Under Lin Xiu's training, the four experts from Cloud Sea City had suffered greatly. But after the training, they were more at ease than before.
Although the ten days of intensive training did not allow them to make any crucial breakthroughs, their control over their strength was much stronger than before. They were now very confident that if they were to encounter the experts of Black Demon City again, they would definitely not be as miserable as they were before.
And in the mood for the second match, they finally found out that their opponent this time was a team from Skylight City.
Skylight City was ranked in the middle among the hundreds of cities, and their City Lord had also reached the pinnacle of enlightenment in the truest sense of the word. In Skylight City, the City Lord's Palace was the dominant force, unlike the cities at the bottom of the rankings, where everyone governed themselves.
And because of this, even if Skylight City's overall strength was not considered strong, but they worked together to achieve a rather good ranking.
The members of Ocean of Clouds City heaved sighs of relief when they saw that it was actually Skylight City that was up against them. If it was in the past, they would have no chance of winning against such a team. But now, they wanted to compete with them.
The day of the second round of the competition had finally arrived. Under Lin Xiu's lead, the four experts from Cloud Sea City walked into the arena in high spirits.
These experts from Skylight City had obviously heard some news about Cloud Sea City. Most of their gazes were focused on Lin Xiu. They also knew that Cloud Sea City relied on this expert who suddenly appeared in the previous battle.
"Seems like the four of us have been underestimated." A smile appeared on Yun Tian's face. The other experts were also noncommittal.
This was to be expected. Previously, Sea of Clouds City had only been ranked at the bottom amongst the hundreds of cities. Who would have thought that they would escape the fate of being disbanded and clash with Skylight City?
After the two sides bowed to each other, they pulled away from each other. Neither of them had any intention of underestimating the other. Their aura rose to the peak, and the battle was about to begin.
"Compared to us, Skylight City's strength is about the same. In this battle, I can only help you restrain one of them at most. I'll leave the rest to you guys. " Right at this time, Lin Xiu turned to look at his teammates and spoke in an unusually serious tone.
Yun Tian and the rest also nodded their heads. However, the experts from Skylight City could not help but be enraged. Although they had to admit that Lin Xiu was extremely strong and no one had the confidence to defeat Lin Xiu in a one on one battle. But Lin Xiu's words were looking down on them too much. This time, they had to teach Lin Xiu a lesson.
The experts of Skylight City felt that they were being looked down upon, so they put in extra effort during the battle. Lin Xiu was only facing one expert after all and was able to deal with him with ease, but this made the other experts of Cloud Sea City suffer.
Although their battle prowess had already improved by leaps and bounds, the cultivation of their opponents was not weak at all. As they fought back and forth, the battle was extremely intense.
The experts of the city couldn't come to an agreement when they saw this, so they decided to play the same trick again. The four of them stood in the four cardinal directions and activated the Four Beasts Formation once more.
"You think that we have no understanding of your tactics? You're really looking down on us. " One of the experts from Skylight City snorted coldly. As early as the start of the competition, they had already studied the intelligence of Cloud Sea City and naturally had a way to deal with the Four Beasts Formation.
The speed of the four suddenly became extremely fast. Taking advantage of the time when the Four Beasts Formation was not fully formed, they suddenly erupted with a storm of attacks against their respective opponents.
"We've been waiting for you guys." When the experts from Cloud Sea City saw the people from Skylight City charging towards them, not only did they not panic, but they even revealed a confident smile. As expected, in the next moment, they suddenly brought out their respective trump cards and struck fear into the hearts of the experts from Skylight City.
The experts of Ocean of Clouds City weren't stupid. Since they'd utilized the Four Symbols Formation during the battle just now, they were naturally aware that the other teams would target it. So, they decided to just beat them at their own game.
As expected, just as they were about to set up the formation, the people from Skylight City really fell for it and foolishly charged over. Little did they know that they had fallen into the trap that they had meticulously laid out.
After the experts from Cloud Sea City unleashed their most powerful attack, the experts from Skylight City were all heavily injured. As they spat out large mouthfuls of blood, there was a hint of admiration in their eyes as they looked at the people from Cloud Sea City.
If someone told them that a city that was ranked at the bottom of the rankings could fight them head-on, then they would definitely scoff at it. However, only the geniuses who truly faced Ocean of Clouds City would be able to notice how strong their will to fight was.
This time, Skylight City had lost wholeheartedly. Although their cultivation level was slightly higher than the people from Sea of Clouds City, they were heavily injured and had less than half of their combat strength left. If they were to continue fighting, they probably wouldn't be a match for Sea of Clouds City. They might as well do them a favor at little cost.
Of the few experts from Skylight City present, only the one who was fighting with Lin Xiu was not injured at all. Of course, she knew in her heart that she was not Lin Xiu's opponent at all. Seeing that her companions had lost their ability to fight, she admitted defeat without hesitation.
Just like that, Cloud Sea City won the second round of the competition. Without a doubt, Cloud Sea City would definitely advance a few places in the rankings this time.
Both sides followed the principle of friendship first, competition second. After they left the arena, they went to a place that was not inferior to Myriad Flower Tower to have a friendly exchange.
The reason why they did not choose Myriad Flower Tower this time was because the head of the Zhang Family had his reservations and was afraid that Zhu Hai would have other plans.
Lin Xiu, on the other hand, had his reservations. To him, even if Yao Hai really had evil intentions towards him, with his strength, he would be able to avoid it without any mishaps.
On this night, the few of them drank to their heart's content.
As the saying goes, no discord, no concord. The experts of Skylight City naturally had their doubts about how the people of Sea of Clouds City could improve so much in such a short period of time. Under the influence of alcohol, they asked the same question over the wine table.
Yun Tian pointed at Lin Xiu, unable to suppress the excitement on his face. He then said with extreme pride, "It's all thanks to Brother Lin. He is too strong and has taught us too many things in this period of time."
The other experts from Cloud Sea City also nodded at this time. They respected Lin Xiu from the bottom of their hearts. If not for Lin Xiu's sudden appearance in Cloud Sea City, they believed that their fate would have long fallen apart. The dissolution of Cloud Sea City was undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to the major families.
Lin Xiu was also a person who knew how to return a favor. Facing the compliments of the experts from Cloud Sea City, he paused for a moment before saying with deep meaning, "It was not easy for everyone to cultivate to Dao Enlightenment Realm. All of you have experienced many life and death tribulations. It can be said that everyone's potential is extremely huge. I merely guided you a little, the real heroes are actually yourselves."
It was said that men's feelings could be cultivated at the wine table the best. This time, they also drank until the sky was dark.
From then on, Cloud Sea City and Skylight City forged a deep friendship. Both sides at the wine table patted their chests and promised that from now on, Cloud Sea City and Skylight City would be a true alliance of brothers.
After this round of competition, there were finally 64 cities left from the hundreds of cities.
These cities that fought their way out of the encirclement all had their own unique skills. If it wasn't that their overall strength was extremely strong, then there was an extremely powerful person in their team.
And at this stage, almost everyone could obtain rewards from the Venerable City.
For a time, the rest of the competition was more about making friends with each other.
Wang Ruiyun was the greatest dark horse of Ocean of Clouds City, and she'd won the favor of many as well. Even though such benefits couldn't be brought into full play in a short period of time, it would naturally be extremely beneficial to the development of Ocean of Clouds City in the long run.
On this day, Zhu Hai quietly came to the courtyard of the few people in Cloud Sea City.
"Brother Lin, my brother said that he would like to invite you to the residence for a chat." Zhu Hai went straight to the point and revealed the purpose of this trip.
If it was a blessing, it would not be a curse. Seeing that the other party had already come to find him, Lin Xiu naturally could not not respond, so he nodded.
"Then let's go and have a chat."
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