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On the seventh day of the fourth round of the Cloud River Hegemony, fierce battles erupted one after another. Across the entire ranking list, nearly everyone was fighting—challengers and challenged constantly trading roles!

Even Mu Qingyun had no time to rest, challenged in succession by those ranked fourth and fifth until he was utterly exhausted.

Amid such fervor, the calm of the top two ranked cultivators left many people puzzled.

Lu Yiye made no move because he was temporarily holding first place and had no one above him to challenge.

But why did Lan Ziyi not challenge Lu Yiye?

Given the formidable strength and foundation this female cultivator had displayed before, she should have been qualified to challenge Lu Yiye. Perhaps she could even drag him down from his throne at the top of the rankings!

But gradually, someone caught on.

Lan Ziyi's inaction undoubtedly meant that the two had fought before!

Looking back at the rankings after the third round, Lan Ziyi had been in eleventh place. In other words, she must have lost in the previous battles.

And with her strength, the only one capable of defeating her was Lu Yiye—perhaps more than once...

Precisely because she knew she was no match for him, Lan Ziyi had made no move at all.

Once they realized this, countless cultivators felt both heartbroken and disappointed.

There were not many female cultivators on the Top 100 Ranking List. Lan Ziyi came from an extraordinary background and was breathtakingly beautiful, so she naturally had many admirers. Those people had all hoped she could defeat Lu Ye. Only now did they learn that Lan Ziyi had long suffered defeats at Lu Ye's hands and no longer even had the courage to challenge him. Naturally, they were heartsick!

They loathed that lofty name all