Yun Che was silent for a long time, with only shock in his heart.
At that time, although he was sure that Xia Qingyue's profound strength was definitely more than the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm, his guess about her true profound strength was only the Nascent Profound Realm, at most the peak of the Nascent Profound Realm. But he did not expect that Xia Qingyue at that time was actually the tenth level of the True Profound Realm, just like himself now! She was only one step away from the Spiritual Profound Realm.
He could not have thought of it at that time. Because for a small city like Liuyun, a sixteen-year-old reaching the peak of the True Profound Realm was even more unreal than a myth.
If at that time, she directly displayed her profound strength that had reached the tenth level of the True Profound Realm at the age of sixteen, then it would not only cause a sensation in Floating Cloud City, but all the surrounding cities, including the Blue Wind Imperial Family, would be deeply alarmed. At that time, Xia Qingyue would not be able to stay in Floating Cloud City peacefully.
It was no wonder that Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace would take a fancy to Xia Qingyue. Her talent was actually so astonishing!
"I see. Your master must be afraid that your profound strength is too shocking, so he used some method to help you hide it, so that your profound strength aura is only at the tenth level of the elementary profound realm, right?"
Xia Qingyue nodded slightly.
“Third question,” Yun Che looked directly at Xia Qingyue, his calmness tinged with a hint of aggression: “I want to know, during your time in Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace, have you ever thought of me?”
“…” Xia Qingyue was silent for a while, then she turned around and said softly, “It’s getting late. We still have a competition tomorrow, so go to bed early. It’s time for Qingyue to go back.”
After she finished speaking, without waiting for Yun Che’s response, she lightly moved with lotus steps. As her snow-white dress fluttered lightly, her figure quickly moved away… without any hesitation.
Yun Che did not chase after her. He took a deep breath and shouted softly in a voice loud enough for her to hear: “After tomorrow, I will definitely enter the final thirty-two-rank battle! If we meet in the thirty-two-rank battle, I hope you will not show mercy to me!!”
His voice slowly spread, and Xia Qingyue's figure also disappeared from his sight.
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The sixth day of the Blue Wind Qualifying Tournament was also the last day of the second round of group matches.
The competition that attracted the most attention was still the one that Yun Che was in. Everyone wanted to see how far this person, whose profound strength was ranked last among all the participating disciples, and a super dark horse of the freak level, could go in this ranking battle.
After winning ten games in a row in the second round of the group stage yesterday, Yun Che’s winning streak did not stop in today’s group stage, but continued one after another amid exclamations.
Eleventh Round:
“…Blue Wind Imperial Family’s Yun Che wins!”
Qin Wushang clenched his hands excitedly, wishing he could raise his arms and shout without any grace.
Game 12:
“…Blue Wind Imperial Family’s Yun Che wins!”
Qin Wushang stood up excitedly, his lips trembling, and he didn't know where to put his hands as he was shaking.
Thirteenth round:
“…Blue Wind Imperial Family’s Yun Che wins!”
Qin Wushang's black beard began to tremble, and he kept muttering: "Top fifty...top fifty...top fifty..."
His personal ranking was in the top 50, a ranking he had never dared to even think about! His dream had always been the same as Cang Wanhe's, which was to be in the top 100 in the power ranking. But now, Yun Che alone had helped the entire royal family achieve a ranking many times higher than their dream goal... He could imagine how excited Cang Wanhe would be when he got the news.
…………
The fifteenth and final game:
“…Blue Wind Imperial Family’s Yun Che wins!”
"Yun Che, a disciple of the Blue Wind Imperial Family, won all 15 matches in the second round of the group stage and directly advanced to the knockout round tomorrow!"
When the referee announced this result, he looked at Yun Che with an extremely surprised look... Fifteen consecutive victories. In previous ranking competitions, very few disciples outside the four major sects have achieved this achievement, but it is not unheard of. And, to achieve fifteen consecutive victories with the profound strength of the tenth level of the True Profound Realm...
The referee's mind was churning with a sentence... What kind of international joke is this! Am I crazy or has the whole continent gone crazy!
In addition to Yun Che, Xia Qingyue, Ling Yun, Fen Jin, Xiao Kuanglei and other disciples from the four major sects also finished the second round of group matches with a perfect record. They did not need to rank and directly advanced to tomorrow's knockout round.
"All wins... Top 32... Even if he gets last place in tomorrow's elimination match, his personal ranking will be guaranteed to be 32nd..." Qin Wushang's butt hadn't touched the seat for a long time. He was so excited that he couldn't sit down. He muttered in his sleep, and every word was trembling. At this moment, he deeply felt that he must be dreaming, and was deeply afraid that this was just a dream...
In comparison, Cang Yue was much calmer. After all, she did not endure the shame, indignation, and unwillingness brought by the dismal results of many ranking competitions like Qin Wushang, nor did she have the desire to be proud of herself for so many years. Watching Yun Che knock down one opponent after another, reaching higher and higher heights, causing the audience to exclaim louder and louder, her heart was full of joy, pride, and satisfaction. Thinking back to the time when she met him in Xinyue City and the little things that happened later, she smiled unconsciously.
He is a man who always brings hope, surprise and miracles...
Meeting him is the luckiest and most miraculous encounter in my life.
“This is such an unexpected result. I thought I had already overestimated him, but I didn’t expect that I still underestimated him greatly. He actually entered the top 32 with a perfect record. To achieve such an achievement in the True Profound Realm is unprecedented, and it is basically impossible for another one to appear in the future.” Looking at Yun Che who walked down the sword arena after winning fifteen consecutive games, Ling Yunfeng sighed sincerely.
"Yeah." Ling Yun nodded slowly.
"However, we have to say that luck also played a big part in his achievement. After all, in the two rounds of group matches, he did not encounter disciples from large sects, especially disciples from our four major sects. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to keep winning. But putting this aside, he was able to reach this point with the strength of the True Profound Realm... The young are indeed formidable."
"Father, there are only three possibilities for those who can defeat opponents higher than themselves. One is that they have a very high talent in the use of Xuanli, and can exert twice or even multiple times the power of Xuanli. The second is that the strength of Xuangong and Xuanji is extremely high, enough to crush the opponent. The third is that they are gifted and are born with special attributes such as divine power, rigid body or sword intent. Among them, the most common one is the strength of Xuangong and Xuanji to crush the opponent... Father, can you tell which Xuangong he is using?" Ling Yun asked cautiously.
Ling Yuefeng shook his head, "I can't see his profound skills at all. Whether he's punching, kicking, or using a heavy sword, the release of his profound power is extremely fierce and powerful. It feels to me like there is only pure profound power without any profound skills. But this pure profound power is far stronger than the limit of the True Profound Realm... I've never seen such a huge victory over an opponent before. It seems that I need to talk to him after the battle."
Ling Yun glanced at his father with a hint of surprise. Since he was born, this was the first time he saw his father being so curious about a young man. But Yun Che did have the qualifications.
After the second round of group matches, the top 100 disciples of the sect will be directly determined based on the number of wins. Among them, the top 32 disciples will compete in the final elimination match on the main sword stage tomorrow. The disciples after the 100th place, as well as those from the 33rd to the 100th place, will enter different secondary competition venues to compete in qualifying battles in their ranking ranges.
The knockout round, the last stage of the ranking war, is also the core of the entire ranking war, because this is the strongest thirty-two people decided from more than one thousand five hundred participating disciples! Representing the peak strength of the current young generation of the Blue Wind Empire! Although there are only thirty-two people in the knockout round, it lasts for five days, longer than any round of the group stage. The competition venue is no longer a small sword arena, but a huge central main sword arena.
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The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, the sword-discussing arena at Tianjian Villa was already bustling with activity.
The final 32-place battle of the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament has finally begun!
A huge black stone temporarily stood in the center of the main sword-discussing arena, on which were displayed the names of the thirty-two people who entered the thirty-two-place competition, as well as the sects they belonged to. Among these thirty-two names, the twelve disciples of the four major sects were all on the list, without missing a single one.
In the history of ranking battles, this is a very normal phenomenon. If even one of the above is missing, it would be abnormal. The gap between the four major sects and other sects is huge, which can be seen from this. Therefore, this final battle of 32 people is also called "Four Major Sects Battle for Supremacy", which is no exaggeration.
"I never dreamed that the name of our Cangfeng Imperial Family would appear on it one day." Qin Wushang looked at the huge black stone in the field, with a deep piety in his expression. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep last night, and he came here early this morning. He couldn't suppress his excitement no matter what.
The names on the black stone were more shocking than the last, and the names of the sects were also more astonishing than the last. Qin Wushang believed that Yun Che's pace in this ranking battle would stop here, because each of the other thirty-one people was not comparable to the opponents he had encountered before. But even though he lost in the first game, the gains from this ranking battle had already far exceeded his expectations, and he had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
"Disciples participating in the 32nd battle, please come on stage and draw the battle order!"
There was only one referee for the entire battle between the thirty-two players, and that was Ling Wu Gou. Following Ling Wu Gou's shout, the thirty-two players took turns to go on stage and drew their own battle numbers.
"Junior Brother Yun, what's the number... ah? It's actually... number one!"
Cang Yue took the sign from Yun Che's hand. The number on it was a big "1".
In other words, Yun Che will play in the first round of today's match!
“The first one will be the first one, so you don’t have to wait until you get impatient.” Yun Che said indifferently.
“Yun Che, you are already very, very remarkable for being able to enter the 32nd place match.” Qin Wushang said, “However, in the 32nd place match, every opponent is very formidable, especially the disciples of the four major sects. You have never encountered them before, and you have no idea how terrifying they are. Therefore, in today’s match, if you feel that you cannot win, it is not shameful to admit defeat early. You have already created a miracle that shocked everyone. Don’t be too stubborn, otherwise if you are maliciously hurt by your opponent, it will be bad. It is enough for you to get here in this qualifying match. The next qualifying match will be your real stage.”
Yun Che nodded: “Palace Master Qin, don’t worry, I will definitely advance when it is time to advance, and I will not be reckless and show off when it is time to retreat.”
"That's good." Qin Wushang nodded with a smile.
Holding his number plate, looking at the huge center sword arena in front of him, bearing a bunch of gazes with different meanings, Yun Che truly felt that this ranking battle was not the end point that Qin Wushang had expressed for him...
But it’s the real beginning!!
[That’s right, the ranking match has just begun. The previous group matches were just a formality. The real match has just begun. By the way, in the book before Mars, the final duel between Zhu Jiao and Hua Qi Meng lasted for more than ten chapters… I was thinking, if each of the following matches lasted for more than ten chapters, well… I believe you will not beat me to death!!]
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