The black-robed old man hurriedly summoned his main spirit, but he was still no match for the fused spiritual power of the two. He was once again sent flying backwards.
At that moment, the white-robed old man launched another fierce attack. Powerful spiritual power condensed and continued to bombard the black-robed old man.
As long as the two struck together once more, they could knock the black-robed old man off the platform.
However, at that critical moment, the middle-aged man did not fuse his spiritual power with the white-robed old man’s spiritual form. Instead, he suddenly struck the white-robed old man. The white-robed old man spat blood and was sent flying sideways.
On the opposite side, the black-robed old man blocked the white-robed old man’s attack, but he was injured again. His wounds were clearly quite serious.
The white-robed old man had taken a full hit from the middle-aged man’s main spirit. His injuries were also severe.
At that point, the middle-aged man quickly rushed towards the white-robed old man. He seized the opportunity to attack fiercely. After launching several consecutive strikes, he finally blasted the white-robed old man off the platform.
The white-robed old man was so angry he nearly vomited blood. At the moment of near-success, the middle-aged man had betrayed him and kicked him out instead!
He had wanted to eliminate the black-robed old man first, yet he himself became the first to be eliminated.
Meanwhile, the black-robed old man took the chance to consume a healing pill. His injuries recovered somewhat. He advanced a distance towards the centre of the platform. He could still barely fight the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man had the lightest injuries. Although his strength was weaker, he still held the advantage.
In the end, the black-robed old man was worn down and defeated by the middle-aged man.
The black-robed old man was so furious he nearly vomited blood. Originally, both he and the white-robed old man were stronger than this middle-aged man.
Yet in the end, the middle-aged man had taken advantage of them and kicked both out.
Moreover, he had been the strongest in this match.
In this free-for-all, the weakest person had actually survived until the end.
However, they had to admit that the middle-aged man had grasped the timing and strategy perfectly.
Otherwise, he could not have defeated both of them.
Fortunately, they still had the chance to challenge the survivor from the other team.
The white-robed old man was filled with regret and hatred.
“Zhao Chengmin wins, provisionally advances!” The referee’s voice rang out. “Second team, prepare to step up!”
“You two seniors were too kind!” The middle-aged man named Zhao Chengmin smiled at the two.
“Hmph, winning doesn’t mean you’ll stay!” The white-robed old man snorted coldly.
One could say he had personally helped Zhao Chengmin succeed.
However, even though it was provisional, the second team would also have the chance to challenge Zhao Chengmin.
Moreover, they would challenge one by one. Surviving by luck did not guarantee he would have the last laugh.
The black-robed old man also snorted angrily. He immediately consumed another pill and focused on healing.
They still had a chance to challenge in the next match. They needed to recover as quickly as possible.
At the same time, both hoped that the survivor from the second team would be weaker. That way, their chances would be greater.
They also hoped the second team’s battle would last longer. That would give them more time to recover.
“Hmph, Mu Haoran, you dared to kill a genius of our Spirit Phoenix Valley. If you have the guts, don’t step onto the platform. Otherwise, this old man will make sure you die on it.” Before even stepping up, Fei Mo directly threatened Lin Xiao.
He did not want to alert Mu Haoran, but he wore the unified robes of Spirit Phoenix Valley. The other side would definitely know his identity. It was better to say it outright.
Moreover, Mu Haoran was a public enemy. By showing he had a grudge against Mu Haoran, the other person might very well join forces with him to deal with Mu Haoran together.
Glancing at the name on Fei Mo’s robes, the other person who had drawn the second team—a young spiritual controller around twenty-eight or twenty-nine—said, “I completely agree with Senior Fei Mo! Mu Haoran, this so-called number one genius of the nine provinces probably ends his winning streak here!”
Lin Xiao frowned. At that moment, the young man named Yan Huashu sent a strand of divine sense over: “This old man’s strength is clearly the strongest among the three of us. I am willing to join forces with you to deal with him first, then we can compete for the spot between us. I am only saying this to confuse him.”
Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised.
Logically, it made sense. After all, in some ways, age represented strength.
Moreover, this Yan Huashu might have deliberately released only seventh-grade initial-level spiritual power cultivation to make neither of them see him as the main threat. At that level, even if slightly stronger, it would be hard for the other two to view him as a serious opponent.
After all, unlike Lin Xiao, Yan Huashu had not previously displayed the stunning feat of defeating a seventh-grade mid-level spiritual controller.
But Lin Xiao could not fully trust this young man’s words.
The previous match was the perfect proof.
Before that match, the three had surely all promised to join forces with the others. In the end, they still acted according to the situation. The middle-aged man had simply been one step ahead.
In this kind of setting, no one could be trusted.
Of course, even if the two joined forces, Lin Xiao was not afraid.
“We’ll see the truth on the platform. If you want to kill me, not everyone who tries will survive!” Lin Xiao snorted coldly at the two, then leaped onto the platform.
“Shoo!” “Shoo!”
Fei Mo and Yan Huashu also leaped onto the platform. Their positions were noticeably closer to each other, both facing Lin Xiao directly.
“Begin!” At that moment, the referee’s voice immediately sounded.
“Chi! Chi!” At once, all three acted.
In front of Fei Mo, a long sword spiritual form condensed and shot towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao summoned a spiritual beast spiritual form to clash against it.
Meanwhile, Yan Huashu suddenly turned and attacked Fei Mo. A spiritual form blasted towards Fei Mo.
However, Fei Mo’s first strike had not been at full power against Lin Xiao. He had held back some strength. Instantly, he summoned another spiritual form to block Yan Huashu’s attack.
He was a smart man. How could he easily let them join forces? He had seen clearly from the previous match.
In his view, although Yan Huashu might also want to step on Lin Xiao, he was still the weakest among the three. There was no ruling out the possibility that he would attack the strongest one—himself.
So for this probing first strike, he remained fully on guard. He could not go all out.
In truth, Lin Xiao had done the same. His first strike had not been at full power either.
He also wanted to see which side Yan Huashu was truly on.
Now it seemed Yan Huashu was quite rational and had chosen his side.
Of course, it was only what Yan Huashu himself considered rational. In Yan Huashu’s eyes, Lin Xiao’s strength was weaker than Fei Mo’s.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Two thunderous roars sounded. The power from roughly the left side blocked Yan Huashu’s attack.
Meanwhile, the power clashing with Lin Xiao was completely shattered. Rolling spiritual power fluctuations surged towards him in this direction.
This shocked Fei Mo. Although he had not gone all out with this strike, he had still used considerable power. Yet Mu Haoran had completely shattered it?
However, thinking that the opponent must have gone all out, Fei Mo did not worry too much.
Yan Huashu thought the same.
“Since you are on my side, attack him with full force!”
At that moment, Lin Xiao said to Yan Huashu.
