Chapter 498

Li Yao was too lazy to even pay him any mind.

His gaze remained fixed on the platform.

Since he had agreed to be a judge, he had to be serious and responsible.

It was indeed as Jia Jia Yeshuo had said.

Kong Kong Jiamu's situation was not very good.

Powerful figures with established reputations, like Ji Nie Yuan and Kujo Mirei,

stood in the corners, and no one dared to trouble them at all.

It was as if their spots in the top ten were already predetermined.

But Kong Kong Jiamu was different.

Almost from the very beginning, he had been besieged by several professionals.

"If I'm not mistaken,"

"these few people should all be students from the Magic Martial Academy, right?"

The battlefield changed in the blink of an eye.

In this kind of indiscriminate melee,

professionals were being blasted off the platform almost every second.

Kong Kong Jiamu was besieged by several professionals,

constantly leaping and dodging on the platform.

The strength he had honed alone in the dungeons was displayed to the fullest at this moment!

He avoided using displacement skills whenever he could!

He relied entirely on his movement techniques to drag out the several professionals.

From time to time, he would release a few crowd-control skills to bind the Magic Martial students.

This was a melee, after all!

Once controlled, one became a living target!

The surrounding professionals immediately launched their attacks.

In just a few dozen seconds,

he not only shook off the siege by the Magic Martial students but also eliminated three of them.

Even Ji Nie Yuan, who was watching from afar, couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

"He is worthy of being a professional Li Yao thinks highly of."

"Even if it were me, wearing his equipment, I reckon I could only do this much."

Time flowed slowly.

There were fewer and fewer professionals standing on the platform.

The Newcomer Tournament was undoubtedly cruel.

yet each platform only had a list of ten who would advance.

That meant 436 down to 40!

A few minutes later, only a few dozen people remained on each platform.

The ones left were geniuses among geniuses.

No one was confident they could take down anyone else instantly.

They all looked at the others with vigilance.

The scene fell into a stalemate.

"Damn! That was awesome!"

"I never imagined skills could be used like that!"

"That person using the sword is ridiculously strong! It seems to be our Dragon Kingdom's Little Sword Head, right? So young, yet his swordsmanship is better than my teacher's!"

"And that monk! Just standing there, no one could break his defense!"

During the brief ceasefire, the onlookers caught their breath, and intense discussions immediately erupted.

For them,

every professional left on the field was a top-tier prodigy who was usually high and mighty.

Being able to watch them fight was simply too satisfying!

Most importantly,

they could learn a lot from these people's combat techniques!

Some tactics they had never even thought of were presented perfectly.

The Newcomer Tournament involved professionals between levels 40 and 50, and the techniques they displayed were not overly profound things.

In many cases, it was just that no one had ever taught them.

Once they saw it and had a lead, they could completely refine and study it in private.

This was why

the annual Newcomer Tournament was held publicly, and the major martial academies never turned away any professionals who came to watch!

"Swish!"

Someone couldn't handle the tense atmosphere and made the first move.

In this situation,

a professional like Kong Kong Jiamu, who was unknown, was the best target to attack.

Once one person moved, several others followed.

Ji Nie Yuan moved as well.

He disdained attacking the weak.

His aura surged out, directly locking onto Kujo Mirei, who was also standing to the side and hadn't been chosen by anyone.

Kujo Mirei felt this aura,

and her fighting spirit rose.

"They've started fighting," Li Yao said, watching the two locked in combat.

His eyes flashed with interest.

With their strength, they could have completely waited until the finals to face each other.

But Li Yao could also understand their temperaments.

Ji Nie Yuan loved a challenge.

His hands were itching, and he couldn't wait for a hearty, exhilarating battle!

As long as it was satisfying,

he didn't care about the Newcomer Tournament at all!

Standing out at this moment to pick Kujo Mirei was the most normal thing in the world!

And Kujo Mirei,

this woman was even more arrogant than anyone!

She unilaterally believed

that apart from Li Yao, she was the strongest prodigy in the Dragon Kingdom!

That kid Ji Nie Yuan had probably been unable to stand Kujo Mirei for a long time!

"As for the outcome,"

"let's say six-four."

Six for Ji Nie Yuan, four for Kujo Mirei.

Ji Nie Yuan was a warrior-type professional; when their strength was similar, he still had the edge in a one-on-one!

If it were a group battle, the effect of Kujo Mirei's buffing abilities would certainly far exceed Ji Nie Yuan's.

Seeming to hear Li Yao's assessment of their outcome,

Shi Shi Kangshun, who was nearby, also became interested and laughed:

"Not necessarily. Kujo Mirei has been grinding the Monster Capture Tower to the 100th floor these past few days. That's a new resource. Ji Nie Yuan hasn't been to the Monster Capture Tower yet, so he'll be a step behind in equipment. I think it should be a five-five split."

The 100th floor?

Li Yao was slightly surprised.

After a moment of thought, he recalled the legendary equipment rewarded from the border trial.

With Kujo Mirei's strength, plus the boost from the legendary equipment,

it shouldn't be difficult to fight a named-level monster.

And it was only the 100th floor; she hadn't continued further.

She must have used some one-time items.

However,

Kujo Mirei had indeed been working hard these days,

but Ji Nie Yuan would never slack off either!

With Heavenly Dao blessings and increased loot, going to grind those high-difficulty dungeons, his gains wouldn't be much worse than Kujo Mirei's.

Li Yao smiled and didn't reply.

Jia Jia Yeshuo, who was to the side, laughed and said:

"Let's not talk about the outcome of these two prodigies; they'll both be able to enter the next round anyway."

"But that one the Chief General thinks highly of seems to be struggling, doesn't he?"

"Bang!"

A crisp sound was heard,

coming from the No. 1 platform.

Zuo Zuo Shuning from the Magic Capital Martial Academy was kicked flying by Qin Qin Xuejun's magic puppet.

His health dropped below 20%.

He vanished from the platform, losing his qualification to advance.

Li Yao turned his head to look at him and smiled:

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"Let's not talk about who I think highly of; anyway, this Zuo-something from your Magic Capital doesn't seem to be able to enter the next round, right?"

The smile on Jia Jia Yeshuo's face froze instantly.

Zuo Zuo Shuning was a seeded player for the Magic Martial Academy!

A strong contender for the top ten!

He was eliminated just like that?!

Jia Jia Yeshuo's expression was somewhat ugly,

but he didn't dare lose his temper at Li Yao.

Looking at Qin Qin Xuejun, who had eliminated Zuo Zuo Shuning, he gritted his teeth and said:

"That Qin Qin Xuejun from Some Jingyu probably isn't having an easy time either!"

"Choosing the most thankless opponent in this kind of melee, her mana consumption is too high; maybe she'll be the next one eliminated!"

"When the time comes, if the country's only SSS-level professional is eliminated in the first round,"

"I'm afraid it won't be good news for Some Jingyu's reputation."

"I'm just saying, is there a possibility," Li Yao said nonchalantly, "that for Qin Qin Xuejun, Zuo Zuo Shuning was just trash that could be eliminated with a casual wave of her hand?"

Jia Jia Yeshuo was just about to retort

"Boom!"

A roar came from the sky.

A small flying ship inlaid with a red flag emblem appeared in everyone's sight.

A figure descended from the sky.

Seeing the person who arrived,

even these high-ranking top-tier professionals immediately stood up to respectfully welcome them.

"Li Yao, stand up quickly."

"This is Lin Lao, the head of the Some Jingyu Lin family, a three-star general. There aren't many people in the entire Dragon Kingdom with a higher status than him!"

"An old man who has given everything for the Dragon Kingdom."

Li Yao was about to stand up,

but the old man wearing a black Zhongshan suit walked over quickly with a kind smile on his face.

"No need, no need, everyone just sit."

Shi Shi Kangshun tactfully moved aside, leaving the seat next to Li Yao for Lin Lao.

Lin Lao put his arm around Li Yao's shoulder quite familiarly and said:

"Sit, sit, everyone sit!"

"I came uninvited just to see the younger generation of our Dragon Kingdom; there's no need for so much formality."

"Just be casual!"

Lin Lao sat down beside him.

Li Yao thought to himself,

A federal leader of such high status appearing here,

it shouldn't just be to simply watch the Newcomer Tournament, right?