Each participant would compete in a one-on-one battle with an opponent of their level within their category. At the end of the competition, the top three participants of the lower levels would be qualified to

compete in the higher-level categories.

In addition, each category's top achievers would also be rewarded handsomely.

The first category to compete was Yellow Level, which was the lowest level. Obviously, the spectators were unimpressed by the contestants from this category, as they only had average fighting skills and the fights were boring.

However, some of the audience who came from powerful and influential families watched the competition with fascination.

They were interested in the low-level competitions for a reason. The main purpose of them was to single out talented martial artists who had the potential to develop their skills. They were waiting to see which of these participants could show off their strength and come out on top.

Many of these powerful families and clans would recruit the top performers on the spot and provide them with formal training. This way, the families could expand their own team of future martial artist experts. Moreover, the participants were mostly young disciples who came from upper-class families. They saw the competition as a chance to practice their skills and a platform to prove themselves to the public, and to make a name forthemselves.

For this category, multiple pairs of contestants fought simultaneously in separate fighting rings. The competition went on very fast, and within two hours, the top ten winners were determined.

Among the top ten, eight of them were young martial artists who came from prestigious backgrounds. The other two were dark horses who finally got to showcase their talents during the competition. One of them was immediately recruited by the Martial Arts League, whereas the other one was taken under an influential family's wing.

The competition paused for a short while after the Yellow Level category matches ended. The next round would be the Black Level category.

The audience was obviously more interested in the Black Level matches than the Yellow Level. Most of them belonged in this level after all. Besides, a lot of them signed up to participate in this category too. The competition resumed shortly after, and the participants were called to the stage to draw their lots. The numbers they drew would determine their order. Two participants of consecutive numbers would battle against each other.

Jasmine was currently at the early stage of Black Level, thus she signed up to participate in this category.

After drawing in a deep breath, she got up from her seat and stepped towards the fighting ring on the lake. Her expression was tense, and her soft hands were tightly clenched into fists. Overwhelmed by her nervousness, her steps wobbled as she walked.

Noticing her response, Fade quickly patted her on her back and whispered in her ear, "Jasmine, calm down. You are stronger than most of the participants here, so don't be afraid of them. Besides, I have taught you well. You have to be confident in yourself, do you understand?"

She relaxed under his reassurance and turned around to look at Fade in the eye as she nodded solemnly. "I got it, Mr. Chen!"

"Alright, go ahead!" He said, tilting his chin towards the fighting ring.

Meanwhile, Tom and his friends were also walking towards the stage to draw their lots. The four of them had also signed up as Black Level participants.

The participants were notified of their order for the competition soon after. Jasmine drew the number 88, which was relatively behind. At least she had the opportunity to watch other participants' matches and gauge their strengths to prepare herself.

The competition began, and similarly, a few different pairs of opponents fought against each other at the same time.

The arena was suddenly filled with all kinds of noises: the shouts of the participants as they fought, the whistling sounds of their positive energies, the smacking sounds of bodies slamming against each other, and the horrifying screams of pain. The arena immediately descended into chaos.

The audience was intrigued by the sight of such brutal battles, and they hollered and shrieked excitedly. Some of them cheered for their friends, whereas some of them were busy placing their bets at the gambling stalls on the roadside.

Fade scanned through every arena and took note of the battle results. Whenever he saw the average strengths of the other participants, his confidence in Jasmine grew. Although her level was not high, he had taught her to cultivate his unique martial arts technique. Besides, she had the rare Green Wood Spirit, which was something ordinary martial artists could not surpass.

Placing a hand under his chin, he predicted that with Jasmine's current strength, she would most likely be able to defeat an ordinary advanced-stage Black Level martial artist. However, that would not be the case if she was to fight against one from a powerful clan or a peak-stage Black Level martial artist.

As he continued to observe the fighters in the arena, he noticed a few familiar faces. He narrowed his eyes and carefully watched the battle results of Tom and his friends.

Tom had just entered the early stage of Black Level, and his fighting skills were only average. However, he got lucky in the first round, where his opponent was just like him, a beginner in the Black Level. After an intense battle, Tom managed to advance to the next round.

Lillian, who was also in early-stage Black Level, was not as lucky as Tom. Her opponent had easily defeated her in the first round. However, Halge, with his middle-stage Black Level skills, and Hertzel, a late- stage Black level martial artist, qualified for the next round.

The competition went on without delay, and soon enough, it was already Jasmine's turn to fight.

The opponent who fought against her was a middle-stage Black Level self learner. He was not famous among the circle, but judging from the energy he gave off, his strength was decent. Everyone's gaze was instantly drawn towards Jasmine as soon as she stepped onto the stage.

Her charm was undeniably one of her fascinating characteristics. She was always able to catch people's attention on any occasion, even more so in such a hot-blooded situation. Jasmine's delicate beauty piqued the audience's interest and curiosity. She immediately became the center of everyone's attention.

Tom and the group, who had just finished their first round of battle, spotted her as she walked onto the stage. Their jaws dropped as they looked over to Fade.

"That girl! She's the girl who was with Brother Fade!" Tom gasped.

Lillian, who had just been eliminated from the competition, looked displeased. She frowned and muttered, "What's so interesting about her? She's just another pretty face. I bet she can't even take three blows from her opponent. She's definitely going to lose."

Halge's eyes glinted in delight as he licked his lips and said, "I hope that she can advance to the next round. If I was to fight against her in the next round, we can have a good time together."

Hertzel squinted and shifted his attention to the other stronger opponents. Obviously, he looked down on Jasmine.

Under the crowd's anticipatory gaze, the referee announced that Jasmine's battle with her opponent had officially begun.

The opponent was taken aback by her looks too. He smiled and said, "Miss Zhuo, I'll go easy on you. After all, it is not a gentlemanly gesture to hurt a beautiful lady."

She scowled in disgust and scoffed, "We are in a martial arts arena, so you'd better go all out!"

"Ms. Zhuo, I..." As he was about to say something, her figure shifted, and with a blink of an eye, she was already charging towards him.

He did not take her attack seriously and casually struck out his palm to defend her attack. However, his eyes widened in shock as her positive energy was shooting dangerously towards him. He could feel that her positive energy was imposing and even more powerful than his own.

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