December 27, 2017
On the third day of the Qingyun Tournant, the competition officially entered the fourth round.
Only 32 contestants remained on the field, each one an elite among elites. Except for a few exceptions, the late-stage True Essence Realm of Cloud Surge, along with excellent cultivation techniques and equipnt, had almost beco a standard for contestants.
Among them, cultivators from the three major families accounted for 10 people. Compared to their proportion among all Qingyun cultivators, this number was still quite considerable. But compared to previous years, there had been a significant decline.
In the previous Qingyun Tournant, by the ti it reached the top 32, cultivators from the three major families accounted for as many as 21 people.
This year's Qingyun Tournant, due to its unprecedented scale, attracted a large number of young cultivators from surrounding areas and small sects within the city to stake everything. Although the three major families monopolized the favorites to win the championship due to their profound heritage, their dominance sharply decreased at the next level, leaving more space for others. In the process of advancing from the top 64 to the top 32, a large number of dark horses with outstanding levels erged, eliminating the cultivators from the three major families.
Among them, many people's levels have already surpassed Shan Heqiu of the Unmoving Manor, even though there is still a gap compared to several championship favorites. It's not an exaggeration to say that if they competed in the last tournant, they might even have the potential to win the championship.
The ergence of strong competitors has made the matches from the top 32 to the finals more eye-catching.
Additionally, from the top 32 onwards, the tournant format has fundantally differed from the previous rounds. All matches will take place at the main venue, with a Holy Sect Immortal Envoy overseeing the entire event, and official comntary provided by bestselling author and renowned Immortal Cultivation theorist Li Jinglun from the Li Family Mansion.
At the sa ti, to add more intrigue, the organizing committee has also provided Li Jinglun with a comntary partner. The first to make their debut is part-ti idol from an idol company and forr grassroots star of Qingyun City, Zhang Zhixi.
To be honest, having a re 14-year-old girl step onto the comntary stage of the Qingyun Tournant inevitably makes many people think of indescribable transactions, but when Zhang Zhixi actually sat at the comntary table, she demonstrated quite remarkable comntary skills. She didn't position herself rely as a decorative vase to beautify the comntary stage, but rather adeptly adjusted the comntary atmosphere, occasionally popping out off-field gossip about the contestants. Coupled with Li Jinglun's relatively professional but sowhat monotonous comntary, the effect was surprisingly good.
"Senior Jinglun, before today's matches officially start, how about we comnt on the matches from the past two days? This year's tournant has been rated by many as the one with the most dark horses and surprises. I heard last night that many betting addicts went bankrupt overnight, and the view from the platform above the fighting ground is especially spectacular."
Compared to Li Jinglun, who seed tense and dull with just a few words, Zhang Zhixi was at ease, imdiately sparking a particularly intriguing topic upon opening.
Li Jinglun glanced at Zhang Zhixi, the girl's radiant face and full figure left him sowhat at a loss for where to place his gaze. He had no choice but to look up at the sky, staring into the blindingly bright light above the arena, and began to comntate.
"Indeed, many contestants left a deep impression yesterday, especially those cultivators from outside Qingyun City, like the female swordsman [Hong] from Teng Country, whose ever-changing illusion techniques caught Lu Family's Lu Wen off guard. I believe many spectators were surprised by Lu Wen's swift defeat, especially since he ranks third among the Lu Family's team, only after Lu Fangchen and Lu Feiyu, his solid strength safely within the top twenty, yet he unfortunately stopped at the top 64. Personally, I think, on one hand, the young cultivators from Teng Country have truly impressive strength, for example, Hong's solid strength is in no way inferior to Lu Wen. On the other hand, the Lu Family and indeed the entire Qingyun City's cultivators, have a clear lack of understanding about the world beyond Qingyun City, often falling into a passive position during battle due to information disadvantages. In fact, I wrote a book two years ago titled "Around Qingyun", which introduces the Immortal Cultivation environnts of surrounding regions, including Teng Country and Cyan Peak Mountain. I encourage everyone to purchase and read it..."
Zhang Zhixi tily supplented: "Speaking of books, last month I published a personal painting album with a Spirit Cat the, which I invite interested friends to purchase and use. By purchasing through the Dobao Pavilion shopping manual, you can get up to a 15% discount and a signed card..."
Until the organizing committee staff urgently ca to interrupt, the comntary atmosphere between the two was exceptionally harmonious.
——
And under this harmonious comntary atmosphere, the first match concluded without any waves.
Lu Fangchen eliminated his opponent in a crushing manner—a genius girl who fought her way from the preliminary round to the top 32, from the Red Clothes Tower of Cloud Travel Valley, Dongfang Hu... girl.
The entire match lasted less than a minute.
After Dongfang Hu confird her fourth-round opponent was the championship favorite Lu Fangchen, she already had no delusions, considering this match as her farewell ceremony.
Every spirit dicine allowed by the rules was consud, every Magical Treasure and piece of equipnt that could be borrowed was brought, all Cultivation Technique restrictions were lifted—even with undeniable severe side effects.
Yet all these efforts were rendered aningless under the restraint of the Yin Yang Pupils, with Lu Fangchen appearing like a cold puppet. Every move, every bit of True Essence was precise and lethal, leaving Dongfang Hu without a chance to unleash her specialty before being steadily forced out of the arena's effective area by Lu Fangchen's advance.
After the match, Dongfang Hu stood silently below the stage, her lancholy gaze heartbreakingly poignant.
As she left the stage in red clothes with a bleak deanor, countless sighs of regret echoed from the audience, and even more so, maidens shed sparkling tears.
After Dongfang Hu's exit, people would no longer see that valiant and mighty figure, hear those resonant and heroic battle cries, or appreciate the bushy beard under the blush.
——
"So I just don't understand, why do so many people like soone so abnormal!?"
In the audience, Li Xinyu let out a heart-wrenching cry of despair.
Then the next mont, he was kicked flying by soone.
"You're blocking the view, you dead fatso."
Li Xinyu crawled back using both his hands and feet while protesting, "Co on, Sister Wanqing, is there still any part of that looks like a dead fatso now?"
"Your deanor."
"..." Li Xinyu was stunned for a while, eventually deflated, "I thought, after slimming down, the treatnt would get better. As everyone gradually got used to my new look, more and more girls would awaken to love , but it turned out to be completely different. When I confessed to the girls this morning, the eggs I got beca rotten eggs again."
Li Wanqing unceremoniously remarked, "As everyone gradually gets used to your new look, your treatnt will naturally return to normal. Do you think, with your usual ugliness, any girl's eyes would go blind and take a fancy to you?"
Li Xinyu protested, "Even if my looks can't compare to you, Sister Wanqing, or Mr. Wang Jiu. At least I'm way better than that Mustache Dongfang, right!? Why is it that such a weirdo can make the little girls scream, but when it cos to , there's only anger and screams!?"
"Because you're really not as good as Dongfang Hu, not to ntion that ordinary girls like him, even I quite like him."
"...What? No way, aren't you famously picky, and won't deal with anyone who isn't a beauty? What makes this Mustache Dongfang worthy of you breaking your rule?"
Li Wanqing said, "Who says Dongfang Hu isn't a beauty? Although his looks are indeed fierce, his heart is an undeniably gentle woman's, with more femininity than 99% of the won in Cyan Cloud City. Such a perfectly inner woman deserves the title of beauty."
"Ah?"
Li Wanqing said seriously, "His red clothes are sewn by hand one stitch at a ti, and the lunch during the competition break is made by him personally. I ask you, how many won are willing to do these things now? Chaolu, who makes your lunch?"
Beside her, Li Chaolu reluctantly answered, "It's made by mom... Um, Sister Wanqing, does that an I'm no better than Dongfang Hu?"
Li Wanqing generously replied, "How can that be, you're so beautiful, and with a big chest."
"Hee hee... Wait, why am I happy about that!?"
——
The first match ended without incident amidst the hype and hustle, and the organizers arranged for a mont of rest before ushering in the second round, which was one of the highlight events of the day, Qian Ye versus Li Qingshuang.
In terms of strength gap, it was even more disparate than the previous match.
Although Li Qingshuang was the top-ranked genius girl of the Li Family in Lingshan City, and her comprehensive enhancents before the match allowed her to display combat capabilities comparable to late Cloud Surge Realm, her true strength due to age was actually not as good as Dongfang Hu.
So, no one expected her to upset the favorite for the championship, people were just hoping she could force out a few more of Qian Ye's hidden cards during the match.
Li Qingshuang had the sa plan, having made it to the top 32 of the competition was already the result of various fortuitous encounters, which did justice to the Li Family's nurturing over the past few months. Next, she would give her all to pave the way for Sister Wanqing and Little Sister Qingming.
With a signal from the referee on the field, the focus battle officially began.
At the comntary desk, Li Jinglun and Zhang Zhixi simultaneously paused their new book advertisents, turning their attention to the contestants.
Li Qingshuang took the initiative, drawing the Cyan Sword the mont the referee's arm fell, and her Sword Intent spread throughout the field, instantly covering it with a layer of frost.
Li Jinglun's eyes brightened, "One Sword Frost Cold, to think this girl Qingshuang has broken through another level with the Cyan Sword Intent, now this will be sothing to watch. Perhaps the audience may not understand the significance of the frost covering the ground, I'll explain to everyone later... uh, I'll explain after the match."
Just as Li Jinglun finished his opening remarks, the referee on the field, with an incredulous look, waved his arm again.
"In this match, Qian Ye wins!"
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