The first round of challenges lasted for a while, and Yang Yitian's number was ahead of Qi Zhiheng's, so he went on stage before Qi Zhiheng.

Luo Yunlan had already been challenged three times by this time, and Yang Yitian still had a chance to challenge her, so he chose to challenge her.

The two stepped into the ring, and the crowd below was pessimistic about the outcome of the match. In everyone's eyes, the result seemed to have already been decided.

Yang Yitian's cultivation level was simply not good enough; the audience didn't think he had any chance of winning at all! Even Luo Yunlan was secretly glad that she had encountered such a weak disciple this time.

The two sides had no prior relationship. After the referee announced the start, Luo Yunlan used 80% of her strength, trying to subdue Yang Yitian. A layer of water curtain descended from the sky, about to cover Yang Yitian's head.

Yang Yitian moved his hand, and a small ice spike, about the size of a middle finger, shot towards the water curtain.

Someone saw such a tiny ice spike and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Could such a small ice spike even make a pinhole in such a large water curtain?"

Just as everyone was about to laugh at this, the ice spikes crashed into the overwhelming water curtain. Before anyone could react, the ice spikes stopped in front of the water curtain, and the first thing that came to everyone's mind was that they would run out of steam!

After the ice spikes stopped, something unexpected happened.

The water curtain that was falling down seemed to freeze, stopping in mid-air.

"No way? It can block it like that?" one viewer asked, expressing their doubt.

Luo Yunlan was somewhat incredulous that her attack, as a Spirit Master, was so easily blocked by a Spirit Practitioner.

What she found even more unbelievable was that the water curtain, which was originally under her control, gradually slipped out of her grasp, and that's when everyone noticed the clue.

The originally transparent water curtain had transformed into a layer of snow-white.

"It's frozen."

Yang Yitian took control of the frozen water curtain. The water curtain cracked in the middle, turning into pieces of ice that fell and attacked Luo Yunlan.

If Yang Yitian has any extraordinary talent, besides drawing talismans, it is of course his exquisite control over spiritual power! If others need to use a unit of ten to control a spell, he only needs to use one to achieve the effect of ten.

Luo Yunlan paused for a moment, then, realizing what was happening, she conjured up water spheres, attempting to smash the oncoming water ice.

However, the water balloons did not break the ice as easily as she had expected.

After the water ball hit the ice shards, its trajectory stopped again, and the water ball gradually turned into ice balls! The ice balls crashed down one by one along with the ice shards, heading towards Luo Yunlan.

As Luo Yunlan watched the ice balls hurtling down at her, she hurriedly launched another wave of water balls. The water balls seemed to be working against her, as they all went out of control.

Luo Yunlan was a bit flustered. The ice balls were getting closer and closer, so in her haste she launched a few more water balls, which were all assimilated into ice balls.

There were just too many ice pucks. Luo Yunlan exclaimed in surprise, "Ah—!" She released a few spiritual energy balls to slightly block a few of the falling ice pucks, and then ran off the stage looking a little disheveled!

"Challenge over, winner: Yang Yitian," the referee announced.

Luo Yunlan only realized she had lost after hearing the referee announce the result.

"I actually lost to a spiritualist?" The disbelief in her eyes was too obvious; she was clearly finding it hard to accept this fact.

Just as stunned as Luo Yunlan were the audience members who had just watched the match.

"With such control over spiritual energy, who told me he was just a pretty face?! I promise I won't kill him! Isn't this deliberately trying to make people careless?" A voice gradually rose in pitch.

"Wait! I remember you yourself said that Yang Yitian is just a pretty face, all looks and no strength, he's just an empty shell." A spiritual cultivator who knew him well glanced at him and exposed him.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever say that?"

"Just two hours ago!"

"Oh, you misheard me. I meant Yang Yitian has both good looks and strength! He's not just an empty shell!"

"...Dude, have you no shame?"

Not only those two, but many people in the audience were also shocked by Yang Yitian's amazing proficiency in controlling spiritual power.

"If anyone ever tells me again that Yang Yitian is just a pretty face, I'll fight them! Luckily, I don't have to fight him now."

The Class A disciples watching from below were all relieved that it wasn't them who would become opponents.

Yang Yitian stepped off the stage somewhat cheerfully.

Qi Zhiheng patted his head approvingly: "Well done."

Yang Yitian asked with a grin, "Am I a member of the Heroes Ranking now?"

Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "After the competition ends, you will officially be a first-ranked disciple of the Elite Ranking, but for now, you're almost there."

The two sat down and continued watching the game, amidst whispers around them.

"I didn't expect Yang Yitian to be so powerful. Can Qi Zhiheng defeat him?"

"Do you think Qi Zhiheng might be a gigolo?"

"Your idea is very likely."

"Qi Zhiheng is an alchemist, so he shouldn't be very strong. It's very likely that he can't beat his two wives."

"It seems Qi Zhiheng really is a gigolo."

The crowd clicked their tongues in disapproval. As a man, if he's not as strong as his wife, isn't he usually a freeloader?

Qi Zhiheng's soul power was strong, and he heard every word of their "whispering".

Qi Zhiheng: "..." Humans are such fickle creatures. Just now these people said that Yang Yitian was a pretty face who could only survive by relying on his protection, but now they say that he is a freeloader!

He can at least refine pills and sell them, so supporting a wife shouldn't be too difficult, right? Although it's true that supporting Yang Yitian's wife is a bit difficult, how did he become a freeloader? It's truly incomprehensible!

When Yang Yitian heard people say that Qi Zhiheng was a kept man, he was secretly delighted and said to Qi Zhiheng, "Everyone says you're a kept man. Should I go and earn some spirit stones to support you?"

Qi Zhiheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Nonsense."

After several rounds of matches, it was soon Qi Zhiheng's turn to take the field.

Guang Ruran has already accepted four challenges. If he accepts one more challenge, he will be able to secure his position as a disciple on the Heroes Ranking.

To be honest, Qi Zhiheng felt a little guilty about challenging him after the other person had held out four times.

Guang Ruran had also taken Qi Zhiheng's pills. Now that everyone was talking about Qi Zhiheng being a kept man, he was naturally curious and asked, "You...you're not really a kept man, are you?"

Qi Zhiheng's lips twitched. It seemed that his opponent wasn't very hostile towards him, which made Qi Zhiheng feel a little embarrassed about challenging him.

Seeing that Qi Zhiheng did not answer his question, Guang Ruran thought to himself, this is probably what is known as tacit agreement.

The two didn't communicate for too long before the referee announced the start.

Despite calling Qi Zhiheng a pretty boy, Guang Ruran didn't dare to slack off in her attacks, launching a full-force assault from the very first strike! A silver snake vine surged wildly within the battle stage, filling the entire space on the stage.

Qi Zhiheng soared into the air, first using his lightning-attribute spiritual power to create a large-scale lightning ball, which struck the silver snake vine, rendering it unable to move, and also evaporated much of its moisture.

Then, using fire-attribute spiritual power, he unleashed a fire-attribute attack, burning most of the nearly dried mercury snake vines on the platform.

Taking advantage of Guang Ruru's plant temporarily losing its ability to move, Qi Zhiheng concentrated his power in his hand and swung it in the direction of Guang Ruru.

Guang Ruran reacted quickly, raising her hand to block Qi Zhiheng's fist. The two were thrown into the air, exchanging dozens of blows in mid-air before landing on opposite sides of the arena.

The audience cheered! The fight between the two was quite exciting.

Guang Ruran's heart was not at peace. His hands were numb. In the exchange with Qi Zhiheng just now, the opponent's strength was getting stronger and stronger. The two seemed to be evenly matched, but Guang Ruran knew that in terms of the depth of spiritual power and the power of fists and feet, he was probably no match for him.

Qi Zhiheng seized the opportunity to step forward and concentrated his firepower into his right fist.

Guang Ruran built a defense with plants, but it was shattered layer by layer under Qi Zhiheng's attack!

Qi Zhiheng's fist landed heavily on Guang Ruran's stomach. Guang Ruran felt as if her abdomen had been hit by a scorching hot celestial sphere. She flew backward and crashed off the battle platform.

Qi Zhiheng has been training his body for many years, and his physical aptitude is far superior to that of these spiritual cultivators who only know how to practice magic.

Qi Zhiheng did not harbor any deep hatred towards Guang Ruran, therefore, he did not inflict too much harm on Guang Ruran.

After the competition, these defeated disciples on the Heroes Ranking still had a chance to reclaim their positions at the end, but they only had one chance. Guang Ruran's injury did not affect his ability to continue the challenge.

"The winner is Qi Zhiheng." The referee announced the result.

Qi Zhiheng politely cupped his hands in greeting: "You flatter me."

"You're amazing." Guang Ruran had to admit that Qi Zhiheng not only had a strong foundation in spiritual energy, but also had a very strong physical physique.

With a polite smile, Qi Zhiheng took his leave and stepped down from the stage, thus confirming his status as a top-ranked disciple on the Heroes Ranking.

After a rather exciting fight, the audience was left wanting more.

"Are these two going to defy the heavens? I originally thought Yang Yitian was already very powerful, but I never expected that Qi Zhiheng, a Spiritualist, could actually defeat a Spirit Master!"

"I knew it! Yang Yitian is so amazing, there's no way his husband could be any worse than him."

"That's not what you said just now. You said Qi Zhiheng definitely couldn't win, that he's just a freeloader!"

"...You misheard me, I didn't say that."

"...Do you have any shame?"

Qi Zhiheng stepped off the stage and sat down with Yang Yitian.

The challenge lasted five days, and Guang Ruran ultimately won back a position. Qi Zhiheng wasn't surprised by this.

Author's Note: I boasted that I would update a certain amount on the first day based on my PK points, but I've only completed half of it so far! The PK points increased so much on the last day that I was caught off guard!

I was planning to write more, but I was so sleepy that I lay down on the table to take a nap before getting up to write again. And before I knew it, more than two hours had passed... (speechless)

Let's make a deal: if I can't finish writing tonight, I'll make up for the rest in the future, in addition to updating twice a week.