“What?” In that instant, everyone widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief.
The powerful Zhu Dingshan had actually been killed by Dantai Wenjun in a single move?
Moreover, pierced through the body by a sword-shaped spiritual form. Just how formidable was Dantai Wenjun’s true strength?
“Good heavens, this is too terrifying.”
“Everyone thought Zhu Dingshan would be a dark horse capable of rivaling Dantai Wenjun and Duanmu Gaoming, but unexpectedly, he was killed in one move by Dantai Wenjun. She is simply too frightening.”
“No wonder she chose Zhu Dingshan. She had such terrifying strength. This single strike is enough to intimidate everyone else.”
“Even Duanmu Gaoming might struggle to match her. The championship this time is very likely to fall into Dantai Wenjun’s hands.”
…
The crowd erupted in shocked exclamations. The impact of Dantai Wenjun’s strike was truly overwhelming.
Zhu Dingshan had withstood two energy pills plus Yan Huashu’s primary spirit attack. He was one of the elite among seventh-rank high-level spiritual controllers, yet he was killed in just one move. It was impossible not to be astonished.
The other spiritual controllers on the number one platform all drew sharp breaths, especially Su Dongfeng and Yan Huashu from the same group.
Yan Huashu went without saying. He could not even beat Zhu Dingshan. If he had faced her, he would have been killed in one move too.
As for Su Dongfeng, he did not consider himself much stronger than Zhu Dingshan. If it had been him, the outcome would not have been much better.
If Dantai Wenjun had chosen him first, he naturally would not have conceded willingly and would have fought.
Fortunately, Dantai Wenjun had not selected him.
Otherwise, the one lying dead on the field would have been him.
As for why Dantai Wenjun killed him, like everyone else, he attributed it to her establishing dominance.
This display of power affected not just this round.
Immediately after, Su Dongfeng felt a surge of joy in his heart.
With Zhu Dingshan dead, no one in the group could compete with him for second place. The pending spot for the next round now fell to him…
On the other side, Duanmu Gaoming’s expression grew solemn. Dantai Wenjun was even more formidable than he had imagined, an absolutely terrifying rival.
Lu Mohann felt the same.
Even Lin Xiao, who had given the order, was somewhat shocked.
He had commanded Dantai Wenjun to kill Zhu Dingshan, but he had not expected her to succeed, and in just one move…
“Worthily from a family of spiritual controllers. That eighth-rank initial-level pill refined for Dantai Wenjun is truly ferocious.” Lin Xiao could not help sighing inwardly.
When he had enslaved Dantai Wenjun, she had mentioned that the Dantai family would give her an eighth-rank initial-level pill. Even she did not know exactly what it was.
However, according to her, the pill was meant to help break through to eighth-rank initial-level spiritual controller. Even if the breakthrough failed, it would greatly increase her strength.
Clearly, Dantai Wenjun had not broken through to the eighth-rank initial-level spiritual force realm, but her strength had indeed been enormously enhanced.
On this field, probably no one could stop Dantai Wenjun’s advance.
Lin Xiao felt another wave of delight. The stronger Dantai Wenjun was, the better his own results would be. Best if she could sweep through everything for him.
At this moment, Zhu Dingshan fell from the void, his eyes wide open, clearly dying with unfinished business.
“Dantai Wenjun wins. Next match, group two, number two steps forward!” The referee’s voice called out.
The referee was the referee. No matter how shocked, he could quickly recover and continue the competition.
“Swoosh!” A white-robed figure flew out, heading directly to a position near one of the platformsститу.
Those taking the stage now had learned to be clever. They no longer called out their opponent immediately but first occupied a good position.
“I choose Hou Zixiao!” The speaker was Situ Kongchen from Lingchi Island.
“Do you really think I am the weakest?” Hou Zixiao flew into a rage. He had lost to Murong Dian in the previous round. This time, as expected, the opponent chose him.
Hou Zixiao immediately charged out, spiritual forms surging as he blasted towards Situ Kongchen.
Situ Kongchen dodged into the platform, letting Hou Zixiao’s attack smash against the platform’s array barrier. Then Situ Kongchen soared upward from above the platform and launched a powerful attack against Hou Zixiao.
Hou Zixiao met it head-on. The two exchanges were roughly even.
After that, they engaged in intense battle, shuttling back and forth between the various platforms across the island, beginning a war of attrition.
The longest fight was between these two. It lasted a full incense stick’s time before Situ Kongchen finally lost.
“Next match, group one, number three steps forward!” The referee spoke again.
Everyone’s attention turned back to the number one platform. Su Dongfeng flew out from the crowd, hovering in the void over the island. He declared loudly, “Lin Xiao, come accept your punishment!”
At these words, the crowd grew lively again. They knew Lin Xiao was Mu Haoran, the name used by those from Yang Province.
Mu Haoran was taking the stage again. This time, it would surely be Mu Haoran’s first defeat.
No matter how many trump cards Mu Haoran had, he could never overcome a seventh-rank high-level spiritual controller. The realm difference was there.
“Swoosh!”
In that instant, Lin Xiao shot skyward, flying upward. He immediately hurled out the skeletal palm, sending it shooting towards Su Dongfeng first.
“Hmph!” Su Dongfeng snorted coldly. A spiritual beast form condensed, a tiger beast with fifty percent materialisation, lifelike as a real tiger. It opened its maw wide, claws extended, and smashed directly towards the skeletal palm.
“Whoosh!”
Before it got too close to Su Dongfeng, Lin Xiao could only infuse spiritual power into the skeletal palm, activating the power within.
Wails of ghosts and howls of wolves rang out. Towering yellow mist erupted, a corrosive aura that devoured everything instantly filling the heavens and earth. Rolling Yellow Spring power burst forth like a flood.
Su Dongfeng’s spiritual tiger form smashed into the Yellow Spring power, unleashing rolling waves of energy that surged mainly towards Lin Xiao’s direction.
The skeletal palm was also forced back. Lin Xiao’s brow furrowed. He had no time to retrieve the skeletal palm and hurriedly summoned his spiritual power defence. The rolling waves struck, blasting his entire body backward.
Fortunately, he was above the number one platform and was forced back into it. Otherwise, that single blow would have meant defeat.
“Mu Haoran has been blasted away!”
“As expected, Mu Haoran is struggling!”
“The disadvantage is clear. Mu Haoran’s defeat is only a matter of time.”
…
The crowd exclaimed in shock.
This exchange indeed gave Su Dongfeng the advantage.
However, most of Su Dongfeng’s power had been blocked by the Yellow Spring force. Not much fluctuation reached Lin Xiao, and his defence was not broken.
At that moment, another of Su Dongfeng’s spiritual forms blasted towards Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao flashed aside, evading it. The spiritual form struck empty air, not far from the island’s edge, and smashed into the array barrier surrounding the entire island, erupting in rolling waves.
Those waves also caught Lin Xiao from behind.
Lin Xiao did not withdraw his spiritual power defence. Carrying the impact from the rear fluctuations, he flew diagonally forward at high speed into the number five platform ahead and to the side.
“Hmph, can you escape?” Su Dongfeng moved and charged quickly towards the number five platform.
Without entering a platform, he could not attack Lin Xiao.
However, Lin Xiao’s use of that skeletal palm weapon was merely that.
Thus, Su Dongfeng had no fear at all. Wherever Lin Xiao hid, he would attack there.
