"Hmph, what's the use of being strong alone? This is a team elimination match. Since you can't participate anymore, we will be the final victors!" the two suddenly laughed.
To be safe, the stronger of the two leaped onto the stage and shouted at Zhang Yang.
"You're the only one left, come up yourself."
After speaking, the Qi within his body fully bloomed.
This was intended to intimidate Zhang Yang and give him a stern warning.
However.
The next moment, his confidence vanished completely.
He saw.
Zhang Yang easily leaped onto the stage.
The Yuan Qi within his body bloomed less than one percent, and the terrifying oppressive aura immediately caused the opponent to break out in a cold sweat.
"You! You can actually use Yuan Qi! You're also in the True Yuan realm! How is this possible!" The opponent, terrified, retreated continuously.
"Isn't it just the True Yuan realm? What's there to be surprised about? Didn't you think we were the weakest just now?" Zhang Yang asked with a smile.
He didn't rush to attack, but instead walked towards the opponent step by step.
The increasingly dense pressure caused the opponent to fall to the ground, constantly shuffling backward!
Clearly, he was scared!
"Hey! What's wrong with you? Even if this kid is in the True Yuan realm, you don't need to be this scared."
"Looking at this young fellow's age, he must have only recently broken through. His combat experience is definitely not as rich as yours. You might not necessarily lose if you fight!"
The person who teamed up with him, standing below the stage, suddenly shouted.
However.
How could he know how immense the pressure on the stage was!
Yes.
The opponent was right.
Sometimes, a higher realm doesn't necessarily mean victory!
But the feeling Zhang Yang gave him was like a monstrous flood!
It was simply too terrifying, completely robbing him of the confidence to fight!
"Do you want to try?" Zhang Yang said with a smile, not in a hurry.
"No! No need." The middle-aged man shouted directly, refusing.
He shook his head like a rattle drum; the gap in strength was too vast, what was there to fight for!
"Referee, I concede, I'm not fighting!"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he ignored his temporarily formed teammate and scurried away to sit in the audience seats with his tail between his legs.
Uh~
The referee was also stunned.
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
It was the first time he had seen the challenger so scared that he didn't even have the courage to fight.
"Second match, Sky Hawk Martial Hall wins. Congratulations to Sky Hawk Martial Hall for advancing to the next elimination round."
"Thank you." Yun Ying said gratefully.
Having won the first elimination match, the two showed no joy or sorrow and walked back to rejoin Yun Fang and the others.
The challenge just now had taken less than five minutes in total.
Seeing Zhang Yang and Yun Ying walk over, Yun Fang and the others immediately said with joy.
"Did you win?"
"Of course, we won. If we were defeated by these insignificant bugs, why would we even bother participating in the martial arts competition?" Zhang Yang laughed.
An hour later.
The first round of elimination matches concluded, and the second round of elimination matches continued.
With the results of the previous round, there were no longer any fools who dared to challenge Zhang Yang and the others.
After waiting for a long time, Yun Ying took the initiative.
He found a relatively weaker team, and then he and Zhang Yang attacked together, easily defeating them and successfully advancing to the third round of elimination matches.
At noon.
The elimination matches were also nearing their end.
Only sixty teams remained.
After this round, the top thirty would be decided.
When Yun Ying heard Zhu Tai announce the start, he immediately stood up and found Guo Hanxiong!
In the previous few rounds, Guo Hanxiong seemed to be deliberately avoiding him.
He selected his opponents very quickly, resulting in Guo Hanxiong confirming his opponent before Yun Ying could even choose him.
However, now that only sixty teams were left.
No one who had reached this round was weak.
It could be said.
The teams from their martial halls were already at the bottom.
Therefore, Yun Ying didn't believe that Guo Hanxiong would choose other opponents this time.
"Yun Ying! Are you planning to challenge my Tian Xiong Martial Hall?" Guo Hanxiong's expression darkened upon seeing Yun Ying.
"Why else? You despicable scoundrel, I know everything you've done this past year! Do you think I'll let you off?" Yun Ying sneered.
Guo Hanxiong stared at the enraged Yun Ying and pondered for a moment.
He knew this battle was unavoidable.
Since that was the case...
Let's proceed according to the original plan!
"Alright, then I'll give you a chance for revenge! Come and challenge me!" Guo Hanxiong sneered.
"Yun Ying, you go pick your opponent! I'll see you on the stage!"
After saying that.
Guo Hanxiong turned around and whispered something to his disciples.
In fact.
If it came to advancing to the top thirty, Guo Hanxiong knew the difficulty was extremely high.
However.
With Yun Ying's presence, it also gave Guo Hanxiong another idea!
Guo Hanxiong knew that Sky Hawk Martial Hall could only field three participants at the moment.
Then...
He could start from this aspect.
Five minutes later.
The members of both martial halls walked towards the stage.
This time, even spectators like Wang Yong had come.
They wanted to observe up close and see Yun Ying avenge them.
"Challengers, get on the stage." Guo Hanxiong said with a sneer.
Yun Ying heard this and immediately leaped up, pointing directly at Guo Hanxiong and saying.
"Come up, let's settle this between us!"
"Haha, you think too highly of yourself, who wants to settle anything with you?" Guo Hanxiong immediately burst into laughter.
Yun Ying and the others frowned, somewhat puzzled by what trick Guo Hanxiong was trying to play.
"Little Six, go spar a few moves with Master Yun Ying." Guo Hanxiong said.
As the words fell.
A very young martial hall disciple leaped onto the stage, emitting a relatively weak aura of Qi.
This!
It was actually...
Internal Qi realm?
Yun Ying's expression immediately turned grim.
He had guessed Guo Hanxiong's plan.
Tian Ji's horse racing strategy!
"Guo Hanxiong, you are truly despicable! Don't you find this shameless tactic disgusting? Don't you even have the courage to fight me one-on-one?" Yun Ying said in a deep voice.
Guo Hanxiong let out a triumphant laugh of his successful scheme.
"Haha, you don't need to provoke me. I'm just here to participate in the martial arts tournament, not to resolve personal grudges with you."
"Remember, the rules of the martial arts tournament are like this. The challenger must send someone first, and I can send whoever I want to send, can't I?"
Insidious!
Utterly insidious.
Yun Ying trembled with anger.
He hadn't expected Guo Hanxiong to be playing tricks on him from the very beginning.
This was simply too much!
"Very well, then I'll take it out on your disciple! Let the other disciples of your martial hall see how their master can sacrifice all of them for profit!" Yun Ying said, then attacked forcefully.
However, Little Six reacted even faster, as if he had been prepared. He immediately jumped off the stage, hugged the referee, and shouted.
"I concede, Referee, protect me quickly!"
This!
Clearly.
Before the match began.
Guo Hanxiong had already instructed his disciple, otherwise, Little Six wouldn't have reacted so quickly.
This made Yun Ying feel like he had punched cotton!
"Guo Hanxiong, you just wait! This matter isn't over!" Yun Ying said angrily.
"Heh, I'll wait if you say so, am I afraid of you?" Guo Hanxiong sneered.
The rewards from above for the top sixty and top thirty in the martial arts tournament were vastly different.
As long as his Tian Xiong Martial Hall entered the top thirty this time and received the rewards from above, Guo Hanxiong would not fear Yun Ying.
"Sky Hawk Martial Hall wins. The second round of matches continues," the referee said.
Yun Ying, despite winning, was furious and turned to leave the stage.
On the other hand, Guo Hanxiong, who had lost, was smiling ecstatically!
Although he lost the first round, Guo Hanxiong was absolutely confident that he could steadily win the remaining two matches!
However...
Would the outcome really be as he imagined?