Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 225 - 104 Sorry... Sorry!

On the stage.

In the blink of an eye,

the first round had already ended.

Just now there were twelve people, and now only six remained.

Among the six, as of now the only local Martial Artist from Luoshui County left to compete was Jiang Ning.

The other five were all students from the Martial Arts Garden of Dongling City.

Beneath the stage.

"Indeed! It's not easy to handle the elite among the elite students of the Martial Arts Garden. I couldn't even win a single match!" Liu Zhaonan sighed slightly, his expression reflective.

"Brother Zhaonan has already made me see you in a new light. To think you could seize the position of squad leader, I am far from your equal!" Cao Zijian looked at Liu Zhaonan, a complex expression flashing through his eyes.

He had not expected that Liu Zhaonan, who had once been behind him, had quietly surpassed him by so much.

He had just gone up to the stage to personally compete with the elite students of the Martial Arts Garden, and had developed a firsthand knowledge of the strength of those Martial Arts Garden students.

It was a crushing force that left him with no sight of victory.

At this moment, Liu Zhaonan heard Cao Zijian's words and immediately let out a light sigh, shaking his head.

"What's my achievement worth! It's Jiang Ning who has truly changed our perception. Who could have thought that such an ordinary civilian, practicing martial arts for merely a few months, could have come this far? A talent that Luoshui County only sees once in a hundred years wouldn't come close to comparing to him, right?"

Hearing Liu Zhaonan mention Jiang Ning, Cao Zijian's face grew even more complicated.

"Yes! Who would have thought he had such strength? With such talent, even my clan brother Cao Rong is not his equal!"

"It's also fortunate that clan brother Cao Bin chose to reconcile with him earlier. If we had continued to be at odds, after today, with Jiang Ning's power and influence, my Cao family would really be in trouble!"

At this, Liu Zhaonan, who was listening to Cao Zijian's laments, couldn't help but smile faintly.

Because he did not have the concerns Cao Zijian had.

The pillar of the Cao family was now Cao Rong.

Cao Rong of the Divine Bow Camp in Dongling City.

Although Cao Rong held a high position, being a military man, he could scarcely return home once or twice a year.

His influence could hardly reach Luoshui County.

If things turned out as Cao Zijian had said, and Jiang Ning became a squad leader in the Inspection Office after today, if he were to target the Cao family, it would indeed become very troublesome for them.

Because it was too easy to find trouble when one had authority.

And with Cao Rong too remote to help, far waters can't quench near thirst.

But Liu Zhaonan was different.

He had been given costly support by his clan over the past few months.

And now he had successfully captured the position of squad leader.

Being squad leaders in the Inspection Office, although he admired Jiang Ning's strength, being a squad leader like him, he did not fear Jiang Ning as Cao Zijian did.

And with him as a squad leader in the Inspection Office, the future storms in Luoshui County would pass peacefully for the Liu family.

The Cao and Xie families, however, were different stories.

Xie Xiaojiu, the most outstanding of the Xie family, had just lost to Jiang Ning in the battle for squad leader. Therefore, like the Cao family, they had not managed to produce a squad leader.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhaonan felt a secret pleasure.

Ten years ago, Cao Rong burst onto the scene, leading the Cao family from the least of the three major families to a power that vaguely overshadowed the Liu and Xie families.

And now, it was his turn to create a legend.

...

At this time.

On the stage.

Following the end of the first round, there were now only six people qualified to compete in the second round.

Qin Xuan was the first to take the stage again.

Holding a sharp sword slightly downward, he wore a black gold-trimmed long robe that showed his flair.

"Who will it be?" Qin Xuan addressed the five.

"I will!" Instantly, a man stood out without hesitation.

With only one Deputy Commander position remaining, to seize this sole spot required defeating everyone present.

If one was to become the only one, there was no difference between fighting first or later.

Therefore, the man did not hesitate at all.

After the fight, Qin Xuan was victorious.

In this battle, he did not sustain any additional wounds.

If He Jinyun were here, she would notice that Qin Xuan had made tremendously great progress compared to a month ago.

The next moment,

Jiang Ning voluntarily stepped up to the stage.

"A weapon battle, who will it be?" He addressed the remaining three.

Then he turned his head to the man presiding over the assessment and said, "Please lend me a blade."

"Here!" The man grabbed a heavier blade than previously from the nearby weapon rack and tossed it toward Jiang Ning.

The long blade whistled through the air, and Jiang Ning caught it with his hand.

With the long blade in hand, its specifications appeared in his mind.

It was three feet and five inches long, weighing one hundred and thirty-seven pounds.

It was indeed a fine blade.

Its mirror-like blade reflected a dazzling light in the sunlight.

At this time,

a woman stepped forward on her own initiative.

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She was the only woman left among those present.

She wore a fiery red leather battle armor, with a long spear in her hand, her hair confined by a hair crown, swaying like a ponytail behind her head, looking very heroic and valiant.

"I'm up!" The woman came to the center of the stage, standing in front of Jiang Ning.

"A weapon battle, I love it!" She lightly swung the long spear in her hand, the red tassel flashing like a streak of fire.

"I'm Feng Jiuge!"

"Jiang Ning!"

Jiang Ning somewhat knew of this woman, because his senses were extraordinarily keen, and just by standing there, he could hear the low murmurs from all over the place beneath the stage.

So, during the half-day's events at the training ground, he had also learned many things he had not known before from those discussions.

Among them was information about the red-robed warrior woman in front of him.

This woman was the daughter of a Colonel in Dongling City.

Her martial skills were full of military style, and her previous battle was characterized by wide open strikes.

Such a style, in theory, was not suitable for arena combat, but better for charging on the battlefield.