On the second day, the Outer Courtyard Competition began.
This annual Outer Courtyard Competition is a grand event for the entire Tianwu Academy's Outer Courtyard. The top ten in the Outer Courtyard Competition can directly enter the Inner Courtyard.
For some Martial Warriors who cannot enter the Martial King Realm in the near future, this is definitely a great temptation. After all, it is by no means possible for a Great Martial Master to break through to Martial King overnight.
The top three in the Outer Courtyard Competition can enter the Shenlong Secret Realm. The Shenlong Secret Realm is a Secret Realm discovered by the Three Great Academies. It contains endless inheritances and countless opportunities. Every student who has entered the Shenlong Secret Realm has seen their cultivation greatly increase upon coming out, becoming outstanding individuals among the younger generation.
However, the Three Great Academies only have fifty spots. Other ordinary Colleges only have twenty spots. There are more monks than porridge. This also makes the top three of this Outer Courtyard Competition even more attractive.
After all, the competition in the Inner Courtyard is greater. And Outer Courtyard powerhouses entering the Inner Courtyard will not be able to compete with the Martial Warriors of the Inner Courtyard for at least a year.
After Zhang Hao learned that the top three in the Outer Courtyard Competition could enter the Shenlong Secret Realm for training, he inexplicably felt a strong sense of excitement. It was as if something in the Shenlong Secret Realm was attracting him.
Divine Dragon? Why is it named this? Is it related to Dragons? He has solved ten percent of the mystery of the Dragon Clan's disappearance. Perhaps after entering the Shenlong Secret Realm, he can once again uncover the secrets of the Dragon Clan's disappearance back then!
This time, the Deputy Dean in charge of the Outer Courtyard Competition is another Deputy Dean of the College, Chen Xiao.
There is only one Dean in a College, but there are as many as three Deputy Deans. This Deputy Dean is the one in charge of the Outer Courtyard. While Lan Haiping is the Deputy Dean who manages both courtyards and has greater authority.
"This time, for the Outer Courtyard Competition, in response to suggestions from previous competitions where some Martial Warriors were unable to fight freely, this competition will no longer restrict fighting methods or casualties. Of course, if one side surrenders, the other side cannot attack again; this rule remains unchanged. If one side surrenders and the other side attacks again, they will be severely punished," Chen Xiao said earnestly.
Zhang Hao, who was below the stage, frowned upon hearing the Dean's words. He seemed to sense several cold auras falling upon him.
Zhang Hao followed the gaze and found that the people looking at him were none other than Duan Yunrui, Chang Tian, and others from the Tianlong Alliance.
Zhang Hao's heart trembled, feeling a slight pressure. He mused: It seems it won't be so easy for him to achieve first place in this Outer Courtyard Competition.
This time, the Outer Courtyard Competition has removed the casualty limit. It is clearly very likely that the Tianlong Alliance manipulated this, and the purpose is self-evident: it's aimed at him. However, Zhang Hao is not worried; not only can the other party fight freely, he can also kill the people of the Tianlong Alliance to his heart's content.
"Zhang Hao!"
A clear voice sounded beside Zhang Hao's ear. Zhang Hao immediately turned his head and found that the person calling him was none other than Yun Qiuyu.
At this moment, Yun Qiuyu's aura was much stronger than before.
"Qiu Yu, you've broken through?"
Zhang Hao asked Yun Qiuyu with delight.
Yun Qiuyu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, that's right, I've broken through and made a small gain."
"Good! It seems you have a chance to break into the top hundred in this Outer Courtyard Competition!" Zhang Hao said to Yun Qiuyu.
Yun Qiuyu smiled bitterly and said, "That's not necessarily true. There are many talented people in the Outer Courtyard. With my cultivation level, even if I only aim for the top hundred, the success rate is less than ten percent."
"That's not necessarily true!" Zhang Hao smiled mysteriously.
After Chen Xiao on the stage eloquently explained the rules of this competition, he announced the rewards for this competition.
In this competition, only the top ten will receive generous rewards.
From eleventh to one hundredth place, the reward is two thousand to five hundred contribution points.
From tenth to fourth place, the reward is a treasure of Mortal Grade to Heaven-Grade Low Grade. They can also enter the Inner Courtyard without cultivation restrictions.
The third place receives a Heaven-Grade middle-grade treasure and a bottle of fifth-grade Dan. The second place receives a Heaven-Grade High Grade treasure and a bottle of sixth-grade Dan. The first place receives a semi-Saint-Grade treasure and a bottle of seventh-grade Dan. Furthermore, in addition to unconditionally entering the Inner Courtyard, the top three automatically gain the qualification to enter the Shenlong Secret Realm.
It can be said that the rewards for the top three are extremely rich. Especially the qualification to train in the Shenlong Secret Realm, which is extremely envied by even Inner Courtyard students and is hard to come by.
The competition officially began with the announcement by Dean Chen Xiao.
The first round is the knockout round. Each person will have ten rounds of matches, and the knockout round will select the top hundred.
Two rounds of matches will be held daily on ten battle stages.
Zhang Hao drew number ten. This number is quite good. His combat stage is on the ninth battle stage.
"Number 13, Zhang Cheng, against Number 29, Lu Xiaojia!"
Soon, two Martial Warriors jumped onto the battle stage. Their movements were extremely agile. And they were both Great Martial Masters at the intermediate level. Their cultivation could be considered quite good.
"Start the battle!"
As soon as the match began, the exchange between the two sides became white-hot and extremely fierce.
Zhang Cheng's movement technique was light. Lu Xiaojia fought steadily. The strength of both sides was extremely close.
Yun Qiuyu looked at Zhang Hao and asked curiously, "Zhang Hao, who do you think will win?"
Zhang Hao pondered for a moment and said, "The difference in strength between the two sides is not large. It depends on who has a better grasp of the opportunities in battle. However, I see that Zhang Cheng's movement technique has a great advantage, and until now, he has maintained the initiative in the battle. Perhaps after ten moves, he will have a chance to defeat Lu Xiaojia."
"Oh!" Yun Qiuyu nodded slightly, lost in thought.
"Joke, I know both of them. Half a month ago, they had a match. In that match, Lu Xiaojia defeated Zhang Cheng within ten moves. Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. You're making a fool of yourself!" A long-faced youth beside him said disdainfully.
"Is that so?"
Although the long-faced youth said so, Zhang Hao still had no intention of changing his mind.
"Kid, if Zhang Cheng can win, I'll eat shit!" The long-faced youth said proudly.
Zhang Hao glanced at the long-faced youth and said with a teasing smile, "In that case, Ge Xia really has quite a peculiar taste. Ge Xia is definitely going to eat that shit."
"Hmph! Nonsense!" The long-faced youth was very disdainful. Obviously, he didn't think he would lose either.
However, the situation on the field changed quickly. Lu Xiaojia, who had been fighting steadily before, was caught off guard by Zhang Cheng who seized a flaw and attacked fiercely, disrupting his rhythm. He was relentlessly attacked by Zhang Cheng. Finally, after the thirteenth move, he was defeated by Zhang Cheng.
"Zhang Cheng wins!" The Referee announced.
"Zhang Hao, you're amazing." Yun Qiuyu's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
Zhang Hao smiled faintly. He subconsciously turned his head to look for the guy who had declared he would eat shit. However, the long-faced youth was no longer there, apparently having left feeling guilty.
"Hmm, I wonder how Ning Xue is doing now. With her personality, she will definitely come to participate in the competition," Zhang Hao mused.