Chapter 57: Feeling a little heat?

Dou Di would probably be fine unless he encountered someone

of the 5th level of Absorption of higher. As for the amount of

competitors who had reached that level, was probably less than 5.

Even against these competitors, Dou Di would be able to

forfeit before taking any fatal hits. As such, Jia Yuan and Dou Di were both

confident that he would be fine while participating in the tournament.

As for when he was outside the stadium, he would be with Jia

Yuan. With Jia Yuan’s strength, there wasn’t any need for the two to be

worried.

As such, they felt relaxed, even seeing the greedy eyes

staring at them.

Inside the stadium, the two brothers chatted while they

waited to be summoned into the stadium to fight.

Finally, Dou Di was called, and after a while, Jia Yuan was

as well.

Alright. Show time!

Remember what Guo Huo said, I can’t be too harsh on these people… I’ll just

knock them out of the ring, heh.

Jia Yuan walked through some tunnels and found himself next

to one of the 100 arenas in the stadium. He walked up the steps, and saw his

first opponent.

Jia Yuan was very relaxed throughout. However, his opponent

seemed to have gotten a stroke.

“You! Why did I have to face you in the first round???

Aiishhhh….”

He had been part of the Jia Yuan’s group in the first round

and naturally had seen just how strong Jia Yuan was.

As soon as the fight started, he surrendered. And then next

fighter surrendered. And the next.

A few hours later, Jia Yuan was one of the last 100 who hadn’t

lost a single match. Not only did he not lose a single match, but he hadn’t

even been allowed to fight.

Goddammit, this was

funny at first, but now I just want to be able to play around a little. All

this time-wasting is getting so boring!

As Jia Yuan looked toward the rankings, he saw that Dou Di

was actually undefeated as well. This didn’t really surprise him at all. After

all, his older brother had a medium level Song and had a peerless weapon.

Furthermore, he was extremely skilled in single combat. Before Dou Di had been

sold to the army, Jia Yuan hadn’t been able to beat him a single time.

It was only because of Jia Yuan’s unique circumstances that

he was stronger than Dou Di.

A day passed, and it was now the third round of the

tournament. The thousand that had qualified for the Burning Legion had already

been selected. The two brothers had both made it, but they were still fighting.

The top 100 were all to perform 1 on 1 combat to determine

their initial ranking in the Burning Legion. The 900 that had qualified but

were no longer competing would be the foot soldiers of the Burning Legion.

As for the remaining 100, they were competing to see who

would be a 10 man commander, 100 man commander, and so forth. The champion of

the tournament would be groomed into a 1000 man commander. As such, a new battalion

with its own officers would be born.

For many of the stronger competitors, this would be where

the real test began.

In the first round, Jia Yuan was actually matched up against

Lin Xuan, who was the staff user invited to HuoShen Palace.

In Lin Xuan’s hands was a red staff, carved out of

fire-attribute jade, engraved with some magical symbols to enhance the strength

of one’s Song.

“Jia Yuan, it is an honor to be able to fight against you. I

heard that you were personally invited to the royal box after the first

tournament round was over!”

“Thank you very much! I am looking forward to seeing your

skill with the staff. May the best man win.”

“May the best man win.”

The two clasped their hands toward each other, and then took

their stances.

This was actually the first time Jia Yuan had fought against

a staff user. At BlueFire City, he had fought against axe and sword wielders,

but since there were only Fire Kingdom and Water Kingdom citizens there, he had

only fought against axe and sword wielders.

In front of him, Lin Xuan waved his staff in a circular

pattern, and a wheel of fire erupted towards Jia Yuan, completely filling his

field of vision!

Shit!

Jia Yuan couldn’t see an escape route from the wheel of fire

heading towards him. He had to charge through!

This was always a possible, but dangerous maneuver for any

martial cultivator.

Jia Yuan gripped his sword tightly and then cut a star-like

pattern into the wheel of fire, dashing through in the following instance.

Shit! I got burned!

While most of Jia Yuan’s body was able to make it through

the wheel of fire unscathed, the back of his left hand had been burned, and he

could smell some burned hair.

Alright then. You want

to play serious, huh.