After they all gathered, Feng Ruxue immediately asked them to take the number plate to determine their opponent in the next round.

Soon, the names of the participants immediately appeared on the Qi screen above them.

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1. Tang Zhiyi vs. Chen Zong

2. Ling Xiya vs. a male rogue cultivator

3. Ling Ling vs. Luo Yan

4. Yi Mingzhu vs. a male rogue Cultivator

5. Ye Jing vs Huo Ziqi

6. Feng Xing vs. a male disciple of the Desert Plain Sect

7. Yi Shu vs. Jiang Chen 𝐨𝘃𝗹.

8. Zhang Bing vs. a male disciple of the Cloud Sect

9. Feng Qiong vs. Lei Qianyu

10. Ling Yun vs. Lei Qiuling

11. Su Xin vs. Dong Zhu

12. Yu Mei vs. a male disciple of the Raging Thunder Sect

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Chen Zong gritted his teeth immediately after he saw that his opponent was Tang Zhiyi, and he felt inferior toward her, for he was sure he would not be able to win against her space element.

However, Chen Zong was surprised to hear her decision, Tang Zhiyi said to Feng Ruxue. “Sister Ruxue! I withdraw from this match.”

“Eh?” The audience screamed in shock upon hearing Tang Zhiyi’s decision.

Xuanyuan Xue’er directly asked her. “Why did you decide like that? Moreover, your space ability is unique; I believe you will have no trouble fighting Chen Zong.”

“I know that. However, my husband wants to fight him, so I don’t want to beat him.” Tang Zhiyi then turned to Chen Zong. “You better not waste the chance I gave you, or I’ll be disappointed.”

‘This bitch! She really underestimated me!’ Chen Zong cursed in his heart as he clenched his fists tightly. “If you feel confident in your abilities, you’d better fight me now.”

“Nope. I have decided, and I will not change my decision.” Tang Zhiyi directly rejected Chen Zong. “However, even if I withdraw from this round, you still have the possibility of encountering my other sisters, and they are just as strong as me, so you may not necessarily be able to win against them.”

Chen Zong frowned upon hearing Tang Zhiyi’s words, but he didn’t refute her, for he knew that some of them were very strong, especially Ling Ling. “Tch!”

“Since Tang Zhiyi withdrew, Chen Zong is the winner.” Feng Ruxue directly announced the winner.

After that, they immediately continued the match, and Ling Xiya could defeat her opponent with great ease because her movement and attack speed were faster than her opponent’s.

In the third arena, Ling Ling looked too relaxed to face her opponent. However, Luo Yan, who was standing in front of her, seemed wary of her. ‘Damn it! Why do I have to face this woman now?’

“Are you not going to attack me?” Ling Ling asked with a faint smile. “If you don’t want to attack me, I will attack you first.”

After saying that, Ling Ling immediately used her ability and disappeared from everyone’s sight, causing Luo Yan to circle on the spot to look for her whereabouts. ‘Shit! Where is she? How can she hide her aura so well?’

Not only her but even Xuanyuan Xue’er and Long wei also raised their eyebrows as they tried to locate Ling Ling, and they couldn’t detect her aura as if she was wholly fused with the nature.

Even the Ancestors were shocked by that, especially since Ling Ling had not shown her strength in the previous two matches, so they did not know about her ability.

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“Father! It seems that Ling’er has got stronger than the last time we met her; even her cultivation has reached the Peak Core Realm now, and I can sense that she will soon break through to the Soul Realm.” Ling Jie said as he kept trying to find her niece’s whereabouts.

However, Ling Ming didn’t say anything in response to his son, and he continued to sigh in his heart. ‘Sigh, no matter how much I regret everything, I can’t change things, and my three grandchildren really hate me now.’

Even so, Ling Ming was also satisfied with the progress of Ling Yu’er, Ling Ling, and Ling Yun. Even though their relationship has soured now, their family name is still Ling, so he still feels proud of them.

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“Sect Master, what kind of technique did Junior Sister Ling use?” Yu Mei curiously asked.

Sun Xinxin and the others were also curious about it, especially since Ling Ling’s technique did not belong to their sect, but her technique belonged to her bloodline.

Lian Bing turned to them. “A few months ago, Ling’er obtained a special bloodline; her technique came from her bloodline, so you shouldn’t be surprised by it.”

“What kind of bloodline did Junior Sister Ling get, Sect Master?” Su Ling asked because Ling Ling used to be the weakest among them, but she was now the strongest among them.

Lian Bing smiled and answered them. “Ling’er bloodline’s name is Yin Dragon Bloodline, and it’s one of the strongest ice elemental creatures, so her Ice Qi has also increased greatly thanks to her bloodline.”

“Huh?” They gasped in shock upon hearing that and did not expect that Ling Ling possessed the bloodline of a dragon.

Lian Bing then said to them again. “You guys don’t need to feel jealous of Ling’er because everyone’s fate is predetermined, and you only need extra training to become as strong as her.”

“No.” Yu Mei shook her head. “I don’t feel jealous of Junior Sister Ling; instead, I feel happy to see her become as strong as she is now.”

“Senior Sister Yu is right, Sect Master. Junior Sister Ling is our sister, so we are not jealous of her.” Su Ling and the others also nodded in agreement with Han Xian’s words, and they really didn’t feel such a thing toward Ling Ling, especially since they had been together for over a decade.

“That’s good.” Lian Bing nodded in satisfaction with their answers. “However, if you want to become as strong as Ling’er faster, you can ask Yun’er for help.”

“Huh?” They turned to Lian Bing in surprise, and Xue Ying asked her. “How can Ling Yun help us become stronger, Sect Master?”

“If you are curious about that, you can go to him and ask him directly.” Lian Bing replied with a faint smile.

However, Yu Mei shook her head after hearing that, for she knew exactly the meaning behind Lian Bing’s words, and she wondered for herself. ‘Do you really want to give us to him, Sect Master?’

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‘Tch! This bitch! I won’t allow you to toy with me like this!’ Luo Yan was cursing in her heart. She then used the same technique that she had used on Chen Rong in the first match, but she was suddenly startled by Ling Ling’s voice from behind her.

“Haha!” Ling Ling laughed after feeling that. “Did you think I would fall into your technique like Chen Rong?”

“You-Gah!” As Luo Yan turned around, Ling Ling punched her in the stomach, causing her to bend over and clutch her stomach in pain. “Argh!”

Ling Ling pulled Luo Yan’s hair up and smiled at her. “You don’t deserve to be a cultivator, you know? If you don’t have that technique of yours, you can never beat Chen Rong, let alone want to beat me.”

“You bitch!” Luo Yan cursed loudly, took out her daggers, and thrust them into Ling Ling’s stomach.

*Crashes!*

However, Luo Yan’s daggers were immediately stopped by a small ice shield that suddenly appeared before Ling Ling, but she continued pushing the two of them into her abdomen. ‘Damn it! This bitch! I’ve dual cultivated with those guys many times and suffered from the harsh training my Master gave me, but she’s still much stronger than me!’

“No matter what you do, you can never win against me.” Ling Ling said as she pressed her palm against Luo Yan’s chest. “Honestly, your face is quite beautiful, and your body is quite hot, but your character and mentality are evil, so you are greatly mistaken if you think you can get Yun’er.”

“What are you doing to me?” Luo Yan asked as she felt her body start to turn cold, making her uncomfortable.

Ling Ling chuckled at her question. “Don’t worry, I won’t kill you, but I will make you suffer a little for some time.”

After she said that, Ling Ling immediately used her technique, and Luo Yan was trapped inside an ice cage, causing everyone to gasp in shock.

Before Long Wei asked her, Ling Ling had already spoken to him. “You don’t need to worry, Patriarch Long. This girl is still alive inside my ice cage, but she will probably suffer and be traumatized after it melts.”

“I see.” Long Wei nodded to her and immediately exclaimed. “The winner of the third match is Ling Ling!”

Ling Ling then sent Luo Yan out of the arena and return to Ling Yun’s side, and he asked her. “Why did you do that to her, Ling’er?”

“Hehe.” Ling Ling giggled and answered him directly. “I just don’t like women like her, so I want to teach her a very harsh lesson, but I don’t know what will happen to her once she’s released, and she might stop being a cultivator.”

After that, the third round immediately continued with the matches between the other six cultivators, but two of the three matches were one-sided, for Yi Mingzhu and Feng Xing were superior to their opponents.

– To Be Continued –