The final match of the Top 6 Battle ended, with Chi Lean suffering a clean defeat.
That didn't mean he was out of the running, though. He had merely fallen into the Loser Bracket.
Next, apart from Su Yuan, Chou Tianze, and Qi Hanyua—the three contestants who had made it into the top three—the other nine would face off in the Loser Bracket.
The top three would be matched again, and one contestant was bound to receive a bye. The winner of the Loser Bracket would then face that contestant.
If they won, they could advance to the finals, and still have a chance to contend for first place in the monthly exam.
However, Chi Lean's chances of emerging from the Loser Bracket were slim, since two formidable opponents were in his bracket: Zhuo Lixin and Pan Yunqing.
Although the two of them had seemed weak before Su Yuan, they had perfect counters for ordinary Demonic Cultivators.
Juexin Demonic Sword was powerful, as was Heavenly Heart Sword Dao. But when they were being countered, how much of their power could they bring to bear was anyone's guess.
After the Top 6 Battle ended, the fights between contestants in the Loser Bracket began.
The whole afternoon passed. After a series of fierce battles, the Loser Bracket rankings were decided.
Just as Su Yuan had expected, Chi Lean had narrowly beaten Zhuo Lixin, but then lost under Pan Yunqing's fierce onslaught. Pan Yunqing took first place in the Loser Bracket.
That meant that as long as Su Yuan won the Winner Bracket, he could claim first place in the monthly exam without having to fight the Loser Bracket's top contestant.
And just after Chi Lean's defeat, a "ding" rang in Su Yuan's ear.
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