After Lin Yun, another person had defeated a titled figure. No one would’ve expected this scene before the competition. After all, titled figures were invincible in their eyes, and it was impossible for them to lose unless they bump into another fellow titled figure.
Everluck was strong, especially his spear technique. But Situ Yi was stronger, and his strength far exceeded Everluck the moment he brought out his Martial Soul.
Wasn’t Twilight strong? He was because he could easily defeat an ordinary cultivator in the Violet Palace Realm, but Lin Yun was stronger with his cultivation technique in the ninth stage.
Many people sensed that an era was coming. This competition wasn’t like the previous, and there were too many surprises. With the appearance of so many underdogs, anything was possible, and no one was sure who could be the champion.
Very quickly, the final battle started. The battle between Flying Feather and Erget. Two figures descended on the stage at the same time the moment the princess made her announcement, and everyone was looking forward to this battle the most.
“Qin Yu, our battle will never end the moment it starts. Why don’t we decide our victory with one move? This way, we can also save our trump cards for the later part of the competition,” suggested Erget.
“It doesn’t matter to me since you’ll be the one losing anyways,” smiled Qin Yu, looking confident about this battle.
Egret frowned his brows, and he smiled, “You’re arrogant. Aren’t you afraid that this is a trap from me?”
“I have always been this way. I will become the champion, and no one can stop me. Not Trueorigin, not Heartcliff, not you. Cut the crap, you can decide how we fight,” said Qin Yu with arrogance filled in his tone.
He was giving off great pressure, and everyone would’ve found him arrogant if he was someone else. But he was Qin Yu, the most popular candidate in the Dragon Gate Competition. No one dared to say anything because he had the strength to back up his words.
“Let’s go with palm techniques then. The loser will surrender,” said Erget.
“I’ll give you a friendly reminder, change another one. You might have some chance of winning if we’re competing with others. But you won’t have any chance in palm techniques,” smiled Qin Yu.
“I’ll only know after we fight.” Egret still stuck to palm techniques.
“There’s no need to compete. You’ve already lost.” Qin Yu suddenly raised his brow, and he appeared before Erget. Without any hesitation, he threw out his palm.
In that split second, he emitted a crimson radiance, and his aura was domineering. This made Erget, who was initially confident, to have his face replaced with shock. He never expected that Qin Yu would be so powerful.
Just the blazing aura coming from Qin Yu alone made him feel as if he was being refined in a cauldron. Without a second thought, he threw his palm forth.
When the two palms clashed, Egret was sent flying out. When he fell onto the ground, he threw out three mouthfuls of blood from Qin Yu’s origin energy raging in his body.
“The Profound Yang Art!” Egret looked at Qin Yu in disbelief. “This is an earth grade cultivation technique. How the hell are you able to practice an earth grade cultivation technique.”
“Nothing is impossible in this world. I’ve said that you won’t be able to win in terms of palm techniques. You can get lost now,” said Qin Yu indifferently. He raised his palm, and the blazing energy sent Erget off the stage.
The entire plaza was silent from the shock. No one had expected that a battle between two titled figures would end so quickly. Even Trueorigin needed three moves to defeat his opponent, but Qin Yu had settled the fight in just one.
Standing on the stage, Qin Yu looked around domineering and gave off a powerful pressure.
“Holy shit, the rumors are actually true. Qin Yu actually practiced an earth grade cultivation technique!”
“It’s weird that he hasn’t gone amok yet.”
“He must have his secrets as the prince.”
“This means that the champion of the Dragon Gate Competition belongs to him.” An uproar burst out from the spectators as all of them looked at Qin Yu with fear. With that, the best sixteen had emerged in the competition.
“Junior Brother, his gaze was filled with ill-intentions when he looked at you,” whispered Chen Xuanjun. Qin Yu’s strength had exceeded everyone’s expectations, and he couldn’t help but be worried for Lin Yun’s safety.
“Everyone already knows that he wants to kill me in the competition. So what? I’m not afraid of him since I’m standing here,” replied Lin Yun.
“Has the best sixteen been born?” An elderly voice sounded out in the plaza.
Emperor Qin’s face changed on his seat, and he immediately stood out, “Lord Envoy, the best sixteen has emerged. According to the rules, you will be presiding over the competition.”
“No need. This competition is rather interesting. There’s still suspense in the competition, and I’m not in a hurry to show up. Work hard, brats. All of you can receive a gift from me if you reach the quarterfinals, and the higher your ranking, the more precious the gift will be. For the top three, you will be bestowed with one cosmic artifact. For the champion, I will personally agree to one request of his.” The elderly voice rang out in the plaza, which made everyone’s blood boil.
This was the reason why the Dragon Gate Competition was so attractive to everyone. But since the envoy said that there was still a suspense in this competition, did that mean that Qin Yu wasn’t going to become the champion?
This made everyone filled with even more expectations for this competition. Since the envoy had already said those words, this meant that there must still be people who still have not revealed their trump cards.
“You can continue to preside over the competition, as long as you’re able to ensure fairness.”
“I won’t take any sides,” replied Emperor Qin.
“Very well.” The envoy’s words made many people disappointed.
Emperor Qin looked around, and he announced, “I believe all of you have heard Lord Envoy’s words, and the rules will stay the same. We will rank everyone in the top sixteen according to the speed you guys have ended the fight. The first will fight the last, the second will fight the second last. As such, we will determine the best eight.”
Lin Yun was rather surprised when he heard that because he never imagined that the fight would be determined in this manner. This meant that Qin Yu would be the first, and Trueorigin the second. This also meant that they would get into the best eight with no problems. The higher your ranking, the weaker your opponent.
Then again, many people were naturally unhappy with the rules. After all, anyone who was going to face Qin Yu and Trueorigin would certainly be defeated. Then again, this method was extremely effective in determining the best eight as quickly as possible.
Lin Yun knew that his ranking wouldn’t be high since his opponent was Twilight and he used over two hundred moves.
A long time later, Luo Feng returned with a dark face. He first looked at Bai Lixuan, and he said, “Bai Lixuan, you’re ranked eighth, and your opponent is Zhou Hong, ranked ninth.”
“Zhou Hong…” Zhou Hong was the direct descendant of the Zhou Clan, an expert in the Heavenly Qin Institute. His opponent was average, and the pressure wasn’t great on Bai Lixuan.
“Zhou Hong’s strength is comparable to Zuo Yun, and there should be no problem for you to get into the top eight,” said Luo Feng. Promoting to the best eight meant that Bai Lixuan would receive a title and be qualified for the Draconic Banquet.
But Bai Lixuan’s face was calm without any joy. He replied, “I’ll still make it into the top eight even if Zhou Hong isn’t my opponent.”
Luo Feng squeezed out a smile, and his expression turned grave when he looked at Lin Yun. The atmosphere suddenly became tense because everyone could sense that there was something amiss.
Ye Feng who had been eliminated also wore an odd expression. He naturally didn’t wish for Lin Yun to make it far in the competition since he was eliminated. After all, it would be a great blow to his pride if Lin Yun makes it into the top eight.
“You’re ranked eleventh, and your opponent is Heartcliff,” said Luo Feng as he tossed a jade token over to Lin Yun.
Lin Yun wasn’t too surprised that he was ranked eleventh. When he grabbed onto the jade token and raised his head, he coincidentally bumped into Heartcliff’s gaze, who was looking over with an indifferent yet sinister grin.