Chapter 17: Advancing into the Top Four

  The first game has already brought the atmosphere of the venue to a*, and the audience is looking forward to the next game. Although the referee announced that Lin Tianxue would be on stage, at this moment, Lin Tianxue's face was filled with tension, and she no longer had the calmness of yesterday.

  Ling Tianyu chuckled and said, "What's wrong, sister? You don't have any confidence at all?" "I'm going to... this time my opponent is a post-heaven mid-term expert, who is more than one major realm higher than me. How can I fight like that!" Ling Tianxue said with a pout.

  "Haha, you also know that your opponent's level is so much higher than yours, what's there to be nervous about? In the end, it's all going to lose anyway. As long as you show off your own strength and let everyone know that Ling Tianxue isn't a weak person, that's enough! What you're thinking now isn't about winning or losing, because losing is already set in stone. But you have to prove yourself to everyone!"

  After listening to Ling Tianyu's words, Ling Tiansnow suddenly let go and smiled slightly: "Yes, anyway we're going to lose, why not show everyone our strength!"

  "Alright, go!" Ling Tianyu said with a relieved tone.

  The match began, and Ling Tianxue's opponent was a mid-term youth from the Chu family. Ling Tianxue did not fear him and took the initiative to attack. The youth easily dodged Ling Tianxue's attack and launched a counterattack. Ling Tianxue barely dodged the youth's attack. The youth continued to attack, making it extremely difficult for Ling Tianxue to dodge. Fortunately, Ling Tianxue had practiced body techniques; if it were another top master, they would have been defeated by their opponent long ago.

  The young man sneered: "Little sister, I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. Next time, I won't play around with you and end this boring fight!"

  The young man's eyes changed, increasing his attacking power and speed. Ling Tianxue was getting more and more exhausted. In his heart, Ling Tianxue secretly thought: "Is it going to end in just two minutes? Forget it, my opponent is too strong." Just as Ling Tianxue had given up, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

  "Cousin, come on! Aren't you supposed to prove that the women of the Ling family are not incompetent?!" The owner of this voice was none other than Ling Tianyu. Ling Tianxue thought: "Right, I haven't lost yet, I can still hold on for a while!"

  The young man continued to attack Ling Tianxue, and at this time, his arms and back had already been cut with fine sword wounds. The young man couldn't help but say: "Little sister, you'd better admit defeat, I don't want to use my full strength, or you'll be seriously injured."

  Ling Tian Xue bit her lip, stubbornly saying: "No! I haven't lost yet, I can still hold on for a while!" The young man shook his head and increased his attack by several degrees.

  Suddenly, the young man felt that his attack, which had clearly hit Ling Tianxue just a moment ago, had somehow missed its mark and was dodged by Ling Tianxue. At this time, the young man felt that Ling Tianxue's movements were somewhat different from before. Now, Ling Tianxue's movements were even more mysterious and agile than before, giving him a slight feeling of being unable to grasp his movements.

  "Haha, it seems that the women of the Ling family are also not to be underestimated. I didn't expect Tian Xue to break through her own limits and reach a state of perfection when faced with difficulties."

  After hearing Ling Feng's explanation, the people around them suddenly realized and were full of praise for Ling Tian Xue.

  At this time, Ling Tianxue on the stage finally had a few more relaxed expressions. The young man opposite him praised: "Not bad, little sister, you actually broke through, but just now I only used 3% of my own strength, next, I will use 6% of my own strength, you must be careful."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's sword speed immediately doubled, and the few points of advantage that Ling Tianxue had just managed to regain were quickly reversed. At this time, Ling Tianxue's arm wounds were more numerous than before. The two men went back and forth, with the young man constantly attacking and Ling Tianxue constantly dodging. They continued like this for ten minutes, until finally, the young man found an opening in Ling Tianxue's defense and slapped him down to the ground below the stage.

  At this time, the audience burst into thunderous applause: "Good job, little girl! You were able to hold on for so long against an opponent who is so much stronger than you. You're really great, well done!" The audience erupted in a flurry of applause. At this moment, Ling Tianyu walked towards Ling Tianxue: "Sister, you've already done very well. Next time, it's my turn to shine!"

  Ling Tian Xue lost, but didn't show any signs of disappointment. She said to Ling Tian Xuan: "Well, I've already lost, so next time you compete, be sure to win for both of us!" "Don't worry, I will," replied Ling Tian Yu with a determined gaze.

  One after another, the remaining contestants' matches were underway, and the competition was extremely fierce. The audience watched with great enthusiasm. Ling Tianfan's match was still as calm as ever, finding his opponent's weakness before launching a stormy attack. Chu Xiangyu was still as overbearing as ever, his opponents having no strength to fight back, yet he continued to attack, beating them into a pulp. Wang Li was still attacking with all his might, using his absolute power to defeat his opponents.

  Lu Yun was still as mysterious and unpredictable as ever, his opponent a mid-term master. He still showed off his strength that surpassed his opponent by half, constantly pressing down on them, making them angrily shout again and again. Lu Yun always seemed calm and composed, the other side already having a feeling of almost going crazy. The opponent suddenly revealed a huge opening, then launched a lightning-fast strike, quickly knocking them down.

  Lu Yun and Ling Tianfan's fighting styles are very similar. The difference is that the flaws are also divided into big and small, some flaws are too small, even if they are found, there is no obvious effect. Ling Tianfan is different, as long as he finds a small flaw in his opponent, Ling Tianfan can immediately enlarge this flaw, making his opponent unprepared, and then easily defeated by Ling Tianfan.

  Lu Yun also found the opponent's weakness and defeated them. However, Lu Yun's method was completely different. Each time, Lu Yun would use his superior strength to render his opponents powerless, forcing them to reveal their fatal weaknesses, and then he would unleash a lightning-fast strike, instantly defeating his opponents.

  Ling Tianyu kept observing the strengths and weaknesses of each contestant, because of Lu Yun's appearance, Ling Tianyu had deeply felt that he was not the only genius, but many people had hidden their methods without showing them.

  Day by day, it's getting closer to dusk, and the sun is already hanging on the waist of the mountain. The result of the competition has also come out. The eight players who entered the top 8 are Ling Tianyu, Ling Tianfan, Lu Yun, Wang Li, Chu Xiangyu, and three other masters from the late stage of the day after tomorrow. And the list for tomorrow's quarterfinals has also been released.

  The eight winners were Ling Tianyu, who defeated Ling Tianxue, a young man. Ling Tianfan was matched against Chu Xiangyu, and Wang Li and Lu Yun were each matched against one of the other two late-stage youngsters. After the competition ended, everyone dispersed and went their separate ways. As usual, after dinner, Ling Tianyu retreated to his room to meditate and cultivate.

  A night of silence...

  The next day, the quarterfinals began. The audience was filled with excitement and anticipation for the development of the competition. The first two matches were Wang Li vs Lu Yun, no need to say, both won easily. The third match was Ling Tianyu's.

  The referee on the stage read out Ling Tianyu's name, and the audience cheered. Ling Tianshu ran over with a pouty face and said: "Tianyu, you must help me teach that guy a lesson! Look at all these scars he left on my hand yesterday, it hurts so much!" After finishing speaking, she rolled up her sleeve and lifted her hand to show Tianyu.

  Ling Tianyu saw the scars on Ling Tianshu's hand and couldn't bear to say, "Don't worry, I'll teach him a lesson today for daring to bully you." Ling Tianshu heard Ling Tianyu's promise and smiled with joy.

  Ling Tianyu walked onto the stage. The young man who had lost face couldn't help but feel a wave of pressure, after all, his opponent was someone who had defeated Mu Yichen. It seemed that today's battle would be a loss for him. Then he said to Ling Tianyu: "I've heard that the Ling family has produced a genius who appears only once in a thousand years. After watching your match, I think it's true. Little brother Tianyu is so young yet has such incredible strength. When we fight later, please go easy on me."

  Ling Tianyu felt the other party's kindness, furrowed his brow and said: "That won't do, you know as well as I do that yesterday you and my cousin competed, she got hurt a bit, and left scars on her body. Girls can't accept that, so today you'll have to suffer a bit!"

  The young man shook his head and said, "You're really a vengeful little girl..." Then his eyes changed and he said to Ling Tianyu, "But I won't admit defeat easily either!" Ling Tianyu replied, "Mm, let's start!"

  As soon as the words fell, the young man launched a fierce attack on Ling Tianyu. The young man did not dare to underestimate Ling Tianyu and immediately used his full strength to attack him. Ling Tianyu also continuously counterattacked his opponent, with both of them constantly changing their attacks. Sparks flew between their weapons as they moved around each other. The young man was completely suppressed by Ling Tianyu, who continued to wield his "Po Yan" spear.

  The young man had originally thought he had overestimated Ling Tianyu, but after exchanging blows, he realized that he had actually underestimated the youth in front of him. Ling Tianyu's seemingly casual swing of his spear was so powerful that when he blocked it, the force sent his hand numb.

  Ling Tianyu seemed to be playing with his opponent. Just like yesterday when he was fighting Ling Tianxue, he kept slashing wounds on the youth's hands. After a few minutes, the youth's two arms had dozens of cuts, and both arms were covered in blood, but they were all superficial injuries and didn't affect his internal organs.

  Suddenly, the young man shouted: "Stop!" Ling Tianyu immediately stopped his attack. Then the young man said: "I give up! You're really a pervert and there's no way to fight you anymore." After that, he jumped off the stage himself.

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