The entire stadium was completely silent as they watched Liu Qing, who was standing upright like a spear. This kind of situation was something that even Zi Yan had not enjoyed when she appeared earlier. After all, although she was the true number one on the 'Strong Ranking', her reputation within the Inner Academy could not compare to Liu Qing, Lin Xiuya, and the others due to the fact that she rarely showed her face.
Liu Qing quietly stood in the arena and ignored the various gazes around him. He slowly shut his eyes and crossed his arms in front of his chest as he waited for his opponent to appear.
"Tsk!"
A pale-blue human figure suddenly flashed onto the stage in front of the gazes of everyone present. The person who came was a blue-clothed Qing Nian. He was around twenty-four to twenty-five years old. His face could be considered handsome. However, at this moment, his face was filled with bitterness. Other than a few people within the Inner Academy, it was likely that anyone else would cry like this if they were to draw Liu Qing as an opponent.
Normally speaking, Cai had met Liu Qing in the first round of drawing lots. It could be said that he had completely lost the chance to enter the top ten. This blue-clothed Qing Nian was not weak. He was also ranked in the middle of the 'Strong Ranking'. However, if he met Liu Qing, who had half a foot in the Dou Wang class, his chances of winning could be ignored. Not only were the students outside the arena clearly aware of this point, but even blue-clothed Qing Nian himself also knew that it was likely that he would lose more than win in this competition.
"All the participants have arrived. Let the competition begin.”Su Qian waved his hand and spoke in a faint voice as he watched the two of them face off in the arena.
After Su Qian's voice sounded, the gazes of everyone present immediately became fiery hot. Numerous gazes were filled with anticipation.
"So boring." Qin Feng did not have the slightest enthusiasm for this battle. Compared to those intense battles, Qin Feng valued those Dou Techniques more. So far, he had only copied four Dou Techniques.
Although the hearts of the students who were confronting Liu Qing in the arena knew that they did not have a chance of winning, they suppressed the panic in their hearts. Their eyes were solemn as they looked at Liu Qing on the opposite side. With a wave of their hands, a pale-blue longsword appeared in his hand. The body of the sword faintly had a strange water pattern. It moved slightly and appeared to be moving, appearing quite strange.
With the longsword in his hand, Lan Yi Qing Nian's aura became much more condensed. Waves of pale-blue Dou Qi swiftly surged out from his body. Finally, it followed his arm and wrapped around the longsword. In an instant, the sword vaguely emitted the sound of rolling waves.
Liu Qing finally slowly opened his eyes after seemingly sensing the gradually gathering aura of the other party. He calmly swept his gaze over the other party and nodded slightly. Fortunately, the other party's courage was not as low as he had imagined.
The young man called Diao Yan in the arena was the first to launch an attack. He was quite strong. From the looks of it, he was likely at least a four star Dou Ling. This level was considered to be one of the best within the Inner Academy. At this moment, when he went all out, powerful Dou Qi surged over his body like a wave. The slight sound of the waves slowly spread and was transmitted into everyone's ears.
Diao Yan was clearly aware of just how troublesome his opponent was. Hence, he did not hold back from the start. His Dou Qi and speed were unleashed to the limit the moment his body moved!
The short distance of dozens of meters was covered by Diao Yan in an instant. The longsword in his hand was wrapped by a dense blue-colored Dou Qi. It carried a moist vapor as it violently pierced toward Liu Qing. The sharp sword glow appeared exceptionally dense and cold when it was covered by the vapor.
"Three Shark Spike!"
A low cry was emitted from Diao Yan's throat. The blue-colored light suddenly soared. A ferocious and frightening shark head vaguely appeared. It widened its huge mouth and a fishy wind that was mixed with water vapor rushed toward Liu Qing.
This attack by Diao Yan was the strongest attack that he could unleash within a short period of time. Although water-type Dou Qi did not specialize in attacking strength, with the cooperation of this powerful Dou Qi, even the softest water would possess a frightening bullet-like destructive strength.
As he stabbed out with his Diao Yan longsword, the entire arena was covered in a layer of moisture. Even two tiny clusters of water had condensed under his feet.
Liu Qing's expression did not fluctuate much in the face of this extremely ferocious attack from Diao Yan. His eyes stared intently at the long sword that was swiftly magnified in his eyes. His hands were slowly curled into a strange arc.
"Hah!"
The attacking distance was closed in the blink of an eye. Diao Yan let out a low cry and the longsword in his hand pierced out explosively. A blue-colored sword glow suddenly agglomerated into a fierce shark shape. It opened its ferocious large mouth and bit at Liu Qing's head.
"Tsk!"
Liu Qing looked indifferently at the fierce shark sword glow that surged over. A pale-golden color suddenly surged onto his curled claws. His right claw was suddenly extended and collided with the fierce shark sword glow in a lightning-like manner!
Liu Qing's hand claw changed into a strange arc the moment the two collided. His two fingers curled and curled. Immediately, he suddenly clamped down. That fierce sword glow was actually firmly clamped between his two fingers.
"Break!"
With a stern cry, the faint golden glow on Liu Xue's palm soared. That sword glow was immediately shattered and dissipated by the impact.
"Ding!"
After the first sword ray was broken, Diao Yan's expression changed drastically. He quickly shook his arm and two more sword rays shot out. The two sword rays were still in the shape of sharks, but each one was stronger than the last. The third one was three times stronger than the first one!
This kind of Dou Technique that was stronger than the previous one, it was likely that its level would not be low.
"Coffin Splitting Claw!"
Liu Qing narrowed his eyes. His hands, which were curled into a strange arc, suddenly shot out. His claws rotated in a strange manner and once again firmly caught the two fierce sword rays. Immediately, they shook until they disappeared.
Three fierce shark sword rays that were sufficient to defeat an ordinary four star Dou Ling were easily broken by Liu Qing. Even with Diao Yan's mental strength, he was momentarily absent-minded. This kind of competition was not above the tenth grade.
"The competition is over." A faint voice was suddenly emitted from Liu Qing's mouth the moment Diao Yan was absent-minded. All the hair on Liu Qing's body stood up. He sensed a wind instantly close to his body. He immediately pushed slightly and an incomparably ferocious force immediately surged out. In an instant, it completely destroyed Diao Yan's protective Dou Qi.
"Puchi!"
His face paled slightly as he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body rubbed against the ground as he was sent flying out of the arena.
The entire place was silent as they watched Diao Yan spit out a mouthful of fresh blood and slide out. Numerous sounds of people inhaling cold air sounded one after another. Many people had only seen Diao Yan's attack completely wrap around Liu Qing earlier. However, it was unexpected that in just a couple of blinks of an eye, that sharp attack was completely annihilated. Diao Yan was completely defeated. Many people were confused about this ending.
"Hee hee, I have copied two Dou Techniques.”Compared to everyone's expressions, Qin Feng appeared to be very happy. He had copied two high level Dou Techniques.
This match of Liu Qing's was undoubtedly one of the few exciting battles that could be counted on one's fingers. However, with his strength, having such a standard of battle performance did not cause others to feel too surprised.
Quite a number of experts appeared one after another after Liu Qing. The one that attracted the most attention was undoubtedly Lin Xiuya's appearance. However, his match caused one to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry. This was because his opponent had yet to appear. Under the pressure of this expert ranked second on the 'Strong Ranking', he chose to admit defeat and withdraw. Hence, he naturally became the person who had the easiest advancement. This also caused Liu Qing, Xiao Yan, and the others, who had wanted to probe Lin Xiuya's abilities, to feel a little disappointed.
The twenty-five matches on the first day continued from morning until night. Only then did it come to an end in front of countless number of eyes that were filled with unsatisfied anticipation. Although some of the competitors did not perform very well, no matter how one put it, this 'Strong Ranking' Grand Competition was also the competition of the highest standard within the Inner Academy. The exciting battle where the strong fought was sufficient to cause others to exclaim in surprise.
Furthermore, everyone knew that the truly exciting battles were not the first day of the elimination matches, but the battles on the second and third days! After today's round of elimination, there were only twenty-five people who were able to remain. Regardless of whether they were lucky or not, it at least meant that none of them were mediocre. The excitement and ferocity of a battle of this level was naturally far from what the first day of the elimination competition could compare to!
Therefore, all the spectators were waiting for an even more exciting confrontation the next day!
Following the arrival of the night, the Inner Academy, which had experienced a day of hubbub and fire, finally recovered its silence. The little lights that were scattered around the enormous courtyard appeared exceptionally conspicuous in this high mountain range.
However, Qin Feng did not stay in his room to discuss the future with Queen Medusa. Xiao Yan trained in his room to maintain his best condition.
Compared to Qin Feng and Xiao Yan, Xun Er was distressed in the room.
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