The audience below paid respects to these two elders.

Yu Zhen continued, "Is there any disagreement?"

The audience below shook their heads. Yu Zhen went on, "Since this is the case, let's start the competition!"

"The first set, one-to-one! Each martial club chooses your best disciple and draws lots here for the match." Shen Ping showed the lot pot.

As his words finished, the participants of the martial clubs had already got on the stage for this process was prearranged.

Xiao Ce, the disciple of Weizhen Martial Club, got onto the stage and threw a glance at the disciples of the other five martial clubs with disdain.

Shen Ping shook the lot pot, "You three take the lot."

He reached out his hand to send the lot pot to three disciples near him.

These disciples are Xiao Xiong belonged to Xiaoyao Martial Club, An Ze belonged to Huize Martial Club, and Li Shan belonged to Jianghu Martial Club.

They each drew a lot and gave it to Shen Ping after having a look.

Shen Ping looked at the lots and announced, "Xiaoyao Martial Club versus Canglan Martial Club, Huize Martial Club versus Weizhen Martial Club, and Jianghu Martial Club versus Baisheng Martial Club."

The owner of Huize Martial Club felt nervous for Anze. To meet Weizhen Martial Club's participant in the first round was against them. If they failed in the first round, it would be a shame for them.

"To be fair, the three matches start the competition at the same time. Do you have any problems with this?" Shen Ping asked the owners sitting in the front.

The owner of Baisheng Martial Club said, "That's the best way. They exert energy at the same time."

"No problem." Pei Moning answered as well.

Shen Ping announced loudly, "Now that you have no objection, the first round begins!"

He went off the stage.

With a struck on the gong, the competition began.

The six participants on the stage saluted each other and began to attack.

Most of the audience focused on the match between Huize Martial Club and Weizhen Martial Club.

They wanted to see how excellent the disciples of Weizhen Martial Club were, the top of the martial clubs, and tried to find out if there were any weak points in their movements.

So that they could prepare for the following rounds.

On the stage, Xiao Ce, the disciple of Weizhen Martial Club, was attacking An Ze vigorously, who was the disciple of Huize Martial Club.

An Ze retreated in order to advance, but Xiao Ce wouldn't give him the chance. He forced An Ze to the edge of the stage.

An Ze looked back, but he didn't get panic. He turned aside and slipped from the right side of Xiao Ce to his behind.

The audience of Hui Ze Martial Club took a sigh of relief. Now, under the stage, the audience of each martial club was watching and they saw that from the beginning, An Ze was at a disadvantage.

Outwardly he was retreating for advance, aiming to get a clear picture of Xiao Ce's movements, however, the owner of Huize Martial Club knew that, in fact, An Ze was suppressed by Xiao Ce so that he had no chance to attack.

On the stage, Xiao Ce didn't expect that the disciple of Huize Martial Club could be so calm. He had been keeping suppressing him from the beginning.

Xiao Ce was distracted by what he thought. An Ze caught this opportunity and made a thrust at Xiao Ce with his sword.

Xiao Ce's ears flicked. He heard the sound and leaned backward to avoid this thrust.

Then he straightened up to attack An Ze.

An Ze drew back his sword, but he was beaten before he could dodge.

He retreated more than three meters, getting down on one knee, and supported himself with his sword.

The audience couldn't help gasping. Judging from Xiao Ce's performance, he used at least eighty percent of his strength, and this disciple of Huize Martial Club bore it all.

The owner of Huize Martial Club stood up and looked at An Ze with worry.

An Ze rose from the ground, "I've always heard that Young Master Xiao of Weizhen Martial Club has deep internal strength and I finally saw it today!"

The disciples of Huize Martial Club saw An Ze stood up and was relieved. They thought, their big brother did a good job.

Xiao Ce frowned. He had used almost all his strength, but An Ze could still stand up well. The disciples of Huize Martial Club couldn't be underestimated!

"Thank you for your praise." Xiao Ce also smiled but showed a trace of disdain.

Shen Ping came onto the stage, "In the first round, the winners are Jianghu Martial Club, Xiaoyao Martial Club, and Weizhen Martial Club. Participants of other martial clubs, please wait for the next round under the stage."

After An Ze come off the stage, people of Huize Martial Club came up and gathered around him, "Big brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." An Ze had just spoken when a mouthful of blood spat out.

Other disciples cried out with fear, "Big brother, big brother."

"Hush! Don't lose our face in front of other martial clubs!" An Ze wiped his mouth corner with his sleeves.

The owner of Huize Martial Club heard the noise and came over, "An Ze, you must hold out until the last moment."

"Don't worry, master. I will." An Ze said with a sharp pain in his chest.

The owner took out a pill from his sleeves and handed it to An Ze. He patted An Ze's shoulder and returned to his seat.

An Ze said to other disciples, "Let's focus on the following competitions. We can't let others know there's something wrong with us. I'll sit down and regulate my inner strength."

"Big brother, then we won't bother you." Other disciples returned to the place where they stood.

An Ze sat with his legs crossed. He looked at the pill his master gave him. It was a pill that could restore his inner strength in fifteen minutes, however, it would only work for half an hour. After it wore off, he would either get dangerously ill or die.

An Ze closed his eyes and swallowed the pill in a lift of his head.

Then he started regulating his inner strength.

Shen Ping on the stage said, "Following is the next round of the first set. The three martial clubs come and draw lots."

"There are three lots of three martial clubs in this pot, one of which is a blank lot. He who draws this blank lot will get into the next round. If he draws a lot of his martial club, he will draw again. Do you have any problems?" She Ping asked the other three men on the stage.

He saw them shaking their heads and shook the pot, "Fine. Who's first?"

"Junior Master, let them draw the lot, or they will gossip behind our backs." Xiao Ce sneered.

So, Shen Ping went to Li Shan and Xiao Xiong, "Young Master Li and Young Master Xiao."

“Now that we are on Weizhen Martial Club's place, we should follow your rules." Xiao Xiong snorted at Xiao Ce's arrogance.

Xiao Ce replied to him with a laugh, "Since this is what you want, I'll draw first."

Xiao Ce drew a lot.

After he saw his lot, he let out a laugh at Li Shan and Xiao Xiong, "Now you don't have to draw lots. Junior Master, let them begin."

He gave the blank lot to Shen Ping.

Shen Ping took the blank lot and announced loudly, "The second round begins!"

He went off the stage.

Li Shan and Xiao Xiong saluted each other, drew their swords, and launched attacks.

Xiao Xiong's sword skill was vigorous and tough, while Li Shan fought against him with soft skills and successfully suppressed him. Within fifteen minutes, Xiao Xiong lost the competition.

The owner of Xiaoyao Martial Club was surprised that the sword skill of this disciple of Jianghu Martial Club had no routines. He wondered how could a swordsman using such disordered methods won so fast.

He paid more attention to Jianghu Martial Club.

As far as he knew, Jianghu Martial Club was a newly-established martial club. He heard that Ghost Immortal had been there for a while, but later, he got the information that Ghost Immortal only helped boosting their martial club's reputation. Ghost Immortal had never taught them any sword skills, therefore, he looked down on this Jianghu Martial Club. However, the fact proved that he was wrong.

Not only was the owner of Xiaoyao Martial Club, the owners of other martial clubs noticed Jianghu Martial Club as well.

Shen Ping went on the stage, "Jianghu Martial Club won the second round. Next, the third round of the first set begins."

The result of the third round was within everyone's expectations. Weizhen Martial Club won. Pei Moning wasn't surprised at this.

He thought Li Shan was very good, but he lacked the experience of fighting that he wasn't as sophisticated as Xiao Ce.

But he wasn't worried about this time's failure. In the next set they would fight in groups, and judging from Xiao Ce's arrogance, he would try his best to show off.

The first set ended up with Weizhen Martial Club's victory.

Elder Yan and Elder Hua announced this triumph.

Then they came to the next set.

In this set, they would fight in doubles, which tested the tacit of the participants. The rules were the same as the first set's except the number of participants.

With a strike on the gong, martial clubs drew the lots to match again.

The result of the second set was within Pei Moning's expectation. The disciples of Weizhen Martial Club were so eager to show off that sometimes they even suppress their partners to bring themselves to the fore.

At the end of the second set, Elder Yan and Elder Hua announced the triumph of Jianghu Martial Club.

At this time, Yu Zhen, the owner of Weizhen Martial Club looked displeased.

He pretended to be calm.

Following the second set was the last set, and the number of the participants of each martial club increased from two to six.

The martial club which left the most disciples on the stage won.

Shen Ping declared the rules and left two minutes for them to rest.

It was time for each owner to select participants.

The owner of Huize Martial Club went to An Ze, who was regulating his inner strength, and asked in a low voice, "How are you feeling now?"

"I'm almost recovered." An Ze heard his asking and opened his eyes.

The owner nodded, "You have to be careful. Jianghu Martial Club and Weizhen Martial Club are powerful opponents, so, as long as we aren't the last one, I'll be satisfied. Just try your best."

"Yes, I know." An Ze regulated his last part of inner strength and got up.

The other martial clubs held the same thought. They had known that Jianghu Martial Club had the power to contend against Weizhen Martial Club. They were reluctant to admit their lack of power, but it was the truth.