Chapter 2093 The Beginning is the End

With the groups finalized, each group's six teams would engage in a round-robin tournament, and another draw would determine their first match's opponent.

Ye Bufan's draw result for this round was: Tianfeng Empire versus Chuyun Empire, Mangsang Empire versus Hongtu Empire, and Liufeng Empire versus Qianye Empire.

"Hahahaha, I truly have good luck; Tianfeng Empire has fallen into my hands!"

As soon as the draw results were announced, a Young man from Chuyun Empire burst into loud laughter, and the other team members also showed undisguised triumph on their faces.

The remaining four Empires, however, all showed expressions of disappointment, clearly feeling that they had missed a good opportunity.

It was no wonder these people reacted this way; they had all received Zheng Yiheng's notification to fully eliminate Tianfeng Empire.

Being the first to fight meant completing the task assigned by Zheng Wei ahead of time, which would undoubtedly earn them the Grand Elder's appreciation and bring countless benefits.

As for whether they could win, they hadn't even considered it. How much combat power could a team composed of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators have? A single slap could kill them.

Chuyun Empire was not strong among the thirty-six Empires; the Cultivator with the highest cultivation was the Young man who had just laughed, Captain Feng Guokun.

Although he only had Early Stage Void Refining Realm cultivation, it didn't prevent him from despising Tianfeng Empire.

After all, the opponent had always been the weakest, and this time, the six Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators appearing were even worse than before.

"What's there to be proud of? You're just the first; next, it's our turn."

It was a Young man from Hongtu Empire who spoke, his words full of sourness.

"Hahaha, you're overthinking it!"

Feng Guokun laughed triumphantly again, "Do you think that after fighting our Chuyun Empire, they will still have the ability to fight you again?

I tell you, that's absolutely impossible! I guarantee you that after this great battle, not a single person from Tianfeng Empire will be able to stand up.

If you want to find such an opportunity to bully the weak, wait for the next ranking tournament! Hahaha…"

Hearing him say this, the remaining four Empires all shook their heads and sighed, regretting that they had wasted such a good opportunity.

They had no doubts about Feng Guokun's words. Although the New Talent Ranking Tournament prohibited killing, crippling or disabling was perfectly acceptable.

The order Zheng Wei gave them was also this: don't hold back when you strike; the harder, the better.

In this situation, a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator in front of a Void Refining Realm Cultivator was completely (This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) a lamb to the slaughter. It was estimated that after this round of competition, Tianfeng Empire would all be cripples.

Each Sword Discussion Platform had a referee, all experts from Shenjian Villa's Tianshui Pavilion and Lei Yun Sect, each with Body Integration Stage cultivation.

The grouping was now complete, and each team had fifteen minutes to prepare before the competition officially began.

As soon as the people from Tianfeng Empire returned to their seats, they saw Feng Guokun approaching with five people behind him.

Each of these people wore a triumphant expression, as if they had picked up ten thousand taels of gold on the street.

Feng Guokun strode over, his gaze shifting, full of greed as he looked at Lu Xueman, Hu Yaoyao, and others, finally settling on Ye Bufan.

His chin lifted, he said arrogantly, "Young man, who gave you the courage to provoke even the Zheng family?

I'm giving you a chance now: go and kneel before the Grand Elder and apologize immediately. When I make my move later, I'll only break your limbs and won't cripple your cultivation."

Ye Bufan glanced at him, truly too lazy to bother with such a useless and brainless fellow, and simply uttered one word: "Scram!"

"You're courting death!" Feng Guokun curled his lip, then looked at Lu Xueman and the other girls, "Little girls, you're so pretty; it's truly a pity to stay in Tianfeng Empire.

How about this, I'll give you a chance: join Lingxiao Academy of Chuyun Empire; it's much more promising than being in Tianfeng Empire."

Tianfeng Empire was the weakest among the thirty-six Empires, which was a well-known fact, and their branch academy had also been removed by the Grand Elder.

In his opinion, as long as he extended this olive branch, these beautiful women in front of him would immediately flock to his side.

But the result disappointed him: Lu Xueman, Hu Yaoyao, Li Qingzhu, and the four women said in unison, "Get lost!"

Feng Guokun's expression froze. He had originally wanted to come over before the competition to show off and act arrogant, hoping to win over the beauties, but he hadn't expected such a result.

"Good, you're really arrogant."

This fellow's old face turned a purplish-red, and he said through gritted teeth, "You don't seize the opportunity I give you; you'll regret it later.

I'm telling you, today's first match is also your last. I guarantee that after one match, everyone will be crippled. Then let's see what you'll use to be arrogant!"

After saying that, he turned and led his subordinates back to his seat.

"Bah! What a guy!"

Jiang Fangzhou said indignantly, "(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) Ye Dage, such an ignorant fellow should be severely taught a lesson!"

"That's right, people like that need to be shown a lesson."

Li Qingzhu said, "Dean, the first match is mine. I want to show them the consequences of underestimating Shui Mu University."

"Okay." Ye Bufan nodded, "Remember, be ruthless in your moves; we need to show our power.

Also, didn't they just set the standard? That is, to make them all cripples after the match, making the first match their last in the New Talent Ranking Tournament."

Li Qingzhu clenched her fists: "I understand!"

At this moment, a white-haired Elder ascended the Sword Discussion Platform in front of them and said to both sides, "This round of competition adopts a best-of-five system, with only one principle: no harming the opponent's life, otherwise, it will be an automatic loss. Now, both sides send their team members to the stage."

As soon as he finished speaking, a tall Young man from Chuyun Empire leaped up and directly jumped onto the Sword Discussion Platform.

Although this fellow only had Peak Soul Transformation Realm cultivation, which was not outstanding among all the team members, he looked at Tianfeng Empire with an arrogant expression.

"I am Cai Chenglin of Chuyun Empire. Who from your side will accept the challenge?"

"I will!"

Li Qingzhu walked out of her seat and stepped onto the Sword Discussion Platform, one step at a time.

Although Tianfeng Empire was the weakest, many people were paying attention to them. Everyone had one thought: they wanted to see how miserable their performance would be.

When Li Qingzhu first appeared, there was an uproar on the sidelines.

"Tianfeng Empire is really cowardly; they sent a girl for the first match…"

"Exactly, such a beautiful girl is going to be abused as soon as she comes up, what a pity…"

"Nascent Soul Stage against Soul Transformation Stage, I guess she can't even take three moves…"

"You're overthinking it; with such a huge cultivation gap, it's definitely a one-move knockout…"

Hearing the surrounding discussions, Feng Guokun became even more triumphant and said frivolously, "Go easy; I've taken a liking to this little girl."

"Don't worry, Boss, I know what I'm doing; I'll definitely be gentle!"

Cai Chenglin chuckled, a lewd expression on his face.

The white-haired Elder beside them completely ignored this. After both were ready, he directly announced the start of the match and then stepped aside.

His duty was to ensure no lives were lost and to announce the final winner and loser; he didn't care about anything else.