Just thinking about the scene described by Bai Qiaomo, Feng Ming knew that it could indeed train people. It could be seen that Zong Yupao was a ruthless person.
This was very rare among the children of the rich and powerful, especially the princes.
After coming to Imperial City, he came into contact with many children of the rich and powerful, as well as the disciples of the Imperial Academy. It couldn’t be said that all these people indulged in pleasure.
But there were indeed many people who relied on superior resources to increase their own cultivation.
This led to their foundation not being as sold as the cultivators outside. If fighting against someone of the same level, they might not be a match for the cultivators from outside.
There were also some cultivators, like Zong Yupao and Wu Liyan, who were talented and not lacking in cultivation resources. They had a strong character and tempered themselves.
Not to mention being invincible at the same level, but even if they faced a cultivator of a higher level, they might not lose to the other party.
Such cultivation required them to give up the favorable environment. For example, what Bai Qiaomo said about entering the army to fight on the battlefield.
He didn’t have to share the hardships of those soldiers, but his life definitely wasn’t as comfortable as staying in Imperial City as the prince.
The hardships he endured would definitely have rewards. Today, Zong Yupao was one of the top few cultivators in the entire Feihong Continent.
Not to mention the murderous aura, but Feng Ming could see that Zong Yupao crushed his opponent in momentum alone.
The opponent would still lose to him in momentum if their strength was almost the same, let alone the opponent being only in the late stage of the essence liquid realm.
Therefore, within two minutes, the opponent was forced off the stage by Zong Yupao.
It was Zong Yupao’s complete victory.
There were cheers and applause in the venue. Zong Yupao won beautifully.
According to Bai Qiaomo, Zong Yupao was still restrained or he could’ve directly taken his opponent’s life in a short time. This arena battle made him a bit restrained.
Zong Yupao’s battle made everyone more determined. The champion of this martial arts competition must be Zong Yupao. Bai Qiaomo, the dark horse, should be third place.
The bookmakers behind the two betting games finally sighed with relief. Bai Qiaomo’s odds of winning the championship were still at 1:5 and didn’t rise any higher.
As for Feng Ming, who spent more than 10 million yuan crystals, they thought he was too ignorant. He thought that since he won the championship in the alchemist competition, there weren’t many powerful cultivators in Imperial City?
Imperial City didn’t only have Wu Liyan, but also a powerful prince like Zong Yupao.
Some people looked at Feng Ming to see what his expression was like at the moment.
Unexpectedly, Feng Ming was still talking to Bai Qiaomo with a smile on his face. There was no worry at all.
Feng Ming really disappointed them. How could he be worried?
If Bai Qiaomo hadn’t been reborn, he might’ve really lost to an opponent like Zong Yupao.
Zong Yupao had rich experience in killing enemies, but the current Bai Qiaomo was above him.
Not to mention his experience on the Feihong Continent, but it wasn’t known how many battles he experienced after leaving Feihong Continent.
Feng Ming didn’t ask, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t see and guess it.
In this previous life, Bai Qiaomo must’ve been very tense and rarely relaxed.
By the time it was evening, except for Yu Bin who had a bye, the promotion matches of the 28 players had been completed. 15 players would start the next round of promotion matches tomorrow.
As the participants and audience left the venue, they talked about tomorrow’s draw. The 15 participants was an odd number, which meant there would be another bye. Who would get the bye this time?
If it fell to Yu Bin again, then this person’s luck was very weird.
Someone even ran over to ask Yu Bin if he felt he would continue to get a bye in the draw tomorrow.
Yu Bin felt happy yet pained. He was very satisfied to have come this far. If he continued to receive a bye, he knew he wasn’t worthy of his position.
So he hoped to win the draw tomorrow and play a good game. Losing was expected and he wouldn’t feel sad at all.
Pei Yingmin smiled and patted him. “Go back and have a good sleep. Don’t think about anything. Go on stage tomorrow and draw lots. Whatever you draw is what you get. it is useless to think too much now.”
Yu Bin smiled bitterly. “I think all my good luck has been used up this time. I wasn’t like this before, really. So I think I will definitely play tomorrow.”
“That isn’t bad. Fight well tomorrow.”
“I will, Senior Brother Pei.”
On the other side, Ji Yuan was curious about the draw. He was more concerned about Zong Yupao’s estimation of his and Bai Qiaomo’s strength.
Many people believed that Zong Yupao would be the champion of this martial arts competition, but how did Zong Yupao see it?
“How do I see? Of course, I see with my eyes. Do you think I see with my nose?”
Ji Yuan was speechless. Did Zong Yupao misinterpret his meaning like this?
Ji Yuan rolled his eyes. “To put it bluntly, are you confident that you will definitely win against Bai Qiaomo?”
Zong Yupao answered, “We haven’t even fought. How can I guarantee that I will win? Wait until we fight.”
“That means you aren’t completely sure you can win?”
Zong Yupao was too lazy to talk to this guy any further. He strode forward and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Even Qiu Yi could sense that Senior Brother Zong was getting impatient.
“Senior Brother Ji, why are you chasing after Senior Brother Zong to ask?”
Ji Yuan looked around. It was only when he saw no one that he quietly told Qiu Yi, “Don’t tell that guy Zong Yupao, but I secretly made a bet for Bai Qiaomo to win the championship.”
Qiu Yi was shocked. “Why didn’t you bet on Senior Brother Zong to win?”
Ji Yuan smiled. “Everyone thinks Zong Yupao can win. So what is the surprise if you bet on him? There also isn’t much profit. If you want to bet, then bet big and exciting. Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter if I lose. I am mentally prepared. Then what if I win? The odds were still 20:1 when I bet.”
Qiu Yi was speechless. For yuan crystals, he even ignored his friendship with Senior Brother Zong.
Ji Yuan smiled again. “If I win, I will give you half, Junior Brother Qiu.”
Qiu Yi wanted to refuse. He said it was impossible for Senior Brother Ji to win, but if he really did then it wasn’t impossible. “Okay, but you can’t tell Senior Brother Zong.”
“I naturally won’t let him know, or he will definitely take the opportunity to beat me up.”
The second day’s draw finally began under everyone’s expectations. Even the referees were curious about who would be the one to get a bye this time.
Yu Bin was also very nervous. He was the center of attention and the pressure was a bit high, but he still drew quickly without delaying.
After drawing, he looked at it quickly. He saw that it wasn’t a blank and immediately sighed with relief.
Wu Liyan curiously patted his shoulder. “You seem to be very happy that you didn’t get a bye this time.”
Yu Bin explained, “If I continue to receive a bye, people won’t be convinced about my strength.”
After speaking, Yu Bin happily left the stage and prepared for his upcoming promotion battle.
Many viewers were disappointed. Why didn’t he draw a blank? Was his good luck over? They wanted to see this guy continue to be lucky.
If that was the case, Feng Ming would think this guy’s luck was heaven-defying.
The results came out quickly. The one who had the bye in this round was the other female contestant beside Wu Liyan. She happily waved the blank sign in her hand and ran back to the stands. This meant she could directly enter the top ten.
Bai Qiaomo’s luck wasn’t bad either. He didn’t have a bye, but he didn’t bump into Wu Liyan and Zong Yupao in advance. It was another contestant in the late stage of the essence liquid realm.
Wu Liyan and Zong Yupao, the two contestants with the highest cultivation, didn’t bump into each other.
After the drawing, except for the bye, the remaining 14 contestants all went down to prepare. Soon, the promotion match from the top 15 to the top 8 would begin.
There were fewer arenas in the venue. Today, there were only five arenas left and even these five wouldn’t necessarily all be used.
Bai Qiaomo was still the first to go on stage. He was used to it.
In the arena next to him, Qin Jian also went up and nodded at Bai Qiaomo.
Seeing Bai Qiaomo, Qin Jian strengthened his determination. He decided to win this match no matter what.
He would never admit defeat without fighting with Bai Qiaomo.
Due to this belief, the sharper of his body became even sharper.
Bai Qiaomo noticed the change in Qin Jian’s aura at this moment and turned to look at him.
He wasn’t very worried about Qin Jian. This man was the type to become stronger when facing stronger opponents. He was looking forward to fighting with Qin Jian.
Bai Qiaomo’s opponent this time was still from the Imperial Academy, but the opponent was looking at Bai Qiaomo with hostility in his eyes.
He used a sword. He pointed the tip of the sword at Bai Qiaomo and said, “Remember, I am Lu Yanfeng. Your promotion match will end in my hands.”
Many disciples from the Imperial Academy and spectators from Imperial City cheered.
There were people in the Imperial City who couldn’t stand the cultivators from outside who snatched the limelight from them, so they didn’t like Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo.
Feng Ming sneered when he heard this person’s words. “Lu Yanfeng? Is he famous?”
Pei Yingmin sweated. “In fact, he is quite famous. If Wu Liyan is the eternal second, then Lu Yanfeng is the eternal third. His initial strength was above Wu Liyan and Zong Yupao. He was once the number one of the younger generation of the Imperial Academy, but he was surpassed by the latecomers and constantly surpassed by Wu Liyan and Zong Yupao. This person must be a bit dissatisfied.”
Feng Ming sneered even more. “It seems that this person has a bad character. He is dissatisfied when others advance before him? If he has the ability, he can advance himself. He looks quite old and is about to exceed the age limit.”
Pei Yingmin nodded. “Yes, he is exactly 30.”
Feng Ming sneered again. What was wrong with saying that his talent was a bit worse than Zong Yupao and Wu Liyan? He wasn’t even as good as Bai Qiaomo.
By his age, Bai Qiaomo would definitely have already advanced to the essence dan realm.
“This person should be close to Gong Liquan,” Feng Ming guessed.
Pei Yingmin nodded. “Yes, this person and Gong Liquan are somewhat related.”
“I see. No wonder why he showed hostility to my Brother Bai right away. He is really petty.”
Then he waved at Bai Qiaomo on the stage and shouted, “Brother Bai, defeat him. Knock him off the stage!”
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