Chapter 629 - 629: The Grand Competition's Rules

The next day, the second part of the Inner Sect qualification tournament was set to officially begin.

After a good night's rest, Chu Qingyun was full of energy once more. The Primordial Power in his Qi Sea had also completely stabilized at the Level Nine Martial Spirit Realm.

He was in peak condition in every way.

After leaving his room, Chu Qingyun didn't head straight to the venue. Instead, he went to find Mu Xiaoxiao and Dai so the three of them could go together.

Chu Qingyun was absolutely confident he could seize one of the twelve spots in this Inner Sect qualification tournament, enter the Inner Sect, and become a Core Disciple.

After all, he possessed a body comparable to a Human King Realm Expert and true Thunder Sword Intent.

In the Martial Spirit Realm, either of these could be considered an absolute trump card. For Chu Qingyun to possess both and still fail would be simply inexcusable.

He hadn't seen Mu Xiaoxiao in several days, and when he saw her again, he couldn't help but take a second look.

Previously, his impression of Mu Xiaoxiao was that she was spirited and lively. This time, however, Chu Qingyun faintly detected a sharp aura emanating from her.

"Mu Xiaoxiao, have you finally begun to comprehend Sword Intent?" Chu Qingyun asked.

He knew she had been stuck at the threshold of Sword Intent for a long time. This time, she must have used the power of the Saint Extreme Tower to achieve a breakthrough.

Mu Xiaoxiao pouted and said, "I wanted to surprise you, but I didn't expect you to see through it."

"I just comprehended the first move of my Ice and Snow Sword Intent in the Saint Extreme Tower yesterday. I'm only at the Entry Level. Dai, on the other hand, has already comprehended the second move of his Earth's Intent."

"What about you? Passing the Inner Sect qualification tournament should be no problem for you, right? I heard that you even heavily injured the Outer Sect Seed Disciple, Luo Jingwu, with a single punch!"

"Me? It shouldn't be a problem," Chu Qingyun said with a smile.

"You guy..."

Mu Xiaoxiao pouted and sighed in resignation.

She still remembered when she first met Chu Qingyun in the Blood-soaked Land a few months ago. Back then, he was barely a match for Dai and no match for her at all.

But Chu Qingyun's cultivation speed was dumbfoundingly fast.

In what felt like the blink of an eye, not only had he left her far behind, but he had now become a top contender in the Outer Sect of the Saint Extreme Sect, a place teeming with geniuses!

"Haha, once you raise your Realm to Level Nine Martial Spirit and hone your Sword Intent, you might have a chance to win next year's Inner Sect qualification tournament," Chu Qingyun said.

In response, Mu Xiaoxiao pouted and said, "Don't try to console us. With my and Dai's strength and aptitude, we can probably only dream about winning the Inner Sect qualification tournament."

"But we're definitely going to participate. We've already joined the sect, so how could we not experience such a grand event for ourselves?"

"Besides, who knows? Maybe we'll get lucky and pass!"

Mu Xiaoxiao was naturally cheerful and optimistic, and she quickly cast aside her slight disappointment.

The two of them chatted as they walked, and they soon arrived at the venue for the second part of the competition.

The Inner Sect qualification tournament was held annually and could be considered the most important event in the Outer Sect.

Therefore, the Saint Extreme Sect's Outer Sect had specially cleared out a huge area and built a venue specifically for the second part of the tournament.

This massive venue was divided into forty-eight large battle rings arranged in a circle.

Within the circle of the forty-eight battle rings were twenty-four slightly smaller fighting stages, also arranged in a circle.

And at the very center of the entire venue was one enormous fighting stage. That was where the final victors of the Inner Sect qualification tournament would be decided.

The rules for the second part were the same every year, so basically everyone knew them in advance. Chu Qingyun was no exception.

Every year, several hundred Outer Disciples passed the first part.

The forty-eight battle rings were where the preliminary selection for these hundreds of disciples took place.

All the Outer Disciples who passed the first part would be divided into forty-eight groups and enter the forty-eight battle rings for a free-for-all.

The last person standing in each ring, after all others have been knocked out, would be considered one of the top forty-eight of this year's Inner Sect qualification tournament and would advance to the semifinals.

The semifinals would be held on those twenty-four fighting stages. The forty-eight contestants would draw lots and face each other in one-on-one duels.

Twenty-four matches would begin simultaneously.

The winners would advance to the top twenty-four and prepare for the finals.

The losers would be eliminated immediately.

The finals would take place on the enormous central fighting stage.

The winner of the fastest semifinal match would be paired against the winner of the slowest. The victor of their duel would enter the Inner Sect and become a Core Disciple, while the loser would be directly eliminated.

Following that, the winner of the second-fastest semifinal match would fight the winner of the second-slowest.

This would continue for a total of twelve matches, selecting twelve winners from the twenty-four contestants to become the final new Inner Sect Core Disciples.

The Outer Sect of the Saint Extreme Sect had tens of thousands of Outer Disciples.

Although the venue was huge and surrounded by tall Observation Platforms, it clearly could not accommodate all of them.

Therefore, there was a rule for the Inner Sect qualification tournament every year.

Only those who had reached the strength of a Level Nine Martial Spirit were allowed to enter the surrounding Observation Platforms to watch the grand event.

However, since Chu Qingyun was a contestant, no one stopped him from bringing two people in with him.

The tournament hadn't started yet, but the high platforms were already more than half full.

Nearly two thousand Level Nine Martial Spirits from the Saint Extreme Sect's Outer Sect were participating in this year's Inner Sect qualification tournament, but the actual number of Level Nine Martial Spirits was far greater than that.

This was because many of them had already participated in previous tournaments.

They had seen all there was to see and knew their strength was insufficient, so most of them wouldn't participate a second time.

But even if they didn't participate, the vast majority of Level Nine Martial Spirits still didn't want to miss the Outer Sect's grandest event.

After entering, Chu Qingyun hadn't taken more than a few steps before he saw someone he didn't want to see.

Zhou Jianxiong, the Inner Sect Disciple from the Qianshui Dynasty.

Ever since Chu Qingyun had driven Zhou Wushang and his group out of Celestial Martial City and back to the Qianshui Dynasty, it seemed Zhou Jianxiong had held a grudge against him.

Starting in Celestial Martial City, Zhou Jianxiong and his cronies had begun to target him.

The news that Chu Qingyun had obtained over ninety thousand Saint Extreme Points was also spread by Zhou Jianxiong, which had caused him a lot of trouble.

With Zhou Jianxiong were several other Inner Sect Disciples.

The Outer Sect's biggest annual event always attracted quite a few Inner Sect Disciples to come and watch.

At that moment, Zhou Jianxiong had a Level Nine Martial Spirit by his side and was talking about something with those other Inner Sect Disciples.