Each year's STUDI Martial Arts Tournament has a different way of competing in the first stage. However, there is one thing in common, and that is that most of them will be eliminated in the first stage. And this first stage is also the most competitive stage in some ways.

In the first stage of the last martial arts meeting, all the contestants were randomly divided into ten groups, so that they could start fighting directly, and those who were still standing in the end would directly advance to the next stage.

However, this mode has since been criticized by many people, especially the spellcasting class. After all, this kind of environment where melee starts as soon as it comes up, or close-quarters melee, is too unfair for a spell-casting class that needs time to hold a spell.

For this reason, a group of contestants in the spellcasting profession organized a protest.

Then, there is no then.

The official reply given by Stadi is: Among the remaining participants, there are still more than a dozen spell-casting classes, and the eliminated can only be because the eliminated person is too weak.

As for continuing to protest? Let's not mention whether the STADI official will re-order a first-stage match for them. At least those who have already qualified will certainly not be willing to give up their hard-won qualifying spots.

Moreover, at that time, the martial arts meeting was going on, and the Stadi officials didn't want to cause any more trouble.

So when the organizers' fists and attitudes were hard enough, the protest finally came to an end. However, many people speculate that the reason why no one said anything in the end was because of the sword king who rose like a comet and advanced to the championship all the way, the man who is now called the sword master.

When his gaze regained, Zhou Yan found that he was alone, and in front of him was a clear southern island style. The hot and humid sea breeze made him uncomfortable, the sky was sunny and cloudless, and the chirping of seabirds could be heard from time to time.

What the hell is this? Am I crossing over again?

Just when Zhou Yan began to wonder because of the qiē that happened in front of him, an energetic voice came from the sky.

"Everyone, listen up, it's Avril Avril's time!"

Accompanied by this sound, a series of virtual screens appeared in the sky.

Outside the venue, in the amphitheater that was already full, a red-haired beautiful girl with a bright smile full of youthful vitality on her face in the huge ring-shaped magic crystal screen standing in the middle waved her hand and waved to all the spectators present.

Avril Mirante, a new generation of popular idols at the Stady Academy, is also a talented woman in the administrative department of the Stady Academy. However, the popularity seems to be worse than that of the child.

In recent years, many large-scale events held by the Stady Academy or Cross Bell have been presided over by her. And it seems that this year's Stadi martial arts show will also be hosted by her.

"Then, let me introduce you to the first stage of this year's STUDI Martial Arts Competition."

As Avril's words fell, the screen changed again. In front of the audience is a top-down view of an island.

"What you see now is the venue of the first phase of this martial arts meeting, an island that does not exist zài completely constructed by space magic! The Illusory Island - Eliseri! ”

"An island made of space magic?"

"False islands?"

The audience outside the venue was full of surprises and discussions. After all, they had never heard of space magic before that it could be used to construct islands, and this kind of creative power was beyond everyone's imagination. Even in the eyes of many people, it is no longer a human ability, but a possession of the Creator.

"Magic ...... Magic? Magic, can it be this far? Yoyo subconsciously covered his mouth that opened in surprise.

Youmu, who was sitting next to her, gave her a strange look, she didn't understand the surprise of the others. Then Youmu put her eyes on the screen, but there was only an island there, but there was no specific person in sight.

"Fake?" And Zhou Yan, who also heard Avril's words, squatted down and pinched the sand on the ground. It doesn't feel like a fake in any way.

"Okay, okay, let's listen next, contestants!" After waiting for the audience to be amazed for a while, Avril's energetic voice rang out again: "The first stage of this competition will be played on this island of Eliseri. The competition is divided into three small stages, which end at 6pm each day. At the end of the small phase, someone will record and keep the ID cards you have collected. And please collect at least 50 ID badges at the end of the game to advance to the next match, no restriction on the method. ”

Speaking of which, Avril paused slightly, "Remember, at the end of the third day, you must collect at least fifty identity badges!" ”

"Ah, yes, yes." Avril on the screen clapped her hands cutely: "This is a friendly reminder from Avril, please don't stay on the edge all the time." ”

"So, the 9th STUDI Martial Arts Tournament, the first stage of the knockout round starts now. I wish all the players a prosperous martial arts! ”

The screen in the sky disappeared, and Zhou Yan took a deep breath. Step on the soft sand and start your way towards the center of the island.

There are a few points in Avril's words that are very vague, and Zhou Yan has already figured it out after just a little thought. There is no limit to the method, which means that in addition to fighting, it is possible to steal and negotiate. Collect at least fifty ID badges, which means there is no upper limit. If someone is strong enough to crush everyone, maybe this martial arts meeting can produce a champion in the first stage.

The most important thing is to collect enough badges by the end of the third day, which means that even if you lose your badges in the first few days, you are not disqualified from continuing.

And what Zhou Yan cares about the most is Avril's last reminder - don't stay on the edge all the time.

It seems to be a subtle reminder not to hide from luck and wait until the end to wait for work, but Zhou Yan feels that there should be a deep meaning here. That's why he moved towards the center at the beginning.

While Zhou Yan was thinking and moving forward, he soon met his first opponent.

His black hair was tied into several braids, and under his brown skin was a plain-looking face. And the weapon in the hand of this man who met Zhou Yan unexpectedly was something that Zhou Yan had never seen. It was a meniscus-shaped weapon that looked like a cutlass had been broken even more.

"Hello, in the ...... of Lower Ain, Zarod" When he met Zhou Yan, the man who called himself Ain politely reported his home and name.

But he was greeted by a cracking sound and a pitch-black sword.

"Are you an idiot?" Zhou Yan sneered while rushing to attack: "This is a game that will kill people, it is better to save your strength to attack if you have time to introduce yourself." ”

When fighting to the death, he still thinks about signing up for his own number, which in Zhou Yan's opinion is too stupid to be stupid. Not to mention that because of this identity exposure, it is likely that even the ability will be exposed for the other party to target. It is better to waste this time to prepare the other party than to directly seize the opportunity from the beginning.

And Ain, who obviously followed the etiquette of the duel, was attacked by the other party as a scoundrel (Ain's perspective), and he didn't have the honor of being a strong man, and he still mocked himself like this? Is it tolerable or unbearable!

Weapons collide in the air with fierce sparks. I saw Ain use the arc of the weapon to hook Wang Yu, and pulled hard to pull Zhou Yan towards him. forced Zhou Yan to engage in the close combat he was best at.

However, Zhou Yan only let go, causing Wang Yu, who had lost control, to be pulled and inserted diagonally into the ground behind Ain. However, in the eyes of others, Zhou Yan couldn't withstand Ain's strength, and Wang Yu walked away.

Although Ain, who didn't expect to be able to unload the opponent's weapon so easily, was puzzled, he also knew that this was a rare opportunity. Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, Zhou Yan's loss of weapon at this moment was the time to kill the other party in Ain's opinion.

The outer arc of the same blade slashed towards Zhou Yan's cheek, and the curved blade rubbed against the air and let out a terrible roar, if he was slashed by this knife full of killing intent, there was no doubt that Zhou Yan's head would be cut in half.

However, when Wang Yu took off his hand, Zhou Yan had already moved, and the real qi in his body was circulating, and the momentum was first constricted, and then he was suddenly released in a more violent attitude. With the explosive power brought by True Qi, Zhou Yan's speed soared by a few points.

In the face of Zhou Yan's sudden acceleration, Ain, who was not expected, hurriedly changed his moves, but Zhou Yan avoided the blade swept by Ain as soon as he bent his waist, and rushed behind Ain, and at the same time, Zhou Yan's hand reached out to Wang Yu, who was diagonally inserted into the ground.

"Oops!" Ain, who had fallen into passivity because of a miscalculation, smacked his tongue in a low voice. There was a pale green glow converging on that odd-shaped weapon.

"Poof!"

However, at this moment, a roar suddenly sounded in the void, and Zhou Yan, who was originally going to hold Wang Yu, hurriedly reined in his movements and dodged sideways. The next moment, Zhou Yan felt a feeling of tightness in his chest, and that was because a spear had grazed his chest with a ferocious momentum just now. And just the aftermath of the air flow tore the clothes on Zhou Yan's chest to shreds.

If it weren't for Zhou Yan's protection with his true qi, he would not only be depressed at this moment, but the flesh and blood in his entire chest would be blurred.

After the sudden spear grazed Zhou Yan's chest, it went straight forward, and after directly breaking a big tree, it made a loud noise when it hit the second big tree. Knock the second tree apart.

The sudden attack disrupted Zhou Yan's original rhythm, and Ain also took this opportunity to hurriedly retreat and widen the distance between him and Zhou Yan.

But before Ain could stop, a loud wind sounded behind him. Unable to avoid it in the air, Ain could only raise his weapon in the direction of the wind, but he was facing a giant hammer.

What happens if you use a blade against a sledge?

This martial arts master from Zarod City in the Urakhanate was directly smashed by the giant hammer in his hand, and then the dull and heavy sound of hammering his body and the sound of bone cracking sounded at the same time.

Inexplicably, Ain, who was attacked one after another, spat blood and flew high, leaving a miserable trajectory in the air like a broken sack, and finally fell heavily to the ground and did not move.

I don't blame him for being too weak, I can only blame him for being too unlucky. first encountered Zhou Yan, a barbarian with no etiquette (Ain perspective), and then was attacked by someone (or Ain perspective).

"You are?" Zhou Yan stared at the person in front of him, but his pupils couldn't help shrinking.

The person who came here casually left the giant hammer in his hand on the ground, and the moment it landed, the giant hammer disappeared out of thin air. And the spear that blew up the two big trees before has long since disappeared.

"I'm so lucky to find you so soon. The weeds are cleared too, haha, let's start fighting. The young man who suddenly appeared grinned with a fanatical smile and bloodthirsty battle intent on his face: "Welcome to mine, Battlefield of Madness!" ”

While speaking, Zhou Yan found that the scene around him had changed again.