Chapter 910 - 732: Emerging Business Opportunities (2)

The Divine Spear Sect is quite renowned in the martial world, and Jing Dachao himself has made some name for himself, being a recognized tough nut to crack.

Even though many sects are confident in themselves, they are unwilling to take on this tough nut right away.

Even if they win, it might be a pyrrhic victory.

Moreover, if they prematurely reveal their trump card, they will be targeted by others, which is a disadvantage of being the first to strike.

Of course, there are some advantages or benefits for a sect that takes the first move.

"Each Martial Arts Arena, the sect that wins the first match will receive eight hundred taels of gold, a bottle of top-grade golden healing medicine, and twenty catties of deep sea profound iron." Yun Jin explained to Lou Yi.

This is the official reward given by the martial arts tournament to the first brave soul to break the ice.

Otherwise, no one would want to go up first, greatly affecting the spectacle of the contest and slowing down the progress of the martial arts tournament.

"Is anyone willing to fight me?" Seeing that no one was coming up, Jing Dachao’s aura became even stronger, loudly shouting.

His entire body surge with qi-blood, condensing into a silver spear over ten yards long, obliquely piercing through the void, slowly rotating, the spearhead flickering with light, cold and icy.

"I’ll take you on!" Moments later, a figure leaped up, flying onto the ring like a large bird, standing opposite Jing Dachao.

It was a lean-looking middle-aged man, wearing a dark blue short attire, exposing two arms with extremely smooth muscle lines.

"Who are you, what sect are you from, state your name!" Jing Dachao looked at the opponent carefully for a few moments, but he couldn’t discern the other’s origins.

There are countless sects in the world, too numerous to count, he couldn’t possibly know them all.

"I hail from the Sickle Vein, a name unchanged wherever I go, Jiang Li at your service."

Jiang Li wasted no words, directly summoned his martial seal into the air.

It was a grayish sickle, the blade had several small notches, looking somewhat ragged.

Yet, the moment the silver spear and sickle touched, Jing Dachao’s expression changed.

There was a loud clang, the silver spear was knocked aside by the sickle, emitting a buzzing groan, sparks flying, vibrating relentlessly.

"What?!"

Jing Dachao was shocked and wanted to counterattack.

But the opponent seized the moment accurately, giving him no chance to breathe.

The massive sickle kept striking like a torrential storm, forcing the silver spear back step by step, sparks bursting forth, white cloud-like energy shooting.

Finally, he was forced out of the Martial Arts Arena, announcing the Divine Spear Sect’s defeat in this match.

Jing Dachao’s eyes were empty, still unable to recover from the failure.

’Sigh!’

The second person sent by the Divine Spear Sect immediately took to the stage, a man significantly older than Jing Dachao, with grey temples, looking about in his fifty years.

The silver spear he summoned was evidently thicker and longer than Jing Dachao’s, with greater power.

Unfortunately, Jiang Li from the Sickle Vein learned from before and shifted from attack to defense, holding off for half an hour.

Later, taking advantage of his restless state, he struck like thunder, defeating him.

In the end, the Divine Spear Sect sent their third contender, their Sect Leader, a seasoned, acclaimed old hand in the martial world.

The disciple from the Sickle Vein couldn’t withstand several moves from the Divine Spear Sect Leader, being knocked off the stage.

But the second person sent by the Sickle Vein stalled the Divine Spear Sect Leader for two incense sticks’ worth of time, and even injured him.

Eventually, the Vein Master of the Sickle Vein finally made his move.

Having gathered his energy, he defeated the slightly powered Divine Spear Sect Leader with over ten moves, claiming the first victory at that Martial Arts Arena.

The obscure Sickle Vein defeated the fairly well-known Divine Spear Sect in their first challenge.

This stirred up quite a commotion on-site, adding much intrigue and excitement to the martial arts tournament.

It also told every martial artist present that the martial arts tournament is where anyone can make their name with a single fight!

However, the Sickle Vein exerted quite some effort on the Divine Spear Sect.

Although they had an hour’s rest between each match.

Their consumption continued to expand, and they fell in the fifth round, unable to reach the end.

Lou Yi didn’t keep his eyes fixed on this Martial Arts Arena, he roamed between various arenas, witnessing all kinds of bizarre martial seals.

There was one called ’Yellow Weasel Seal’, which could summon a massive yellow weasel-like martial seal, radiating a foul odor that could daze opponents into confusion, rendering them helpless.

There was one called ’Evil Ghost Seal’, which could summon a giant evil ghost over fifty or sixty yards high, causing numbness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and numerous negative effects on opponents. It won five matches in half a day, showing remarkable efficiency.

There was one called ’Divine Elephant Seal’, able to summon an ancient elephant beast, amplifying its wielder’s strength, allowing forceful breakthroughs, pushing through everything.

There was one called ’Spiritual Kite Seal’, capable of significantly enhancing speed...

There was one called ’Heaven-Flipping Seal’...

Various martial seals emerged.

Each type of martial seal, regardless of the differences in strength, had its unique expertise.

Among them, Lou Yi felt some could be useful to him.

Soon, he and Yun Jin arrived at the edge of a Martial Arts Arena.

A large number of spectators had gathered here, all staring focused on the stage.

"So bloody, so violent, why doesn’t that kid concede? Too pitiful!"

"Sun Ahxun from the Giant Axe Seal is really fired up, his blows are getting heavier and heavier."

"What’s this Golden Cicada Seal, I’ve never heard of it, have any of you?"