What ca into view was an enormous ghastly face.
It was deathly still, eliciting an extrely terrifying sensation.
This fear struck deep into Ling Yun’s soul, causing his entire body to involuntarily shudder.
He could not understand how Ling Xiao had just managed to withstand that spear thrust.
"Thunder-Shocking Sword!"
In the critical mont, Ling Yun dared not hold back any longer.
A full tenfold Gang Qi began to circulate, and he also unleashed his Sword Intent, attempting to counter that fearso soul attack.
With this sword, faint sounds of thunder could be heard, and sparks appeared on the longsword, except these were pale blue, as if they had absorbed the thunder and lightning.
The Thunder-Shocking Sword was a top-notch sword technique.
This one strike was definitely at a mastery level.
One thrust, and he believed that no one except Ling Xiao could withstand it; it could be said this was Ling Yun’s most terrifying blow unleashed under imnse pressure.
However, it was to no avail.
Against Ling Feifan’s spear thrust, his sword strike was like a child’s play.
The feeling of being utterly suppressed was so discomforting that it made him want to vomit blood.
He could not comprehend.
How could Ling Feifan, so powerful, lose to Ling Xiao!
In front of Ling Feifan, he was nothing but an ant!
Clang!
The long spear collided with the longsword.
The purple-black flas and the pale blue thunder and lightning clashed, emitting a scream as if sothing was driven to hysteria.
Ling Yun managed to hold on only for a mont before his body suddenly flew backward.
Although he just stopped at the edge of the Martial Arts Platform, he could hardly stand steady, and blood gushed from his mouth.
"I’m a good-for-nothing, so what does that make you, who can’t even take a single blow from ?"
Ling Feifan had almost taken out all his anger towards Ling Xiao on Ling Yun.
Luckily for Ling Yun, Ling Feifan had exhausted most of his power; otherwise, that spear thrust would have severely wounded him.
"Ling Feifan defeats Ling Yun to temporarily take the second position; Ling Yun loses his ranking."
"My God, Ling Feifan actually defeated Ling Yun in one move. It seems he really isn’t weak; it’s just that Ling Xiao is too terrible!"
Previously, so people were doubtful, thinking that Ling Feifan’s strength had diminished and that he might not even make the top three.
But this duel made it clear to them that it was not because Ling Feifan was weak, but because Ling Xiao was too strong.
Ling Shisan’s face turned uglier.
His two sons, one Ling Feng, was disabled by Ling Xiao during the elimination round.
The other, Ling Yun, though not defeated by Ling Xiao’s hands, likely still felt ntally crushed because of Ling Xiao.
How could that little beggar grow to such an extent today?
He was truly a bit scared now.
If he didn’t find an opportunity to kill Ling Xiao, he was afraid he would be the one to be killed.
...
After Ling Feifan challenged Ling Yun, Ling Yun imdiately challenged Ling Shuang and defeated him.
Such challenges went back and forth.
By the final round,
The rankings had mostly been set; Ling Xiao was first, Ling Feifan second, Ling Yun third, Ling Yihang fourth, Ling Shuang fifth, Ling Yixue sixth, Ling Zhan seventh, with Ling Xiaopeng and Ling Dapeng splitting eighth and ninth.
Ling Yihang had challenged Ling Yun but unfortunately failed. Even though his saber technique was strong, Ling Yun was ultimately more skilled by a notch, and his formidable Sword Intent was not to be trifled with.
Although there were still a few people with challenge opportunities left, in the end, they all chose to give up.
After the four challenges, who was strong and who was weak had beco apparent, and to challenge again would not only be a waste of ti but also aningless.
No one wanted to do sothing pointless.
"Good! The final competition ends here, and next, Clan Leader Ling Xiaotian will announce the rewards for the finals!"
Ling Xiaotian smiled and slowly stood up from his seat.
Though he did not deliberately release his aura, the presence of a martial artist at the peak of the Martial Vein Seventh Layer, the Explosive Qi Stage, still diffused out.
It was as formidable as the terrifying level 7 peak Monster Beasts of the Fulong Mountain Range.
Many disciples below couldn’t help but tremble involuntarily.
Even people like Ling Feifan and Ling Yun revealed expressions of awe.
But on Ling Xiao’s face, there was only respect, without fear.
Respect was due to the Clan Leader’s fairness, and the lack of fear was not because Ling Xiao was strong, but because he had witnessed a horrific level 8 peak Monster Beast and even more so the blue-robed woman who had killed it with a single finger.
Therefore, he felt less fear towards a powerful person like Ling Xiaotian.
Moreover, when it ca to combat strength, he was already capable of matching a martial artist in the early sixth level of the Martial Veins.
And the density of Gang Qi inside his body was not inferior to that of a seventh layer martial artist.
If he so desired, catching up to Ling Xiaotian would just be a matter of ti.
And this ti would definitely not be long.
Ling Xiaotian’s gaze swept across the disciples in an instant, and he said in a voice as deep as a bell, "I hereby announce the rewards for the top three only, the rest of the rewards will be posted on the announcent board for everyone to carefully check later."
No one had any complaints with this arrangent.
Priority for the top three had always been a tradition of the Ling Family.
"Third place may choose one top-level Martial Arts, two Advanced Martial Arts, and in addition, a reward of one Gang Qi Pill!"
"Second place may choose one top-level Martial Arts, three Advanced Martial Arts, and in addition, a reward of two Gang Qi Pills!"
"First place may choose three top-level Martial Arts, gain the opportunity to freely enter and exit the second floor of the Book Collection Pavilion, without any restriction on selecting Advanced Martial Arts, and receive a reward of ten Gang Qi Pills. Furthermore, a winner may obtain one Ordinary Treasure. The status is equivalent to that of the Ling Family Elder, enjoying many special privileges!"
Hearing Ling Xiaotian announce the first place rewards, Ling Xiao knew his decision was the right one.
The rewards for first place were clearly much richer than those for second and third place.
Compared to the rumored rewards previously, it was obviously a lot more generous.
Apart from the top-level Martial Arts that Ling Xiao valued most, there was also the reward of ten Gang Qi Pills, and surprisingly, he would have a status in the clan equivalent to an Elder.
This was terrific; it ant that from now on, even when he t Ling Shisan and Ling Jiu, he could sit on an equal footing with them.
No wonder Ling Feifan was so disdainful before.
The privileges of being the first in Genius Hall were indeed far too great.
"Alright, besides the top three, the rest of you may collect your rewards from the treasury. The rewards for second and third place, the Gang Qi Pills, will be distributed on the spot, and as for the other rewards, they will be implented afterwards, so there’s no need to worry."
"For the first place, apart from the Gang Qi Pills which will be distributed on the spot, there’s also a Special Elder Token, and the rest of the rewards, due to the need to make choices, will also be implented afterwards."
With that, Ling Xiaotian concluded the announcent of the rewards.
As the first place winner of the contest, Ling Xiao received ten Gang Qi Pills and obtained a token that represented his status equivalent to that of an Elder.
As for the reward of top-level Martial Arts, he could find ti to go to the Book Collection Pavilion to collect it after the event.
"First place, eh? I’m so envious; the rewards are too rich, not only including the reward of three top-level Martial Arts, but also an Ordinary Treasure and a token that gives a status equal to that of an Elder, tsk tsk."
"Yeah, that Ling Xiao really hit the jackpot this ti!"
"What jackpot? That’s the first place he won with his true skills."
Down below, everyone naturally envied Ling Xiao.
Ling Feifan stared at Ling Xiao with clenching teeth, evidently vowing to take back everything that belonged to him.
Ling Yun’s face was even gloomier, as this contest was a huge blow to him, not only did he lose easily to Ling Feifan, but also he was left far behind by Ling Xiao. Not to ntion avenging his brother Ling Feng, he had completely lost face.
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