Chapter 49: Luck
Chapter 49: Luck
It might be due to eating the pill that Wu Ah gave him, or maybe his body had miraculous regenerating effects. Because Jian Shen's body which felt too tired and sore to even leave the bed before falling asleep, was now feeling perfect and ready for him to run as far as needed. And fight whomever he wanted.
Unlike always Jian Shen woke up a little later than usual, so he was the only one in the bed. But from the warmth he was feeling beside him, Li Mei seemed to have only left recently.
Luckily it wasn't too late, and therefore Jian Shen didn't have to rush for washing himself and getting ready to go and participate in today's round.
After the top 50 were chosen on the first day, the second day was set to decide the top 25.
Jian Shen easily passed this round as well, despite the fact that his opponent's cultivation was in the Qi Liquification Realm.
And on that day as well, after finishing the match Jian Shen ended up having sex with Wu Ah during the day, and with Li Mei during the night.
The schedule finally changed on the third day when there were 25 remaining contestants, and only 10 of them could pass to the next round.
Therefore on that day, a total of 14 matches took place.
While of the 25, one was given a free pass to directly enter the top 10, the remaining 24 would fight until only 12 remained.
Three more matches would then take place for the remaining 12, until a total of 9 remained. To these 9, the first one who received a lucky pass would join to make the top 10.
In this round, Jian Shen managed to receive the lucky pass and directly entered the top 10, which gifted him with a lot of envious looks as well as a few who were happy since they wouldn't have to fight against him. Which improved their chances of entering the top 10.
The next day 5 elimination matches took place, and all of the top 10 were needed to participate in it.
This time Jian Shen's opponent was a lady who tried to charm him and win, but failed since Jian Shen had promised Xinyi that he'd win the tournament.
By now Jian Shen could no longer behave apathetic to the other participants, since the four who remained other than him were all at the Peak Stage of Qi Liquification Realm just like him.
On the 6th day since the top 100 had started fighting, it was finally time to decide who would end up in the first place, and be known as the overall winner of the Great Assessment.
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Going to the arena sooner than usual, Jian Shen sat in the stands close to the arena as he waited for the final round to start.
By now most of the seats were already filled by the excited audience, and soon after that, the remaining four contestants came as well.
The top five included Jian Shen, two genius twenty year old boys Xue Lin and Cui Long, a twenty nine year old Liao He, and the only female of the top 5, Lian Bi.
Other than Jian Shen who was the youngest contestant, the Sect elders all had great expectations towards Xue Lin and Cui Long. After all, even if they might now win the tournament, their potential was visible from how high their cultivation was for their age.
As for Lian Bi, and Liao He, both of them were very close to reaching 30 years, and could, therefore, be said reaching the end of their explosive growth stage.
Due to this none of the elder placed any special interest towards Liao He, but Lian Bi, on the other hand, was someone that Wu Ah wanted to take back to the Pill Refining Sect with her.
This was because while she might not continue to grow and become a powerhouse on the battlefield, she did have the potential to use her talent to refine pills.
Since there were five individuals left, one of them was allowed to pass while the other four would fight for a spot in the top 3.
After the referee came on stage, he called for Jian Shen to come up and pick a tile.
Going up on the stage, Jian Shen directly pulled out the first tile his fingers touched like always and showed it to the referee.
Looking at the tile in Jian Shen's hand, the referee's mouth couldn't help but twitch as he muttered, "How can someone be so lucky."
Followed by Jian Shen, the others also each picked a tile, looking at which the referred noted something down, and finally announced.
"Jian Shen will directly enter the top 3!"
"The first match is between Xue Lin, and Liao He!"
"The second match is between Cui Long and Lian Bu."
Once the referee finished his announcement, Jian Shen was bombarded with jealous looks from the remaining four, which made him feel slightly embarrassed on the inside.
"Tsk, luck will not always be on your side, pretty boy."
Raising an eyebrow towards Liao He's threat like words, Jian Shen coldly said, "Luck is a great strength for those who possess it."
Jian Shen really did mean it because if not for his luck which brought him the Heavenly Dragon Sword, he probably would still be in the Deng Kingdom living the same old life, without even being able to dream about competing in the Great Assessment.
Jian Shen's words only further proved themselves because later when one was chosen from the top 3 to directly enter the finals, it was Jian Shen who once again managed to skip the fight.