Look at Them, Their Eyes Are Practically Melting into Each Other

Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and the others couldn't help but smile when they heard Han Yue's explanation. It really is true that one thing can subdue another; who would have thought that the second-place winner feared the first-place winner like a tiger?

"Contestant number twenty-one is entering the stage."

The Grand Elder's voice rang out at that moment.

Wu Hao cupped his hands to Xiao Tian and the others, then shot towards the arena, landing steadily on it, facing his opponent from afar.

Relying on his extensive combat experience, Wu Hao fought the opponent for dozens of rounds before finding an opening and launching a fierce attack, ultimately defeating him.

As the matches progressed, today's games did not feature any clashes between top teams.

Then Han Yue appeared. She was far superior to her opponent and defeated her cleanly and decisively with a single palm strike, without any suspense.

"Draw number three is here!!"

After Su Qian finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up. This was the biggest Dark Horse at the moment, and even a favorite to compete for first place.

Just as Xiao Tian was about to make his appearance, a fearful voice rang out. "Grand Elder, I concede."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Tian's opponent.

He didn't care about the stares from everyone. He had witnessed Xiao Tian's skills firsthand. Rather than get beaten up, he might as well admit defeat, since he was going to lose anyway.

As for the so-called "taking a gamble," that's a joke. People could die. What if he doesn't stop?

"Since you have abstained, I declare Xiao Tian!"

Everyone secretly lamented that it was a pity, otherwise they might have been able to glean some insight into Xiao Tian's strength from the battle.

"Xiao Tian Gege, congratulations on winning the match so easily." Xun'er said with a smile, holding Xiao Tian's hand.

"That's right. In the past, the Strong Ranking always fought to the death. We've never seen anything like this before. In the end, it's because Junior Xiao Tian's strength is so formidable that it inspires fear."

Han Yue glanced at Xiao Tian meaningfully, then smiled beautifully and chuckled softly.

Then it was Xiao Yan's turn to fight Bai Cheng. This time, Xiao Yan's strength had increased significantly compared to the Original Work, and he defeated Bai Cheng effortlessly.

Bai Cheng began to question his life; was he now even worse off than a freshman?

As evening approached, the competition finally came to an end. Some left happily, while others shook their heads and sighed.

The next day, after sunrise, the entire Inner Academy became very noisy. Today's Strong Ranking Tournament basically consisted of the top 25 strongest players, which meant that today's battles would be even more intense.

After Xiao Yan brought Xun'er others to the platform from yesterday, they found that Han Yue and Zi Yan were already standing on it.

Xiao Tian smiled and nodded at Han Yue, then ruffled Zi Yan's hair until she glared at him before letting go.

Meanwhile, Xun'er and Han Yue continued chatting and laughing on the sidelines as always.

With the arrival of the Grand Elder and several other Elder, it meant that the second day of the competition was about to officially begin.

"There are only twenty-five contestants left today. Considering the number of participants, Zi Yan will advance directly, while the others will have their opponents re-drawn. Do you have any objections?"

Hearing the Grand Elder's words, the others inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. Yesterday, Zi Yan's strength and her terrifying methods had sent chills down their spines.

They couldn't be happier if it were like this, since nobody wanted to encounter this Brute Force King, nor did they want to become her instead of him.

"This is boring, I can't hit anyone now."

Upon hearing Su Qian's words, Zi Yan pouted and said with an unhappy expression.

Xiao Yan and the others broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing her words, never expecting that such a small body could harbor so many violent elements.

Xun'er chuckled softly, "You were too powerful yesterday, of course they're all afraid of you."

"I just couldn't stand the way he was. I'm very gentle." Zi Yan turned around and muttered softly.

"Hmph, you won't let me hit people? Next time I'll just take a few more medicinal herbs, hmph."

Everyone was amused by Zi Yan's adorable appearance.

Afterwards, Xiao Tian and the others went down to draw lots. Xiao Tian's opponent was someone ranked thirteenth on the Strong Ranking.

Han Yue's opponent was a Six Star Dou Ling, while Wu Hao encountered an opponent ranked eighth this time.

"Xiao Yanzi, what number did you draw?" Xiao Tian asked softly, looking at Xiao Yan who had just returned from drawing lots.

"Number seven!" Xiao Yan glanced at the Bamboo Slip in his hand.

"A good draw, but your opponent this time is quite interesting."

Xiao Yan had already noticed the subtle actions from the audience; he was surprised that even in his condition, he could still recover.

Upon hearing Xiao Tian's words, Xiao Yan was completely bewildered and couldn't grasp the meaning.

At this moment, a furtive figure approached Xiao Yan Xiao Yan patted him on the shoulder, nearly causing Xiao Yan to be struck by an Eight Extremities Collapse.

But after realizing that the person taking her picture was Lin Yan, she silently withdrew her hand.

"Were you trying to hit me just now?"

Looking at Xiao Yan's expression, Lin Yan naturally understood what the problem was.

"No, it was just my body reacting on its own; I managed to stop it."

Xiao Yan touched his nose and said awkwardly.

You hurt me, my heart aches so much, and I cared about you so much.

Lin Yan looked very hurt.

Seeing the strange looks on everyone else's faces, Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Tian patted him on the shoulder. "Xiao Yanzi, although your hobby is a bit strange, don't worry, I'll do my best to keep it a secret from Father."

After he finished speaking, barely suppressing his laughter, everyone else took a step back.

Xiao Yan immediately realized he had been misunderstood. "No, it's not what you think, it's not like that at all."

"Love is a personal choice, it's fine, everyone understands..."

"I fucking... understand my ass."

Xiao Yan immediately felt a headache coming on and looked directly at Lin Yan, who was still looking completely bewildered and mumbling "Makka Pakka," and asked, "Aren't you preparing for your match? What are you doing here?"

Is your license plate number seven?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Tian with a puzzled expression, then looked at Lin Yan.

"Your opponent's license plate has been switched. Your opponent was just average to begin with, but now it's been replaced by that Yao Sheng."

"How about we switch? My opponent is ranked nineteenth, but you should have no problem beating him."

Xiao Yan understood why Yao Sheng had switched the tokens to face him. He was deeply moved by Lin Yan's actions and gently pushed the Bamboo Slip back into Lin Yan's hand.

"That's perfect. We can use this geodetic survey to resolve those issues," Xiao Yan said confidently.

"Alright then!" Seeing Xiao Yan's confident demeanor, Lin Yan chose to believe him.

"Xun'er, senior, look, the way they're looking at each other is practically drooling, and they still say it's not true."

Xiao Tian's voice, seemingly enjoying the melon seeds, drifted over. Xiao Yan and Lin Yan's expressions immediately changed, their hands, which had been pushing each other, froze, and they looked at each other.

Realizing they had been misunderstood, the two quickly withdrew their hands and took three steps back in a flash.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what great teamwork."