The general situation of the Strongest Emperor Realm competition was very clear before the finals began.
The top eleven participants were —
Long Yu, the seventh direct disciple of the Red Emperor, came from the North Snow Empire's Heavenly Mandate Manor.
Black Knife, the eighth direct disciple of the Demon Emperor, was extremely talented in martial arts.
Ye Ziwei, the tenth direct disciple of the Lei Emperor, was born with a lightning mark, and had extraordinary control over thunder and lightning.
Yu Hanxin, the sixth direct disciple of the Red Emperor, also came from the North Snow Empire. She was known as a natural "Controller of Ice", and her control over ice attribute divine glyphs was terrifying.
Su Jianbai, a descendant of the Su Clan Medicine Shop from the Holy City of Five Emperors, had outstanding swordsmanship.
Chi Qingxi, a genius girl, became the eighth direct disciple of the Saint Emperor three months ago. She lost to Black Knife in the previous battle, but her strength was still unfathomable and difficult to measure.
Sikong Hui, the seventh direct disciple of the Flame Emperor, had a fiery temper and a deep understanding of fire attribute divine glyphs, but he lost to Yu Hanxin.
The Heavenly Prison Thunder Emperor had participated in the Strongest Emperor Realm Competition three times in a row. Each time, his goal was to enter the top ten. His strength was extraordinary and unfathomable. Other than admitting defeat to Long Yu in this Strongest Emperor Realm Competition, he had never lost to anyone else. If he met a seeded contestant like Yu Hanxin or Ye Ziwei, he would immediately choose to admit defeat.
There were three more people besides the eight mentioned above.
The first was Taiwu Suxin. She was a talented young lady from the Taiwu Empire. She had made it all the way here, so her strength must be extraordinary. However, not long ago, she had fought against the Heavenly Prison Thunder Emperor and was forced to admit defeat by the latter with a single move.
The second was Melody of Watermoon, a youth from the Watermoon Sword Sect. This person was a pretty boy, but his swordsmanship was not inferior to Su Jianbai's, and was even superior. In the previous competition, he had lost to Ye Ziwei.
The third was Ji Cai Liang.
This Ji Cai Liang was someone that Long Yu was concerned about. This was because the power of the Divine Text that this person had mastered was very strange. It was similar to the power of deduction that only Emperors could comprehend. As for his identity, he was the son of the president of the Alliance of Five Emperors.
There were a total of eleven people who would compete in the finals of the strongest Martial Emperor Stage. Only one of them would be eliminated, and he would not be able to enter the top ten and have the opportunity to compete with the geniuses from beyond the heavens!
All the battles before the finals might just be a show for these eleven people. From now on, the real battle would begin.
The previous victories and defeats would not be of much use in this round.
For example, Long Yu had admitted defeat to Ye Ziwei, but in the finals, Long Yu would definitely go all out against anyone. He wouldn't admit defeat so easily.
Only by winning every single battle could one obtain first place!
Long Yu's goal was to obtain first place.
Just like Long Yu, there were three people who aimed to obtain first place. They were Black Knife, Ye Ziwei, and Yu Hanxin. All of them wanted to obtain first place in the competition of the strongest Martial Emperor Stage cultivators. These three people were definitely Long Yu's greatest opponents.
After two days of rest, the finals began under the watchful eyes of the public.
The eleven people would compete in the finals. There would be a total of one hundred and ten battles. Twenty-two battles would take place every day. In other words, each person would be assigned two battles every day. The competition would end in five days.
No one knew how the battles would be arranged before the start of the matches, so there was no way to predict and prepare in advance.
It was only when the finals began that Long Yu and the others received their battle arrangements.
"The first battle is against Su Jianbai. The second battle is against the Heavenly Prison Thunder Emperor."
Long Yu's eyes lit up. Both of them were opponents that he had fought against before. Both of them were actually arranged for the first day of the tournament. He wondered if these two would give Long Yu a pleasant surprise in the finals.
His idea did not succeed.
There was no need to mention Su Jianbai. He was not Long Yu's match even if he went all out. Now that he had entered the arena, he did not even say a word and decisively raised his hands in surrender. This greatly disappointed all the spectators.
Didn't Su Jianbai say that he was some kind of sword dao genius?
He was actually so pathetic that he admitted defeat without even fighting!
Fortunately, the person he admitted defeat to was Long Yu. Otherwise, there would definitely be people jumping out to say that there was an inside story. One must know that this was the finals, and every battle was extremely precious. If he lost even one more battle, there was a possibility that he would be eliminated from the top 10.
As for the Heavenly Prison Thunder Emperor, Long Yu was still very wary of him.
However, it was obvious that since the Heavenly Prison Thunder Emperor had admitted defeat to Long Yu, he would not fight with Long Yu this time. His goal was only to step into the top ten, so he did not need to win every battle. He only needed to choose his victories.
The two of them admitted defeat one after another, causing Long Yu to not be able to fight on the first day of the finals. The millions of spectators were all very disappointed.
But fortunately, although there was nothing to see on Long Yu's side, the other battles were very exciting!
On the first day, Black Saber and Yu Hanxin went head-to-head. Both of them were among the most popular candidates to win the championship. At this moment, the outcome of their battle would very likely affect the final championship!
Although Long Yu's opponents admitted defeat in both of his battles, in reality, not many people cared. Everyone's attention was focused on the battle between Black Saber and Yu Hanxin.
Black Saber mainly comprehended the shadow attribute divine text. At the same time, he had also comprehended the rather good spatial divine text and elemental divine text. With the three combined, his combat power was extremely terrifying.
When he exploded, his whole body erupted with demonic energy. He was like a demon that had descended to the world. Even Yu Hanxin was suppressed under such an imposing manner. Her strength was weakened by more than 30%.
In the previous battles, Black Saber would directly erupt with demonic energy and suppress his opponent with his aura, limiting his opponent's strength by at least half. Then, he would defeat his opponent with a wave of his hand.
However, Yu Hanxin was not one of the opponents he had faced before. She was an opponent on the same level as him!
Although Yu Hanxin was suppressed by the demonic aura, she was actually not affected much. In fact, as more and more ice gathered on the surface of her body, the demonic aura's effect on her became less and less.
Soon, Yu Hanxin's entire body became cold and threatening. She turned into an ice bird and instantly penetrated the Devil Qi barrier, attacking Black Saber.
The two sides fought back and forth. Demonic Qi and cold Qi collided with each other, creating vortexes of air currents in the Battle Space.
Long Yu carefully observed the fight between the two of them. He discovered that the Kingly Way was already one of their strongest moves. However, he did not know what kind of trump card the two of them would reveal in the end. Long Yu did not know.
Long Yu was sure that the battle between the two of them would not end so easily!
Black Saber and Yu Hanxin had been fighting for half an hour, but there was no clear winner. At this moment, Black Saber finally took out a long black saber Combat Weapon from his robe. Judging from the aura of the Combat Weapon, it was actually a Supreme Ancient Rank Combat Weapon!
This was the first time Long Yu had seen someone possessing a Combat Weapon that surpassed the High Ancient Rank. Similarly, it was also the first time for most of the spectators. Of course, not everyone had the same eyesight as Long Yu, who could tell the grade of the long black saber with just a glance.
On the other hand, Yu Hanxin was not to be outdone. Although she could not take out an Ancient Rank Combat Weapon, she still used a Supreme Ancient Rank Combat Skill!
Like an ice bird, Yu Hanxin was completely surrounded by cold Qi. The cold Qi formed a terrifying vortex around her body, absorbing all the energy unleashed by Black Saber. The cold Qi vortex was so deep that one could not see the bottom, causing a great pressure on Black Saber.
When comparing a Combat Weapon and a Martial Skill of the same level, the former would definitely be slightly weaker. Of course, it also depended on the level of compatibility and the level of cultivation of the Martial Skill.
If it was a Peerless Combat Weapon and a Martial Skill that had been cultivated to the Transcendent Realm, the power of the two would be about the same. However, generally speaking, very few people could achieve a Peerless Combat Weapon, so it was relatively easier to cultivate a Martial Skill to the Transcendent Realm.
Therefore, the value of a Martial Skill of the same level would definitely be higher than a Combat Weapon.
This was exactly what happened between Black Saber and Yu Hanxin. Yu Hanxin had already cultivated the Supreme Ancient Rank Martial Skill to the Transcendent Realm, but Black Saber had not achieved a Peerless Combat Weapon's Peerless Combat Weapon. His Peerless Combat Weapon had only reached the Tianqi Level, which was only the third level of compatibility with a Combat Weapon.
Therefore, when both sides unleashed their ultimate attacks, it was obvious who was stronger. Although Black Saber had also cultivated an Upper Ancient Rank Martial Skill, even with the Supreme Ancient Rank Combat Weapon in his hand, he was still unable to suppress Yu Hanxin. Instead, he was forced to retreat by Yu Hanxin.
Both sides fought for nearly four hours. Finally, Yu Hanxin was able to suppress Black Saber with a slight advantage. Black Saber had no choice but to admit defeat.
The reason why Yu Hanxin was able to win was because she had gained a slight advantage at the beginning of the battle. She then used this advantage to expand it, and finally suppressed Black Saber completely.
If the two of them were to fight again, it was still uncertain who would win. Neither Black Saber nor Yu Hanxin was confident that they would be able to defeat their opponent.
Countless people watched this battle without blinking. It was only when the winner was finally decided that many people finally breathed a sigh of relief. Some of them even cursed in annoyance.
It was known that there would definitely be a lot of people betting on this kind of battle. It was very convenient to place a bet through the King's Life Tablet.
The number of people betting on Black Saber and Yu Hanxin was about the same. This meant that no matter who won or lost, there would be a large group of people who would win and a large group of people who would lose in the end.
Before Long Yu entered the arena, he also asked the people of the Heavenly Mandate Manor to take out some money to bet on his victory. However, his odds were not high, so he did not win much even if he bet.
"When I fight with Black Saber and the others, you can all bet on me. I have a high chance of winning against them."
Long Yu said to the crowd.
Shu Chan, Fengyu Xin, Xi Yangwu, and the others naturally believed in Long Yu's words. Their eyes immediately lit up. This was a great way to get rich. If it was done properly, the final profit would be no less than the reward of the strongest Renhuang Realm champion!
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