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Chapter 823 Unrivaled

Chapter 823: Chapter 823 Unrivaled

Joshua Long’s defense was indeed astonishing, and his attack was ferociously strong.

However, none of these compared to Ling Xiao.

So, this battle was actually just a live teaching session by Ling Xiao for Joshua Long.

Having absorbed Joshua Long’s fortunes, Ling Xiao’s own fortunes also achieved the Eight Cauldrons, catching up completely with Qin Bi Xue. With the current situation, he was only second to Ji Mingkong and Bai Qianjiao, and tied for third with Qin Bi Xue.

"That last sword strike was indeed terrifying, Bi Xue, do you feel confident?"

The Blood Saber Sect Leader had already stopped thinking about defeating Ji Mingkong. His expectations had lowered; as long as Qin Bi Xue could secure second place, that would be enough.

But after seeing the battle between Ling Xiao and Joshua Long, he began to worry again: "This youngster Ling Xiao can exert six-tenths of the Heavenly Origin Power with just four-tenths, you must be careful."

"Sect Leader, rest assured. If that’s all he’s capable of, he’s simply not enough," said Qin Bi Xue.

Even though he had lost to Ji Mingkong, his pride had not waned but grown stronger instead.

Perhaps he believed that apart from Ji Mingkong, he was the strongest, so he must perform well before Ji Mingkong.

"Who would have thought that this person’s momentum would become so strong after drawing his Treasured Sword, that killing intent doesn’t lose out to Qin Bi Xue at all, tough to deal with. Initially, I thought it would be impressive if he could even mix into the ranks of the Six Young Masters, but now it looks like he might be even stronger."

Mo Wu Shang’s brows were tightly furrowed.

Having lost to Qin Bi Xue, he definitely didn’t want to lose to anyone else apart from Ji Mingkong.

Hong Li’s expression was somewhat excited; she had always wanted to overpower the momentum of both Qin Bi Xue and Ling Xiao.

However, Qin Bi Xue, despite his loss to Ji Mingkong, won against Mo Wu Shang.

Ling Xiao had remained unbeaten up to this point, truly a miracle.

On the contrary, she had actually lost to her senior sister Bai Qianjiao, which annoyed her greatly.

Now Ling Xiao had become the target of her comeback. As long as she could defeat Ling Xiao, she felt she would have a chance to regain the audiences’ recognition.

"Dangerous to encounter Ling Xiao!"

Bai Qianjiao’s expression remained calm, but she too seemed to have sensed Ling Xiao’s terrifying strength, muttering to herself.

At this moment, the spectator stands were also buzzing with discussion.

"Ling Xiao is still strong, firmly suppressing Joshua Long. It looks like we all misjudged, he is the strongest rising star!"

"Yeah, from this match, it seems Ling Xiao and Joshua Long both held back, but compared to the number one ranked Ji Mingkong, there is still a significant gap."

"Still, I feel he is the most likely to challenge Ji Mingkong."

"Why is that?"

"Think about it, he has so far defeated the Fire Demon Venerable, Hong Sanwei, and Joshua Long, all three of whom are in the top ten of the martial artists’ points ranking, not to mention having previously defeated Jian Wuji, one of the Six Young Masters!"

"Right, after every fight, it seems like he’s given his all, but the next battle always brings a new surprise."

"Even so, his prospects are not promising. His next opponents are the Holy Son, Mo Wu Shang, Bai Qianjiao, Qin Bi Xue, Hong Li, Liu Taiyin, and Lan Yu’er. Lan Yu’er and Liu Taiyin are definitely not his match, they can be ruled out, but the remaining five, they are not easy to deal with at all. Don’t think that just because Hong Li lost to Bai Qianjiao, she would necessarily lose to Ling Xiao."

"Hehe, now this is getting interesting. I’m finally looking forward to it. Can Ling Xiao keep this winning streak going?"

If the Fire Demon Venerable was a dark horse, then Ling Xiao was a dark horse turned deep purple.

From the group stage to now, no matter the opponent, he has never lost, and no one even knows how strong he really is, what his trumps cards are.

Because in every battle, it seems that he never exerts his full strength and only reveals a bit of his power.

"Let’s wait and see if this dark horse can maintain its streak to the very end!"

Ling Xiao defeated Joshua Long, and the next battle was Bai Qianjiao versus Liu Taiyin.

Liu Taiyin couldn’t be considered anything but formidable.

Even though he lost to Joshua Long, he had proven his strength with his sword techniques.

Unfortunately, what he faced was Bai Qianjiao, whose ranking was even higher than his.

Just after five moves, Bai Qianjiao broke through Liu Taiyin’s protective Heavenly Origin Power and defeated him in one fell swoop.

After this victory, Bai Qianjiao’s popularity saw a sharp increase. Some even speculated that she was still hiding her strength, enough to match Ji Mingkong.

Next, the proud Hong Li actually suffered another defeat against the Fire Demon Venerable, which was a shocking upset to many.

The strength displayed by the Fire Demon Venerable had also broken through to the Heavenly Man Realm, albeit only at the First Line of Heaven Realm Late Stage, still not on par with Ji Mingkong.

Originally, the Fire Demon Venerable hadn’t planned on revealing his strength so soon, but repeated defeats left him with no choice but to show his hand.

Moreover, since Ji Mingkong had already shown his strength, there was no use for him to hide anymore.

The surprise that the Fire Demon Venerable brought to the audience had just settled when Ji Mingkong’s battle once again started.

"Ji Mingkong versus Mo Wu Shang!"

This was a battle between the top champion of the previous competition and the runner-up.

Facing Ji Mingkong, Mo Wu Shang naturally refused to admit defeat.

He knew he wasn’t a match for Ji Mingkong, but it wasn’t in his nature to concede defeat so readily.

However, it was only during the battle that he realized that Ji Mingkong had become even stronger than in the last competition.

The gap between them hadn’t narrowed; it had only grown larger.

His Mo Yan seemed like a joke in front of Ji Mingkong, completely ineffective.

Ji Mingkong simply stood there, watching Mo Wu Shang make a fool of himself.

After giving Mo Wu Shang ten chances, he also used the simple Saint Ancestor’s Long Fist to punch Mo Wu Shang off the Martial Arts Platform.

Of course, she still gave Mo Wu Shang some face, and didn’t let his defeat look too tragic.

Absorbing Mo Wu Shang’s fortune, Ji Mingkong’s Nine Cauldrons were nearing completion, essentially about seventy percent formed.

Inevitably, the final cauldron was more difficult to form than the previous eight, so summoning the ninth cauldron was truly not an easy feat.

After Ji Mingkong’s victory over Mo Wu Shang, the twelfth round of competition concluded.

After a period of rest, the thirteenth round officially began.

The start of the thirteenth round turned out to be a main event.

"Ji Mingkong versus Joshua Long!"

But to the disappointment of the audience, Joshua Long chose to forfeit directly. He didn’t even step onto the platform to compete.

Many believed that Joshua Long must have felt outmatched by Ji Mingkong, hence his decision.

Nobody ridiculed him, though.

But Joshua Long knew that his enlightenment was at a critical moment and close to fruition; even if his opponent were not Ji Mingkong, he would have forfeited nonetheless.

"How boring!"

"Yeah, Qin Bi Xue, Mo Wu Shang, Joshua Long—they’ve all proven to be no match for the Holy Son. Are we left to only expect something from Bai Qianjiao and Ling Xiao now?"

"It looks like that’s the case."

"Ling Xiao, oh Ling Xiao, we just hope that you will let us dream a bit longer."

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