As the outside world speculated, the arena matches in the trial by fire continued. Although there were quite a number of participants, each time, half of the participants would be eliminated. Gradually, the number of small squares left grew smaller and smaller. The number of cultivators who participated in the arena matches gradually decreased until … only eight people remained!
The moment these eight people were chosen, the cultivators of the three Sects paid close attention to them.
Every single one of them had experienced many battles and had never suffered a single defeat from the beginning to the end. That was why they were able to reach the top eight. According to the rules of the trial, as long as they failed once, they would be sent out and their qualifications to participate in the trial would be revoked.
Therefore, those who were able to reach this point were the strongest cultivators of the three Sects!
Among them, there were five people whose identities didn't surprise the cultivators of the three Sects. These five people … were the Dao Children of the three Sects!
The Harmony Sect's Shi Lingzi and Yue Lingzi. The Music Dao Sect's Heng Zi and Yin Xi. As for the last person, it was the Hengqin Sect's … Bai Jia!
The Hengqin Sect originally had two Dao Children participating in the trial. One of them was the Red Devil, and the other was the White Armor. Both were extraordinarily handsome men, and their relationship was no longer a secret. Although they weren't Dao companions, they were closer than Dao companions.
It was just that … the Red Fiend met Wang Baole unexpectedly and was defeated. This caused the momentum of the six Dao Children entering the top eight to be disrupted.
Wang Baole, as the sixth person, replaced the Red Devil and entered the top eight.
In addition to the six of them, there were two other famous cultivators. Although they didn't have a record of defeating a Dao Child, they still managed to enter the top eight with strength that wasn't any weaker than a Dao Child's.
However, compared to Wang Baole's unknown reputation, these two people were actually quite famous. However, they had been in seclusion for many years, so most of the people who knew them were the older disciples.
Of these two people, one was from the Hengqin Sect, the other was from the Music Dao Sect. They were both losers in the competition for the position of Dao Child. Many years had passed since then, and they had bitterly cultivated, all for the sake of … rising up again today.
Now that the top eight had appeared, the three Sects watched on as the small squares in front of them merged together to form an enormous square.
There were eight towering pillars in the public square. As the light shone, Wang Baole and the rest of the eight were teleported to different pillars.
As soon as they appeared, the eight of them saw each other. Each of them had a different expression on their faces. Wang Baole narrowed his eyes slightly. He once again saw the peerlessly beautiful Yue Lingzi, as well as Shi Lingzi, who was staring at the old disciple of the Music Rhythm Sect.
From the looks of it, the latter seemed to be suspecting that the person he had met back then was this old disciple of his.
There were also the two Dao Children from the Dao of Music Rhythm. This was especially true of the young cultivator who wore a long white robe and had no hair or eyebrows. His eyes were as calm as water, and as he stood there, he seemed to blend in with his surroundings. Anyone who looked at him would naturally think of the ancient and elegant sounds of music.
The sight caused Wang Baole's eyes to narrow slightly. The others were also sizing each other up. That was especially true of Wang Baole, who was a complete stranger to them.
After all … as far as they knew, they had never encountered the Red Devil. Since the Red Devil hadn't appeared, that meant … that someone in the group had eliminated the Red Devil.
Anyone who could do that was not to be underestimated.
Because of that, the one whose expression changed the most was … Bai Jia from the Hengqin Sect.
He looked around at the other seven, and when he realized that the Red Devil was nowhere to be seen, his eyes shone with a cold light. He looked past Wang Baole and the other two old disciples toward Yin Xi and Yue Lingzi.
"Which one of you disqualified the Red Devil?"
Based on Bai Jia's understanding, even though the Red Devil was not the strongest, he was definitely not someone who could be eliminated by an ordinary person. To be able to eliminate the Red Devil without suffering too much damage was naturally even more difficult. Hence, among the seven people around him, he felt … that the only ones who had the highest chance of doing so were Yue Lingzi and Yin Xi.
"I didn't encounter him," Yin Xi said flatly with a calm expression.
The moment he said that, Bai Jia believed him. He might not know Yin Xi, but he knew that there was no need to hide such things. Therefore, his gaze instantly fell on Yue Lingzi, and there was an intense coldness in his eyes.
"It has nothing to do with me," Yue Lingzi said coldly, ignoring Bai Jia's hostility.
Her words caused Bai Jia to frown. He swept his gaze past the other Dao Children, then towards Wang Baole and the other two old disciples. The killing intent in his eyes gradually grew stronger.
The two old disciples' expressions were cold, and they didn't say anything. Wang Baole thought about it for a moment, then smiled kindly at Bai Jia. Perhaps it was because his smile was too sincere, but Bai Jia's gaze was focused on the two old disciples.
At that moment, before Bai Jia could say anything, Shi Lingzi from the Hengqin Sect was the first to speak. He stared at the old disciple from the Hengqin Sect and suddenly gritted his teeth.
"Was it you?!"
His words came out of nowhere, and at first glance, it seemed as if Shi Lingzi was helping Bai Jia ask the question. However, only Wang Baole knew … that there was a deeper meaning to the question. After thinking about it for a moment, he continued to smile kindly and watch the show.
However … the area where the eight pillars were located was somewhat different from the area around the arena. It was a meeting place specially prepared for the top eight, so the sound inside was not restricted by the Laws, and could be heard in the outside world.
Therefore … when Bai Jia looked at Wang Baole and the others with killing intent, and when Wang Baole smiled kindly, strange expressions appeared on the faces of the disciples of the three sects.
"This guy …."
"He's actually still trying to hide it …."
"Shameless!!"
Wang Baole naturally couldn't hear the discussions in the outside world. At that moment, he was smiling and watching the show. Suddenly, he sensed something and turned his head to look in two directions to his right, where he saw Yin Xi's eyes.
Strange ripples could be seen in those eyes as they stared at Wang Baole.
"This guy … is somewhat interesting." Wang Baole's eyes narrowed as he and Yin Xi stared at each other for a few breaths of time. After that … the second selection battle of the trial by fire was about to begin.
The pillars of the eight cultivators began to emit intense light, as if they were about to merge into each other. For example, Wang Baole's pillar of light had already begun to merge with Yue Lingzi's.
Once that happened, the battle would begin. Everyone was prepared, knowing that the next round would be the selection battle for the top four.
However, it was at this moment … that Bai Jia, who had been on the verge of merging with Shi Lingzi's pillar of light, suddenly raised his head and called out to the Heavens.
"Lord, I am willing to give up the fight for first place in exchange for a battle with the person who eliminated the Red Devil!
"Please grant my wish, Lord!"
The moment Bai Jia's words left his mouth, the cultivators from the three sects outside grew excited and expectant. Even those in the top eight looked over curiously. Only Wang Baole sighed and muttered under his breath.
"That's cheating …."
Soon, a voice as deep as the might of the Heavens echoed out.
"Permission granted!"
As soon as the voice rang out, Wang Baole watched helplessly as the light from his pillar of light was forcibly pulled away from Yue Lingzi's pillar of light. It shot toward Bai Jia, and then merged with him.
"So, it's you!!" Bai Jia looked over at Wang Baole, killing intent exploding out of his eyes.
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