Amid the crowd’s gazes, the referee tore open the seal and announced loudly, “Next match, Lin Xiao versus Zi Long!”
Whoa!
The crowd erupted with excitement. Yet again, teammates had drawn each other.
Lin Xiao, who had just defeated Li Luo with strong momentum, had now drawn Zi Long, who had just overcome Jin Yuxuan, his momentum freshly ignited.
Everyone was curious about who was stronger, whether they would take a bye, or if one would concede.
“I concede!” Zi Long finally spoke. Knowing Lin Xiao had broken through to Fifth-Grade High-Level Spiritual Power and Seventh-Level Martial Venerable, he had no intention of competing with him.
“Zi Long conceded? Such a powerful Zi Long actually conceded?”
“Perhaps, after his intense battle, Zi Long was at a disadvantage. Plus, Lin Xiao’s combat strength isn’t weak, and he’s fighting for the Zi family, so he conceded.”
“Even if he was heavily drained, there’s rest time. Besides, he still had a bye opportunity. For Zi Long to concede so readily, could Lin Xiao’s strength be greater than Zi Long’s?”
“It’s possible. After all, Lin Xiao defeated Li Luo. It’s normal for him to be slightly stronger than Zi Long.”
“Or maybe Zi Long was being courteous and deliberately conceded!”
…
Various speculative discussions arose, but soon, the referee spoke again, “Lin Xiao wins. Next match, Tang Yang draws his opponent!”
Tang Yang stepped forward, drew a lot, and handed it to the referee. The referee opened it and announced, “Tang Yang versus Xiang Tianxing!”
The crowd buzzed with excitement again. Xiang Tianxing was a hot contender for first place. They wondered if Tang Yang would take a bye.
“Does the Tang family dare to fight?” Xiang Tianxing smirked with a mocking arc, provoking him.
“Why wouldn’t I dare!”
Tang Yang nodded, leaped onto the stone platform, and drew a unique long whip.
The whip was Tang Yang’s weapon.
“Tang Yang didn’t take a bye!”
“He’s been provoked. Facing Xiang Tianxing now might put him at a disadvantage for later battles.”
“Not necessarily. Tang Yang isn’t weak. A bye only delays the inevitable; they’ll have to fight eventually. If he’s confident enough, why not fight? Maybe Tang Yang has a strong trump card and is very confident.”
“It seems the two families don’t get along.”
“Tang Yang has some strength. We’ll see, but I’m still betting on Xiang Tianxing. Why else would I have wagered so many spirit stones on him?”
…
A wave of anticipatory and excited voices rose. Many in the crowd had bet on Xiang Tianxing, and seeing him about to fight, their eyes gleamed with fervor.
“Got some guts!” Xiang Tianxing sneered, soaring into the battlefield and standing in the air above the platform. He drew a long sword, and a powerful Third-Level Martial Lord aura radiated from him.
“Sweeping the Rivers and Mountains!”
Tang Yang roared, swinging his whip. The sturdy whip unleashed a force like sweeping thousands of armies, slashing through the air with sharp energy like a beam of light towards Xiang Tianxing.
“Hmph, Sword Extinguishing the World!”
Xiang Tianxing let out a cold shout, wielding his sword with one hand. A towering aura erupted, and a dazzling sword beam, carrying the might to annihilate the world, slashed down with unmatched momentum.
The power of this sword was so terrifying that it stunned the countless onlookers.
“Rumble!”…
A deafening explosion rang out, and torrential waves of energy burst forth, flooding towards Tang Yang below like raging seas.
“Pfft!” Tang Yang spat out a mouthful of blood, his body blasted back, sliding nearly two hundred zhang across the ground, his body bloodied and mangled.
The crowd was shocked. Xiang Tianxing’s strength was so terrifying that he had severely injured Tang Yang with one strike?
“Whoosh!”
Amid the crowd’s shock, Xiang Tianxing’s body darted downward in a flash, closing in on Tang Yang. His sword slashed heavily down.
“You…”
A furious shout came from Tang Yang, followed by a “pfft!” sound. Tang Yang’s body was cleaved in two, blood gushing as he died on the spot.
“Bang!”
In that instant, Tang Emperor shot to his feet, glaring ahead with fury, his eyes faintly radiating killing intent.
“Tang Emperor, such an incompetent junior, let him fall. It saves the Tang family resources. Why be so enraged?” At that moment, a mocking voice from Xiang Emperor nearby rang out.
“Hmph!”
Tang Emperor clenched his fists tightly, slammed the table in anger, and sat back down.
The Tang family youths were also furious.
The onlookers were stunned. Xiang Tianxing had killed Tang Yang. It seemed there was indeed bad blood between the two families.
“I like battles where life and death don’t matter!” Xiang Tianxing turned, glanced at the Tang family’s position, licked his lips, and slowly walked off the platform.
Sheng Li, Xing Tian, and the other youths by the platform grew solemn.
They had seen Tang Yang’s strength in the previous round; he wasn’t weak among Second-Level Martial Lords.
Yet, even so, he couldn’t withstand a single strike from Xiang Tianxing, not even having a chance to concede before being killed.
It showed just how formidable Xiang Tianxing’s strength was.
“A tough opponent!” Sheng Li thought to himself, and Xing Tian shared the same sentiment.
The tournament continued. After the Tang family retrieved Tang Yang’s body, the next draw began.
This time, it was number twenty, Jin Yuxuan.
“Next match, Jin Yuxuan versus Lin Xiao!”
As the referee’s voice rang out, the crowd’s excitement surged again.
Lin Xiao was up again.
Jin Yuxuan had fought an intense hour-long battle with Zi Long two matches ago, expending a lot of energy. Meanwhile, Xiang Tianxing had killed his opponent in two moves, effectively fighting consecutively.
However, since there was a match in between, it wasn’t considered two consecutive battles for one person.
Thus, by the rules, there was no rest time.
At this point, if Jin Yuxuan still had a bye right, he could skip the match.
Unfortunately, when Xing Tian drew him, Jin Yuxuan had already used his bye. Now, with no bye left, he had to face the fight head-on.
It could be said that Jin Yuxuan was somewhat unlucky.
Jin Yuxuan’s expression was grim; his current condition was clearly not ideal for unleashing his full strength.
Having seen Xiang Tianxing’s combat power, if he had drawn Sheng Li or Xing Tian, he would have conceded immediately to buy time to recover. If he had drawn someone else, it might have been fine.
But Lin Xiao had shown impressive strength in the previous match, and facing him now was clearly disadvantageous.
However, he had no choice but to fight.
“You’re lucky to be drawn by me at this time, but defeating me? I’m afraid you can’t do it!”
Jin Yuxuan spoke coldly to Lin Xiao before leaping onto the stone platform.
Though heavily drained, it didn’t mean he had no fighting ability left.
Defeating Lin Xiao would also help him regain some face.
“Is that so?”
Lin Xiao gave a faint smile and leaped onto the platform. Looking at the furious Jin Yuxuan, he said calmly, “How about this? You were heavily drained in the previous round, so I won’t take advantage of you. I’ll try to defeat you in one or two moves.”
