After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 48 Intense Showdown

With the arrival of the sect leader and elders, another melodious bell rang, marking the official start of today's competition.

Shen Xu knew that it was now their turn, and that it would be the ten of them. However, he was still hesitant about one thing: now that Shen Guangjian had agreed to release Wang Bo to him, he no longer needed to make a name for himself. So, should he still compete for first place? After all, the more famous one was, the less likely they were to run away.

His original plan was to first establish a temporary presence at the Green Bamboo Sword Sect, and then, a few years later, when the Blood Tide began to rise, he would take Uncle Wang to a place where it would not be affected.

Because the Blood Fiend Palace is not something that a small Green Bamboo Sword Sect can stop. The real battlefield of the Blood Tide is in the territories of the larger sects with larger populations. The Green Bamboo Sword Sect is just a small stumbling block and cannot make any waves in the whole Blood Tide.

If he stays in the Green Bamboo Sword Sect a few years from now, he'll be courting death. Unless he joins forces with the Blood Fiend Palace again, he should be easily accepted since he possesses the power of blood. But even then, he can only survive for a while, and in the end, he'll probably still die.

Because those prestigious sects would not tolerate the existence of such an arrogant demonic sect. Moreover, before his death, many righteous sects had already begun discussing how to divide up the Blood Fiend Palace's territory.

In fact, by today, even he himself was not quite clear about his thoughts. He not only wanted to save Uncle Wang, but also Wu Qi and Yang Qiqi. He even wanted to change the fate of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect, but his strength forced him to make a choice.

In the end, Shen Xu decided to take the benefits first and think about what would happen later.

Following Elder Chen, the ten of them walked towards the center of the Wind-Sounding Platform. Instantly, all eyes were on them. Although Shen Xu had experienced many storms in his previous life, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He felt a bit like a monkey being watched.

After the first round of the draw, Shen Xu discovered an interesting coincidence: the result of the draw was that five outer disciples would fight against five elder disciples, and his opponent was the girl in blue.

"Interesting!" Shen Xu chuckled softly as he held the lottery ticket.

With all ten fighters standing on the battle platform, the first round of the competition officially began.

"Master, the outer disciple that Xiaoyun is facing this time is no ordinary person!" an elder beside Jiang Guangyi suddenly said.

"What do you mean by this?"

"I heard that he shattered Elder Shen's child's Dao heart yesterday!"

"Ming Shi, is this true?" Jiang Guangyi asked a middle-aged man beside him.

"Guangjian is still young, it's good for him to experience more setbacks." Shen Mingshi's tone was very respectful.

"Young people need to experience more setbacks so they don't become arrogant and have inappropriate thoughts," Jiang Guangyi said calmly.

"The hall master is right. I will teach him a lesson when I get back."

Shen Mingshi turned his gaze to Shen Xu below the stage and couldn't help but frown.

"You're no match for me, it would be better to admit defeat," Shen Xu advised the girl in front of him.

"Shen Xu, I appreciate your kindness, but I also have my reasons for wanting to win."

"For Shen Guangjian?"

The girl shook her head: "Only the lightsaber can avenge himself. I can't help him. Shen Xu, you're too terrifying. I can't let someone like you become the number one in the outer sect."

The girl stood with her sword in hand, her gaze fixed firmly on Shen Xu, her dress billowing as her vital energy surged.

"What a bizarre reason!" Shen Xu couldn't understand the girl's reason at all.

But since things had come to this point, and the girl was about to draw her sword at him, he naturally wouldn't hold back.

White waves surged across Shen Xu's sword. With his current understanding of water, he no longer needed the aid of the wave-generating technique when condensing waves.

Just as the girl in blue was rushing towards him with a blue sword light that moved at great speed, Shen Xu instantly unleashed a five-fold wave at the blue sword light. As the white waves swept across, the girl in blue was instantly swept away from the battle stage.

Watching the girl fly away, Shen Xu sheathed his sword and stood still. He didn't dare to go too far, after all, she was an elder's granddaughter.

He then slowly walked off the battle platform and quietly waited for the other players' matches to end.

"This is... the Five Waves!" The elders were all momentarily surprised when they saw Shen Xu's sword strike.

"Moreover, it's a five-layered wave imbued with the essence of water!" An elder recognized the extraordinary nature of Shen Xu's sword strike.

Looking at Shen Xu's calm expression, Jiang Guangyi said with a smile, "This kid is really something! With the Water Intent and the Five Waves, Akashi, your kid's loss wasn't entirely unjust."

The girl in green standing next to the sect leader felt her heart race as she watched Shen Xu easily defeat his opponent with a single sword strike. But then she seemed to remember something, turned her face away angrily, and deliberately avoided looking at Shen Xu.

Song Qi glanced at the girl with some curiosity, but said nothing.

After a period of time, all the battles on the five battle stages had ended. The result was that all five outer disciples won. This result was expected by Shen Xu and some others, but it was unexpected by most people, including many elders.

"That's unlikely!" one of the elders exclaimed, his eyes widening in disbelief upon seeing the result.

"Facts speak louder than words. It seems that the disciples who have trained at Cuiyun Mountain are indeed superior to some spoiled children," an elder said sarcastically.

“Losing only once proves nothing,” someone retorted.

"Quiet down, let them fight again! Take a good look at where the difference lies between the two sides," Song Qi said.

The second round of drawing lots began quickly, with the same result, except that everyone's opponent had changed. However, Shen Xu's opponent was another girl in green from the group of five.

"Elder, you did this on purpose!" Shen Xu thought to himself as he looked at the elder in charge of drawing lots, holding the lot number.

Looking at Shen Xu and another girl in green on the battle stage, someone couldn't help but complain, "Shen Xu's luck is just too good! He's been matched against girls in both rounds."

"You still think that draw was random? It was all arranged. The reason why Shen Xu was always paired with girls was probably because the elders were afraid he would use excessive force against others! Shen Xu's strength is enough to surpass the entire outer sect."

"Um, could you let me have a turn?" the girl in blue opposite Shen Xu said somewhat shyly.

"reason?"

"Because Jiang Yun couldn't even last one move against you. If I could last one move, then in other people's eyes I would definitely be stronger than her!"

"This reason... I can't refute it!" Shen Xu was speechless. It is said that women's competitive nature is everywhere, and he has witnessed it today.

"Ahem!" The referee in black spoke to acknowledge his presence.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't help you, but my Five Waves technique requires time to prepare before it can be used."

"I understand! Thank you, Shen Xu." The girl in blue instantly broke into a bright smile.

So when the battle began, the girl didn't hesitate at all and immediately launched a swift attack on Shen Xu. Shen Xu used his dragon form to dodge the girl's attacks while gathering five waves on his sword. When he succeeded, another wave swept the girl off the battle platform.

Shen Xu was always lenient with polite children. After landing smoothly, the girl smiled at Shen Xu, then ran over to Jiang Yun, grinning mischievously as she waited for her battle to end.

"Are you this happy even after losing?"

"I didn't expect Shen Xu to be so chivalrous!" someone couldn't help but laugh.

The girl on the platform clenched her fists upon seeing this, biting her pink lips and staring intently at the bright girl below who wore the same color as herself.