The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine-Chapter 804 - : The Group of Death

Chapter 804 -804: The Group of Death

The war drums sounded – this was the call to assemble!

In an instant, people from the ten ancient martial arts clans all swiftly made their way towards the most central area of the Ancient City. There, one could find an ancient battlefield, similar to a gladiatorial arena!

Today was the grand gathering of the ten ancient martial arts clans, and each clan member had changed into their family’s traditional attire in advance – that is, into some ancient costumes. For example, everyone from the Ying Family, including Huang Xiaolong and the people he brought along, wore Qin robes that had been prepared in advance.

Dressed in ancient garb, Huang Xiaolong looked exceptionally valiant, upright, and striking.

Soon, all those in the Ancient City, like a tide, converged toward the central battlefield area.

The troops of the Ying Family also arrived at the battlefield.

Huang Xiaolong lifted his eyes and saw that the battlefield was indeed immense, its aura majestic, and it was so ancient!

Battle platforms were arranged like the petals of flowers. Around the battle platforms, there were also numerous spectator stands, which were composed of rows of stone steps.

By now, the people from the ten ancient martial arts clans had already taken positions on respective spectator stands, settling in, one by one.

“Let’s also pick a spectator stand,” Ying Xiao led his clansmen, easily finding an empty stand.

They took their seats.

Sitting on the spectator stand and looking down at the battle platforms gave one an indescribably solemn, awe-inspiring, and intense feeling.

Upon closer inspection, the ground of every battle platform was littered with specks of bloodstains. These stains were incredibly ancient, having long since soaked into the stones below, clearly left from life-and-death struggles that took place on the platforms a very, very long time ago.

“Little Long, this is absolutely shocking! I believe that many, many years ago, this place must have also held a grand martial arts meeting… This place is definitely not ordinary,” Ma Chuxia was deeply moved and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

By this time, everyone from the ten ancient martial arts clans had settled in.

Each one sat as firm as a mountain, calm and focused, without making any noise. Especially the younger generation who were about to compete, they stayed silent, conserving their spirit, gathering their energy, in anticipation of the fierce battles to come.

The youth, full of vigor, knew that today was their stage to compete fiercely. The older generation of experts were merely there to support them.

Fame, honor, rewards… as long as one was strong enough, today one could obtain everything desired upon this battle platform!

Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help but look toward the Xuanyuan Family’s camp, but still, he did not see Xuanyuan Ba, the so-called Crown Prince of ancient martial arts.

“The martial competition is about to start, yet Xuanyuan Ba has not even arrived yet… Hehehe~~ This guy really puts on airs…” A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Huang Xiaolong’s mouth. “Quite the poser, but no matter how much he pretends, he still has to show up. When that happens, if I don’t beat him until he’s kneeling and begging for mercy, I won’t be Huang Xiaolong!”

When all the people had gathered together, the Clan Leader of the Xuanyuan Family, Xuanyuan Zhou, stood up, his gaze piercing as he slowly swept it over each spectator stand.

After a round, the battlefield area fell completely silent.

Xuanyuan Zhou truly had a commanding presence, his every action exuding the aura of a sovereign.

Moreover, the Ascending Dragon Ranking Martial Competition, although it seemed to be organized jointly by the ten ancient martial arts clans, was in fact primarily managed by the Xuanyuan Family.

After subduing the atmosphere of the scene, Xuanyuan Zhou then spoke loudly, “Ladies and gentlemen, this year’s Ascending Dragon Ranking Martial Competition is the most special one to date. Furthermore, this year’s rewards will be the most generous in history!”

“Please look there—” Xuanyuan Zhou gestured with a hand, pointing towards a snow peak near the Ancient City, which seemed as if it had fallen from the ninth heaven. “Behind the snow peak, there lies a cave. There, is the entrance to an ancient secret realm! Everyone here already knows that this secret realm is related to our Huaxia’s ancient martial arts legacy!”

Everyone held their breath.

“The Huaxia ancient martial arts, with a history spanning tens of thousands of years, has been passed down from generation to generation. In modern times, it has almost come to an end! Only our ten great families have been painstakingly guarding the fragmented legacy left by our ancestors,” Xuanyuan Zhou’s face was incredibly solemn. “But heaven never seals all exits. This time, our Xuanyuan Family has discovered this secret realm, which will surely restore a portion of the former glory of Huaxia ancient martial arts!”

“Everyone!” Xuanyuan Zhou’s voice rose several pitches, “This ancient secret realm is actually… the complete inheritance of an ancient martial arts faction, the Kunlun faction!”

As these words fell, the entire venue was shocked, as if struck by lightning!

Finally, Xuanyuan Zhou had personally revealed the mystery of the secret realm!

The Kunlun faction!

An extremely ancient martial arts faction of Huaxia!

Legends of the Kunlun faction abound, and even novels created by future generations were countless!

And the inheritance of the Kunlun faction was hidden within this secret realm! What a terrifying treasure it was!

This was a complete inheritance!

One could imagine that if the Huaxia ancient martial arts clans were to acquire the inheritance of the Kunlun faction, then the gradually declining Huaxia ancient martial arts would welcome a new brilliance, a soaring rise, a leap forward!

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“Pfft, now I get it, this Ancient City must be the one once controlled by the Kunlun faction. The disciples of the faction lived, cultivated, and engaged in martial contests right here in this city…” Huang Xiaolong nodded to himself. “Interesting, quite interesting indeed.”

Xuanyuan Zhou continued, “It is truly fortunate. The inheritance of the Kunlun faction has not vanished, but instead has been found by us – a blessing from the heavens! Hence, the grandest reward of this Ascending Dragon Ranking Martial Competition is none other than the inheritance of the Kunlun faction! In this martial competition, the talented individuals who perform exceptionally will be granted the chance to comprehend the supreme inheritance of the Kunlun faction!”

These words directly ignited the excitement in every person on the spectator stands, some even unable to contain their emotions, exclaiming with shock!

This reward was truly heaven-defying!

“Alright, everyone, please calm down. The secret realm is right before our eyes, waiting for us to explore. Now, let’s return our focus to the Martial Arts Tournament,” Xuanyuan Zhou said with a slight smile.

Actually, when Xuanyuan Zhou announced these things, the members of the Xuanyuan Family were relatively calm, which showed that they might have known quite a bit about the secrets of the realm beforehand.

Before long, the battlefield area returned to quiet once more.

Countless eyes were fixed on Xuanyuan Zhou, and people perked up their ears, listening attentively to what he would say next.

“This year’s Ascension Martial Arts Tournament is divided into nine groups. The talents from the nine groups will start their battles simultaneously. From each group, two individuals will be selected to advance. Thus, there will be eighteen outstanding talents moving on to the next round,” Xuanyuan Zhou announced the rules, “And out of these eighteen talents, in the end, only one person will enter the third round.”

“The third round of the fight… is the final battle,” Xuanyuan Zhou said with a smile. “The opponents in the duel will be the single talent who has outperformed all others in the second round and will fight a battle with my son, Xuanyuan Ba!”

As soon as he said this, there was a buzz of astonishment throughout the audience.

Xuanyuan Zhou, unconcerned, laughed and said, “Yes, you heard correctly. My son, Xuanyuan Ba, will not participate in the first and second rounds of the tournament. He will only appear in the third round.”

Huang Xiaolong quickly sorted out the information in his head—the Ascension Martial Arts Tournament consisted of three rounds.

The first round divides all the talents into nine groups, with two people advancing from each group after the melee.

In the second round, the eighteen advancing talents will fight one another, but only one person will be able to enter the third round.

In the third round, Xuanyuan Ba will appear. He is the closing act, having skipped the first and second rounds. That means, throughout the entire tournament, Xuanyuan Ba will only fight in one battle, rested and ready. Other talents, however, must battle arduously for what is called the right to advance.

It goes without saying, Xuanyuan Ba has been granted special privileges!

Such a rule was simply not fair!

Thus, people from other ancient martial families were somewhat disgruntled.

“Everyone, please do not question the rules of the tournament. My son, Xuanyuan Ba, is like the bright moon surrounded by stars. With his status, combat ability, and cultivation, there’s simply no need for him to participate in the first two rounds. If he were to fight from the very beginning, it would be nothing but a one-sided crush, a foregone conclusion. If that were to happen, wouldn’t the tournament lose all meaning?”

The Xuanyuan Family was domineering indeed, and since Xuanyuan Ba was so exceptional, the other ancient martial families, despite their dissatisfaction, had no retort.

Such a rule was effectively a competition for all talents to earn the right to challenge Xuanyuan Ba!

“The Xuanyuan Family is really abusing their power,” Xia Ying whispered in Huang Xiaolong’s ear.

“Hehehe, it doesn’t matter. Whatever the rule, I can accept it,” Huang Xiaolong’s eyes slightly narrowed. “Xuanyuan Ba, it seems you think you’re certain to take first place, right? Ridiculous… You’ve never been slapped in the face in your entire life, have you? Well, your face, I’ll be the one to slap!”

The Xuanyuan Family, and Xuanyuan Ba himself, were being way too arrogant, and Huang Xiaolong felt increasingly displeased!

But the more arrogantly someone acts, the more painful it will be when they’re finally put in their place!

“Does everyone have no objections then?” Xuanyuan Zhou said with an authoritative tone. “If so, let me announce that there will be a young master presiding over each group! Last night, the upper echelons of our Xuanyuan Family already put together the list for the first round of each group. Now, I will announce it!”

Pausing for a moment, Xuanyuan Zhou took out a list and began to call out names loudly. “Group one, seed player, the Ying Family’s young master—Ying Qingfeng!”

“Hm?” Ying Qingfeng stood up, a hint of arrogance in his gaze. “There are two spots in the first group, and I am certain to secure one!”

Xuanyuan Zhou rapidly announced the names of the other participants in the first group.

The talented individuals whose names were called made their way towards a battle platform below.

The announcement continued.

Ying Aotian was assigned to the second group, and presiding over it was exactly the Ji Family’s young master, ‘Ji Zhengtian,’ the one whom Huang Xiaolong had forced to kneel.

Ying Aotian smiled and said to Huang Xiaolong, “Brother-in-law, my appearance in this group won’t face any issues. Ji Zhengtian isn’t particularly outstanding among the top young masters.”

The listing for the first-round group matches was announced one after another.

Finally!

“Group six, seed player, the Tang Family’s young master—Tang Jian!” Xuanyuan Zhou glanced surreptitiously at Huang Xiaolong. “Xuanyuan Sa, Feng Hanyan… Huang Xiaolong!”

Huang Xiaolong was actually assigned to the same group as Tang Jian, Xuanyuan Sa, and Feng Hanyan!

This was simply a group of death!

Tang Jian was the presiding young master.

Feng Hanyan, being a woman, was not selected as a young master, but her cultivation and combat power surpassed those of the young masters of the Feng Family!

Xuanyuan Sa wasn’t chosen as a young master due to Xuanyuan Ba overshadowing him, but he clearly had the cultivation and combat power of a young master!

A group of death!

Absolute group of death!

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