“I rather think he might go even further.” Dong Jian said with a squinted smile.
…
At the draw area.
All thirty-six contestants gathered here.
The draw had already begun. In the previous round, Lin Yun had drawn a lot himself, so in this round, he was drawn by someone else.
“Young fellow, you will not be so lucky this round. There is no bye lot this time. No matter who draws you, they will have sufficiently strong power to eliminate you. Of course, I would prefer to draw you myself.” The Young Lord of the Nether Palace stared at Lin Yun with a cold smile.
His words caused the other thirty-four contestants around them to turn their gazes towards Lin Yun.
The Blood Moon Alliance elder standing beside the Young Lord of the Nether Palace sneered, “A fellow who relied on luck to reach the top thirty-six. Being eliminated this round is hardly surprising. If not for luck, he probably would not even qualify to stand here now. Relying on luck will not get you far.”
Those who had fought their way into the top thirty-six through pure strength naturally looked down on Lin Yun, who had entered via luck.
Soon, it was the turn of the Young Lord of the Nether Palace to draw. However, he did not draw Lin Yun. Instead, he drew the dark horse, Shi Yuanzheng.
“Oh, I actually drew the dark horse. Haha, I love crushing dark horses the most.” The Young Lord of the Nether Palace laughed loudly.
Upon hearing this, the man named Shi Yuanzheng’s expression changed slightly.
As the draw continued, it soon reached the Blood Moon Alliance elder.
The lot he drew clearly bore the number 437, Beichen.
“Huh, I actually drew this fellow who advanced through luck? Interesting.” A smile also appeared on the Blood Moon Alliance elder’s face.
For him, he certainly did not want to draw contestants from the Dao Alliance or the other five of the six major forces in this round. This outcome was actually very favourable for him.
Seeing this, the Young Lord of the Nether Palace immediately approached the Blood Moon Alliance elder.
“Elder Wei, do me a favour. Later on the arena, beat this kid to death for me!” The Young Lord of the Nether Palace’s gaze was venomous.
“No problem!” The Blood Moon Alliance elder agreed readily with a smile.
The Blood Moon Alliance and the Nether Palace were allies to begin with.
Moreover, in the view of the Blood Moon Alliance elder, he was going to fight Lin Yun anyway. Dealing with such a young fellow would be effortless, and he could also earn a favour from the Young Lord of the Nether Palace. Why would he not do it?
Below the arena.
“This is bad. Lin Yun actually drew the Blood Moon Alliance!”
Grandmaster Hong Yuan, Manor Lord Wu, and the others all had drastic changes in expression.
In the Pinnacle Competition, drawing a contestant from the Dao Alliance or the six major forces was undoubtedly the worst possible outcome.
“That Young Lord of the Nether Palace already has a grudge against Friend Beichen, and now he is even asking the Blood Moon Alliance elder to deal with Friend Beichen. This makes it even more troublesome.” Elder Hong Yuan’s face was grave.
Not far away, Zou Dongsheng and An Yun also looked solemn.
“I did not expect the Young Master to encounter a contestant from the six major forces in this round.” An Yun said worriedly.
“The Young Master’s goal is the championship, so he will eventually face contestants from the Dao Alliance and the six major forces. It is only a matter of time. Have more confidence in the Young Master.” Zou Dongsheng said.
…
The draw continued. In this round, the contestant from the Dugu clan of the Dao Alliance was once again paired against the contestant from the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall of the six major forces.
Without doubt, only one of these two pinnacle forces would emerge.
Once the draw was complete, the fifth round matches began immediately.
This round of thirty-six advancing to eighteen would undoubtedly be extremely intense, because all thirty-six were experts of the same realm. Without sufficiently strong power, advancing was impossible.
Every contestant who advanced, especially those from outside the Dao Alliance and the six major forces, would certainly become famous throughout the world.
Lin Yun also watched each match intently, without blinking.
The first match of the fifth round was between the elder from the Dual Reverence Pavilion and a sect leader named Lan Fei.
This Lan Fei was very famous in the Ancestral Land. He was very strong in the Harmony Realm. His sect, the Extreme Fire Sect, had a heritage of several million years and was equally renowned. It could be said to be a very famous force outside the Dao Alliance and the six major forces.
Unfortunately, he had encountered the Dual Reverence Pavilion of the Dao Alliance. One should know that within the Dao Alliance, the Dual Reverence Pavilion ranked near the top.
After the match began, the participating elder from the Dual Reverence Pavilion actually brought out a source artefact directly. In the previous rounds, the Dual Reverence Pavilion elder had not used a source artefact.
Without doubt, this source artefact had been lent to this elder by the pavilion master of the Dual Reverence Pavilion for use in the Pinnacle Competition.
