defeating the weak. There's nothing remarkable about that."
"High attributes are still my strength!" the man said unwillingly.
Yin Lingsha smiled faintly. "But Senior Brother's attributes have not reached the very top level either. With an advantage, you still won with such difficulty. Then once your attributes are at a disadvantage, wouldn't defeat be inevitable?"
"My attributes aren't high?" the man said angrily.
Yin Lingsha snorted softly. "Super Five, level eleven. Highest attribute, strength, forty-two thousand. Senior Brother, your strength is still not as good as mine."
"This…"
Senior Brother Mu Feng at the side said, "Brother, Lingsha isn't bragging. And let me tell you one more thing. Her strongest attribute isn't strength, but agility. Her true qi strength is already close to level two."
"Sigh, the earlier ones thought Lingsha had no strength. Please, she just hasn't made a move. If she really did, I'd be afraid she wouldn't be able to find a partner!"
"Senior Brother!" Facing her senior brother, Yin Lingsha showed less aloofness and a bit more cuteness…
As for attribute data, as long as you have a wristwatch, you can measure it. Of course, the model can't be too old. So it was impossible for Yin Lingsha to be lying about this.
After being pointed out by Yin Lingsha, the man finally quieted down and could only leave the arena dejectedly.
Since Yin Lingsha was already on stage, she said to the crowd below, "If you believe your strength is inferior to the previous ten matches, there's no need to come on stage."
As she spoke, Lingsha's gaze swept around, and suddenly stopped on Jiang Kai.
"Senior brothers and junior brothers with real strength, no matter who you are, it doesn't matter. Please come on stage bravely. Even if you look down on Lingsha, you can still treat it as making friends through martial arts."
That last sentence sounded as if it was meant specifically for Jiang Kai.
After saying that, she returned to the main viewing platform and went to stand by her father.
"Hey, Ancestor Master, she looked at you!" Zhou Chu was even more excited than Jiang Kai. But when he turned his head, he saw Jiang Kai spacing out.
"Ancestor Master!"
"Huh?" Jiang Kai finally snapped back to his senses. "What did you say?"
"Tch, you still say you're not interested. You were totally stunned, weren't you?" Zhou Chu looked at Jiang Kai with disdain.
Jiang Kai touched his mask. Luckily, he had the mask on, otherwise it would've been pretty embarrassing.
"When did I… fine, I admit she's very pretty, but she's not my type," Jiang Kai said. "Any good-looking girl, any man will look a few more times. That doesn't mean I like her."
Zhou Chu thought about it, and Jiang Kai wasn't wrong.
Suddenly, Jiang Kai stood up. "Forget it. It's been so long already, it's too boring. I'm not waiting anymore. I'm going up."
"Ancestor Master!" This time, Zhou Chu failed to grab him, and Jiang Kai went straight onto the stage.
However, Yin Lingsha's appearance had completely stirred up many restless hearts.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, more than twenty people jumped up from all sides of the arena, wanting to participate in the next match.
What Yin Lingsha had just said was very direct. Stepping onto the stage now meant they believed themselves stronger than the previous people. It was also a chance to show confidence in front of the goddess.
After Jiang Kai got on stage, he froze.
What was going on? Why did so many people suddenly appear?
Elder Hu was about to come over to coordinate when, at that moment, a man dressed in white said to the others, "Friends, please give this opportunity to me. I want to fight him!"
As he spoke, he pointed at Jiang Kai.
"Who are you? I got on stage first. Why should I give it to you?" Several contestants were unwilling to accept it.
The man in white smiled slightly. "Dongfang family, Dongfang Bai. I ask these friends to give me some face."
"Dongfang… Bai! The leader of the Fire Qilin Group, the first group among the Twelve Sacred Beast Groups. Dongfang Bai, who is said to possibly become the youngest official member of the Four Divine Beast Group?"
"Dongfang Bai from the top fifty in Huaxia actually came too!"
"Sorry, Brother Bai. We were blind to Mount Tai. We'll step down first."
After Dongfang Bai spoke, none of the twenty-plus people lingered. They all left the stage.
Dongfang Bai looked at Jiang Kai and smiled faintly. "Should I call you Han Yi, or should I call you Jiang Kai?"
"But it doesn't really matter. After I defeat you first, I'll let the entire ancient martial world know exactly what kind of trash you are!"
Jiang Kai frowned deeply. Things seemed to be developing in a direction completely outside of what he had expected!
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