This incident caused a sensation for several days, and gradually fell silent when neither of the parties came forward.

After all, the qualifying competition is close at hand, everyone is not so idle, if the qualifying results are too poor, they will be persuaded to retire by the Imperial Capital Academy.

A student who was dismissed in Nantang has no future, and the students who were persuaded to retire by the Imperial Capital Academy in previous years will not be as good as those students who came out of ordinary colleges in the future.

And the students who successfully graduate, once they graduate, will immediately be appointed to important positions in the empire, among which those who perform well can even be named nobles, and the gap can be imagined.

Xu Xiaodong also devoted himself to the training ground, trying to familiarize himself with his own strength, after all, this was not cultivated by himself, there was an adaptation process.

In this tense atmosphere, a month passes in the blink of an eye.

The annual qualifying competition in the imperial capital has officially kicked off, and many big forces have been invited to watch, and many of them are even family heads.

One is to cheer up, and then see if you can make some excellent seedlings.

You must know that the students who came out of the Imperial Capital Academy will occupy an important place in the Southern Tang Dynasty in the future, and the famous figures such as His Majesty, Muwang, and Bishui Zhenren were all students of the Imperial Capital Academy decades ago.

The competition venue is located in the top square of Xixia Mountain, which is crowded at the moment, and there are many tables and chairs above the square for people to watch.

There are twenty battle platforms in the square, and many students are lining up, and the expressions of the students are divided into two types, one is self-assured and powerful, and most of them are expressionless. Some people who don't have confidence in themselves have ugly faces, hoping that they can meet a weak opponent during the game and make their results look better.

Xu Xiaodong and Cai Zhiyuan were also in the crowd, different from the crowding scene with other students, no students approached five meters near the place where Xu Xiaodong was standing, who would dare to come up and squeeze the four masters of the academy?

Even Cai Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows, because many students projected envious eyes at him, among them the extraordinary students. The little fat man has just broken through the middle of the yellow level, although he can't compare with Xu Xiaodong, his strength in the academy is medium, and he doesn't have to be afraid of being persuaded to quit.

"Ahem, the annual qualifying competition is here again, and this year, as in previous years, I will preside over this competition, so you have no opinion. A sound came from the high platform, although it was not loud, but the students in the square heard it very clearly.

On the high platform stood an old man with a black face, wearing a wide green robe, and it was he who had just spoken.

Behind the black-faced old man stood more than a dozen people, both men and women, all wearing purple mentor robes, looking at the black-faced old man with respectful faces. Lu Caiyu of the Elixir Hall is also among them, this woman is wearing a purple robe, her hair is tied into a ponytail, and her delicate body has a unique taste under the slightly larger purple robe.

Many male students couldn't help but turn their eyes to her, which was very eye-catching.

"It's over, it's over, how did this little pepper become an invigilator. Cai Zhiyuan found this woman as soon as possible, and her face was as ugly as eating a fly.

Xu Xiaodong's heart moved, no wonder this woman said last time that she would come to watch the qualifying competition, but she didn't expect to come as a mentor.

Lu Caiyu also saw Xu Xiaodong and the others, and smiled very "friendly" at Xu Xiaodong, especially the little fat man, which made the little fat man's face even more ugly.

"Ahem, the old man's name is Cangqu, now I will announce the rules and process of this competition, everyone listens. The black-faced old man looked around, and his voice rolled out.

Cang Qu was one of the four vice presidents of the Imperial Capital Academy, a prefecture-level master, and his prestige was very high, and when he said this, the students in the audience all quieted down.

"The qualifying competition is divided into three rounds, and in the first round, everyone draws a number plate to determine the opponent, and the winner advances. Of course, for the sake of fairness, the top 100 students in the last competition do not need to participate, so as not to lose other students in advance. The black-faced old man said loudly, "When the 100 outstanding students are decided, they will enter the second round of the 'Challenge', and the new round of the top 100 can challenge the top 100 of the older generation, and the winner will advance! The black-faced old man paused and continued: "The last round is the highlight of the game 'Top 100 Tournament', and the new round of the top 100 will draw lots again to determine the opponent, and the winner will advance. The top 50 students in the ranking will receive 20 contribution points, and the top 10 students will receive 50 contribution points. The top four are what everyone calls the 'Four Heroes' to get 100 contribution points, and they are assigned independent houses, and the academy will also give additional contribution points every month, and the four heroes will also receive a two-star spirit weapon given by the academy!"

Cang Qu's words made the crowd shake, this year's four heroes are too rich, and even some of the mentors behind him are showing fiery expressions, two-star spiritual weapons, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, where spiritual weapons are extremely scarce, every two-star spiritual weapon is extremely expensive, even if they only have one, this is because they are the tutors of the Imperial Capital Academy, and some Xuan-level martial artists outside still use one-star spiritual weapons.

Many students who are confident in their own strength have become excited, and many people's eyes are locked on Xu Xiaodong, after all, Xu Xiaodong ranked last among the four masters in the last session, and it seems that there is more opportunity to find him.

In this regard, Xu Xiaodong smiled coldly, he would let these people who beat him know what a stupid thing it was.

"Let's draw lots in order, it's time to show the results of a year's practice, and we will vigorously cultivate outstanding students with good grades. Students with poor grades, fishing in troubled waters, and students who think that they will be at ease when they enter the Imperial Capital Academy, after this competition, we will also dissuade them from retiring, and the academy will not accept mediocre talents!" The black-faced old man said these words in a deep voice, and handed them over to a middle-aged purple-robed tutor behind him.

The middle-aged tutor raised his voice and said loudly: "Next, I announce the start of the lottery!"

Xu Xiaodong stood still and did not move, he was one of the four masters last year, and he did not need to play in the first round.

After the middle-aged mentor said a few words to the mentor behind him, the other mentors nodded and jumped to the nearest battle platform.

More than 1,000 students took their number plates and waited for the teacher's call.

"Platform 1, 1 vs. 2. ”

"Platform 2, No. 3 vs. No. 4. ”

......

The game is just the beginning.

Xu Xiaodong looked at the battle situation on the stage, the yellow-level students had just stepped into the path of cultivation, and the yuan force was very thin, there were not too many yuan force confrontations, more fists and flesh strikes, you give me a punch and I will slap you. This kind of large-scale lottery sometimes has a great deal of unequal strength between the two sides, and it is common for the early stage of the yellow level to meet the middle of the yellow level, and there are even more unlucky people who meet the late stage of the yellow level, and they are put down as soon as they get on the field. There is no way, after excluding the top 100 students last year, I still met a master, and I can only blame myself for my bad luck, after all, luck is also a kind of strength in a certain situation.

As time went by, there were more and more elites, and the fights became exciting. The thirteenth station even staged a duel in the late stage of the yellow level battle, and under the competition of Yuan Li, one of them unfortunately lost. Many students around them regretted that if this person hadn't also met a late-stage senior, it would have been very promising to win the top 100.

The little fat man won two games in a row, and then met a civilian student in the middle of the yellow level, the opponent's combat experience was very skilled, and he insisted on dozens of moves and finally lost the defeat.

The little fat man was not discouraged, and in his words, winning two games would guarantee that he would not be dissuaded. As for the ranking or something, Cai is not uncommon, well, it's really fragrant.

In the morning, more than 1,000 students won 100 students, and the new 100 and last year's top 100 fought in two rows, and the invisible momentum rose between the two sides.

After all, it is the new king who ascends the throne, or the old man is even better!

In the second stage, the challenge begins!