Chapter 101

They all wanted it!

If they could hatch a Seven-Colored Psychedelic Butterfly like Qian Ran did, they would make a fortune!

"I'll leave the Psychedelic Butterfly egg here; you guys discuss it yourselves... anyway, just give me the money!"

Su Yang couldn't be bothered to get involved in the four's business and slipped away.

Seeing Su Yang leave, Feng Feng Guangyao stepped forward and said, "Since none of us will yield to the other and we all want it, let's just have a competition!"

Half an hour later, Hua Da from Xinan City handed over the eight thousand Federation coins to Su Yang.

Su Yang accepted the money with a clear conscience.

The market price for a Psychedelic Butterfly egg is around eight thousand, so he wasn't cheating anyone.

For the time that followed, Su Yang spent almost all his time at the training grounds.

He took the Seven-Colored Psychedelic Butterfly out every day to kill Black Iron-grade and Bronze-grade fierce beasts. As the competition date approached, Su Yang successfully brought the Seven-Colored Psychedelic Butterfly to Bronze-grade mid-tier.

However, even at Bronze-grade mid-tier, it likely wouldn't have a chance to shine at the Southwest City Youth Genius Martial Arts Tournament.

When Su Yang returned to the hostel, he happened to run into Huo Kun, who had just returned from the drawing of lots.

"Su Yang, went to the training grounds again?"

"Yes, my Seven-Colored Psychedelic Butterfly needs proper cultivation!"

"Honestly, you really are a cultivation fanatic. If those two boys were as diligent as you, that would be great!"

Feng Feng Guangyao and Ge Le'an hadn't been to the training grounds in the last few days.

In their words, they were conserving their energy.

Su Yang agreed with their line of thinking.

After all, if their pet beasts got injured at the training grounds and weren't treated in time, it could very well affect their performance in the tournament!

"Everyone has different cultivation methods, I suppose!" Su Yang smiled. "I just like actual combat!"

He liked the thrill of grinding for experience!

"Alright, go take a shower and get some rest. Come to my room at eight o'clock tonight; we're having a short meeting!"

Once eight o'clock arrived, the four of them gathered in Huo Kun's room.

Huo Kun gave a brief introduction to the Southwest City Youth Genius Martial Arts Tournament.

This time, the tournament had two hundred and seventy-three cities participating, with eight hundred and nineteen contestants registered.

The competition used a drawing system, with one-on-one battles to decide the winner.

The rules were the same as those in Seven Stars City: only the power of the beastmaster and their pet beasts could be used in combat.

In the elimination stage, each contestant would compete four times, and the remaining fifty contestants would advance to the next round of qualifiers.

"Feng Feng Guangyao, Ge Le'an!"

At this point, Huo Kun suddenly called out Feng Feng Guangyao and Ge Le'an's names.

"Yes!"

"The people you'll be competing against in this tournament are all geniuses from major cities in the southwest, almost all of whom are Silver-grade beastmasters. My requirements for you aren't high; just strive to make it into the top fifty!"

Ge Le'an said loudly, "Don't worry, Captain, I will definitely strive for it!"

Feng Feng Guangyao nodded, "I will also give it my all!"

Huo Kun nodded in satisfaction and then looked at Su Yang.

"Su Yang, your opponents this time are also very strong. Among these eight hundred-plus genius contestants, there are six Gold-grade beastmasters. They are all around nineteen years old, and they might have more than one Gold-grade pet beast!"

Feng Feng Guangyao and Ge Le'an were stunned; they hadn't expected there to be so many young Gold-grade beastmasters in the world!

However, when they thought of Su Yang's age, they felt relieved.

Su Yang seemed even more exaggerated than the other Gold-grade beastmasters.

The vast majority of those Gold-grade beastmasters were already nineteen!

But what about Su Yang?

He was only fourteen!

Since they could accept Su Yang, why couldn't they accept other Gold-grade beastmasters under twenty?

"As for your strength, I don't have much to say; just perform well! I hope you can make it into the top five, preferably the top three!" Huo Kun continued, "Even if you fail, it doesn't matter; you're only fourteen, you'll have more chances in the future!"

"I believe that by the time you're seventeen, you'll definitely be able to take first place!"

Su Yang said in a calm tone, "I only want to take first place!"

Everyone could feel the confidence in him!

"Good lad, you have ambition; that's what I admire about you!" Huo Kun slapped his thigh and laughed, saying to Ge Le'an and Feng Feng Guangyao, "See that? You two should learn from Su Yang."

Ge Le'an and Feng Feng Guangyao, the two young geniuses from Seven Stars City, all lowered their heads in silence.

They wanted to learn from Su Yang too!

But was that something you could just learn?

Anyway, they had already given up on trying to catch up to Su Yang.

They couldn't catch up at all; they couldn't even see his taillights anymore.

Then Huo Kun distributed the number tags to them.

Su Yang was number 612, Feng Feng Guangyao was 613, and Ge Le'an was 614.

For safety, the martial arts tournament venue in Changwu City was also set up in an open space outside the city.

On the day of the competition, many citizens of Changwu City also came out to watch the excitement.

The Southwest City Youth Genius Martial Arts Tournament is only held once every three years.

Every time it's held, it gathers young geniuses from all over the southwest. Many young geniuses have made a name for themselves at this tournament and become experts in their own right!

Therefore, as long as they had the time, those commoners and beastmasters didn't want to miss this opportunity to see young geniuses from all over.

Many wealthy commoners and beastmasters would even take the worm train to Changwu City on the eve of the tournament just to watch it.

"I heard there are seven Gold-grade beastmasters participating in this tournament!"

"Seven Gold-grade beastmasters under twenty?"

"Isn't that too heaven-defying? I've worked hard for over twenty years and I'm still just a Silver-grade beastmaster!"

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't!"

"Exactly!"

"..."

In the elimination stage, there wasn't just one competition venue, but ten.

The matches at each venue were pre-arranged.

Su Yang and his group's matches were all held at the number five competition venue. They didn't need to run around; they just had to wait at the number five venue for the referee to call their names!

Su Yang was also considering whether to continue hiding the existence of the Hell Blood Vine.

Although he was now known as a Gold-grade beastmaster, he actually only had one Gold-grade pet beast, the Storm Eagle!

The Hell Blood Vine and the Earth Violent Bear were still stuck at Silver-grade peak.

If he ran into a stronger Gold-grade beastmaster, he might find himself in a passive position.

However, he only thought about it for a moment before dismissing it.

If the opponent's strength really forced him to use the Hell Blood Vine, then he would just use it!

Anyway, since the Hell Blood Vine was in his hands, there was no need to cover it up.

On the competition field, two beastmasters were engaged in a fierce battle, but Su Yang lost interest after just observing their pet beasts.

Battles between Silver-grade beastmasters were hard to pique Su Yang's interest now.

Unless they brought out some rare pet beasts.

Not long after, the battle was decided, and the Silver-grade mid-tier beastmaster won.

"Next match, contestant number 612, Su Yang from Seven Stars City, versus contestant number 3, Dai Yun from Changwu City... please both contestants step onto the field!"

Hearing the referee call his name and hearing that his opponent was from Changwu City, Su Yang was slightly stunned.

To face the host city's contestant in the very first round, that was truly fate!

"Su Yang, they're calling you!"

"Good luck, Su Yang!"

Su Yang glanced at Huo Kun, who gave him an encouraging look.

"Don't worry, I won't lose!"