Chapter 384: Youth Tournament - 384
Before long, the old man finally regained his bearings.
"Haha! What a blessing! With this, you will become a grand cultivator, far surpassing others!" The old man said.
Initially, he was not sure if he was happy for the boy or worried for him, but decided to be as supportive as possible, even if the child went on a different path than his.
It was clear that Lu Wei was happy to see his father so excited.
"How invincible are you in those 10 seconds?" The old man asked.
"I'm not sure. Logically, it should not be true invincibility, but I am sure that I would not be easily killed." Lu Wei explained.
"I see. Well as long as you stay safe. I'd actually rather that you never have to find out." The old man said.
"Thank you father. Thank you as well uncle." Lu Wei said.
Soon, they returned above the basement and Lu Wei stayed with the old man and Zhou Fan for a few weeks before finally returning to the blue flower sect.
As the day's passed, Zhou Fan could tell that the old man was far less worried and more relaxed.
10 years passed before Lu Wei returned to the library once again. This time, he was fully grown and in the nascent soul realm. Unfortunately, even his cultivation would take a long time to progress from such a point.
While he stayed at the library, Lu Wei told Zhou Fan and the old man about a tournament for all cultivators under the age of 50.
He was planning to participate, and gave them two tickets. He also said that if they wanted to go, the grand elder would take them with him.
The old man and Zhou Fan agreed. A month later, they were on the back of a flying eagle that soared through the sky.
"This competition will have all of the talented youths on this third of the world. If I win this, then I'll represent our third in the final tournament." Lu Wei said.
"That's good. As expected of my son." The old man said.
The grand elder looked at him weirdly, but did not speak. Lu Wei's cultivation level was nearly the same as hers. She did not have the right to criticize his grandfather anymore.
"As expected of my father's son." Lu Wei agreed.
Even Zhou Fan felt that the two were shameless. After a week of flying, a giant mountain appeared up ahead. On top of the mountain was a stadium with loud noise coming from it.
"Wow. The sound reaches us from this far. Are you sure we won't need earplugs?" The old man asked.
"You'll be fine." The grand elder said.
It was only a few seconds before the eagle descended in front of a large entrance. Concrete blocks made a beautiful white floor, and a fountain with a statue on it sat in the center.
All around, cultivators could be seen. Nascent soul cultivators suddenly became common. Only soul formation cultivators were worth any real attention.
The old man, Zhou Fan, Lu Wei, and the grand elder got off the eagle before walking along the path. Lu Wei looked at the statue with interest while they walked past it.
After going through a large arch, hundreds of thousands of seats could be seen. Down below, the arena could be clearly seen.
A few foundation establishment cultivators were fighting before the tournament began.
The grand elder led them to seats in the upper rows. Lu Wei left on his own, while the old man, Zhou Fan, and the grand elder sat down and watched. It was a few hours before the tournament began.
Above the stadium, a cultivator flew in the air. He was a void traversing cultivator and the host of the event.
Once he started speaking, the stadium quickly quieted down.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is an honor to have you here tonight. The once every 50 year tournament of youths will soon begin. There are ten thousand competitors from all around the world. 10 of them have even reached the nascent soul realm. I ask that you all watch peacefully and patiently as the battles commence." The cultivator said, signaling the start of the event.
Down below, in the huge arena section, 10,000 cultivators under the age of 50 stood. Not far from them was a giant square stage that was made out of the same material as the walkway at the entrance.
10,000 badges were given. The number 1 fought number 2. Number 3 fought number 4, and so on.
Lu Wei had gotten number 7564. It would be a long time before he fought.
"I've never left the city before. The outside world sure is big." The old man said as he looked around with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Has this trip changed your mind about staying within the city?" Zhou Fan asked.
"Of course not. My ideals cannot be so easily changed." The old man laughed.
It took almost an entire week before Lu Wei went on stage. His opponent immediately admitted defeat. After all, Lu Wei was one of the 10 nascent soul realm cultivators at the event.
"Isn't that the blue flower sect's participant? How interesting. To think that a sect on the brink of destruction could gain such a talented disciple. They should be on the rise soon." A voice not far from them said.
"Indeed. There are even a few youths from the earth mountain sect participating. Perhaps we will get a good show." The person next to him responded.
The earth mountain sect was one of the 3 members of the tri-sect alliance that governed the world. It was also the place that the host of the competition came from, as well as the owner of this third of the world.
Zhou Fan did not know how Lu Wei would fare. He was talented, but he was limited by the blue flower sect's techniques.
He did not have a divine physique, so it would take a lot of luck to win the tournament.
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Created a new trial book. Will see if I will create more chapters for it.
Name - The 13 Heroes
Chapter 385: Tournament - 385
3 more days passed before the first round finally concluded. The 10,000 participants were reduced to 5,000. The same format occurred once again.
Lu Wei's number was 4593. Once his time came, his opponent admitted defeat again. The second round lasted a week.
The third round followed the same format, but with 2,500 people. Lu Wei's opponent immediately gave up.
1,250 people remained.
"The final elimination round will soon begin." The host said as tokens flew into the air. Lu Wei received token number 600.
As he stepped onto the stage, his opponent did not give up this time.
"You must be from the blue flower sect. I am a core formation cultivator from the lower sky sect. Let's fight." The opponent said before charging out.
Clouds wrapped around Lu Wei's opponent, and Lu Wei punched out with a fist. Light shone and a fist made of light Qi shot out, piercing through the clouds and knocking his opponent off of the stage.
Lu Wei had a light Qi affinity, as well as a metal Qi affinity and a water affinity.
As the final elimination round concluded, there were 625 participants left. Tokens flew up again, but the numbers on them ranged from 1 - 25.
The ground shook and 25 square arena's came from underground, while the original arena went underground.
Lu Wei had gotten the number 1 and went to the arena with a 1 inscribed on it. In his arena were 24 other people, and one of them was in the nascent soul realm.
It was clear that the other nascent soul realm cultivator was a physical fighter by the way his muscles moved around even as he stood still. He eyed Lu Wei as if he was going to demolish him in the next second.
Lu Wei felt a little intimidated, but he did not show it. He put his hands into one of his pockets and prepared to create the dice. He did not want anyone to see it, but he felt he would need to use it to win.
Unfortunately, he could not control what number the dice landed on. It would be a matter of luck.
This round was a free for all round within the 25 arenas. The last person standing in each arena would move on.
As the bell rang, signaling the start of the round, the other nascent soul realm cultivator turned his gaze away from Lu Wei and looked at the other cultivators.
"We will fight after I clean up the trash." He said as he moved so fast that the other competitors could not even react.
Only a single core formation cultivator managed to take a single strike, but the second one knocked him out.
In less than a minute, Lu Wei and the other nascent soul realm cultivator were the only ones in the arena.
Lu Wei nervously gulped as he looked at the opponent. Even he had barely been able to see the man when he moved earlier.
After briefly staring at Lu Wei, the man's figure blurred as it shot towards Lu Wei.
Without hesitation, Lu Wei rolled the dice in his pocket while moving away. The dice rolled, but the physical fighter did not waste time.
Lu Wei only stalled for 2 seconds before the fist was in front of his face. Suddenly, a clear barrier appeared over his body.
When the man's fist hit the barrier, it instantly broke. Lu Wei watched in surprise as the man's bones became clearly visible.
Despite being a physical fighter, the man was still considered young. His body shook as he suffered the pain of the injury and crouched down.
"To think it could be used like this." The old man laughed hysterically.
Even Zhou Fan chuckled a little. A lot of things could be said about Lu Wei but none could deny that he was naturally funny.
Lu Wei quickly attacked his opponent and kicked him off of the stage.
Lu Wei's win was definitely the weirdest and least understandable win, but he won in the end. He was the only nascent soul realm cultivator that had encountered another nascent soul realm cultivator.
Before long, 25 people stood on the ground.
"Before the next round starts, I would like everyone here to admire these 25 youths. On this side of the world, they are the greatest of their age." The host said as people cheered.
"Now, the next round. Everyone come onto the stage and pick a slip." He said as he pulled a box out from his spatial ring.
All of the remaining contestants did as he said. Lu Wei received a red slip.
"12 colors on 24 slips have been drawn. Whoever got the white slip gets a free pass to the final round." The host said. "Remember, luck is a part of your strength as well."
A nascent soul realm cultivator stepped off to the side and stood. He had gotten the white slip.
Lu Wei's opponent was a core formation realm cultivator. Although there was a slight struggle, he had won without using his dice.
13 cultivators were left, an uneven number.
10 tokens numbered 1 - 10 flew into the air and landed in 10 of the 13 participants' hands. Lu Wei did not receive one.
"Those who got the tokens, as of now, are the top ten. Any of the other 3 can freely challenge the top 10 to receive that spot. In addition, anyone who participated in the competition but got eliminated can come down and fight for a place." The host explained.
The old man shook his head. "Just moments ago, he was talking about luck being a part of cultivation. Now look at him."
Lu Wei looked at his opponents, but decided to wait until he was clear of their strength before challenging them. 10 cultivators who had participated earlier came down. One of them, Lu Wei's defeated opponent, managed to grab the number 7 spot. Of the 3 that did not receive a token, one of them took the 5th spot.
At this point, Lu Wei was the only nascent soul realm cultivator without a top 10 token.
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