After Yao Han, more than a dozen matches were held in succession. During that time, several others from the top ten of the Power Ranking also took the field, and nearly all of them won in overwhelming fashion.
What drew more attention was that Lin Xiuya's Half-step Dou Wang cultivation seemed to have improved somewhat. He was only one step away from crossing that flimsy barrier.
Liu Qing, who had previously clashed with Xiao Yan, also seemed to have grown much stronger, reaching the level of a Half-step Dou Wang.
"Xiao Yan, if you went all out now, how strong would you be?" Liuli asked casually as she boredly gnawed on a Spirit Fruit.
This was only the first round. The opponents matched against each other differed greatly in strength; either one side crushed the other, or vice versa. There was nothing much to watch. Only in the later stages, when the strong individuals who emerged victorious fought each other, would it become interesting.
"If I don't count the Fire Lotus, I should be able to handle anyone below Dou Wang." Xiao Yan thought it over carefully before reaching that conclusion.
He was now a Six-star Dou Ling. Once he activated Azure Transformation, he could directly reach Nine-Star Dou Ling, already surpassing most of the contestants present. With the Heavenly Flames, Fen Jue, two Earth-tier Dou Techniques, Formless Dou Qi, and other powerful trump cards, it was difficult to find an opponent for him at the Dou Ling level.
Besides...
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and flexed his left palm, feeling the scorching blood continuously flowing through his meridians. He smiled faintly.
"Then dealing with Liu Qing shouldn't be a problem." Liuli nodded and muttered softly.
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