78: Nine Heavens Thunder Slash! (Thanks [Another boring day 940

In the fifty-person formation, those who received the black slips showed joyful expressions, looking around for unlucky souls.

Among them, five figures moved, immediately becoming the focal point of everyone's vision.

"Junior Lin Xiu?"

In the formation, Du Chaoping's heart sank when he saw Lin Xiu suddenly step forward.

He was one of the few who understood Lin Xiu's strength.

So Du Chaoping knew that as long as they followed the arena elimination and advancement model, Lin Xiu would definitely make it into the top five.

But in a gauntlet match, that was hard to say.

Among the spectators around the square, a chorus of cheers erupted when they saw Lin Xiu and the other four walk out of the formation.

"Lin Xiu was chosen."

"Oh my god, I just made a bet with my roommate. This is bad. He's going first; there's no way he'll make it into the top five now."

"That guy is so unlucky."

In front of the crowd.

Huo Lan also saw Lin Xiu, and his face involuntarily paled.

Defending the arena required extremely high strength and also heavily tested the accumulation of Medicinal Pills. If one couldn't withstand the consumption, they would be replaced by others.

"Why did the Dean set the rules this way this year?" Huo Lan was extremely anxious.

"Haha, Huo Lan, I didn't expect your student to have such bad luck." Ge Mu's somewhat grating laughter reached Huo Lan's ears, drawing a glare of anger from Huo Lan.

Han Pu and Qin Zhi saw Lin Xiu ascend the arena, and their hearts also tightened.

"Ge Mu, stop gloating. Until the last moment, no one knows what the outcome will be," Huo Lan said in a deep voice.

"Are you sure?" Ge Mu retorted.

Huo Lan looked at the changing teams in the square, and his heart suddenly clenched.

Originally, the number of challengers queuing at each arena was balanced, but as Su Xiao, Leng Bai, and others took their positions, many people flocked to Lin Xiu's arena.

Ge Mu said proudly, "Lin Xiu's performance these two days is undoubtedly very strong! But compared to Su Xiao and the others, whose reputations precede them, Lin Xiu is, after all, a bit weaker. Everyone knows to pick the soft persimmon."

The same scene unfolded.

On the high platform, Hu Qian also saw it; he was stunned for a moment.

"Hu Qian, are you sure you didn't secretly target that little guy?" Old Huo said in a voice only Hu Qian could hear.

Before Hu Qian could speak, he felt a gaze shoot over from the audience.

Hu Jia was also staring at him with burning eyes.

"Just two Fighting Skills, is it worth it for me? I really did a random draw; who knew this kid would be so unlucky."

The matter of Lin Xiu winning two Fighting Skills from Hu Jia was known only to Hu Jia, Hu Qian, and Old Huo.

Now, seeing Lin Xiu draw a white slip and be the first to ascend the stage, those in the know couldn't help but suspect Hu Qian, the rule-maker.

"Originally, I was optimistic he could contend for the top five. Now, well, it's hard to say," Old Huo looked at the queue forming in front of Lin Xiu's arena, with over twenty people.

That was more than the number of challengers at the other four arenas.

Hu Qian sighed, he had been careless; he had forgotten to consider this point earlier.

"I can only find an opportunity to compensate this little guy later," Hu Qian thought to himself.

In the center of the square.

Leng Bai had originally wanted to instigate Su Xiao to challenge Lin Xiu.

After all, Lin Xiu's reputation had been even more resounding than theirs during this period.

But Su Xiao refused. He himself had had previous interactions with Lin Xiu and saw that Lin Xiu not only successfully participated in the Inner Courtyard Selection Competition this year but also made it into the top fifty.

To be honest, Su Xiao had the intention of befriending him.

Secondly, Su Xiao was the most highly anticipated first-place winner of this session, and he also had his own pride.

Naturally, he wouldn't do something like bullying others.

In fact, Su Xiao, confident in his own strength, even though he received a black slip, was the first to challenge an arena and waited for others to challenge him.

This also led to the disruption of Leng Bai's and others' plans to wait a few rounds before entering the arena.

"These guys are really fast!" Xiu Yan's gaze swept across the five arenas.

At this moment, all of them had people on them.

"Should I go find him?"

His gaze fell upon Lin Xiu, who was fighting someone. Xiu Yan pondered, but seeing the long queue, he chose to give up.

In front of Lin Xiu's arena, in the queue, Lin Ge's eyes held a cold sneer as he grimly stared at the figure on the stage.

"The humiliation you brought me last time, I will return it to you twofold today." Lin Ge had cultivated for a year, and his strength had now Broken Through to a one-star Great Fighter.

Although his strength was similar to Lin Xiu's, he believed his advantage today was infinitely greater.

Because there were still ten challengers before him.

And at this moment, on the arena, Lin Xiu defeated his opponent and took a moment to glance in Hu Qian's direction.

It wasn't surprising that Hu Qian would change the rules.

After all, in the next session, Hu Qian even arranged for Xiao Yan's session to be a fifty-person free-for-all.

But what Lin Xiu didn't expect was that he would inexplicably receive treatment comparable to Xiao Yan's.

"Tsk tsk, I suddenly have the illusion that I'm also the protagonist." Lin Xiu roughly scanned the long queue that had formed in front of his arena.

"Who am I, to be so coveted by so many people?"

His gaze shifted.

On the adjacent arena, Su Xiao smiled back when he saw Lin Xiu looking at him.

Compared to Lin Xiu's busyness, he seemed somewhat leisurely, with the area in front of his arena empty.

"It looks like these people are treating me as a soft persimmon to squeeze," Lin Xiu thought to himself.

He looked at the opponent who had just stepped onto the arena, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

The opponent, swept by Lin Xiu's gaze, felt as if he had been targeted by a fierce beast, and his heart trembled slightly.

"What terrifying eyes! However, it's impossible to scare me away with just a look!"

This person took a deep breath and quickly adjusted his state.

Fifty people were chosen from over a thousand; these were all outstanding individuals from the Outer Academy, with extraordinary strength.

Moreover, wealth moved people's hearts.

No one could resist the temptation of Low-tier Earth Rank or even Intermediate Cultivation Techniques and Fighting Skills.

"Junior Lin Xiu, I apologize."

Muttering a sentence, this person covered himself with a Dou Qi armor and charged towards Lin Xiu.

"Why did you say my line?"

Lin Xiu was startled, but his movements were not slow at all. He brought his palms together above his head and chopped down towards the opponent.

"Nine Heavens Thunder Slash!"

A low shout sounded in his heart. A large number of lightning snakes spread along Lin Xiu's arm, converging in his palm.

Whoosh!

Electric light flashed, like Nine Heavens thunder falling.

Boom!

A clap of thunder echoed in everyone's ears, and they saw a figure fly backward from the arena.

He flew a good ten meters before landing on the ground.

After the electric light dissipated, the opponent's appearance was revealed.

That person was scorched black all over, his hair stood on end, his clothes and skin had multiple burn marks, and black smoke enveloped his body.

"Quick, save him!"

Among the Elders on the high platform, a cry of alarm rang out, and several Elders rushed towards that person.

The square was somewhat silent.

Startled and shocked gazes looked at Lin Xiu on the arena.

"That's terrifying. I know that person; it's Wang Lin, a two-star Great Fighter."

"Is this Lin Xiu's true strength?"

"Oh my god, if that hit me just now, I'm afraid even the Elders wouldn't have a chance to save me."

Witnessing Lin Xiu's single strike that almost killed his opponent, everyone finally had a true understanding of him.

"That move, if it were me, I'm afraid I would also have to pay a price to take it."

Su Xiao thought to himself.

Thinking of this, he looked at Leng Bai and the others. Those guys had just been instigating each other to go find Lin Xiu; perhaps they were scared now.

Su Xiao didn't think they couldn't defeat Lin Xiu.

Rather, with Lin Xiu's strike just now, even if they won, they would likely pay a huge price.

And defending the arena still meant facing subsequent opponents.

If their condition wasn't good, they wouldn't be able to hold the arena, and the top five would be lost.