Chapter 2826: Heard You Are Fierce

Xiao Fan naturally didn't pay any attention to these matters, because in his eyes, there was simply no need to care.

For Xiao Fan, it made no difference who his opponent was.

Of course, Xiao Fan didn't plan on taking first place either… He only wanted a spot to participate in the final Grand Competition.

On the other Arenas, the matches were also extremely intense, with one Divine Dragon Realm Prodigy and Genius after another clashing.

At the same time, many people nearby were whispering about the mysterious disappearance of Prodigies and Geniuses like Long Aozhan.

This matter had now completely spread throughout the Divine Dragon Realm; it could be said to be a household name, known by everyone…

They were all curious about where these Prodigies and Geniuses like Long Aozhan had gone. Could they really have gone to the Ancient Ruins of the Dragon Emperor?

However, some among them speculated whether they had encountered danger.

This danger might be the danger within the Ancient Ruins of the Dragon Emperor. After all, such Ancient Ruins were fraught with danger… Perhaps Long Jiannan was fine going alone, but when many people went, they might have encountered danger instead.

Of course, these were just speculations, and no one knew the truth.

Xiao Fan's expression was indifferent, as if he knew absolutely nothing about this matter…

These Prodigies and Geniuses from the First Grotto-Heaven of the Drunken Dragon Pavilion absolutely could not imagine that the Long Jiannan, Long Aozhan, and others they were discussing were all inside Xiao Fan's spirit beast bracelet, right beside them at this very moment!

They were nowhere near the Ancient Ruins of the Dragon Emperor; they were clearly suffering inside Xiao Fan's spirit beast bracelet.

"Next match…" the Elder of the First Grotto-Heaven spoke slowly.

Half a day later, it was Xiao Fan's turn again. The result this time was the same as before; Xiao Fan easily defeated his opponent.

It was another cross-Realm challenge, and Xiao Fan won easily, leaving many Prodigies and Geniuses nearby dumbfounded…

"Too… too much of a Prodigy!"

"Yeah… what exactly is his background to be such a Prodigy!"

"He… he's so strong he doesn't seem human!"

"Indeed, who can deny it!"

"…"

The crowd nearby was astonished, and one by one, they secretly prayed not to encounter this monster, Xiao Fan.

If it were at the beginning, they might have still prayed to encounter Xiao Fan, but now everyone's thoughts had changed…

This was a monster whose depth could not be fathomed!

Rashly making an enemy of such a monster would lead to an unknown outcome.

Match after match, elimination after elimination… The purpose of this competition was very simple: to select ten Disciples.

Then, eight of those Disciples would face off against the Prodigies from the other eight Grotto-Heavens.

Soon, they entered the final test.

A total of one hundred Disciples were selected, each one a gifted Prodigy. Xiao Fan was naturally among them, and Long Bai was there as well.

This person was also a Disciple of the First Grotto-Heaven, but he held another identity: he was the closed-door Disciple of Long Su.

"The next competition is a points match… Win a match, gain 2 points; be defeated or avoid the match, lose one point…" the Elder spoke slowly, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Fan and the others.

The rule for this round was that both avoiding a match and being defeated would result in a point deduction.

The battles would be conducted in the form of challenge matches.

The 100 people would take turns fighting… In the end, the 10 people with the highest points would win.

In this way, the 10 people selected would be the most fair, and the ones with the highest strength.

Xiao Fan let out a breath; if these were the rules, that would be for the best.

Otherwise, Xiao Fan would have to figure out who he should deliberately lose to later.

This type of rule made it convenient for Xiao Fan to control his points.

Match after match continued. The one with the highest Realm was a Prodigy Genius at Nirvana Realm Level 9, who was comparable to an Elder of Zui Long Pavilion.

Next were Prodigies at Nirvana Realm Level 8 and Level 7.

Generally, when the other Prodigies and Geniuses encountered them, they would choose to forfeit… even if it meant losing points, they still chose to do so.

There was no other way; if they fought, they would be in even greater danger…

The matches continued, and soon it was Xiao Fan's turn.

Xiao Fan stepped onto the Arena, and his opponent was a Prodigy at Nirvana Realm Level 5.

"Kid, I heard you're fierce, and I want to see your strength…" this person sneered, his expression arrogant, his gaze scanning Xiao Fan back and forth.

"Hmm, it's alright." Xiao Fan nodded, and they began to fight.

"Bang" "Bang" "Bang"… "Bang" "Bang" "Boom" "Rumble"

The Arena was instantly thrown into chaos because of the fight between Xiao Fan and this person. Xiao Fan did not use his full strength, worried about revealing clues.

So he fought this person slowly, yet he kept him suppressed the entire time.

"You… Pfft…" Xiao Fan's opponent gradually couldn't keep up. The man spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura gradually began to drop.

He hadn't expected Xiao Fan's strength to be so great; he was actually being suppressed and beaten the whole time.

At the same time, he felt an inexplicable sense of trepidation in his heart, as if he had been teetering on the edge of life and death the whole time…

Little did he know, that was indeed the case. If Xiao Fan had used his full strength, this person would have been defeated long ago… he should have died!