Ye Xing rubbed his chin. He did not expect that his Array Formation Card would be so much better than the second place.
However, the first place was useless. The sect's rewards were not distributed according to the number of Array Formation Cards, but according to one's strength.
Therefore, if he wanted to get the reward that would allow him to break through Level 9 of the Star Tempering Realm quickly, he had to get the first place in the top ten ranking matches.
Ye Xing clenched his fists. He had to get the first place!
He had been in the Star Continent for more than nine months, which meant that he had less than three months left before he turned 17.
If he wanted to become a Martial Saint before the age of seventeen, he only had three months left. Therefore, the earlier he broke through the 9th level of the Star Tempering Realm, the higher his chances of becoming a Martial Saint before the age of seventeen.
The rewards for the top ten were divided into different levels. The rewards for the top ten were one level. The rewards for the top four were another level. The rewards for the top three were another level.
Therefore, the rankings did not need to be clear. However, the rewards for the top ten, top three, top five, and top five would be given out.
First was the battle for the top five. According to the usual practice, the one with the higher cultivation would fight the one with the lower cultivation. Therefore, three Peak Lv 9 cultivators and two Late Lv 9 cultivators were divided into a group and matched with the other five randomly.
Soon, Gong Yang Xuan announced the results. "The first round, Wen Tongfang versus Cao Xingchang. The second round, Li Shaoyuan versus Ye Xing. The third round, Bi Maowen versus Song Yuanming. The fourth round, Jiang Yongxin versus Zang Xiwen. The fifth round, Bao Ziping versus Chu Jingyue."
Ye Xing could not help but smile when he saw that his opponent was Li Shaoyuan from the Sky Crown Academy.
Li Shaoyuan's face also showed a ruthless expression. Ye Xing's cultivation was merely at the Peak Lv 8 Lv 9 and he was a student of the Purple Mountain Academy, which was a trashy academy. However, he had obtained so many Array Formation Cards and was ranked first. This made Li Shaoyuan very unhappy. Now that he was facing Ye Xing, he could defeat Ye Xing to vent his anger.
As soon as Li Shaoyuan left the Hundred Illusions Array, he was among the three hundred candidates. He hadn't had the time to interact with the others from Crown Sky Academy, so he didn't know that Ye Xing's array tokens were mostly taken from the students of Purple Sun Academy and Crown Sky Academy.
If he knew that He Lianyi was eliminated by Ye Xing, he would definitely not have such thoughts after knowing that his opponent was Ye Xing.
Sky Crown Marquis, a student of Sky Crown Academy, had a solemn expression when he found out that Li Shaoyuan's opponent was Ye Xing. They naturally knew that Ye Xing was an extremely strong opponent. Otherwise, Zi Yang Academy wouldn't have been completely annihilated in this selection.
As for the students of Purple Mountain Academy, although other than Ye Xing, all nine of them had been eliminated, Ye Xing had entered the top ten with the highest number of Array Formation Cards. This made them very excited. They all knew that the students of Zi Yang Academy had been eliminated by Ye Xing, so they naturally looked forward to seeing Ye Xing defeat Cheng Shaoyuan as well.
Zishan Hou's expression was as usual. Even if he knew that Ye Xing had the highest number of Array Formation Cards, there was no change in his expression. With his state of mind, even a little bit of joy and sadness would not show on his face.
However, he was still very happy in his heart.
After the five battles were arranged, the battles immediately began. The first battle was between Wen Tongfang and Cao Xingchang. The two of them quickly ended their battle. Wen Tongfang's strength was clearly higher than Cao Xingchang's by a level. In less than ten moves, he defeated Cao Xingchang and was the first to enter the top five.
The second battle was between Li Shaoyuan and Ye Xing.
Everyone's spirit was raised. Their eyes were bright and full of expression as they focused on this battle.
Ye Xing's cultivation was only at the peak of the eighth level, but he had the highest number of Array Formation Cards. They all wanted to know what kind of strength Ye Xing had to be able to snatch so many Array Formation Cards.
Ye Xing's expression was calm. His aura was steady, like a deep abyss. As for Li Shaoyuan, his expression was somewhat dignified. There was surprise in his eyes, as well as a trace of fear.
Li Shaoyuan had already received a transmission from Marquis Crown. Marquis Crown told him not to be careless. Zi Yang Academy's He Lianyi had been defeated by Ye Xing and eliminated from the Hundred Illusion Formation.
Li Shaoyuan was very clear about He Lianyi. He knew that the latter's strength was not below his. He Lianyi was actually eliminated from the Hundred Illusion Formation by Ye Xing. This greatly surprised Li Shaoyuan and shocked him.
After knowing how powerful Ye Xing was, Li Shaoyuan naturally became afraid of Ye Xing.
Clang!
As soon as he went on stage, Li Shaoyuan unsheathed his treasured saber and faced Ye Xing as if he was facing a great enemy.
Li Shaoyuan's actions puzzled many people who were not clear about the situation. Did a martial artist at the peak of the ninth level need to be so nervous in front of a martial artist at the peak of the eighth level, as if he was facing a great enemy?
When Gong Yang Xuan announced the start of the battle, Li Shaoyuan did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he adopted a defensive saber stance and stared at Ye Xing with all his attention.
Even Ye Xing was a little surprised by his opponent's degree of caution, not to mention those spectators who were not clear about the situation. They were all confused, thinking in their hearts, "Is this peak of the eighth level Ye Xing so scary?"
His opponent was defending with all his strength. Ye Xing naturally would not waste time with him, so he could only take the initiative to attack.
High-grade martial art — Tyrant Dragon Fist!
Ye Xing took a large step forward. In an instant, his aura underwent an earth-shattering change. From steadiness to sharpness, from sharpness to overbearingness, he punched towards Li Shaoyuan.
Boom!
The power of the fist covered the sky. With the flash of the fist, there was a loud explosion.
Li Shaoyuan's expression suddenly changed. In his eyes, Ye Xing was infinitely magnified at this moment, turning into a roaring, overbearing dragon that rushed towards him.
Even though Li Shaoyuan's cultivation was at the peak of the ninth level, and his aura was surging and his willpower was firm, he could not help but be affected. Under Ye Xing's Tyrant Dragon Fist, he was defeated.
"Kill!"
Li Shaoyuan shouted fiercely and stabilized his mind. He forced himself to wake up from the illusion of the oppressive aura and slashed out with his saber.
Mountain Breaking Saber Technique!
With a slash of the saber, it could split mountains and cut mountains. What he wanted was an indomitable spirit.
Clang!
The saber blade and Ye Xing's fist collided, and there was a loud explosion.
The strength of the body refining technique was undoubtedly displayed at this moment. The treasured saber in Li Shaoyuan's hand was a top-grade mortal weapon, but Ye Xing could use his flesh to collide head-on.
Although inner strength was a big reason, a strong physical body was even more important. If it was a martial artist at the peak of the ninth level who had not cultivated a top-grade body refining technique to the large success stage, even if their inner strength was stronger than Ye Xing's, they would not dare to use their flesh to fight against a top-grade mortal weapon.
In the midst of the explosion, Ye Xing's posture was like a mountain.
On the other hand, the treasured saber in Li Shaoyuan's hand rebounded and buzzed. His body leaned back, and he could not help but take a step back.
The Mountain Breaking Saber Technique focused on pressing forward with indomitable will. However, Li Shaoyuan focused on defense. His defense was sufficient, but his offense was insufficient. Naturally, this saber strike could not block Ye Xing's Tyrant Flood Dragon Fist.
The Tyrant Dragon Fist emphasized the word 'tyrant'. It used great momentum and boldness to crush the opponent.
Now that Li Shaoyuan's body was retreating, his defense instantly showed signs of collapsing. Ye Xing naturally struck while the iron was hot. The Tyrant Dragon Fist blasted out again, and the overbearing fist rushed straight at Li Shaoyuan.
Li Shaoyuan took a step back, and his momentum weakened. Under the pressure of Ye Xing's Tyrant Dragon Fist, it was impossible for him to gather his momentum again. He could only continue to weaken under the impact of the Tyrant Dragon Fist.
Clang!
The second time the saber and the fist collided, Ye Xing was as still as a mountain, while Li Shaoyuan took three steps back. There was a clear difference between the power of the first saber and the first saber.
This was the difference between saber moves. Li Shaoyuan went from defense to retreat, and the power of the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique was naturally greatly reduced.
Therefore, although his strength was similar to He Lianyi's, Ye Xing did not use the super brain scan. He relied on his absolute strength to force Li Shaoyuan back in two moves.
The third punch!
It was still the Tyrant Dragon Fist!
Ye Xing punched out with both fists. The Tyrant Dragon soared into the sky and became a dragon in one leap. He used the ultimate move of the Tyrant Dragon Fist.
As for Li Shaoyuan, he was forced to retreat two moves. The saber move of the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique had almost completely collapsed. How could he block Ye Xing's punches that had multiplied in strength?
Bang!
The treasured saber flew out of his hand. Li Shaoyuan's body seemed to have suffered a heavy blow. He instantly retreated backward and was sent flying by Ye Xing.
Li Shaoyuan spat out a mouthful of blood in the air. He retreated dozens of meters before he fell to the ground.
At this moment, the surroundings were silent. Everyone looked at Ye Xing in shock. They never expected that Ye Xing, who was at the peak of the eighth rank, would be able to injure Li Shaoyuan, who was at the peak of the ninth rank, in just three moves. It was unbelievable.
On the high platform, Gong Yang Xuan's voice sounded, "Ye Xing wins. Next round."
There was a hint of surprise in Gong Yang Xuan's eyes. After all, it was too rare to see someone at the peak of the eighth rank defeat someone at the peak of the ninth rank.
However, the surprise in his eyes disappeared in a flash. If one was not destined to be a Martial Saint, what was the use of having strong combat power? If one did not have the opportunity to break through to the Star Vortex Realm, could one be stronger than a Martial Saint?
Therefore, as long as Ye Xing did not become a Martial Saint, the sect would not really pay attention to him.
The many Nobles were the same. The surprise in their eyes quickly disappeared. The Nobles were all high-level Martial Saints. Naturally, they did not think much of Ye Xing's combat power.
Unless one day, Ye Xing could become a Martial Saint. Moreover, after becoming a Martial Saint, he could still maintain such a heaven-defying combat power. Only then would they look at him in a different light.
Otherwise, if he was just an ordinary Martial Saint, he would not have much of a future. An ordinary Martial Saint was worlds apart from a Noble.
Li Shaoyuan was eliminated. Ye Xing entered the top five. The next battle was between Bi Maowen and Song Yuanming. This was another battle between someone at the peak of the ninth rank and someone at the late stage of the ninth rank.
There were very few martial artists who could fight above their level. Most of them would not be able to defeat a martial artist whose cultivation was higher than theirs. There was no surprising change in the third battle. Bi Maowen won.
Soon, it was the fourth battle. Jiang Yongxin versus Zang Xiwen. Both of them were at the late stage of the ninth rank. There was not much difference in their strength. After a decisive battle, Jiang Yongxin won and entered the top five.
The fifth battle was another battle of unequal cultivation. It was Bao Ziping versus Chu Jingyue.
As the only woman in the top ten, Chu Jingyue's combat power exceeded most people's expectations. Bao Ziping, who was at the late stage of the ninth rank, was defeated by her in just three moves.
However, with Ye Xing's previous battle power, although Chu Jingyue's combat power exceeded everyone's expectations, it was not too surprising.
The first battle ended. Five people advanced to the next round: Wen Tongfang, Ye Xing, Bi Maowen, Jiang Yongxin, and Chu Jingyue.
(Author's note: I'm having trouble writing today. Sorry for the delay. The update is a bit late.)
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