Chapter 197
There was a thirty feet high platform near the stone-tablet . The Head of the Black Demon Sect and an elder of the Xian Tian realm sat on the platform to watch the last few matches of the competition .
The Head of the Black Demon Sect looked towards the elder of the Xian Tian realm and sighed .
There used to be more than twenty Xian Tian elders in the Black Demon Sect . But, four or five of them had died while fighting with the barbarian race on the frontier . Now, only less than twenty of them were left .
However, the barbarian war hadn’t been completely useless .
The junior disciples of the Sect had gathered at the place . They were huge in number even though their number was comparatively lower than that of before the war . Moreover, a huge progress had been made in their cultivations after the experience of several years of war .
And, this point had been confirmed in the competition .
Suddenly, the Head of the Black Demon Sect looked on his side, and saw that Jin Xiao Chai looked a little absent-minded .
"Xiao Chai, why do you look as if you don’t have any spirit these days?" the Head of the Black Demon Sect asked .
"It’s nothing . It’s just a random thought . Thank you for your concern, Head," Jin Xiao Chai turned her beautiful eyes with a splendid smile on her face, and replied in a soft tone .
The Head’s grizzled eyebrows moved as he looked away from her . After that, he stood-up and took two steps forward .
The disciples in the crowd near the ring became quiet as soon as they saw this . Then, they became ready to listen to the instructions of the Head of the Sect .
"Ladies and gentlemen, the second-grade disciples have been ranked now . Today is the last day of the annual competition . So, the top-ten-ranked disciples among the second-grade disciples will challenge the first-grade disciples . After that, the first-grade disciples will challenge each other… and the top-ten disciples amongst them will be determined . I believe that everyone knows the process already . So, I’ll not give unnecessary details," the voice of the Head of the Black Demon Sect wasn’t too loud . But, it still reached the ears of the people standing at the rear .
"I want to announce one more thing before starting the competition," the Head of the Black Demon Sect changed the topic of discussion and said .
Bai Shi, Xiao Ming and the other people stood near the ring; their bodies shook as they heard this . They moved their eyes towards Shi Mu, and saw that Shi Mu was in a calm state; there hadn’t been the slightest change in his expressions . They couldn’t help but admire his calm attitude .
"Disciple Shi Mu went to the war against the barbarian race… and went to the barbarians’ wasteland all alone . Moreover, he helped our Union to have peace-talks… and made the barbarians sign an agreement to form alliance with the human race . He has provided a great service to the Union . " The Head of the Black Demon Sect looked towards Shi Mu, who was standing among the audience .
All the disciples were shocked as they heard this . They all moved their eyes towards Shi Mu . Even the top ten first-grade disciples shifted their gazes to look at him .
Shi Mu’s face was expressionless . He didn’t react to the attention of everyone present in his surroundings .
"Shi Mu returned yesterday… and missed the chance to participate in the competition because of this . So, the elders and I’ve decided that we would make an exception… and give him one more opportunity . Before we proceed with the annual competition… I would let him choose anyone from the second-grade disciples to challenge . He would take his opponent’s position of he wins," the Head of the Black Demon Sect said in one breath .
Everyone started to discuss among themselves as they heard this . But, nobody objected to the Head’s words .
"Well, now that you have no objection… Brother Zhen, it’s your turn," the Head of the Black Demon Sect said to an old man standing next to him; he was dressed in a grey robe with a goat-beard . He then went over to his seat and sat down .
The gray-robed old man nodded . His figure flashed like a grey light as he landed on the ring .
"Yesterday, the Head of the Sect sent a man to ask Shi Mu about this offer . Shi Mu has accepted the decision . He has decided to challenge the disciple having the first place among the second-grade disciples – Duan Qian Li," the grey-robed old man turned towards the audience, and declared in a clear voice .
‘Bang!’
The disciples among the audience exploded like a boiling pot . Duan Qian Li had amazed everyone with a single feat in the competition, and had won the first position among the second-grade disciples on the previous day . Anyone could see that he was extraordinarily valiant . But, Shi Mu had challenged him .
"Shi Mu and Duan Qian Li, both of you come into the ring . " The old gray-robed man paused for a while . He then said .
Shi Mu walked to the ring as he heard this announcement . The disciples in the surroundings got out of his way as they saw him coming .
He hadn’t brought his black blade as its hilt was slightly damaged . Instead, he climbed to the ring with the meteoric hammer in his hand .
"What kind of a weapon is this? It seems from its appearance… is it the meteoric hammer?"
Bai Shi and others were startled as they saw the meteoric hammer in Shi Mu’s hand .
They all knew that Shi Mu was an expert in using blades . But, they had never seen him using this kind of a weapon .
Many other disciples standing outside the ring stared blankly, and issued a roar of laughter .
Shi Mu’s meteoric hammer looked too simple and crude . Its model looked extremely ugly .
It couldn’t even be called a meteoric hammer in the true sense . It seemed as if iron chains had been tied to a piece of stone .
Everyone looked towards the chains tied to the meteoric hammer . But, they were made of ordinary steel . So, it was easy to chop them off even though they were extremely thick .
Shi Mu was going to participate in the annual competition with this simple and crude weapon . It was simply ridiculous .
The Head and other elders of the Black Demon Sect also exposed traces of amazement on their faces . Jin Xiao Chai looked towards Shi Mu’s feet .
His feet weren’t very wide, but they sunk with each of his steps .
There was amazement in Jin Xiao Chai’s eyes also . The corners of her mouth curled-up like an arc .
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