Chapter 1962
There was still half an hour before thepetition, but in the huge Phoenix Stadium, tens of thousands of seats were already filled. In the middle,
steel tes and nks were being arranged in the arena.
The front row of seats below the podium had been specially designed for VIPs. Most of the seats were for the hosts of thepetition and the
bigshots from the martial arts world.
The lounge for the contestants was located at the exit on the left side of the podium
Cver one hundredpetitors were inside the lounge. Some who were friendly began to chat with each other while others who were cold-tempered,
closed their eyes to rest and adjust the condition of their bodies.
Among these contestants, Earlias, Tiger, Be, Carney, and others, who were ranked at the top of the list, were naturally the focus of everyone''s
attention.
The focus of attention for others was definitely Fade, who had constantly been on the news recently. However, he was not present yet, and the
contestants on the scene could only secretly
discuss him.
It was 9:50 in the morning, and there were only ten minutes left until the start of the selection. A staff came in to inform the contestants to start getting
ready for the selection.
As the yers entered the stadium one by one, the camera for the live broadcast casted over to them, and the audience on the tforms immediately
began cheering enthusiastically.
This was especially so for the popr contestants like Earlias and Be. When they appeared onstage, the scene was filled with cheers. There were
even fans waving all kinds of hand signs and colored lights. They kept shouting and cheering.
The liveliness of the scene was no less than that of some popr entertainment idols.
More than a hundred participants entered the arena and came to the waiting area in front.
However, at this time, some people realised that Fade was not amongst those who hade out
In that instant, everyone began casting their doubts.
"Why don''t I see Master Chen?"
"Yeah, when I looked at the camera just now, I looked at it carefully. Master Chen really isn''t here."
"Master Chen didn''t give up on thepetition, did he?"
"That''s impossible. Master Chen has admitted in per that he would participate in the preliminaries.”
"But that was a few days ago. Later on, he encountered another assassination. I heard that even Heaven Level assassins had been deployed. It''s
much too dangerous for him. If Master Chen really did give up on thepetition, I would understand.”
"Maybe!"
As the discussion broke out amongst the audience, the leaders of all alliances on the rostrum were also talking to each other at this time.
"I didn''t expect the preliminaries to be so exciting. It''s pretty good!"
"As expected of Mr. Shao, the host.”
"Mr. Shao''s nephew, Earlias, is the most popr participant on the ranking list. I think that he will definitely be one of the candidates.” one of the
masters said.
"Thank you for yourpliment, but there are many masters in Thousand Star Academy, Thousand Buddha Temple, the Liang Family, and so on
Earlias may not be able to defeat them," Dannon replied.
"You are too modest. For Earlias to be ced in that position, he must be pretty strong.”
Dannon and a group of people were discussing enthusiastically. They smiled happily. looking extremely excited
While speaking, Dannon deliberately turned around and locked at Galeno beside him. He asked, "Old Zhu, Fade, whom you''ve always been betting
on, why don''t I see him anywhere?"
Upon hearing Dannon''s words, everyone suddenly turned to him
"Could it be that he has given up on thepetition?” He continued.
"I heard that Fade was injured in an assassination attempt. It''s understandable that he won''t participate in thepetition.”
Galeno snorted coldly and replied, "There''s no need for you to worry about. Since Fade has announced publicly that he''ll participate in the
competition, then he''ll definitely be here."
"Is that so? There''s less than five minutes left for thepetition. If he''ste, ording to the rules, I''m afraid that they''ll have to cancel his
participation!" Dannon remarked ndly.
Upon hearing this, Galeno''’s gaze dimmed, but he still insisted, "I believe in Fade. He remains true to his words.”
Although he had said so, his eyes were still filled with confusion and anxiety. He nced at Baldrick, who was next to him, and gave him a look.
However, Baldrick also shook his head in response.
As time went by, the match was getting closer and closer, and the discussion among the audience became stronger.
There was only one minute left before thepetition began. Bannon looked at Galeno and stated, "It''s about to start.”
Galeno pursed his lips and did not answer. He nced to the side and motioned for Baldrick to contact Fade.
Baldrick stood up, and was about to find a ce to make a phone call
However, the audience suddenly burst into a wave of deafening cheers.
Everyone''s attention was focused on one person.
As predicted, they saw several people slowly walking into the entrance of the stadium.
Among them, the leader was the focus of everyone''s discussion, Master Chen.
However, at this moment, Fade''s face was pale, and his pace was slow. His disciple, Jasmine, was following behind him. She held onto him, and he
locked extremely weak
Moore and Joey were walking beside him
When the four of them entered the stadium, Fade instantly became the center of attention.
"Master Chen is here. He''s really here.”
"I''ve told you that Master Chen is a man of his word. He wouldn''t abandon thepetition.”
"It''s just that judging from Master Chen''s current situation, he seems to be very weak. How could he still participate in the tournament?”
"To be able to participate means that he has the greatest courage. No matter what the oue is, I will support him."
The audience was focused on Fade, while the elders on the podium immediately took note of his current condition. They remained silent as they
quietly regarded Moore, who was standing beside him.
After all, Fade had been under Moore''s protection in the past few days that he had been injured and attacked. He had also managed to block the
assassinations a few times.
Moore was a famous genius in
Capital City store than 20 years ago.
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ago, he fad been keeping a low,
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Master.
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could be considered as a strong J
Supporter to any force. Therefore,
during-this period of time, many
forces wanted to pull him into their
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Under everyone''s attention Fade
slowly walkett to the contestants’
area and asked Moore and Jasmine:
to leave. He looked at the staff OF
member and said, "The participants,
FadeXChen and Joey Chen, have
arrived on time.”
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The staff member took out the log book, verified their information, nodded and gave them their identification tags. The staff member then announced
that all of the participants had arrived.
Many people were confused.
"So not only Master Chen is participating, but there''s also someone else."
"Who is Joey? She looks so young. She looks to be only around twenty years old!"
"I know, she is Moore''s daughter, Fade''s younger sister. They''re very close.”
"I''ve never heard of Joey before. Why would she suddenly participate in the selection?"
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