Chapter 513: 430 Chapter 513: 430 Hearing Xu Fan announce the new rules and looking at the two towering arenas surrounded by barriers, the contenders immediately frowned and quickly began to think.
However, the onlookers from all directions felt no pressure and started discussing.
“These rules, why do they seem a bit random…”
“Indeed, according to Star Lord Xu Fan’s new rules, it seems too unpredictable.”
“Can we really find a suitable Star Lord this way? The selection of a Star Lord is no joke. If a useless one is chosen, I’ll be the first to object!”
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Not far away, Xiong Chunyang frowned and said, “Doesn’t this give a huge advantage to those who come later?”
“No.” The older special envoy next to him replied.
“Old Xu, why is that?”
Old Xu said, “The Star Lord demands absolute strength that commands respect. If someone wants to defeat an opponent by taking it easy and conserving strength, they won’t be recognized either.
After all, the three Star Lords up there have majority veto power.”
Xiong Chunyang thought for a moment, then asked, “Even so, there are still two problems.
First, what if someone conserves their energy and defeats the strongest, leading to no suitable candidate?
Second, what if several top experts who are as strong as the Star Lord appear at the same time?”
Old Xu smiled and said, “As I said, the Star Lord demands absolute strength that commands respect!
This is not a simultaneous situation. If the strongest person can’t handle individual challenges one by one, they’re not fit to be the Star Lord.
In such a case, the Star Lord’s position will remain vacant until a suitable candidate appears.
Moreover, if there are multiple candidates as strong as the Star Lord, the extras can continue to challenge the Star Lord in the second stage.”
“So that’s how it is!” Although Xiong Chunyang wasn’t very bright, he understood.
Firstly, the Star Lord’s position would rather stay vacant than be filled with someone unworthy.
Secondly, direct challenges to the incumbent Star Lord in the second stage ensure that truly strong individuals won’t be overlooked.
Among the crowd, Su Yuan looked at the two arenas and couldn’t help but smile.
“In that case, it’s better to be straightforward…”
If it were a series of one-on-one duels, the basic strategy would be to hide strength while ensuring a win, saving more trump cards for the final battle.
But with these two arenas, it’s not just about the defender versus the challenger. It’s also a competition between the two arenas.
If one arena shows weakness, it will inevitably attract more challengers.
Only by demonstrating super strong power can one deter others, making them challenge the other arena, thus reducing their own pressure.
Moreover, this way, the strength of the defenders of the two arenas will keep balancing each other out.
It must be said, Xu Fan’s new rules seem random but are quite ingenious and efficient.
“In terms of healing, there are two healers from Xuanwu Imperial: Qingmu and Gan Lin.” Xu Fan signaled to the edge of the school martial arts arena, where the two special envoys from Xuanwu Imperial saluted in response to the crowd’s gaze.
Xu Fan withdrew his gaze and looked at the crowd. “Enough talk. The contest for the Star Lord begins now!”
After speaking, Xu Fan rode the Green Bird into the sky, returning to the Jade Pillar.
In the central martial arts arena, several figures immediately rushed towards the two arenas enclosed by barriers.
Among those heading to the western arena were Chang Yi and Xiong Chunyang’s boss, Xue Hengjiang, ranked in the top thirty on the Battle Merit List.
Among the nearly one hundred first-level special envoys, being ranked in the top thirty was already significant, comparable to Baili Ge, even slightly surpassing.
Naturally, passing the Illusion True Image Pearl test already indicates strength beyond most special envoys.
However, the eastern arena attracted more attention,
Including Wen Qinghao, ranked twenty-second on the Battle Merit List, and… the rising star of Vermilion Bird Imperial in the past two years, Xia Xuan!
“So fast…” Su Yuan looked directly at Xia Xuan on the arena. “Seems like she is very confident.”
Going on stage now only involves two mentalities.
The first, to participate and simply compete with internal experts.
This mentality is common among those ranked outside the top ten, where the chances of winning were already minimal, and the new arena rules make it even less likely.
However, obviously, Xia Xuan didn’t just want to participate.
That brings us to the second mentality… extreme confidence in continuous victory!
“Azure Dragon Imperial, Wen Qinghao.”
“Vermilion Bird Imperial, Xia Xuan.”
After each took out their weapons, they locked eyes and immediately launched their attacks!
Wen Qinghao wielded a longsword, water light flowing on him as he rushed towards Xia Xuan at high speed.
Wen Qinghao had heard of Xia Xuan, knowing she was a fire element archer.
The basic strategy against archers and magicians was to close the distance!