A Knowledgable Youth

Lin Tong was not a simple character in Lin's group, he was the number two strongest person under Lin Feng. His status was on par with Hong Kai.

His cultivation was a 4th-stage Foundation Establishment Realm, higher than Yu Xuan by one stage. He looked 14 years old, with a wooden sword on his waist, indicating he was a Sword Path Cultivator.

The rules of the competition were strict, the sword was banned from the competition, but there was always a loop amid rules, and the wooden sword was allowed, showing that there were no absolute strict rules.

Yu Xuan was an unworthy-looking youth who was slightly handsome, thus when both of them were standing on the stage, many gazes focused on Lin Tong.

Lin Tong raised his head and looked at the unworthy-looking youth in front of him with a normal gaze like looking at a normal member of his group, "This battle will not be easy for you. You better give up."

Following his words, he drew out his wooden sword before revealing a hint of laziness, "That's said, losing without injuries is better than winning with severely injured. If you don't give up now, don't blame me for being merciless."

His attitude didn't shake Yu Xuan's calm mind a bit as he replied, "One wants to touch the high sky, one must try, whether success or failure is worth it. And I have to refuse to give up, even if I lose, at least I try."

As Lin Tong heard this reply, his expression turned cold, "then don't blame me for being impolite!"

As the wooden sword drew out, the sword aura flickered with an imposing chill. Although it was a wooden sword, when it was covered with the sword aura and wielded by a Sword Path Cultivator, Yu Xian's injuries wouldn't be slight if he were struck by it.

Yu Xuan was calm as ever, he didn't let this chill aura disturb his mind. At the same time, a calm aura burst out from his body.

The wooden sword in Lin Tong's hand emanated a buzzing sound. It glimmered with a cold light as it fiercely chopped towards Yu Xuan.

Yu Xuan was prepared, an earlier bursting out aura began to fuse his skin as he dodged to the left quickly.

Lin Tong missed the target, but he didn't stop as he chased after.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sounds of swords hitting the air were heard from time to time.

Yu Xuan would successfully dodge and twist his body from the swords every time.

Lin Tong didn't use any sword techniques, he just swung it according to the pose. It was not surprising that he could not hit Yu Xuan, although he used a movement technique to help him, it was still slightly slower than Yu Xuan by one step.

Both he and Yu Xuan possessed the mortal-grade techniques, so it was not a surprise that no one held the upper hand.

A mortal-grade technique had a great limit, it was limited to one aspect.

It was not that Yu Xuan didn't want to strike back at Lin Tong, but he couldn't due to the limit of a mortal-grade technique.

Yu Xuan was using the Soaring Fish Technique to dodge Lin Tong's sword as of now, if he wanted to use the Water Image Technique to create his clones, he would have to cancel his Soaring Fish Technique first. If he did that, his speed wouldn't be able to dodge Lin Tong.

If Yu Xuan possessed an earth-grade technique, while he was dodging, he would be able to activate his Water Image Technique. However, he knew that was impossible now, but Yu Xuan wasn't sad.

As of now, Yu Xuan could only dodge at this moment and find a good chance to strike back against Lin Tong.

At the same time, Lin Tong was the same, he could use a movement technique to help him strike Yu Xuan, but he couldn't use any sword techniques to finish him yet, if he did, Yu Xuan would be able to easily dodge it.

Lin Tong felt anger at his current situation, Yu Xuan was like a fly that he couldn't grab it. Moreover, he noticed that his speed was slower than Yu Xuan's by a bit. Every time he thought he could strike Yu Xuan, he would always miss the target, this situation happened again and again, making him angrier.

While Yu Xuan was dodging, he also analyzed his opponent. As time passed, Yu Xuan learned that not only did Lin Tong's speed slower than his but Lin Tong's time of activating a technique was also slower.

Yu Xuan showed bright eyes as he knew this was his chance.

"Eat my sword!" With anger, Lin Tong fiercely swung his sword at Yu Xuan's left body.

Swoosh!

Yu Xuan twisted his body to dodge, and at the same time, he sent his punch to Lin Tong's stomach before stepping away.

Yu Xuan's punch created a little impact on Lin Tong, and when he chased after him quickly, at this moment, he was about to strike Yu Xuan's chest.

"Meet your fate!"

"Agh..." A miserable shriek immediately echoed from Lin Tong as Yu Xuan kicked his two oval organs.

Even the disciples who were watching were tongue-tied. This was unimaginable pain.

[A chance!] Yu Xuan did not care about trivial like playing tricks, while Lin Tong was still covering his two oval organs in between his legs, Yu Xuan stepped back a far away as he switch from the Soaring Fish Technique to the Water Image Technique.

As he did, three Yu Xuan attacked Lin Tong at the same time.

There were countless kicks and punches everywhere in the eyes of Lin Tong, he was not fully recovering from his injury yet, but he had to face these.

In the end, Lin Tong couldn't hold on anymore and he lost.

"You… you… you…" Lin Tong clutched his chest, his complexion was incomparably pale. He gazed into Yu Xuan's eyes once again, but there was no longer arrogance, instead, there was anger, "Just remember!"

Lin Tong was simply unable to accept the truth which was laid before his eyes.

However, the Five Elements Sect was a righteous sect, everyone here was righteous people, Yu Xuan was not worried that Lin Tong would find him trouble.

"The last of the day, Yu Xuan wins!" Wei Yin declared amid of astonishing crowd.

Yu Xuan's match was the last of today, there were another four days left for the rest 400 matches.

...

Four days passed.

During these four days, Yu Xuan cultivated at night and came to the Competition Hall during the day. Yu Xuan considered himself a newbie, watching each battle let him learn a lot, which was beneficial to him when he met any of them in the next rounds.

During these four days, Yu Xuan learned about the gap between him and the special genius, in terms of overall battle strength, these people were indeed awesome, but Yu Xuan was confident to face them when he had the same level of technique. As of now, he was no match for them, these people all possessed earth-grade techniques, and Yu Xuan could do nothing if he were to face any of them.

There were a total of ten special geniuses in this competition.

Yang Kai and Le Sheng were out of stock. Although both of them had heaven-grade talent, their physiques were earth-grade physiques, which were not qualified yet, in the end, they could consider geniuses.

To be a special genius, one needs to at least possess both heaven-grade talent and physique.

Even if it was the case, Yu Xuan was still no match for them, in terms of fighting experience and techniques. After all, these people always went out on a mission, fighting with the beasts.

In fact, Yang Kai and Le Sheng were even more dangerous than the special genius in terms of battle experience. After all, not every special genius would be active in doing a mission due to they have enough resources.

After four days, the conclusion of the first round had been decided, and the top 500 were declared, Yu Xuan was one of them.

The second round was for the top 250, it took two days to determine the results. Yu Xuan faced a normal member of Chu's group, his controlling technique was average, thus he was defeated by Yu Xuan, in the end, Yu Xuan was one of the top 250.

In the third round, Yu Xuan faced an opponent from Le's group, although this person wasn't proficient in activating techniques, his fighting experiences were better than Yu Xuan's, and it was a difficult victory for Yu Xuan, but in the end, Yu Xuan was one of the top 125.

In the fourth round, each of the disciples was not a simple character, Yu Xuan was cut down in this round, however, he was still in the top 100, which meant he had reached his goal, losing or winning was not matter to him.

...

Time passed and the fight continued until the last day of the competition.

It took a total of ten days for this competition and today was the fight for determining the top 1.

There were four people left, two men and two women.

Yu Xuan sat in the middle of the seating area, some neutral faction disciples were sitting around him; the sect supported and encouraged the existence of a group, so it was not surprising that the neutral disciples were the least in a sect.

Yu Xuan sat there calmly without having the intention to speak to anyone when he heard the conversation beside him.

"Is Genius of Era really appearing today? I've been here for ten days but I still haven't seen even a shadow of her."

"The Competition Hall officially announces this news, do you think it is reliable enough?"

"My cousin who is working at the Information Hall personally tell me this information on the first day of the competition, this news can not be faked, so keep it to yourself!"

"I'll finally get to see a Genius of Era! This will be my lifetime greatest encounter! When I have a family, my children will be proud of me!"

"My luck is such good to be able to join the Five Elements Sect, I will see a genuine Genius of Era."

"It is not a dream that I am in the same sect with a Genius of Era."

"This is the great fortune of our sect, I heard that a Genius of Era will appear in every million years."

"That's right, In every million years, there will be only twelve Geniuses of Era and one of them is in our sect. This is unbelievable!"

"Such a person should be in a 1st-grade sect, but she is actually in our 5th-grade sect, this is our chance to rise to a 4th-grade sect!"

Yu Xuan listened in silence.

"This Junoir Brother, who do you think which one of them will be top 1 in this competition?" Suddenly, a 14-year-old youth who sat beside Yu Xuan took the initiative to speak with him.

Looking up, Yu Xuan saw a pair of smart, clear eyes. He had the appearance of an outstanding cultivator.

With a glance, Yu Xuan, of course, didn't recognize this youth, there were countless disciples in a sect, so it was not surprising that Yu Xuan could not recognize them all, however, Yu Xuan knew that a youth beside him, such a person, was not a simple character.

Yu Xuan did not answer him immediately, he turned his gaze to the specific spot.

There, he saw two men and one woman sitting proudly.

On the left side, he saw a 13-year-old youth wearing a completely blue robe, he has blue hair, blue eyes, and white skin. He always held a smiling face. He emitted a calm and friendly aura, making him the center of intention. Yu Xuan recognized him, this youth was Ge Guang, a Water Path Cultivator with a 5th-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.

Next to Ge Guang was a 13-year-old youth with a fair and handsome face, he wore a green robe, emitting a typical aura. Wu Yong, a Wind Path Cultivator with a 5th-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.

On the right side, sitting a decent, slightly tall and had the proper curves female youth, she wore a light blue uniform, and a white belt, affixed with a square steel plate, tied around her waistline. Her age was no different from Ge Guang or Wu Yong. She was Mo Yan, a Light Path Cultivator with a 5th-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.

As for a Genius of Era, she was nowhere to see.

Yu Xuan was pondering before he said, "Although I have never seen a Genius of Era, I still believed she will be the top 1. What does this Senior Brother think?"

Yu Xuan was older than him by a year, but he had to call him a Senior Brother, showing the rules of a sect still gave importance to strength, not elderly status.

"Haha, this Junior Brother, don't look at things just on the surface. Although she is a Genius of the Era, her experience is diminutive. Compared with Wu Yong who is always going out to hunt the beasts, it is unclear whether she will win or not." A youth said with a knowing look.

Yu Xuan nodded, how could he not think of these? But he had to pretend to be a normal person to see through what kind of person this youth was.

"Then does Senior Brother think that Wu Yong will be the top 1?" Yu Xuan asked.

"Not sure! Ge Guang and Mo Yan are not simple either. Ge Guang is from Night Spring City, which is near a forest, there is always a beast tide every month, before Ge Guang joined the sect, he is one of the most outstanding warriors there."

"As For Mo Yan, she is from Gu Yue City, which is bordered by Bai City and Xiong City, there are always wars between these three cities from time to time, and Mo Yan is one of the group leaders there."

"You see? At that time, their cultivation was at a 1st-stage Foundation Establishment Realm."

"And both of them were 12 years old."

"Wait, Senior Brother, I don't get it." Yu Xuan had a doubt.

"Which one?"

"They possessed such good talent and physique, why did their cultivation just reach this stage?" It was not only Yu Xuan but many disciples nearby who also paid attention to this knowledgable youth.

"Good question!"

"It seems that I must tell you a secret of a special genius. Do you know why every special genius has a cultivation base lower than what should it be?"

"At the age of 13 and the resources are enough for them to reach the Core Formation Realm. But why are they still in a 5th-stage Foundation Establishment Realm?" A youth's questions made Yu Xuan and the nearby disciples silent, each of them held a doubtful face.

Yu Xuan was no different from them, he also doubted. In his current status, he couldn't have access to such information.

Seeing many were doubting, a smart youth showed a satisfied face.

"Look! Is she a Genius of the Era? Gorgeous!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere turned into a great commotion.

Just as a youth was about to answer, no one bothered him as they turned full attention to a Genius of Era.

Even Yu Xuan ignored a youth.