Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 654: Chapter 274: Weakness and Power, the Final Battle Begins

On the outskirts of Redwood Ridge, a five-hundred-meter square area had been cleared in advance, serving as the martial arts tournament arena for the Cold Resistance Level group.

The biting cold wind of the night did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd watching.

Following Xia Hong to the east side of the area, everyone’s eyes were focused on the twenty-three Cold Resistance Level competitors about to face off.

Xia Hong didn’t waste words, directly announcing the draw results for the first round:

”First round draw results: No. 1 Chen Yingyuan, No. 2 Luo Yuan, No. 3 Yuan Cheng, No. 4 Hong Guang, No. 5 Hong Tian, No. 6 Meng Yi, No. 7 Huang Yong, No. 8 Xia Chuan, No. 9 Yuwen Dao, No. 10 Hong Gang, No. 11 Zhu Yuan, No. 12 Peng Bo, No. 13 Zhu Ling, No. 14 Chen Yingba, No. 15 Xu Ning, No. 16 Lin Kai, No. 17 Yue Feng, No. 18 Lu Yang, No. 19 Zhao Hu, No. 20 Qiu Peng, No. 21 Wu Tianxing, No. 22 Zhao Bao, No. 23 Zhao Long.”

There are 23 draws in the first round, matches are based on draw numbers, 1 vs 2, 3 vs 4, and so on. The one who gets the 23rd draw is the one who skips the round.

So the moment Xia Hong announced the draw numbers, everyone instantly knew who their opponent was. Naturally, some were happy while others were worried.

Though everyone was at the Cold Resistance Level, they weren’t entirely sure of each other’s strengths but had a general idea in mind.

Among the current 23 Cold Resistance Level members of Great Xia, the strongest undoubtedly were Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao, Chen Yingyuan, Peng Bo, Chen Yingyuan, and Wu Tianxing. This was indisputable.

Therefore, those paired with these six—Luo Yuan, Huang Yong, Hong Gang, Zhu Yuan, Zhu Ling, and Zhao Bao—couldn’t help but shake their heads, lamenting their poor luck.

The one who drew the 23rd skip draw, Zhao Long, didn’t show much joy on his face.

According to Xia Hong’s previous rules, as long as you fight one round, win or lose, you can earn a Yangyuan Pill.

Skipping a round means directly advancing to the second round, but it also means missing an opportunity to fight. Crucially, he was well aware of his own strength; even advancing to the second round, the odds of making the top five were slim. Rather than this, it would be better to draw a weaker opponent and earn a Yangyuan Pill first.

”First match, Chen Yingyuan versus Luo Yuan, begin!”

With Xia Hong’s command, Chen Yingyuan and Luo Yuan immediately entered the arena.

”It’s starting. The strength of the Cold Resistance Level, we can finally witness it with our own eyes today.”

”At the beginning of the year when Yuwen Sizheng killed that bird that accidentally broke into the main building, I was too far away to see it clearly. This time I can finally watch closely.”

”My father said that the unit of measurement for Cold Resistance Level strength is ’mane’, meaning the impact force of an adult Intermediate Snowman. I wonder how many pounds that is?”

”This is the realm my father and Uncle He are striving to reach!”

.........

Zhao Yuandao, Liu Peng, Xiao Hen, Luo Cheng, along with over ninety other Earth-digging Realm participants present, had never seen a Cold Resistance Level in action. Their emotions at this moment were evidently more excited than others at the scene.

It’s understandable. For those who haven’t seriously participated in hunting, the Cold Resistance Level already represents the pinnacle of existence.

As Luo Yuan and Chen Yingyuan successively entered the arena, the match began.

”Please!”

Knowing his cultivation was inferior, Luo Yuan took the initiative.

As his words fell, he rushed at Chen Yingyuan like a cannonball, his large blade drawing a dazzling arc in the night, catching everyone’s eyes.

”So fast!”

”How can that blade light be so bright?”

”That’s not blade light, it’s snow mist melted by the high temperature in the airflow. Lord Luo’s speed is so fast, his power so strong, that the snowflakes in mid-air were directly melted.”

”Hiss!”

If the momentum generated by Luo Yuan’s slash only elicited exclamations from the Earth-digging Realm crowd, Chen Yingyuan’s response left them utterly stupefied, their mouths gaping, unable to utter a word.

Chen Yingyuan’s spear, slashing across the air, forcibly intercepted Luo Yuan’s blade edge, and the spear tip rushed straight for Luo Yuan’s neck.

Just at that downward slash, the moment their powers clashed.

Clang......

A loud sound erupted, and an invisible shockwave violently spread to the surroundings, sweeping away the freshly accumulated snow on the ground.

Whoosh......

A whirlwind swept through, causing the hundred newly advanced Earth-digging Realm participants to sway unsteadily, with a few almost falling.

Zhao Yuandao, Liu Peng, Xiao Hen, Luo Cheng, and other young people who had never gone hunting, were instantly dumbfounded.

”Just the shockwave from their exchange is enough to knock us over?”

”How can it be this strong!”

”Is this the Cold Resistance Level? Is my father this strong now too?”

”I must break through to the Cold Resistance Level, I must!”

”Breaking through to the Earth-digging Realm really doesn’t count for much...”

”This, this is true power!”

”If Lord Luo is already this strong, how powerful must the leader be?”

.........

Although everyone had different thoughts in mind, the idea of breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level arose simultaneously in their minds.

They looked at the two fighting in the arena, the more than thirty Cold Resistance Level observers around, and Xia Hong at the forefront, their eyes full of intense longing.

.........

Unlike the massive momentum caused by Luo Yuan’s large blade, Chen Yingyuan’s spear only emitted a sliver of cold light.

But just that sliver of cold light broke through Luo Yuan’s wide, bright blade edge.

No one even saw clearly before the spear tip was already stopped before Luo Yuan’s neck.

”Can’t even withstand a single move? This disparity in strength is truly too great!”

Even though he knew he was bound to lose, the result of losing in one move was still a bit hard for Luo Yuan to accept, leaving his expression somewhat bewildered.