People in Doupo: I also picked up a soul body

Chapter 73 The competition begins

Inner courtyard, arena!
This is where the most fighting takes place in the inner courtyard, so when the Strongest Ranking Competition is held, this place is used as the competition venue.

As the most important event in the inner courtyard, the day of the Strong Ranking Competition was extremely lively. From the elders to the students, everyone gathered in the arena.

On a high platform, one can overlook the entire arena. A group of elders, led by Su Qian, climbed onto the platform one after another.

As the actual manager of the inner courtyard, Su Qian was very happy to see such a grand occasion, especially when his eyes swept over the top 50 participants in the Strong List Competition, he immediately laughed and said:

"Great! The quality of the top 50 on this list is much higher than that of the previous one. Not only are all of them above the Dou Ling realm, but there are also a lot of high-level Dou Lings."

The elders around him also smiled and said:

"Speaking of this, we have to mention that little fellow Xu Haoyu. Firstly, because of his existence, many students in the inner courtyard put aside their pride, worked hard to improve themselves, and practiced hard. Secondly, the various elixirs he refined, especially the Soul-Concentrating Pill and the Ice Spirit Pill, allowed the inner courtyard students to practice in the Tianfen Qi Refining Tower for a longer period of time, which created such a grand occasion."

"Yes, I have never seen such a brilliant person who can achieve such high achievements in both medicine refining and fighting spirit training."

"He is gentle and modest. When we old guys ask him to make medicine, he never asks for too much. He often just charges a friendly price. This boy has an immeasurable future."

"..."

Listening to the elders around him praising Xu Haoyu highly, Su Qian was deeply moved. A high-level alchemist was simply so terrifying that he had developed their entire inner courtyard into his own network of contacts.

As long as Xu Haoyu is willing to stay, he will be the best successor to this great elder. However, the other party also has a very high family background and he will probably go back after graduation.

He waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, then Su Qian took a step forward and released the Dou Zong's aura, instantly making the whole place quiet. He then said loudly:
"Everyone, I'm Su Qian. I will be following this Power Ranking Competition from start to finish. All contestants please get ready. The competition will begin soon. I won't go into too much detail about the rules of the competition. It will be the same as any other competition you usually have. Now I will draw lots..."

As soon as he said this, an elder brought a wooden box with a note inside. On the note were the names of the top 50 people on the list.

Under everyone's gaze, Su Qian began to draw lots. Every time he drew a piece of paper, he would read it out loud, then register it and determine each person's opponent.

A total of 50 students participated in the competition, and 25 matches were to be held in the first round. Without any further delay, the elder who served as the referee soon stepped onto the stage and shouted loudly for the two players in the first match to come on stage.

Around the ring, there are rest areas for the contestants.

Xu Haoyu sat here to rest. There was no tension on his face. This was the confidence in his own strength. Compared with when he just entered the inner courtyard, his strength increased more than ten times. There was only one person who was qualified to be his opponent.

Immediately, he looked at Zi Yan beside him, who was eating pills as if they were candy beans. Only this little girl was qualified to fight with him, but she was probably not his opponent.

At this time, Zi Yan also noticed that Xu Haoyu was looking at her. Zi Yan tilted her head and looked over. While chewing the pill, she said in confusion:
"What are you looking at me doing?"

Xu Haoyu raised the corner of his mouth and said leisurely:

"Nothing, I just thought that after this ranking competition, you might not be able to keep your first place in the ranking."

Zi Yan was stunned for a moment, she thought about it and found that it was true. She was not afraid of other people, but Xu Haoyu, although only a nine-star Dou Ling, was indeed stronger than her. As long as the strange fire appeared, she would not dare to touch it. Suddenly, the pill in her hand was no longer fragrant, and Zi Yan's fair face looked a little unhappy.

Zi Yan lost contact with the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan when she was very young, and has never learned the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan's fighting skills. Now she only has three innate abilities available: brute force, treasure hunting, and space, which greatly limits her strength.

Without mentioning this small episode, the competition on the ring soon entered a white-hot stage. The two fighters used all their means, and the surging fighting spirit clashed fiercely. The resulting air waves spread, causing protective shields to be opened on the ring to prevent the aftermath of the fighting spirit from rushing out of the arena and hurting the spectators.

In such a fierce battle, the winner was quickly decided and the first game ended.

Next is the second game, the third game...

By around noon, the competition had entered the 12th game. The two players in this game were Xu Haoyu and Zhang Jun, who ranked 38th on the strong list.

But before going on stage, Zhang Jun chose to admit defeat. It was a match that he had no chance of winning, and he might even offend a fifth-grade alchemist. Zhang Jun decisively chose to admit defeat.

Xu Haoyu won without fighting, he didn't have any special feeling, he just thought that he would not have another chance to play today.

In fact, it was not just today. In the next two days, in the second round and the third round, all of Xu Haoyu's opponents eventually chose to admit defeat.

One reason was that he thought he had no hope of winning, and another reason was that he did not want to offend Xu Haoyu, a fifth-grade alchemist.

Until the fourth day, the fourth round of the strong list competition, the remaining ones were the elites among the elites, and of course they would not give up easily. Xu Haoyu also met his first opponent.

On the stage!

Xu Haoyu looked at his opponent, a girl in a green dress with a gentle smile, Hua Shaojun, ranked fourth on the power list, a nine-star Dou Ling powerhouse.

Thanks to the Soul-Concentrating Pill and Ice Spirit Pill launched by Xu Haoyu, the top five on the Strong List, except Zi Yan, the other four have also cultivated to the Nine-Star Dou Ling, and the overall quality is quite high.

Hua Shaojun's eyes were full of affection, and he said softly:

"Brother Haoyu, you and I are both nine-star Douling spirits. If I admit defeat directly, it would seem disrespectful to you. I hope you don't mind!"

Xu Haoyu looked normal. He was not such a stingy person. He just said calmly:
"It doesn't matter, let's just fight."

After the two finished speaking, the elder who was acting as the referee suddenly shouted in a deep voice:
"Protective shield, up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a layer of energy shield rose up around the arena, like a semicircular jade bowl, covering the entire arena.

At this time, the elder said again:
"Get ready, the game begins!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Haoyu and Hua Shaojun became serious. The aura of the two nine-star fighting spirits burst out, causing ripples in the energy shields around them.

(End of this chapter)