Chapter 405 The Genius Of The Gongsun n


    In the third round, Austin had an odd opponent. The young woman had a harp in her arms.


    Nevertheless, Austin defeated her and qualified for promotion.


    The fourth round of the Outstanding Talents Exchange Games was up next.


    The third round saw about 300 yers participating, out of which 150 qualified for the next round.


    The Imperial Warfare Field was the biggest in the entire country and consisted of a 100 battle rings.


    This meant that all the 150 yers couldpete at the same time.


    The fourth round began and the number tes of the yers who were yet undefeated lit up.


    Then, the teleportation array began which would assign the fixtures to the yers. shes of swishing


    noises echoed in the stadium, as all the yers were transported to the rings assigned to them.


    There were only 50 spaces in the next round. This meant that the 150 yers were determined to


    make it into those final ces, and thepetition gained a sense of momentum and prestige.


    Each and every yer was ready to y to his strongest strengths and give it all.


    Austin stood in the ring and looked across the battle ring watching his opponent calmly.


    On the other end was an aristocratic handsome man in a yellow shirt, the fragrance of the elixir


    nauseating everyone that stood near him.


    "Aha, Austin, I hadn''t expected that it would be you who I''d face in this round.


    I''m Owen from the Gongsun n. You must have heard of it.


    I did follow your performances in the previous rounds. Sure, you have the potential to be in the top 50


    yers of thepetition.


    But unfortunately, destiny has decided this is the end of your journey, coz I''m your opponent. I will


    defeat you," Owen said with an air of superiority. He said all this matter-of-factly, as if him defeating


    Austin was the preordained truth.


    Austin couldn''t help himself and burst intoughter. "This guy has clearly counted his chickens before


    they''ve even hatched," he thought.


    "Oh? You don''t seem to be in agreement.


    Let me put it this way:


    The Gongsun n, as you know, is famous for its alchemy and its magical prowess.


    I am the most astute genius in this generation of the Gongsun n!


    The ancestors of the Gongsun n have passed down not only a special form for the cultivation of


    vital energy, but also one for medicine cultivation. That ispletely different from the cultivation of


    vital energy and requires a certain prowess of its own. With the help of the magic and enchanting effect


    of the elixir, I can instantly improve mybat effectiveness, stimte my own potential, and increase


    my strength to levels you can never even imagine!" Owen boasted.


    "Medicine cultivation?" Austin asked. His voice had an underlying sense of surprise.


    He had never even heard of medicine cultivation. However, if Owen was supposed to be believed,


    there should be a way to cultivate it with the help of the power of the elixir.


    The audience''s attention was now fixated on Austin and Owen''s battle ring.


    Austin had impressed the spectators in the first couple of rounds, and was now attracting considerable


    attention.


    "Quite unexpectedly, Austin has to duel Owen in this round! This is a match between two stalwarts,


    between two tigers!" a spectator eximed.


    "Well yes, Austin did seed in the previous rounds. But he has a worthy opponent this time around.


    Let''s see how he fares. Owen is a genius from the Gongsun n, a n of medicine refiners and


    experts. In recent years, he has been in constant limelight, with him being one of the most prominent


    cultivators in the younger generation of the Violet Orchid Empire.


    People feel he is worthy enough to be ranked in the top 10 of the youth generation of the Violet Orchid


    Empire, together with Leo and Cynthia from the Peripatetic Sect, Garret from the ming Sun Valley,


    Caden of the Bloody Hero Gang, Danny from the Joy Gang, Braxton from the Sun Sect and Wilson of


    the Blood Wolf Team. He is regarded as a pride of the Gongsun n. No doubt he is a strong


    opponent." another spectator retorted.


    "Owen is indeed influential among the younger generation of the Violet Orchid Empire, Austin however


    was previously unknown, and has only made his mark in the first few rounds of the Outstanding Talents


    Exchange Games. I wonder who will win, Austin or Owen. This battle will be fun to watch!"


    "Ha, ha, the best is yet toe. As the games go on to its final stages, the yers get stronger,


    tougher and violent. These first few rounds simply weed out the weak. Just watch the game. We will


    see soon enough if Austin can win in this round."


    "I don''t think Austin will win. Although he is powerful, Owen is undoubtedly more experienced and


    crafty. Austin won''t be able to deal with Owen''s years of expertise in the magical cultivation."


    "I don''t think so. Never forget that the new generation will always be smarter and craftier than the


    previous generation. Time is a great leveler! Perhaps Austin is a dark horse in this match. You never


    know."


    The audience members were engrossed in analysis andmentary. Austin and Owen''s duel had


    attracted the attention of many viewers.


    Of course, there were always going to be other better yers in other rings. The spectators soon


    dispersed, each interested in the yer they thought would go on to win.


    All the yers in the battle rings were adept at their art.


    "I''m looking forward to Austin''s performance. His skills left asting impression on me. I wonder how far


    he''ll go in thispetition," the emperor said.


    The emperor felt there was something inexplicable about Austin that made him interested in Austin.


    After watching Austin beat Braxton, Theon who was the leader of the Sun Sect felt a multitude of


    emotions whenever he looked at Austin. He was regretful, but also was ambivalent about the past and


    then sometimesined in fits of frustration.


    Austin''s surprisingly strong performances made Theon feel very remorseful. If he had known that


    Austin had such great potential, he would have persuaded Dwayne and Abbott to keep Austin in the


    Sun Sect at the Sun Mountain. Austin would have now been fighting on behalf of the Sun Sect if Theon


    had just taken that extra step.


    Suddenly he felt that it was worth offending the ming Sun Valley and the Bloody Wolf Team if they


    could have the fortune of having such a gifted disciple.


    For a sect, a young talent such as Austin was worth its weight in gold.


    Someone in the audience eximed excitedly, "Aha. Owen is in the ring now."


    An old man with white hair and ruddyplexion surrounded by wisps of purple clouds exuded a


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    strong vor of the elixir. When the martial arts fanatics in the audience had a whiff of the fragrance of


    the elixir, they felt oddly refreshed. Their minds became particrly flexible, and their inner vitality


    became fluid.


    The audience was amazed. "The Gongsun n is famous for its elixir refining. Now, it seems that they


    really are worthy of their reputation," someone dered.


    "Owen will have to watch out this time though. His opponent is Austin. Austin is indeed a young man


    with substantial strength. Although, Austin has a much tougher task cut out. It''ll be difficult for him to


    beat Owen. As a silver lining though, at least Austin woulde out of this alive. Owen hates killing his


    opponents!"