I only know how to unleash my strongest moves

The one who felt Jiang Man's attacks most keenly was Fang Yong.

"You're using nothing but your strongest Spell Arts. You shouldn't be able to keep it up for long, so how have you lasted this long?"

Jiang Man could only answer him with Spell Arts.

After two incense sticks' worth of time, Fang Yong was no longer in his initial condition.

Yet Jiang Man showed no signs of weakening.

Not only that, he was using Azure Smoke Prelude very well.

Even when an opening was caught, he could quickly dodge away.

This showed that his mental cultivation was not lacking.

Fang Yong gritted his teeth, feeling that he needed to put some distance between them to defeat the man before him.

That would reduce his expenditure.

With that thought, he quickly pulled away.

He reduced their head-on clashes.

But...

Under the attacks of Six Harmonies Palm and Collapsing Flow Technique, Fang Yong accidentally backed out of the formation.

He had not even noticed it.

Seeing this, Jiang Man stopped attacking.

"Thank you for the match."

Fang Yong was somewhat angry and wanted to say it did not count.

But he could not bring himself to say it.

After hesitating, he asked, "Aren't you worried about running out of energy?"

Jiang Man looked at him. "I can't help it. I only know how to unleash my strongest moves."

Fang Yong: "..."

Off to the side, Chang Qiwen felt that deeply.

He had lost the same way.

But his defeat had been far uglier than Fang Yong's.

Zhao Leming was astonished. He had not expected this outcome.

Jiang Man's spiritual qi was more abundant than he had anticipated, and his use of the different Spell Arts had reached the perfection of a furnace's pure flame.

All he lacked was experience and finesse.

"Jiang Man advances," Zhao Leming announced.

The rules were actually simple: winning just one match in the first round was enough to advance.

Winning two matches in the second round would guarantee advancement.

"Next pair, take your places." Zhao Leming's voice rang out again.

Luo Xuan and Chang Qiwen walked into the formation.

Watching them, Fu Yidan said, "Jiang Man was something of a surprise. I thought he would lose his first match."

"So did I. I never expected him to last so long," Zhao Leming said in surprise.

"His Visualization Method has reached a decent level. Otherwise, he couldn't use Azure Smoke Prelude so smoothly," Fu Yidan said.

Zhao Leming said nothing.

He had also noticed the level of Jiang Man's Visualization Method.

Then had he learned the Superior Visualization Method?

But...

He had heard a secret piece of news recently.

The Qi and Blood Method and Visualization Method the sect was testing could not be learned.

But he soon stopped dwelling on it.

Whether Jiang Man had learned them had nothing to do with him.

There was no need to get himself drawn into an unknown whirlpool.

He then collected himself and looked toward the formation. "There shouldn't be any surprises with these two, should there?"

Fu Yidan nodded. "Chang Qiwen is no match for Luo Xuan... wait, what pill did he take?"

"A Blood Demon Pill, paired with the Cheng Household Blood Battle Method," Zhao Leming said.

Fu Yidan frowned. "Ruining his future path for a little Spirit Source."

By then, Luo Xuan had noticed as well.

In particular, she saw the blood vessels bulging on Chang Qiwen's face.

"Forgive me!" Chang Qiwen roared as he stepped forward.

Boom!

He appeared before Luo Xuan in a flash and threw a punch, striking with the strength of his physical body.

Boom!

Luo Xuan retreated and activated her Spell Arts, unleashing Six Harmonies Palm.

Then nine dragons took flight together.

Yet Chang Qiwen's body began to swell, the power of his Qi and Blood surging.

Boom!

Boom!

He pressed forward without faltering, smashing through the attacks punch after punch.

Golden dragons shattered, and palm imprints crumbled.

Luo Xuan frowned. She had been careless.

She had thought this would be an easy fight and had not taken any pills.

Who could have expected Chang Qiwen to swallow a pill at the very last moment?

It had left her without enough time to prepare.

Then she activated Void Force Palm.

Her palm technique stirred the surrounding air, far more powerfully than Fang Yong's.

This was the ninth level of Void Force Palm.

Yet Chang Qiwen did not hesitate in the slightest, breaking through it with brute force.

He did not even frown at the injuries on his body.

As blood drained from him, the Blood Battle Method grew ever stronger.

But Luo Xuan still paid it no mind. By combining her footwork with Void Force Palm, she could still stall him.

Though she would suffer a few minor injuries, that was still a decent outcome.

However...

Bang!

Suddenly, her footwork was interrupted, and even her Void Force Palm faltered.

Her opening had been discovered.

How could that be?

No one knew her openings, unless it was someone who frequently sparred with her.

Cheng Yu?

She immediately had a suspicion.

The Cheng Household Blood Battle Method, the Blood Demon Pill, and her openings.

The answer was on the verge of revealing itself.

Boom!

Before she could think further, Chang Qiwen broke through the void force and punched toward Luo Xuan.

Whoosh!

Luo Xuan struck with her palm. With a boom, she turned her palm into a claw and seized his wrist.

She was about to continue attacking.

Yet he likewise turned his hand over and seized her wrist.

Then he leaped up.

He kicked toward her.

Collapsing Flow Technique.

Startled, Luo Xuan immediately turned into a wisp of azure smoke.

She appeared behind Chang Qiwen.

But the instant he appeared, Chang Qiwen's attack had already changed direction.

Boom!

His kick struck Luo Xuan in the abdomen.

Pfft!

Luo Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood. She had not expected him to pinpoint her position.

But golden light flashed over her body, and as she was knocked back, she grabbed his ankle and used the momentum to pull him toward her.

Then she unleashed Six Harmonies Palm, bolstered by Three Talents Force.

Pfft!

Six Palms United struck Chang Qiwen in the chest.

It caved straight in.

Then Luo Xuan attacked again. Nine Dragons Emerge Together descended, dragon after dragon.

Boom!

Boom!

Even when Chang Qiwen tried to counterattack, he could not stop them.

With a bang.

Chang Qiwen was slammed hard into the ground.

He tried to get up and keep attacking.

But Luo Xuan's Void Force Palm surged.

It lifted him up, and both her palms struck his abdomen.

Pfft!

Blood gushed out as Chang Qiwen was blasted out of the formation.

Only then did Luo Xuan cover her mouth and spit out another mouthful of blood.

That kick had been too heavy.

She still could not understand how Chang Qiwen had known her position.

"Because of habit," Fu Yidan said slowly. "Everyone has fixed habits when using Spell Arts. Instinctively, they act in that direction."

Only then did Luo Xuan understand.

It was still Cheng Yu.

"Luo Xuan advances," Zhao Leming announced.

Then he looked at the unconscious Chang Qiwen. "He probably can't fight anymore."

He turned to Cheng Yu. "Cheng Yu advances. Continue drawing lots."

As for Chang Qiwen, he was taken away for treatment.

The Cloudfront Office covered treatment, so they could fight as they pleased.

As long as their foundations were not damaged, almost any injury could be healed.

But...

When they would recover was another matter.

It usually took several months.

But the competition lasted only that day.

So Chang Qiwen went for treatment, while Luo Xuan refused it.

Leaving meant elimination.

The others were surprised as well.

Little Fatty could hardly believe it. "Chang Qiwen actually seriously injured Luo Xuan. That's ridiculous."

"If I go show concern for Miss Luo now, would I have a chance of becoming her Personal Guard?" Song Qing asked.

Little Fatty looked incredulous, then said, "Probably not. Your ranking is too low."

Song Qing sighed. "True. It should be Jiang Man who goes. Jiang Man gave me a chance back then, but I failed to seize it.

"I met someone who could help me rise. Too bad I still couldn't change my fate."

Hearing this, Little Fatty looked curious.

After all, it concerned Luo Xuan, the Sixth Courtyard's well-known young lady.

"Tell me about it," Little Fatty said.

"The past is too painful to look back on." Song Qing shook his head.

"Tell me some more." Little Fatty handed him a piece of meat.

Seeing this, Song Qing reluctantly said, "Then I suppose I'll force myself to look back a little."

Just then, the lots were drawn.

Jiang Man against Luo Xuan.

Fang Yong against Cheng Yu.

Fang Yong and Cheng Yu went first.

Right at the start, Cheng Yu smiled and said quietly, "In a village, I met someone surnamed Fang. He said he was the Fang Household's steward.

"But how could there be a Fang Household in a village?"

Hearing this, Fang Yong's pupils contracted.