The Fifth Day of the Grand Tournament

Several more matches passed, and Li Xiao kept winning by overwhelming force. Not one of his bouts dragged into a stalemate.

The remaining Marrow-Piercing disciples of Flying Cloud Peak were either blasted off the Arena with a punch or forced to its edge with a palm strike, where they conceded. Not one of them made him use a trump card.

At last, the referee elder announced the result: Li Xiao had become Flying Cloud Peak's Candidate Saint Son without the slightest suspense.

Meanwhile, the Candidate Saint Son of Iron Wire Peak had also been decided. Han Shu, a lean Marrow-Piercing disciple with an ordinary face, had attracted almost no attention in earlier bouts, yet he had advanced steadily all the way to the end.

Over at Azure Wave Peak, a female disciple named Ye Qian emerged victorious. She had a gentle bearing, but her attacks were decisive, and she had won each of her matches cleanly.

Both were disciples who usually kept a very low profile. Neither had appeared on any list of favorites before.

The heavily favored contenders who had drawn so much attention, on the other hand, were eliminated one after another, leaving many spectators wide-eyed with disbelief.

The referee elder stepped onto the high platform and announced in a ringing voice:

"The victorious disciples of the three peaks have been decided.

Anyone wishing to challenge one of them tomorrow may register today."

A stir ran through the crowd at once. Almost every gaze turned toward Flying Cloud Peak.

Li Xiao had swept through the grand tournament with overwhelming force. No one had yet pushed him to fight at full strength, or even revealed where his limits lay.

Han Shu and Ye Qian had won at the other two peaks, but most of their victories had come after