Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Thinking of this, the elder shook his head again, and then said, "However, what you said makes sense. The chances of failure in this Heart Fire Tempering are too high. Let's talk about everything after their competition is over. Consider this a reminder to them."

"When the time comes, we'll see what they choose..."

The quiet meeting room gradually fell silent, and the figures inside had vanished without a trace...

In the Panmen conference room, most of Panmen's senior executives were gathered.

"I mean, you guys don't have to go that far..."

Xiao Fan glanced at Atai, who was holding a thick stack of papers, his lips twitched, and then he exchanged a helpless look with Xiao Yan and Xun'er.

"How can that be done?"

Before anyone else could speak, Hu Jia immediately stood up, put her hands on her hips, and roared at Xiao Fan, "This is a great opportunity to promote our Panmen!"

"If the three of you can make it into the top ten, then our Panmen's status will reach its zenith in the inner courtyard."

"Two fifth-grade alchemists and three experts ranked in the top ten of the rankings."

"Look, if we say this out loud, it will definitely attract a large number of students to join us. At that time, the position of Panmen will be absolutely unshakable."

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan glanced at Hu Jia, whose eyes were shining, but dared not refute her. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if Hu Jia simply threw the Panmen back to them.

Hu Jia then patted Atai, who was standing to the side, and said, "Atai, now it's your turn to shine." Then she said to Xiao Fan and the others, "Atai has the most detailed information about your opponents here. You must remember it today."

Atai was also somewhat excited. He nodded to Xiao Fan and the others and said, "Boss Xiao Fan, Sect Leader, let's start with Senior Lin Xiuyai. Do you know what Senior Lin Xiuyai is best at?"

"Lin Xiuya..." Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan pondered for a moment before saying, "I really don't know about that."

"Hehe, speaking of Lin Xiuya, we have to mention Liu Qing first."

Atai looked at everyone and slowly began to speak.

"As you all know, it's been said that Liu Qing possesses two unique skills: a claw and a spear. The Great Crack Coffin Claw is Liu Qing's famous claw technique, while his spear skills are not widely known. These two methods can be said to be Liu Qing's most proficient fighting techniques. However, outsiders mostly see Liu Qing using his claws in combat. It is said that ordinary people have never had the chance to see him use a spear."

"One claw, one spear..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, then recalled how his hands seemed remarkably steady when he confronted Liu Qing on the sixth floor.

While most people can greatly enhance their self-control after their strength increases, even so, their hands still tremble imperceptibly. However, Liu Qing's hands seemed to remain perfectly steady from beginning to end.

Hearing Atai's words, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered this incident.

"Since outsiders have never seen him wield a spear, could it be that they deliberately spread this information to mislead others?"

Hearing that Liu Qing rarely used his gun, Hu Jia couldn't help but ask a question.

"will not!"

Atai answered very firmly, and said with a slightly serious tone, "I asked the students in his class, and when he fought Lin Xiuya, the last weapon he used was a gun, which is enough to prove that his marksmanship is indeed terrifying."

Hearing Atai's words, everyone nodded.

Since it happened in full view of everyone, then it must be true.

"Liu Qing is skilled with a claw and a spear, but Lin Xiuya, who has been suppressing him, also has two equally impressive skills."

Atai looked at the group, his tone tinged with admiration, and said, "Lin Xiuya's specialty was known by previous students as 'One Entanglement, One Force'."

"One entanglement, one force?" Raising an eyebrow, Xiao Yan looked at Atai with some curiosity and murmured softly.

"Lin Xiuya practiced a very strange fighting technique called the Snake Entangling Hand. He could use this technique to suppress all of his opponent's attacks within a very small range. Those who were slightly weaker could even be manipulated by him to do whatever he wanted throughout the entire fight."

Atai took a breath and said with some amazement, "Lin Xiuya's Entwining Snake Hand is different from Liu Qing's Great Crack Coffin Claw. The former is good at using softness to overcome hardness, while the latter is incomparably fierce. The two are extremely terrifying, one soft and one hard. However, in terms of how difficult it is to deal with, Lin Xiuya's Entwining Snake Hand is more terrifying."

"The Entangling Snake Hand and the Great Coffin-Splitting Claw." Xiao Yan took a breath and said, "They are two formidable opponents."

She then looked at Xiao Fan and asked curiously, "Senior brother, aren't you curious?"

"I am invincible."

Xiao Fan looked up at the sky... the ceiling, standing with his hands behind his back.

Are you suggesting I tell you that I cheated on the system again?

Everyone:......

Even Yueyao, who had been sitting next to Xiao Fan, covered her face, unable to bear the sight.

"What about Yi Gang?"

Xiao Yan pretended that he hadn't asked Xiao Fan and continued to bring up the topic back to Lin Xiuya, otherwise his senior brother would have steered the conversation astray.

“Yi Gang…” Atai hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Lin Xiuya's Qi is like Liu Qing's spear; there are almost no rumors about it outside. But it was with this Qi that he defeated Liu Qing and secured his position as the number one in the inner courtyard. It must be some kind of extremely powerful sword Qi that he cultivated."

Everyone nodded in agreement, taking Atai's words to heart.

Atai then introduced the signature fighting techniques of the other members of the Strong Ranking, explaining them one by one.

Chapter 221 Xiao Xun'er Wins

On that day, just as dawn broke, Xiao Fan and the others headed to the central square.

The number of students watching the competition inside was no less than that of the previous two days; on the contrary, there was considerable improvement.

After all, many students had no interest in the previous battles and only came here to watch the competition for the top ten.

As soon as everyone sat down, they saw the Grand Elder land on the central competition platform.

Then the twenty winners from yesterday appeared in the center of the competition stage.

"Hehe, next up is the competition for the top ten. I hope you all give it your all."

The Grand Elder looked at the twenty people standing on the platform with a smile on his face.

He then waved his hand and said to everyone, "The order of your matches will be different from the previous two days. Your opponents will be announced by us. Now, those whose names are called, please come forward. Those who haven't been called yet, please take a break for now."

Xiao Fan frowned slightly upon hearing the elder's words.

Have the competition rules changed again?

The opponents for the competition are no longer chosen by the students themselves through drawing lots, but are directly announced by the elders. It seems this is to prevent strong students from encountering each other prematurely.

Xiao Fan glanced discreetly at the kind-faced elder, then waited for the elder to announce the ten participants for the first round of the competition.

"The list of participants for the first round of competition is as follows."

"Qin Zhen versus Chen Zhi."

"Qian Mo versus Wu Gou".

"Lin Yan vs. Liu Zixu."

"Zi Yan versus Han Qianming."

"Xiao Xun'er vs. Huang Yaolin."

......

Upon hearing the list of opponents announced by the Grand Elder, Xiao Fan immediately sensed something strange about it.

Among the top ten contestants, not a single one had faced off against a pre-determined opponent.

Unbeknownst to Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Lin Xiuya, and the others, they also immediately noticed the strangeness of the battle order.

They exchanged a subtle glance, and Xiao Fan pondered why this situation had arisen.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Xiao Fan and the others guessed, they could never have guessed that the reason the inner elder arranged the battle list in this way was because of the rioting of the strange fire inside the Black Tower.

Because of the premature awakening of the Fallen Heart Flame, the tempering of the Heart Flame at the bottom of the Black Tower is now far more dangerous than in previous years. If someone is weak or lacks willpower, once they enter the bottom of the Black Tower, they probably will never have a chance to come out again.

Including yesterday's array formation tempering, the purpose of which was to allow the elders to discern which students might be able to persevere at the bottom of the Black Tower.

It can be said that yesterday's test of strength had already determined the top ten in the hearts of the elders, which is why today's battles are arranged in this order.

However, if he can defeat his opponent in today's battle and regain his ticket to the top ten, then the elders will not object to him entering the Black Tower.

Ultimately, everything comes down to strength as the primary factor.

"Alright, let's begin."

The Grand Elder looked at the crowd still standing in the arena and said meaningfully, "You must know that only the top ten can enter the bottom of the Black Tower and participate in the Heartfire Tempering. Luck is useless. Only when you have the strength to match can you convince others."

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan glanced at Xun'er, who was to compete in the first round. Xun'er smiled calmly, then shook her head at the two of them, indicating that she was fine. Xiao Fan didn't say anything more and pulled Xiao Yan away from the competition stage.

The last five people on the list of contestants that the elder just read out are students who are usually ranked in the top ten or even the top twenty on the strong list. Whether it is Qin Zhen, Qian Mo or Lin Yan, they are usually in the top ten on the strong list.

Zi Yan's ranking in the inner courtyard goes without saying; she's definitely a little witch. Everyone, including the spectators in the stands, knows what's going on in their battles.

The outcome of these matches was probably already decided long ago.

The only thing that puzzled everyone was the battle between Xun'er and Huang Yaolin.

Huang Yaolin's strength is at the Seven-Star Dou Ling level, and he usually ranks between fifteen and twentieth on the Strong Ranking.

Everyone thought that Xun'er would be utterly defeated by him.

After all, apart from her victory against Han Yue, no one else had paid any attention to Xun'er's strength.

As expected, as the battle began, the match on Zi Yan's stage was the one with the fastest outcome.

Her opponents, if they encountered other people, might have a chance to struggle, but in front of Zi Yan, no means would be of any use.

In just ten minutes, their fight ended with him taking several punches from Zi Yan.

Then, a series of victory shouts rang out.