
At this time, the remaining 12 contestants on the 9 platforms are:
Snowcloud – Sikong Mingyue, 2nd Sword, 3rd Night.
Chu – Luo Qianqiu, Qin Wentian, Gu Xing, Luo Huan, Orchon, Hou Tie, Leng Ya, Chu Chen and Jiang Feng.
After that, there would still be a need to eliminate three more participants before the 2nd round of Jun Lin Banquet could be concluded. Currently, all the remaining contestants were extremely difficult to deal with, so it was not easy to eliminate any of them.
Sikong Mingyue and Luo Qianqiu were untouchable existences.
2nd Sword and 3rd Night were the strongest opponents of Snowcloud other than Sikong Ming Yue.
As for Orchon, Heaven's Wonder had high hopes towards him this year. Not only that, he also showed his talent in the Astral River Hall back at Emperor Star Academy.
Gu Xing was a lunatic who had no respect for his own life; no one dared to antagonize him.
Luo Huan had the perfect combination of his two Astral Souls, and it wasn't easy to fight back.
As for Qin Wentian, he grew stronger after every battle he fought.
Both Hou Tie and Leng Ya were from the mysterious G.o.dly Martial Palace General, and no one knew where their true levels of strength were.
Jiang Feng was the strongest Arterial Circulation Cultivator in all of the Divine Wind Academies, and was also ranked 6th among the 10 prodigies. This also meant that out of the other five prodigies who joined Jun Lin Banquet this year, he was ranked first.
Prince Chu Chen was an unknown figure in the past. However, he had easily defeated Shi Jun of the 10 prodigies with little effort. No one knew what other trump card he was holding.
If possible, the audience did not want to see the remaining 12 contestants eliminated.
Regretfully, only nine of them were able to advance to the 3rd round. Three of the 12 contestants were destined to be eliminated, leaving Jun Lin Banquet's stage.
At this moment, Sikong Mingyue slowly turned her gaze to Luo Huan.
Previously, Luo Huan had completely ignored him and ruined 4th Night.
Now, he was going to let Luo Huan pay the price.
Buzz! The strong wind billowed past. Sikong Mingyue's steps seemed gentle and light, but it was as if each step contained a formless wind-type energy that caused his long hair to tremble.
Emerging out from Sikong Mingyue's body, a wave of terrifying killing intent rose crazily. It turned into a monstrously bad aura, instantly sweeping out all the contestants on the 9 platforms.
Qin Wentian narrowed his eyes. Sikong Mingyue's killing intent was truly terrifying. It was as if he would eliminate anything that dared to block his path.
And now, Sikong Mingyue was deliberately targeting Luo Huan.
"Senior Brother, if you can't defeat him, just admit his defeat," Qin Wentian exclaimed. Luo Huan nodded his head as his face grew heavier. The pressure that Sikong Mingyue exerted was incredible.
"Sikong Mingyue finally made a move." The audience's eyes were fixed on him. It was as if as long as he moved, everyone's attention would be focused on him.
“Sikong Mingyue's power is truly tyrannical. However, Heaven's Wonder attributed her as the 2nd strongest contestant, the rank behind Luo Qianqiu. How strong Luo Qianqiu's martial power was for Heaven's Wonder to give him such a high level of recognition. "
The audience speculated secretly. Luo Qianqiu had not even ranked in the 10 prodigies last year. Now, in just a span of one year, could he really reach the top rank in Jun Lin's Banquet and sweep through the entire world?
In reality, with the efficiency of Heaven's Wonder's information network, they had naturally already investigated and comprehended roughly the level of strength of each contestant. If not, how can they calculate the betting rate?
As for Luo Qianqiu, they were also clearly aware of her background. Not only that, they also knew the mission Luo Qianqiu was trying to accomplish. Therefore, for Jun Lin's Banquet this year, Luo Qianqiu must obtain the championship no matter what – she must enter the level 7 Heavenly Star Pavilion!
Thus, Luo Qianqiu could not lose.
At this moment, Qin Wentian also felt an overwhelming pressure. At his current level of strength, he did not have the confidence to win against Luo Qianqiu and Sikong Mingyue. But even so, he wanted to fight for it, and would do so with all his effort. A year is too long, he wants to fight for now.
However, how could it be possible to only have enough strong faith and confidence to guarantee victory? Qin Wentian had to think about this carefully; how could he win against Sikong Mingyue and Luo Qianqiu? At this stage, the two of them would be his greatest obstructions. Only by surpassing the two of them could he reach the peak.
After reaching the platform Luo Huan stood on, Sikong Mingyue did not slow down his pace as he continued walking towards Luo Huan.
Right now, Luo Huan had unleashed both of his astral souls, and was waiting for the arrival of Sikong Mingyue. Even though he knew he would never defeat his opponent, he still wanted to see just how powerful Sikong Mingyue was. He decided that he would investigate Sikong Mingyue's abilities and see what his trump card really was.
Sikong Mingyue simply flicked his finger towards Luo Huan, and a moment later, a huge wave of killing intent erupted forward. Waves of killing intent froze and turned into the ancient form of the word 'Slaughter', which flew towards Luo Huan at lightning-fast speed.
Luo Huan's face was shaky. His body was extremely flexible, but Sikong Mingyue had decided to use long-range attacks to deal with it. Not only that, the power of the word imprint cannot be underestimated. If a trace landed on a person's body, the recipient's body would most likely be pierced through.
Holding a long whip in his hand, a storm of wind and rain was released by his eyelashes. Each of his lashes was akin to rain falling in various directions, like many sharp swords. His attacks clashed directly with the word imprint. Even so, Luo Huan's attack was easily penetrated. The word trace continued to fly forwards without diminishing its strength.
Luo Huan relentlessly retreated as it became extremely difficult for him to endure. A moment later, he had already retreated to the limits of the platform, and would soon be defeated.
“Under Sikong Mingyue's pressure, even someone at Luo Huan's level of strength had no way of defending against him. One could clearly see the difference in martial prowess even though both contestants had the same level of cultivation. Sikong Mingyue's attack contained his Astral Soul power within it. Not only that, he even empowered the innate technique in such a way, integrating killing intent perfectly along with it. ”
Some of the stronger spectators exclaimed silently in their hearts. Sikong Mingyue was too powerful, he was clearly on a different level when compared to the other participants. No wonder he was pegged by Heaven's Wonder as the 2nd strongest contestant in Jun Lin Banquet.
As one of the Duo Prides of Snowcloud, his reputation was clearly worthy.
When he saw that Luo Huan had still not been defeated, an even stronger wave of killing intent flashed past his eyes. His silhouette flickered and instantly, Sikong Mingyue disappeared as all the printed words seemed to converge, before exploding towards Luo Huan.
After seeing this, many onlookers started to feel nervous. An endless number of vines suddenly appeared, as if they wanted to envelop Sikong Mingyue's attack. However, Sikong Mingyue attacked lightly with his palm in the air, the strength of the palm seemingly turning into a formless pattern, shaking the void.
Puchis! Luo Huan immediately vomited out a mouthful of blood, his face turning extremely pale. He was struck by the extremely bad Qi of the word imprint. Luo Huan continued to retreat, wanting to get off the platform as he exclaimed, "I admit."
But even before the word 'defeat' had a chance to sound, Sikong Mingyue had attacked with both of his palms towards Luo Huan, causing his pale face to turn even paler.
His Astral Souls gave him perfect flexibility, and gave him the ability to dodge opponents' attacks easily in close combat. However, Luo Huan was extremely weak in the pure field of attacking and defending, and at this time, a terrifying long-range impact attack exploded towards him as if it wanted his life.
Luo Huan suddenly began to rapidly spin in the air, manifesting a tornado, with his body shrouded within it. The chilling word incised burst into the tornado with a deafening sound as Luo Huan's body was thrown out from the impact, hitting the ground violently, causing it to repeatedly spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
His haggard face caused many people to pity him.
"Senior Brother." Qin Wentian froze at the end of his platform, staring at Luo Huan.
At the same time, several silhouettes from the audience stands flickered as they appeared next to Luo Huan. One was a Mustang while the other was actually Mo Qingcheng.
"I brought some medicinal pills." Mo Qingcheng withdrew the pill as he stuffed it into Luo Huan's mouth. The pill immediately dissolved as it entered his mouth, and a moment later, waves of coolness flooded Luo Huan's entire body. The pill seems to be very effective in healing wounds. Not only that, he was also able to recover one's Qi, blood, and vitality.
"Will Senior Brother be alright?" Qin Wentian asked, staring at the Mustang.
"Miss Mo gave him a top-tier second-grade medicinal pill, which should be enough to allow Luo Huan to recover from his injuries." The mustang glanced at Mo Qingcheng.
Qin Wentian looked relaxed as he smiled at Mo Qingcheng.
"Don't worry, that day when you were unconscious in the outskirts of Sky Harmony City, you have also swallowed this pill before." Mo Qingcheng laughed as he walked away, causing Qin Wentian to be stunned for a moment, before he recovered . So that day, in order to save her, Mo Qingcheng had given her an extremely valuable pill.
"i want to defend my right as a challenger, please give me the duration of the battle to recover." Luo Huan looked at the old figure standing beside Chu Tianjiao.
"Good." The old man agreed. Luo Huan closed his eyes as he aligned the energy flow in his body.
Qin Wentian's gaze slowly shifted. While staring at Sikong Mingyue, his anger surged, and a flash of cold light emanated from his eyes.
"Fight duration?" Sikong Mingyue stared back at Qin Wentian, his eyes flickering the same as a cold light.
However, at this moment, a black shadow appeared in front of Sikong Mingyue, blocking his gaze to Qin Wentian.
There was actually someone who dared to take the initiative in challenging Sikong Mingyue?
This person was actually none other than Gu Xing.
A puzzled expression appeared on Qin Wentian's face. Why did it feel like this Gu Xing wanted to help her so many times?
"It seems, Qin Wentian's position should have already been secured." The audience thought.
Currently, only three more contestants needed to be eliminated before the top 9 rankings were known.
As per the rules, since Luo Huan wanted to return as a challenger, whoever was lost would be eliminated, thus donating one of the names.
And if Gu Xing was defeated by Sikong Mingyue, he would naturally return as a challenger as well. And after the battle, another name had to be eliminated.
If that was the case, there was only one name left.
Even if Luo Qianqiu or Orchon wanted to challenge and defeat Qin Wentian, he would still have a chance to return as a challenger. The chances of him being in the final nine are very high.
However, at this moment, against all expectations, Qin Wentian was actually taking the initiative. He walked off his platform, and finally appeared in front of 3rd Night.
The battle he was looking for was not for himself, but for Luo Huan's sake!