This battle was no less intense than the previous one.
He leapt back onto the ship with continuing momentum.
Thunderous applause spread throughout Stone Lake.
The genius class was fine; they all witnessed Lu Chenzhou’s strength.
The students of the regular class were already boiling with excitement.
"So strong, Yao Cheng’s strength is also in the upper-middle among the six."
"I didn’t expect such a powerful Eagle Claw to lose."
"Could Lu Chenzhou already be at the Tenth Rank?"
"He is too strong, an enlightening body, surpassing later."
"Defying Top Class root bone, making a great stand for the Low Class root bone."
Ji Xuantong and Qingtian Cang remained expressionless.
They knew from the start that Yao Cheng was no match.
Grandmaster Wu nodded slightly.
"Lu Chenzhou performed well, and Yao Cheng did pretty good too."
Most importantly, his mentality had gradually stabilized.
That was a good thing.
Instead of going home to practice his punch, Yao Cheng continued to watch the competition after getting out of the water.
He wanted to see if Lu Chenzhou could make it to the final match.
Wang Hongdao looked at Lu Chenzhou with battle intent rising.
He knew that Lu Chenzhou’s strength was now enough to threaten him.
The upcoming battles had to be fought with all his might!
On the platform, Ji Feiyan was retreating steadily under Leopard Woman’s offensive. At the same rank of Ninth Rank, her gap with those from the genius class was clear, although she wasn’t overwhelmed like Lu Chenzhou; after Leopard Woman’s Golden Leopard Sky-reaching Fist, Ji Feiyan fell into the water.
She wasn’t discouraged, though.
With her strength, making it to the top 16 was already quite good.
At the very least, she qualified for next year’s Super Hidden Dragon Race.
Shi Ruyu managed to last thirty moves against Zhou Xingkong using Heavenly Spider Entangling Silk Strength and then was knocked into the water. Her making into the top 16 was also largely due to luck.
Her real strength was around the top 32 level.
Both of them, drenched, hurriedly took a shower and changed into new training clothes, rushing to join Ji Xuantong to watch the remaining matches.
Ji Feiyan asked with a smile,
"Hmm, it was pretty good actually. Leopard Woman is from the genius class, and I performed beyond my norm, lasting for two hundred moves... Don’t be so shy; give praise when it’s due."
Ji Xuantong sternly said,
"Do not pull that on me."
"Making it to the top 16 is very good."
"Good luck, but I’m satisfied to go to the headquarters and gain some exposure."
"Yes, once you’re at headquarters, you’ll realize there’s always a higher mountain, and the branch school students fall far behind in foundation."
"When junior brother rises, the branch school will take off too; just need the emergence of a Warrior from Dragon City, and Su City branch school will surpass other branches."
The top 8 list was announced:
The genius class dominated five spots.
The other three were from the regular class, all at Tenth Rank Cultivation.
The competition reached its final climax.
Many people ran from classrooms or homes to watch.
"Now comes the clash of the titans."
"Yeah, it’s really exciting."
"Unless something unexpected happens, the top two should be Wang Hetian. The only variables are the three Tenth Rank fighters from the regular class and Lu Chenzhou, who just defeated the Tenth Rank fighters."
"Lu Chenzhou, then..."
"Xu Qing has just reached the Tenth Rank, these three are well-established Tenth Rank fighters."
The pairings were announced.
[Wang Hongdao (class 1) vs Wang Mang (class 3)]
[Leopard Woman (class 1) vs Lu Chenzhou (class 1)]
[Tian Xingjian (class 1) vs Zhou Xingkong (class 1)]
[Chen Jia (class 2) vs Li Zhen (class 4)]
"Darn, our class 3’s hope is gone, facing Wang Hongdao."
"No helping it, Wang Hongdao’s strength is unmatched."
"Lu Chenzhou making to top four is certain; Leopard Woman is likely not his match."
"Yes, with this the suspense is all but gone. Wang Hongdao first, Tian Xingjian second... Chen Jia, Li Zhen, and Lu Chenzhou are the contenders for the top three spots."
"That’s roughly right, Old Tian is after all from the genius class and at the Tenth Rank. He’s got great talent and deep foundations... Chen Jia and Li Zhen, though over thirty, have both been at the Tenth Rank for a year or two, stronger than newcomers like Xu Qing."
"That makes sense, but it seems like Lu Chenzhou still has some tricks up his sleeve..." Get full chapters from novęlfire.net
The competition became increasingly unpredictable, except for Wang Hongdao, a well-established Tenth Rank fighter from the genius class with the unbeatable Whale Form Fist; others seemed unstable.
Lu Chenzhou was the variable.
So far, he appeared not to have used his full power.
In the crowd, a slender man suddenly appeared.
Qingtian Cang was slightly startled upon seeing this man.
"Youshan, you came to watch the girl compete?"
The newcomer was Shentu Youshan, ranked 91 on the Mystic List, nicknamed Leopard Third Master.
He was in the military, not teaching at school.
Leopard Third Master smiled,
"Yeah, had some time, came to watch, but it looks like stopping at the top eight."
Qingtian Cang helplessly said,
"No choice, but reaching the top eight is quite impressive."
Leopard Third Master, being a judge at Denglong Hall, had seen Lu Chenzhou fight.
He knew that Lu Chenzhou still had some tactics up his sleeve.
Sound Wave Kill and Evil Qi, always concealed, never revealed.
Even against the Tenth Rank fighters from the regular class, he had not used them.
This showed how confident he was in his own strength.
Leopard Woman put her chewing gum into a paper and stowed it away neatly.
Facing Lu Chenzhou, she dared not to be the slightest negligent.
She knew in her heart that she was most likely not his opponent.
All she could do was give her best without regrets.
She looked at her father on the shore and silently withdrew her gaze.
Inside Leopard Woman, a leopard’s roar faintly emerged, her aura surging; Lu Chenzhou, on the other hand, echoed with the roar of a tiger, the king of the mountains, their presences indomitable—thunder rumbling with the sound of tigers and leopards!