Yu Hui smiled indifferently and directly used his movement technique, lunging towards Li Chonglou's left side.
His speed was more than double that of Hui Fu!
Below the stage, Hui Fu, who was staring at the two, even felt a hint of glee. "He must be beaten down!"
He had lost too quickly before, and even he himself hadn't fully processed it. Naturally, he hoped Li Chonglou would suffer the same fate!
Elsewhere, the crowd below the big screen stared intently at the screen, their eyes not daring to blink. Mu Qi's small hands were unconsciously clenched tightly.
After witnessing the previous rush, she was now very worried about Li Chonglou's match. After all, in the first round of matches, there were already three injured participants who were clearly capable of continuing the competition!
If anything happened to Li Chonglou, Mu Qi felt it would be her responsibility! After all, she was the one who brought him in.
However, to everyone's surprise, the situation on stage suddenly took a turn!
Yu Hui, who had intended to intercept Li Chonglou midway, suddenly froze in place, as if possessed. He stopped abruptly and remained frozen there, unmoving.
Li Chonglou stepped forward and pushed with his palm. By the time the large palm was close to his chest, Yu Hui finally reacted. His expression changed drastically, and he quickly retreated, attempting to counterattack, but unexpectedly, Li Chonglou accelerated again.
"Damn, so fast!"
Yu Hui was still in a daze. He had just felt a sudden sharp pain in his head, losing all perception of his body and the outside world!
When he recovered, the person was already in front of him.
He had initially thought that with his strength at the fourth layer, he could at least protect himself at this distance based on speed alone, but he never expected Li Chonglou to accelerate further!
This time, it was beyond his reaction range, and the large palm landed squarely on his chest.
"Pfft!"
Yu Hui spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body flew straight out of the arena, only managing to land safely with the support of a man.
"Li Chonglou wins."
Uncle Quan immediately announced the result, his eyes also showing surprise as he looked at Li Chonglou.
The crowd below the stage buzzed with discussion.
"Does this guy have strength beyond the fourth layer?"
"Not necessarily, some people are just skilled in speed. Both his matches so far were won by speed. I guess he specializes in explosive power."
"You're all wrong. The key to this match wasn't speed, but why did Yu Hui suddenly let someone get close?"
The topic quickly shifted to the strange scene earlier. If Yu Hui hadn't hesitated for a moment, allowing his opponent to get close, even with explosive power, the fight wouldn't have ended in a single round!
However, even Wu Ying, who was considered the strongest, frowned.
When Li Chonglou came down, Wu Long immediately greeted him.
"Brother Li, what did you do to him? Why did his internal energy suddenly disappear?"
Wu Long's eyes were clearly more observant than others. The fact that Yu Hui had suddenly lost his internal energy and aura at that moment was difficult to detect without deliberate attention.
Li Chonglou, having gained some understanding of this person, directly changed the subject. "He was overconfident and underestimated my speed."
As if anyone would believe that!
Wu Long rolled his eyes helplessly but understood Li Chonglou's meaning and stopped asking.
Then, it was Wu Long's turn for the third match. To everyone's surprise, his opponent was none other than Wu Ying from their own clan.
"Damn, did I step in shit for my luck!"
Wu Long's face immediately fell. Although they were from the same clan, the difference in their strength was like night and day! Moreover, in terms of status, Wu Long was at best famous in casual conversations, while Wu Ying was a proven master of combat!
When he saw Wu Ying's indifferent gaze, he didn't even bother to step onto the stage and directly raised his hand. "Uncle Quan, I concede."
Wu Ying then retracted his gaze, and Uncle Quan announced the next match without any surprise.
Thus, it continued until the quarter-finals. Li Chonglou also learned many secret techniques from these top young cultivators, even having Old Lin and others help him analyze them.
"Although you are soul entities, you still have acupuncture points. All of you, help me test if my ideas are correct."
Old Lin and the others were initially a bit resistant, as it felt like being a guinea pig, and they weren't sure if using internal energy haphazardly would affect them.
It wasn't until Old Lin successfully tested a secret technique and felt that he could also utilize it that the gateway for all the soul entities suddenly opened, and they eagerly stepped forward!
"Little Li, if you have the chance, you must let us try this stuff! After living for so many years, we've truly broadened our horizons!"
This kind of secret technique that could materialize the intangible was something everyone in the soul bottle had never encountered before. Their enthusiasm at this moment was no less than when they were at the bar!
Li Chonglou naturally wouldn't refuse their requests. However, with the quarter-finals about to begin, he was also starting to worry.
As an outsider, his presence was already drawing enough attention. If he ranked even higher, perhaps even winning the championship, the host might pay him extra attention!
This was not a good thing!
But he also wanted to secure a spot, which was where Li Chonglou's true dilemma lay.
He had originally planned to just follow Wu Long. But this time, it wasn't that he felt he could stop progressing; it was that an accident prevented him from advancing as he wished, and Li Chonglou had suddenly lost his benchmark.
After much thought, Li Chonglou still turned to Wu Long and asked, "If I also want to secure a spot, what rank would be considered safe?"
Wu Long was still immersed in his own frustration and instinctively replied, "Reaching the top four is enough. As long as you consistently stay within the top five in the subsequent matches, you'll definitely get a spot."
Li Chonglou's eyes immediately lit up. That was all he needed to hear!
Just then, Uncle Quan on stage announced the start of the quarter-finals, and the first one to appear was, surprisingly, Li Chonglou.
It seemed preparing in advance was a good idea. If he had to think about it now, it would probably be too late.
Li Chonglou, feeling fortunate, silently walked onto the stage again. By this time, no one in the audience dared to underestimate him any longer.
It wasn't until Li Chonglou stepped onto the stage that Wu Long finally came to his senses from their earlier conversation.
"Wait, what did Brother Li mean by that? He can control his own ranking?"
Wu Long found it hard to believe. Because even he only had an eighty percent confidence in securing a spot. Although the subsequent two rounds offered more flexibility, to gain high points, in addition to solid strength,
one also had to avoid being targeted to confidently claim victory!
Even Wu Ying, the strongest, if constantly challenged, his points would increase, but he would eventually run out of internal energy!
Therefore, when Wu Long connected these dots, a bold thought suddenly arose in his mind.
"No, that's impossible! He doesn't have Brother Ying's aura of strength on him at all. How could he be stronger than Brother Ying?"