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Chapter 345: Advancing to the Final Four
"What happened?"
"What's wrong with Fan Ran? Did he faint from fright?"
"Don't be ridiculous. How could a Golden Core True Person faint from fright? He most likely fell victim to some profound ability!"
"No, using a profound ability should cause fluctuations in true qi, but I didn't sense anything."
Outside the Duel Platform, the Immortal Sect cultivators in the spectator stands broke the silence over the square with their discussions.
Some prodigies who had attained the rank of True Person looked utterly bewildered, turning their eyes toward the Immortal Sect First Seats in search of an answer.
The reason was simple. If even they could not understand this duel while watching from outside the platform, their strength and that of the Jade Purity prodigy Chen Beiwu were on entirely different planes.
That also meant that even if they replaced Fan Ran and fought the duel again, they would probably meet the same end.
Noticing his fellow disciples' gazes, the Great Luo First Seat maintained his expression, but inwardly panicked.
To be perfectly honest, the duel had ended too quickly. He had not actually discerned anything.
But to preserve his dignity, the Great Luo First Seat could only furrow his brow slightly and pretend he understood, murmuring, "Junior Brother Fan's defeat was well deserved."
Hearing this, the Great Luo Immortal Sect prodigies' tightly knitted brows relaxed a little.
They had not really expected Senior Brother Fan to win, but his defeat on the Duel Platform had been far too ugly. So ugly that it looked as though Chen Beiwu's imposing aura had frightened him unconscious, as if the Great Luo Immortal Sect's prodigies were all as timid as mice.
But if Fan Ran had simply been outclassed and lost to Chen Beiwu's