A chill surged through him, causing his entire body to stiffen, unable to move!
If the "Soul-Slaying Sword" advanced even an inch, He Tingbao’s upper dantian would be pierced!
If his sea of consciousness was pierced, he’d either be crippled or dead!
Even the judge on the side was extremely shocked, unable to intervene in time!
The outcome of their clash appeared too quickly!
After saying this, He Tingbao dared to gently wipe the sweat from his forehead.
It was so fast that he couldn’t react, just feeling a blur before a long sword was against his forehead!
The chilling sensation made it difficult for him to remain calm for a long time.
Even when recalling the previous bout, he couldn’t understand how the opponent could be so fast?
Everyone was at the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation Realm, was the difference really so significant?
The judge responsible for this arena darkened his face. If Li Yunjing hadn’t restrained himself just now, leading to a death, he would bear significant responsibility!
Although he wouldn’t face severe consequences, at least today’s task contribution points would be deducted.
Thankfully, this Li Yunjing kid had some restraint and didn’t mess around!
He was momentarily lost in thought, then called out, "First round, Li Yunjing wins!"
Then this steward glanced at Li Yunjing and said, "Go to the stands to rest, waiting for the second round!"
Without giving his opponent another glance, Li Yunjing nodded to the sect steward, twirled the "Soul-Slaying Sword," and then turned around, ever so gracefully leaping off the arena.
In the preliminary matches on the first day, each person had to fight three rounds!
The preliminaries were held for three days, and no matter how many rounds were fought, the top sixty-four outer sect experts would be decided on the fourth day.
That’s when the real deal of the Outer Sect tournament would begin!
The outer disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" were numerous, and they couldn’t recognize many of their fellow disciples.
In the earlier matches, besides some personal bets, there were no open betting pools.
Fu Chao’s grand actions were all in preparation for the top sixty-four competition.
By the third day, various betting pools opened up.
Li Yunjing also planned to seize this opportunity to place a bet.
When Li Yunjing got off the arena and leisurely walked back to the stands, he genuinely shocked Yan Dingzhi and the others by finishing off his opponent with one move?
If not for that opponent of his talking some unnecessary nonsense, Li Yunjing could have been the first to finish a match.
Even so, the speed at which Li Yunjing ended the fight could place him in the top ten.
On the podium, Yu Yunyi, Lv Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were somewhat disappointed, it was too fast!
They couldn’t gauge Li Yunjing’s depth at all, and his opponent was too weak!
This left those interested in Li Yunjing extremely disappointed.
"Of course! Isn’t that easy?"
Li Yunjing smiled lightly at Yan Dingzhi, Su Guo, and Jin Shouyun, then slowly sat down.
The crowd was speechless, but could they deny it?
Li Yunjing didn’t care about them, instead watching the matches on various arenas.
At this moment, the vacant arenas, where results had been decided prematurely, continuously had new fights.
Li Yunjing watched a few matches, but none were particularly impressive.
With nothing else to do, Li Yunjing patiently watched for two whole hours until the first round matches ended.
Many old acquaintances appeared on the arenas during this time.
His four team members, as well as Yue Zhouwang, Ma Ye, Hou Boyan, and Yan Dingzhi, all passed their matches smoothly.
Of course, among the people Li Yunjing knew, there were also those who were eliminated.
Like Wang Yun from "Yaxiang Garden," and even one of Yan Dingzhi’s team members, were eliminated in the first round.
Those eliminated in the first round suffered significant losses, losing a hundred contribution points just like that.
As soon as the first round ended, the second round began.
Those like Li Yunjing, who finished their matches early, naturally were the first to go up.
On his identity token, a new line of text appeared.
[Ring No. 4, Opponent: Shen Tuhuo]
Li Yunjing, looking relaxed, stood up and made his way to Ring No. 4.
Soon enough, his opponent Shen Tuhuo also stepped onto the platform.
This man had a tall, commanding presence with tightly knotted muscles standing opposite Li Yunjing like a wall!
Shen Tuhuo’s face, carved like a sculpture, was full of determination as he looked at Li Yunjing and said in a deep voice, "Li Yunjing! I have heard your name! You once defeated a loose cultivator at the peak of Qi Cultivation! Today, I am here to see how strong you really are."
Li Yunjing nodded slightly, with an air of a senior instructing a junior, showing no tension for the fight at all.
As for the threat standing before him, Shen Tuhuo bringing him any danger?
Li Yunjing wasn’t convinced.
Shen Tuhuo’s eyes flashed with a cold light; Li Yunjing truly paid him no mind!
A touch of ferocity crossed his face, and he roared, charging at Li Yunjing like a ball of fire.
A scorching breath fully erupted, making the air seem ablaze.
Li Yunjing was startled; he had encountered a formidable adversary.
Drawing his long sword, Li Yunjing assumed a wary look, wanting to see just what this person could do.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Li Yunjing never expected that as Shen Tuhuo approached within thirty feet, he suddenly opened his mouth and spewed flames. Simultaneously, black smoke billowed from his nose, ears, and even eyes.
That black smoke was incredibly thick, rolling toward him.
Li Yunjing was shocked and quickly sealed all five senses.