Lin Chen’s battle with Zhao Zhongchuan concluded, and Lin Chen successfully entered the ranks of the top five.
However, down below, the crowd’s perception of Lin Chen’s ’attaining victory through the favor of won’ dramatically changed. So martial artists, recalling how they had insulted Lin Chen previously, imdiately hid themselves to watch the battle, fearful that Lin Chen would recognize them and seek trouble.
"I never expected that among this year’s new disciples, there would be such a terrifying presence. With such formidable physical strength, is his cultivation really only at the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm?"
"Cultivation can usually be hidden with spells, but during battle, it becos much harder to conceal. The aura he emitted in his outburst is indeed at the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm. He truly is a frightening individual. However, the gap between his cultivation and that of the others is too large, I’m afraid this is where he stops."
Below the Duel Platform, people were discussing fervently.
The second round of the top ten battles was between Xia Wanxin and Qin Kaifeng.
After a fierce battle between the two, it was Xia Wanxin who fell.
Defeated by Qin Kaifeng, Xia Wanxin had nothing to say, because it was said that Qin Kaifeng had fought several battles with Lin Chen, with the two deeply engaging in each exchange. And yet, after several encounters, Qin Kaifeng always remained nonchalant, his clothes unwrinkled, demonstrating the strength of his abilities.
It was rumored that Qin Kaifeng’s ancestors were core figures of the Formation Sect. Therefore, Qin Kaifeng had a powerful background, and so far, it seed no one had truly forced him to use his full strength.
The third round of the competition was Ouyang Xuan against Heartless Monk.
Their battle lasted a day and a night, and while it wasn’t as viscerally satisfying as Lin Chen’s punch-for-punch spectacle, it involved the release of many profound and inscrutable martial arts skills that struck with thunderous impact, allowing the audience to get their fill of excitent and to grasp so true intent of the martial path.
The two exhausted their spiritual power without concluding the fight. In the end, Tang Yuntian and others had no choice but to declare the match a draw.
The fourth round pitted Deng Yu against Du Feiyu.
Compared to his fight with Lin Chen, not only had Du Feiyu’s cultivation improved, but his combat power had increased significantly too, managing to exchange several hundred moves with Deng Yu.
But Deng Yu’s strength was ultimately a bit stronger, and he defeated Du Feiyu despite suffering severe injuries.
Although Du Feiyu was defeated, his state of mind was not. After all, compared to Deng Yu, he was younger and his cultivation resources were far inferior.
The fifth round was one that many elders paid attention to: Chang Bai versus the consistently strength-hiding Tan Fei.
Chang Bai’s thods in the secret realm trials may have been overly ruthless, but many elders saw his talent.
And in the Trial Tower, he had also broken through the sixth layer, only he hadn’t encountered Lin Chen and the others because he wasn’t in the sa tower space.
Therefore, the Formation Sect paid close attention to him.
As for Tan Fei, before the ranking matches, he had always been concealing his strength, revealing just enough to barely pass each round, which showed his extraordinary state of mind and ability.
In the previous rounds of battle, he, like Lin Chen, defeated his opponents with a single move.
Tan Fei, like Chang Bai, was a sword cultivator.
At this mont, the two stood on the Duel Platform, each holding a sword in hand.
The crowd beneath the platform held their breath as they watched the two duelists.
There was no wind at the mont, but the robes on both of their bodies fluttered autonomously—this was due to the Sword Intent.
Screech, screech, screech—
Suddenly, Chang Bai and Tan Fei launched their attacks simultaneously.
Fierce Sword Qi burst forth from both of them, rippling outwards and startling the audience below, who quickly circulated their spiritual power to create shields in front of them.
However, their concerns were unnecessary. The mont the two attacked, one of the Sword Edge elders, dressed in white, used a finger as a sword and drew a circle in the air. With a tapping motion, he ford a Sword Qi barrier around the periter of the Duel Platform. Regardless of the Sword Qi fluctuations in Chang Bai and Tan Fei’s battle, the barrier remained unbreached.
"Using the hand as a sword and transforming Sword Qi into an array without dispersing, this person’s swordsmanship has reached such a realm," Lin Chen looked up at the white-robed elder, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Even the swordsmanship of his Second Soul Division had not reached the level of the elder before him.
It appeared only Yan Ruyu, whom he had once encountered, could possess such a level of skill in the way of the sword, deepening Lin Chen’s yearning for swordsmanship.
"Elder Lu’s swordsmanship seems to have beco even more refined. This round features two sword cultivators; do you think Elder Lu might find a disciple to his liking this ti?"
Right after Elder Lu Zizai displayed his exquisite and profound finger sword technique, disciples of the Formation Sect started conversing earnestly below.
"I think it’s doubtful; you’re not unaware of Elder Lu’s exacting criteria for accepting disciples. He insists on finding a Natural Sword Body, which isn’t easy to co by."
"Indeed, but even if these two aren’t Natural Sword Bodies and don’t catch Elder Lu’s eye, they might still have the chance to beco disciples of Elder Wang."
"Elder Wang? Which Elder Wang?"
"Of course, I’m referring to Elder Wang Ruxue from Sword Edge, ranked third in swordsmanship. Who else could it be?"
"That too is uncertain. In the past hundred years, Elder Wang has only accepted two disciples. Those two fellows are genuine Sword Path prodigies. The only thing less than perfect is that they are not Natural Sword Bodies. Otherwise, Elder Lu might have had to compete with Elder Wang for disciples."
Conversing below the high platform were two individuals among the Outer Sect Disciples ranked in the top ten: the disciple Zhuo Wei.
The man in green, nad Yu Zhuo, was ranked ninth among the Outer Sect Disciples; the other, dressed in gray, was ranked tenth and nad Wang Xuan.
The two were unaware that their conversation, especially when ntioning the na ’Wang Ruxue,’ caught the attention of a red-dressed woman in the distance.
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