“Attack!”
Lin Xiao let out a soft cry, urging the war god main spirit to charge towards Jin Yuxuan. The war god main spirit gripped with one hand, delivering a punch towards the terrifying spear light shooting forth.
“Boom!”
A deafening roar echoed as the entire war god main spirit instantly transformed into a torrent of spiritual power, crashing fully onto the golden spear light.
A blinding, dazzling burst of light erupted, with monstrous waves of energy surging outward, rolling relentlessly towards the side where Purple Dragon stood.
“Pfft!”
A large mouthful of blood sprayed from Jin Yuxuan’s mouth, his entire body sent flying backwards.
Jin Yuxuan was defeated!
“So strong, he actually defeated Jin Yuxuan!”
“That humanoid main spirit is so powerful!”
“Truly a prodigy of dual elemental and spiritual cultivation, successfully defeating Jin Yuxuan!”
“Did you notice? He only used spiritual manifestation attacks, not elemental power.”
“If he used both elemental and spiritual power, how strong would that be?”
“If fighting in close combat, the two forces could fully combine, but in ranged combat, they might only be used simultaneously. While that could increase power, they wouldn’t merge, so it might not be as terrifying.”
“Not necessarily. Even combined, the power would be significant. Remember, Lin Xiao can also channel heavenly lightning!”
…
Amid the crowd’s fervent discussions, Lin Xiao’s gaze fell on Jin Yuxuan, who was rising from the ground. In a calm tone, he said, “I kept my word. I defeated you in one or two moves.”
“You!” Purple Dragon spat out a mouthful of blood in anger. Losing to Purple Dragon was one thing, but losing to Lin Xiao as well?
“Lin Xiao wins. Next match, Xiang Tianxing draws!” At that moment, the referee’s voice rang out again, shifting the crowd’s enthusiasm to Xiang Tianxing.
Hearing Xiang Tianxing’s name, many young participants at the gathering furrowed their brows.
Soon, the referee’s voice sounded again, “Xiang Tianxing versus Wu Shixun!”
“I concede!” Wu Shixun immediately declared.
He had witnessed Xiang Tianxing’s combat strength in killing Tang Yang. His own strength was comparable to Tang Yang’s, and he stood no chance against Xiang Tianxing. Even if Xiang Tianxing held back, Wu Shixun would only be asking for trouble.
Since he couldn’t win, he might as well concede outright.
The referee promptly announced, “Xiang Tianxing wins. Next match, Yin Mu draws!”
Yin Mu stepped forward to draw, and the referee’s voice rang out again, “Yin Mu versus Jin Yuxuan!”
Whoa!
The crowd’s uproar erupted once more. Another draw for Jin Yuxuan, and with only one match in between, it wasn’t considered consecutive combat.
Was Jin Yuxuan just too unlucky?
Jin Yuxuan, who was refining a pill to heal and replenish his energy, darkened instantly, nearly spitting out another mouthful of blood.
He had hoped to shine at this ranking competition, aiming for a high placement.
Who could have predicted such misfortune?
Losing to Purple Dragon was bad enough, losing to Lin Xiao too, but now Yin Mu? In the previous round, they had tied, and that was when Jin Yuxuan hadn’t gone all out.
Could it be that now, weakened from heavy exertion, he would lose to Yin Mu as well?
“Given that this counts as consecutive combat, you may rest for half an hour. Do you wish to rest?” the referee suddenly said to Jin Yuxuan, who was wallowing in frustration.
At these words, the onlookers were slightly taken aback.
It seemed this gathering was quite humane. Though there was a match in between, it was effectively continuous combat for one person.
No one objected to giving Jin Yuxuan a rest.
Jin Yuxuan himself was momentarily stunned, then his face lit up with joy. He nodded, “Rest!”
“Yin Mu and Jin Yuxuan’s match is delayed by half an hour!”
The referee immediately continued, “Next person, continue drawing. Except for matches involving Yin Mu and Jin Yuxuan, proceed with combat first!”
With no impact on the schedule, letting the next match proceed avoided making everyone wait.
Next, Purple Spirit stepped forward to draw.
Purple Spirit’s opponent was Li Luo.
After half a stick of incense, Purple Spirit defeated Li Luo.
Li Luo looked dejected. She had lost again, to another member of the Purple family.
However, Purple Spirit was a sixth-grade junior spiritual controller, so her loss was understandable.
Purple Spirit was number fifteen, the last to draw. After her, the second round began.
Sheng Li drew Xiang Tianxing, and Xiang Tianxing got a bye.
Then Wu Shixun drew, getting Yin Mu.
Though Jin Yuxuan still had half a stick of incense to rest, this affected Yin Mu’s combat order.
Thus, Wu Shixun and Yin Mu’s match was also delayed.
The next match proceeded first.
It was Li Renchou, who drew Ping Tianhao.
After half a stick of incense, Li Renchou narrowly defeated Ping Tianhao.
To others, a ninth-level martial venerable defeating a first-level martial lord like Ping Tianhao was Li Renchou’s limit.
But Lin Xiao saw otherwise. Li Renchou hadn’t used his Black Sky Demon Body or Black Demon Phenomenon.
Clearly, Li Renchou was still hiding his strength.
Of course, the crowd paid little attention to Li Renchou.
At this point, Jin Yuxuan’s half-hour rest had just ended.
The next match was Jin Yuxuan versus Yin Mu.
By now, Jin Yuxuan’s injuries and stamina had mostly recovered.
“Jie jie, finally, it’s your turn!” On the stage, Yin Mu, pale-faced and unlike a youth, let out a sinister, chilling laugh that sent shivers through the crowd.
“Hmph, Yin Mu, last time I didn’t go all out. This time, it’s not certain who will win!”
Jin Yuxuan’s aura exploded, his long spear gleaming with golden light. He regained his earlier momentum, standing like an unyielding war god.
“Then let’s try it!”
Yin Mu let out another cold laugh, a ghastly aura of death emanating from him. The powerful presence of a third-level martial lord burst forth.
“What? You, you’ve broken through to the third-level martial lord?” Sensing Yin Mu’s aura, Jin Yuxuan’s expression changed, disbelief in his voice.
Breaking through one level in twenty days from seventh or eighth-level martial venerable, or even from first to second-level martial lord, he could accept.
But breaking through from second to third-level martial lord was far more difficult. He hadn’t broken through in half a year, despite using various methods recently.
Yet Yin Mu had advanced a level.
“I didn’t go all out last time either. Even with your breakthrough, you may not defeat me!”
Jin Yuxuan roared, his elemental power surging within. A terrifying spear thrust shot out.
Unmatched golden spear light, as if piercing the void, carried immense power, shooting towards Yin Mu.
Having lost to Purple Dragon and Lin Xiao, losing to Yin Mu would be unbearable.
He could not lose this match against Yin Mu.
“Jie jie, I’m not just going to defeat you. I’m going to kill you!”
With that, a torrent of deathly aura surged from Yin Mu. His withered fist struck, a sinister fist light wrapped in rolling deathly aura, carrying devastating force, colliding with Jin Yuxuan’s spear light.
Jin Yuxuan’s spear light shattered instantly. Yin Mu’s fist light, barely weakened, shot towards Jin Yuxuan like lightning.
“No!” Feeling the aura of death closing in, Jin Yuxuan’s expression changed drastically. He let out an unwilling cry, moving his feet and thrusting his spear, its golden light forming a barrier in front of him.
