Chapter 38- Jio Yu arrives

Chapter 38

         The second fifty battles finally ended. Now, only fifty disciples were left. As the elder was about to stand up to announce the new rules of the battle, a small commotion began. A young man of about twenty years walked into the arena. He emanated an overbearingly arrogant and proud aura. His eyes showed nothing but utter disdain for every disciple present. He nodded at Duan tianrao and sat down alone, isolated from the crowd.

Jio yu!

The top disciple of the inner court!

Long feng stared at him intensely. Jio yu was still a rank two Yin level cultivator but his aura was clearly stronger than before. He had obviously been strengthening his cultivation. Still, Long feng didn't view him as a threat. Apart from Li yu'er, the only person who Long feng wasn't sure he could defeat was Duan tianrao, the rank four Yin level Elite disciple. He was also not to be belittled. That strengthened Long feng's resolve to become an Elite disciple.

The rank seven Yin Elder stood up again.

"Before I announce the next round, let us welcome our top inner court disciple, Jio yu!" The elder announced. Only few disciples bothered to cheer. They were not sure if Jio yu would remain the top disciple for long.

Jio yu wasn't fazed by the crowd's silence. He remained completely uncommunicative, obviously unaware of Li yu'er, Long feng and Yan Jian's stunning strength.

"The elders have decided to leave the rules unchanged. Everyone has to battle twice to decide the top twenty five disciples. The battle of the top twenty five disciples can be considered as the semi finals of the Elite competition." The elder said.

Not many people were surprised. Those who managed to reach the top fifty disciples out of over a thousand inner court disciples were not to be taken lightly. Each of them was a proud talent who had the potential to become the leader of a Yin level power!

    Before the battle began, Long feng dragged Yan Jian to a silent place.

"Yan Jian, can you use that divine flames of yours again in a battle?" Long feng asked. Currently, Yan Jian was a rank one Yin level cultivator with combat power on par with a rank two Yin level cultivator. Long feng also noticed that when the flames burst out of Yan Jian's body, his combat power was comparable to a rank three Yin level cultivator! That was how he managed to defeat Gong wuque so easily. With the flames, Battling Yan Jian was equal to Battling a rank three Yin level cultivator! If Yan Jian could control such powerful flames, his future accomplishment would be great!

Yan Jian shook his head. He seemed to know what Long feng was thinking.

"I can't use the flames. I can sense it within my dantian, but the flames refuse to submit to me.  It seems to look down on me." He replied.

Long feng sighed. That was right. How could such powerful flames submit to a weak Yan Jian? If Long feng should wish to make the three Dragons Within his dantian submit to him with his current strength, that would be a joke and half.

"It's alright. You'll do it one day. I think the flames helped you during your battle with Gong wuque because of your determination. If you become stronger, the flames will submit to you" Long feng reassured.

Yan Jian nodded, feeling heartened.

He and Long feng returned to the arena. The competition soon continued.

     Jio yu originally paid no attention to anyone within the arena. In his thoughts, no inner court disciple was worth his attention, but his curiosity was piqued when he saw the competition begin.

     Normally, whenever he was to compete against someone, his opponents always conceded out of fear of his strength. But this time, he wasn't the only one who people were terrified of. He noticed that apart from him, the other inner court disciples were equally keeping away from three disciples. He recognized the three disciples as some of the new inner court disciples whom he had led to their pavilions.

      Although he was quite interested in knowing the reason why the three new inner court disciples were being feared, he didn't view them as worth his time. He was completely stunned when he saw that the opponents of those three disciples all surrendered. He was confused. What was going on?

Those three disciples were actually Long feng, Yan Jian and Li yu'er!

All of their opponents admitted defeat without even fighting. This made Jio yu feel forgotten. Having been the top inner court disciple for a year, he had developed an innate feeling of arrogance. Now, three other unknown disciples were being treated like him? He felt a weird feeling of jealousy and anger.

Although he retained his cold and overbearing attitude, inwardly, his heart was boiling. His opponents also admitted defeat without fighting, but that only made him feel worse. He wanted all the glory to himself. His talent was only gotten once in a decade!

      The battle was fierce. The top fifty consisted of the best inner court disciples, so defeating your opponent wasn't easy....