On the fourth battle platform.
Lei Yun's expression remained calm, but his heart was filled with helplessness.
"As expected, that guy has his eye on us."
Before this, Lei Yun had already guessed that Lin An would be targeting him, but the way Lin An looked over just now made him even more certain of his previous thoughts.
Although their Thunder Marsh Race is a powerful clan that is no less than top-tier races like the Dragon and Phoenix, he himself does not believe that he is weaker than the prodigies of these top-tier races.
But Lin An was an exception.
He had personally witnessed Lin An's battle with Ao Che, and was also shocked by the result.
He had fought Ao Che before, and the two fought for three days before he finally killed Ao Che.
Despite facing such an opponent, he couldn't even withstand two blows from Lin An before dying.
If he were to face Lin An, it would probably only take two strikes.
"Fortunately, I can take the initiative to challenge others, or choose other people as my opponents." Lei Yun had an idea in mind.
He really didn't want to confront Lin An.
As time slowly passed, each of the thousand battle stages had its corresponding ranking of prodigies and geniuses.
Besides, the area around the battle platform was already crowded with beings from all races, most of whom were there to watch the excitement, but there were also geniuses ranked within the top ten thousand who were preparing to challenge the geniuses on the battle platform.
[The three-day battle begins!]
As the sound rang out, an interface popped up in front of all the prodigies and geniuses on the battle stage, allowing them to choose an opponent to challenge or to be challenged.
Lin An's gaze naturally fell on the Battle Realm, and he directly chose to challenge Lei Yun was ranked fourth.
[This opponent is currently in battle. Please select another opponent.]
Seeing the pop-up notification, Lin An paused, then looked towards the fourth battle platform, where he found Lei Yun looking at him with a smile.
The next second, the Lei Yun vanished, and at the same time, the prodigy on the seventh battle platform also disappeared.
"They beat us to it."
Lin An smiled, unconcerned, and then looked at the other prodigies, taking on their challenges one by one.
[This opponent is currently in battle. Please select another opponent.]
[This opponent is currently in battle. Please select another opponent.]
[...]
Notifications popped up one after another, and the prodigies on the battle platforms in front had disappeared and entered the battlefield.
Is she avoiding me?
Lin An raised an eyebrow, just as he was thinking, when a notification popped up.
[Your opponent has accepted the challenge. Get ready.]
Lin An paused, then realized that the one who accepted his challenge was the eighth-ranked Golden-Winged Great Peng Race prodigy named Jin Yu.
"Alright, let's get to eighth place first, then we can challenge for first place directly."
As Lin An pondered this, his figure vanished, disappearing into the battlefield.
On the battlefield, Lin An saw his opponent Jin Yu.
At this moment, the opponent had already unfolded its true form, with a wingspan of tens of thousands of feet. Its entire body seemed to be cast in gold, and it was surrounded by the power of wind and thunder.
"It is said that the Golden-Winged Roc clan possesses incredible speed and even feeds on Dragon Race."
Lin An thought to himself, while at the same time he noticed that the Jin Yu had unleashed its full power.
They were clearly aware of his strength, so they planned to use their full power from the start.
Seeing that the other party was so serious, Lin An naturally wouldn't be careless either. He also took out his Condemnation and began to build up his power.
[Battle begins!]
Swish!
A golden light ripped through the sky, Jin Yu's figure appeared behind Lin An as if by teleportation.
The edges of the golden wings gleamed with a cold light, and the claws, carrying boundless power, unleashed the Wind and Lightning Riftsky Claw, aiming straight for Lin An's back.
Clang!
But just then, a sword rang out, and Lin An, holding the Condemnation, swung it up with a backhand motion.
The blade flashed like snow, striking later but arriving first!
"He's so fast!"
Jin Yu was shocked. The Golden-Winged Great Peng Race was best known for its speed, and he had planned to launch a surprise attack on his opponent with great speed, but he did not expect that this Human Race, Lin An, was even faster than him.
Although he sensed the terrifying power of the strike, Jin Yu had no way to dodge it at this moment.
laugh!
Blood rained down like a storm, and the claws were severed by the blade.
If he hadn't reacted so quickly, that strike would have been enough to kill him outright.
Even so, its golden wings were severed by Qi Geng during its escape.
With a single strike, he broke his speed, severed his wings and claws.
Swish!
Just as he regained his footing, a sensation that made his whole body tremble appeared.
But then Lin An swung his sword again, and another flash of light swept towards him.
Jin Yu took a deep breath. He knew he was no match for Lin An, but he couldn't just give up like that.
The power of wind and thunder surged around him, and he directly unleashed the Great Peng Heaven-Devouring Technique, intending to devour Lin An's attack.
"As long as I can withstand this blow, even if I lose, it won't be shameful if word gets out."
Jin Yu thought to himself, after all, although Ao Che had withstood two blows, he was actually crippled by the first one.
At that moment, a blade flashed.
laugh...
The blade light pierced through the black hole that swallowed the sky in an instant, and then directly tore through Jin Yu's protective wind and thunder.
Then a knife mark appeared between Jin Yu's eyebrows, gradually extending to the tail.
Jin Yu froze, and the expression on his face stiffened.
The next instant, its massive body slowly split in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror.
[You have won! Your ranking has improved to eighth place.]
When the notification sounded, Lin An put away his Condemnation.
"He's definitely much stronger than Ao Che before."
But it won't make much difference; they're both going to die from two hits anyway.
If it weren't for the fact that Jin Yu was too fast, he could have ended the opponent with a single strike.
"Unfortunately, during the battle, it's impossible to continue earning contribution points."
Lin An glanced at the number of spectators; it exceeded ten billion.
However, during the battle, all spectating is free, so there are no contribution points to earn.
Without further thought, Lin An left the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Meng Yuan wore a smile on his face while watching from the stands.
"Hahaha, Lin An won again!"
"Eighth place! Our Human Race now has a prodigy breaking into the top ten!"
"As expected of a prodigy from our Fire Firmament City, truly powerful."
"..."
In the stands, the Human Race cheered when they saw Lin An win.
In contrast, the members of the Golden-Winged Roc clan had complex expressions.
"This result isn't surprising; Ao Che only withstood two blows before."
"Although Jin Yu was defeated this time, he has not lost the opportunity to enter the Sacred Realm."
"Furthermore, Jin Yu won't be fighting Lin An again for a while, and he can simply re-enter the top ten after that."
An elder of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Race spoke up, "We can't defeat Jin Yu, and we can't defeat the other prodigies either."
Upon hearing this, the members of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Race all nodded in agreement.
At this moment, they actually hoped that Lin An would challenge some other monstrous talents from other races, since none of them could defeat them, which would make them feel a little more at ease.
Meanwhile, Lin An had already returned to the battle platform.
However, it wasn't on the fourteenth battle platform, but on the eighth battle platform.
He and Jin Yu switched places.
Are they still fighting?
Lin An looked at the seven battle platforms in front of him and found that there was no one on them, indicating that they were still fighting.
But he wasn't in a hurry; these guys would finish fighting in half an hour at most.
"It's a pity no one challenged me."
Lin An glanced at the challenged interface and found that no prodigy had issued a challenge to him.
Just then, a flash of white light appeared on the first and third battle platforms, and two figures appeared.
Without hesitation, Lin An challenged the first place winner.