A moment later, Hogg let out another loud roar and sent another palm strike towards Lin Guanghan.
At this moment, his white hair fluttered in the wind. Although he looked old, he still looked rather heroic. Some girls couldn't help but think that marrying Hogg wasn't a bad idea.
Lightning flashed all over Hogg's body as he sent out his palm strike. It was obvious that the lightning energy he had unleashed was even stronger than before.
Seeing Hogg's palm attack, Lin Guanghan met it with another punch. Similarly, this punch was much stronger than the previous one.
Bang!
The force collided once again. This time, the two were forced back a dozen steps. It seemed like they were still evenly matched.
However, what no one expected was that Lin Guanghan couldn't stand firm in the end and directly fell to the ground.
At this moment, the crowd could also see the reason for his fall. There was clearly lightning flashing on his body. It was obvious that Hogg's lightning energy had affected him.
"Looks like young master Lin's fire attribute cultivation method is still inferior to his opponent's lightning attribute cultivation method."
"Looks like young master Lin might lose."
"I originally thought that young master Lin would definitely take first place. Who would have thought that such a person would appear!"
For a moment, the crowd was discussing spiritedly. At this moment, the majority of people were already optimistic about Hogg.
Could it be that Hogg would win? In front of the hall, Wu Xuanran's face twitched.
Under the crowd's astonished gasps, Hogg followed up with another attack. Before Lin Guanghan could stand up, he sent out another punch. This time, there was still lightning flashing incessantly on his body.
Seeing that the victor was about to be decided, the crowd quietened down once again. Everyone's gazes were once again focused on the two.
Just when the majority of people believed that it would be extremely difficult for Wu Xuanran to block Hogg's attack, Wu Xuanran ferociously shot up from the ground. This time, he didn't use his fist force, but his runic sword.
In an instant, a sword aura with a faint yellow flame slashed at the incoming lightning energy.
Bang!
The force collided once again. This time, the two were forced back a dozen steps.
However, unlike before, Hogg's lightning energy no longer affected Lin Guanghan. Therefore, the two were evenly matched once again.
"What's going on? Could it be because of the Runic Sword?" Many people were immediately puzzled.
"There's no need to think about it. It's because of the Runic Sword. Once the Runic Sword appeared, Lin Guanghan's Sword Qi attack was naturally stronger than before, and naturally blocked Hogg's lightning power." An experienced person immediately said.
"Then, why didn't Hogg take out his rune sword?" Someone asked doubtfully.
"You don't understand. The lightning attribute is very special, and cannot be activated by any random Runic Sword. If it is not a specialized lightning attribute Runic Sword, it might even cause a backlash to the user." A knowledgeable person immediately explained.
With that said, the surrounding people immediately understood.
"In that case, who will win and who will lose is still unknown, right?"
…
While everyone was discussing this, Hogg once again activated his lightning-attributed cultivation technique. In the next moment, he once again attacked Lin Guanghan with his palm.
Those with good eyesight could immediately tell that the palm energy unleashed by Hogg was much weaker than before.
Because it was so weak, Hogg was clearly at a disadvantage after this move.
What no one expected was that it was not only this palm attack, but also every subsequent palm attack. Hogg's palm energy and the lightning power he used were constantly weakening, causing him to become more and more passive.
"What's going on?" Someone was naturally puzzled.
"It's very simple. The lightning-attributed cultivation technique consumes too much energy. Hogg cannot defeat his opponent in the first few moves, and the energy of each subsequent move will be greatly weakened." A knowledgeable person immediately said.
"Doesn't this mean that Hogg will lose without a doubt?" Someone beside him immediately asked.
"That's right, he will lose without a doubt!"
Sure enough, in the end, such words were confirmed. After a few more moves, Hogg was directly knocked to the ground by Lin Guanghan.
The defeated Hogg's face was filled with regret. He was obviously very unwilling to accept this result. However, the moment he stepped off the stage, Wu Xuanran, who was at the front of the great hall, said, "Hogg, come over."
Hearing this, Hogg hurriedly walked over and said with extreme respect. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
He was still depressed in his heart, but naturally did not dare to show it at this time.
In addition to being depressed, he naturally wondered why the Emperor called him over.
"Hogg, your lightning-attributed cultivation technique is not bad. Work hard, our Wu Country needs warriors like you!" Wu Xuanran said with a smile.
"Many thanks, Your Majesty," Hogg immediately said with joy.
He knew what it meant to be praised by Wu Xuanran in public.
"Alright, you can go down," Wu Xuanran said.
Only then did Hogg walk down. After that, Eunuch He shouted, "Tang Li and Luo Daoran, please come up to the stage!"
As Eunuch He shouted, Lin Long and Luo Daoran jumped onto the stage one after another.
"Brother Tang, I'm sorry!"
After saying that, Luo Daoran immediately activated the energy in his body and attacked Lin Long with his sword.
What surprised Lin Long was that his sword technique was actually erratic.
Since Lin Long was surprised, the crowd was naturally also surprised.
"This Luo Daoran was obviously concealing his strength before this," many people immediately said.
"However, no matter how much he conceals his strength, he will not be a match for Tang Li," someone said.
"That's true. Previously, Wei Yan's Imperial Wind Sword Technique was not a match for Tang Li. His sword technique is obviously inferior to Wei Yan's Imperial Wind Sword Technique. How can he be a match for Tang Li?" Another person nodded.
Although they were surprised that Luo Daoran had such a change, most people could still see the gap between Luo Daoran and Lin Long.
As the crowd discussed, Lin Long slashed out with his sword.
With a clang, the sword shadow that Luo Daoran used immediately dissipated. Then, Luo Daoran kept retreating. It was obvious who was stronger and who was weaker.
Luo Daoran was unwilling to give up and slashed out with his sword again. However, the outcome was the same as before. His sword technique could not do anything to Lin Long at all.
After a few moves, Lin Long directly knocked away the rune sword in his hand and pointed the tip of the sword at Luo Daoran's throat.
"This round, Tang Li wins!" Eunuch He's voice immediately rang out.
Luo Daoran lowered his head dejectedly and jumped down. As for Lin Long, he also jumped down.
After this round ended, it was naturally the round between Su Fenghua and Song Zhou.
Sure enough, it was just as Lin Long had guessed. Su Fenghua was not a match for Song Zhou and very quickly lost to him.
Lin Long originally wanted to see through the fierce battle between the two of them to see how strong Song Zhou was. However, Song Zhou won very easily and Lin Long did not notice anything.
After a while, the final round also ended. With this, the list of the top four was out. They were Lin Guanghan, Lin Long, Song Zhou, and the last one, Zhou Xing.
After a period of rest, the top four finally began to draw lots. The method of drawing lots was still the same. Eunuch He stood at the front of the hall and picked a jade slip from the black box.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Eunuch He reached his hand into the black box.
'I wonder who will be matched up against who this time?' At this moment, such a thought flashed through the minds of the crowd.
Very quickly, Eunuch He pulled out a jade slip. After the jade slip stood upright, the crowd saw the name 'Tang Li' written on it.
"Tang Li is actually the first one to be drawn. I wonder who his opponent will be?"
"I hope he will be matched up against young master Lin. That way, he won't be able to advance to the final round."
"It's hard to say. It's possible that even young master Lin will lose to him."
The crowd immediately broke out into discussion.
While the crowd was discussing, Eunuch He pulled out the second jade slip. The name 'Zhou Xing' on the jade slip was quickly revealed to the crowd.
"Zhou Xing? It can't be. Tang Li's luck is too good. He actually drew the weakest Zhou Xing. "
Seeing these two words, all of Lin Guanghan's followers were depressed. They did not expect Lin Long to be so lucky and encounter another pushover.
Saying that he was a pushover was naturally a relative statement. In the eyes of some, Zhou Xing was not that weak.
Next, Eunuch He did not need to draw anymore. It was Lin Guanghan against Song Zhou.
Brat, I hope you can defeat Zhou Xing and advance to the final round. Not far away, Lin Guanghan stared at Lin Long and coldly said in his heart.
He did not know why, but he suddenly wanted to have a match with Lin Long. He wanted to humiliate Lin Long in public so that the seventh princess could see who was worthy of her.
Under the crowd's gaze, Lin Long and Zhou Xing jumped onto the stage.
"Brother Tang, please."
As he spoke, Zhou Xing began to stimulate the energy in his body. However, he did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he stared at Lin Long and waited for his next move.
Seeing this, Lin Long directly slashed at him. In an instant, a sword aura slashed toward his opponent.
Seeing Lin Long's attack, Zhou Xing immediately blocked with his sword. A sword aura appeared in front of him and blocked Lin Long's sword aura.
Next, Lin Long slashed at him again. This time, he directly used a fire attribute cultivation technique. In an instant, a sword aura with faint yellow flames immediately slashed toward his opponent.
Zhou Xing's sword slashed horizontally again and a sword aura appeared in front of him.
"Bang!"
After a dull thud, even though he was forced to take two steps back, he still managed to block Lin Long's attack.
"What's wrong with Zhou Xing? Why isn't he taking the initiative to attack?" His method confused many.
"I think he knows that he is no match for Lin Long, so he is planning to only defend instead of attacking," someone said.
"Doesn't that make him very passive?"
"Who knows? Perhaps his defense is stronger than his offense."
…
While the crowd was discussing, Lin Long's sword aura once again flew toward his opponent.
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