Everyone's expressions changed drastically. At this moment, they suddenly discovered that they could not see through Xiao Chen's strength at all.
A strong wind blew, and clouds churned, quickly gathering above Xiao Chen's head. This was the starting move of the Lightning Tribulation Saber Technique, Gathering Wind and Clouds. As the wind blew, the clouds moved, and the clouds gathered with the wind.
As the wind blew and clouds churned, Xiao Chen took a step forward and swept his saber with an even stronger aura. "Pu ci!
Pu ci! "
The saber intent that Lin Fei was so proud of as his trump card crumbled before Xiao Chen's even stronger saber intent. Even the state of withering plants crumbled.
Before the saber blade could touch Xiao Chen, the aura of Xiao Chen's saber shattered it.
"Dang!"
A melodious sound rang out, and the saber in Lin Fei's hand fell. A vast and unblockable force knocked Lin Fei into the air.
When Lin Fei crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier, he vomited a large mouthful of blood. The suppressed injuries in his body instantly erupted, and he fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
"How can this be? You actually comprehended saber intent as well!"
As Lin Fei looked at Xiao Chen, whose clothes fluttered in the wind and clouds, and whose aura was wild and unruly, heavy shock filled his eyes. He had not expected such an ending.
"Xiao Chen wins. You gain two points." The referee on the platform looked at Xiao Chen. He felt very curious as well, discovering that he could not see through this youth.
Xiao Chen slowly walked to the scabbard in the Wind Cloud Platform. Then, he accurately sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber. His left hand grasped the saber hilt and gently pulled it out. Then, he casually left the platform.
"Roar!"
The instant Xiao Chen drew the scabbard from the Wind Cloud Platform, a strand of Dragon Qi immediately came out of the hole. This Dragon Qi had been suppressed by Xiao Chen's scabbard for too long. The moment it came out, it gave off a resonant dragon roar.
This dragon roar was even louder than any of the previous dragon roars from the Wind Cloud Arena. The originally formless Dragon Qi actually condensed together with this loud dragon roar.
Xiao Chen roared ferociously and tore through the Wind Cloud Barrier. Then, he soared into the thick, lingering dark clouds ten kilometers above Dragon Sealing City.
Xiu!
The Dragon Qi tore a hole in the thick, dark clouds, and a dazzling golden light immediately poured down. It descended from the sky and enveloped Xiao Chen, who was walking slowly.
The dazzling golden light moved with Xiao Chen. When the hundreds of thousands of cultivators saw this scene, they all gaped, speechless.
On the dragon pillar, Sima Lingxuan had experienced such a scene as well. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen received such treatment as well.
Lin Fei, who had just climbed up from the Wind Cloud Platform, felt dissatisfied when he saw this scene. He said angrily, "Damn it! The golden light enveloping me and everyone's attention is something that I should be enjoying!"
Bai Qi, who had not truly treated Xiao Chen as an opponent all this while, had a grave expression on his face. "Aside from Xuanyuan Zhantian, there is one more person in the fight for the top three."
Sima Lingxuan, who sat alone in the seeded seat with absolute confidence, revealed a strange look in his eyes. However, it quickly disappeared.
Sima Lingxuan said softly, "No matter how strong you are, you are destined to be my stepping stone in this Five Nation Youth Competition. Being in the same generation as me, Sima Lingxuan, is your tragedy."
When Xiao Chen sat down, the golden light that had been accompanying him slowly disappeared. The hole that the thick dark clouds had broken through started to close up.
After this scene, the matches that did not have many exciting matches in the first place became even more lackluster.
Aside from the matches of the Noble Clans, which attracted some attention, no one paid any attention to the other matches. Most of the cultivators in the spectator stands started discussing the geniuses that appeared in the two elimination rounds.
"Actually, in this Five Nation Youth Competition, there are only four true newcomers: Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, Xuanyuan Zhantian, and Yue Chenxi. The others can only serve as foils for them."
"That can't be right. How can Yue Chenxi be counted? She participated in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition."
"Ha ha! How can she not be counted? She was not outstanding in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. In this Five Nation Youth Competition, she suddenly erupted and defeated Nangong Ziyue. She can definitely be counted as a newcomer. "
"Right, I feel that she can be counted as well. How unfortunate for Lin Fei. If he did not suffer such a miserable defeat in the final match, he could be considered one of the five newcomers."
"Indeed, he is also a peak genius who comprehended saber intent. Unfortunately, he ran into Xiao Chen and lost too miserably."
The nearby cultivators discussed fervently. From the very start, they could not stop talking; they were all very fervent.
However, they could not be blamed. Compared to the previous Five Nation Youth Competitions, this one was simply too exciting. There were many geniuses and newcomers. The strength of the veteran experts was still present.
There was an intense clash between the old and the new, and everyone could feel it clearly. Geniuses appeared in large numbers, outstanding talents gathered. This was a great era of geniuses.
They could personally witness the arrival of this age of geniuses, the birth of the main character of this age. They could not help but feel excited. The geniuses that appeared might very well become future Martial Emperors, leaving their names in the annals of history.
"I feel that these four people have the strength to make it into the top five. The eight Noble Clans' monopoly on the top eight will be broken."
"It is too early to say this. The strength of the scions is clear for all to see. Which one of them is mediocre? Furthermore, they are all older than them. It is hard to say."
"That's right. We will only know who is strong and who is weak after they fight. However, this Five Nation Youth Competition is a feast for my eyes. This trip was not made in vain. "
Amidst the clamor, the second elimination round slowly came to an end.
Today's elimination round was different from the previous one. One could not just leave after fighting. The City Lord's Residence's people would tally the points and announce the one hundred people who qualified to participate in the ranking matches.
These one hundred people would also enter the True Dragon Ranking. When the Five Nation Youth Competition ended, their names would truly spread throughout the world.
Murong Chong was clearly nervous. He had a proud and aloof character, so he cared a lot about the True Dragon Ranking. He had lost seven matches in today's elimination round and had three draws.
He had no idea if he could pass with such results.
Yun Kexin looked rather weak. She had been injured in the battle, so she had no choice but to end the competition early. Although she was very optimistic, seeing that the True Dragon Ranking was about to be announced, she could not help but feel disappointed.
"Boom!
Boom! Boom! "Wind and thunder roared everywhere. The twenty Wind Cloud Platforms quickly merged together, forming ten even larger Wind Cloud Platforms.
Suddenly, a taller and larger Wind Cloud Platform rose in the center of the Wind Cloud Platform. It was clearly different from the others.
This Wind Cloud Platform was polygonal, with a total of ten corners. Each corner had a dragon pillar. The Dragon Sealing City's City Lord stood on the Wind Cloud Platform, holding a list of names. He said, "I will now announce the participants who are qualified to participate in the ranking matches. Those whose names are not announced are not selected."
As the City Lord read out the names, the final suspense was finally revealed. Fortunately, Murong Chong's name was among them. Now, there were two people from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion on the Wind Cloud Platform.
The City Lord only read out ninety-nine names, not the hundredth. However, everyone knew that the hundredth name was reserved for the first seed, Sima Lingxuan. Only he had this honor in two consecutive Five Nation Youth Competitions.
"The ranking matches will begin in three days. At that time, the rules will be announced. Go back and have a good rest!"
Three days later, in the courtyard of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in Dragon Sealing City:
Jiang Chi said sincerely to the two of them, "Murong Chong, Xiao Chen, the ranking matches are about to begin. There is no need for the two of you to feel any psychological burden. For you to reach this step, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion already owes you too much."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "We will do our best and leave it to fate. As long as we do our best, Xiao Chen will not have any regrets."
Murong Chong said the same thing. After reaching this step and seeing countless geniuses, Murong Chong had become much more mature.
Jiang Chi smiled and said, "Let's go, then!"
…
The Dragon Sealing City's City Lord, Zong Liang, stood on the tallest Wind Cloud Platform surrounded by ten dragon pillars and announced the rules of the ranking matches.
The ranking matches would not be split into groups. There would be a hundred rounds. Every participant would only have to fight one match in each round. That way, there would be fifty matches in each round.
Like the elimination rounds, the ranking matches used a point system.
All the participants would start from zero. A win would give them two points, a loss would deduct two points. The only difference was that there were no draws; there had to be a victor.
The purpose of this was to prevent a tacit understanding like in the elimination rounds. Now that the ranking matches were at the end, naturally, the organizers would not allow such a situation to occur.
It was impossible to finish a hundred rounds in one day. Every day, the matches would end before the sky turned dark. By the time the fifty rounds were over, it might take four or five days.
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