“I concede!” At that moment, Tantai Xin spoke.
With those words, Tantai Xin gave Lin Xiao a polite bow. A clear trace of admiration even appeared in her eyes. Her tone was extremely courteous as she said, “Brother Mu actually possesses spiritual energy. Truly impressive and eye-opening. If Brother Mu does not mind, please come to my Tantai family as a guest. My Tantai family will certainly treat you with the utmost respect.”
“Uh…”
Lin Xiao was somewhat stunned. Previously, Tantai Xin had always treated him with cold indifference. Yet the moment she saw him display spiritual energy, she immediately lowered her stance, became respectful, and even cast him admiring glances. This change in attitude was far too sudden, was it not?
Truly worthy of someone from a great clan!
“Thank you for going easy on me. If fate allows, I will certainly visit.” Lin Xiao replied calmly.
A Spirit Controller family on the level of a continental hegemon? Even if they invited him, he would not dare go. Who knew what kind of methods they might have?
Moreover, he was still controlling Tantai Wenjun as a slave. He did not know yet whether he would need to reveal that later.
Once revealed, he would become an enemy of the Tantai family. At that point, he would have to stay as far away from them as possible. How could he possibly dare to visit as a guest?
“Since ancient times, beauties have always admired heroes. This little sister will await Brother Mu!” Tantai Xin bowed once more before finally stepping off the battle platform.
The meaning behind those words was already very clear.
At this moment, the crowd had completely exploded into discussion.
“How is this possible? Mu Haoran actually possesses spiritual energy?”
“Spiritual energy! He actually possesses spiritual energy!”
“This is simply not giving others a chance to live! First among the young vital energy geniuses, spiritual power ranked in the top thirty, and now he even has spiritual energy! This is something even the head of the Tantai family and the master of Spirit Pool Island do not possess!”
“I am so envious! Now he will definitely be vigorously recruited by both Spirit Pool Island and the Tantai family. Even the Tantai family’s top genius Tantai Xin has already shown her interest.”
“Damn it, damn it!”
…
The crowd buzzed with discussion. Some gnashed their teeth in dark resentment, while others began to view Lin Xiao in a new light.
Those who bore grudges against Lin Xiao, or whose geniuses had once been defeated by him, all showed extremely ugly expressions.
Many female disciples from the Yaochi Holy Land, including He Xueyun, had faces that turned an ugly shade, almost liver-coloured.
Not only had they been defeated by Mu Haoran, but now they had to watch him bask in glory, even receiving overtures from a beauty of the Tantai family. It was something they could hardly accept.
However, some female disciples from the Yaochi Holy Land began to have other thoughts. A few even started to entertain certain ideas about Mu Haoran.
“Senior Sister, actually… this Mu Haoran is quite impressive…” One female disciple suddenly spoke up without thinking.
Then she met He Xueyun’s murderous glare. She shivered and quickly shut her mouth.
The Spirit Controllers on the field also turned their gazes towards Lin Xiao. Spiritual energy was the dream of how many Spirit Controllers?
Lu Mo Han’s face showed a cold, sinister expression. Greed flickered in his eyes, yet he was also deeply conflicted.
A person who possessed spiritual energy was difficult to control through divine enslavement or soul enslavement. There was no method to seize their spiritual energy and transfer it to oneself.
Yet if he killed him, Spirit Pool Island and the Tantai family might both seek to destroy him.
After all, a Spirit Controller with spiritual energy had not appeared in a very long time. Apart from the Devouring Heaven Spirit Emperor from a thousand years ago, no one else had emerged.
If one appeared and was nurtured properly, they might very well become the next Devouring Heaven Spirit Emperor.
Spirit Pool Island, the holy land of Spirit Controllers, and the Tantai family, a Spirit Controller lineage, would absolutely not let such an opportunity slip away.
They might even think of other ways to try and seize it.
If Mu Haoran died at his hands, it was highly likely to provoke the wrath of Spirit Pool Island and the Tantai family. They might even secretly eliminate him to vent their anger.
Therefore, Lu Mo Han was extremely conflicted inside.
At the Yan Province seating area, Wang Qi and the others were shocked once again. The Great Elder Wang Xizhi was equally stunned.
“No wonder, no wonder Long Tutian said this person would be the key to breaking the deadlock. So that is how it is, so that is how it is!”
Wang Xizhi sighed deeply in his heart. He became even more supportive of Long Tutian’s proposal.
“Mu Haoran wins. Next, Murong Dian!”
At this time, on battle platform number one, the referee’s voice rang out once again. In truth, the referee had also been stunned for quite a while.
Upon hearing this, everyone’s attention turned towards Murong Dian.
Tantai Xin had already completed four matches. With the start of another round of challenges, it was once again Murong Dian’s turn to choose.
Murong Dian had already won three matches by default. For this last one, he could only choose between Qi Mo and Lin Xiao.
Everyone was curious whether Murong Dian would choose Mu Haoran.
Although Mu Haoran had displayed spiritual energy, in terms of combat power, he had only defeated Tantai Xin after she crushed one Spirit Form Elixir.
That one strike was still somewhat inferior to Qi Mo’s. Qi Mo had withstood an attack from two of Tantai Xin’s pills and had only just been pushed off the platform.
However, for a seventh-grade high-level Spirit Controller, whoever he chose, he would not lose. It was merely a question of whether he wanted to expend more effort or not.
“Qi Mo!” Murong Dian declared.
Qi Mo’s brows furrowed. In the end, he had still been chosen by Murong Dian.
But he had already lost to Tantai Xin. If he lost another match, his chances of direct promotion would be completely gone. He could only brace himself and go up.
His combat power was not weak. Fighting across ranks was not impossible.
Moreover, Murong Dian had not made a single move yet. Who knew whether the opponent had relied on pills to boost himself? Was his combat power truly that formidable?
Both figures moved at once and charged onto the battle platform.
“Chi!” Right as they arrived, Qi Mo directly unleashed his main spirit attack. A pitch-black giant brush spirit form condensed, reaching three or four tenths solidification. It blasted towards Murong Dian.
Murong Dian remained calm and composed. A door-shaped spirit form appeared and smashed directly towards it.
No one knew whether that door-shaped spirit form was Murong Dian’s main spirit. Its solidification had already reached fifty percent. It surged with rolling waves of spiritual power, its might awe-inspiring.
“Boom!”
A loud explosion rang out. Overwhelming waves of energy erupted. Qi Mo was shaken back.
However, he was not directly blasted away. He was merely pushed back to the edge of the defensive barrier and did not suffer any injury.
One could imagine that Qi Mo’s strength was still very formidable. He had forcibly withstood a strike from a seventh-grade high-level Spirit Controller.
But the two did not continue fighting.
“I concede!” Qi Mo spoke.
“Thank you for going easy.” Murong Dian replied indifferently.
“Murong Dian wins!” At this moment, the referee’s voice rang out. “Battle platform number one has concluded. Murong Dian four wins, Mu Haoran three wins, promotion pending for the top ten. Qi Mo and Tantai Xin both two wins and two losses. Since Qi Mo was defeated by Tantai Xin, Tantai Xin ranks third and enters the second wave of screening.”
As soon as the referee finished speaking, battle platform number one came to an end.
In truth, Lin Xiao had not even fought a full four matches.
But everyone else had completed theirs. Among those with three wins, only he remained. The second-place ranking was already set. The top two could advance without needing a fourth match.
If Qi Mo had won the previous match, there would have been three people with three wins. In that case, Lin Xiao would have had to fight one more round, even if the others had already completed four matches.
In reality, there were also two with two wins and two losses. Logically, those two should have had an additional match to decide the winner and determine third place.
However, since the two had not received a bye and had already fought each other once, the winner was ranked in the top three.
Therefore, the one who could enter the second wave of screening was Tantai Xin.
Of course, even though Lin Xiao and Murong Dian had advanced, it was not yet a complete advancement to the sixth round. It was still only pending.
Because there were still two challenge slots remaining. The final top ten would only be fully determined after the two from the second wave of screening finished their challenges.
Battle platform number one had been the fastest and finished first. The other battle platforms were still ongoing.
Lin Xiao’s gaze also turned towards the other battle platforms.
The fights on the other platforms were equally intense. Various spirit forms dazzled the eyes. Almost all of them were locked in fierce combat.
Yet the scene on one particular battle platform caused even Lin Xiao to be surprised.
