Li Shishi's opponent withdrew. There was no hidden story behind it; he was simply injured.
During the round of sixteen, the two of them had fought far too viciously—the difference between making the top eight and the top sixteen was simply too great.
The loser had been covered in wounds, and the winner had not fared much better. If he had a month to recover, he would not have feared facing Li Shishi, but now... withdrawing was the more straightforward choice.
Li Shishi advanced directly into the semifinals, where her opponent was Ma Feiyu, a Mortal Transcendence disciple from Jade Ruins, in his early thirties and at the Eighth Layer of Mortal Transcendence.
Strictly speaking, Ma Feiyu was not a pure Dao cultivator. He practiced both Dao and martial arts. His martial cultivation was slightly weaker, but he had still reached the Initial-Rank Martial Master level. In previous matches, he had often defeated weaker opponents with nothing but his fists and feet.
He was a promising candidate for Qi Condensation. Moreover, the spiritual energy at Jade Ruins was sparse, and even his cultivation time could not be guaranteed. Otherwise, he might already have entered the Qi Refining Stage.
Yet now, he was reluctant to use even talismans casually. It was clear that Jade Ruins truly had little left in reserve.
A Luo Hua Dao cultivator against a Jade Ruins Dao cultivator—this battle needed no promotion at all. Countless people were waiting to watch it.
The other match was between a Jade Ruins martial cultivator and a Martial Ancestor martial cultivator. Jade Ruins had taken two of the four semifinal slots, which was quite remarkable, while the Martial Ancestor contestant was none other than Wang Dapeng from the Cultivation Courtyard.
Thus, Luo Hua could barely be said to have sent two