Lin Feng raised his hand and waved it gently, and a soft golden light descended from the sky, landing on the figure lying on the competition stage.
Xie Xie's body trembled slightly, and his tightly closed eyes slowly opened. He blinked, then sat up abruptly, looked around, and a look of bewilderment appeared on his face.
"I... what happened to me?"
He muttered to himself, then as if remembering something, he sprang up from the ground, ran quickly to the edge of the spectator stand, and shouted towards Tang Wulin's direction.
"Boss! I failed to uphold the honor of the East Sea F4!"
There was a hint of annoyance and frustration in Xie Xie's voice; after all, he was the only one among the three who had competed so far to lose, with a record of 1 win and 2 losses.
Tang Wulin looked at Xie Xie's appearance, couldn't help but sigh softly, then waved his hand at him and spoke.
"Alright, come down quickly."
Only then did Xie Xie obediently return to the Tang Sect's spectator area and sit down in his seat.
He crossed his arms over his chest, narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to calculate the upcoming matches in his mind.
According to the pattern of the draw, he should be facing Tang Wulin and Gu Yue next. If he faced Tang Wulin, the probability of losing was high, and if he faced Gu Yue, the probability of losing was also high. At most, he would just lose two more matches.
After that... for the subsequent matches, he would have to win them all.
At the very least, ending up at the bottom was absolutely impossible for him.
Xie Xie secretly cheered himself on in his heart, and a look of confidence reappeared on his face.
Just as Xie Xie was calculating these things, the light screen above the competition stage began to scroll again. A few moments later, two new lines of names appeared steadily at the very top of the list.
[Body Sect · Tang Wulin] VS [War God Hall · Ye Xinglan]
When Huo Yuhao saw this line, his azure eyes lit up slightly. He straightened his body, his gaze focused intently on the competition stage.
During the New Student Grand Competition, he regrettably hadn't been able to spar with Tang Wulin. The strength Tang Wulin had displayed back then was already quite astonishing, and now, after this period of Cultivate, he must have made significant progress.
Now that everyone had a chance to spar, it made up for the regret from back then.
However, having said that... both of them were from the Body Sect, and Huo Yuhao didn't really want to end up at the bottom either.
If he really ended up at the bottom, the teachers probably wouldn't let him off easily.
Thinking of this, a faint bitterness appeared on Huo Yuhao's face.
Being in the Body Sect was quite a hard life; after all, he and Tang Wulin were the only two people from the Body Sect participating in this Five Extremes Grand Competition.
If it came down to which of the two would end up at the bottom... Huo Yuhao was more inclined to think he would be the one.
After all, he had seen Tang Wulin's strength. Even though he had made significant progress during this period, wanting to surpass Tang Wulin was likely not an easy task.
Just as Huo Yuhao was calculating these things in his heart, in the Divine Realm, Tang San's gaze also landed on that light screen.
When the three characters "Tang Wulin" caught his eye, Tang San's expression couldn't help but turn slightly cold, and a flash of cold light swept through the depths of his deep eyes.
His father, Tang Hao, had been seriously injured because of the guy named Tang Wulin in front of him.
Tang San had never had a pleasant expression for anyone who harmed his family.
Of course...
Tang San did not reveal this look; the expression on his face remained as calm as water, showing no ripples whatsoever.
After all, in the eyes of these people, he, Tang San, was still the reliable Sea God and Asura God, the pillar of the Divine Realm.
If he were to show malice towards a child from the Lower Realm in front of so many God Kings, it would be too disgraceful if it got out and would cause significant damage to his image.
He was the dignified Tang San with dual God Positions; he had to maintain the proper demeanor.
Just as Tang San was pondering these things, the rules for the first match on the competition stage had already appeared on the light screen.
[Rules for the First Match: Faction Battle]
When Ye Xinglan saw this line, a flash of light swept through her cold eyes.
For her, this didn't pose any restrictions, as she attacked using Domain skills anyway, which could almost be considered her full strength. However... for Tang Wulin, it was not the case; Tang Wulin was still restricted.
Of course, Ye Xinglan would not just go easy on him because of this.
She took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and the Aura around her body began to undergo a mysterious change.
Unity of Man and Sword!
Ye Xinglan seemed to have transformed into a sharp, unsheathed sword. Her Aura was fierce and pure, and that sharp, piercing intent spread outwards in all directions as if it were tangible.
Immediately after, her eyes snapped open. A brilliant starlight erupted from her body, spreading in all directions and enveloping the surrounding area of several tens of zhang.
Wherever the starlight reached, the air seemed to freeze.
In that starlight Domain, countless Sword Qi condensed from starlight floated in mid-air, densely packed. The sword tips pointed uniformly at Tang Wulin opposite her, and each Sword Qi flowed with a cold, chilling light, radiating a terrifying, sharp intent that made one's heart tremble.
Sword God Domain!
However, Ye Xinglan's actions did not stop there. Her hands slowly formed a strange hand seal in front of her, and immediately afterwards, another layer of even deeper light appeared on top of that starlight Domain.
Second Domain, Star God Sword Domain!
Within this Domain, the Aura on Ye Xinglan's body climbed once again. The countless starlight Sword Qi became even more solid, and the sharp intent was several times stronger than before.
At that moment, the entire competition stage seemed to have become Ye Xinglan's World of swords, and she was the Dominator of this World.
All sword techniques amplified by 300%!
That terrifying Aura, like one that could destroy heaven and earth, swept outwards in all directions. Even from far away, one could feel that fierce Sword Intent.
Xie Xie, in the spectator stand, saw this scene and couldn't help but gasp, his eyes filled with shock.
"My god... if this attack landed on me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have any scraps left... I'd at least lose a layer of skin if I didn't die!"
He couldn't help but mutter, but soon grinned, revealing a smile, and added to himself.
"Good thing I still have Etherealization; at worst, I can just run away..."
Nearby, Ji Juechen sat in the general public area. His eyes were fixed tightly on the figure on the competition stage, and a stormy sea was churning in his heart.
Is this Ye Xinglan's full strength?
When they sparred back then, she really did hold back quite a bit.
Ji Juechen's fists tightened involuntarily, and a complex light flashed in his eyes.
In the Divine Realm, Tang San frowned as he watched the overwhelming Star God Sword Domain on the light screen, a look of gravity flashing through his deep eyes.
If he had encountered such an opponent during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Competition back then... he would probably have been utterly defeated.
Ning Rongrong also couldn't help but let out an exclamation at this moment.
"She... her Sword Intent seems even stronger than Grandpa Sword's..."
There was a hint of disbelief in her voice, and her lively eyes were filled with shock.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, the former strongest of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a level 97 Titled Douluo, who was obsessed with the Dao of the sword his whole life and was revered by the World as Sword Dao Chen Xin.
Yet, this young girl of only a dozen or so years old had displayed a level of attainment in the Dao of the sword and Domain strength that had actually surpassed Grandpa Sword from back then.
How could this not shock her?
The Divine Realm fell into a brief silence. Everyone's gaze was focused on the light screen, landing on the figure of the young man on the competition stage who was locked in by the endless starlight Sword Qi.
Being locked in by Ye Xinglan's Sword Intent, escaping could almost be said to be quite difficult.
How would Tang Wulin respond?
Tang San's gaze also landed on Tang Wulin, his eyes carrying a cold expression.
In his heart, he couldn't help but snort coldly, hoping that Tang Wulin would be directly hacked to death by this sword strike from Ye Xinglan, so that he wouldn't even need to take action himself.
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