Straw@hat publication: Chapter - 8 ; Coward Huo Ling !? ::
Dongfang jia Battle Stadium:
Around a octagonal stage made of very hard stone for having competitions and personal challenges, all the first year disciples and three elders were present.
"Elder Mo must be proud to have two excellent grade talents in his class, it makes other people envy you " elder Yang said.
"You flatter me Elder Yang " elder Mo laughed.
"Elder Mo has really put his best into the class , Zhang Hong and Li Qing both have reached middle phase of first stage in such a short time period " elder Wang praised.
" Elder Wang praises me too much , It is the kids who make us old men ashamed, they worked hard and so is the result " elder Mo replied with a sigh.
So was the difference between talent grades and importance of resources in cultivation. Huo Ling had worked so hard in these days but still was not even halfway to middle phase, but both of the geniuses have already reached there in less effort then him.
Meanwhile Huo was looking arogya at other disciples and listing to them:
"Hey you know brother Zhang and Sister Li both have reached middle phase in such a short time".
"Are you kidding me , i haven't even started yet"
"Hmph , you also want to compare yourself to both of them , do you know what excellent grade talent and three great families mean ? "
All the surrounding disciples began laughing.
"What do you think , which class will win this time " someone asked.
"Is there even a need to ask it ? Can you beat middle phase geniuses , probably the first class is winning."
"I would not be so confident , Liu Bao from second class is also very close to middle phase and she also has tamed a first rank peak Water Blade Celestial Worm "
" What a peak phase attack type Celestial Worm!!?"
" Yes she would also be in the first class if not for her teammates " another disciple added.
Huo ling was hearing all this :
" To think they have reached middle phase . It really makes me green with envy" he said to himself. He was literally cultivating maximum of his time without even attending the class still was not halfway there.
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The instructor then announced the beginning of the competition.
" First class three and class two will clash with each other and then the winner will face class one in finals "
" First round Liu Bao vs Zhao Nie"
All the disciples began cheering as bothe of the competitors where the top of their classes.
" Brother Nie show them the power of our class three " .
" Sister Liu you are so beautiful and strong we will support you till end "
Huo Ling looked at them both looked extremely confident.
The fight began and Liu Bao finished Zhao Nie with a single attack . Everyone was stupefied. He had tried to block with his defence Celestial but the water blade cut through the defence like butter and eliminated him.
"Peak phase celestial worms are not for show afterall" elder Yang said.
The other two elders nodded.
The matches continued and class two had a lead. Finally it was Huo's turn .
"Huo Ling vs Shen Tian"
Huo ling went up the stage and saw his opponent, he was giving a confident look.
" I admit defeat" Huo ling raised his arm and said.
Everyone was shocked and looked at him.
" You coward atleast try to fight , he won't kill you it is just a competition"
" Ha ha class three people are just so much , and were babbling about defeating sister Liu sometime before."
Class three students felt humiliated and were starting fiercely at Huo ling who was coming down from the stage. If eyes could kill he would have died atleast a hundred times till now.
" You Coward ruined our class three' s name donot let me find you alone "
Everyone from class three was shouting out their frustration on him.
Huo Ling sneered " Like i would get something from winning this " his mind was clear what others thought about him they can shout all day if it is going to harm him he will never do such a task, after all what was greater than strength here.
Elder Yang looked towards the stage and sighed. Elder Mo was going to say something but was Crossed by elder Wang.
She smiled and said " This brat is not so simple as he seems".
Both the elders frowned and looked at her " what does elder Wang means" said elder Yang.
" Oh i remember , elder Wang has an inspector celestial worm, did you saw something strange? " Elder Mo asked.
Inspector Celestial was a rank 3 Celestial Worm which could determine the celestial worms of a person if his strength was weaker than the user.
She smiled and said pointing at Huo Ling " He has managed to tame the Swift Gale celestial".
" Isn't it a peak phase 1st rank? " Elder Yang inquired.
" Yes, it is the reason why he forfeited. You know what resources your class three gets if he fights he might run out of stocks before time " she laughed.
Elder Yang gave a bitter smile feeling little guilty.
" To think he has managed to tame it with his average grade talent. " Elder Mo said surprisingly.
The competition continued and second class won.
" Li Qing vs Liu Bao "
Soon the mood of crowd shoot out of roof. Seeing the two beauties on the stage their hearts became excited and began to cheer.
Li Qing took the offence and a sword of fire manifested in her hand.
" It is the Burning sword Celestial , she also has a peak phase rank 1 Celestial" some one shouted.
Liu Bao face became serious as she Dodged the quick attacks from her opponent. Her water blades were ineffective at close range and she was missing the target.
Finally Li Qing had her sword at Bao's neck and the match ended in Li Qing's victory.
" As expected middle phase is too strong "
The other matches continued and at last class one emerged victorious. And the competition ended.
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