CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: THE UNDEFEATED DRAGON

"Is that Liu Dingjian?"

Ye Qingzhou carefully scrutinized the martial arts genius in front of him.

Xu Yuebing stepped forward and asked, "Facing the hot favorite to win this year’s Cyan Wave Sword Fighting Competition, do you feel a lot of pressure?"

Ye Qingzhou shook his head, "Not really, I just hope he’s not too weak so I can have a little fun."

"Wow, that’s bold!"

Zheng Zigang couldn’t help but grin, and seeing that they were both members of the Swordsmanship Club, he still reminded Ye Qingzhou, "There are quite a few experts at this sword fighting competition, besides Liu Dingjian, there are seven other seeded players, eight in total, all placed in different districts."

Lu Yifan also advised Ye Qingzhou to take it seriously, "That’s right, every year’s sword fighting competition is tougher than the last, so advancing isn’t easy."

"There are more experts?"

"Of course."

Compared to Ye Qingzhou, who had been in seclusion training these days, Zheng Zigang had clearly done thorough research on the opponents.

"Besides Liu Dingjian, the hot favorite to win is Zhu Jinfeng from the Danxia Zhu Clan in the Three Provinces of the South. She specializes in Fire and Thunder techniques, both of which have reached the mastery level, and she’s also reportedly learned a high-tier sword technique."

"High-tier sword technique?"

Ye Qingzhou’s spirit was lifted, clearly interested in this.

Theoretically, only a professional level martial artist can bring out the power of mid-tier martial techniques, while high-tier martial techniques require at least a master level martial artist to wield perfectly.

Therefore, even attempting to learn martial techniques above one’s tier is extremely difficult; most apprentice martial artists struggle just to grasp initial tier martial techniques, only true geniuses can break the norm.

"Interesting, hope she’s not just for show."

Ye Qingzhou was full of anticipation for this unknown high-tier sword technique, hoping his opponents could grasp the essence of the technique. Even if they couldn’t perfectly unleash the power of the high-tier sword technique, he at least hoped it would be enjoyable.

Seeing Ye Qingzhou so "arrogant," Zheng Zigang didn’t even know what to say.

Others would prefer weak opponents to win the competition easily.

Yet Ye Qingzhou wished for stronger opponents, thinking the fight would be more interesting that way.

Is this the world of geniuses?

It’s really hard to understand!

Soon after, other well-known contenders entered the venue, including Golden Dragon, also among the eight seeded players.

This person had a style and aura even more flamboyant than Leon, with a confident and composed smile on his face, catching everyone’s attention as soon as he appeared.

Zheng Zigang was very excited, "It’s the Unbeatable Dragon!"

"Unbeatable? Is this person very strong?"

Ye Qingzhou’s eyes brightened.

Zheng Zigang looked embarrassed, "How should I put it, Golden Dragon at least made it to the top four in the last sword fighting competition."

"Not even a third place, and that’s called unbeatable?"

"Ahem, his strength is still strong, but whenever he faces an opponent he can’t beat, he just withdraws."

Ye Qingzhou was speechless after hearing this, so that’s the kind of unbeatable he is.

Never having faced an opponent, does that mean he hasn’t lost?

Ye Qingzhou couldn’t understand the point of doing this, but he didn’t bother with others’ affairs.

After the opening ceremony, everyone received a text message with the results of the drawing sent by the organizers.

"Damn, why am I in the Qian District!"

Zheng Zigang lamented, being placed in the same group as the number one seed Liu Dingjian, his already low chances of advancing became even slimmer.

Ye Qingzhou glanced at his competitor number 404 and asked, "Where is the Kan District?"

Xu Yuebing beckoned, "Follow me, it’s right next to the Kunn District."

Lu Yifan also had to head to the Li District, so they all had to part ways.

With over a thousand participants divided into eight districts for the competition, combined with various supporter groups and spectators, when Ye Qingzhou arrived at the Kan District, it was already a sea of people.

Martial arts flourished on Blue Star, so martial arts events were very popular with the public, especially the Cyan Wave Cup Sword Fighting Competition’s high standards attracted a lot of exciting moments each year, making viewership ratings quite high, with many media reporters present.

By the time the top sixteen battles occurred, even provincial dignitaries and celebrities would attend, with the semifinals and finals pushing the competition’s popularity to its peak, broadcast live on major provincial TV stations simultaneously.

Ye Qingzhou casually found a seat in the player area, looking around and finding the competitors present were all very weak.

Out of the 126 competitors in the Kan District, more than half were only at apprentice level, meaning their skill in some basic stance was just at entry level.

This level might be barely considered excellent for factory work, but in the competition, they were just here for a day trip.

Of the remaining half, two-thirds had Qi and blood strength only at apprentice level, also there to make up numbers without any real hope of advancing.

The final twenty-five were the true main contenders of the sword fighting competition.

These young students from key high schools across Xiang Province all possessed at least elite level strength, with even two at genius level, their inner breath exceeding the surrounding competitors by a large margin.

Among them was Golden Dragon, last year’s top four, although his "unbeatable" title was somewhat inflated, his genius level strength was proof that he indeed had reasons to be arrogant.

The other genius level contestant was a long-haired girl, bright and tall, with a girl-next-door vibe, making her even more noticeable than Golden Dragon.

After all, who doesn’t like a beauty?

The first match in the Kan District started quickly, and the referee announced the identity information of the two competitors.

"No. 003 Golden Dragon from Mingde Middle School against No. 666 Ma Liang from Changjun Second High School!"

When Golden Dragon’s gleaming white teeth appeared on the electronic signboard, the audience seating was in an uproar.

"Is the Unbeatable Dragon making his first appearance?"

"What Unbeatable Dragon? More like the Escaping Dragon!"

"I wonder if we can see his famous technique Soaring Step this time."

"We should, this guy loves to show off every time he goes on stage; if there were a contest for arrogance in sword fighting competitions, he’d definitely be the champion."

The atmosphere on the scene quickly heated up. After all, Golden Dragon was last year’s fourth place finisher and is one of this year’s eight seeded contestants.

With the end of the beep, both contestants stepped onto the stage.

In terms of age, both were high school seniors, so this was essentially their last chance to participate in the Cyan Wave Sword Fighting Competition.

Ma Liang had elite level strength, ranking in the top ten of Kan District, but against Golden Dragon, an eight-seed player, he was virtually powerless.

On stage, Golden Dragon performed his signature Soaring Step, his steps moving with the speed of the wind, his form like a swirling bird, agile and swift, and after a bit of teasing, he struck Ma Liang off the stage with a sword, quickly ending the battle.

After winning, Golden Dragon didn’t forget to spread his arms, welcoming the audience’s applause and cheers.

"Thank you Golden Dragon and Ma Liang for presenting us with an exciting battle."

Ye Qingzhou also found this battle quite beneficial, not because of how intense or exciting Golden Dragon and Ma Liang fought, as in Ye Qingzhou’s view, it was just a pecking fight between weaklings.

What truly interested him was Golden Dragon’s mastery of the mid-tier martial technique, Soaring Step.