He stomped his foot hard, and a huge recoil force brought him to the front of the puppet in an instant. The magic knife in his hand seemed to turn into a ball of fire and chopped towards the puppet's neck.
The puppet man was not slow at all. He lightly blocked with the long sword in his hand, and then kicked towards Hai Zian with a ball of light blue spiritual energy under his feet, forcing the simply dressed practitioner to retreat temporarily.
"This puppet is quite flexible!" Li Ran said with a little surprise.
Although Li Ran had never seen a puppet, the word "puppet" gave people the feeling that it was like a marionette, very mechanical and clumsy.
Hai Zian laughed and said, "The puppets made by traditional weapon refiners are definitely not this flexible, but the puppets below are a combination of cultivation and technology, all controlled by intelligent computers. If there are no restrictions, under the condition of the same spiritual essence, they can be said to be invincible at the same level!"
"So powerful?" Li Ran was a little unconvinced.
Hai Zian said with some pride: "It's even more powerful than you imagined, Brother Ran, but it's too dependent on the quality of energy and the materials used in its production, so it can't be very productive.
You have to know that the moment this puppet strikes, it can simulate countless attacking moments and angles in its mind, and then choose one from them. It can be said that no living being can compare to it in terms of combat timing and fighting methods!"
Li Ran was also amazed in his heart, isn't this just like the AlphaGo computer program before waking up, it can deduce every move you make billions of times in its mind, how can humans compare to it?
At this moment, a crisp sound came from the audience, and the puppet was split into two halves. Hai Gan's follower had successfully challenged!
"If there were no restrictions, this puppet would definitely not be defeated so easily!" Li Ran said softly.
Seeing Hai Gan's follower successfully challenged him, Hai Zian said anxiously, "Of course! If this intelligent brain is not restricted, it will be terrifyingly powerful!"
After the cultivator in the audience successfully challenged, he did not end the battle, but continued to challenge the mid-stage third-level cultivator. This time, both sides seemed to be evenly matched. It took five or six minutes for him to barely defeat the mid-stage third-level puppet.
After the challenge, he realized that his strength was not enough to challenge the late third stage, so he announced the end of the assessment.
After seeing that he didn't continue the challenge, many people in the stands couldn't help but discuss:
"Who is this person? How can he challenge two levels higher?"
"You're wrong. It should be one level higher and one level lower. So strong!"
"Where did Hai Gan find this genius? This person must be very high up in the Xu Tower rankings!"
Just when everyone was guessing who the cultivator was, the third-level assessment began!
The duration of each battle in the third-level assessment is several minutes longer. It usually takes three or four minutes to determine the result, and crushing competitions are rare.
Hai Zian drew the last number, which was 26.
After waiting for an hour or two, it was finally Li Ran's turn.
"Brother Ran, it's finally our turn. Come on, Brother Ran!" Hai Zian was a little excited.
Brother Ran is only in the early stage of the third level now, but he can at least defeat a puppet at the peak of the third level, which means he can jump three levels. Although it is not a higher level, these are three small levels of the third level, which is definitely better than the Haigan follower just now!
When Li Ran arrived at the stage, she discovered that she was sitting across from someone she knew. Wasn't that Hai He? Those two tactful brothers.
"I give up..."
Although he was mentally prepared, Hai He still felt extremely bitter. How could he be so unlucky? How could he be drawn with such a great god?
Alas, this is a one-round playoff tour...
"Uh, that's boring. I was waiting for the last pair and was a little interested. I wanted to see if the last pair could do something different, but in the end, they didn't even fight..."
"What's the point of the third level? The middle level is interesting!"
"Yeah, I hope this low-level competition will be over soon. It's so boring!"
The second round of drawing lots began soon. There was one person who was given a bye in the second round, but it was not Li Ran. However, this time he drew lot number 1, which meant he was the first to go.
"I give up..."
The half-step fourth-level cultivator standing opposite Li Ran had a bitter look on his face. He felt that his luck was not good either.
"Hey, admitting defeat again, quite interesting..."
It was another game of voluntary surrender. At this time, many people in the stands became interested, as they seemed to notice that Li Ran was a little different from the others.
However, most people didn't take it to heart. After all, admitting defeat was a normal thing. They had encountered it before in the first assessment and had fought against it. They knew they couldn't win, so what was the point of competing?
This is also what most people think. They think that Li Ran is at most a little stronger than others, and they have just fought each other.
The second round of assessment was over quickly, and the third round of assessment began soon!
In the third round of assessment, Li Ran's opponent naturally admitted defeat, without any surprise.
"Fuck, this guy, why is he admitting defeat again..."
A series of surrenders drew the attention of most people in the audience to Li Ran.
Hai Zian raised the corner of his mouth when he heard the exclamations of others. It would be strange if the other party didn’t admit defeat!
If you don't have to stand up to admit defeat, I guess no one would be willing to stand up...
The last seven!
There was another chance for a bye, but this time Li Ran still did not get a bye, and the opponent still did not have the courage to face it and still admitted defeat without any surprise!
"Oh my god, he's surrendered four times in a row. This guy is not ordinary..."
"Could it be the prodigy on the rankings? Of course it is. After all, judging by the strength of those who have surrendered, they are all very close to the Void Tower rankings, or even on the list!"
"Isn't that normal? He probably knows his strength and thinks he'll lose if he goes up, so he might as well not go!"
"That's not true. Even if you fail the assessment, the Hai family will still judge the loser based on their time and strength. There will still be a ranking in the end. It doesn't mean you won't get a rank if you're eliminated."
Some clear-headed people in the stands who were familiar with the Hai family's assessment rules were extremely curious about Li Ran's strength because of this series of direct surrenders.
There is only one possibility, that is, the gap between the two sides is too big, and the opponent can be killed with one blow at will. It is impossible to see what strength the eliminated person has, so it is better to admit defeat. Why humiliate yourself?
"Hehe, Brother Ran is not just like this. You will know soon. I will directly challenge the early stage of the fourth level. Are you afraid?" Hai Zian felt very refreshed and was especially looking forward to their facial expressions after Li Ran challenged the early stage of the fourth level.
The fifth round of assessment is the final competition among four people!
At this moment, the three people except Li Ran couldn't help but swallow their saliva, praying in their hearts that Li Ran would not be picked. Although there was only one person in the third and fourth places, after the comprehensive ranking, the gap between the bottom 20 and the top 20 or even the top 10 was huge!!!
After all, if you meet Li Ran, you can only admit defeat directly, but if you don’t meet Li Ran, you may still be able to compete for the second or third place in the third level. The second place in the third level is basically ranked in the top ten in the overall ranking, with an eighty to ninety percent probability!
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