Chapter 53: The Battle of Three Powers

  On the stage, Qin Yue'er stood alone like a solitary moon, holding her sword on the stage, her face calm and composed, without any tension. To Qin Yue'er, Dai Mingming was really not her cup of tea.

  Dai Mingming also seemed to know clearly that he was no match for Qin Yue'er. After getting on the stage, his face was calm and his sword remained sheathed. He walked straight up to Qin Yue'er and said calmly, "Sister Moon, I admit defeat."

  Wow!

  As soon as this was said, the disciples watching the match below were in an uproar. Although they clearly knew that Dai Mingming was no match for Qin Yu'er, they did not expect Dai Mingming to be so straightforward, skipping the comparison altogether and directly admitting defeat. This was a very difficult thing for a proud martial artist to do.

  But it also reflects Dai Mingming's mentality, knowing that he can't win the fight, he simply doesn't fight, facing it calmly, waiting for the day when he rises again, and then recovers his former dominance.

  As for the disciples of Qi Changlao and Ximen Wudi, they didn't think much of it at all. Their eyes had never been on Daimingming from the start, so whether he fought or not, they didn't care.

  It was Qin Yue'er who found Dai Mingming's actions somewhat surprising, and she was stunned for a moment before saying: "Dai Shidi has yielded."

  Dai Mingming forfeited, thus the top three of the Yinghao List were born: Xiao Chen, Qian Ming, and Qin Yue'er.

  Then, Cai Qing announced the rules of the three-strong competition. Cai Qing's voice was loud and clear: "From now on, the top three of the English Heroes List are born. Next, we will proceed with the top three matches. The top three battles do not have a bye system, but adopt a two-on-two match system. Whoever wins two games first advances to the first place, whoever loses two games in a row is third. If there is a win-lose cycle situation, an additional game will be played."

  "Now, Xiao Chen, Gan Ming, Qin Yue'er, the three of you come up to draw lots and decide the order of appearance." Cai Qing said after explaining the rules.

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen and the other two walked forward, just like before, to start drawing lots. Xiao Chen drew first, randomly picking one of the three sticks. Qian Ming drew second, and Qin Yue'er third.

  Xiao Chen drew a look, only to see that the sign on his hand was written with a "three", while Qian Ming's sign was written with a "one", and Qin Yue'er's sign was written with a "two".

  "The match between One-Character Sign and Two-Character Sign begins." Cai Qing announced, "Next, Two-Character Sign will compete against Three-Character Sign, and finally One-Character Sign will compete against Three-Character Sign. The competition is now underway."

  As Cai Qing's declaration began, Xiao Chen walked down from the stage, while Qin Yue'er and Gan Ming remained on the stage, both sides saluted each other, and the trial started.

  This match was very eye-catching, Qin Yue'er suddenly rose to prominence, her eyes could burst into red light, and the red light flashed, it was boundless power. The other disciples didn't know why, but they knew it was very powerful. Qi Changlao and Xiao Chen knew that it was the prelude to Qin Yue'er's Qingying Blood Moon Battle Body awakening.

  Therefore, Qi Changlao and Xiao Chen both felt that Qin Yu'er had a great chance of winning this battle.

  Qian Ming was also a hot favorite to win the championship this time, but after all, he wasn't a warrior. Although he had reached the Nine Heavens of Concentrated Spirit, he was still one small boundary higher than Qin Yue'er, but in terms of combat strength, he might not be able to compare with Qin Yue'er yet.

  The outcome of this battle was highly suspenseful, and no one dared to confirm who would win or lose.

  It was those disciples who started gossiping again, and someone said: "This battle is definitely going to be exciting. In my opinion, Qin Yue's sister has a great chance of winning. With the red light flashing in her eyes and her power surging, Qian Ming will probably be unable to withstand it."

  "It's not necessarily the case, Brother Qianming came up and directly challenged the second place of the Yuan Yinghao list, easily winning, extremely strong, even if Qin Yue'er is formidable, she may not be a match for Brother Qianming. Until now, we still haven't seen Brother Qianming reveal his ultimate move!"

  "It's done, it's done! Master Qianming has easily advanced and beheaded the generals. This time he will surely play his trump card! Let's wait and see!"

  "Can't Qin Yue's junior sister have an ace up her sleeve? Is it okay for Xu He to have one but not Qin Yue's junior sister?"

  “……”

  Most of these disciples are not very capable, and their vision is not great either. They just like to watch the excitement, and their mouths are the most vicious. In heated debates, they act as if they were expert critics.

  Among the guesses and debates of these disciples, the battle on the arena also began. Qin Yue'er patted the treasure sword at her waist, and with a 'swoosh' sound, the sword was unsheathed, its energy piercing and tearing through the air, wildly howling out, like a flying swan suddenly appearing, extremely bright and swift, cold light flashing, first attacking Qian Ming.

  "Hmph!" Qian Ming's mouth corners slightly curved, facing Qin Yue'er's sword with an unchanged expression, his face full of confidence. In his heart, he thought: "Even if you're as strong as Xiao Chen, I won't be intimidated. After swallowing two Violent Mystic Pills, my true energy has burst forth, and my strength has reached 8,000 jin. This sword is simply too weak for me."

  He thought to himself, unaffected by Qin Yue's powerful sword, and the violent Xuan Dan he swallowed was not afraid of being detected because he had the potential for a Golden Body War Body. It just hadn't awakened yet, so when the violent Xuan Dan entered his body, it would melt away with his Golden Body War Body constitution, making it impossible to detect. Other war bodies couldn't dissolve the aura of the violent Xuan Dan, only the Golden Body War Body could do that.

  So Qian Ming would dare to devour the violent Xuan Dan, while others did not dare, as soon as they ate it, they would be discovered. Qi Chang Lao's eyes were like a torch, and he could see through it at a glance.

  Only dry brightness can make cheating fair and square.

  Bang!

  Qin Yue'er's sword thrust forward, piercing through the void like a flowing stream of moonlight, silently and swiftly. In an instant, she arrived at Qian Ming's front, her sword about to pierce his heart. The disciples watching were frightened out of their wits, breaking into cold sweats. Just then, Qian Ming suddenly moved, his speed as swift as lightning. His treasured sword was instantly inflated by a robust True Qi, bursting forth with dazzling radiance. The True Qi spilled from the sword like divine needles, piercing the eyes.

  It was this sword that lightly and easily lifted Qin Yue'er, who was attacking at high speed, and sent her flying out with a single move.

  Qin Yue'er was like a flying swallow, and at the same time that Qian Ming's sword sent her flying, she somersaulted in mid-air, actually spinning around in a full circle. Her body sprang back into action, continuing to attack.

  At the same time, a red glow burst forth in Qin Yue'er's eyes, and her entire demeanor changed. That lonely, clear-as-water temperament suddenly became sharp and fierce, like a demon enraged. This sword was more than four times stronger than the first one she had unleashed earlier.

  Boom!

  The treasured sword swiftly stabbed out, unexpectedly stirring the heavenly and earthly primal energy. Under the swift impact, the heavenly and earthly primal energy was compressed to a critical point by the sword's aura in an instant, and an explosion occurred. Thus, from the viewer's perspective, Qin Yue'er's sword strike was accompanied by thunderous rumbles, with the sword's momentum like lightning, shaking the air and displaying enormous power.

  At this moment, even the usually calm and collected Qian Ming's face turned serious. He took a step forward on the ground, his treasured sword suddenly flashing with a burst of sword energy, as he advanced instead of retreating. His body was almost parallel to the ground, like a low-flying swallow, his sword dancing wildly, shining with a silver light that poured down to the earth, forming a dense web of swords that enveloped Qin Yue'er from all sides.

  Ding! Ding! Ding! Clang! Clang! Clang!

  In the blink of an eye, the two sides made contact, and the treasured sword immediately erupted with a loud crashing sound. Sparks flew like flowers, bursting and flashing in clusters. The sword in Qian Ming's hand was like wind and wheel, each stroke containing 8,000 jin of force. The power released by the two Violent Profound Bombs was exceptionally terrifying.

  Although Qin Yue'er had a martial body, she hadn't fully awakened yet. As a result, in terms of strength, she was inferior to Qian Ming. The moment they clashed, the intense impact caused Qin Yue'er to be firmly suppressed by Qian Ming. Her treasured sword became increasingly uncontrollable, completely following Qian Ming's sword momentum. After three rounds, Qin Yue'er only had the power to resist.

  "Explode!"

  At this moment, Qianming seized the opportunity, let out a loud shout, and his treasured sword stabbed forward fiercely, like wind and thunder, with the momentum of breaking through all laws.

  At this moment, Qian Ming once again used the Congyun Sword Technique of the inner door, and this move was actually the Broken Cloud Style.

  Qin Yue'er was already at a disadvantage in terms of strength compared to Gan Ming, and now Gan Ming had unleashed this set of advanced mortal-level battle techniques. How could Qin Yue'er possibly withstand it? Amidst the sound of clashing swords, Qin Yue'er let out a cry of surprise as her elegant figure drew an arc in mid-air before falling onto the arena floor.

  The scene below was a shock, Qin Yueer had actually lost, and was defeated by Qian Ming.

  "Really?" Qi Chang saw this scene and also frowned, his eyes like a sharp sword looking at Qian Ming. He felt that Qian Ming seemed to have swallowed the violent Xuan Dan, the explosive power of the true energy was too fierce, otherwise with Qian Ming's non-warrior physique, it would be impossible to have such a strong attack.

  However, what disappointed Qi Changlao was that he did not see any aura of the violent Dan on Qianming's body, nor even the aura of taking the Dan medicine, which made him very puzzled.

  "Qianming's power is about to catch up with me, he must have eaten some kind of elixir." Watching this battle, Xiao Chen thought to himself with absolute certainty. Because the Starlight Battle Body was the strongest among all battle bodies, no other battle body could surpass its power. Yet Qianming wasn't even a battle body, and yet he burst forth with such power, Xiao Chen was naturally convinced.

  Qin Yue'er was defeated, and the next round would be a battle between me and him. If I defeat her, she will be eliminated. I want to pull her over, can't defeat her, it seems that later I'll have to let her win, selling personal feelings. Xiao Chen thought to himself.

  Qin Yue'er's martial arts skills are naturally suited for espionage, and Xiao Chen needs someone like that by his side. Compared to finding the person who poisoned him, this number one spot on the Hero Rankings is something Xiao Chen can give up to Qin Yue'er.

  So now Xiao Chen began to ponder, whether to get rid of Qian Ming and make Qin Yue'er the first. Qian Ming was indeed strong, but Xiao Chen didn't put him in his eyes. Even if Qian Ming swallowed a violent Xuan Dan, Xiao Chen would not be afraid. The Starlight Battle Body swept across everything, who dared to block it.

  On the stage, Qin Yue'er's delicate body rose from the ground, her eyes blazing with intense bloodlight. Her entire demeanor underwent a drastic change as her black hair flew wildly and her clothes fluttered fiercely. At this moment, Qin Yue'er was enraged, and her Clear Shadow Blood Moon Battle Body was on the verge of awakening. The true energy in her dantian began to rotate frantically, causing eight whirlwinds within her dantian to spin wildly, which in turn sent Qin Yue'er's power soaring crazily upwards.

  Qian Ming was shocked by this scene, a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes, but soon this astonishment turned into madness. "For the first place, I must not fail, I must defeat Qin Yueer, she can be strong, and so can I!"

  With a clear and bright gaze, she swept her eyes across the crowd below, only to find that everyone's attention was focused on Qin Yue'er. She thought to herself, "Heaven is helping me," and with a quick flip of her hand, she took out a Bu Xuan Dan and swallowed it down.