The Evil Emperor's Beloved

next day

The five-nation competition held every three years has finally arrived amid everyone's anticipation.

Early in the morning, contestants from various countries gathered at the Royal Arena.

The martial arts arena is quite large, enough to accommodate thousands of people.

The five nations were seated at five locations in the arena, with the Xuanyuan Dynasty in the north, and the other four nations in the northwest, southwest, northeast, and southeast.

Close to the seat of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, on the left is the Ziyun Kingdom, and on the right is the Tianqi Kingdom.

The other side of Ziyun Kingdom is adjacent to Dongling.

The front seats in each direction are occupied by contestants from various countries.

In the Xuanyuan Dynasty, in addition to Emperor Xuanyuan, the ministers and the three supreme elders of the royal family, there are also the elders who came from the three major academies this time.

Jing Yueli and the other contestants sat behind Emperor Xuanyuan.

The contestants from various countries were all in their respective seats, either chatting with each other or looking around.

The entire Five Nations Competition was divided into groups based on the level of their cultivation, and the competition was conducted in pairs by drawing lots.

After the two-on-two competition, there will be a group competition.

In addition, in the entire competition, only alchemy is contested separately.

Seeing that everyone was present, there was a drumbeat and the place suddenly became quiet.

Emperor Xuanyuan first gave symbolic encouragement to the people from various countries who came to the Xuanyuan Dynasty to participate in the competition. He simply hoped that they could stand out in the competition with their own strength.

After a stick of incense, the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and emphasized the details of the competition, which stated that if anyone was found cheating or violating the rules, they would be directly expelled from the competition arena.

Both parties must stop the competition and must not injure each other's life. The decision will be made when the other party falls off the competition stage or voluntarily admits defeat.

During the competition, neither side is allowed to use poison or hidden weapons.

After reading out the various regulations, one of the royal family's supreme elders arranged the drawing of lots.

A total of four drawing tables were arranged according to the cultivation levels of the contestants, namely below foundation building, initial foundation building, intermediate foundation building and advanced foundation building.

When entering the competition arena, all participants underwent examinations of their age, cultivation level, and spiritual root attributes at the entrance.

The test ball inspection is revealing and the inspection is supervised by the royal elder and recorded in the book.

Of course, these must be compared with the lists previously submitted to Emperor Xuanyuan’s desk by various countries.

Avoid fraud and ensure the fairness of the competition.

Following the arrangements, all contestants from the five countries quickly arrived at their respective drawing tables according to their levels of cultivation.

Jing Yueli has a powerful bracelet space to conceal her strength. To outsiders, she only has the strength of a mid-level foundation building level, so she is lined up at the draw table for the mid-level foundation building level.

The largest number of people is at the drawing table for the initial stage of foundation building, and everyone’s level is basically at this level.

The number of people at the high-level foundation building draw table was the least, and could be counted on two hands. They all held their heads high, looking at people with their chins down.

Jing Yueli shook her head in amusement, feeling as if she saw the original owner from two years ago.

In the preliminary round, Jing Yueli did not want to show all her strength, as the real showdown was still to come.

It is foolish to expose your strength too early.

Jing Yueli wore the defensive dress that Mo Yunyu gave her today, which fit her perfectly. Saint-level treasure clothes are different, and they can automatically adjust according to the body shape of the wearer.

After a moment, the people in the first row near the drawing table began to draw lots under the arrangement of the Supreme Elder.

After getting the lot you drew, you must show it on the spot and show everyone the name of your opponent, which will also be recorded in the book.

This is also to avoid contestants replacing themselves privately after stepping down.

The drawing was done at four drawing tables at the same time and the process was very fast.

People in the queue wanted to get to know the people in front and behind them and say hello, but before they could say a few words, it was their turn.

Jing Yueli was still as cold as ever. She didn't want to get to know people she didn't know. Besides, after the competition, they probably wouldn't have the chance to meet again.

If we are destined to meet again in the future, we will eventually run into each other in college, and it won’t be too late to get to know each other then.

Therefore, Jing Yueli was too lazy to do useless work.

The team moved forward very quickly, and Jing Yueli lowered her head and turned the ring on her hand out of boredom.

After feeling the person in front of her turn around for the fourth time, Jing Yueli finally raised her head and met the eyes of the person in front of her.

"Is there something?" Jing Yueli asked lightly.

"Uh...it's okay, it's okay," the person in front waved his hands.

"That's right, I just want to get to know you, hehe..."

The man standing in front of Jing Yueli touched his head in a naive manner.

Originally, he did not notice Jing Yueli behind him. Even though the people in the team next to him were all looking at him, he thought they couldn't be looking at him, so he turned his head and looked back and forth.

As a result, when he turned around, he was immediately attracted by Jing Yueli's face.

This was too beautiful. He had never seen such a beautiful girl.

That's why he kept looking back.

Then he was caught red-handed by Jing Yueli.

The atmosphere was extremely awkward for a moment.

"My name is Fang Ziqiao, and I'm from Tianyu Country." After introducing himself, Fang Ziqiao felt like he was burning up, with his face and neck burning.

Jing Yueli looked at the silly guy in front of her and found it a little funny. He became so shy after just a few words. This was totally inconsistent with his appearance.

The guy in front, Fang Ziqiao, is more than a head taller than Jing Yueli. He has so much muscular muscle that his clothes can hardly cover it, and his skin is very dark.

Judging from the look of this person, he should be practicing body training, otherwise he wouldn't have such a physique.

Such a grown man was even more shy than the girl. Although it was impossible to tell whether his face was blushing, it did not affect Jing Yueli's judgment.

Meeting his sincere eyes, Jing Yueli told him his name, "Xuanyuan Dynasty, Jing Yueli."

After Jing Yueli finished speaking, Fang Ziqiao did not have any big reaction. The people in the two rows next to him, who had been looking in Jing Yueli's direction just now, all showed an expression of "as expected".

Then I heard those people looking at her and exclaiming, "So she is really Jing Yueli. She is even more beautiful in person than in the portrait."

"It's really her, she is Jing Yueli." Some familiar people nearby started whispering to each other on the spot.

Fang Ziqiao also attracted the attention of the people around him, and pointed to both sides, "They all seem to know you?"

"You, you..." Fang Ziqiao didn't know what to say, and he kept saying "you" for a long time. It was Jing Yueli who took over the conversation and said indifferently.

"I don't know, maybe. But I don't know them!"

"Haha, no, it's okay. I didn't know you before, but now we know each other." Fang Ziqiao stretched out his hand, "Can we be friends?"

Jing Yueli was very surprised that this seemingly silly guy actually took the initiative to want to be friends with her. It was not easy to be her friend, Jing Yueli.

Jing Yueli quickly searched in her mind for the detailed information of the competition candidates that Li Feng had sent her earlier, including the information about Fang Ziqiao.

Fang Ziqiao, Fang family of Tianyu country, fire spirit root

I have a brother who is under the tutelage of the Second Elder of Yunhai College...

Second elder? She looked up at the second elder of Yunhai College who was sitting with Emperor Xuanyuan.

Weapon refining! No wonder, I guess these two brothers have talent in this area, otherwise where would they get such physiques.

"Want to be my friend?"

Fang Ziqiao nodded quickly.

Jing Yueli looked at him with a half-smile, "Sure, as long as you can enter Yunhai College, I will make you my friend!"

"Okay, I will definitely be able to enter Yunhai College."

"Just wait, you can't regret it when the time comes!"

"of course!"

She really needs a weapon refiner!

Fang Ziqiao turned around with satisfaction.