The third day ca in the blink of an eye.
After the first three rounds of elimination, in both the Spirit Vein Realm and Qi Seeking Realm divisions, only five to six hundred people remained. Furthermore, according to the rules Yun Xiao heard, today should conclude with the top fifty being decided.
Yun Xiao didn’t pay too much attention to these rules; he was only concerned about his opponents today—those fellows from the Spirit Fighting Comrce. Would they play any tricks on him again?
Indeed, Yun Xiao’s concerns were not unnecessary. When it was his turn to step onto the arena, there was already an elder with a majestic aura standing there, and his ridian Qi Cultivation seed even stronger than Jiang Nanchao and Ji Fu whom he had encountered before.
"Peak of Qi Seeking Realm!"
With Yun Xiao’s keen sensing, he recognized the elder’s ridian Qi Cultivation at a glance—it was indeed a Cultivator who had reached the peak of the Qi Seeking Realm, almost as formidable as Lin Family’s chief ridian Refining Master, Qiao Guinong, from the past.
"Eh? Isn’t that Ruan Shiming from the Spirit Fighting Comrce of Yuyang City?"
Yun Xiao’s platform in the Spirit Fighting Arena, after the astonishnts of the past two days, was definitely the most watched. Therefore, so imdiately recognized the true identity of the elder.
Sure enough, it was another powerful figure from the Spirit Fighting Comrce, nad Ruan Shiming. Seeing the shock in everyone’s eyes, they must have been filled with doubts too.
Yun Xiao, after all, was just a young man in the early stages of the Qi Seeking Realm, yet in these three days, he faced several opponents—except for the slightly weaker opponent in the third round, every one of them was at least in the late stages of the Qi Seeking Realm.
Now even a strong figure from the peak of the Qi Seeking Realm had appeared. Watching Ruan Shiming from the Spirit Fighting Comrce of Yuyang City on the arena, many thoughtful people speculated,
"Did that kid Yun Xiao offend the Spirit Fighting Comrce?"
This thought crossed their minds because the figures continuously appearing were all renowned mbers of the Spirit Fighting Comrce from Yuyang City, and their skill in utilizing ridian Spirits was undoubtedly more proficient than that of ordinary practitioners.
It’s noteworthy that even when Xu Huan, the young lord of the comrce, saw the strong figure from the Spirit Fighting Comrce on the arena, his face inadvertently flashed with astonishnt.
Because the strong figure nad Ruan Shiming was not arranged by Xu Huan. At this mont, even he thought Yun Xiao was unlucky to face this peak Qi Seeking Realm powerful figure. Perhaps Yun Xiao’s journey in this Spirit Fighting Conference was about to co to an end.
On the northern high platform, Xu Huang, the branch chairman of the Spirit Fighting Comrce from Yuyang City, had a hint of a peculiar look in his eyes, covertly glancing at the headquarters’ special envoy Xia Yong.
When Xu Huan glimpsed the fleeting gloom on Xia Yong’s face, he knew he had done the right thing this ti. That Ruan Shiming was indeed personally arranged by him.
Last night’s visit to Lin Family’s attic, although Xia Yong hadn’t revealed his intentions, the old and cunning Xu Huang had already vaguely guessed sothing.
Thus today, he directly dispatched Ruan Shiming, a peak Qi Seeking Realm figure whom he had carefully chosen. He believed that, within the Qi Seeking Realm, likely no one in Yuyang City could surpass this figure in controlling ridian Spirits.
It turned out to be true—a cultivator at the peak of the Qi Seeking Realm, manipulating the ridian Spirit, would definitely be more adept than a low-level practitioner. This was already the pinnacle tactic for this realm.
Moreover, since Ruan Shiming ca from the Spirit Fighting Comrce, the ridian Spirits he possessed might be far beyond what those ordinary practitioners could match. This ti, Xu Huang was determined to win.
With Xia Yong present, Xu Huang’s order to Ruan Shiming was that he could look for an opportunity to thoroughly kill Yun Xiao, but on no account should he deal a fierce blow to those two ridian Spirits.
On the arena!
When Yun Xiao faintly heard the surrounding audience’s discussions, he imdiately knew the origin of this old fellow before him—it seed to be yet another strong figure from the Spirit Fighting Comrce of Yuyang City.
Given Yun Xiao’s intent, he was now sowhat unsure whether this was orchestrated by Xu Huan, the young lord, or the command of branch chairman Xu Huang. In any case, he knew that a tough battle was coming.
A cultivator at the peak of the Qi Seeking Realm, whose techniques of manipulating ridian Spirits would surely surpass those shown by Jiang Nanchao and Ji Fu in the previous days, Yun Xiao felt sowhat torn at this mont—whether to use the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad or the more formidable Golden Snake Worm.
Frankly, rembering that he possessed the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad ridian Spirit, Yun Xiao did not wish to rely too much on the Golden Snake Worm. For one, Xiao Wu’s identity was quite special—if soone discovered certain truths, it would be troubleso.
Secondly, the Golden Snake Worm, Xiao Wu, strictly speaking, could not be considered Yun Xiao’s own ridian Spirit; it had its own consciousness, and sotis even refused to act according to Yun Xiao’s thoughts.
Yun Xiao’s worries were admittedly a bit too late; over the past two days at the Spirit Fighting Conference, both the Golden Snake Worm and the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad had beco the object of others’ covetous desires. It was only due to the crowded and watchful environnt at the conference that no one had dared to blatantly seize them.
"Boy, you can never imagine the consequences of offending the Spirit Fighting Comrce!"
Watching the boy before him, Ruan Shiming suddenly let out a cold laugh, his tone thick with threat. It seed Xu Huang had already subtly conveyed so of his intentions when giving orders.
Thus Ruan Shiming knew that the ridian Spirit Battle he was about to undertake wasn’t just for Xu Huang, the branch chairman, to see; if he was lucky, he might even catch the eye of the headquarters’ special envoy, Xia Yong, potentially reaping greater benefits in the future.
With these thoughts, Ruan Shiming had absolutely no intention of holding back. He was determined to perform well in this Spirit Fighting battle and successfully complete the task handed down by the chairman.
Generally speaking, fatalities were rare at the Spirit Fighting Conference because once a ridian Spirit was defeated, the battle was considered over. The victor would not relentlessly attack their opponent’s physical body, as that would breach the rules.
Unless, like yesterday’s battle between Yun Xiao and Ji Fu, one party couldn’t restrain themselves and struck first, ultimately succumbing to the severe toxin of the ridian Spirit—such an outco would surely go unquestioned.
However, Xu Huang had deployed Ruan Shiming today, and naturally, he had his reasons. He liked to take initiative rather than passively wait for Yun Xiao to approach, for how could that young boy seem like a fool?
"Spirit Fighting Comrce? Haha, didn’t you see what happened to Ji Fu yesterday?"
For so reason, perhaps because of Xu Huan’s scheming and an unpleasant interaction with the headquarters’ special envoy Xia Yong the previous day, Yun Xiao felt an instinctive disgust towards this behemoth of the Tenglong Continent and imdiately began mocking in response.
Yun Xiao’s taunt was undisguised, causing the nearby spectators to gasp in shock, thinking to themselves that perhaps only this mysterious young boy would dare to say such things.
One must understand that the Spirit Fighting Comrce was one of the top four powers on the Tenglong Continent. Although it was a comrcial entity, its wide connections made anyone reluctant to disrespect it.
Because reaching the Spirit Vein Realm necessitates the refining of a ridian Spirit, and on the Tenglong Continent, the best way to acquire a ridian Spirit was through the Spirit Fighting Comrce.
It stood on equal footing with the ridian Refining Master Guild, Xuanyin Hall, and Wuyan Palace—three other superpowers—and ordinarily, even low-level practitioners wouldn’t dare to disrespect it in secret. Yet there, on the arena, the boy nad Yun Xiao boldly ridiculed them under the gaze of many, an act of incredible audacity.
"Hah, ignorance truly is bliss!"
On the northern high platform, the originally stern-faced Xia Yong, upon hearing Yun Xiao’s mocking words, surprisingly responded not with anger but with laughter, emitting a light chuckling sound that left Xu Huang by his side confused about his true intentions.
Perhaps only those friends familiar with Xia Yong and the Spirit Fighting Comrce headquarters knew that when he showed such an expression, he was actually harboring deep, unchangeable murderous intents.
"Seeking death!"
On the arena, Ruan Shiming, unable to maintain his composure like Xia Yong, burst into rage upon hearing Yun Xiao’s unabashed mockery.
With a loud shout, he suddenly stretched out his right hand, and a surge of intense heat erupted from the arena, causing so nearby practitioners to involuntarily step back.
"Is that... a Two-headed Fla Killing Wolf?"
Among the crowd, those with broad knowledge imdiately understood when that searing heat swept forth. In front of Ruan Shiming, a fiery-red ridian Spirit appeared, seeming to be a wolf-shaped Vein Demon with two heads.
The so-called Two-headed Fla Killing Wolf was a fire-attribute wolf-shaped Vein Demon that mutated due to certain reasons. What’s worth ntioning is that in addition to its fire attribute, the aura carried a strong fire poison, which was extrely hard to guard against.
With Yun Xiao’s knowledge, he recognized the specifics of the Two-headed Fla Killing Wolf at first glance. Thus, at that mont, any indecision about which ridian Spirit to use dissipated, and with the extension of his left hand, a well-known Ice Cold Power swept across the arena.
"It’s Yun Xiao’s ridian Spirit of the Three-legged Ice Toad!"
Although most practitioners in the area did not know the na of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, this naming was quite accurate. Those practitioners, holding no grudge against Yun Xiao, all developed a keen interest at that mont.
Which would prove stronger, Ruan Shiming’s fire-attribute Two-headed Fla Killing Wolf, or Yun Xiao’s Ice Cold Attribute Three-legged Ice Toad? Perhaps the upcoming battle would reveal the answer.
Even though Ruan Shiming seed to have a higher ridian Qi Cultivation and the grade of his Two-headed Fla Killing Wolf surpassed that of Yun Xiao on the surface, everyone who had witnessed the battles over the past two days knew this battle could be extraordinarily spectacular unlike any before.
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