Tyrant Sky Martial Sou
Chapter 786: Promotion to Ren Jie_1

Chapter 786: Chapter 786: Promotion to Ren Jie_1

"And what about Joshua Long from Divine Sword Sect? He’s a ’Hundred Candle Golden Luminary’; shouldn’t he be ranked before those two?"

"So these three are twelve, thirteen, and fourteen, but what about the others?"

"The rest are still hard to say; we’ll have to watch and see, since it’s only the group elimination round after all."

Those martial artists without the qualifications to compete were left idle and bored, always looking for something to do, such as guessing the names of the Twenty Heavenly Prides.

Anyone who could correctly guess more than ten would receive a reward, which was, for them, a nice form of entertainment.

However, the top ten were generally easier to guess; the further back you go, the more difficult it gets, unless someone’s performance was exceptionally eye-catching, otherwise, they really didn’t qualify to be on the list.

The previous combat strength test could only serve as a reference; it couldn’t be entirely taken as the standard.

As everyone was discussing fervently, the competition did not stop.

"Ling Xiao, Shangguan Di, to the battle!"

"I concede!"

Shangguan Di, with a baby-faced appearance, gave up the fight against Ling Xiao because he knew he was no match.

...

"Ling Xiao, Yu Li An, to the battle!"

"I concede too!"

"Ling Xiao..."

"I concede!"

"Ling Xiao..."

"Concede!"

Just as Leng Hao had envied, the dozen or so opponents Ling Xiao faced subsequently all chose to concede.

These folks were not cowards; they just acted more rationally, not wanting to waste their strength and time fighting against Ling Xiao.

Among the other disciples from the eastern Sects, it was only Joshua Long who had remained undefeated to this point.

After more than a dozen matches, Lan Yu’er had lost one, but this couldn’t be blamed on her since her opponent was one of the top ten from the previous tournament. Her level wasn’t there yet, so she was naturally no match.

Even so, she maintained her consistently solid and steady fighting style, only to be narrowly defeated after surviving over a hundred moves.

Seeing this, those watching couldn’t help but be surprised, slotting this delicate-looking and previously unheard-of female martial artist into the ranks of the Twenty Heavenly Prides.

Ying Wu Ya was defeated by Third Young Master Bai and then lost two more fights, both against opponents of comparable strength to Third Young Master Bai. Despite this, his advancement was still not an issue.

Leng Hao and Dai Yuling followed Ling Xiao’s strategy for advancing, exercising great restraint.

In matches they needed to concede, they conceded decisively. In those they needed to win, they didn’t lose a single one.

With this pace, their advancement was practically guaranteed.

"The final matchup, Ling Xiao versus Zhai Juan!"

When facing Ling Xiao previously, Po Qian Jun and Fengmo Ting both chose to concede.

It wasn’t that these two feared Ling Xiao; they simply didn’t want to waste energy against him in the group matches, especially since they had already secured enough points to advance.

However, Zhai Juan appeared to be someone not content with conceding.

He planned to fight against Ling Xiao, aiming to defeat this much-hyped disciple from Moon Hua Sect.

"Lose!"

Ling Xiao didn’t even glance at Zhai Juan as he casually sent forth a sword made of qi. The qi sword pierced through the air, penetrated Zhai Juan’s protective True Essence, and then his body, knocking Zhai Juan off the Martial Arts Platform.

He didn’t even give his opponent a chance to make a move, as it would have been a waste of time.

"Ling Xiao wins!"

The judge from group ten seemed to have anticipated this outcome, so he called out the result as soon as Ling Xiao made his move.

What surprised him, however, was that the battle had already ended before he could finish his announcement.

"Strong! Really strong! Not only are his sword moves tricky, but they’re also incredibly fast. I can now understand why Po Qian Jun and Fengmo Ting admitted defeat; fighting someone like this, even if you win, you’re likely to have a Pyrrhic victory."

"Looking at it now, Ling Xiao can at least rank nineteenth among the Twenty Heavenly Prides."

"That’s too low; I’d say around fifteenth."

"The eleventh is Hong Li, without a doubt. Her strength is immense, feared greatly even by Bai Qianjiao. I even suspect she could advance to the rank of Sixth Young Master of Holy Dynasty."

"Twelfth should be Joshua Long; he’s a bit stronger than Feng Yaorao."

Since the group matches had basically ended, the assessment of each martial artist’s strength became more accurate. The rankings of the Twenty Heavenly Prides changed, except for the top ten, which remained the same.

Of course, this was just the audience’s speculation, and it might not be accurate.

"Thirteenth is Feng Yaorao, fourteenth should be Lan Yu’er, fifteenth is that Ling Xiao, sixteenth is Po Qian Jun, seventeenth is Third Young Master Bai, eighteenth is Long Xiaoxiao, nineteenth should be Ning Wu Shuang from Heavenly King Sect, and twentieth is Gui Suishou from Jade Water Divine Palace!"

Such rankings couldn’t possibly be entirely accurate, but based on the performances in the group matches, the order might not be exactly right, but these were likely the contenders.

After the first round of elimination matches, the number of competitors had been reduced from over two hundred to one hundred.

And all these martial artists had now earned the title "Ren Jie."

"Hahaha, a miracle among miracles! Within the top one hundred, there are actually four disciples from Moon Hua Sect; it’s certainly a rare achievement. The Southern Three Sects have been completely eliminated. Among the Eastern Sects, only Ying Wu Ya from Beast King Palace, Joshua Long from Divine Sword Sect, and the four from our Moon Hua Sect remain."

Golden Light Heavenly Lord was extremely pleased.

Of course, he was pleased. In the past, Moon Hua Sect had always been at the bottom of the Twelve Sects, never even making it to the finals.

But this time, not only did they make it to the finals, but four of them also made it into the top one hundred, an unprecedented feat.

"Still, let’s not get too happy too soon. The second round of matches will be even more brutal. Advancing to the top fifty will be extremely difficult..."

Divine Sky Heavenly Venerate, despite the satisfied smile on his face, spoke with caution.

"No matter, I believe Ling Xiao and Lan Yu’er will definitely make it into the top fifty. As for Yuling and Leng Hao, they just have to do their best. I don’t have any unrealistic expectations."

Golden Light Heavenly Lord was now somewhat impatient.

Having his disciple Leng Hao break into the top one hundred already exceeded his greatest expectations, what more could he ask for?

After a short rest, the second round of eliminations began anew.

According to the rules, the first and last groups merged, leaving five groups, with each group still comprising twenty people, and the top ten still advancing.

Only now, this group’s number had become "one."

The original first group had the Holy Son Victoria Mingkong and Demon Eyeunhurtbane, two great weapons.

Of course, the method of advancing in the second round of eliminations was different from before.

In this round, every person in each group fought ten battles, with the opponents randomly drawn within the group, so meeting Victoria Mingkong or Demon Eyeunhurtbane was still questionable.

Ling Xiao didn’t want to encounter them so soon either. Firstly, he still needed to observe the fights of these two, and secondly, the most exciting battles naturally saved for the end were the most interesting.

That’s when they would have the greatest impact.

Of course, if he really did meet them, he would go all out, but he felt that was unlikely.

The people of Heavenly King Sect also hoped he would lose a battle in full view of everyone.

That is to say, the more spectators, the better.