Fierce Battle

"Bang!"

"Bite!"

"Boom!"

The sounds of fierce fighting echoed throughout the arena, with figures flashing and crisscrossing. Apart from a very few people, most of the onlookers could not distinguish who was who.

This battle between Lin Ming and Bai Wei can be considered the most high-level fight between the two so far.

After two years of improvement, Bai Wei's cultivation level has reached the level of Nine Star Dou Spirit, and Bai Wei ranking in terms of strength has risen to fourth place.

In the ranking of the Strong Ranking, there are only three people above Bai Wei. One is Zi Yan, who Strong Ranking first; the other is Jin Feng Strong Ranking second; and Strong Ranking third is Shao Qing. Strong Ranking Lin Ming is ranked sixth, with the fifth- Strong Ranking between him and Bai Wei.

The second round has now begun with a battle between the sixth and fourth Strong Ranking, and the excitement of this match is incomparable to the previous ones.

After all, although Zi Yan and others had participated in previous matches, their opponents were quite weak compared to experts of their level, resulting in almost one-sided battles. Now, the duel between Lin Ming and Bai Wei could be considered the highest quality one.

Watching the intense fight on the field, the onlookers exclaimed with excitement, and no longer had any doubts about the Inner Academy's lottery arrangement.

Both players on the field are among the top ten on the Strong Ranking, and their rankings are quite high. Normally, it would be absolutely impossible for them to meet in the second round. But the current result is that they have met in the second round.

This shows that who your opponent in the draw is entirely a matter of luck. A lucky person, ranked in the twenties or thirties, could potentially break into the top ten if they draw a weaker opponent.

After all, thirteen people advanced to the third round after this round of competition. Then, only six more people need to be drawn to compete. If someone is really lucky and is not drawn in this round, it is very possible for someone who was originally ranked in the twenties or thirties to enter the top ten and thus obtain the opportunity to Heart Flame Body Tempering.

Of course, such a good thing requires praying and offering incense. Whether it will actually happen is still very uncertain. So, the most important thing to get into the top ten is to have enough strength.

"Bang!"

Inside the arena, after another fierce collision, Lin Ming and Bai Wei separated. At this moment, some sharp-eyed people noticed that Bai Wei's arm was trembling unconsciously.

Seeing this, everyone knew that Bai Wei had suffered a loss in the collision just now.

After being tempered by the Purple Lightning Radiant Body Technique and baptized by the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk, Lin Ming's physical strength was no problem even in hand-to-hand combat with a top-tier Tier 4 Magical Beast. Therefore, it would be strange if Bai Wei gained any advantage in this close encounter with Lin Ming.

After his clash with Lin Ming, Bai Wei knew he couldn't engage Lin Ming in close combat again. When his Snake Sword struck Lin Ming, it was as if it had struck Magical Beasts, leaving only a shallow white mark. Moreover, this white mark disappeared as the fight continued.

Lin Ming's attacks landed squarely on Bai Wei's body. If it weren't for his protective Dou Qi aura, Bai Wei felt he would be bleeding profusely right now.

Fighting while simultaneously controlling his Dou Qi for protection requires significant mental effort. Furthermore, this increases the consumption of his Dou Qi; in just this short time, Bai Wei realized that nearly half of his Dou Qi was depleted. If this continued, his Dou Qi would eventually give way. Without the support of his Dou Qi, Bai Wei couldn't even imagine facing Lin Ming again. It was like being a woman tied to a bed, unable to resist.

After creating some distance, Bai Wei swung his Snake Sword outwards to steady his trembling arm. Then, Bai Wei swing the Snake Sword. With each swing of Bai Wei's Snake Sword, fluctuations of Dou Qi emanated from around it.

Sensing the anomaly, Lin Ming naturally wouldn't give Bai Wei a chance to perform his move smoothly. Immediately, a ball of Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire appeared in Lin Ming's hand. Then, with a flick of Lin Ming's wrist, the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire transformed into Flame Snake in the air, surging towards Bai Wei.

The small snakes, formed from the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, coiled around Bai Wei like swimming dragons, launching attacks from different directions.

Bai Wei was already aware of Lin Ming's flames. After all, Lin Ming had already used this flame attack two years ago when he fought Lei Qian.

But watching always seems easy. However, when you actually face it, it's a different story. These flames are not only extremely hot, but the small snakes they conjure are just like real snakes. Both their shape and intelligence are extremely sophisticated, which gave Bai Wei quite a headache.

As his cultivation level increased, the power of the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire also increased. And the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, which could rival the power of a Seventh Order Demonic Beast's flame, was finally able to be barely unleashed when Lin Ming reached the Nine Star Dou Spirit.

The reason why "Dou Ling" (斗灵) includes the word "Ling" (灵) is because after reaching the Dou Ling level, one can use the unique spirituality of Dou Qi (斗气). With the combination of Lin Ming's powerful soul force and Dou Qi, and further enhanced by the Dan Huo (丹火) technique, the flames Lin Ming uses are like real living beings.

The Flame Snake's attacks on Bai Wei were initially quite effective, keeping Bai Wei busy. However, Bai Wei was, after all, the fourth strongest on the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking. He couldn't possibly be defeated by the Flame Snake's attacks so easily.

After adapting to the attacks of the Flame Snake, Bai Wei seemed to have found a rhythm, accurately striking each attacking Flame Snake strike. Moreover, after each Flame Snake disappeared, the energy fluctuations on Bai Wei's Snake Sword increased.

"Bai Wei is using Lin Ming's Flame Snake to accelerate the execution of his Dou Technique." Not only Lin Ming noticed Bai Wei's unusual behavior, but many onlookers also noticed it, leading some to exclaim in surprise.

Sensing Bai Wei's unusual behavior, Lin Ming naturally wouldn't give Bai Wei another chance to use the Flame Snake for leverage. So, Lin Ming waved his hand, and all the Flame Snake left Bai Wei's side and returned to Lin Ming's side.

"Haha! You only realized it now? It's too late. Stacked Snake Fall, slash!" Seeing Lin Ming retract the Flame Snake, Bai Wei laughed wildly. The Snake Sword in his hand now displayed countless overlapping serpent shadows. After Bai Wei waved his hand, these serpent shadows intertwined and surged towards Lin Ming.