7th Night, Qin Wentian and Luo Cheng formed a triangular formation as they stood on the 9th towering platform.
7th Night was a young lady with beautiful features. She had a smile on her face, and there was no need to doubt her strength since she was able to become one of the Seven Nights of Snowcloud at such a young age.
The Twin Prides, Three Swords and Seven Nights were like the 10 prodigies of Snowcloud, except that Snowcloud had a more specific classification.
The talent of the Twin Prides was the highest, the Three Swords were all sword arts geniuses, and Seven Nights each had their own unique points.
"The two of you can't bully weak girls."
Seven Night cast a glance at Qin Wentian and Luo Cheng, as a smile appeared on her face. It was as though people couldn't bear to make a move against her, and it was easy to be deceived by her smile during combat.
"One of you can step down."
Luo Cheng calmly stated, causing 7th Night to be startled. After which, she laughed, "Since you are so confident, why don't the two of you fight it out and eliminate one of you?"
Luo Cheng's countenance didn't change, but the aura exuding from his body turned violent and sharp. The aura of the 8th level of Arterial Circulation gushed forth, and it was still rising.
"9th level of Arterial Circulation." Luo Cheng's aura directly broke through the restrictions of the 8th level of Arterial Circulation, stepping into the 9th level. Before this, he had been concealing his cultivation base, suppressing it to the 8th level. But even so, he still managed to advance all the way to this stage. On the platform, only he, 7th Night and Qin Wentian remained.
"No wonder Luo Cheng is so confident. When he was at the 8th level of Arterial Circulation, he relied on his ruthlessness and rich combat experience to have the ability to fight against those of a higher level. Now that he's at the 9th level of Arterial Circulation, his combat prowess would definitely rise to another level, and he would definitely be stronger than Jiang Xiu of the 10 prodigies."
The spectators all speculated. If that was the case, it wouldn't be so strange for Luo Cheng to say that 7th Night would fight against Qin Wentian, eliminating one of them.
Seeing Luo Cheng's cultivation base, 7th Night stuck out her tongue. After which, she turned to Qin Wentian and smiled, "He wants us to fight, what do you think?"
"If you want my opinion, of course, I hope that the two of you will fight each other and eliminate one of you." Qin Wentian replied with a smile, causing 7th Night to reveal a bitter look on her face. "You two big men, aren't you ashamed to ask me to fight?"
Luo Cheng and Qin Wentian didn't say anything. It seemed that they were both waiting.
"Alright, since all of you want me to fight, I'll fight." Seventh Night seemed a little wronged. She smiled at Qin Wentian and said, "I'll fight you first. You have to go easy on me."
Qin Wentian smiled but didn't say anything. On the stage of the Jun Lin Banquet, he didn't believe in such a smile.
7th Night lifted her feet and slowly walked towards Qin Wentian, not releasing her Astral Souls. Although she had experienced many battles, 7th Night had yet to meet someone who could pose a threat to her. Every time she encountered an intense battle, she would always be able to defeat her opponent in the end.
Those who could reach this stage of the Jun Lin Banquet couldn't be underestimated. Not to mention that 7th Night was one of the Seven Nights of Snowcloud.
And at this moment, Qin Wentian only felt an illusion appearing in front of him. In his vision, the silhouette of 7th Night seemed to have blurred as several 7th Nights appeared in front of him.
The instant this illusion appeared, Qin Wentian felt a sense of danger. Was this the ability that 7th Night's Astral Soul had bestowed upon her?
Qin Wentian had tried many times to infuse the power of his Astral Soul into his innate techniques. How could he not understand what he was facing at this moment? He directly closed his eyes, not bothering to look at the gaze of 7th Night.
7th Night blasted out with her palm. Instantly, it was as though an ice python was about to devour Qin Wentian, its speed as fast as lightning.
Qin Wentian's footsteps trembled as he executed the Garuda Movement Technique, dodging to the side.
7th Night followed closely behind Qin Wentian. An intense chill emanated from her, causing Qin Wentian to involuntarily shiver. It was extremely cold.
The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted rapidly. Ice spears abruptly pierced through the air, enveloping the entire space in front of them.
Each and every ice spear was filled with an aura of sharpness. The whistling sound of the wind seemed to be a testament to the power of their attacks.
7th Night knew that Qin Wentian was proficient in grasping opportunities. Hence, the moment she made her move, she firmly grasped the initiative and launched a ferocious attack towards Qin Wentian.
Qin Wentian's body was already covered with a layer of frost. In the two battles he had won against Jiang Xiu and Luo Kaiyang, he had firmly grasped the initiative, not giving his opponents any chance to retaliate. However, the woman he was currently fighting against was far more intelligent than what he had imagined. Behind that adorable smile of hers, was a deep scheming heart.
The Divine Energy in his Arterial Circulation Pathways seethed. Qin Wentian abruptly halted his steps as he stomped fiercely on the ground. With a roar of rage, the third stance of the Thousand Hands Imprint, the Forgotten Imprint, blasted out.
A terrifying palm imprint roared as the ice spears collided with the palm imprint. Both of them crumbled at the same time.
However, 7th Night's actions didn't stop. Her eyes were filled with a smile as she stared at Qin Wentian. At the same time, she stretched out her palms, as numerous ice pythons coiled around each other as they flew towards Qin Wentian.
At this moment, Qin Wentian's eyes abruptly opened as a terrifying aura gushed forth. In that instant, 7th Night felt as though she had sunk into a dreamscape, causing her mental state to be stimulated.
The Revolving Sea Imprint continuously erupted forth from Qin Wentian's palms. The terrifying aura caused 7th Night's body to flutter backwards, giving up on the idea of continuing the battle. Moments later, she returned to her original position.
"Awesome, I'm not playing with you anymore."
7th Night laughed, as she turned her gaze towards Luo Cheng.
"Oi, I've already exchanged blows with him. Don't you want to try as well to be fair?" 7th Night shouted.
"This 7th Night is truly interesting." The crowd laughed. The feeling that 7th Night gave them wasn't that of a peerless genius. Instead, she seemed more like an ignorant and lively young girl.
Luo Cheng turned his gaze over, as his eyes landed on Qin Wentian. After which, he started walking towards Qin Wentian, as the Astral Light Curved Blade appeared in his hands.
His body lunged forward, yet the blade in his hands didn't move at all. He didn't unleash any innate techniques, and was still tightly gripping onto it. The distance between him and Qin Wentian grew closer and closer.
As the saying goes, taking the initiative to gain the initiative. However, both Luo Cheng and Qin Wentian seemed to be using silence to counter attacks. At this moment, both of them didn't unleash any innate techniques, but this also meant that they could change their moves as they pleased.
Seeing that Qin Wentian still didn't move, Luo Cheng's brows twitched as his eyes turned as sharp as the edge of a blade.
His blade finally blossomed. However, it wasn't a direct slash, but a slash from the bottom upwards. This was an extremely difficult path to dodge, and if Qin Wentian wanted to evade, he had to twist his body.
"Bzzz." A raging wind gusted by, only to see Qin Wentian's body rising from the ground as he stepped into the air. At the same time, the energy gathered in his palms instantly gushed forth. With his perfect Astral Meridians, the speed of his attacks was incomparably fast.
"Soaring through the air?" The countenances of the crowd froze. Behind Qin Wentian, there seemed to be an illusory pair of Garuda wings. This fellow must have condensed the Garuda Imprint, and most probably, he had killed many demonic beasts before.
Luo Cheng's countenance changed. The edge of his blade blossomed in the air as he violently slashed out. With a thunderous boom, his body was forced back a few steps.
"Boom."
Behind him, a palm imprint directly slammed into Luo Cheng's body. Instantly, Luo Cheng's body was covered in a layer of ice. His countenance paled as an expression of unwillingness flickered in his eyes.
"Sorry, do you want to admit defeat?" 7th Night giggled. Luo Cheng's entire body was shivering from the cold. Qin Wentian stood in front of him, calmly looking at him, not taking the opportunity to act.
Luo Cheng naturally knew that whether he wanted to admit defeat or not, it was no longer up to him.
"I admit defeat." Luo Cheng spoke. Only then did 7th Night release him. She moved her palm away, allowing Luo Cheng to regain his mobility.
Turning his head, he stared at 7th Night as he spoke, "No matter what, you are from Snowcloud. Is there any meaning to using such a method to win?"
"Of course there is. This way, I can advance to the next round and fight against even stronger opponents. How could there be no meaning to it?" 7th Night giggled, causing Luo Cheng to be speechless.
Filled with unwillingness, Luo Cheng walked down the platform.
From now on, the two who advanced to the next round were Qin Wentian and 7th Night.
"Oi, in the next round, let's see who's the real deal." 7th Night giggled as she stared at Qin Wentian.
Qin Wentian's lips curled up in a smile as he nodded, "I'll be waiting for you."
"Okay." 7th Night laughed as she shifted her gaze onto the 8th platform.
At this moment, the battle between 6th Night and Yu Fei was the victor.
The battle between Luo Huan and Ye Zhi was unexpected. Luo Huan was the victor.
"Those from the Emperor Star Academy are truly not to be trifled with. It's such a pity that Luo Cheng lost. The battle between Yu Fei and 6th Night was extremely intense. Luo Huan actually concealed her true strength and defeated Ye Zhi, ranked 7th of the 10 prodigies." The spectators sighed in their hearts. The battle between Luo Huan and Ye Zhi earlier had caused many to be stunned.
As the 7th of the 10 prodigies, Ye Zhi's strength naturally wasn't weak. In fact, she had also unleashed an extremely tyrannical strength, but she was still defeated.
The reason for her defeat was naturally clear to the spectators. Luo Huan's dual Astral Souls weren't simple at all.
And now, on the 9 platforms of the Jun Lin Banquet, the 18 participants had all appeared. The majority of the participants were the same as what the spectators had predicted. However, there were still three dark horses.
Qin Wentian defeated Jiang Xiu.
Luo Huan defeated Ye Zhi.
Gu Xing, a cold-looking youth, appeared on the 6th platform. He defeated 5th Night.
And now, the 18 participants were: 11 from Chu: Luo Qianqiu, Orchon, Qin Wentian and Luo Huan from the Emperor Star Academy; Hou Tie and Leng Ya from the Godly General Martial Palace; Shi Jun and Chu Chen from the Royal Academy; Jiang Feng from the Divine Wind Academy; Kuang Sheng from the Mad Blade Sect; and Gu Xing from an unknown origin.
7 from Snowcloud: Sikong Mingyue from the Duo Prides, 2nd Sword, 3rd Sword, 3rd Night, 4th Night, 6th Night and 7th Night.
The participants from Snowcloud were all elites. Although they didn't bring many people with them, almost all of them had passed the 2nd round.
Next, among these 18 participants, half of them would be eliminated, leaving only 9 behind. These 9 participants would be the top 9 of the Jun Lin Banquet and would be rewarded accordingly.
At this moment, the Drunken Wonder Inn had already reshuffled the cards and revealed the payout rates for the top 9 participants.
Luo Qianqiu and Sikong Mingyue didn't appear on the list of bets. This meant that the two of them would definitely be ranked within the top 9.
Qin Wentian's name had also appeared on the list. The payout rate for Qin Wentian being ranked within the top 9 was 1: 4. Although the payout rate seemed very low, it was evident that Heaven's Wonder didn't believe in Qin Wentian. If not, 9 out of the 18 participants would pass the 3rd round. The payout rate was 1: 4. Evidently, Heaven's Wonder wasn't optimistic about Qin Wentian's chances. After all, the participants in this round were all elites, and Luo Qianqiu and Sikong Mingyue had already secured 2 of the top 9 spots.
Not only that, Orchon, 2nd Sword, 3rd Sword, 3rd Night and the 6th prodigy Jiang Feng would also obtain 5 spots if there were no accidents.
Hence, the competition for the other participants would definitely be extremely intense.
As for the payout rate for the top 9 spots, the payout rate for Qin Wentian was so high that it was terrifying. 1: 400. If you bet a single Astral Meteor Stone and Qin Wentian obtained the top position, you would receive 400 Yuan Meteor Stones from Heaven's Wonder.
Evidently, Heaven's Wonder didn't view Qin Wentian as one of the top contenders!
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