Sect Event: Inner Disciple Sparring Festival
Location: Eastern Combat Arena
Time: Morning
Weather: Humiliatingly sunny
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They made us line up in neat rows, wearing newly polished robes that smelled like regret and borrowed glory.
As a "Provisional Inner Disciple," I had to participate in the Sect Sparring Tournament—a glorified way to show off, make friends, and, more importantly… get beaten up in public.
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> [System Alert:]
Event Mode Activated: Sparring Tournament
Rules: No killing, maiming, or summoning forbidden spirits.
You are expected to lose.
Reward if you win: Redirected to Blade Emperor System.
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Yue Lan stood off to the side, arms folded. Lin Yumei watched from the roof like a bodyguard who regretted everything.
Yura waved a small fox tail from the crowd and shouted,
"Go, Loser Boy!"
I nodded solemnly.
"Thanks. I'll dedicate my first nosebleed to you."
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My first opponent?
Du Fang, a genius with a flaming spear, six-pack abs, and fan club.
He looked at me like one looks at a snail who entered a sword contest.
"Ready to kneel?" he asked, grinning.
"Mentally or physically?"
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The gong rang.
Du Fang charged, spear spinning.
I tripped.
But in tripping, I accidentally headbutted his stomach, causing him to fumble and—
stab himself in the foot.
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> [System Notification:]
Victory by Technical Knockout
Crowd Confusion: MAX
Fan Club Rating: -10
You've accidentally advanced to Round 2.
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Lin Yumei's mouth dropped open.
Yue Lan blinked twice.
Yura started laughing so hard she fell over.
I turned to the crowd and bowed.
"Thank you. Technique inherited from the Sect of Unlikely Outcomes."
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📌 Character Spotlight: Arin (Updated Visual & Stats)
Pose: Awkward fist raised, robe slightly wrinkled, hair windblown, but strangely determined.
Height: Average
Build: Surprisingly athletic under the lazy vibes
Eyes: Sharp and sarcastic
Aura: "Mild headache" to anyone serious about cultivation
Weapon: Trash Broom (currently upgraded to "Sturdy-ish Bamboo Pole +2")
Current Power Level: Still underwhelming
Hidden Traits:
Trash Aura
Spiritual Misalignment
Luck Loop (???)
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Back at the spectators' bench, Elder Ruo Fei laughed behind her fan.
Elder Bai Hanyue just muttered, "This is... statistically impossible."
But Elder Lianhua?
She narrowed her eyes.
"There's something watching him," she said.
Not someone.
Something.
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Meanwhile, far outside the sect...
A group of cloaked figures stood around a jade mirror. One of them tapped it.
"Is this the one?"
The mirror showed me, scratching my butt and walking offstage.
The leader nodded.
"Begin monitoring Arin."
> [Villain Group Unlocked:]
Name: "Twilight Claw Cult"
Status: Shadow Faction
Interest: Unstable System Resonance Detected
First Encounter: Chapter 23 (Planned Interference)
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Back in the sect, Yue Lan approached me.
"You won by tripping. You know that, right?"
"Technique is technique," I said seriously.
She shook her head. "Still… I saw your eyes for a moment."
"What about them?"
"They weren't afraid."
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Later that night, my system chimed again.
> [Hidden Title Unlocked:]
"Unkillable Fool" – Rank F
Effect: +10% dodge chance when running away
Title accepted by "Chaos Weaving System." Connection forming…
Wait.
Wait what?