Night slowly passed as time passed. When the last ray of moonlight disappeared into the horizon, a faint light began to expel the darkness on the ground.
As the first ray of morning light scattered into the Inner Academy, the quiet atmosphere immediately disappeared. Today was the moment when the top ten spots of the 'Strong Ranking' Grand Competition would be decided. At this point, the Grand Competition could basically be said to have entered its true climax. All the students of the Inner Academy were anticipating the birth of a new top ten expert on the 'Strong Ranking.'
The spacious open ground was filled with a sea of people in an extremely short period of time. Boiling noises continued to echo in everyone's ears. The fiery atmosphere caused everyone who entered to be infected.
When Xiao Yan's group arrived at the high platform, it was already filled with people. Although more than half of the competitors had been eliminated after two days of elimination, it was still extremely good to be able to observe this kind of high level battle even if they could not participate.
At this moment, Xiao Yan had undoubtedly become the biggest dark horse in this 'Strong Ranking Grand Competition.' He had already obtained the qualification to charge into the top ten of the 'Strong Ranking' after merely entering the Inner Academy for less than a year. This strength was sufficient to cause an ordinary person to feel shocked. Hence, his entrance attracted many gazes.
Ignoring the gazes around them, Xiao Yan's group arrived at the seats from yesterday. After which, they sat down and chatted with each other in low voices as they waited for the competition to begin.
Xiao Yan's group had just sat down when a petite figure strangely appeared in front of them. Her long pale-purple ponytail and her cute appearance, which was like a jade sculpture, possessed quite a lethal force regardless of whether it was for a man or a woman.
Zi Yan laughed at Xiao Yan the moment she appeared.
Xiao Yan glanced at Zi Yan, who had disappeared for a day. His face was immediately filled with shock. At this moment, the latter's clothes were a little tattered. Her slender arms were actually covered with bruises.
"Where did you go?" Xiao Yan could not resist asking when he saw Zi Yan's pitiful manner.
"After wandering around the deep mountains, I finally found a Spiritual Medicine that caught my eye. In the end, I met a Dou Huang class Magical Beast guarding me. I fought with him, but I was unable to defeat him, so I fled back.”Zi Yan curled her mouth and spoke in an unconcerned manner.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan and the others immediately had black lines on their faces. This little girl was really a monster. She actually dared to find trouble with a Dou Huang class Magical Beast. A newborn calf was really not afraid of a tiger.
"Tsk, that guy isn't any better than me. He took a solid punch from me and was also beaten until his skin was split open.”Zi Yan immediately became unhappy when she saw Xiao Yan's expression. She snorted.
Xiao Yan lifted his eyebrows. He did not believe that Zi Yan was lying. Although her strength was at the Dou Wang class on the surface, her strange strength was so frightening that it caused one's hair to stand on end. It was likely that even with the powerful physical body of a Magical Beast, one would not end up in a good state after being struck by a full strength punch.
"Hee hee, Xiao Yan, shall we go together next time? I'll stall that guy, and you can just take the spirit herbs.”Zi Yan suddenly came over. She paused her small face a short distance away from Xiao Yan's face and laughed.
Xiao Yan immediately rolled his eyes powerlessly when he heard these words. He had expended a great deal of effort to deal with a Dou Wang class 'Snow Demon Sky Ape' the last time. Now that he was asked to deal with someone at the Dou Huang class, wasn't that asking for trouble?
"Hmph, look at you, you don't dare to go. If Qin Feng was here, he would have agreed to my request.”After saying that, he paused. He looked left and right before saying to Xiao Yan,"Where's Qin Feng? Why isn't he here?"
Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. He was also puzzled. He had disappeared after the competition yesterday and did not return at night.
Time passed one after another. The students who had advanced arrived at the competition arena one after another. Only Qin Feng was nowhere to be seen. Just as Xiao Yan and the others were feeling anxious, a bell chime finally sounded in the arena.
"Oh no, the competition is about to begin. If Qin Feng doesn't come, he will be disqualified.”Xiao Yan's face was filled with worry as he spoke.
The moment the bell chime sounded, the clamor that permeated the entire stadium slowly subsided. Numerous gazes were thrown towards the judges 'seats.
Su Qian tidied his robe in front of everyone's attention. He slowly stood up and said in a clear voice,"After two days of the elimination competition, there are still thirteen people left in the 'Strong Ranking Grand Competition' this time around. In order to enter the top ten, three people will be eliminated today. According to the rules of the competition, we will randomly select six people to compete. The winner will enter the top ten while the loser will only be placed at the back.”
"Where's Qin Feng? Is he not here yet?" Su Qian looked at the competitors in front of him. Only Qin Feng was missing. Hence, he asked.
"Hmph, who knows? Perhaps she was afraid. For someone like him who relied on unorthodox methods to advance, perhaps he thought that he would definitely lose today's competition, so he did not dare to appear.”Liu Qing by the side spoke in disdain.
"Do you want to be beaten up?”Zi Yan by the side immediately jumped out when she heard Liu Qing's words. She pointed at Liu Qing and furiously cried out.
Liu Qing's expression changed and he did not speak. However, from his expression, it revealed an obvious contempt.
"You…" Zi Yan immediately rolled up her sleeves when she saw Liu Qing's expression. She acted as if she wanted to go up but was pulled back by Xiao Yan by the side.
Elder Su Qian cried out just as Zi Yan and Liu Qing were arguing unhappily,"Alright, stop arguing! If he doesn't show up when I call out Qin Feng, it means that he forfeits.”
Su Qian placed a bamboo tube in front of him after his words sounded. There were thirteen slow lots within the bamboo tube.
"The thirteen lots have the names of the final thirteen participants. I will randomly pick the six people who need to compete.”The atmosphere in the arena immediately became much tenser after the bamboo tube was placed. Many people stared intently at the judges 'seats. The top ten spots would be decided at this moment.
Su Qian slowly pulled out a piece of paper in front of everyone's eyes. He glanced at it and immediately loudly read out,"Yan Hao."
Everyone could clearly see that Yan Hao's face on the high platform had suddenly tensed up after Su Qian's voice sounded.
"Next up are the opponents who need to compete with Yan Hao for the top ten spots.”Su Qian once again pulled out a paper stick and spoke in a faint voice. He immediately spread it open and his eyes drifted as he said,"Qian Mo."
Numerous gazes followed the voice and turned to a somewhat fat man on the high platform. Qian Mo was ranked eighth on the 'Strong Ranking'. His strength was also extremely strong. He was also at the peak of the Dou Ling class like Yan Hao. However, he was much weaker than Yan Hao in a fight. Hence, his eyebrows were immediately knit tightly when he heard that his opponent was Yan Hao.
Su Qian ignored the gazes of the entire place. He continued to pull out a piece of paper and spread it open. However, he was startled. Immediately, he shook his head somewhat helplessly."Zi Yan."
"Whoosh!"
Even Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and the others on the high platform suddenly felt their hearts lifted when this name was uttered.
Su Qian understood their mood quite well. He secretly smiled and slowly drew a lot that would cause one to be very depressed."Qin Zhen."
"The last lot."
Su Qian waved his hand from the judges 'seats. A paper lot was sucked into his palm. He slowly opened it and spoke in a surprised manner,"Liu Qing."
The entire place fell silent once again. Some people were even muttering in their hearts. It seemed that another arrogant fellow would appear.
Liu Qing did not have the slightest fluctuation on his expression. As long as his opponent was not Zi Yan, he would not be afraid even if he met Lin Xiuya in this place.
Su Qian slowly took out the final lot in order to keep everyone's appetite in suspense. He waved it at everyone before smiling softly and relaxing it. Soon after, the smile on his face was withdrawn. His face was stunned.
Seeing his expression, the hearts of everyone below the stage felt like a cat's paw.
Su Qian finally recovered after a 'cough' and helplessly shook his head.
"Qin Feng!"
The entire venue was silent. Soon after, the quiet venue was filled with a wave of regretful sighs.
"Cough…" Su Qian coughed once. After shifting everyone's attention to this place, he slowly said,"Because Qin Feng didn't arrive on time, this match was decided by…"
Before his voice faded, a figure suddenly appeared in the competition venue. He was wearing a black warrior robe, had black hair, red eyes, and carried a purple longsword on his back. It was Qin Feng who had rushed over.
"Yo! Am I late?" Qin Feng spoke to Su Qian with a smile.
"Hehe, it's not too late. Just a little bit more." Su Qian smiled slightly.
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