127: Chapter 127 The Seventh Round of Competition

"Congratulations to everyone for advancing to the seventh round of the competition. Next, we will conduct the selection match for the top ten of the Prefecture Examination." Official Wu Tian did not care that most of the Martial Artists who advanced came from the three great Families, nor did he pay attention to the changes in the Sun Family and Qi Family this year; he proceeded to arrange the upcoming competition on his own.

"The rules this year have changed slightly from previous years. In the seventh round, fifty people will be divided into ten groups. Each group will enter a different competition environment, and the Martial Artists who survive to the end will advance to the top ten."

"Please note, Martial Artists, the competition environment is not illusory but real. If you know you are outmatched, you can voluntarily concede by crushing your admission ticket, and this official will ensure you leave safely."

"Alright, please stand in the designated positions according to the groupings on the screen." Official Wu Tian ignored the confused crowd, raised his hand, and tapped his Spiritual Qi onto the "Start" button on the screen. The fifty names on the screen immediately began to spin.

Ten seconds later, the spinning names on the screen instantly froze.

Everyone was surprised to discover that each group had been arranged to include one Late Stage Martial Master, which instantly shattered some unrealistic fantasies.

Originally, those Middle Stage Martial Master Martial Artists had been hoping that as long as there were no Late Stage Martial Master powerhouses in their group, they would still have a chance to fight.

Reality dealt everyone a harsh blow; the System's method of distribution almost handed the top ten spots of the Prefecture Examination directly to the ten Late Stage Martial Master powerhouses.

Ye Yisong had long since come out of the pavilion and stood in front of the many Ye Family Martial Artists, looking for his group on the screen along with the ten Family Disciples who had advanced to the top fifty of the Prefecture Examination.

"Wei Jiaxing, Wei Jiadi, Wang Xianzhu, Ye Jiewang." They really are taking care of me, Ye Yisong thought as he looked at the four members of his group.

It was very clear that the three from the Wei Family and Wang Family would definitely unite to find an opportunity to eliminate him first. These three were all 6-star Martial Masters, but they could not really cause Ye Yisong any trouble.

The only thing to worry about was the competition environment, that unknown variable.

"Please, candidates, enter your designated locations." Official Wu Tian urged them again, seeing that most people were still whispering below.

"Uncle Jiewang, let's go!" Ye Yisong greeted the muscular man beside him.

"Yisong, be careful." Grandfather Ye Tuantu appeared behind the group at some point and reminded Ye Yisong, showing that he had also just learned about the huge change in the competition format this year.

"I know, Grandfather, this grandson understands." Ye Yisong replied.

"You all as well, prioritize survival above all else. The Family has countermeasures to deal with this crisis, so do not force yourselves." Grandfather Ye Tuantu instructed the other nine, not hesitating to reveal a few Family secrets to save these boys from excessive psychological burden and causing unnecessary casualties.

"Yes, Elder." Everyone bowed and said.

"Mm, go. This old man will be here waiting for your victorious return." Grandfather Ye Tuantu finally encouraged everyone; one should strive for victory, but not at the cost of one's life.

"Uncle Jiewang, take this Talisman. After we go in, we can communicate through it." Ye Yisong handed a positioning Talisman to Ye Jiewang, making it easier to contact each other after entering, then thought of something: "If the Talisman stops working after we enter, Uncle Jiewang, just find a safe place to hide. I suspect those three will team up against the two of us."

"Alright, Thirteenth Young Master, be careful." Ye Jiewang took the Talisman and said, though the worry in his heart never dissipated. The changes in this Prefecture Examination were simply too great; he did not know if it was just Cangjiang Prefecture or if the Prefecture Examination of the entire Great Wei was like this.

After everyone divided into ten groups and stood in their designated positions, ten pillars of light descended from the sky, enveloping everyone.

"Please, candidates, do not resist. The teleportation is in progress. Martial Artists who forcibly resist will be directly eliminated." As everyone felt uneasy, Official Wu Tian's voice came through, soothing some of the fear of the unknown.

But there was still a small portion of people, facing this scene for the first time, who ignored Official Wu Tian's warning and left the range covered by the light pillars at will.

"Chirp."

The candidates covered by the light pillars were teleported to ten different environments, while the candidates outside the light pillars were left in place.

"You are eliminated." Official Wu Tian looked at the seven people still standing on the arena with a cold face and announced.

Among the seven, three were from the Wei Family, two from the Wang Family, and two from the Ye Family.

Clearly, each Family had arranged a small number of lower-strength clansmen to explore the rules of this Prefecture Examination.

But, did the Wei Family arrange too many people?

Wei Chengyue looked at someone on the arena with an unkind expression. This kid was too embarrassing for him. He clearly had not arranged for him to leave the light pillar, so how did he dare?

To put the many Families at ease, the screen on the right still reflected the situation of each candidate in a manner similar to a live broadcast.

The environments the ten groups were in were all different, including jungle ancient trees, circular lakes, volcanic rock, a corner of the coast, sheer cliffs, and so on.

Ye Yisong and the other four were brought by the light pillar to a water-rich area. When Ye Yisong opened his eyes again, he found himself plunging toward a lake from high altitude at an alarming speed. Ye Jiewang, who had been by his side just a moment ago, was already gone, and the three from the Wei and Wang Families did not know where they had been teleported.

Ye Yisong first adjusted his descent posture to prevent the huge impact force from knocking him unconscious when he hit the water. In this strange environment, passing out was no fun.

"Splash."

The huge sound of falling into the water woke a Giant Crocodile that had been sleeping at the bottom of the lake. It swung its body and swam toward Ye Yisong.

"Thirty years, finally another delicious human has come." The Giant Crocodile sniffed the fragrance on Ye Yisong's body, slowly moving its huge body, approaching Ye Yisong little by little.

Ye Yisong tapped the water surface, leaped several zhang high, and looked around, finding that he could vaguely see the shape of land in the north.

Thus, he swam quickly toward the north, thinking of getting ashore early; being under the water was simply too uncomfortable.

He was completely unaware that a huge danger was quietly approaching him.

The two from the Wei Family had good luck; they were teleported to the same place, only a few hundred meters apart. The two looked out for each other, killed several Yao Beasts that besieged them, quickly shook off the pursuers, and escaped danger.

Ye Jiewang and Wang Xianzhu were teleported to a mountain peak and a valley bottom, respectively, landing safely without any surprises or dangers.

Ye Yisong was still soaking in the water at this very moment!

At first, he would occasionally activate a Tier 3 Teleportation Talisman, but the direction of the teleportation could not be controlled, and instead, he was getting farther and farther away from the north.

Later, having no other choice, he could only use a Tier 3 Directional Teleportation Talisman, teleporting one time after another to send himself to the north.

Moreover, in the process of one chaotic teleportation, Ye Yisong's powerful Mental Energy discovered the Giant Crocodile slowly approaching underwater.