Published: February 24, 2025
After a brief moment of silence, the male disciples of the Five Soul Lineage on the summit erupted into frenzied cheers:
"Junior Sister Xue is amazing!"
"Oh my! It turns out Junior Sister Xue has been hiding her true strength!"
"That's right, in my opinion, Junior Sister Xue is most likely to become the champion!"
"Think about it, even though Xiang Shengtian is so powerful, he was defeated by Junior Sister Xue in less than ten breaths!"
"Hahaha, this feels great!"
At this moment, the female disciples from the Five Soul Lineage who had previously mocked Xue Ziyan felt a scorching embarrassment, as if they had been slapped multiple times!
"Are you blind? Of course it's real! Tsk tsk, it's unbelievable. Xue Ziyan is too monstrous! In my opinion, she is stronger than Tan Yun and Mu Mengyi!"
"We misjudged her, Xue Ziyan is really impressive!"
"Yes, indeed! She is extraordinary! Everyone, think about it, although the Martial Soul Lineage has the most disciples, it has been eight thousand years since any disciple entered the top four of the Crouching Dragon Rankings. Now, I see that Xue Ziyan is very likely to claim the top spot!"
"..."
"How can this be! Our Senior Brother Kang was killed by Tan Yun, and now Senior Brother Xiang is dead too!"
"..."
The noise among the disciples was suddenly overshadowed by an excited old voice, "Good! Hahaha, wonderful!"
The five soul daoist on the Jade Tower rubbed his hands together in excitement. He never expected that Xue Ziyan would become the only disciple from the Five Soul Lineage to enter the top four of the Crouching Dragon Rankings in nearly eight thousand years!
In his excitement, the five soul daoist continued, "Ziyan! What technique did you just use? How could it be so powerful? I haven't taught you anything like that!"
Xue Ziyan smiled and replied, "Reporting to Master, it is a technique taught to me by my brother-in-law's master."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's gaze fixed on Tan Yun. They couldn't help but wonder who Tan Yun's master was.
The techniques gifted to Mu Mengyi and Xue Ziyan allowed both of them to shine brilliantly in this competition!
As everyone was pondering, Xue Ziyan soared through the air, appearing on Crouching Dragon Platform No. 1. Looking at Mu Mengyi and Tan Yun, she raised her head playfully and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, am I impressive?"
"Impressive, you’re the most impressive, alright?" Mu Mengyi smiled.
"Exactly, exactly, worth praising." Tan Yun laughed openly in front of everyone, "Killing Xiang Shengtian is a way to help my brother-in-law get some satisfaction."
Tan Yun glanced at Ke Xinyi, who had entered the top four, and coldly said, "Mengyi, Ziyan, if any of us encounters her later, let’s not hold back. Shall we send her off to reunite with Kang Shiyuan and Xiang Shengtian?"
"That's a good proposal." After glancing at Ke Xinyi, Xue Ziyan smiled at Tan Yun.
"Hmph!" Ke Xinyi looked at the three of them and coldly said, "Don't celebrate too early! Who will win is still uncertain!"
"Is that so?" Mu Mengyi glanced at Ke Xinyi, "I hope your strength is as strong as your words. If not, don't be surprised if I kill you with a single sword!"
At that moment, Linghu Canghe had already descended from the Jade Tower, arriving on Crouching Dragon Platform No. 2, holding Xiang Shengtian's corpse, devastated, "Shengtian, my good disciple!"
"You died such a tragic death... it’s all my fault... it’s all my fault!"
Linghu Canghe, tears streaming down his face, repeatedly muttered, "It's all my fault."
He regretted it! Regretted sending Kang Shiyuan to kill Tan Yun; regretted letting Xiang Shengtian go after Tan Yun's sister-in-law!
If not, Kang Shiyuan and Xiang Shengtian would not have died.
If time could turn back, had he known today, he would never have let his disciples deal with Tan Yun and Xue Ziyan.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world!
Amidst his grief, Linghu Canghe roared inwardly, "Tan Yun, Xue Ziyan, you killed my great-grandson, you killed my disciple, this enmity is irreconcilable. I will eventually kill you!"