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  Jiang He smiled wryly, and Lan Wenhao shouted out his defeat. Although it was a wise choice, for his willpower, it was a heavy blow. In the long run, for breaking through difficulties in cultivation, it was also a huge setback. However, he still had no choice, and that's all there was to say about it.

  "Jiang He, I won't let you off." Lan Wenhao's voice was trembling, but it was firm and unwavering.

  Jiang He sneered: "I promise you, next time I will definitely kill you, so I suggest that when nothing is happening, you must hide and not appear, lest you die too early and have no chance to avenge yourself!"

  Blue Wen's shoulder burst with fresh blood, extremely tragic. The seven orifices were also bleeding non-stop, apparently the anger in his heart could no longer be restrained!

  "Jiang He Sheng!" The host elder's voice rang out in time, ensuring that Lan Wenhao didn't die from excessive blood loss on the spot.

  When Jiang He returned to his original position, the gazes of the disciples around him had changed, with a hint of fear added. In the world of cultivation, the strong were revered, and that was just how it was.

  "Big brother, you don't look very happy. What's wrong?" Jiang He asked curiously as soon as he came back and saw that Zhang Ziyan's face didn't look quite right.

  "There's nothing, I just feel that you and the serious and slightly silly junior brother from three years ago are different now. But it's good this way, more suitable for surviving in the cultivation world." Zhang Ziyin said.

  Jiang He smiled wryly in his heart, he couldn't say that three years ago was fake, seeing the atmosphere between the two of them a bit dull, he made a joke: "Then if I was like this three years ago, would you have saved me, Master?"

  But unexpectedly, Zhang Zixin nodded very seriously and said: "Absolutely not!"

  Jiang He forced a smile, somewhat unaccustomed to Zhang Zi's seriousness. Seeing that Zhang Zi had no intention of easing up, Jiang He could only gloomily change the subject: "The eighth round has begun."

  The battle between the masters can be quick, but it can also drag on for a long time. However, due to the extremely fast fighting speed of the people in front, the fighting speed of those behind them also accelerated. The first day's time was enough to decide the top 16, and a new ranking of combat power was released.

  Jiang He's ranking rose from the original seventh place to third place. It is clear that Jiang He's performance in his battle with Lan Wenhao has truly caught the attention of the upper echelons of the Tianfeng Sect.

  On the way back, Jiang He invited Zhang Zi to his room at night to discuss cultivation, but was rejected by Zhang Zi on the grounds that he wanted to cultivate. This made Jiang He feel that there was something unknown happening between him and Zhang Zi.

  The next day, a new round of competition began, this time it was to be narrowed down from sixteen to eight. The winners among the sixteen would directly enter the top eight, while all the losers would engage in another round of competition to select the ninth and tenth places. The top ten winners would have the opportunity to enter a small world for cultivation for one month.

  Zhang Ziyu and Luoxi Shui both cleanly defeated their opponents, emerging unscathed, showcasing the two's formidable strength and masterful demeanor. Jiang He's opponent, on the other hand, was Mi Shan Liyao, a woman who was said to have mediocre abilities but employed numerous tactics that left one defenseless.

  "The third match, Qi Yunshan Jiang versus Mi Shan Li Yao."

  Jiang and Shang came on stage, looking very ugly, because just now when Zhang Zi was speaking, Zhang Zi only responded with a perfunctory "oh", he couldn't get angry at Zhang Zi, so he could only vent his anger to his opponent.

  Li Yao was on the scene, seeing Jiang He's face color, also very nervous. Although she had many means, through yesterday's observation of Jiang He's strength, she found that her own means could not be used to deal with Jiang He, and Jiang He was so cruel yesterday, would he be ruthless today?

  Li Yao said with a hint of caution: "Brother Jiang, please spare me, I'm deeply grateful."

  Jiang He simply said coldly: "I'll try."

  The audience in the venue then labeled Jiang He as cold-blooded again.

  For Jiang He's answer, Li Yao was very entangled and didn't know whether to admit defeat directly. If she admitted defeat directly, her chances of rushing into the top ten would be infinitely close to zero. The competition for ninth place and tenth place was truly bloody and cruel.

  "Let's start!"

  Just as Li Yao was still hesitating, the host elder had already shouted "start", and Jiang He's body moved, directly pouncing on Li Yao. No matter what methods she had, Jiang He only prepared to break her with brute force, overwhelming everything with his power!

  "Whoosh——"

  Jiang He threw a punch, but Li Yao's body shattered like a mirror, and she vanished into thin air.

  Jiang's divine sense extended outward, and he immediately discovered that Li Yao's body was twisted at a strange angle behind him, her entire aura and magical power hidden from view.

  At this time, Li Yao was thinking of a move, but suddenly, a divine thought flashed through her mind, scanning her from head to toe. Li Yao was shocked and immediately retreated.

  To know that this is better than the protective cover outside the arena, not only can it prevent the law enforcement from spreading out, but also block the external divine thoughts from coming in, eliminating the possibility of cheating. And under such circumstances, there are still divine thoughts scanning oneself, this person can only be Jiang He. Li Yao's greatest reliance is this hidden technique, now even the hidden technique has been broken, it is fundamentally unnecessary to continue.

  But how could Jiang He, a cultivator of the 12th layer of the Qi Refining stage, possibly cultivate the Divine Sense? That was the mark of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator! Li Yao didn't have time to think about it further, as Jiang He's fist, mixed with rumbling power, pushed forward flatly!

  "I give up."

  Li Yao's voice had a hint of relief, looking at Jiang He's fist that was already in front of him, almost touching the tip of his nose. Li Yao could deeply feel the powerful force contained within Jiang He's fists, and this power seemed to have an electric current jumping within it, making Li Yao's skin involuntarily tremble with a shiver.

  What a strong man!

  Li Yao's eyes sparkled with a smile: "Thank you, Jiang He Shixiong, for sparing my life. I, Li Yao, will definitely repay this kindness in the future."

  Jiang He was taken aback, withdrawing his fist. He could have definitely hit Li Yao before she yelled out her defeat, but as his fist approached Li Yao's face, he caught the warmth of her rapid breathing and the delicate texture of her skin. Jiang He was not a person who didn't know how to cherish beauties, so he stopped his fist, waiting for Li Yao to yell out her defeat.

  "No need to thank me, the last time was because I had a grudge against him, that's why I went all out. We don't have any grievances between us, how could I go all out on you?" Jiang He smiled and saw Li Yao's wronged yet admiring expression, so he couldn't help but explain.

  "Thanks a lot, Jiang He and Shixiong. I owe you one." Li Yao relaxed and threw a flirtatious glance at Jiang He before leaving the stage.

  "Jiang He Sheng!" The presiding elder announced.

  After this game, Jiang He steadily entered the top ten. However, in the following matches, Jiang He felt uninterested, his heart was uninterested, and everything he saw seemed uninteresting.

  "Tomorrow is the semi-finals, or the day after tomorrow, we will meet." Zhang Ziyi said emotionlessly.

  "I know, at that time, Brother Zhang, you must show more mercy." Zhang Ziyu spoke first, which made Jiang He's heart feel happy.

  "Also spare your junior brother's feelings." Zhang Ziyu responded coldly.

  Jiang He wanted to make a scene, but didn't know what medicine his senior brother had taken. Was it because of this competition? To think that he himself had no intention of being first. The reward for first place was the cultivation method of Fengxiangjiutian, while Jiang He already had a copy of the True Demon Palace's cultivation method, and Jiang He judged that it shouldn't be inferior to Fengxiangjiutian. What Jiang He wanted was second place, he had many questions in his heart, precisely because he wanted to enter the sect's library to check some information.

  Of course, these words cannot be said. Jiang He can only remain depressed.