Chapter 899 - 727: Four Rounds, a Gamble

Thousand Hands: Growing multiple spiritual arms based on the original body, each spiritual arm enjoys abilities similar to the original arms, and some effects can stack...

Now, I don’t have just four hands, but six.

This means I can use three Martial Seals at the same time.

If three Martial Seals were to overlap, to what extent would my strength increase?

Lou Yi looks forward to it.

However, the Martial Seals of each sect are secrets not easily obtained.

Even though Lou Yi is formidable enough to walk unrestrained in this world, he has no intention of seizing the heritages of other sects. It goes against his character.

’Step by step, maybe there will be an opportunity,’ Lou Yi thought, allowing his talent for divination to operate naturally.

It’s difficult to precisely divine in a new world, but after staying a few days, he finally grasped some causal connections, and vague intuition is arising.

For the next two days, the disciples of the Treasure Vase Lineage stayed at the inn, focused on their cultivation, in preparation for the upcoming highlight: the Fan Kingdom Martial Arts Tournament.

Through communication with others, Lou Yi managed to figure out all the information regarding the Martial Arts Tournament.

The Fan Kingdom Martial Arts Tournament is the most important event in this world, held once every ten years, where various Martial Seal schools gather to determine the strongest five sects of the era.

The top five sects can obtain precious Five-Colored Spirit Essence collected from the void, aiding their breakthrough into the Third Realm, and achieving the Supreme True Profound Realm.

The Martial Arts Tournament has four trials, and only three disciples can be sent for each trial.

The first trial is the platform defense trial, where all sects outside the five main lineages must participate.

In total, there are thirty-five platforms. As long as one persists in defending a platform for twenty-one matches or three days without defeat, they may proceed to the second trial.

The platform defense trial is the most brutal test, as defenders face extremely rigorous bouts, demanding high comprehensive strength from the sect.

Each year, talented seeds from small sects appear, but due to shallow foundations and weak disciples,

the talented seed eventually can’t hold on alone and is eliminated after failing to persist for twenty-one rounds.

True Profound Continent has countless Martial Seal schools, with heroes as numerous as fish crossing a river.

The first wave leaves only thirty-five slots, making competition extremely fierce.

If unlucky, even top-tier sects capable of competing with the major lineages may still be eliminated.

The second trial is the elimination trial.

The major lineages, exempt from the first trial, draw lots to compete with the thirty-five first-round winners, with the winners from twenty sects advancing to the third trial.

The third trial is the challenge trial.

Twenty teams, each team has one opportunity to challenge another team, with winners advancing to the next round, while losers are eliminated.

The fourth trial is the point tally trial, also the final trial, with only ten teams entering.

Ten teams contest each other, with victories earning three points, draws one point, and losses none.

The final rank is determined by total points, with the top five securing the Spirit Essence.

This trial allows no luck; each team must face each other, making the top five chosen the universally recognized strongest five sects.

"You mean our sect fell in the second round last time?" Lou Yi listened to female scholar Yun Jin’s explanation, somewhat exasperated.

Without a bye in the first round, it’s probably even worse.

Despite being the ancient Treasure Vase Lineage, one of the five main lineages, it couldn’t even reach the third round. That’s quite a miserable situation.

If not for the rule of being removed from the main lineage after missing the top five for three consecutive terms, it would’ve been kicked out long ago.

Even so, this term is precarious, a final battle for survival.

"They manipulated the draw, deliberately pairing us against the formidable White and Tiger Seal Lineage!" Xu Feng expressed indignantly.

"Indeed, our sect’s strength is lacking," Vein Master Zhou Xinghai shook his head, "Last term I was injured and couldn’t compete. Your junior sister is too young to fight. In the second round, regardless of which lineage we face, it’s hard to win."

"However, this term, I have confidence," Zhou Xinghai stroked his long white beard, smiling confidently.

The other disciples hearing this were delighted.

"Master, have you recovered?"

"Far from it; I definitely can’t participate this term," Zhou Xinghai pointed to Lou Yi and Yun Jin, "But don’t we still have your junior master and second senior sister?"

Upon hearing Zhou Xinghai’s words, the disciples of the Treasure Vase Lineage looked at each other.

Yun Jin is a prodigy, unmatched by peers of the same age.

But facing those old-timers from the major lineages, who have practiced for countless years, is quite a daunting task.

As for junior master Lou Yi, even less reliable.

Competition requires the techniques of the Treasure Vase Lineage, and he’s just begun learning them. The Treasure Bottle might not have even been formed yet, right?

"These days, stay well in the inn. Don’t go out if there’s no business," Zhou Xinghai instructed.

The reason being, the Treasure Vase Lineage is too unique.

As one of the oldest major lineages, its fame is great, but its strength is at an all-time low, making it the best target for setting a precedent before the Martial Arts Tournament.

If defeated during these days in competition, that would create a significant reputation.

For the first-round platform defense trial, whoever wants to challenge them had better consider it carefully.

Therefore, the Treasure Vase Lineage is like a coveted prize, an advertisement board, everyone wants to have a part in.

Though Zhou Xinghai seeks to avoid trouble, the winds don’t cease despite the tree’s stillness.

Someone has already moved into the same inn, eyeing them.

Lou Yi, Yun Jin, Xu Feng, and the group went to the inn’s first floor to eat, sitting separately at two adjacent tables in the corner.

On the square table were ingredients such as rice wine, cooked beef, big plate chicken, cold cucumber, with flavors barely satisfactory.