Securing a place on the Strong Ranking

As Su Qian finished speaking, a commotion broke out in the stands, and the contestants on the high platform looked at each other in bewilderment.

He didn't really care about others, but compared to the strength of the Brute Force King Zi Yan and the Overlord Xiao, Lin Xiuya's strength wasn't enough to convince everyone, such as the second-ranked strongman on the Strong Ranking, the Overlord Spear Liu Qing.

However, this decision was based on the previous Strong Ranking. Even if Liu Qing was unhappy about it, he had to keep it to himself. The only way to gain his own glory was to challenge Lin Xiuya later, defeat him, and take Lin Xiuya's place!

Su Qian's gaze slowly swept across the high platform, and he could naturally see the burning fighting spirit in Liu Qing's eyes. The Strong Ranking Competition needed this kind of effect. If everyone was like Zi Yan and Xiao Yu, there would be no need to hold the Strong Ranking Competition!

"Besides those three, the rest of you twenty-two, come up and draw lots!" Su Qian said.

Upon hearing this, the people on the stage immediately rushed onto the stage, drew bamboo sticks from the bamboo tubes in turn, and then returned to the high platform, quietly waiting for the next battle.

"The second round of the Strong Ranking Competition, the first match, number four! Number four with red background and number four with blue background, please come to the stage!" After everyone had drawn their lots, Su Qian waved his hand and announced loudly.

Standing next to Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu asked, "Third Brother, what lot did you draw?"

"Number Seven!" Xiao Yan said with a soft laugh as he looked down.

"That's good. Don't hold back during the match later, hit hard!" Xiao Yu said to Xiao Yan.

"Huh?" Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yu, somewhat puzzled, and asked softly, "What do you mean?"

As they were talking, Xiao Yan felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Lin Yan Xiao Yan, whom he knew.

Lin Yan approached Xiao Yan somewhat furtively and asked, "Is your number seven?"

Xiao Yan glanced at Lin Yan and Xiao Yu with some confusion, then said with amusement, "What are you two doing? Why are you all asking for my number? Don't you have any faith in me?"

Lin Yan curled his lip and said, "To be honest, I don't really have much confidence in you. Just now, your number wasn't covered up, so the guy who was originally your opponent switched places with Yao Sheng. I think you know why, right?"

"Yao Sheng? Could it be because of Liu Fei?" Xiao Yan asked, somewhat surprised.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Congratulations, you guessed right. Yao Sheng has always had a crush on Liu Fei Liu Fei, and he's also considered her strongest protector. His strength ranks in the top fifteen of the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking. Do you want to switch places with me? My opponent's strength is around twenty, definitely much easier to deal with than Yao Sheng!"

Lin Yan smiled and waved the bamboo stick in his hand, on which was written the number five.

Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled, "Thank you for your kindness, but since he's so eager to fight me, wouldn't it be ridiculous if I just ran away?"

Then Xiao Yu spoke up, "Don't worry, with Third Brother's strength, dealing with Yao Sheng is no problem!"

Lin Yan, who was standing to the side, naturally recognized Xiao Yu. Hearing him speak, Lin Yan didn't say anything more. After all, as a Dou Ling, he couldn't compare to the vision of Xiao Yu, a Dou Wang!

Soon, it was Xiao Yan's turn to compete. Before leaving, Xiao Yu said with a smile, "I really don't like that guy. Third Brother, you'd better teach him a good lesson!"

Xiao Yan stumbled. What he was saying was, "If you don't like him, just go up and beat him up. Why do you have to do it yourself?"

Although that's what he said, Xiao Yan was also quite annoyed. As his strength increased, he grew tired of those clueless flies. He decided to take advantage of the Strong Ranking Competition to resolve these troublesome matters!

Yao Sheng's Dou Qi Dou Qi is of the Water Attribute Water Attribute, but because it was once tainted by poison, it is completely opposite to Ruolin's Water Attribute Dou Qi, which has healing properties. The color of his Dou Qi is also a cold black.

"Boy, I didn't expect you to make it this far, but now I'll finish you off!" A cold glint flashed in Yao Sheng's narrow eyes, and with a flick of his wrists, two jet-black daggers appeared.

Xiao Yan didn't speak, but only glanced at Yao Sheng indifferently before calmly gripping the giant ruler on his back and pulling it out suddenly, bang!

The giant ruler struck the black stone slab with a muffled thud, leaving a white mark on the specially made black stone slab.

The crowd in the stands gasped in astonishment. "What material is this Black Giant Ruler made of? How can it be so hard?"

The elders of the Inner Academy and Su Qian also narrowed their eyes slightly, as neither of them could discern the origin of this Black Ruler.

"Do you really think Xiao Yan can defeat Yao Sheng?" Lin Yan asked, leaning closer to Xiao Yu. Although he was afraid of Zi Yan, he wasn't too afraid of Xiao Yu, mainly because he had never been beaten up by him!

Xiao Yu sat comfortably in his seat, basking in the sunlight, and squinted as he said, "Of course, why don't you seem worried about your upcoming battle at all?"

Lin Yan chuckled and said with extreme confidence, "What am I worried about? I can crush a guy ranked twentieth on the Strong Ranking with one hand!"

Xiao Yu smiled and didn't say anything more. Lin Yan also looked towards the high platform. The battle between Xiao Yan and Yao Sheng had begun!

Although Yao Sheng's Dou Technique were somewhat insidious, Xiao Yan easily dodged them all. As the battle progressed, Yao Sheng became increasingly astonished by Xiao Yan's strength. Was this really a freshman who had only been in the academy for a few months? How could he be fighting so difficultly?

Sitting in the stands, Liu Fei saw that Xiao Yan seemed to be at a disadvantage, and her pretty face immediately turned red, while Liu Qing's expression darkened slightly.

The next moment, Xiao Yan, who was at a disadvantage, transformed into a fierce tiger. He not only easily neutralized Yao Sheng's attack, but also pressed forward, with blazing invisible flames swirling in his palms.

Yao Sheng asked in horror, "This... this is Heart Flame? How could this be?"

The blazing flames instantly engulfed Yao Sheng's Black Water Realm, making a hissing sound. Yao Sheng retreated rapidly as if he had seen a ghost, but under Xiao Yan's ghostly speed, the Eight Extremes Collapse attack crashed into Yao Sheng's chest.

Click!

With a crisp crack, several of Yao Sheng's ribs were broken by Xiao Yan's attack.

At this moment, Xiao Yan truly made his mark in front of everyone in the Inner Academy, and at this moment, no one would doubt Xiao Yan's strength anymore.

Next, Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and others took to the stage one after another. Soon, the competition of all twenty-two people came to an end. Han Yue also unfortunately stopped here. However, with her current strength as Seven-star Peak Dou Ling, it was not easy for her to have made it this far. All the students who remained were at the Peak Dou Ling.

Su Qian stepped forward again and said, "Today's elimination rounds are over. The remaining eleven people can challenge each other in the coming days. Remember, each person only has one chance to challenge. If you succeed, you advance; if you fail, you enter the top ten elimination round, where you will compete to determine the top ten!"