The Evil Emperor's Beloved

I thought that in the second half of the afternoon it would be the turn of the group of people with initial foundation building skills to take the stage.

However, after discussion among the elders, it was decided to let the youngsters in the Qi Refining Stage compete directly for the final victory.

The six winners with the Qi Refining Stage cultivation level appeared in front of everyone again.

Ren Ran and Chi Yi from Ziyun, King Wen Yuan from Tianqi, Zhao Ming from Dongling, Liu Shuqi and Ma Pingyu from Tianyu

"What do you think the elders mean by this? Why are they going straight to the final showdown?"

"Yeah! Aren't you going to compete with the people behind you?"

"Are you stupid? You want someone at the foundation building stage to compete with someone at the Qi refining stage. Are you afraid that they won't die fast enough?"

"You have a point. Alas, I was so focused on letting them compete that I forgot that they are in two different realms."

The people of the Xuanyuan Dynasty's love of watching the fun reached its peak when the Five Nations Competition came.

Young men from all the aristocratic families followed their elders into the arena; how could they allow themselves to miss out on such an exciting competition?

Even though I can't take part in the competition, I can at least try my luck and gain some experience so that in three years I can stand on the arena and win.

There are many people who have this idea.

The six people drew lots again, and faced off in pairs. The three groups were quickly divided.

Ziyun Country Ren Ran VS Dongling Country Zhao Ming

King Wenyuan of Tianqi vs Liu Shuqi of Tianyu

Tianyu Nationality Ma Pingyu VS Ziyun Nationality Chi Yi

The cultivation levels of these six people are similar, they are all at the eighth or ninth Qi Refining Stage.

The difference of one level in the Qi Refining Stage would not be very obvious, and it is entirely possible for a fight to occur across levels.

Sure enough, after the two groups went up to the arena and fought a few rounds, the winner was clear.

The first to come up were Ren Ran from Ziyun Country and Zhao Ming from Dongling Country, one was at the advanced eighth level of Qi Refining, and the other was at the elementary ninth level of Qi Refining.

Under normal circumstances, a Qi Refining Level 9 would definitely have the upper hand, but an Qi Refining Level 8 beat the Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator so hard that he was unable to defend himself. Judging from his moves, this Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator named Ren Ran had a lot of practical experience, and his moves were fast and accurate, not giving the opponent any time to react.

There is no doubt that Ren Ran won this round. The reason why Zhao Ming was able to win before was probably because of his advantage in cultivation level, and he had not encountered a practical person like Ren Ran.

"Zhao Ming, beat him!" A shout crossed the arena.

In the Dongling Kingdom seat area, someone shouted loudly.

Everyone turned their attention to Dongling Kingdom.

The people from Dongling Kingdom also felt ashamed and looked fiercely at the person who made the sound.

The man immediately retracted his head and dared not look at them.

"Ren Ran wins!" the referee said.

The people of Ziyun Kingdom cheered.

"Ren Ran, you are awesome!" Ye Yunxian also shouted like the one from Dongling Kingdom.

Jing Yueli looked over and saw Ye Zhengzhe beside her pulling at her sleeve.

"Haha~ This kid really has that instinct!"

"Who? Li'er, who are you talking about?"

Jing Yueli pointed at Ye Yunxian who was still shouting over at Ziyun Country.

"You are so brave. I feel embarrassed to shout in front of so many people. Haha..." Si Mo Wen joked.

That's right, even Jing Yueli couldn't do it. It's probably because she's young and fearless.

"It looks like you know each other?" Si Mo Wen asked tentatively. She had never seen this girl at Jing Yueli's place.

"I guess so. I've met her a few times. She's the only princess of Ziyun Country and she's a bit more lively."

"No wonder, he was brought up in pampering."

Jing Yueli didn't say anything. Pampered? Perhaps, it should be more about the environment she grew up in and the harmony between her family members, otherwise there would be no way to raise such a cheerful girl.

Look at the two brothers beside her, how well they protect her.

"Liu Shuqi from Tianyu Country wins!" As he spoke, the winner of the other two people on the other fighting stage had already been decided, and Liu Shuqi from Tianyu Country won.

There was not much reaction from Tianyu Country.

The last group, Tianyu Nationality Ma Pingyu VS Ziyun Nationality Chi Yi

“The kid from Dongling lost to your Ziyun Kingdom before, but our Tianyu Kingdom will never do that!” Ma Pingyu’s head was almost raised to the sky.

"Ha, you're provoking me as soon as you get on the field!"

"Liu Shuqi from Tianyu Country did win a match before."

"Ao Ao, if you lose later, I'll slap you in the face!"

"That's right. Who can predict the outcome of this competition? The outcome will be decided in a split second."

Leng Tianshuang: "Li'er, who do you think will win between the two of them?"

"It's hard to say. We have to watch them fight to judge."

"It's started, it's started! This guy called Chi Yi is so quick and decisive."

"Brother Prince, did Chi Yi also take the Body Tempering Pill?" Ye Yunxian whispered softly in Ye Zhengzhe's ear.

Ye Zhengzhe nodded.

Alas, this kid Chi Yi doesn’t understand. His eyes are almost glued to his sister.

As his brother, he can just give him a hand, and the future depends on his luck.

"Chi Yi should be about to break through!" Jing Yueli spoke.

"Breakthrough? Now?" Several people around Jing Yueli spoke at the same time.

"Brother, what happened to Chi Yi?" Ye Yunxian also noticed something was wrong.

"If my guess is correct, he should be about to break through!"

Good boy, he's about to break through! No, could it be...

In fact, he did not take the Body Tempering Pill that Ye Zhengzhe gave him immediately. He was waiting for now. He wanted to make a final effort to see if he could break through to the level he wanted.

Ye Yunxian was so nervous that she grabbed her brother's sleeves and left wrinkles.

Ye Zhengzhe patted the back of her hand and told her not to worry. He knew Chi Yi well. This boy has always been steady.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have given him the Body Tempering Pill so easily just because of the engagement. Besides, Chi Yi really liked his sister.

"Chi Yi, be careful!"

Chi Yi on the field heard Ye Yunxian's shout and raised his lips. "Looks like we need to speed up."

He also knew that he was reaching his limit and needed to find a breakthrough immediately.

He hit faster and harder, and Ma Pingyu on the opposite side no longer had the arrogance he had when he first came on the court, and was defeated step by step.

finally....

"Bang!" Ma Pingyu was kicked off the stage. He was the first person to be kicked off the stage since the competition began.

"Hey~ Ma Pingyu, why are you sleeping on the floor?" The country closest to their arena is Dongling Kingdom. They must make good use of such a good opportunity.

Although it was the Ziyun Kingdom that defeated him, this did not stop them from taking advantage of his misfortune.

“Hahahaha…hahaha…” There was constant laughter from the Dongling Kingdom.

Ma Pingyu immediately got up from the ground and went to the Tianyu Kingdom in a panic.

It was really embarrassing. As the saying goes, "The slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado!"

Jing Yueli also raised the corners of her lips slightly.

"Chi Yisheng!"

Chi Yi did not leave the arena, but immediately sat on the ground, ready to break through!

The instructor from the nearby academy also noticed his condition, but didn't say much. He just stood by to protect him and let him break through with peace of mind.

Chi Yi nodded gratefully to his mentor.

Chi Yi took out the pill from his body and put it into his mouth, holding his breath and concentrating, ready to break through!

After a full half hour, the surrounding spiritual energy slowly began to form a spiritual energy vortex.

Chi Yi is really a ruthless person, tempering his body and breaking through at the same time.

Jing Yueli also didn't expect that Ye Zhengzhe actually had a body-tempering pill for him.

I originally thought that Ye Zhengzhe would give all the Body Tempering Pills to those in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but I didn’t expect that he would give them to Chi Yi.

It seems that Ye Zhengzhe thinks highly of Chi Yi.

Jing Yueli couldn't help but look towards Ziyun Country again.

When I saw Ye Yunxian, and then looked back at Ye Zhengzhe, haha, now I understood everything!

For Feng Xuanyi's sake, let's help him again.

Jing Yueli called Li Xue, took out a foundation-building pill from the space, asked Li Xue to deliver it to Jing Wenhao, and then whispered a few words in Li Xue's ear!

Soon, Li Xue arrived at Jing Wenhao's side, handed the small jade bottle to Jing Wenhao, repeated to Jing Wenhao what Jing Yueli had told her, and then left.

Jing Wenhao looked at the jade bottle in his hand and squeezed it again and again. His sister must have done this for him.

He pulled Feng Xuanyi who was next to him. From Feng Xuanyi's expression, it was obvious that he had also heard what Li Xue had just said. Although the voice was small, he was next to Jing Wenhao, and he believed that Ouyang Rui next to him had heard it as well.

"Thank you!" Feng Xuanyi didn't say too many words of gratitude, and immediately stood up and walked towards Ziyun Country.

Coming to Ye Zhengzhe, he handed out the jade bottle as well, "This is the foundation-building pill that Master gave me, give it to that kid!" After saying that, he gestured to the arena with his eyes.

Now there are so many people around, he didn't want to make it too clear, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble to Jing Yueli. He could only put the blame on his master. He believed that his master was willing to do so, and they spared no effort to protect his little sister.

Chi Yi felt like he was about to break apart. His entire body was in extreme pain, with veins popping out on his neck and the back of his hands.

"Ah~!" It hurts so much.

"Good, very good, this child is very persevering!" The elders of the academy started discussing.

"What kind of pill did he just swallow? Why did he have such a reaction?"

"Fourth Elder, did you see it clearly?" The elder next to him turned his head and asked him.

The fourth elder seemed not to have heard anything and just closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The fourth elder with his eyes closed said: "Can he speak? Of course not! What to do? Just pretend to be dead!"

"Very good, there is hope for building a foundation, what a talented young man! Hahahaha, I will definitely accept this disciple!"

The final competition has not yet begun, but Chi Yi has already caught the eyes of the elders!

The happiest people who heard the elders' discussion were the people of Ziyun Country. Everyone was delighted. Although it was not them who were chosen by the elders, as long as they were from Ziyun Country, it was fine!

"Brother Prince, did you hear that?" Ye Yunxian went from being nervous to being extremely happy.

"I heard it! My brother is happy for him too!"

"Yeah~!" Ye Yun nodded her head like pounding garlic, her mouth almost stretching to her ears.

"Qi Refining Level 9 Intermediate"

"Qi Refining Level 9 Advanced"

...

Almost, just a little bit more...

...

"The peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining!"

"Huh~" Chi Yi slowly opened his eyes.

He succeeded. Chi Yi suppressed his inner restlessness, and then seemed to think of something. He turned his head to look towards Ziyun Country, or to be more precise, towards Ye Yunxian.

The little girl was looking at him with sparkling eyes.

Chi Yi finally relaxed himself and grinned.

He flew to the side of the little girl, looked at her tenderly, and said softly, "Yun Xian, I have successfully broken through!"

"Well, congratulations Chi Yi!"

"Okay, okay, everyone is watching!"

The two of them felt embarrassed after hearing what Ye Zhengzhe said, and Ye Yunxian's cheeks turned red!

"The competition is not over yet. We must not be careless in the next three-player competition."

As he spoke, he took out the small jade bottle from the storage bag and handed it to Chi Yi, then leaned over and whispered softly in Chi Yi's ear.

When Chi Yi heard what Ye Zhengzhe said, his eyes widened.

"This..." Chi Yi was a little incoherent.

"Practice hard in the future, that will be the best reward!" Ye Zhengzhe didn't say anything else. He thought Chi Yi should understand.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chi Yi's hands trembled a little.

He was grateful and touched. Even if it was for Yun Xian, he would still do the same even without the pill. But because of the pill, it was like telling Chi Yi that the royal family of Ziyun Kingdom did not treat him as an outsider.

After putting away the medicine bottle, Chi Yi appeared in front of the drawing table again.

The final top three competition draw!

Obviously, there will be a lucky one among them who will receive a bye and advance directly without having to compete.

"All three of you are outstanding. No matter who takes first place, you are all the best among the five nations! Who among you three will draw the lot?" The Supreme Elder said as he looked at the three people in front of him.

Ren Ran, Liu Shuqi, and Chi Yi looked at each other.

At this time Chi Yi said, "You can smoke it!" His eyes were on Liu Shuqi.

"Ren Ran and I are both from Ziyun Country. We don't mind if either of us takes the lottery. Only you... are from Tianyu Country, so you take the lottery!"

The elder nodded in satisfaction. Although Chi Yi's reason was a bit far-fetched, he could still show his humility. He then looked at Liu Shuqi and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

"No, then I will draw the lot!"

Although they said they didn't care, they were actually nervous.

"Ren Ran!"

Hearing her name, Ren Ran smiled slightly.

"Liu Shuqi!"

Well, he finally pulled himself out.

"The next round is between Ren Ran and Liu Shuqi. Chi Yi will have a bye."

Ren Ran and Liu Shuqi stood on the competition stage, and Chi Yi returned to his original seat to watch them compete.

Liu Shuqi first showed his weapon, a long sword.

Seeing Liu Shuqi take out the weapon first, Ren Ran followed closely with a sword.

Soon, the two of them were entangled in a fight. As the swords were swung, the spiritual power scattered, and finally stopped when it hit the barrier.

After hundreds of rounds, the two were evenly matched.

The two seemed to want to compete with each other, and their swords were used against each other.

...

After a full half a quarter of an hour, Liu Shuqi narrowly defeated Ren Ran.

"Thank you!" Liu Shuqi said to Ren Ran with a fist.

Ren Ran also accepted it calmly, victory and defeat are common in the military!

He also clasped his fists to show his acceptance, and then turned around and walked down the competition stage in a chic manner.

"This Ren Ran is also very good." Jing Yueli gave her evaluation. At least this person is very upright!

As long as you don’t go astray, your future will be good!