On the arena stage, Du Xiaoqi walked towards Lin Xuan.
He ca before Lin Xuan and aid a kick at his knee, preparing to force Lin Xuan to kneel before him.
Making a record-breaking genius kneel before ... what an unparalleled achievent! I’ll surely be renowned for ages to co!
"What the hell? He actually wants Lin Xuan to kneel!" the people around exclaid.
"That’s too despicable! Lin Xuan has already lost; there’s no need to strike again," soone said.
"This Du Xiaoqi is truly ruthless!"
Alas, many people closed their eyes, unable to watch any longer. In their view, Lin Xuan would definitely be forced to kneel before Du Xiaoqi.
A peerless prodigy, brought to his knees just like that.
That’s a fate worse than death.
"No!" The people from Wangyue Pavilion despaired.
The mbers of Star Pavilion, however, laughed heartily. Excellent! That’s what he gets for being so arrogant. Kneel and make a fool of yourself! Beco an eternal disgrace!
Just as everyone thought Lin Xuan was about to kneel, he suddenly lashed out with a kick.
Their feet collided. THUD. Du Xiaoqi was sent crashing to the ground, landing on his knees.
"Ah, my leg!" Du Xiaoqi scread.
What?
The surrounding crowd was stunned. They saw that soone had indeed knelt, but it was Du Xiaoqi, not Lin Xuan.
This was unbelievable!
Didn’t Du Xiaoqi win? Wasn’t Lin Xuan knocked out by the sonic attack? How could he possibly counterattack?
"You damn brat! I’ll kill you!" Du Xiaoqi roared angrily. He scrambled to his feet and began playing his flute once more.
Lin Xuan kicked out again.
THUD. Du Xiaoqi was forced to his knees once more.
Lin Xuan stepped forward, crushing the flute under his foot.
Kneeling on the ground, Du Xiaoqi coughed up mouthfuls of blood. At this mont, the aura emanating from Lin Xuan was overwhelmingly powerful, like that of a sovereign lord. It pressed down on him so hard that he couldn’t even lift his head. He knelt there, trembling uncontrollably.
Lin Xuan had invoked his World-Ending Dragon’s Might. He seed like a Dragon God, capable of sweeping away everything in his path.
Du Xiaoqi was rely a Nine-Star Martial General. How could he possibly withstand such a mighty draconic pressure?
"I surrender! I surrender!" Du Xiaoqi knelt and begged for rcy.
Lin Xuan snorted coldly before retracting his World-Ending Dragon’s Might.
Du Xiaoqi imdiately felt the imnse pressure lift from his body and scrambled away on all fours.
Terrifying! This Lin Xuan is too terrifying! He’s simply unfathomable... not soone I can afford to provoke.
"He won! Lin Xuan won again!" the people from Wangyue Pavilion shouted with excitent.
"I knew it! Lin Xuan is invincible!"
"Lin Xuan will not be defeated!"
"Lin Xuan is peerless!"
"Damn it!" The people from Star Pavilion gritted their teeth.
"That kid is really lucky," one of them sneered.
Another added, "Is Du Xiaoqi a good-for-nothing? He couldn’t even defeat Lin Xuan."
"Don’t worry. When he ets , I will personally defeat him," Shangguan Hao said through clenched teeth.
How could this happen? The mbers of the Du Family were also stunned. Du Xiaoqi actually lost, and he knelt in public! We’ve been utterly humiliated! Damn it! Is Lin Xuan really that powerful? He actually withstood a sonic attack! How did he do it?
"The kid must have a Grandmaster-level weapon, probably a Soul defense type," soone analyzed.
Another person comnted, "I feel that Lin Xuan’s strength is greater than we imagined. He should be at the top of the second tier."
Soone even ventured, "I think Lin Xuan has surpassed the second tier and possesses the strength of a first-tier genius."
Gasps of surprise echoed through the crowd. So were shocked, so were envious, and still others ground their teeth in frustration.
The elders from the royal clan also breathed a sigh of relief. This young man is full of surprises! No wonder he was unwilling to forfeit the finals. With his strength, getting into the top 50 should be no problem.
Lin Xuan had won another match, earning two more points. The competition continued, with various prodigies taking the stage one after another to display their skills.
「In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.」
During these two days, nurous geniuses had stepped into the arena. So fights were earth-shattering, so were between evenly matched opponents, and so ended in an instant.
The crowd noticed that the first-tier geniuses all defeated their opponents instantly. No matter who they faced, they ended the battle in a single move. Even when pitted against a second-tier genius, it was still a one-move victory. This left everyone astounded.
The first-tier combatants were simply too powerful, truly worthy of being called half-step Grandmasters.
So people compared Lin Xuan to the first-tier geniuses again and ca to a conclusion: "Although Lin Xuan is strong, he’s still a notch below the first tier. He’s likely at the very peak of the second tier."
Chu Yue also fought. In her several matches, she defeated her opponents instantly, demonstrating imnse power.
Shangguan Hao and Leng Rushuang also fought their respective matches and secured victories.
「Just like that, another day passed.」
The gap between the tiers was gradually becoming clear. The first-tier geniuses all maintained perfect winning streaks. The others, however, were not so fortunate. Even the second-tier geniuses began to suffer defeats. When they encountered soone from the first tier, they were instantly beaten.
Shangguan Hao and Leng Rushuang both ran into first-tier opponents and were defeated, leaving them with a sense of powerlessness. They were simply no match for the top echelon.
Besides them, Hua Yan, Mu Jin, and other geniuses from the Heavenly Dao Academy also lost to first-tier combatants. They weren’t too disheartened, however, as the strength of the first-tier geniuses was just too formidable. It was normal to lose to such experts. Besides, their goal wasn’t the top ten, but the top thirty. They would be more than satisfied if they could make it that far.
The elders of the Heavenly Dao Academy discussed amongst themselves. "The only one who can make it into the top ten is Chu Yue."
"That’s right. Only she is in the first tier. Only she has a chance to break into the top ten."
"It seems the hopes of our Heavenly Dao Academy truly rest on Chu Yue’s shoulders."
The Star Pavilion Master chid in, "Rest assured, Chu Yue will definitely make it into the top five! She might even reach the top three. If she’s lucky, she could even win the championship. The honor of the Heavenly Dao Academy must be upheld by Chu Yue." He then added disdainfully, "As for that Lin Xuan, he’s not good enough. He won’t even make it into the top ten."
The crowd sighed. Although Lin Xuan had broken records with his unmatched talent, his final ranking wasn’t expected to be very high. After all, he was too young—the youngest of all participants at only sixteen years old. He also had the weakest cultivation, being only a Five-Star Martial General. For him to make it into the top 50 was already an earth-shattering achievent. A better result was simply impossible.
Just as they were pondering this, a cry of surprise ca from the front. "Holy crap, is this a battle within the Heavenly Dao Academy?"
The elders of the Heavenly Dao Academy stopped their discussion and looked over, their jaws dropping in unison. The two people stepping onto the arena were both disciples of their Heavenly Dao Academy.
Leng Rushuang.
And Ye Qingwu.
The two of them were actually facing each other. It was an internal battle for the Heavenly Dao Academy!
"Hmph!" The Star Pavilion Master laughed. He looked towards Wangyue Pavilion and taunted, "You’d best have that Ye Qingwu forfeit imdiately. Otherwise, she’ll et a miserable end. If she gets injured, don’t bla us for not showing rcy. After all, on the battlefield of the finals, blades have no eyes."
The faces of those from Wangyue Pavilion turned grim.
One of the elders asked, "Pavilion Master, should we have Ye Qingwu forfeit?"
The Wangyue Pavilion Master shook his head. "No. There are so trials she must face. Even if she is to be defeated, she will be defeated standing!"
The other elders nodded, though they were already preparing healing elixirs. In their eyes, Ye Qingwu was no match for Leng Rushuang, who was a top-tier expert in the second echelon.
However, Lin Xuan heard them and said with a smile, "Elders, there is no need to worry. Senior Sister Ye’s strength is above Leng Rushuang’s. She will not lose."
What?
Hearing this, the people of Wangyue Pavilion were stunned.
Lin Xuan, it’s one thing to boast about yourself, but now you’re boasting on behalf of soone else?
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