I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 612 First Round of Ranking Matches, Huge Gap
After a while.

The waiting area for participants.

Thousands of contestants looked at the bracelets on their wrists at the same time, and Ji Yanfeng was among them.

Your opponent: No. 556 (Early Stage of the Innate Realm)

[Battle Area: Arena 137]

Upon seeing the cultivation level of his opponent, Ji Yanfeng couldn't help but curse out loud.

"Damn, how come I'm running into a Xiantian realm expert in the very first round?"

"innate?"

The others around him swallowed hard after hearing Ji Yanfeng's words.

Ji Yanfeng's luck is really bad; he actually encountered a Xiantian Realm expert in the first round.

However, soon after, another person's bracelet also received a notification.

The man's expression immediately changed.

"My opponent is also at the Innate Realm!"

"what?"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned.

It should be noted that less than a quarter of the participants are at the Innate Realm, so the probability of encountering an Innate Realm expert is actually quite low.

If only Ji Yanfeng was matched with the Innate Realm, that would be one thing!

Unexpectedly, both of them were matched with opponents at the Innate Realm.

What kind of luck is this?
Just then, a notification came from Zhou Qiyuan's bracelet.

Your opponent: Number 62 (Late Stage of Innate Realm)

[Battle Area: Arena 086]

"Another Innate Realm cultivator, and a late-stage one at that?"

Everyone was stunned when they saw this.

If Ji Yanfeng and the other man were considered unlucky, then Zhou Qiyuan's luck was simply outrageously bad.

What's the point of fighting an opponent who's at the late stage of the Innate Realm?
With this kind of strength, he's fully capable of competing for the title of Heavenly Pride Ranking!

Zhou Qiyuan frowned and voiced his guess.

"Judging from the current situation, when everyone's points are zero in the first round, the system should prioritize pitting players in the Innate Realm against those who are not in the Innate Realm!"

In fact, Zhou Qiyuan's guess was correct.

In the first round, those in the Innate Realm and those not in the Innate Realm were divided into two pools.

In other words, those at the Innate Realm cannot be matched with each other.

Opponents will be randomly reassigned based on scores once the second round begins.

Soon, all the dozen or so students from Tiannan Extraordinary University and Jiangcheng Extraordinary University were matched.

Half of the participants were matched against opponents who were at the Innate Realm.

"Looks like we'll have to forfeit in the first round!"

Ji Yanfeng sighed helplessly.

He had absolutely no chance of winning against an opponent at the Innate Realm.

Rather than doing that, it's better to just forfeit and conserve your energy.

Others who were matched with people at the Innate Realm obviously had the same idea.

Although they all carried some original potions and healing potions, there was no need to waste them.

Not to mention, if you are seriously injured, even with medical treatment, you won't be able to recover in a short time.

However, Zhou Qiyuan shook his head.

"I will not give up in this competition."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yanfeng was stunned.

"Are you crazy? Although the competition shouldn't result in death, you can easily get injured if you're not careful when facing a late-stage innate expert!"

"How will you participate in the later competitions then?"

Others around also joined in the persuasion:

"Yes, Teacher Zhou, with your strength, entering the top 1,500 is no problem at all. There's no need for this to affect the later competitions."

Zhou Qiyuan smiled and shook his head.

"Being unable to enter the Prodigy Ranking makes no difference between being number 101 and being number 1st."

"Besides, I'm just going to experience the strength of the Innate Realm."

"If we miss this opportunity, we may never encounter a late-stage Innate Realm expert again!"

"Of course, if the difference in strength is too great, I will give up directly."

After saying that, he ignored everyone and turned to head towards battle zone number 62.

Watching Zhou Qiyuan's departing figure, Ji Yanfeng gritted his teeth.

The other party is right.

The further you progress, the more evenly matched your opponents become.

By then, you won't even have the chance.

Moreover, since one cannot be listed on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, the ranking is indeed not very meaningful.

"Fine, I'll go see just how strong the Innate Realm really is."

Seeing Ji Yanfeng also leave, the remaining people matched with the Innate Realm looked at each other in bewilderment.

However, they did not make the same choice as the two.

Ji Yanfeng and Zhou Qiyuan were at least in the late stage of Body Tempering, while they were only in the middle stage.

There's absolutely no need to humiliate yourself.

the other side.

The location of several people from Kyoto Extraordinary University.

"Principal, has your opponent appeared yet?"

Yue Yutang nodded.

"Hmm, a transcendent being at the sixth level of Body Tempering."

He really didn't expect his first-round opponent to be so weak.

However, four of the twelve contestants from Kyoto Extraordinary University were also matched with Innate Realm experts.

Fortunately, Zhu Wanqin, who was at the tenth level of Body Tempering, was not matched with someone at the Innate Realm.

Her opponent was also weak, only at the fourth level of Body Tempering.

Both of their opponents also chose to abstain.

In the first round, they essentially gained a point for nothing.

The same scene is happening in many other places.

After the first round of opponents were announced, most of the participants chose to abstain.

The very first round was merely a placement round and didn't offer much reference value.

……

Battle Zone 137.

A burly young man was already standing there.

This person's name is Beckett, and he is a fifth-year student from the Aurora Academy.

When he learned that his opponent was only at the eighth level of Body Tempering, he originally thought that the match was over!
But to my surprise, the other party did not give up.

"Could it be one of the top geniuses from the other two extraordinary academies?"

Beckett frowned.

Although he had reached the early stage of the Innate Realm, his martial arts level was only at the late stage of the Ming Jin Realm.

If the opponent's martial arts realm has reached the peak of Ming Jin and they have also mastered the Law Intent, then he might really be no match for them.

However, even within their Aurora Academy, such top geniuses are extremely rare; there are no more than three in the entire academy.

"Could it be that I'm so unlucky that I ran into such a monster in the first round?"

Beckett muttered to himself.

His classmates who were also at the Innate Realm all had opponents who forfeited.

Could I really be that unlucky?
Can't get any points in the first round?
Just as he was thinking this, a figure appeared in front of him.

Upon seeing this person, Beckettton's expression immediately turned strange.

what's the situation?
Why are you so old?
The other person is at least fifty years old, if not sixty.

It's clearly impossible that they are students of the Extraordinary Academy.

"You're number 1863?"

“That’s right!” Ji Yanfeng nodded, clasped his hands in a respectful bow:
"Ji Yanfeng, Tiannan Extraordinary University!"

Beckett paused for a moment.

"A teacher at the eighth level of Body Tempering, from an extraordinary university?"

"Exactly."

Upon hearing this, Beckett's lips twitched.

He initially thought he had encountered some hidden genius, but it turned out to be an extraordinary university martial arts teacher who was not young.

This is kind of funny!

Moreover, he did not feel any threat from the other party at all.

"Are you sure you want to fight me?"

To be honest, Beckett really didn't want to waste his energy on this kind of person.

Ji Yanfeng took a deep breath and gripped the long sword in his hand tightly.

"Please advise!"

Now that he was already here, he naturally couldn't just give up.

At least you should assess the gap between yourself and a master of innate talent.

Beckett shook his head:
"Since you insist on fighting, then don't blame me for being impolite."

With the referee's order, the game officially begins!
Beckett moved swiftly.

He appeared in front of Ji Yanfeng in an instant and threw a punch.

Ji Yanfeng's pupils contracted.

The two were about 20 meters apart, but the other person was in front of them in less than a second.

In terms of speed alone, it's probably more than twice as fast as me.

Without time to think, Ji Yanfeng quickly parried with his sword.

"boom!"

Ji Yanfeng felt a tremendous force coming from the blade.

The next moment, he was sent flying backward.

"So fast! So strong!"

A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of Ji Yanfeng's mouth.

He struggled to his feet, only to find that his arms were numb.

His hand was shattered by the impact, and blood dripped down the hilt of the knife.

Is this the power of the Innate Realm?

With just one punch, his tiger's mouth was split open and his arm went numb!

If Beckett had thrown a slightly harder punch, Beckett's bones might have broken.

If it were a mid-stage Body Tempering Transcendent being, taking this punch would probably leave them severely injured and on the verge of death.

"I surrender!"

He gave a wry smile.

The gap is really too big.

There's no point in continuing the fight.

The gap between the two is not only in speed, but also in strength.

That punch from them just now must have weighed at least a thousand kilograms.

Even when he uses his full strength, he can only lift six or seven hundred kilograms.

This is because his martial arts realm has reached the late stage of Ming Jin.

If it's just the eighth level of body tempering in the middle stage of Ming Jin, the maximum weight would be 500 kilograms.

He would only be able to fight if he could reach the peak of Ming Jin.

Moreover, even someone at the peak of Ming Jin (a martial arts skill) cannot win unless they can end the battle quickly.

The physical qualities and reaction speed of the Innate Realm are far superior to those of the Body Tempering Realm.

The difference between the two is enormous!

"I told you to admit defeat long ago, you've wasted your time!"

Beckett withdrew his fist, looked at Ji Yanfeng who had voluntarily admitted defeat, and shook his head slightly.

He hadn't actually used his full strength yet.

If he used his full strength right from the start, this martial arts teacher from the extraordinary university might be seriously injured.

Now, all you need to do is use one bottle of healing potion, and you'll recover in no time.

Of course, the reason he didn't use his full strength was that he didn't want to waste his energy and blood.

An opponent of this strength is not worth him using his full strength against.

To be honest, Ji Yanfeng's words still surprised him a little.

A martial arts teacher at an extraordinary university was able to reach the late stage of Ming Jin martial arts realm at the eighth level of Body Tempering.

That's quite rare!

……

at the same time.

Battle Zone 86.

Zhou Qiyuan didn't even see his opponent's movements before a sword was placed against his neck.

His opponent was Xia Li, a late-stage Innate Realm student from Xinghui Academy.

To be honest, Shirley didn't know who gave the person in front of her the courage to accept the challenge.

Xia Li herself is not only in the late stage of the Innate Realm, but her martial arts realm has also reached the peak of Ming Jin.

Even a mere ninth-level Body Tempering Transcendent, who has reached the Dark Force realm in martial arts, would not be a match for me.

Moreover, he was only at the late stage of Ming Jin.

However, to Xia Li's surprise, this person had also mastered the essence of wind.

"Thank you for holding back!"

Zhou Qiyuan took a deep breath and clasped his hands in a salute.

Shirley sheathed her longsword and gave him a dismissive glance:
"Your strength is not weak. If you were to encounter an ordinary early-stage Innate Realm cultivator, you might have a fighting chance!"

Shirley wasn't lying about that.

The Wind's Essence can greatly restrict the opponent's strength during battle, and the wind blades condensed by manipulating airflow are also very offensive.

Although relying solely on the essence of wind is unlikely to defeat someone at the innate realm, combining it with martial arts still offers some chance of victory.

It was precisely because the difference in their abilities was so great that Shirley could not have won so easily.

Zhou Qiyuan gave a wry smile and shook his head:

"The gap is still too big, thank you for your guidance."

He originally thought that he had mastered the essence of wind and would be able to put up some resistance.

But unexpectedly, they didn't even have a chance to make a move.

the other side.

Ji Yanfeng returned to the rest area and found that the other people from Tiannan Chaofan University had also returned one after another.

"How about it?"

Ji Yanfeng looked at the group and asked.

"Lost."

A teacher at the seventh level of Body Tempering sighed.

His opponent was at the tenth level of Body Tempering and had reached the late stage of Ming Jin in martial arts, so he was no match for him!

Another martial arts instructor at the sixth level of Body Tempering shook his head and said:
"My opponent wasn't as strong as I imagined, but unfortunately my martial arts level was a bit lacking, and I still lost in the end!"

After asking around, it turned out that none of the five people had received any points.

This is actually normal.

The opponents I faced in the first round were all far too weak.

And they were all extraordinary individuals at the mid-stage of Body Tempering, which would only put them at the bottom of the three thousand people.

It would be strange if they could win!

Just then, someone who had abstained spoke up:
"Speaking of which, Professor Ji, your battle just now was shown on the live stream."

"We all witnessed your fight."

"..."

(End of this chapter)