Chapter 97: Jixia Academy's Privileges

The seats of each sect were packed with people, with cheers and shouts continuous. Xu Chen walked to his own area and was shocked to find that this time the Jixia Academy's position was right beside the Empress in the very center. This was a prestigious VIP seat; whether in decoration or the material of the seats, it was a tier higher than those of other sects. Moreover, although the sun was clearly shining, when Xu Chen sat down, he felt no scorching heat from the sunlight. Instead, there was a slight coolness, quite comfortable. He looked up and saw that above the Jixia Academy area, a formation covered it. This formation blocked the sunlight and adjusted the temperature to the most comfortable state. In contrast, other sects had no formations at all, only things like parasols. Even beside Xu Chen's seat, two maids stood ready to take orders at any time. Other sects had none!

"Damn it!"

People from the major sects, seeing this difference in treatment, were instantly stunned. Was it necessary to be so obvious!

That Taichu Holy Son, Yang Hao, was infinitely far from the Empress, as if separated by a great mountain. His face instantly turned extremely ugly, and he looked at Xu Chen with eyes almost spitting fire. Damn it, did the Empress not even consider him worthy of her attention?

Just wait; this time he would definitely crush Xu Chen.

Thinking the same as Yang Hao were many other young experts from various sects. In an instant, Xu Chen became the greatest enemy in their eyes.

Feeling the hostility from the major sects, Xu Chen instantly felt numb. But since it was like this, he was too lazy to care. He glanced at Ye Xuan and suddenly discovered that Ye Xuan's seat was the worst in the academy. Ye Xuan's mouth corner twitched wildly at this moment; this Empress was sick, absolutely sick. Among all the people of Jixia Academy, only he received unfair treatment; it was toxic. Just wait; later he would also definitely crush Xu Chen. Xu Chen said cheerfully, "Hey, that trash over there, how about I ask the Empress to change your seat?" Villains, after all, villains just love to mock the protagonist, right? He felt his move this time was not wrong.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan's face instantly turned black.

You dog couple; later I will let you know who is stronger. These past days, the new martial arts my Master gave me were not learned in vain.

And his true strength at this moment could be said to surpass everyone's imagination. While thinking, the Empress had already stood up and spoken: "This Imperial Selection Tournament can be divided into a Martial Arts Area and a Non-Martial Arts Area.

The Martial Arts Area is a direct contest of strength; the Non-Martial Arts Area involves alchemy, artifact forging, and the like. If either displays extraordinary strength, both can receive heavy employment from the Imperial Court and endless resources. However, only the champion of the Martial Arts Area is worthy of an audience with this Emperor.

In the world of martial artists, the strong are revered; do you all understand?"

The Empress's voice contained spiritual energy; in an instant, it was like a great bell, suddenly sweeping to all four directions. In a moment, the eardrums of dozens of sect members present were shaken, and soon they all nodded one after another.

That is correct; the strong are revered.

Alchemy and artifact forging are secondary; martial force is the most important.

"Since there are no objections, then according to the drawing order, begin the competitions in both areas. Begin."

As the words fell, the referee took the stage, and the crowd instantly began to cheer wildly.

"The first match: Holy Son Gao Yao of the Li Huo Sect versus Young Master of Jixia Academy, Xu Chen." Soon, the referee declared.

Xu Chen was stunned; this was not the plot of his previous life. In his previous life, he fought in the thirty-second match. Clearly, the Empress had changed it.

Bu Fengshuang said, "It is probably to let you show off and intimidate others, and Gao Yao is Yang Hao's man."

Xu Chen nodded, "Then I won't be polite."

After speaking, Xu Chen's body flickered slightly and thus disappeared from his seat. When he appeared again, Xu Chen was already in the very center of the arena, standing suspended in mid-air. Similarly, that Holy Son of the Li Huo Sect, Gao Yao, did the same.

Upon appearing, Gao Yao was wrapped in flames, with the scorching aura of the mid-stage Seventh Grade constantly radiating. In his hand, he held a crimson red spear, which was also wrapped in flames.

The spear tip was sharp, with a faint humming sound and coldness radiating. With a slight slash, space showed signs of collapsing.

A trace of chilling malice appeared on his lips as he pointed the spear at Xu Chen: "This time, I will cripple you." Xu Chen asked curiously, "Isn't it supposed to be a light touch?"

He remembered that in the previous life, it was a light touch.

Gao Yao sneered, "Scared? If you are scared, beg me, and I can go easy on you." He had received Yang Hao's instruction to do his utmost to make Xu Chen suffer humiliation and lose all his glory.

In this way, Yang Hao would then be the protagonist of this world, suppressing everything. Xu Chen shook his head and said, "Since that is the case, do not blame me." He had just been thinking of just fighting a little casually.

Since the Empress changed the rules, that was fine. The referee in the arena immediately waved the red flag in his hand and shouted loudly, "The first battle, begin."

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!" After speaking, Xu Chen and Gao Yao both disappeared from their original spots at the same time. When they appeared again, they had already begun colliding. "Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

There were no afterimages, only dazzling spatial teleportations. Every teleportation was accompanied by a huge collision sound and a burst of wild spiritual energy. The collision between the spear and the physical body even made the onlookers faintly see sparks flying. Various techniques emerged endlessly.

Many people were extremely excited: "Both are Seventh Grade, using spatial movement and walking on air; it seems very exciting."

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"Indeed, both are mid-stage Seventh Grade, with extraordinary strength; there must be many highlights."

"I wonder, who will win this match?"

"I feel Gao Yao has a higher chance of winning, after all, he has a Seventh-Grade weapon and is wrapped in flames." The crowd discussed, their eyes full of expectation. "Bang!"

However, before they could finish speaking, they were shocked to see a figure directly beaten down from the sky.

Like a cannonball, he rushed wildly toward the bottom of the arena. The crowd was startled; what was going on, it hadn't even been a quarter of an hour! They squinted and saw that the falling person was not Xu Chen, but actually Gao Yao? They were stunned; both were mid-stage Seventh Grade, and Gao Yao even had a weapon; how could this be? "Whoosh!"

Before they could finish speaking, Xu Chen used spatial movement and went directly below Gao Yao. 0…………Please give flowers…………"Crack"

A knee suddenly struck Gao Yao's back; in an instant, the sound of bone breaking came. Gao Yao's entire body let out a wail, his face extremely pale. "Bang!"

Finally, Xu Chen flashed above Gao Yao again and kicked Gao Yao's face violently. In an instant, Gao Yao's teeth shattered, and he then turned into a cannonball again, smashing violently onto the arena.

"Pfft!"