So he is also...

"The semifinals! They're finally about to begin!"

"God! Huaxia Kingdom actually has two contestants who made it into the semifinals!"

"It's been far, far too long since anything like this happened."

"What if the two Huaxia Kingdom contestants meet? Wouldn't that mean Huaxia Kingdom is guaranteed a place in the finals?! Damn it!"

The whole world boiled over in uproar.

Huaxia Kingdom was in an even greater frenzy. Cheers erupted across the nation, while the giant screens in shopping malls were filled with celebratory footage. They endlessly replayed Sikong's decisive killing blow against Park Jinguk!

Some hoped the two would face each other, ensuring a spot in the finals. Even a runner-up finish would bring tremendous national fortune Blessing to the country.

But others believed they were both exceptionally powerful, fully capable of contending with their opponents.

Why not fight for it and both make it into the finals?

Take first and second place all for themselves!

Though the hope was slim.

But... what if?

The eliminated contestants stood atop floating mountains.

Yan Runan, Chen Xi, and the others watched the central battlefield, their expressions tense and uneasy.

"Senior Sikong, Junior Lin, good luck." Yan Runan clenched her fists.

Chen Xi held his chin, staring intently at Lin Qingyan, who sat cross-legged atop an ice lotus suspended in the void.

An Tianzong softly asked, "You noticed it too?"

Chen Xi nodded.

Yan Runan looked at the two of them in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

"Her condition." Chen Xi looked at Lin Qingyan. "It's very unusual. Somewhat like the resonance of martial arts unity between man and heaven."

Hearing that, Yan Runan focused her gaze.

Sure enough, she spotted the anomaly.

Around Lin Qingyan, who sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, extraordinarily dense spiritual matter surged with her