Published: November 30, -0001
“Celestial Maiden Spreading Flowers!”
Zhao Lingshan had made up her mind to focus on attacking Tian Guang's left side. No matter how Tian Guang's attacks changed, she remained unfazed, her determined gaze seeming to see through any flaw in Tian Guang's form.
Midway through her charge, a fierce sword energy rushed towards her, forcing Tian Guang to retreat in mid-air to halt his attack.
Then, his figure flickered and he swooped in again.
However, Zhao Lingshan continued unabated, targeting his left side.
“Damn it!”
After dozens of exchanges, Tian Guang gradually felt something was off. His strength was supposed to be three points higher than Zhao Lingshan's, and logically, he should have the upper hand while she struggled.
Yet now, they were evenly matched, and as time passed, he found his movements severely restricted.
“Hmph, I will severely injure you first, then slowly torment you.”
With a flicker of his figure, Tian Guang stopped thinking of gaining an early advantage. Zhao Lingshan's swordplay was too soft and undetectable; he needed to injure her first to prepare for a real attack.
Whoosh!
Tian Guang lunged forward, his hands moving ferociously.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Tian Guang's hands, as hard as iron, clashed repeatedly with Zhao Lingshan's long sword, creating brilliant sparks, rendering their forms nearly invisible.
“Take this kick!”
Suddenly, he withdrew, kicking out his right leg with a thunderous sound, a terrifying gale whipped up by the power of his leg, strong enough to shatter stone.
Just as everyone thought Zhao Lingshan would be hit.
Clang!
Zhao Lingshan blocked it, but only she knew that without Qin Chen's reminder, she wouldn’t have had time to defend against the sudden attack.
“What? She blocked it?”
Tian Guang was extremely surprised. His leg technique was not well-known even in Xuan Prefecture, and he had expected that once he unleashed his right leg, she would immediately falter. However, Zhao Lingshan seemed prepared, not only blocking his attack but also counterattacking with a sword during his moment of distraction.
“Immortal Points the Way!”
Whoosh!
A sharp beam of sword light aimed directly at Tian Guang's left abdomen.
“Not good!”
Tian Guang was alarmed; by the time he wanted to defend, it was already too late.
Pfft!
Blood sprayed as a sword mark, a foot long, appeared on his left abdomen, blood gushing forth.
“Damn it, you dared to injure me? I will make you know what humiliation is.”
Tian Guang was furious and charged madly.
Zhao Lingshan remained calm, still targeting Tian Guang's left side.
The gap in their strengths was not significant to begin with, and with Tian Guang's left side now injured and exposed, despite exerting all his effort, he gradually fell into a disadvantaged position.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
Wounds appeared on Tian Guang's left side, blood continuously oozing out.
“Damn it!”
Tian Guang was nearly driven to madness. Clearly, the other party was not his opponent, yet he couldn’t exert his full power, making him feel like he was about to spit blood.
“Defeat!”
After dozens of exchanges, Zhao Lingshan shouted angrily.
A flash of sword light, and Tian Guang was sent flying, a nearly foot-long wound appearing on his chest, blood spraying out like a fountain.
White light descended.
It teleported both of them away.
“Trash.”
As she was teleported away, Zhao Lingshan glanced at Tian Guang scornfully and sneered.
“You…”
Tian Guang trembled with anger, crashing heavily outside Ancient South City.
“What? The girl from the Five Nations won?”
The crowd was astonished, completely dumbfounded.
In this match, everyone thought Tian Guang would win, but unexpectedly, it ended with the girl from the Five Nations victorious.
Next, the competition continued.
Unfortunately, Zi Xun was not as lucky as Zhao Lingshan, facing opponents who were clearly stronger. Even with Qin Chen's guidance, after dozens of exchanges, she was defeated.
A moment later.
Only forty-eight contestants remained in the arena.
Just one match had eliminated half of the competitors, a probability that left everyone speechless.