Chapter 1417


    On the other side of the arena, Egas was clutching his throat as he coughed non-stop. When he


    finally recovered from his coughing fit, he looked up and red at Fade hatefully. Faxon helped him


    walk down the arena and began treating him when they returned to their seats.


    The battles resumed after their little incident. The top eight of the fourth round wouldpete


    against each other again in the final round, and the top three of the final round would have the


    opportunity to challenge the participants in the higher level.


    The results for the fourth round were just like what everyone expected. Although Fade had just


    choked Egas as a warning, he had not caused any substantial damage to him. In the end, he still


    managed to win first ce in ck Level category.


    After announcing his victory, he stared at Fade coldly, his expressions hostile.


    The audience began to discuss Egas'' victory excitedly. His win in this category meant that he would


    be qualified to join the Earth Levelpetition, and it also meant that he might fight against Fade.


    Everyone couldn''t help but feel excited as they thought about it. They were all looking forward to the


    match as if they were about to watch an interesting show.


    After a short break, the Earth Levelpetition that everyone was looking forward to finally began.


    There was no doubt that the Earth Levelpetition was the main attraction in the Martial Arts


    Convention and it was the tform for powerful martial artists to show off their strength. More


    importantly, the top contestants in the Earth Levelpetition would be qualified to explore the


    Dragon Mausoleum, which was the main purpose of many masters taking part in the Martial Arts


    Convention.


    Suddenly, the crowd bustled with noise.


    Fade supported Jasmine''s weight with his arms around her waist and helped her to sit down. "I''m


    going to draw lots for thepetition now. I''ll seek revenge for what happened to you just now," he


    got up and said.


    Jasmine''s face turned into a worried expression. "Mr. Chen, I''m fine. Please don''t be impulsive.


    What if you put yourself in danger? I''m afraid..."


    Fade shook his head and smiled confidently as he reassured her. "Don''t worry. This kind of battle is


    not dangerous to me at all."


    Then, he queued up and drew his lot. Thepetition began immediately.


    During the first round, Fade was lucky enough to be paired with one of the three participants who


    had just ascended from ck Level to Earth Level. The opponent went all out to make it hard for


    him to win.


    However, Fade eventually defeated him with only three moves and advanced to the next round


    smoothly.


    As the center of the crowd''s attention, Fade''s lucky and easy win had raised controversy.


    "D*mn it. Fade is so lucky to have such a weak opponent in the first round."


    "Could it be that Galeno was secretly helping him? That guy was chatting happily with him just now,


    and they seemed to have a good rtionship."


    "No way. Would a highly respected man like Galeno do such a thing?"


    "If he doesn''t have true strength, even with Galeno''s help, all will be futile. He''ll definitely encounter


    powerful masters in theter matches. He won''t be so lucky anymore to be running a charade."


    After the first round ofpetition, the participants began to draw lots for the second round.


    This time, Fade was still the focus of everyone''s attention, especially when his opponent was


    revealed to be Arthur Lin. The crowd''s discussion started to heat up.


    "Holy sh*t, Arthur Lin! Isn''t he the captain of the wood team from Five Elements Squad?"


    "Arthur is a middle-stage Earth Level master. He ranks 20th on Dragon List, thus he''s undeniably an


    expert!"


    "That kid finally lost his good luck. Let''s wait and see how he''ll be tortured!"


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    As the crowd fell into a heated discussion, Egas'' face turned into hatred. "That fellow is lucky that


    he got Arthur first. Now, we won''t have a chance to teach him a lesson anymore. He will definitely


    lose this round."


    Faxon darted his eyes at Egas and replied coldly, "Calm down. There are lots of opportunities for


    revenge. He is not some important person, and we''ll deal with him when the timees. Don''t


    worry about it." "Alright!" Egas nodded.


    On the other side of the spectator area, Tom and his friends held different opinions on Fade. Tom


    looked worried, but Halge, Hertzel, and Lillian were gritting their teeth with resentment.


    "That guy is going to lose for sure."


    "I''d like to see how arrogant he will be when he fights against a master ranked on top of the Dragon


    List."


    "He''d better be teaching him a lesson that he will never forget."


    The crowd''s attention shifted to Fade when it was his turn to enter the fighting ring.


    Fade stepped into the fighting ring with both hands behind his back. He nced at Arthur, who was


    standing across him, and asked, "Arthur, do you want me to fight?"


    He shook his head bitterly and answered, "Instructor Chen, I didn''t expect to meet you in the


    second round. It''s really..."


    Fade''s facial expressions softened as he noticed Arthur''s upset face. He walked over and patted his


    shoulder tofort him. "It''s alright. Train harder after this. True strength is forever, but these


    rankings are pretentious."


    "Thank you for your guidance, Instructor Chen." Arthur cupped his hands and bobbed his head. He


    turned to look at the judge and announced in a clear voice, "I admit defeat."


    Before anyone could figure out what was happening, Arthur strode out of the fighting ring.


    There was a deathly silence when he left the arena. Only when Fade descended from the fighting


    ring after the referee announced his victory did the dumbstruck crowde back to their senses


    and began to discuss among themselves.


    "Holy f*ck, what''s going on? Arthur just admitted defeat."


    "What on earth just happened? Why did Arthur admit defeat? He''s a master ranking 20th on the


    Dragon List!"


    "There must be something shady going on. That''s for sure."


    "Do you still remember their interaction before the match started? That guy is the Five Elements


    Squad''s instructor. That''s why Arthur admitted defeat immediately!"


    "Why does he deserve to be Five Elements Squad''s instructor? Something smells fishy here."


    "This guy has a strong backing. In order to win his favor, they even arranged the Five Elements


    Squad to act alongside him."


    The crowd''s doubts and gossips filled the entire scene. Some of them even petitioned for the


    participants to draw lots again and restart thepetition.


    However, the referee ignored these people''s shouts and announced that thepetition would


    continue.


    The referee''s decision caused an outcry among the audience. They shouted about the shady


    competition and cried for the unjust treatment between participants as they started booing.


    On the other hand, the people on Faxon''s side remained quiet. They sneered and whispered, "In


    that case, let''s end him ourselves."


    Soon, the second round of thepetition was over. Fade advanced to the third round, raising


    controversy, and he became the focus of everyone''s attention.