Wang Yan couldn't be bothered with humiliating his former defeated opponents.
Moreover... the only one trapped in the pain of defeat was Lu Tianxing. Wang Yan never considered him an opponent from beginning to end. His real targets were those at the top of the rankings.
He turned and left without even glancing at Lu Tianxing, leaving Lu Tianxing alone standing blankly below the arena, his sword-wielding hand hanging limply at his sides.
Failure is painful, but what's even more painful is when the person you considered your opponent never took you seriously at all...
A few months ago, although he also lost, he still had the strength to fight.
But today...
One Sword, and he was defeated.
This was Lu Tianxing's initial plan, but he never expected that he would be the one defeated by One Sword strike.
"Puff!"
Hearing the sound of blood spitting out behind him, Wang Yan turned around in surprise and saw Lu Tianxing kneeling on the ground with blood gushing from his mouth.
He was immediately bewildered.
ah?
No, was his One Sword really that powerful?
That shouldn't be the case; his self-control shouldn't be that bad, right?
"Senior Brother!"
"Senior Brother, what's wrong? Are you alright?"
The disciples of the Azure Yang Sword Sect rushed over, helped the spitting-blood Lu Tianxing, and took him away.
Everyone assumed that Lu Tianxing had been injured, but only Lu Tianxing himself knew that he was... angry.
Over the course of several months, not only did he fail to catch up with Wang Yan, but Wang Yan actually widened the gap between them.
How could this be? Why did this happen?
He had consumed two Dragon Soul Pill and received the complete instruction of the Ancestor Xuanjian, including various miraculous elixirs...
And what about Wang Yan? He and his master were nothing but stray dogs...
He didn't know how Wang Yan had done it.
But he knew one thing...
That means he'll probably never be able to catch up with her again in his lifetime...
Thinking of this, Lu Tianxing spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted completely.
When Lu Tianxing fainted, he vaguely heard cheers and exclamations from the crowd, but his consciousness sank into a black world, and everything outside had nothing to do with him anymore.
Wang Yan, who was walking away, slowed down a bit and looked up in surprise at the number one arena not far away.
It's hard to say whether Lu Tianxing fainting is a good thing or a bad thing.
Even if he were still awake, and even if he won the match, no one would care about him anymore.
Because... it was a total upset!
And it was a rare and major upset!
"Defeated! Heavens! Shen Li has actually been defeated! How is this possible?"
"Just who is this guy? How can they be so strong?"
As Wang Yan looked up, he saw a young man, pale-faced, staggering backward off the stage.
The reason why people were astonished was precisely because of this young man who was knocked out of the ring.
Among the top talents of the seven kingdoms, Shen Li, with his Heavenly Profound Realm cultivation, is a highly anticipated and popular contender.
Logically speaking, even if he can't break into the top ten, he should have no problem easily making it into the top twenty.
But he lost just like that...?
To suffer a defeat in the second round... it's just too unbelievable.
The crowd was even more puzzled when they saw who had defeated him.
" Lin Xingzhou of the Galan Sect... What kind of sect is that? I've never heard of it before."
" The Galan Sect... that sounds familiar."
"Ah!! Wait, I remember now, this Galan Sect, I do know it, but... it's just an extremely weak sect, it doesn't even have King Realm, hiss--how could a genius of this caliber suddenly appear?"
"Even Shen Li is no match for him, could this guy be pretending to be weak while actually being strong?"
"That's quite a momentum; could he break into the top ten?"
The crowd's chatter, which they didn't try to keep quiet about, naturally reached Lin Xingzhou's ears.
He stepped off the stage and stood with his two fellow disciples, listening to the speculations around him, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
Top ten?
Are you kidding me?
He didn't come here to get into the top ten.
The three of them, brothers and sisters, were aiming to sweep the top three spots. He wanted to make all the useless trash from the Seven Moon-Reflecting Kingdoms unable to catch up with them!
We will trample all the geniuses of the Seven Moon-Reflecting Kingdoms under our feet!
Despite his arrogant thoughts, Lin Xingzhou didn't show much emotion on his face, only enjoying the admiring and worshipful gazes of the crowd.
Some of those gazes naturally came from the Jade Balance Sword Palace.
Admiring the strong is an instinct everyone possesses.
They couldn't help but pay attention to the three brothers from the Galan Sect, their eyes filled with awe and envy, hoping that one day they too could become such extraordinary talents.
But at that moment...
"Oh no! Senior Brother Chu has been knocked out of the arena!"
What!?
The geniuses of the Jade Balance Sword Palace immediately disregarded what others were doing and all turned around sharply to look at Arena Number Five.
Arena number five was where Chu Jianchen was located.
Upon seeing clearly who Chu Jianchen's opponent was, the flustered geniuses of the Jade Balance Sword Palace turned ashen-faced.
" Lei Yuan! It was actually him... How unlucky Senior Brother Chu was to run into him."
Lei Yuan.
One of the prodigies of the Holy Sun Empire, although not among the "top 20 favorites to win the championship" as expected, he is still within the top 100.
Meeting him was indeed Chu Jianchen's bad luck.
Chu Jian returned with a bitter expression, dragging his leg and limping. His shoulders were slumped, and his eyes were filled with confusion and despair.
We lost...
what to do?
He didn't even know what to do, and he didn't dare to look up and face the reaction of his fellow disciples.
The Seven Kingdoms Grand Competition is just that brutal.
Skill is important, but luck is also crucial.
His loss here means he won't even make it to the third round.
This means that the Jade Balance Sword Palace has completely withdrawn from the Seven Kingdoms Grand Competition Tournament...
This also means that Master is going to lose the bet...
Resentment, fear, confusion, despair, indignation...
A complex mix of emotions filled Chu Jianchen's heart. He bit his lip so hard it bled, but he refused to let go.
"Senior brother..."
The voices of his fellow disciples came from beside him, and Chu Jianchen felt only pain.
He dared not listen, fearing the next word would be an accusation, yet he had no choice but to listen.
"What's wrong?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Chu Jianchen was startled. In just such a short time, his voice became hoarse from extreme grief.
But what the disciple said was beyond Chu Jianchen's expectations.
"She's also facing off against Lei Yuan!?"
she?
Who is she? Someone from the Jade Pivotal Star Sword Palace?
Looking up in confusion, Chu Jianchen vaguely remembered that their Jade Balance Sword Palace still had "external aid" when he saw the figure jumping onto the arena.
But what's the point?
On the stage, Lei Yuan looked at the slender and delicate girl opposite him and scratched his head helplessly.
"You and that guy from earlier, were you together? Sigh—your luck is really bad."
He looked down at himself, his body as strong as a bear, then at the girl opposite him, who looked as if she could be broken at any moment, and felt a pang of pity.
"Why don't you just admit defeat? It'll save me the effort, and you won't get hurt, how about that?"
Despite his ruggedness, Lei Yuan truly possesses the heart of a tiger sniffing a rose.
Facing an opponent with no ill intentions, Su Lianxin smiled faintly, shook her head, and raised her hand to twirl her sword.
"Thank you for your kind offer, but no, please."
Lei Yuan could only shrug helplessly.
"Alright, I've already tried to reason with them, but since that's the case... hoooo!!!"
A roar like a tiger howling through the mountains erupted from his mouth, Lei Yuan's muscles bulged, and his eyes turned bloodshot in an instant.
boom!
He shot towards Su Lianxin like a cannonball.
Lei Yuan's path is that of a body cultivator, possessing a body of copper skin and iron bones, making him difficult for most to harm. When he enters battle mode, his main tactic is to be ruthless and indiscriminately kill anyone, regardless of family ties.
Just now, if Chu Jianchen hadn't sensed the danger and used Lei Yuan and knocking himself off the stage, he would have broken more than one leg.
Seeing that Su Lianxin didn't even try to hide, Chu Jianchen and the others subconsciously closed their eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.
It's easy to guess what the outcome of this match will be.
boom!
Bang!
The sound of a collision, the thud of a heavy object hitting the ground, rang out just as they had expected. The dull sound reached their ears, Chu Jianchen couldn't help but purse his lips, unable to bear looking at Su Lianxin's miserable state.
However...
"Hiss!"
"Oh my god--!"
"Holy crap..."
The gasps and incredulous gasps around him caused Chu Jianchen to freeze in shock.
What's going on? Why are they so surprised?
Could Su Lianxin be dead?
That's not right. The Seven Kingdoms Grand Competition has always prohibited killing the opposing side.
What happened...?
Chu Jianchen subconsciously opened his eyes, and when he saw the situation on the stage, he was completely stunned.
The one lying on the ground, struggling to get up but unable to, wasn't Su Lianxin, but... Lei Yuan?
this...
How is that possible?
"How so?"
Staring blankly at the scene on the field, Chu Jianchen was completely dumbfounded.
No, it wasn't just Chu Jianchen; at this very moment, everyone watching this battle was shocked!