Lei Gong knew that he was not a weakling. Facing an opponent like Duanmu Yu, it was not impossible for him to win. Especially in the second round, Lin Yi's method of cracking the Scent of Autumn had given him an excellent reference. It was no exaggeration to say that he had at least a 60% chance of winning.
As expected, in this duel where he was determined to win, Duanmu Yu used the signature move of Falling Leaves in Autumn as soon as he came up. Under the chilling autumn intent, he instantly became invisible just like before.
"Haha, child's play!" Lei Gong was prepared for this. Almost at the same moment when Duanmu Yu's figure disappeared, he had already cut her waist with his hand, almost copying Lin Yi's method of cracking the move in the previous round.
This hand knife did not focus on power but speed. As long as he could successfully cut Duanmu Yu's waist, he would definitely win.
Although there was a slight suspicion of imitating, it had to be said that his response was indeed a brilliant psychological attack. Moreover, his reaction and speed were sufficiently fast, and it was extremely easy for others to be caught off guard.
However, to his surprise, his knifehand actually missed. His knifehand slashed across, but there was still nothing in front of him.
In the next moment, a palm-sized Darksteel Leaf abruptly smashed into his back. Lei Gong was originally a huge, burly man, but after being hit by this leaf, he was actually sent flying on the spot, directly over the heads of the crowd and into the sea. In this way, he was naturally eliminated.
"A Mountain of Leaves!" Xin Yijie's eyelids twitched. Although this move was far less famous than Scent of Autumn, it was one of the rare tough killer moves of the Ye Ling Sect. Its power was top-notch in the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, there were very few people in the Ye Ling Sect who had truly mastered this move, so it was even more difficult for outsiders to see it.
This was the first time Duanmu Yu had used this move in public. To be able to send a burly man like Lei Gong flying with one move, A Mountain of Leaves really lived up to its name.
Seeing Duanmu Yu calmly walk to the side to meditate and recover her Qi, everyone couldn't help but look at each other. This woman was as tough as a man, really not someone to be trifled with. With Scent of Autumn and A Mountain of Leaves, no one except for people like Lin Yi would be able to withstand it.
The third round of the competition continued in an orderly manner. With the previous two rounds as a foreshadowing, the performance of the contestants in this round was significantly less probing attacks. They often used their trump cards right from the start, and the duels entered a white-hot stage right from the start. Basically, the winner could be decided in two or three moves. This way, they could save more stamina for the fourth and fifth round of the competition.
It wasn't long before it was time for Lingshan and the others to go onstage again, and their performances were as dazzling as usual. Lingshan, Chentian, and the others won all three battles, getting the chance to participate in the test early.
As for Kang Xiaobo and the others, they didn't win all three battles, but they managed to get two wins and one loss. The situation was pretty good.
The only exception was Ying Ziyu. She was the only one who didn't have a good future. After three rounds, she won one and lost two, and the only win was from Yu Bing in the first round. The other two were easily defeated by the Archaic Alliance disciples, and she couldn't use the counter moves Lin Yi taught her at all. If this continued, things wouldn't look good for her.
"Ziyu, you …" Facing a situation like this, even Lin Yi didn't know what to do. He'd already done everything he could to come up with a counter move for the sects, and they only needed to memorize it in the exam room. But with Ziyu's situation, he couldn't possibly take the test himself, could he?
"Lin Yi bro, am I useless?" Ziyu smiled bitterly.
Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat as he looked at her. Although the girl was still forcing a smile on her face, tears were already welling up in her eyes. She was just trying her best not to let them fall.
"No." Lin Yi shook his head, feeling a little heartache as he looked at Ziyu pretending to be strong. He regretted it a little. At her age, he should've let her stay in the common world and enjoy her school life, but now he wanted to bring her to the Archaic Trials. Wasn't he being too hasty?
"It seems like I'll have to stay here alone this time." Ziyu said desolately. When Lin Yi brought up the idea of letting everyone participate in the Archaic Trials, she was the one who was the most eager to go. But from the looks of things now, she basically had no fate with the Archaic Trials anymore.
"Don't give up, you still have a chance." Lin Yi comforted.
"Lin Yi bro, you don't need to comfort me. I know my situation the best. It's impossible for me to win the next two rounds." Ziyu smiled bitterly.
She could've placed her hopes on luck, since if she were lucky enough to get her own people in the next two rounds, she'd be guaranteed a spot in the test. It was a shame that Lingshan, Wu Chentian, and the others who'd won all three rounds had gotten the spot prematurely, and in order to prevent them from affecting the fairness of the test, they weren't allowed to participate in the lot-drawing anymore. The only people who had a chance were Xiaobo and a few others.
Not only was the chance very low, but even if they did get their people, Ziyu wouldn't be able to ask Kang Xiaobo and the others to go easy on her. After all, even Kang Xiaobo and the others wouldn't be guaranteed a spot in the trials.
Lingshan and the others looked at each other. They wanted to comfort her, but they didn't know what to say. They knew that Ziyu had always been a headstrong person, and if they didn't say something right, not only wouldn't they be able to comfort her, it might even have the opposite effect.
"Nothing is impossible. You can't look at things from a pessimistic perspective. Although it's a pity that you've lost two matches in a row, if you look at it from an optimistic perspective, everything will be fine as long as you win two more matches, right? Plus, this situation isn't too bad. You might not be able to think of a solution on your own, but don't forget about me. "Lin Yi smiled.
"You have a solution, Lin Yi bro?" Ziyu's eyes lit up, but she shook her head. "It's useless, I'm too useless. You've already taught me all the moves, but I can't help but get nervous when I'm in the field, and I forget everything when I'm nervous. I can't use any moves at all, I'm just a piece of trash!"
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