Chapter 410: Winning Streak?!
vious punishments, it won’t affect their future prospects, but that's not the case for Zhao Jiayin...""That’s enough! I understand! I’ll report this to the school!" Xie Yujia interrupted Yu Rong irrit...Chapter 410 Continuous Victory!
"Uncle Three..." Hao Ren thought for a moment, "He should also be in this exam zone. During the written test, I seemed to have seen him."
"Oh, really" Zhao Guang perked up immediately.
"Given Uncle Three’s strength, he should be able to break through and advance. Then it will be easier for us to find him." Hao Ren said.
"Hmm, that's right," Zhao Guang lowered his head in thought for a few seconds then looked at Hao Ren, "I'll go visit the Dragon God Temple later on, you just focus on your competition."
"Dad! Aren't you going to watch Hao Ren’s match" Zhao Ziyu cried out immediately.
"Hehe..." Zhao Guang laughed and did not answer anything.
Hao Ren could instantly feel that actually, Zhao Guang didn’t have too high of expectations for his performance. One reason why Zhao Guang came to the Dragon God Temple this time was to find Zhao Kuo; another reason was to negotiate with the Dragon God Temple.
"Senior Uncle Lu, Senior Uncle Sun, follow me," Zhao Guang turned around and looked at Lu Qing and Sun Yun, saying.
“Understood.” The two senior uncles hurriedly followed behind Zhao Guang.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Ziyu quickly held onto Zhao Hongyu.
Zhao Hongyu lowered her head to look at Zhao Ziyu and smiled, "Alright, I'll stay here with you to watch the match."
Zhao Ziyu only felt relieved then. She had thought that Zhao Hongyu was going to enter the Dragon God Temple as well.
And when Zhao Guang led the two senior uncles towards the entrance of the Dragon God Temple, some martial exam participants and spectators from dragon tribes all recognized Zhao Guang one after another.
"Isn’t that Zhao Guang from the East Sea Dragon Palace... Those behind him are the two great senior uncles from the East Sea… Why would he come here…”
At this moment, many doubts arose.
The door of the Dragon God Temple opened, and two inspectors with dragon robes embroidered with four-clawed golden dragons walked out to welcome Zhao Guang and the two senior uncles from East Sea into the Dragon God Temple.
Since the establishment of the Dragon God Temple hundreds of years ago, no other dragon cultivators except for the inspectors had entered the inner part of the temple. Even the Dragon Kings who ruled over the dragon palaces were not an exception! And this time Zhao Guang was obviously making an exception!
The current Dragon King from one of the four sea dragon palaces—the East Sea Dragon Palace—had brought only two senior uncles and entered the Dragon God Temple almost alone. This led to all kinds of speculations that instantly shocked everyone’s hearts.
Hao Ren watched Zhao Guang's back disappear behind the entrance of the Dragon God Temple, slightly worried as well.
However, Hao Ren thought more carefully and realized that Zhao Guang entering the Dragon God Temple in such a high-profile way was probably also done to make it known to Zhao Kuo.
If Zhao Kuo were present, he would certainly know that Zhao Guang had come to the Dragon God Temple as well. And if he wanted to find out what Zhao Guang and the Dragon God Temple were negotiating about, he would definitely seek Zhao Guang personally—this was actually also a means for Zhao Guang to force Zhao Kuo to reveal himself!
"Jinyin One Zero One, Jinyin One Zero Two!" The inspector in charge of Hao Ren’s martial arena shouted loudly.
The two prepared cultivators jumped onto the arena simultaneously.
Hao Ren looked around at other martial arenas and saw that some had already begun their matches.
Martial exams were not as strictly restricted as written exams, forbidding external personnel from entering. Some senior uncles representing the martial participants’ affiliated forces also gathered around each of their respective arenas.
The other three regions aside, just the arena east of Dragon Shrine Temple already gathers tens of thousands of dragon cultivators. Hence, it is indeed a grand gathering for them.
Elders in charge of clan affairs from various dragon factions scattered across the first layer of heaven rarely have the chance to meet each other, but the temple exams provide such a platform.
As for the cultivators who join the temple exams via recommendations from all sides, they represent their respective dragon factions' top-tier strength. Through their performance and results, elders from various sects can determine their clan's status within the overall dragon circle—whether it should be one of hiding its light or expanding actively.
Boom...
When Hao Ren was surveying the surroundings, a cultivator participating in the jingzhe arena fell off the stage.
The token hanging on his waist automatically rose to the referee's hand and quickly turned black.
Slightly disappointed, the fallen Level 4 cultivator quickly got up, brushed off the dust, and walked away.
As there was no elder welcoming him from around, it proved that this cultivator registered on his own to participate in the temple exams instead of being a "future star" from one side's dragon faction.
Just as Hao Ren focused on the back view of the fallen cultivator, another pair of competitors had already stepped forward...
Boom... Boom...
Cultivators kept falling off the 24 arenas, and the first round elimination was proceeding rapidly.
"Ren Yin (Yi) 245! Ren Yin (Yi) 246!"
The referee's voice rang out.
Hao Ren leaped onto the arena stage.
And the other forty-plus-year-old cultivator lightly tapped his foot on the ground and easily hopped to the arena stage too.
Wearing a long brown robe with silver dragon marks embroidered on both shoulders, Hao Ren immediately drew everyone's attention around him.
The testing area east of Dragon Shrine Temple had gathered tens of thousands of cultivators, but only twenty-four small arenas were used for fighting. As such, each arena could be considered the focal point.
Standing on the arena stage that was just a meter higher than ground level made Hao Ren feel completely different from when he was offstage.
"Hao Ren, do your best!" Xie Yujia clenched her fists and shouted.
Zhao Ziyu stood next to Zhao Hongyu with her big eyes fixed on Hao Ren.
Even though Zhensheng seemed indifferent, the corner of his eye was also glancing at Hao Ren.
The hunched Chancellor Xia straightened up and looked upward at Hao Ren's heroic figure in the arena.
"Young Master, do your best!" Lu L琳琳和陸莉莉齊聲呐喊。而他們的呼喊又引起了周圍一些年輕修士的關注。
玲玲 and Lu Lili shouted together. And their shouts drew some young cultivators' attention around them.
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"Hao Ren, do your best!" Lu L琳玲和陸莉莉齊聲呐喊。
The opponent cultivator across from Hao Ren made a gesture for sparring.
“Please!” Hao Ren stepped back half a step and assumed an attacking stance.
Cling!
This middle-aged-looking monk released a long sword from his palm.
Bloodline magic treasure!
His aura immediately radiated out!
Dan rank!
In almost the blink of an eye, this Dan-rank cultivator had already rushed to郝仁's front!
Zhao Yanzi standing by the martial arts arena suddenly clenched Zhao Hongyu’s palm tightly.
Clang……
Hao Ren raised his right hand and blocked the sword with his bare hands!
If one observed carefully, there was a faint cyan light in Hao Ren's palm!
Hao Ren stepped forward half a step with his left foot while simultaneously slapping out with his right hand. The Dan-rank cultivator’s shoulder was struck by Hao Ren’s palm; it seemed like merely a casual strike, but the monk flew away instantly.
Bang……
The Dan-rank cultivator fell off to the side of the martial arts arena and crashed into several spectators. After retreating a few steps forcefully, he finally managed not to fall over.
"I yield!" Hao Ren slightly bowed and said decisively.
A decisive move that化解了對方的攻勢，順勢將對手直接推出比武場，並且還能保持不急不躁的表情，這種氣勢頗有高手風範！
Zhao Hongyu had expected Hao Ren to win, but not so quickly. She was slightly surprised.
"Mom, Uncle is truly amazing!" Seeing that Hao Ren defeated the opponent in one move, Zhao Yanzi pulled on Zhao Hongyu's arm and excitedly said.
Zhao Hongyu glared at Zhao Yanzi, who immediately felt something amiss and hastily changed her words. "Hao Ren is truly amazing…"
However, she was no longer as excited repeating it a second time.
Hao Ren jumped down from the martial arts arena, raised his head again, and watched the next match.
Zhao Hongyu looked at Hao Ren beside her with an extremely calm expression. She silently admired him—unperturbed, composed in dealing with matters, and having a clear mind and strategy. Hao Ren was destined to achieve great things.
Not using the Refracting Sword Shadows Technique on purpose concealed his cultivation technique. Channeling spiritual energy into his palms and defeating his opponent with boxing techniques conserved more spiritual energy for the upcoming round-robin matches.
This Hao Ren was muddled about trivial matters, but when it came to important things, he had a meticulous mind and clear strategy that far exceeded her expectations.
Zhao Hongyu thought.
And after returning to the ground, Hao Ren stared intently at the martial arts arena without saying anything.
"Hey, stinky uncle!" Seeing that Hao Ren didn’t speak all along, Zhao Yanzi walked over and bumped into him.
Hao Ren was focused on watching when Zhao Yanzi suddenly hit him. He stumbled forward a few steps unexpectedly.
"Afzi!" Zhao Hongyu immediately adopted a stern tone.
Zhao Yanzǐ turned around. She had never seen Zhao Hongyu so strict before and quickly moved to Xie Yujia's side.
"Arin is analyzing his opponent; don't interfere with him," Zhao Hongyu continued.
Zhao Yanzǐ looked at Zhao Hongyu, then at Hao Ren. At this moment, Hao Ren's expression was cold and solemn, his eyes focused and spirited. The more aloof he seemed, the more handsome and impressive he appeared.
She realized that he wasn't just watching but analyzing their techniques and combat methods... because any cultivator might become Hao Ren’s next opponent...
Zhao Yanzǐ understood in an instant. She then drew back and stood beside Xie Yujia.
No matter what, Hao Ren represented the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace. Zhao Yanzǐ hoped he would perform well to uphold the palace's honor.
In the arena, a cultivator from Wensi Hall in Room No. 247 of the Jinyin Sector also quickly lost.
With half of the “Jinyin”-headed contestants losing, the second round began right away.
"Jinyin 244, Jinyin 246!"
Hao Ren went up again. This time, he used just two moves to send a Zhen-level cultivator who had僥倖advanced to this round flying out of the arena.
"Jinyin 246, Jinyin 249!"
"Jinyin 210, Jinyin 246!"
"Jinyin 132, Jinyin 246!"
With the referee's calls, Hao Ren repeatedly took to the arena and cleanly defeated each opponent.
Watching on, Zhao Hongyu began to catch onto something. The fist techniques Hao Ren was using were exactly the foundational boxing methods of all soldiers in the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace!
As Hao Ren's winning streak continued to grow, Zhao Yanzǐ became more and more excited with each win, barely holding back her cheers.
She never felt this way before. Now, why did she suddenly think Hao Ren was so formidable!
All the cultivators fell under three moves from Hao Ren’s hands!
"Good!"
Just as Hao Ren won another match, a cheer suddenly erupted from a small arena marked with the word "Lixia" on its banner. The cheers came from three arenas away to the left.
A robust man with black skin and beard took a wide stance, his fist flashing out in a tiger-paw strike that sent an entire-glowing-yellow Dou-level cultivator flying over ten meters out of the arena!
Eastern Sea Dragon Palace's basic boxing techniques!chopsticks heavily in front of Zhao Yanzi.Zhao Guang kept a solemn face, not speaking, still looking preoccupied with thoughts."Oh, and I've already arranged it with Elder Sun. You can go to his marti...