Yan Lingyi didn't want to stay in this training ground for even a second longer.
At this moment, he only wanted to win in one move, both to save face and to get the guy out of there quickly.
Unleashing Blazing Clouds right from the start is undoubtedly the best approach. He even increased the number of fireballs hidden within Blazing Clouds from nine to twelve this time, determined to end the battle with a single strike!
A loud gasp of surprise erupted from the audience.
After the last fight, everyone knows that his move is "Blazing Clouds Piercing the Fiery Sky".
Even though they knew it, if they were the ones standing on the stage at that moment, they still wouldn't be able to avoid such a move.
As Yan Lingyi's trump card, Blazing Cloud Piercing is extremely fast and covers a wide area. Even if ordinary cultivators know that danger is coming, they will not be able to come up with a corresponding countermeasure.
Just like last time, Hongyun surrounded the two of them, and then a huge explosion occurred in the center of the field.
The spectators below the stage were already experienced; when this move was made, they covered their ears and only opened them after the explosion.
"Is it necessary? This is like trying to kill someone right from the start!"
"Are you lacking confidence? Do you feel that even if you face the second-best team, you have to go all out?"
"Could it be that he's become obsessed with his last defeat and feels he has to use this move to defeat his opponent again?"
"Then maybe Lu Shenzhi will use the same position-switching method as Shi Xuan. Don't forget they're on the same team!"
"Is the method of 'changing positions' like the roadside herb for enlightenment? Something you can see everywhere? So worthless?"
...
No matter how heated the discussion gets, it's all just speculation.
A moment later, the dust settled, and everyone stared intently at the scene, stunned into silence.
In the center of the training ground, the two figures were exactly the same as last time!
This time, however, Lu Shenzhi was standing opposite Yan Lingyi in his original spot.
Everyone!!!
"What's going on!"
"So, everyone on their team knows this position-switching technique?"
"Who just said that this method of switching positions isn't the kind of herb that brings enlightenment to the heart by the roadside?"
"Their behavior makes me feel like all the legends I've heard about raging fire piercing through the clouds are lies..."
"How could that be? One of our sect's senior brothers suffered from this Fiery Cloud Piercing Technique before. He spent a long time recovering from his injuries. Even with the most powerful defensive magic artifacts, it still didn't stop him."
...
But the fact is, Yan Lingyi used Fiery Cloud Piercing twice in a row in this martial arts arena, and the result was the same - he only hurt himself!
Moreover, this time, due to the increased number of fireballs, the damage was greater than before.
Yan Lingyi kept her lips tightly closed, but in the end she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The dark red blood mixed with fragments of internal organs made the scene extremely gruesome.
But what was even more terrifying than the physical harm was Yan Lingyi's despair.
Since he rose to fame, he had never been defeated using the Blazing Cloud Piercing Technique. But now, in this outer realm arena, he has suffered two defeats in three days, and both times he injured himself!
I originally intended to finish this quickly and save face for myself, but now I seem to have become the clown.
Losing first place and then failing to challenge the leaderboard upon reappearing was already incredibly shameful, but now he's lost to second place in a single move. From now on, how will the thousands of arena cultivators feel when they mention Yan Lingyi? How will he ever have the face to show his face here again?!
Opposite him, Lu Shenzhi, just like Shi Xuan that day, looked at him with a contemptuous smile, watching his disheveled appearance with utmost provocation.
He's laughing at him! They're all humiliating him!
Thinking of this, Yan Lingyi coughed up another mouthful of blood, swaying precariously, barely managing to stay upright and not completely faint.
Seeing this situation, the members of the HarmonyOS team had no other choice but to send a few people up and carry Yan Lingyi away.
From then on, no one dared to challenge the top two on the Prodigy Ranking. Everyone seemed to have reached a consensus: challenging these two would only result in their own injury.
Anyway, the nine-story tower can only accommodate fifty people. If you can get in, you'll have a chance to get your own destiny.
At this point, the area between 30th and 30th place became the most competitive region.
Only the members of the best team knew that the two newly ranked top talents on the list had won with the secret weapon of the array cakes that each member possessed.
Shi Xuan and Lu Shenzhi successfully used Yan Lingyi's prestige to intimidate everyone, and no one challenged them again until the settlement day.
Despite suffering two consecutive defeats, Yan Lingyi remained in 39th place and never appeared in the training ground again. Naturally, no one was foolish enough to challenge someone ranked 39th.
The other members of the best team all made tremendous progress in the last twenty days.
On the day of the settlement, the elders of the sect were almost overjoyed and wept, because this time, five of them made it into the top fifty, and a total of nineteen of them made it into the top one hundred!
Shi Xuan, Lu Shenzhi, Zhang Yingxin, Chen Qi, and Mi Sui were among the top fifty, earning them the qualification to enter the Nine-Story Tower.
This was truly a sensational event that shook the entire Qian Yuan Continent.
For the Qian Yuan Continent, where no one had ever entered the Nine-Story Pagoda before, even one person entering would be a qualitative breakthrough. Who would have thought that five people would enter at once?
At the sect's headquarters, while everyone was celebrating, only Lu Wenxing was yelling angrily, "I'm not convinced! Why am I only fifty-first! Even Chen Yaoqiang made it in!"
Chen Qi laughed heartily and reached out to put his hand on Lu Wenxing's shoulder, but Lu Wenxing ruthlessly shook him off.
Chen Qi didn't take it to heart and continued to laugh uncontrollably, saying, "This ranking sometimes doesn't just test martial prowess, it also tests intelligence! Hahaha!"
Lu Wenxing was even angrier.
It turned out that this guy had his sights set on the 45th place and was going to challenge him. But little did he know that there was someone ranked ahead of him in the 45th place, who was the 51st at the time.
He lost at number 45, but the challenge had already been issued. Even if he wins in the end, he can only be ranked number 51.
It's too late to launch another challenge. Those who just entered level 50 have a long queue ahead of them, one person per day, enough to keep them going until after the settlement date.
In the final days, the competition was no longer solely about skill; sometimes luck and spirit also played a role.
Seeing Lu Wenxing's dejected look, Shi Xuan offered a somewhat insincere consolation: "It's alright, Second Senior Brother. The Nine-Story Pagoda will open in three days. My Eldest Senior Brother and I will go inside for you and tell you what's inside when we come out. We'll make sure you feel like you're actually there!"
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