Chapter : 14 : Xiao Ming's Victory And The Aftermath :
" The match is over and the winner is Xiao Ming . " - the person who interfered was non other than the second elder Xiao Peng himself .
After the words fell a deep silence took over the area as the crowd was too shocked to say anything .
After all this was the first time in this compitition that the second elder had personally entered a fight to stop the match .
But then they clearly heard what the second elder said .
The match is over and the winner is Xiao Ming .
Wait Xiao Ming is the winner ?
But how ?
At this moment confusion and surprise filled their eyes as they couldn't understand why the second elder would say something like that .
While Xiao Ming did gave his best in his last punch and almost defeated Xiao Zhan.
But at the end of the day Xiao Zhan still managed to get his footing back and didn't fall to the ground so it meant he didn't lose .
On the other hand Xiao Ming looks like he has no more energy left and one punch from his opponent will be the end of the fight .
So why would the second elder say that Xiao Ming won .
Was there something that they did not see .
At this moment a few of the people sitting closest to the arena noticed something .
" Wait ! Look at that . "
" Did you see something . "
" Yes ! Look at Xiao Zhan's left leg it's out of the arena . "
" WAIT !!! WHAT !!! WHERE ??? "
" Look closely you idiot . "
" Hey ! move aside you guys let me see clearly . "
As more and more people noticed they saw that indeed Xiao Zhan's left leg was touching the ground outside the battle arena .
According to the rules of the competition if you go out of the circle of the arena or any of your body parts such touches the land outside the arena then you will lose the match automatically .
And here it doesn't matter if it just your single leg or your entire body is out of the arena any touch would mean you are disqualified .
And in this case Xiao Zhan's entire left leg was outside the arena circle so it was a clear disqualification .
As for why no one has noticed it so far it was because they were too deeply invested in the fight between Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan .
But now that the things were clear and Xiao Zhan's left leg was out of the arena he was automatically eliminated from the match .
And the second elder's announcement only made it official .
Xiao Ming was the winner .
For a few moments there was no major reaction from the crowd mainly because the word of what actually happened took its time to spread .
When everyone finally understood what happened the crowd erupted in an uproar .
" Xiao Ming !!! Xiao Ming!!! Xiao Ming !!! Xiao Ming !!! "
Sounds of praise and shouts for Xiao Ming roared accross the entire area like a flood .
All those who supported Xiao Ming and almost lost hope for his victory were shocked but more than that they were relieved .
This was truly a spectacular match between two great geniuses of their generation .
Even the senior brothers and sisters stood up cheering for both Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan .
They also must admit that today in this match they witnessed something far more then their expectations .
Today both Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan has shown that their strength and capabilities are far beyond their age .
The battle itself was a box of surprises from Xiao Zhan's offensive style to his sudden use of semi berserk state which put everyone on a tense atmosphere .
Then came Xiao Ming's spectacular use of evading fist technique to his endurance at the end which shocked and field many audiences with respect for him .
This was truly a magnificent battle not because some high level cultivation techniques were used by strong masters but because two young geniuses had fought with everything they had .
Even Xiao Yun who was sitting at a corner couldn't help but form a small smile on her face .
Location Change : Battle Arena :
While a hurricane of discussion and cheers were coming from the crowd the three people present on the arena had little time to react to that .
The second elder who had just declared the results of the match was now calmly looking at both of the participants .
Xiao Zhan who buy now understood what happened didn't say anything for a long time only looking at his left leg that was now out of the arena circle .
" Hehehe !!! Hahaha !!! Hahaha !!! Ouch !!! " - suddenly he burst out in a sprint of laughter only to be stopped by a sudden sensation of pain in his body that was the result of the battle .
" Oh ! So that's what you were after Xiao Ming ? " - after catching his breath Xiao Zhan sat on the ground and while said looking at Xiao Ming .
" You understood that's your condition was bad and you could not hold long enough for my exhaustion to caught up to me . "
" So that last punch was never meant to push me the down to the ground and you only wanted push me out of the arena . " - Xiao Zhan finally concluded .
" And since I was to invested in the battle you put your luck on the side that I could not notice your plan . " - he said his face suddenly becoming serious .
" It was a very risky idea after all only my left leg left the arena circle and if it had not you would have lost immediately . " - he said clearly understanding the weight of Xiao Ming's decision .
" But in the end you succeeded ! I lost and you won the match . " - Xiao Zhan said shaking his head in quite resignation .
To be honest even to him this battle was an eye opener .
Because today he learned that he had more competition in his generation then he previously believed .
Before this battle he only believed that his only competition was Xiao Yun and perhaps to a certain extent Xiao Wuya .
But he never expected that their would be another hidden gem among the countless unknown faces of the crowd that he never cared to look at to come out and challenge him to this extent .
But today he faced this previously unknown boy of his age and lost .
It wasn't because he was weak .
No ! on the contrary he clearly felt that he was stronger than his opponent .
But he lost not because of raw strength or power but he lost to Xiao Ming's mind and will to fight on .
Does he feel sad or angry about his loss ? Yes of course he does .
Especially when victory was so close at hand .
But this defeat did not bring him any shame instead this defeat brought him clarity about his own strengths and weaknesses .
While Xiao Zhan was speaking about his experience Xiao Ming didn't give any answer for a seconds before opening his mouth to speak .
" I ... " - but just as he was about to say something Xiao Ming felt his vision blurr .
At the same time his legs last started to shake as finally all the exhaustion throughout the battle finally caught up to him .
Fortunately just as he was about to fall to the ground the second elder Xiao Peng caught him .
Then quickly the medics in the area came and took Xiao Ming for immediate treatment .
At the same time Xiao Zhan was also taken in for treatment despite his protest that he was fine .
This brought an end to the entire ordeal but thanks didn't calm down at all as the excitement from the match was still fresh in everyone's mind .
Time Skip : 4 Days Later :
Location : Xiao Ming's House :
At this moment Xiao Ming was sitting in a meditative position in his house after eating the second Body Refinement pill .
A lot had happened in this 4 days .
First of all although Xiao Ming was the winner of the match he fell a sleep for an entire day to recover .
But this meant that even if Xiao Ming won the match he couldn't participate in the final battle against Xiao Yun anymore making her the winner .
Although many wanted to see their battle then knew that it was not possible .
And to be honest even if he fought with Xiao Yun he already knew what outcome it might be .
Beating Xiao Zhan was very tough but still something that can be achieved but Xiao Yun was on a different level and he knew he wasn't ready to face her yet .
But the most curious and somewhat troublesome change that happened in this 4 days would be that his popularity has skyrocketed in the clan .
It didn't take long for the news of the results of the competition and what happened during this time to spread throughout the clan .
But this time the person who made the headlines was not Xiao Yun who got the first place .
But it was Xiao Ming an previously unknown member of the clan's new generation who had just defeated Xiao Zhan .
After this he was no longer an unknown face of his generation .
Now he was one of the main faces of his generation a figure to be admired and talked by many .
This brought him a lot of attention which to be honest was quite annoying because now whenever he was went to public he would see people attention on him .
However not everyone took the news happily and saw Xiao Ming as a nuisance .
They even criticized his fighting style in the competition by calling it cowardly and said his victory was due to pure luck .
Fortunately the second elder personality came forward to deal with the situation after which most of the excitement died down .
To Xiao Ming this change was annoying but in he knew this was inevitable .
But he didn't think much about it for two long because he had other important matters to pay attention to .
And one of them was the second place reward that he got after defeating Xiao Zhan .
The second place price consisted of a third tier alchemist pill , 14,000 gold coins , and at the same time they can either choose between an earth grade item or a low tier purple grade cultivation technique .
The 14,000 gold coins and the third tier alchemist pill was immediately given to him after he woke up .
The gold coins were attracting and he wouldn't lie about it .
Just thinking about what he can buy from it makes him smile in his sleep .
But the third tier Alchemist pill was even more attracting .
It was a Third tier Dou Qi Core formation pill .
Very effective for those who start to form their own Dou Qi Core .
And while there is also a weaker second tier version of this pill this third tier one is far more effective .
And it was a very good reward for Xiao Ming .
After his last battle he felt that he was closed to reaching the complete Qi sensing stage .
Once he does reach that stage and stabilize it he can directly aim to enter the Core formation stage and at that time this third tier pill will be of great use .
But before that he needs to refine his body cultivation further .
However the third tier pill wasn't even the greatest prize .
And here Xiao Ming felt confused in the decision to choose between a low tier purple grade technique and an earth grade item .
Both of these rewards were great and could increase his strength exponentially .
He would have loved to get both of them but unfortunately he must choose one .
Fortunately their was still some time because right now this reward will not be given to him right away .
It's because in a few days the second Dou Qi test will happen where they will determine his Dou Qi affinity .
And it would be better if he choose his rewards after knowing his Dou Qi affinity .
But there was another reason why he was more than willing to wait to get the reward .
It was because the month had ended and that means now it's time for his second Life simulation to began .
And now looking at the system interface in front of him where the life simulation button was glowing he couldn't stop from a smile farming on his face .
" Let's get this started . "
To Be Continued .