1535: C1535 Zhou Xing

C1535 Zhou Xing

A moment later, Hogg let out another loud roar, and then struck out with his palm towards Lin Guanghan once more.

At this moment, his white hair was fluttering in the wind. Although he had a face of old age, he still had a rather heroic look to him. Some of the women couldn't help but think that marrying this Hogg wouldn't be bad.

The palm strike struck out against Hogg, and lightning crackled around Hogg's body. Clearly, the power of lightning which Hogg had unleashed was even greater than the previous palm strike.

Seeing Hogg's palm strike coming at him, Lin Guanghan threw out another punch. At the same time, his punch became much stronger than before.

Bang.

The force hit again. This time, the two of them were forced back more than ten steps. It looked like they were still evenly matched.

But, unexpectedly, Lin Guanghan was not able to stand properly in the end, and directly fell to the ground.

At this time, everyone could see the reason for his fall. It was because there was clearly lightning flashing on his body. Clearly, Hogg's lightning had affected him.

"It seems that Young Master Lin's fire-attribute cultivation method is still inferior to his opponent's thunder-attribute cultivation method."

"It looks like Young Master Lin might lose."

"I thought that Lin Shaotian would definitely take first place, but who would have thought that he would actually produce such a rare opportunity!"

For a time, the Everyone at the scene was in an uproar. At this time, the vast majority of the people were already optimistic about Hogg.

Could it be that Hogg will win? In front of the palace, Wu Xuanran's face twitched.

While everyone was still in shock, Hogg had seized the opportunity to give chase. Before Lin Guanghan could even stand up, he punched out once more.

Seeing that the victor was about to be decided, the scene quieted down once again. Everyone's gaze once again gathered on the two.

Just when most people thought that it would be difficult for Wu Xuanran to block Hogg's attack, Wu Xuanran suddenly sprung up from the ground. This time, what he released was not the fist force, but his own rune sword.

In that instant, a stream of sword Qi with faint yellow flames shot out towards the incoming lightning.

"Bam!"

The energy hit again. This time, the two of them were forced to retreat another ten steps.

But, what was different from before was that Hogg's lightning power did not affect Lin Guanghan anymore, thus, the two of them were once again fighting to a standstill.

"What's going on, could it be because of the rune sword?" Many people were immediately puzzled.

"There's no need to think about it, it's exactly because of the rune sword. Once the rune sword appeared, Lin Guanghan's sword qi would naturally be stronger than before, so he naturally blocked Hogg's lightning power." An experienced person immediately replied.

"Then, why didn't Hogg take out his own rune sword?" Someone asked doubtfully.

"You don't understand, the thunder attribute is very special. It is not something that can be activated by just a single rune sword. If it wasn't for the lightning attribute rune sword, it would even cause a backlash." A knowledgeable person immediately said.

With that said, the surrounding people immediately understood.

"In that case, we still don't know who will win and who will lose, right?"

Amidst the crowd's discussion, Hogg once again activated his thunder attributed cultivation technique, and in the next moment, he once again struck out with his palm towards Lin Guanghan.

Those with sharp eyes immediately saw that the palm energy Hogg was unleashing was clearly much weaker than before.

Because of this weakness, after this attack, Hogg was clearly at a disadvantage.

Unexpectedly, it wasn't just this palm strike. Every time it struck, Hogg's palm power and the lightning he used would weaken nonstop, to the point where he was in a more and more passive position.

"What's going on?" Some people were naturally puzzled.

"It's very simple. The thunder attribute cultivation technique consumes too much energy. Hogg is unable to defeat his opponent in the first few moves, so the energy in his following moves will be greatly reduced." A knowledgeable person immediately said.

"Doesn't this mean that Hogg will definitely lose?" The person beside him immediately replied.

"That's right, we will lose for sure!"

This was because after a few more moves, Hogg was directly knocked down to the ground by Lin Guanghan.

Hogg was clearly unwilling to accept his defeat. However, just as he left the stage, Wu Xuanran, who was standing in front of the hall, said, "Hogg, come over here."

Hearing this, Hogg hurried over, saying with great respect, "Greetings, your Imperial Majesty."

He was still depressed, but he didn't dare to show it at this time.

While feeling dejected, he was naturally puzzled as to why the Emperor had called him over.

"Hogg, your thunder attribute cultivation technique is not bad. Work hard, our Wu needs warriors like you!" Wu Xuanran laughed.

"Thank you, your majesty." Hogg immediately called out in delight.

He knew why Wu Xuanran praised him so publicly.

"Alright, you may leave." Wu Xuanran said.

Hogg then walked over, after which Eunuch He shouted, "Please let Tang Li and Luo Daoran compete on stage!"

Hearing Eunuch He's voice, Lin Long and Luo Daoran jumped onto the stage one after another.

"Brother Tang, sorry for offending you!"

As he said that, Luo Daoran immediately stimulated the energy within his body, and then struck towards Lin Long with his sword.

What surprised Lin Long was that his sword techniques were erratic as well.

Even Lin Long was shocked, so was Everyone at the scene.

"This Luo Daoran was obviously hiding his strength before." Quite a number of people immediately said this.

"However, concealing his strength is useless, he is not Tang Li's opponent." Someone said.

"That's right, Wei Yan's Wind Controlling Sword skill is obviously not a match for Tang Li, his sword art is obviously inferior to Wei Yan's Wind Controlling Sword, how can he be a match for Tang Li?" Someone nodded.

Although they were surprised that Luo Daoran had made such a change, most people were still able to see the difference between Luo Daoran and Lin Long.

Amidst the crowd's discussion, Lin Long swung his sword.

With a "Dang" sound, the sword projection that Luo Daoran had used immediately disappeared, followed by Luo Daoran who kept retreating. It was clear who was stronger and who was weaker.

Unwilling to give up, Luo Daoran once again slashed his sword, but the result was the same as before, his sword techniques were unable to do anything to Lin Long.

After those few consecutive moves, Lin Long directly plucked out the rune sword in his hands, and then pointed the tip of the sword straight at his throat.

"Tang Li wins this round!" Eunuch He's voice immediately sounded.

Luo Daoran jumped down dejectedly, and Lin Long followed suit.

After this round ended, it was naturally Su Fenghua and Song Zhou's turn.

Sure enough, just as Lin Long had guessed, Su Feng Hua was no match for Song Zhou, so he lost to Song Zhou very quickly.

Lin Long originally wanted to see through Song Zhou through the battle between the two of them, but, Song Zhou's victory was very simple, so Lin Long did not see anything.

After a while, the final round had ended. The names of the top four contestants were: Lin Guanghan, Lin Long, Song Zhou and the last person, Zhou Xing.

After resting for a period of time, the top four rankers began to draw lots. The method of drawing lots was still for Eunuch He to draw the jade slips from the black boxes in front of the Main Palace.

Under everyone's watch, Eunuch He reached his hand into the black box.

Who would it be this time? At this time, this thought flashed across everyone's minds.

Very quickly, Eunuch He took out a jade slip. After erecting the jade slip, everyone saw the name 'Tang Li' on it.

"Tang Li is actually the first one to be chosen, I wonder who his opponent will be?"

"I hope that he will be able to run into Young Master Lin. That way, he will not be able to enter the final decisive battle."

"Hard to say. It's possible that even Young Master Lin will lose to him."

Everyone began to discuss.

As the crowd discussed, Eunuch He took out a second jade slip. The word "Zhou Xing" was quickly revealed to everyone.

"Zhou Xing? No way, Tang Li's luck is really too good, he actually managed to get hold of the weakest Zhou Xing. "

Seeing these two words, Lin Guanghan's lackeys were all depressed. They did not expect Lin Long to be so lucky, to meet another soft persimmon.

In the eyes of some people, Zhou Xing was no weaker than a soft persimmon.

Eunuch He didn't need to smoke anymore, because Lin Guanghan was directly going against Song Zhou.

Brat, I hope you can defeat Zhou Xing and enter the final round, not far away, Lin Guanghan said coldly in his heart as he stared at Lin Long.

He didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to have a contest with Lin Long. Then, he would ruthlessly humiliate Lin Long in front of everyone, and let the Seventh Princess have a good look at who deserved to have her.

Under everyone's gazes, Lin Long and Zhou Xing jumped onto the stage.

"Brother Tang, this way."

With that said, Zhou Xing activated the energy in his body, but he did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he stared at Lin Long, waiting for his next move.

Seeing him like that, Lin Long immediately slashed with his sword, and in that moment, a Sword Qi slashed towards his opponent.

Seeing Lin Long's Qi approaching, Zhou Xing immediately blocked with his sword, and a Sword Qi appeared in front of him, blocking Lin Long's Sword Qi.

And then, Lin Long swung his sword again. This time, he directly used his fire attribute cultivation technique, and in an instant, a beam of sword energy with faint yellow flames shot towards his opponent.

The sword in Zhou Xing's hand slashed again, and another sword Qi appeared in front of him.

"Bam!"

After a muffled sound, even though he had retreated two steps, he was still able to firmly block Lin Long's attack.

"What's going on with Zhou Xing? Why hasn't he taken the initiative to attack?" His manner puzzled many people.

"Presumably, he knows that he's not a match, so he intends to defend the entire battle without attacking." Someone said.

"Isn't that very passive?"

"Who knows? Maybe his defense is stronger than his attack to begin with."2

Amidst the crowd's discussion, Lin Long's Sword Qi once again flew towards his opponent.

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