Chapter 91: Round 1 (3)

"Of course. I will always keep my words to Tian'er." Rong Jian told her.

Getting his answer, Shen Tianyu turned back around with a smile and continued to wait in silence. However, as soon as she faced the front, her face became melancholic. 'Does that mean his proposal will always hold true? Sigh. I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand, I'm really flattered. On the other... I really don't deserve him do I?'

When it was her turn to pick her stage number, Shen Tianyu got Stage 2. While Rong Jian got Stage 9. "We're really far apart." Shen Tianyu commented as she looked at their number sticks.

"Too bad..." Rong Jian commented. "I wanted to help Tian'er."

"Its's ok. With my ability, could I not win?" Shen Tianyu smugly replied.

"Of course you'll win." Rong Jian smiled back at her.

Then the couple walked their separate ways, each to their own stage. The Junzhu Wen Ya was staring at Shen Tianyu's back with a grim light. She was relegated to the 1st stage, one stage away from Shen Tianyu. She couldn't fight her but she should be able to in the semifinals, if they both passed.

There were a bunch of people on each stone stage with a referee on the side. There was a gong next to each referee to be used to announce the end of the round. Shen Tianyu, with her common clothes stood amongst the crowd on the second stage. Surprisingly, she stood out even among the contestants with her valiant yet carefree air.

"The 3rd National Election Tournment for Jing Country is about to begin! The last three contestants on each stage will advance to the next round. Please try not to severely injure someone when you push them off the stage! That's all!" The referee announced a summary of the rules again and picked up the stick to strike the gong.

Gong!

Immediately, a tense air arose from all the stages. Everyone was on guard, some were trying to watch and wait. Some immediately rushed in. At the drop of a hat, chaos broke out.

On Stage 2, Shen Tianyu was still standing as relaxed as ever, as if the tournament hadn't started yet. A boy wearing faded blue robes that was standing nearby sneered at her. "This lady, did you not hear the gong? The competition's started yet you're looking as relaxed as ever."

"Those that are destined to win will win those that won't will not. What's the use in worrying so much about it?" She replied relaxedly.

"Humph. Such words are only spoken by losers!" He charged at her with his wooden sword raised without further warning. Shen Tianyu merely stared at him calmly. When he was about to strike down, she blocked his sword with hers, which she held in one hand. She then lashed out with her opposite leg and kicked his hips. He went rolling like a donkey but she couldn't see where he stopped. Because by then, the fights on Stage 2 had already broken out. A bunch of figures fighting blocked her sight. Everyone was fighting those standing close to them. A few, that perhaps knew each other, worked in pairs to take down other competitors. As for the boy, he had already fallen off the stage. Even if she was suppressing her aura down to Foundation Establishment level, a kick from a Meridian level was not something one can take so easily and be unscathed. Her aura actual strength was that of a Meridian level even if her aura was conciously suppressed. He should be glad she held back and didn't make him fly into the wall.

Shen Tianyu looked around her stage bored. Perhaps because the others had seen how she easily kicked that boy off the stage, everyone was consciously keeping their distance from her. 'Heh. As if I'd let you have th eopportunity to gang up on me later.' She thought with a smirk. 'I, am destined to win!'

She rushed headfirst into the big fight weaving through couples as if she was dancing. She would kick or attack a person here or there and each time, someone would fall off the stage. When she got to the other end of the stage, she jumped up. In a beautiful backward somersault, she landed where she started. It was as if she was signaling the end of her fatal dance. There were still around 5 people left.

"How dishonorable!" One of the remaining boys shouted.

She cocked her head. "What is?"

"Attacking like a thief! Completely unlike a warrior!" He then turned to the people around him. "Brothers, let's take her down first! We can worry about the contest later. Such a person cannot represent our Jing Country!"

Shen Tianyu merely cocked her eyebrows in amusement. 'I was raised by mercenary assassins, if I didn't attack like them, who would I copy?'

A group of five people, consisting of men and women rushed at Shen Tianyu, all to take her out first. If she negotiated, perhaps a few would deflect, however...

"I am destined to win, therefore, I won't negotiate!" A dominating air erupted from Shen Tianyu's body. 'Calling my beautiful and elegant dance as sneaking of a thief, I won't let you off!'

The audience in the front were surprsied. They were more experienced and had a more analytical mind than the youngsters. How could a small Foundation Establishment level have such an aura! This aura was as if they were standing on top of the world, looking at mortals with contempt. How could such a young person possess such arrogance! And only a Foundation Establishment level at that.

As the five teens pounced on her, Shen Tianyu started another dance. She whirled in a circle, making a beautiful flutter of her clothes and hit one of them, rolling off the stage without a chance to stop. The other hit the wall this time, and stayed there for a moment befpre he slid down.

The entire auditorium went silent. Those that were fighting paused at this strange atmosphere and looked over. Those that had finished were also staring wide-eyed at the second stage. Just one move. Just one move and this young girl at Foundation Establishment level had kicked off two highly skilled contestants, ending the competition. And it didn't look like martial arts at all, but rather, a dance move. The flutter of the clothes and the grace of the girl was comparable to that of a fairy descending to the Earth for the first time.