After the victorious contestants rested for a day, they started the elimination battle to determine the top eight.
The first match, Li Ziqi against Huang Peng!
The tickets for this match were inflated to a sky-high price, 300 times higher than the original price. Even so, it was hard to get a ticket.
As Sun Mo became famous and Li Ziqi broke the record of being the youngest great teacher, they gradually became well-known. Hence, the conflict between them and Secondary Saint Zhou was also known to more people.
In the Nine Provinces, saints were like the heavens, existences revered by tens of thousands of people. In that case, secondary saints who were a step away from becoming saints were also lofty and unreachable existences.
There were simply too many students who were rejected by secondary saints.
Moreover, those who had the qualifications to go to the Secondary Saint Zhou to become his disciple definitely had a strong background. After all, how could ordinary people reach the threshold of secondary saints?
In the past, when they were rejected by Secondary Saint Zhou, they didn't dare to say anything and could only blame their children for having ordinary aptitude. However, Li Ziqi's sudden appearance made them start to consider another possibility.
Could it be that Secondary Saint Zhou had made a mistake?
Of course, there were also some people whose children weren't good, but as parents, they would feel that their children were the best. Hence, they didn't dare to question Secondary Saint Zhou in the past, but now they started to do so.
(You want an example?)
Wasn't Li Ziqi one?
These people had power and authority, and their words had great authority. When they started to privately spread this topic, one could imagine how fast Secondary Saint Zhou's reputation fell!
This was also the reason why Secondary Saint Zhou wanted to suppress Sun Mo and arrange for the Ancientness Building to take the test.
But who knew that Sun Mo would break the record again, comprehend the Ancientness Halo, and even take out the Imperial Spirit Rune?
As the saying went, there was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts.
Even someone as knowledgeable as Bai Wenzhang could only be ranked first in the spirit rune domain. But now, Sun Mo had obtained the title of the number one spirit rune master in the Nine Provinces.
It was publicly acknowledged!
There was no doubt!
In the eyes of ordinary people, they wouldn't consider the tactical value of each spirit rune or the technical content contained within. What they were looking at was how amazing and cool this thing was!
Sun Mo's invention of the Imperial Spirit Rune allowed people to break free from the restraints of the earth and fly into the sky. To them, this was turning a dream into reality!
Even if this spirit rune couldn't fly at high speed and could only float in the air, the people didn't care. In any case, it was impressive. They just needed to brag about it.
Actually, from Sun Mo's point of view, if one didn't have the ability to attack from a long distance, which meant that one didn't have the explosive power of a spirit rune rod or outstanding archery skills, then the value of the Imperial Sky Spirit Rune wouldn't be as great as the Dragon Ball Spirit Rune that could make one go berserk. However, in terms of coolness, the former could pull all the spirit runes in the history of the Nine Provinces together.
To become a grandmaster in spirit runes, one had to obtain a license, and to become an ancestor-grade spirit rune master, one had to obtain academic achievements. Although Sun Mo already had one, he hadn't taken the test yet. Strictly speaking, he couldn't even be considered a grandmaster spirit rune master. However, the people didn't care about this and directly referred to him as the number one spirit rune master in the Nine Provinces.
From then on, no matter how many years passed, as long as Sun Mo didn't die, he would be an existence akin to the ceiling of the Nine Provinces' spirit rune world.
Even if he died, after a thousand years, no one would be able to surpass him.
This was the significance of the Imperial Space Rune!
In addition, Sun Mo had continuously created new records in the great teacher examination. It could be said that he would be one of the top four rankers for sure. Hence, many people started to address him as a saint candidate.
It was because everyone felt that Sun Mo couldn't become a saint, but he would definitely be able to become a secondary saint. After all, he was only 23 years old.
The sun was warm, and the clouds were bright!
When Huang Peng walked up the arena, the entire martial dojo fell silent for a few seconds. After that, booing sounds rang out. These were the parents of some children who had been rejected by Secondary Saint Zhou. They had spent money to hire people to intentionally disgust the Zhou Clan.
Wan Xiulin and Huang Peng's countenances immediately turned grim.
When Li Ziqi saw this scene, she smiled. After that, she lowered her head and bowed to Sun Mo.
"Teacher, I'm going!"
"You must be careful!"
Sun Mo reminded. He had already made preparations to save them at any time.
Everyone was in such a bad situation, and it was very possible that the other party would kill someone!
"The one who should be careful is Huang Peng!"
Li Ziqi didn't walk up the arena. Instead, she activated the Imperial Space Rune and floated up into the air, landing on the arena.
Wow!
This cool and domineering scene immediately caused everyone to exclaim in surprise. After that, thunderous applause rang out.
Right now, in everyone's eyes, Secondary Saint Zhou was a villain. After misjudging a child's aptitude, he didn't repent and continued to suppress the other party.
As for Li Ziqi, she didn't give up hope just because of Secondary Saint Zhou's words. Through her hard work, she managed to stand on this stage that everyone was watching.
In everyone's hearts, Li Ziqi's experience was simply too inspirational.
They hoped that Li Ziqi would win!
Because in this world, the majority of people were still ordinary people. They didn't wish for talent to determine their fate. They wanted hard work and sweat to determine success or failure.
The Li Ziqi before them represented hard work!
"The two of you, don't overdo it in a personal disciples battle!"
Tong Yiming warned.
His words were biased towards Sun Mo, worried that Huang Peng would hurt Li Ziqi. But after saying this, he felt that he was worrying too much.
As long as Li Ziqi could fly, she would be in an invincible position!
"Huang Peng, I won't be able to fly in this battle. So, you can consider it as a ground battle."
Li Ziqi announced loudly!
Hua ~
Ordinary spectators didn't know what the little sunny egg's words meant, but cultivators understood.
If Li Ziqi could fly, then Huang Peng's battle strategy would be greatly restricted. The prerequisite for all of his battle strategies was to first stop Li Ziqi from flying.
Li Ziqi's words meant that she wanted to fight a fair and square battle with Huang Peng!
"I don't need your charity. If I want to win, I'll win flawlessly."
Huang Peng's lips twitched.
"I admire your courage, but..."
Li Ziqi lifted her chin slightly and looked at Huang Peng. "Before you speak to me, please add the title 'Great Teacher Li'..."
"Wow, eldest martial sister is so domineering!"
Lu Zhiruo felt that Li Ziqi was very cool!
"I didn't expect eldest martial sister to be so harsh!"
Qin Yaoguang laughed. "This little venomous tongue is really infuriating."
Sun Mo sighed ruefully. He knew that Li Ziqi was extremely disappointed because of Secondary Saint Zhou's evaluation and had even thought of committing suicide!
It wasn't that he was boasting, but if it wasn't for him, even if Li Ziqi didn't die, she would be crippled.
Huang Peng's countenance immediately flushed to the color of pig liver.
Yet, he had no way to rebut.
Li Ziqi was a great teacher. In the Nine Provinces, this was a very respected occupation. Even emperors would refer to them as' great teacher 'when they saw them.
No matter how high Huang Peng's cultivation base was and how old he was, he had to address Li Ziqi as a student.
Li Ziqi looked at the sullen expression on Huang Peng's face and then glanced at Wan Xiulin who wanted nothing more than to leave this place immediately. She felt great in her heart.
"Thank you, Teacher. You've allowed me to hold my head high!"
Li Ziqi looked toward Sun Mo, her gaze filled with worship and attachment.
"Secondary Saint Zhou is doomed!"
Some great teachers sighed ruefully.
Let alone Wan Xiulin, even if Secondary Saint Zhou came personally, Li Ziqi would dare to let him address her as Great Teacher Li if he was disrespectful to Li Ziqi.
It was because no matter how strong a secondary saint was, he wasn't a saint.
Only before a saint would all the great teachers publicly acknowledge that they weren't qualified to call themselves great teachers. It was because everyone below the saint was a student!
"Sigh, Ziqi will offend Secondary Saint Zhou to death by saying this!"
Jin Mujie sighed.
"It's fine. Our Central Province Academy can't afford to offend a secondary saint now!"
An Xinhui took the blame for this.
"Sister An, this is the first time I've seen you being so domineering!"
Gu Xiuxun teased.
When An Xinhui heard this, her face flushed up.
This was all thanks to Sun Mo. Otherwise, with how poor the Central Province Academy was, how would they be qualified to look down on a secondary saint?
On the arena, the battle started.
As expected, Huang Peng charged over at the first instant. However, as the sound of Tong Yiming's voice faded, two wind elementals appeared and shot out wind blades randomly.
Pak pak pak!
Huang Peng was much stronger compared to Sanqiao the day before. His curved blade swept out, shattering all the wind blades and closing in on Li Ziqi.
The little sunny egg leaped onto the White Tiger Guard and tore five spirit runes at the same time.
Piak piak piak!
Sixteen fist-sized lightning spheres circled around Li Ziqi's body.
This was the augmentation of the lightning protection!
Kacha!
A huge yellow tortoise covered the little sunny egg.
This was the augmentation of the Black Tortoise Shield!
After that, electric arcs appeared on Li Ziqi's body. Amidst the crackling sounds, it caused her spirit qi to surge explosively and her strength to soar. Her black waist-length hair also stretched out, becoming a dazzling golden color.
This was the augmentation of the dragon ball spirit runes!
Rumble!
Lightning wreaked havoc like waves and raging waves!
This was the bombardment of a sea of lightning!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amidst the chaotic sparks, they turned into many coconut-sized fireballs that blasted toward Huang Peng!
This was the Flame Explosion Meteor Chaotic Dance!
...
The explosive prowess that the little sunny egg displayed caused the ordinary spectators to be stunned. The great teachers were also dumbfounded.
This... wasn't this a little too impressive?
Spirit runes could be used like this?
In everyone's common understanding, spirit runes were only used for support. They weren't able to decide the outcome of a battle with a single strike.
However, in Li Ziqi's hands, they were extremely powerful.
"Don't panic. As long as Huang Peng can withstand this wave of attacks, she'll be finished!"
"That's right. How many spirit runes can she store?"
"I just want to know how much money she spent on this wave of attacks."
The countenances of many examinees turned pale. They looked at Huang Peng, feeling fatigued from dealing with this. If they were in Huang Peng's shoes, they'd probably be dead by now.
Another three wind elementals appeared on the arena, using their bodies to protect the little sunny egg. At the same time, they tossed out wind blades, covering the entire arena.
"Her talent in spiritual control is also outstanding!"
The eyes of the spirit controllers present turned red with envy.
She was actually tearing spirit runes and summoning the White Tiger Guard. Then, when she flipped onto the tiger's back, she was doing three things at the same time, summoning three wind elementals at the same time.
(Aren't you afraid of being devoured by the incantation if you mispronounce a single syllable?)
(Damn it!)
(This young girl is a super genius who can inherit my legacy.)
(What a pity!)
(Sun Mo snatched her away.)
"Secondary Saint Zhou is really muddle-headed. He actually said that such an amazing genius in spiritual control is trash? If I were to see him, I'd definitely spit on his face. "
An emotional person scolded angrily. However, after he scolded, he regretted it.
After all, he had scolded a secondary saint. He glanced to the left and right and discovered that everyone was looking at him.
(It's over!)
(I'm going to die this time!)
"Teacher Zhao is right!"
"I think so too!"
"Secondary saints can also make mistakes. There's nothing wrong with that!"
The other great teachers agreed, causing Teacher Zhao's cowardice to vanish. He started to scold the various bad habits of the great teacher world.
Windwave Bullet!
Spirit Wave Art!
Spirit Rune Rod!
Li Ziqi relied on these three axes to keep attacking Huang Peng, but the effects were minimal. One couldn't help but say that this fellow was definitely a genius among geniuses since he could be accepted as a disciple by a secondary saint.
Regardless of talent or experience, he was terrifyingly strong.
"I want to see how long you can last with your spirit qi."
Huang Peng continued to attack.
If one's cultivation base was low, then their spirit qi reserves would definitely be low. Once Li Ziqi exhausted her spirit qi, she'd become a target.
Naturally, the prerequisite was that the other party didn't fly up.
At the thought of this, Huang Peng suddenly felt a little unhappy because such a victory was no longer perfect. After that, he felt a little depressed.
(Grandmaster's relationship with Sun Mo is so bad. I probably won't have a chance to obtain an imperial spirit rune in this lifetime, right?)
(Otherwise, I'd definitely be the prettiest guy in the nine provinces.)
Ultimate skill, Water Flow Split!
Swoosh!
A wind elemental was slashed into two.
It wasn't that Huang Peng wanted to kill, but he had no way to dodge anymore. At this moment, 18 wind elementals were gathered on the stage. The wind blades they threw out were densely packed, and there was no longer any space for Huang Peng to stand.
Using the wind elemental as a meat shield, Li Ziqi took the chance to summon the Ancient War Tree.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The moment the ancient tree appeared, its thick and large roots darted toward Huang Peng, wanting to trap him.
Huang Peng's curved blade danced, creating a ball of silver light. Everywhere it passed by, the roots would all break and wood chips would fly.
"This fellow is so strong!"
Jiang Leng's expression was solemn.
If Li Ziqi wasn't around, Huang Peng would definitely be able to win.
"If eldest martial sister doesn't fly, she won't be able to win. She doesn't have much spirit qi left."
Ying Baiwu was worried.
Lu Zhiruo and Xianyu Wei were hugging each other. Their faces were filled with worry.
Indeed, Li Ziqi was panting heavily. Her countenance was pale, and large amounts of sweat rolled down her forehead. These were all signs of her spirit qi drying up.
And the most important thing was that no new wind elemental had appeared for a few minutes.
"Seems like summoning this tree has exhausted a large amount of her spirit qi!"
Huang Peng had a look of joy on his face. He was a cautious person and had wanted to observe for a while longer. However, he couldn't hold on for much longer. There was no solution to it. The wind elemental in addition to the Ancient War Tree, the sea of lightning, and the Flame Explosion Meteor Cluster... The attacking prowess was indeed a little strong.
(I'm not going to wait anymore!)
A single blade to determine victory or defeat!
Huang Peng let out a loud bellow and broke through the roots entangling his legs. With a flash, he vanished from his original location.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Li Ziqi.
Swish!
The curved blade was like a bolt of lightning, descending from the sky and slashing toward Li Ziqi's head.
Ultimate kill!
Chasing Light Strike!
"Ahh!"
Lu Zhiruo screamed and closed her eyes, unable to bear to watch.
"As expected, cultivation arts are a notch higher. What pay-to-win battle tactics? They are all unorthodox methods."
Just when the elite adepts made their judgment, a huge wind pressure suddenly gushed forth from Li Ziqi's body!
BOOM!
The little sunny egg seemed to have transformed into a human-shaped hurricane, directly blowing Huang Peng away.
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