They moved to another Competition Stage.
As everyone watched Xun'er and Lin Xiuya on the stage, a trace of oddness crept into their eyes.
Yet the outcome of their battle once again took everyone by surprise.
"Lin... Lin Xiuya... lost?"
Many stared at the figure standing gracefully at one corner of the Competition Stage, like a butterfly in green.
Their eyes held nothing but unconcealable shock.
Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, at least, had already made names for themselves in the Inner Academy before this. Although their victories over Liu Qing and Yan Hao had surprised everyone, they had not been particularly hard to accept.
After all, their standing and strength had already far surpassed those of most students.
As Fifth-Rank Alchemists, even the academy elders treated them with warmth.
But what about Xun'er?
She usually stayed within Pan Gate. Aside from the attention her beauty attracted, outsiders had barely interacted with her.
Yet this girl, who ordinarily kept such a low profile, had actually defeated Lin Xiuya.
At that instant, the spectators in the stands looked at Xun'er with profound astonishment.
Meanwhile, an even more complicated expression crossed Lin Xiuya's face as he lay in the middle of the Competition Stage.
He had thought his opponent would be Xiao Fan or Xiao Yan.
He had never imagined he would lose to Xiao Xun'er like this.
Moreover, he felt no resentment whatsoever.
After all, during their exchange, he had sensed something. Although the girl facing him seemed to have given her all, he could still feel it.
She had some terrifying means she had yet to use.
This was merely his deduction from the sense of wariness she inspired in him.
This still wasn't her full strength?
Looking at Xiao Xun'er standing nearby, Lin Xiuya shook his head with a