The crowd was slightly stunned. They knew the Ling and Zi families were closely allied.
When teammates drew each other, everyone was curious about who would concede or if they would take a bye.
Lin Xiao was also momentarily taken aback. Was this really just a coincidence? What kind of luck did Ling Hu have?
“I concede!” Ling Hu snapped back to reality and spoke without hesitation.
“He conceded!” The crowd sighed with a hint of disappointment, though it was expected. Ling Hu’s earlier performance clearly showed he was no match for Lin Xiao in terms of combat strength.
“Good!” Lin Xiao nodded, saying nothing more.
With his current strength, Ling Hu indeed wasn’t his opponent. Since they knew each other well, it didn’t feel awkward.
After Ling Hu conceded, the next person, Xing Tian, stepped forward to draw lots. As soon as Xing Tian approached, it sparked heated discussions.
“Next match, Xing Tian versus Jin Yuxuan!” the referee announced loudly.
“Bye!” Jin Yuxuan said without hesitation.
Taking a bye meant neither conceding nor wanting to face such a strong opponent just yet.
“Bye. Next!” the referee immediately declared.
The next was number seven, Huyan Ziru. Huyan Ziru drew Wu Shixun.
Huyan Ziru had also made it to the fourth round from the first group, advancing only after a second draw in the third round.
However, over the past twenty days, Huyan Ziru had made significant progress, even breaking through to the Second-Level Martial Lord realm.
After a battle lasting half an incense stick, Huyan Ziru, with his powerful Buddhist Golden Light Palm, defeated Wu Shixun with a single strike, eliciting waves of gasps from the crowd.
It could be said that another dark horse had emerged in this tournament.
“Next match, Li Luo draws!” After their battle ended, the referee’s voice rang out again. Li Luo stepped forward, casually drew a lot, and handed it to the referee.
Tearing open the seal, the referee announced loudly, “Li Luo versus Lin Xiao!”
Whoa!
At these words, a wave of excited noise erupted, and the crowd’s gazes heated up again.
Lin Xiao was up again.
But could he still win against the formidable Li Luo?
“Be careful. Don’t push yourself!” Li Renchou reminded Li Luo from beside her.
Li Luo didn’t respond but looked at Lin Xiao with slight surprise, saying, “I didn’t expect to draw you!”
“Since that’s the case, let me see for myself just how strong you are!”
With that, Li Luo walked onto the stone platform.
Lin Xiao said nothing more and slowly stepped onto the platform.
“Against me, you won’t get a chance for close combat. Show me your strongest skills!”
Li Luo drew a green sword, its blade shimmering with light, as a powerful aura radiated from her.
“Alright!” Lin Xiao drew the Yaoguang Broken Sword. He, too, wanted to test just how strong his Seventh-Level Martial Venerable combat power was.
“Li Green Sword!”
With a low chant, Li Luo wielded her sword single-handedly, exuding a terrifying aura. Her skirt fluttered as a dazzling, radiant light burst forth, carrying sword beams imbued with unparalleled power, whistling as if to cut down countless enemies.
This was the Li family’s core martial technique, immensely powerful and fiercely aggressive. Wu Shixun had previously suffered under this very sword.
Li Luo held nothing back, unleashing such a formidable attack right from the start.
“Great Azure Dragon Slash!”
Lin Xiao’s Seventh-Level Martial Venerable elemental force surged within him, and he directly executed the Great Azure Dragon Slash martial technique.
With a sword slashing through the air, a dragon’s roar seemed to echo. Dazzling azure light condensed into a long azure dragon sword beam, charging forward.
“Rumble!”…
As the two sword beams collided, a deafening explosion erupted. Vast, ocean-like waves of energy burst forth, with rolling fluctuations surging in all directions.
However, slightly more of the energy waves and fluctuations rushed towards Lin Xiao’s position.
Yet, this was enough to shock the crowd. Lin Xiao had blocked an attack that even Wu Shixun had struggled against.
In that instant, Lin Xiao soared into the air, his dantian surging with thunderous elemental force, and an unparalleled will burst forth.
“Crackle!”
In a flash, thunderous martial intent filled the air, faint lightning crackling within a radius of about a zhang around him. He seemed to transform into a thunder god, instantly appearing majestic and divine.
“Thunder Martial Intent! He actually comprehended Thunder Martial Intent!”
The crowd gasped in waves. Thunder attribute energy was the most ferocious, and Thunder Martial Intent was extremely difficult to master.
No one expected Lin Xiao to have comprehended such a challenging Thunder Martial Intent.
Worthy of being on the Initial List, he wasn’t just about brute strength; his talent was also terrifying.
A trace of surprise appeared on Li Luo’s face. Now she understood why her cousin valued this guy so much.
It seemed he truly had some skills.
At that moment, Li Luo raised her green sword and slashed again.
“Li Green Sword, Li Cloud Form!”
With Li Luo’s delicate shout, a dazzling, brilliant azure sword beam, carrying unmatched fluctuations and an aura that soared to the heavens, shot diagonally upward like a rainbow slicing through the sky, slashing towards Lin Xiao.
“Thunder Second Form, Heavenly Thunder Slash!”
With a thunderous shout, Lin Xiao gripped his sword with both hands, his aura earth-shaking. A mighty sword slash burst forth, forming a massive sword of condensed thunder, accompanied by roaring thunderclaps, attacking forward.
“Rumble!”…
A thunderous boom rang out as the two forces collided, erupting in a blinding light. Waves of energy like raging seas burst forth, with rolling fluctuations shaking the heavens in all directions.
This strike was unexpectedly evenly matched.
At that moment, Lin Xiao’s body continued to soar, surrounded by Thunder Martial Intent. The third form of the Thunder Sword Technique rapidly activated, and a towering aura erupted.
Before coming, Lin Xiao had asked Zi Huang about the stone platform’s formation. It was a one-way formation, preventing energy from escaping outward.
However, external energy could flow into the formation.
This ancient formation was designed specifically for battlefields, possibly to allow external referees to intervene in the fights, or perhaps the battlefield had reached such a high level that it allowed those who could control heaven and earth energy to fight within it.
Regardless of the reason, as long as it was a one-way formation, Lin Xiao could unleash the third form of the Thunder Sword Technique within it.
At that moment, Lin Xiao raised his sword to the sky with both hands, his long hair dancing wildly, his aura overwhelming.
Though the terrifying aura couldn’t pass through the formation barrier outward, once he executed the third Thunder form, his body and sword would form an inexplicable connection with the thunder in the void.
In that instant, the heavens changed colour, dark clouds rolled, and massive waves surged. Rolling black clouds gathered from all directions towards the sky above Lin Xiao’s head.
“What’s that? He’s summoning heavenly thunder?” Li Luo’s expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly unleashed her Mysterious High-Level Biluo Vision.
