"So that's how it is, the Soul Master genius who was all the rage a few days ago is him after all." In the contestant area, a young man wearing a half-silver mask was drinking tea and said leisurely, his demeanor completely unbothered by this small group match. The mask he wore was quite unusual, only covering the right half of his face from the bridge of his nose, and judging from the exposed part of his face, he was actually a handsome young man with a slightly feminine air about him.

  The masked young man indeed had the capital to be proud of, his cultivation having reached the late stage of Cong Mai, he was a core disciple of the Seventh Mystic Valley's Phantom Sect and also one of the seed players of the sixth group.

  The core disciples of the Seven Mysteries Valley are vastly different in strength from ordinary disciples. The core disciples themselves have good innate talent, and with sufficient resources, their strength is often several times higher than that of ordinary disciples.

  "What's going on, big brother is interested in this kid?" Next to the masked youth, a young man held a teapot, ready to pour water for the masked youth at any time, with an extremely attentive appearance.

  "He's not even worth my interest, but I just so happen to also know soul attacks, so he's a good target for me to practice on."

  "Big Brother is overestimating him, Big Brother using a soul attack on a mere peak-bone cultivator is truly killing a chicken with a bull knife." The young man seized the opportunity to flatter, this young man was just an ordinary disciple of the Seven Mysteries Valley, the resources provided by the Seven Mysteries Valley for ordinary disciples were fundamentally incomparable to those of core disciples. As a result, many ordinary disciples clung to the legs of core disciples, hoping to get some scraps from their fingers, which would be enough for them to use for a while.

  "It's my turn now."

  The masked man heard the judge call his name. He stood up from his seat and walked onto the stage. After seeing his opponent, his eyes lit up.

  What great luck. The first match and I've already encountered a beautiful girl, who is so young and has such high cultivation, truly a rare treasure.

  "In the lower realm, Bi Ting Hua, beautiful girl, are you going to admit defeat yourself or should I ask you to admit defeat?" Bi Ting Hua said with a smile, but the girl in front of him only had mid-stage Tempering Bone cultivation. She was more than one realm below him, and it was impossible for her to be his match.

  Qin Xingxuan gritted her teeth, she hadn't expected to encounter such a strong opponent as soon as she came up.

  "Xing Xuan, admit defeat!"

  Under the stage, Lin Ming shouted. Lin Ming could roughly estimate Qin Xuan's strength, at most he could defeat an opponent in the early stages of the Congenital Realm, but he couldn't beat a martial artist in the middle stages of the Congenital Realm. What's more, his opponent had reached the late stages of the Congenital Realm, and it wasn't just any ordinary late-stage Congenital Realm.

  Qin Xuan let out a soft sigh and said somewhat reluctantly: "I admit defeat."

  "The Peony Pavilion!"

  The referee announced that Da had lost the match without even fighting, and Qin Xuan was somewhat disappointed.

  Lin Ming patted Qin Xuan's shoulder lightly and said, "There's no need to be discouraged. You're only 15 years old, time is on your side, three years later will be your stage."

  "Hmm." Qin Xingxuan nodded slightly, feeling a bit better.

  Biting Hua originally had some regrets, looked at Lin Ming, and then looked at Qin Xingxuan. He suddenly grinned, the relationship between these two people seemed not to be simple, this made things more interesting. In front of a beautiful girl, her lover was defeated, what could be more interesting than that?

  Biting Hua stepped down from the stage, and his entourage immediately came up to him, beaming with smiles, saying: "Congratulations, Brother Tinghua, on your triumphant victory."

  "It's just a little girl, and I still can't beat her, what else can I compare to? However, this little girl is indeed talented, and among the core disciples of the Seven Mysteries Valley, she is also top-notch. She will probably be recruited by the Main Sect ahead of time."

  The sixth game, Qian Xiaohu versus Ling Sen!

  Qian Xiaohu was the diligent tea-pouring attendant by Bi Tinghua's side, although this guy focused on flattering and bootlicking, his own cultivation wasn't too bad either, having reached the initial stage of Qi Condensation, enough to prove that he still had some skills through the Shanmen Pass.

  It's said that it's his turn now, Qian Xiaohu excitedly stood up, "Big brother, it's my turn, I'll be right back."

  Bi Tinghua didn't think much of Qian Xiaohu at first, but after taking a glance at his opponent's cultivation, he was stunned. Was it really the early stage of Bone Tempering? How did he pass the Shanmen Gate? Could it be that he was a martial artist skilled in body techniques?

  The mountain gate is one pass, and the martial artist with a specialized body method has a great advantage. Some martial artists with average strength can also muddle through by relying on top-notch body methods.

  "Haha, big brother, I'm so lucky, I met a Bone Forging beginner, and he's from one of the 36 countries too. I bet this guy is only good at Body Techniques."

  Qian Xiaohu hadn't even taken the stage, but victory was already written all over his face. The difference was a whole realm apart, and his opponent was still just a martial artist from one of the thirty-six countries, so he didn't feel any pressure at all.

  "The game is on!"

  As soon as the judge's voice fell, Qian Xiaohu made a swift move towards Ling Sen, wanting to end the fight quickly. With his cultivation at the initial stage of Condensing Pulse, if he couldn't defeat an early-stage Bone Forging warrior from one of the 36 countries in an instant, it would be too humiliating.

  Little brother also wants to prove his own value, no big brother is willing to take in a useless person as little brother.

  Facing Qian Xiaohu's claw, Ling Sen walked steadily, without even drawing the heavy sword on his back. His aura burst forth, and a murderous intent spread out, covering the sky and earth. The air on the arena suddenly became thick and substantial, as if it had taken on a life of its own. The killing field was activated!

  Qian Xiaohu only felt that the scenery around him had changed, and he seemed to have arrived at the Blood Pool Hell, facing countless fierce ghosts of Shura, who were roaring towards him.

  Someone like Qian Xiaohu who is focused on flattering and bootlicking originally doesn't have a good martial heart, how can he possibly break through Ling Sen's killing domain?

  Qian Xiaohu's mind was in disarray, his footsteps were hasty, and his swordsmanship was full of flaws. In fact, he couldn't even see where Ling Sen was now, as the surrounding area was filled with vengeful spirits.

  Ling Sen took a casual step forward and stood in front of Qian Xiaohu, then punched out.

  "Boom!"

  Qian Xiaohu flew out backwards and heavily crashed into the protective shield, getting himself battered and bruised.

  "Ling Sen wins in the sixth round!"

  The judge looked at Ling Sen deeply, and Ling Sen's surprise was even more than Lin Ming's. The substantial killing intent condensed into a domain, and it was unbelievable that the killing intent could be used to such an extent.

  In the early stages of Tempering Marrow, he easily defeated his opponents in the initial stages of Condensing Pulse. Although Qian Xiaohu's strength was average, after all, he was a disciple of the Seven Mysteries Valley and was much stronger than ordinary warriors in the 36 countries who were at the initial stage of Condensing Pulse.

  The audience was stunned. What's going on? Was Qian Xiaohu pretending to be a monkey? How could he just stand there and watch as his opponent punched him flying?

  Qian Xiaohu got up from the ground, his face pale as he ran off the court. He was still frightened by the chaotic illusion from earlier and didn't dare to face Ling Sen again, it was like fighting a demon king.

  "Big brother...... I......" Qian Xiaohu was still in shock, losing to a martial artist who had just started training his bones, he himself couldn't lift his head up.

  Bi Tinghua didn't care about Qian Xiaohu, but instead looked at Ling Sen on the stage, stroking his chin with one hand. "The warriors of the 36 countries are getting more and more interesting, I underestimated them."

  The matches were held one by one, with twenty players in each group. Each player would face fifteen matches, and the winner would be decided by the number of wins. Until the twelfth match, Lin Ming's eyes lit up, "It turns out that Group Six also has such a master."

  Six groups had no seven Xuan Valley direct disciples, Lin Ming thought Bi Ting Hua was the strongest person, but now he saw a real master, cultivation condensed to the peak, and his own momentum made people's hearts tremble, like an invincible sword standing on the stage, his eyes were like sword light, piercing through the heart, as his opponent, even just facing him, had to withstand enormous pressure.

  "Jianzong Jiang Lanjian, please advise!" Jiang Lansword grasped the hilt with both hands and performed the warrior's duel ritual. Before this, he had been watching several opponents in other arenas who were worth his attention. As for group six, although there were Lin Ming and Bitinghua, a couple of decent masters, these two were far from being his match, so there was nothing much to pay attention to until his own match arrived.

  "Please... please advise." Jiang Lans sword's unlucky opponent was a Condensed Pulse initial warrior from the country of Huo Luo, his face at this time looked like an eggplant that had been frostbitten, he had already given up in his heart before the fight even began.

  "The game is on!"

  At the judge's word, the Holoro Country disciple hesitantly raised his hand, "I... I concede."

  It's clear that we can't win, so there's no need to humiliate ourselves. If the strength difference isn't too great, we can still fight and gain some experience. But now the gap is huge, and even if we try, we'll just get defeated instantly and learn nothing. It's better to conserve our energy for the next match.

  "Jiang Lansword wins." The judges had no surprises.

  Jiang Lansword turned around and left the stage, glancing at Lin Ming before he walked away, but only swept his gaze over him without stopping his footsteps for a moment.

  "Jiang Lansword, although not a direct disciple, is not much weaker than a direct disciple in terms of strength. In terms of combat power, the Sword Sect of Qiuxuan Valley has always been the strongest among all sects. I'm actually looking forward to fighting Jiang Lansword..." Lin Ming's heart ignited with battle intent.

  ……

  "Round 21, Lin Ming vs Wang Wu!"

  It's finally Lin Ming and Wang Wu's turn to gamble, with the judge's announcement, Qinziya and Luo surname middle-aged man in the audience also perked up, the two were originally sitting not far from each other, hearing the judge's announcement, they exchanged a glance, both seeing a faint smile in each other's eyes.

  Qinzi looked away and focused on the competition, while a middle-aged man with the surname Luo stroked his chin, thinking to himself: "I admit I underestimated Lin Ming, but wanting to defeat Wang Wu won't be that easy, let's wait and see."

  After Lin Ming killed Chen Xiao, who had a chance to break into the top 100 this time, Wang Wu also put away his underestimation. His cultivation was only one level higher than Chen Xiao's after all. He must be cautious when facing Lin Ming, otherwise he would capsize in a ditch if he wasn't careful.

  The match hadn't even started yet, but Wang Wu had already condensed his true yuan to the outside of his body, forming a tangible layer of light. This kind of technique was nothing special for Wang Wu.

  "Oh? A True Yuan shield to defend against soul attacks, I didn't think you had practiced this technique?"

  "Hmph, since you dared to accept my challenge, I naturally have some understanding of you. Back then at the South China Building, you used your soul power to defeat Ouyang Ziyun, I've known about this for a long time, how could I not be prepared!"