At this moment, the battle on the stage came to a brief pause, but there was no doubt that the fight between Ling Xiao and Ling Cheng had become the focal point of all the combat platforms.
Just like the earlier match between Ling Yixue and Ling Tieshou.
“How come I feel like Ling Xiao’s defence seems stronger than Ling Cheng’s!”
Ling Yixue, who had once fought Ling Cheng, murmured to herself.
“No way, Senior Sister Yixue, the Barbarian Bull Strength isn’t a specialised defensive technique, and it’s only a basic martial art, how could it possibly compare to Senior Brother Ling Cheng’s advanced defensive technique, the Diamond Skill.”
“Ling Xiao, I admire your courage, but if your defence is only at this level, then you’re doomed to lose today!”
Ling Cheng was furious.
In that last punch, he hadn’t gone all out, only using seventy percent of his power, because he wanted to conserve more true qi to deal with Ling Feng.
But this time, he had no intention of holding back.
“Full power—Diamond Fist!”
Hm?
Ling Xiao frowned, this punch from Ling Cheng was clearly far more powerful than the last one!
“Then I’ll use my full power to block it too!”
His casual remark nearly made Ling Cheng spit blood in frustration.
So, all this time, he hadn’t been using his full strength to defend either, how impressive.
“Boom!”
Another loud crash.
Ling Xiao remained as steady as a rock.
But Ling Cheng was sent flying backwards from the recoil, barely managing to stabilise himself.
The greater the attack’s power, the stronger the rebound.
“Too terrifying!”
“Who could possibly break through Ling Xiao’s defence!”
“I refuse to believe this!”
Ling Cheng pulled a pair of gloves from an inner pocket, those gloves were clearly made of a special material.
“That’s an ordinary-grade treasure weapon, it enhances attack power, generally boosting it by about twenty percent.”
On the referee’s bench, someone had already noticed that the gloves in Ling Cheng’s hands were no ordinary item.
Beyond mundane weapons, this world also had treasure weapons, spiritual weapons, true weapons, immortal weapons, and divine weapons!
Even among treasure weapons alone, they were divided into five tiers: ordinary, fine, rare, immortal, and divine.
Few among the Ling Clan disciples had ever seen a treasure weapon, let alone a spiritual weapon.
Only the well-experienced warriors on the referee’s bench recognised the gloves at a glance.
“Hahaha, this is an ordinary-grade treasure weapon, let’s see if you dare to block it now!”
Ling Cheng laughed wildly.
He felt humiliated that he couldn’t even breach Ling Xiao’s defence, so this time, he wasn’t planning to hold back.
Full power combined with an ordinary-grade treasure weapon, he refused to believe Ling Xiao could withstand it.
Unless Ling Xiao also had a defensive treasure weapon.
“So what, come at me!”
Ling Xiao knew that relying solely on the Barbarian Bull Strength wouldn’t be enough this time, he’d have to use the Explosive Qi Formula to enhance its defensive effect, otherwise, he’d be in real trouble.
His opponent was, after all, the fifth-ranked expert in the Elite Hall, stronger than he’d anticipated.
“Ha!”
With a furious roar, Ling Cheng unleashed both fists again.
In that instant, Ling Xiao activated the Explosive Qi Formula, the thin film over his body visibly thickened, even emitting a faint glow.
“Ah—!”
With a scream, Ling Cheng was once again sent flying by the recoil, this time he didn’t get up, collapsing unconscious on the ground.
Ling Cheng, ranked fifth in the Elite Hall, had been defeated by Ling Xiao without him even making a single move.
Everyone watching was dumbfounded.
They’d thought Ling Xiao’s strength would easily place him in the top twenty.
Even the top ten wasn’t out of reach.
After all, Ling Ziran, ranked twentieth, had defeated the eleventh-ranked disciple in the ten-thousand-person tournament.
And Ling Xiao had beaten Ling Ziran, so reaching the top ten, though challenging, wasn’t a stretch.
But they never imagined that against the fifth-ranked Ling Cheng, Ling Xiao would win so effortlessly.
Ling Xiao’s performance was simply too astonishing, too eye-catching.
Now, people finally started to view him alongside Ling Yihang, Ling Yixue, and Ling Feng.
“This kid is truly fearsome, he’s actually cultivated both the secret techniques Explosive Qi Formula and Qi Recovery Formula at the same time, warriors at his level typically can’t handle two secret techniques concurrently.”
“Indeed, just how many secrets is he hiding, that exquisite movement technique earlier, and now two secret techniques, it’s really something to look forward to.”
“But he’s probably reached his limit by now, he’s used everything he has, he might be slightly stronger than Ling Tieshou, but challenging the top three seems unlikely.”
“I agree, unless he’s still got some other tricks up his sleeve!”
In the stands, several mid-to-high-ranking members of the Ling Clan and warriors sat, analysing and judging Ling Xiao.
They were all inwardly shocked, yet they didn’t seem overly optimistic about him surpassing Ling Feng, Ling Yixue, and Ling Yihang.
But the reality was, at this point, Ling Yihang, Ling Yixue, Ling Feng, and Ling Xiao were the four disciples maintaining perfect records.
Though this was because they hadn’t faced each other yet, even so, Ling Xiao’s defeat of Ling Cheng had already showcased his terrifying potential.
Among these four, Ling Xiao was undoubtedly a true dark horse.
And many people actually loved this kind of disruptor.
So Ling Xiao’s popularity was showing signs of closing in on the top three, making him the fourth most popular in this elimination tournament.
From a bullied little beggar to a warrior with soaring popularity today.
Beyond Ling Xiao’s relentless hard work, the one thing he should thank most was the Mountain River Martial Soul.
Without awakening the Mountain River Martial Soul, he likely wouldn’t have today’s glory.
“Ling Xiao! Ling Xiao!”
Every time Ling Xiao took the stage, many would shout his name, including some rather attractive female disciples.
This made Ling Xiao feel a bit pleased inside.
After all, what young man doesn’t dream of romance?
After this year, he’d be fourteen, and he’d begun to have a vague understanding of matters between men and women.
Of course, he repaid the audience’s cheers with outstanding performances.
Continuing his winning streak.
More and more people surrendered outright upon facing him.
And those who didn’t, unless they were in the top ten, couldn’t last a single move against him.
Even those in the top ten couldn’t survive three moves.
Of course, he still hadn’t faced Ling Yihang, Ling Yixue, or Ling Feng.
During this process, Ling Xiao encountered a few interesting opponents.
Like Ling Chong.
This guy who used to bully him constantly but now kept getting beaten by him surrendered immediately upon seeing him.
Ling Chong had no desire to break a few more ribs.
Then there was Ling Fei.
Someone who’d once competed with Ling Xiao in lightness skills, he too surrendered right away.
During the earlier thousand-person melee, Ling Fei had witnessed Ling Xiao’s lightness skills.
He knew he couldn’t win, so he’d rather save his energy.
Most astonishing of all, when Ling Tieshou faced Ling Xiao, he also chose to surrender.
Some thought Ling Tieshou had been scared off by Ling Yixue.
But Ling Xiao knew best.
Though Ling Tieshou was sinister and ruthless.
He wasn’t stupid, he’d likely seen Ling Xiao’s strength and wanted to preserve his energy to deal with others.
After all, this was a points-based system, losing one match, or even three or four, didn’t matter, the real tragedy was losing to someone you shouldn’t due to exhaustion or injury.
