“Will Mu Haoran choose to fight him?”
“Mu Haoran is after all the number one genius of the Nine Provinces. Naturally, he would never directly forfeit. He will definitely choose to fight.”
“Once Mu Haoran steps onto the platform, Di Hanqiu will definitely not hold back. Mu Haoran will probably be seriously injured and forced off the stage.”
“In the previous round, Yan Huashu directly forfeited to Mu Haoran. Now in this round, Mu Haoran is about to lose to Di Hanqiu again. One loss and he will be ranked out. In this way, Yan Huashu proves he is stronger than Mu Haoran without even needing to act this round. This is using real strength to slap everyone in the face.”
“That guy Yan Huashu is truly shrewd. He clearly has very strong power, yet because he knew Zhao Chengmin was weaker, he willingly forfeited to Mu Haoran, making everyone mistakenly think he was weak. Even Di Hanqiu suffered at his hands.”
…
The crowd discussed animatedly, their gazes all fixed on Lin Xiao.
“Of course we fight. Since I am already here, how can I not fight?” Lin Xiao smiled and flew onto the battle platform.
At this moment, Yan Huashu smiled toward Lin Xiao and said, “Avenge me by defeating him in one or two moves.”
Lin Xiao’s face darkened. Yan Huashu was clearly throwing his own words back at him.
After saying that, Yan Huashu flew off the battle platform.
Seeing the opponent still teasing him like this, Di Hanqiu rushed onto the platform in a rage and snorted coldly, “Hmph, fight me at your own risk of life and death!”
With that, a powerful full-moon spirit form immediately condensed. It carried several tenths of solidification, and this time its momentum was clearly far stronger than the previous strike against Yan Huashu.
Clearly, Di Hanqiu had directly summoned his strongest main spirit.
Feeling the immense power of the spirit form erupting in an instant, Lin Xiao frowned slightly and sighed inwardly. Di Hanqiu’s strength was indeed formidable. If he had used his main spirit against Yan Huashu in the previous strike, Yan Huashu might not have been able to win.
No wonder Di Hanqiu could eliminate a seeded player. His own strength was truly solid.
Unfortunately, the opponent had encountered him.
“Hmph!”
At this moment, Lin Xiao also directly summoned his War God main spirit. Even though he stood at the absolute peak of mid-grade sixth-level spiritual power and possessed the ability to almost sweep aside mid-grade seventh-level spirit controllers, in this Spirit Controller Grand Competition, most participants were near-invincible at their own level.
If he did not summon his strongest main spirit to attack, he might not be able to defeat the opponent.
A humanoid form instantly condensed. The figure was still transparent, but the power it contained was in no way inferior to others’ spirit forms with several tenths of solidification.
The entire humanoid figure seemed like a war god that battled heaven and earth, filled with terrifying spiritual power capable of annihilating everything. Even the slightest movement seemed as if it could destroy heaven and earth, giving anyone who looked at it a heart-pounding, spine-chilling sensation.
Seeing Lin Xiao’s War God main spirit, Di Hanqiu’s heart jolted. His face could not help showing horror.
“How is this possible?” Di Hanqiu thought in disbelief.
From the momentum alone, he immediately judged that his own main spirit was inferior to that humanoid main spirit.
Among the younger generation, one Yan Huashu had already managed to blast him off the platform by surprise. Now, another person had appeared who could truly defeat him, and the opponent’s spiritual power realm was only at mid-grade sixth level.
To the spectators outside the platform, that humanoid spirit form merely had more imposing aura at most. It could not possibly contend with Di Hanqiu once he unleashed his true strength.
After all, all the pressure was blocked by the spiritual power barrier, so they could not feel it personally.
“Boom rumble rumble!”
In that very instant, the two spirit forms had already collided. The full-moon spirit form shattered apart, turning into rolling waves.
Yet the War God main spirit only faded slightly. It still carried an unstoppable momentum and smashed toward Di Hanqiu.
Di Hanqiu had no time to dodge or summon a defensive barrier. He was directly struck by the powerful War God main spirit.
“Pfft!”
A large mouthful of blood sprayed from Di Hanqiu’s mouth. His entire body shot backward through the air.
“What? Di Hanqiu actually lost to Mu Haoran?”
“This, how is this possible?”
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The crowd was so shocked they almost jumped up. Some people even rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
It was one thing for Di Hanqiu to be unexpectedly defeated by Yan Huashu, but now facing Mu Haoran, he was defeated again?
Moreover, this was a genuine defeat. Di Hanqiu had been beaten until he spat blood.
Now, no one could sit still any longer.
He was already the number one genius in vital force across the Nine Provinces, a heaven-defying talent capable of fighting across major realms.
Yet with vital force already so powerful, his spiritual power was actually this formidable too?
Where did he find so much energy to cultivate both?
This dealt a huge blow to the geniuses from various provinces. Those who bore grudges against Lin Xiao looked grim, clearly disappointed that the scene they had hoped to see did not occur.
Yan Huashu was also somewhat surprised. He had thought Mu Haoran would win, but he had not expected it to be this easy. Mu Haoran seemed even stronger than he had imagined.
Lü Si was dumbfounded again, his face full of shock.
When he had entered, he had boasted about being lucky to draw two youths. Yet in the end, these two youths were stronger than the other. Even Di Hanqiu had been defeated by both of them.
Lü Si felt as if he had been slapped hard in the face. It turned out that in this group, he was the weakest one. He had actually called himself lucky. Lucky my foot…
Lü Si was on the verge of collapse, his face full of dejection.
“Di Hanqiu has lost two matches and is eliminated!”
At this moment, the referee’s voice rang out again. “Next match, Mu Haoran versus Yan Huashu to decide first place.”
Now, the crowd snapped back to attention and showed curious expressions. Yan Huashu had directly forfeited in the previous round. Would he fight in this one?
Both of them were very powerful. Judging from Di Hanqiu’s condition, Mu Haoran had clearly displayed even greater combat power.
But it was hard to say whether Yan Huashu still had some trump card hidden.
Moreover, this match concerned the direct advancement spot in the top thirty. The fame and rewards for the top thirty were a huge temptation for every spirit controller.
In their view, Yan Huashu should choose to fight Mu Haoran.
“In the previous round, defeating one person was enough to advance. This round there is no such option. Even if Yan Huashu knows Mu Haoran is very strong, he will definitely fight with all his might.” Someone sighed inwardly.
Compared to the curious crowd, the defeated Di Hanqiu looked completely dejected. He no longer cared whether the two would fight or who would win or lose.
He was also a top spirit controller genius from his province. He had come in high spirits, sweeping opponents all the way and even eliminating a seeded player. His goal had been a high ranking.
Who would have thought that in this round, he would be defeated by two people, and both were youths with lower cultivation than him.
This left Di Hanqiu unable to rally himself.
Of course, once defeated, he became a loser. No one in the crowd paid any more attention to Di Hanqiu.
Instead, all gazes turned to Yan Huashu, eager to see if he would choose to step onto the platform.
Lin Xiao also looked curiously at Yan Huashu and said, “Come up and fight?”
Yan Huashu’s face twitched slightly. He said, “I forfeit!”
The crowd erupted in uproar. Yan Huashu had actually forfeited directly again.
“Mu Haoran advances directly. Yan Huashu takes second place and prepares for the second wave screening!”
The referee announced loudly.
The battle on this platform for this round had come to an end.
Not long after, another burst of commotion arose.
Lin Xiao, who had stepped down from the platform, followed the crowd’s gazes and looked over. On Battle Platform No. 4, the seeded player who had stared at him with icy cold eyes was now standing on the stage.
Opposite that old man was also a seeded player.
Two seeded players were about to clash, which naturally caused a stir.
And just at that moment, before the two even began fighting, a scene that shocked everyone appeared.
