Four Finalists, Battle Imminent

If the Heavenly Dao were not formless and intangible, merely a kind of 'rule', he would even suspect that Lin Fan might be the Heavenly Dao's illegitimate son!

Otherwise, how could one have such 'luck'?

That's absolutely unbeatable, okay?!

It's a good thing he's not from Earth and hasn't seen the Avengers.

Otherwise, one would inevitably sigh and say, "With this kid's luck, if there were only two people left in the world, even if Thanos snapped his fingers a hundred times..."

Thanos himself will be the one to die!

The luck that Lin Fan was displaying at this moment was, in everyone's eyes, simply inexplicable!

The following morning, the real terrifying showdown began!

Only sixteen people are left!

Lin Fan, Qi Zixiao, Zou Hu, Du Chuan, Jie Se, Lu Yao... The remaining ten are all top disciples of holy lands, the strongest young generation of the First-Rate Sect, and so on!

In other words, Ji Chutong 'abstained', and the Nine Dragons Saintess, Purple Mansion Holy Son, Big Dipper Holy Son, Saintess, Tianxuan Holy Son, Saintess did not participate in this Heaven's Chosen Assembly for their own reasons.

Otherwise, there definitely wouldn't be more than ten seats left...

When these sixteen people stood on the arena together, many prodigies and spectators began to discuss it.

"As expected... those who stand to the end are all Peerless Genius who have already shown their talents!"

"Yes, even if a few dark horses emerge, in the end, it's still not their stage."

"These people are too strong; they are beyond the reach of ordinary geniuses."

"Wait, have you all forgotten about True Person HeHe? Isn't he a dark horse?"

"He's nobody's a dark horse!!!"

Upon hearing Lin Fan, someone immediately started cursing. "This guy is just incredibly lucky, it's outrageous!"

"Exactly! With his luck, I could do it too!" a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator angrily exclaimed. "Anyway, it's all a bye, who wouldn't do that?!"

"..."

After a brief rant, the topic returned to normal.

"It's a pity that the Nine Dragons Saintess, the Purple Mansion Holy Son, the Big Dipper Holy Son Tianxuan Holy Son Saintess Saint Son and Saintess, and the Taiyi Saintess Ji Chutong are not among these sixteen people. Otherwise, how wonderful this Heaven's Chosen Assembly would have been?"

"It is indeed a pity."

"But this is already astonishing enough. They are all extraordinary. Let us wait and see..."

The round of 16 to 8 began quickly.

However, the five Holy Son and Saintess still have not yet faced off.

Lin Fan didn't even get into a fight with these five people...

Therefore, they have not yet been defeated.

However, even with Lin Fan's unparalleled luck, he was still matched with the weakest of the sixteen people, so he had to resort to some means.

After all, how could someone who fought his way into the top sixteen from among more than 100,000 geniuses not have some tricks up his sleeve?

but...

That's all.

This guy is using Qi Zixiao's Large Account, so he's not likely to be defeated by the chief disciples of some First-Rate Sect.

The final lineup for the round of 16 to 8 has been announced!

Besides Lin Fan, Qi Zixiao, and the other six, there are also Big Dipper Eldest Senior Brother Qi Lin and Tianxuan Eldest Senior Sister Gu Lian.

This result immediately caused many talented individuals to sigh with regret.

"Apart from Lin Fan, who's incredibly lucky, they're all Holy Land Disciple..."

"A holy land!"

"As expected of a holy land, this result is actually quite reasonable, isn't it?"

"That's right, otherwise, why would everyone aspire to become Holy Land Disciple?"

"A holy land..."

Huo Yuan sighed, but didn't say much. However, the occasional flicker in his eyes made him seem somewhat uneasy.

The quarterfinals will begin in two hours.

Lin Fan faced off against Qi Lin, while Qi Zixiao's opponent was Gu Lian.

Last night, Lin Fan had already helped Qi Zixiao raise her cultivation level to the Void Refining Initial Stage, so facing this Eldest Senior Sister Tianxuan was no problem for him.

However, when Lin Fan fought Qi Lin, he felt a little... disappointed.

So weak!

This was his first thought.

In fact, Qi Lin is not weak either.

His cultivation level was even more profound than that of the Snow Maiden. Although both were at the Void Refining Initial Stage, he had clearly been at this level for some time and was almost about to break through to the middle stage.

Moreover, his magic and combat experience are also quite remarkable; otherwise, he wouldn't have made it into the top eight.

The problem is, that's all there is to it.

It's pretty standard!

If Lin Fan were to give his evaluation, these four words would suffice.

It seemed to be doing well in every aspect, with no obvious mistakes, but Lin Fan just felt...

Something doesn't feel right.

Simply put, in a fight, he was much weaker than the top disciple of Beidou had imagined.

For example, Gu Lian, who also advanced to the top eight, is clearly much better.

Lin Fan even suspected that Qi Lin would have to kneel down if he encountered the Snow Maiden.

She was defeated simply because the Snow Maiden encountered the Jade Pool Saintess earlier.

If we're lucky, making it to the quarterfinals wouldn't be a problem.

But...

For the top disciple of the Holy Land, especially when the Big Dipper Holy Son and Saintess of the Big Dipper are not around, Qi Lin is essentially the face of the Big Dipper Holy Land!

With such Heaven's Chosen Assembly, with the participation of the Seven Great Holy Lands and several Holy Son Saintess present, why did Beidou send such a person to serve as its face?

This is clearly inconsistent with the 'identity' of a holy site!

Moreover, Sister A'Wu had also warned that something was amiss with the disciples of the Big Dipper Holy Land.

With today's discovery, Lin Fan became even more vigilant.

What exactly is the Big Dipper Holy Land?

He didn't know, but it's always good to be careful!

The final four.

Ultimately, the focus narrowed down to Lin Fan, Qi Zixiao, Du Chuan, Zou Hu...

In the quarterfinals, Du Chuan defeated Jie Se, while Zou Hu defeated Lu Yao. The battle between the four of them was a fierce struggle.

Especially Du Chuan.

Although Jie Se was not Holy Son of the three holy lands of Central Province, he was still among the top of the Peerless Genius, causing Du Chuan considerable exhaustion and even injury.

Zou Hu wasn't seriously injured. He was thick-skinned and tough, and because Lu Yao was two or three years younger than them, her cultivation level was lower. So, although he had to use some of his skills, he wasn't greatly affected...

"The next round of competition will begin in two hours!"

"According to the draw results, Lin Fan will face Du Chuan! Qi Zixiao will face Zou Hu!"

When Zhou Zhengnan announced the draw results, many of the prodigies breathed a sigh of relief and showed expressions of 'I knew it'.

"I knew it!"

One of the defeated cultivators sighed, "The final victor will ultimately be decided between Du Chuan and Zou Hu."

"Yes! I guessed it long ago."

"They are mortal enemies, having fought many battles. In terms of record and reputation, no one can surpass them. As long as they don't meet beforehand, the final winner will inevitably be one of the two of them."

"If Ji Chutong hadn't abstained, things might have changed, but Ji Chutong... sigh!"

"Why are you so certain?!"

A Purple Mansion Disciple frowned. "Our Purple Mansion Saintess has not yet been defeated!"

"Besides, even Ji Chutong is helpless against Lin Fan, the True Person HeHe person. You've already assumed they've lost before the fight even starts?"

"From the Purple Mansion?"

One of the Taiyi Disciple glanced at him as if he were a country bumpkin and chuckled, "Although we are both holy lands and both have the status of Holy Son and Saintess, but... does the Four Desolations Holy Lands deserve to be compared with the Three Holy Lands of my Central Province?"

"Do you know why the Holy Son and Saintess of Beidou and Tianxuan didn't come? Because even if they came, they would still lose, so why bother coming and humiliating themselves?"

"True Person HeHe, you've left Tai Yi Saintess helpless?"

"You're giving True Person HeHe far too much credit and looking down on me, the Tai Yi Saintess!"

"It's just that our Saintess is too proud and disdains to continue. Otherwise, True Person HeHe would have been dead long ago!"

"You!!!"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" the Taiyi Disciple sneered. "If you're not convinced, come to the arena!"

The Purple Mansion Disciple changed his expression slightly, knowing he was no match for the opponent, and could only snort coldly, "When the results are out, you will know how stupid you are!"

"I'll say the same thing to you."

The other person shrugged, not wanting to exchange any more words.

"This is troublesome."

In the Saintess Squad.

Dan the Fatty sighed deeply, "We've run into these two after all. Your Highness, and Brother Lin, you must be careful."

Why do you say that?

The Divine Calculator slowly shook his head. "Although encountering Du Chuan and Zou Hu would inevitably result in a fierce battle, it would still be easier than if Fellow Daoist HeHe and His Highness were to meet and fight each other, wouldn't it?"

"That's true..."

Fan Jianqiang and the others nodded in agreement.

These past few days, Lin Fan has been hanging out with them, offering all sorts of advice and strategies, which has made them consider Lin Fan one of their own, a good brother.

Your best friend is fighting with His Highness?

That's really not a good idea.

"It's come to this point; we were bound to run into it eventually."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "I know, Fatty, you mean it would be best to let those two mortal enemies fight it out, preferably to the point of mutual destruction, and then one of us from Zixiao and I can reap the benefits..."

"How can we know we'll lose if we haven't even fought yet?"

"Right, Zixiao?"

This fellow looked at Qi Zixiao and asked a question.

Qi Zixiao rolled her eyes. "Call me Your Highness Saintess!"

"Okay, Zixiao."

Qi Zixiao: "(ˉ-￣~)"

Everyone: "..."

Are you confident?

Regardless of their thoughts, he chuckled and pressed for an answer.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zixiao's expression turned serious, and then she slowly shook her head. "If we can use all available means..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan understood.

I don't have much confidence!

Use every means possible?

With the Star Chasing Bow, the Profound Sky Sword, and even the Sky Gazing Mirror, victory is assured.

Even with the help of Groundhog, victory wouldn't be difficult.

Even if Qi Zixiao were in her "Large Account" form, she could still put up a fight, but now it's Lin Fan, and she can't use Purple Qi Comes From The East!

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." These methods are either prohibited or considered "stolen goods" and cannot be used.

"Actually, I don't have much confidence either..."

He muttered something under his breath.

Upon hearing this, Dan the Fatty, Divine Calculator, and the others nearly collapsed.

If you lack confidence, why were you acting all high and mighty? You even said you'd never play before, so how would you know you'd lose?!

"Fatty!"

But then his tone shifted, and he set his sights on Dan the Fatty: "Now it's your turn to step up your game. Bring out some of the good stuff you've collected!"