"Judging by the battles so far, barring any surprises, the top five have already emerged."
"Right. Qi Long, Dongfang Lin, and Ji Ziqi are certain to make the top five. Shi Tingyan's match against Sun Wei was crucial—whoever won had a shot at the top five, and Shi Tingyan proved stronger."
"The same goes for Qin Hao's match against Jing Hong. Jing Hong was formidable. It comes down to Qin Hao and Sun Wei now—whoever proves stronger will take the last top-five spot."
The Azure Flame Tournament Top Ten were Qi Long, Dongfang Lin, Ji Ziqi, Shi Tingyan, Sun Wei, Jing Hong, Ao Xiner, Sikong Xuan, Qin Hao, and Mu Ziqing.
Of them, Qi Long, Dongfang Lin, and Ji Ziqi were universally recognized as formidable. Their places in the top five were beyond dispute.
The latest round had proven their strength. As for Shi Tingyan, Sun Wei, and Jing Hong, that round had also established where they stood.
Shi Tingyan was stronger than Sun Wei!
Shi Tingyan had not fought Jing Hong, but the Azure Flame Tournament Top Ten could be divided into Three Tiers.
In the crowd's eyes, Shi Tingyan, Sun Wei, and Jing Hong belonged to the second tier, while Qin Hao, Sikong Xuan, Ao Xiner, and Mu Ziqing made up the third.
This was no baseless guess. They judged by the grades of the Origin Laws each contestant had mastered.
But Qin Hao's defeat of Jing Hong had upset those expectations.
Thus, in the crowd's eyes, Shi Tingyan defeating Sun Wei was tantamount to defeating Jing Hong. After all, Sun Wei had mastered Sixth-Order True Flame Laws at Perfection, a higher grade than Jing Hong's Sixth-Tier Great Wilderness Laws.
Shi Tingyan's name could be added to the top five.
That left one spot, to be decided between