376: Qin Xuexin will be my opponent in the first round.

"The Combat Gathering will adopt one-on-one Arena Stage battles. During the battle, no harm to the opponent's life is allowed."

"Anyone with such an intention will immediately be disqualified from participating."

Long Xinhan looked up at the giant light screen in the sky.

"Four thousand ninety-six participants will be randomly matched with opponents."

"Then, according to the System's order, they will go on stage to battle one by one."

"Winners will automatically advance to the next round. After it concludes, the Association will provide recovery potions and Medicinal Pills for their current Realm."

On Su Yuan's side, when he heard the word 'random' from Long Xinhan's mouth, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

His opponent later should be a Ninth Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist, right?

On the huge silver Arena Stage, Long Xinhan continued, saying:

"When the battle begins, a protective shield will rise around the Arena Stage. This shield is sufficient to withstand attacks from Peak Ninth Realm Martial Artists, so please watch with ease."

As he spoke, a remote control appeared in Long Xinhan's hand.

"Now is the moment to randomly select opponents."

Long Xinhan pressed a button on the remote control, and the dense names on the giant light screen immediately began to scroll.

After scrolling for a minute, the opponents for each participant were revealed.

Su Yuan quickly checked his serial number and opponent.

"I'm speechless, why is my first-round opponent an Eighth Realm Intermediate Stage Martial Artist? How unlucky."

"Fortunately, my first-round opponent is only a Seventh Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist, and I am a Seventh Realm Middle Stage Martial Artist. This time, I shouldn't be stopped in the first round like last time."

"What?! My opponent is Deputy Director Zhang of the Wudu Province Martial Arts Association. He's an Eighth Realm Peak Martial Artist. How am I supposed to fight that?"

"Wuwuwu, we're in the same boat. My opponent is Deputy Director Wang of the Mowu Province Martial Arts Association."

"Ah, what a pity. I ran into a member of the Law Enforcement Department Second Squad of the Jing Province Martial Arts Association in the first round."

...In the assembly area's waiting zone, over four thousand participants had various moods.

Some had faces beaming with joy, while others were ashen.

"Sigh."

Jiang Ping suddenly let out a heavy sigh. His opponent was a certain Deputy Director from his own Association, a Eighth Realm Peak cultivator.

He felt that he was probably the unluckiest person in the entire Law Enforcement Department First Squad, actually encountering a Vice President of the Jing Province Martial Arts Association.

Beside Ning Tianyun, more than a dozen Ninth Realm Initial Stage Directors silently prayed in their hearts, 'Don't draw Professor Ning, please don't draw Professor Ning.'

When they saw that their opponents were not Ning Tianyun, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Ning Tianyun also found his opponent at this moment, an Eighth Realm Intermediate Stage Martial Artist from another province's Martial Arts Association.

Su Yuan was still searching for his name among the dense list of names.

Seven seconds later, Su Yuan's eyes narrowed as he found his battle number and opponent.

[Number 1256: Captain of Team One, Law Enforcement Department, Jing Province Martial Arts Association (Su Yuan, Eighth Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist) VS Vice President of Mowu Province Haifeng District Martial Arts Association (Gao Xiongfei, Ninth Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist)]

"Hoo."

Su Yuan let out a light breath, his nervous emotions suddenly dissipating.

"What?! The captain's opponent is actually a Ninth Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist! The captain actually ran into such a low probability!"

Long Ziji's mouth dropped open as he stood up. He had also seen Su Yuan's opponent.

Qin Lixiu, Zhao Lechen, and the others didn't speak, secretly thinking that the captain's luck was too poor.

How could he encounter a Ninth Realm Initial Stage Martial Artist in the first round?

At this moment, Ning Tianyun's gaze was fixed on Su Yuan's opponent on the giant light screen, then he lowered his head, deep in thought.

He suddenly thought of something, his eyes constantly scanning around, finally locking onto a private room in a certain direction.

Could it be... Ning Tianyun looked at the two figures in the private room and couldn't help but have an idea.

Inside the private room, Gu Lingkong's eyes met Ning Tianyun's, but he shifted his gaze away after only a brief contact.

"Professor Ning is truly terrifying; he actually managed to discover our location."

Qin Chengyan noticed Ning Tianyun's gaze from below, then swept his eyes towards Su Yuan's opponent on the giant light screen not far away.

So he frowned slightly and looked at Gu Lingkong: "You arranged this?"

Gu Lingkong knew what Qin Chengyan meant, and he frankly told Qin Chengyan: "Yes, I arranged it."

Qin Chengyan gave Gu Lingkong a deep look: "Why?"

"The reason is simple: I think Su Yuan can defeat Gao Xiongfei."

Gu Lingkong also used Qin Chengyan's ambiguous answer from earlier.

"We shall see."

Qin Chengyan didn't say much more. Since it was already arranged, they could only wait and see how far Su Yuan would go in his battle with Gao Xiongfei.

Jing Province Martial Arts Association Waiting Area.

Qin Xuexin also noticed Su Yuan's opponent. She looked at the giant light screen and sent a message to Su Yuan: "Su Yuan, no problem, right?"

Su Yuan smiled slightly and sent a message to Qin Xuexin: "No problem."

"What about you, Xuexin?"

Su Yuan asked Qin Xuexin in return, because Qin Xuexin's opponent was Zhu Jingrui, the captain of Law Enforcement Department Team Two.

"I also have no problem."

Qin Xuexin replied via message.

Behind Su Yuan, Zhu Jingrui looked at his opponent, Qin Xuexin.

Facing this favored daughter of the Qin Family, Zhu Jingrui's Battle Intent gradually ignited in his heart.

He wanted to see who would be superior between the two, both being Eighth Realm Initial Stage Martial Artists.

"Su Yuan, give it your all."

Ning Tianyun, who was in front of Su Yuan, suddenly said to him with his back turned.

"Understood, Instructor Ning."

Su Yuan understood the importance of the first battle; this would be his first step in unlocking Talent Six, Heart of the Martial God (Blue).

It was also a way to verify his ultimate combat power.

Of course, this was without including the shenluo spear, which was Su Yuan's life-saving method and not needed in the current situation.

Three minutes later, everyone confirmed their battle numbers and opponents.

Long Xinhan on the Arena Stage looked at number 1 on the light screen.

"Please, the two opponents for number 1, come to the stage."

As Long Xinhan's words fell, two figures instantly teleported onto the Arena Stage.

Long Xinhan left the Arena Stage upon seeing this and pressed another button on the remote control.

A transparent protective shield enveloped the entire silver Arena Stage, and ripples of space spread within.

The two people on the Arena Stage only felt the surrounding space infinitely expand, giving them ample room to display their abilities.

However, the space outside the Arena Stage remained unchanged; this was the effect of utilizing Space law crystal stones.

Space law crystal stones are one of the rarest among many law crystal stones, and they are only produced in Hunyuan Sacred Land with an extremely low probability.

At the same time, Space Law is also one of the most difficult Law Powers to comprehend.

Among the Martial Saints in Xia Country, those who have comprehended Space Law can be counted on one hand.

"Battle start."

As Long Xinhan's words fell, the two people on the Arena Stage began to battle.

Both were Seventh Realm Middle Stage, with comparable strength.

Su Yuan watched the two battling on the Arena Stage, then closed his eyes, recalling his Cultivation over the past few days.

His battle number was 1256, and battles could only proceed one by one on the Arena Stage. By the time it was his turn, two or three days would likely have passed.

This Combat Gathering would last longer than expected.

Time slowly passed, and battles continued one after another on the Arena Stage.

At 3 PM, the battle number had reached 205.

Zhao Lechen and Qin Lixiu had already battled, both achieving victory and advancing to the next round.

"Please, the two participants for number 206, come to the stage."

Long Xinhan, like a robot, mechanically recited.

Qin Xuexin and Zhu Jingrui instantly left their seats and then stood upon the Arena Stage.