“Lin Xiao, this time, it’s your death!” Jian Wuqu thought to himself.
In the first round of challenges, each person had three opportunities, and most targeted the higher ranks, with few succeeding.
Now, with only two chances left, challengers would likely target lower ranks.
Especially for Xie Yun and Chen Long, who had only one chance remaining, they would not risk elimination for a higher rank and would choose safer opponents.
As long as two people entered the rankings, Jian Wuqu would be pushed out, giving him the chance to challenge and kill Lin Xiao!
Soon, under the referee’s call, the challenges continued. After more than an hour, the second round of challenges concluded.
The top five rankings remained unchanged, but from the sixth rank onward, there were significant shifts.
Mai Shen, who had defeated Hu Yan Ziruo to claim sixth, was defeated by Ji Shengchong, who took the sixth spot.
Yao Yan challenged Yin Mu but was defeated. Others then targeted the sixth rank. Mo Li challenged Ji Shengchong, defeated him, and claimed sixth.
Ming Rui challenged Mo Li, defeated him, and took sixth.
Xie Yun defeated Mo Li, taking seventh.
Chen Long defeated Ming Rui, reclaiming sixth.
After the second round, the rankings were:
First: Lin Xiao.
Second: Li Renchou.
Third: Sheng Li.
Fourth: Yin Mu.
Fifth: Purple Spirit.
Sixth: Chen Long.
Seventh: Ming Rui.
Eighth: Xie Yun.
Ninth: Mo Li.
Tenth: Ji Shengchong.
Eleventh: Mai Shen.
Twelfth: Hu Yan Ziruo.
Thirteenth: Ren Jinghua.
Fourteenth: Ling Hu.
Fifteenth: Li Luo.
In this round, only Li Yu and Yao Yan failed, but both still had one challenge opportunity.
After Li Luo, Ping Tianhao, Wu Shixun, Jian Wuqu, and Yue Lizi were pushed out of the rankings, each with two challenge opportunities.
“Next, Yue Lizi!”
At this moment, the referee’s voice rang out clearly again.
As the voice fell, everyone saw a gaunt, almost corpse-like youth leap onto the stone platform.
The crowd’s enthusiasm surged again. Yue Lizi, recently pushed out of the rankings, had yet to make a move.
Moreover, the Burial Sect was the most mysterious and rare among the eight major sects, and everyone was eager to witness their techniques.
They were also curious about who Yue Lizi, with two challenge opportunities, would choose.
“Lin Xiao!” Under the crowd’s gaze, the Burial Sect disciple spoke grimly, his gaunt face seeming to sink inward, exuding a sinister aura.
“Lin Xiao! Someone’s challenging Lin Xiao again!”
“With two opportunities, they’re indeed aiming for the higher ranks.”
“As I thought, these disciples from the eight major sects won’t be satisfied until they’ve fought the top-ranked Lin Xiao.” …
Hearing Yue Lizi’s words, the crowd buzzed with excitement. Lin Xiao had become the most anticipated figure.
“I’d also like to see what the Burial Sect has up its sleeve!” Hearing Yue Lizi’s choice, Lin Xiao showed curiosity, then leapt onto the stone platform, standing opposite Yue Lizi.
“Please!” Yue Lizi uttered coldly.
“Please!” Lin Xiao responded, unleashing the Great Azure Dragon Slash.
With a swing of the Yaoguang Broken Sword, a dragon’s roar echoed. Brilliant azure light burst forth, condensing into an azure dragon that charged towards Yue Lizi.
This strike was merely a test.
However, with Lin Xiao’s seventh-level Martial Venerable strength, its power was considerable.
“Yellow Spring!”
Yue Lizi spoke softly, his frail arm moving as if weak. But as his fist struck, rolling yellow mist suddenly spread out, a corrosive aura permeating all directions, chilling and foul.
A yellow fist glow, like the Yellow Spring of the underworld, radiated a heavy aura of death. Carrying the power to corrode all things, it surged through the air. The entire space seemed to transform into the underworld, with yellow mist and pervasive decay.
“Chi! Chi!”
The powerful azure dragon sword glow clashed with the yellow fist glow and was corroded bit by bit.
Ultimately, Lin Xiao’s entire azure dragon sword glow was completely eroded by Yue Lizi’s yellow power.
The yellow fist glow dissipated into the air as well.
“Yellow Spring Power! The Burial Sect cultivates Yellow Spring Power!” someone exclaimed.
“Deep corpse water transforms into the Yellow Spring. The Yellow Spring represents death and decay. Yellow Spring Power is the force of death and corrosion, capable of decaying both people and their powers!” an elder said in shock.
“It can corrode even power? If it hits a person, wouldn’t they be reduced to corpse water?”
“The Burial Sect is even more sinister than the other three demonic sects. Better not provoke them!” …
The crowd was endlessly shocked, and even Lin Xiao felt a jolt of surprise.
He was unfamiliar with Yellow Spring Power, and even the Devouring Spirit Emperor’s memories contained no record of it.
Yet, this Yellow Spring Power was undeniably sinister and extraordinary, capable of directly corroding power itself.
“This Yellow Spring Power is somewhat similar to my skeleton palm, both being corrosive attribute powers.”
Lin Xiao’s mind quickly connected the Yellow Spring Power to the skeleton palm in his storage ring.
When spiritual energy was infused into the skeleton palm, it unleashed terrifying white power.
That power could corrode a person into skeletal bones.
He had always known little about the skeleton palm, but seeing this Yellow Spring Power gave him a faint clue. “However, the skeleton palm releases white mist and white power, not yellow. And the skeleton palm only corrodes a person into a skeleton, whereas this Yellow Spring Power, if it hits, might corrode the entire body into corpse water.” Lin Xiao shook his head inwardly.
The skeleton palm might be related to Yellow Spring Power, but it was not true Yellow Spring Power, making it hard to decipher.
Compared to the crowd’s shock, Yue Lizi remained calm, his corrosive aura surging. He slowly pushed his palms forward.
“Burial Devour!”
With a chilling voice from Yue Lizi, rolling yellow mist surged, and the corrosive aura swelled, as if the void itself would be eroded.
A yellow vortex, several zhang wide, formed in front of Yue Lizi. Terrifying devouring power spread across the stone platform, and the surrounding formation barriers were activated.
The yellow vortex contained horrifying corrosive power, as if it could swallow and corrode all things.
“Devouring! Yue Lizi actually has devouring power techniques!”
“Combined with Yellow Spring Power, Lin Xiao’s in big trouble!”
Seeing this, the crowd gasped in shock.
At this moment, Lin Xiao, standing on the platform, felt the terrifying devouring power acting upon him. His body was suddenly pulled, sliding rapidly towards the yellow vortex.
