Chapter 1024: Continuing the Elimination

At this moment inside the Xuan Kong Shi, Ye Liuyun's clone has temporarily ceased practicing the Poison Technique, assisting him in compressing and refining Mysterious Origin as much as possible.

We'll decide based on the situation!

Ye Liuyun estimates that if his clone and he both devote all their time to cultivation, in the later stage of the competition he might also complete the condensation of Mysterious Origin and break through to the next realm.

"What about you? Want to break through a realm?" Ye Liuyun again asks Liang Xue.

Liang Xue's realm is also the peak of Zao Hua Second Realm, so she should be able to break through at any time.

"I definitely aim to break through to Zao Hua Third Realm! The instructor set that strategy for me!" Liang Xue told Ye Liuyun honestly.

"Fine then!" Ye Liuyun estimates that after Liang Xue breaks through, she should rank within the top ten. As for the top five, that's uncertain.

The disciples of Qian Long Academy also observe the situation inside the arena.

When the elimination round ends, everyone wears a solemn expression.

Their situation is the same as Ye Liuyun's; they all think the opponents are very strong.

So as soon as the elimination round ends, everyone immediately heads back to their quarters to cultivate.

Ye Liuyun had wanted to chat with Liang Xue a bit longer, but now he can only reluctantly go back with them.

After returning to the quarters, everyone resumes cultivation; some disciples have even begun preparing to break through.

Ye Liuyun also immediately returns to the Xuan Kong Shi, and together with his clone, fully compresses Mysterious Origin.

At the same time, his Soul is reviewing the illusion technique, preparing to tidy it up again.

Even if it can't be used against an opponent, it can still serve for some defense.

The entire War Dragon Sect's base is as quiet as a sparrow.

All the disciples in the promotion competition have been spurred; now they are all seizing time to cultivate or break through.

Being famous in such a competition is equivalent to making a name across the entire Zhongyang Dalu.

All the participating disciples cultivated through the night.

Early the next morning, everyone arrives at the arena. The audience is still a sea of people as yesterday.

After they enter their rest area, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil scans and finds that many have already broken through.

"Xue'er, you haven't broken through?" Ye Liuyun, seeing Liang Xue hasn't, feels a bit worried for her.

"Don't worry; even if I face a newly broken-through disciple, I can handle today. I'll break through again tonight."

Liang Xue replies to Ye Liuyun, reassuring him.

At this moment, the Elder hosting the competition speaks again: "Today is another elimination round. Defeat your opponent to continue promotion. The loser may challenge any victor once. If they fail again, they may leave the arena."

Next, everyone steps onto the stage according to their numbers.

Ye Liuyun is the third to take the stage.

In the previous match, Number One already eliminated Number Two.

And the Number Four that Ye Liuyun is about to face is the young strong man he saw during the elimination round.

When the match begins, the strong man charges at Ye Liuyun like a war tank.

"Looks like this guy is also a Martial Cultivator who refines the body; his Physical Body should be very strong!"

Ye Liuyun thinks this, and suddenly propels himself forward, meeting the strong man head‑on to see whose Physical Body is stronger.

The strong man is first stunned, then grins widely and warns Ye Liuyun: "Be careful not to get knocked flying!"

The surrounding audience exclaims, "Are these two guys Monster Beasts? Such a technique!"

"Their sizes are so mismatched! Will the smaller one be at a disadvantage?" The strong man's size could even engulf Ye Liuyun.

And he looks extremely solid, like an iron tower.

Ye Liuyun, not only is his size smaller, his build also doesn't seem like a body‑refining Martial Cultivator.

On the arena, Ye Liuyun finally collides with the strong man.

With a "bang"— a booming sound, the hulking strong man was flung straight out.

Ye Liuyun only stepped back with one foot and steadied himself.

The strong man crashed in a mess, lay on the ground for a while, then slowly sat up.

He wiped the blood from his mouth corner, clearly only lightly injured.

He hadn't expected that his proud Physical Body couldn't surpass Ye Liuyun's. His body is said to be unbreakable even by Zao Hua Eight or Nine level masters.

He didn't expect to meet a Martial Cultivator here with an even stronger Physical Body.

But if he were to leave the stage now, he'd still feel a bit unwilling.

"One more punch; if I lose, I'll step down immediately," he says, looking at Ye Liuyun, still wanting to contest True Essence with him.

"Fine!"

Ye Liuyun also wants to crush his resolve completely.

The middle‑aged man stands up, stretches, recovers a bit, then positions himself opposite Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun isn't in a hurry, having been waiting for his recovery.

The middle‑aged strong man's True Essence Quality is far inferior; even at full strength, he isn't Ye Liuyun's opponent.

The strong man gathers his True Essence into his fist and charges at Ye Liuyun again. It seems he's accustomed to close‑quarters melee.

Ye Liuyun merely smiles faintly, meets the punch, and with the same technique, fires a counter‑punch.

However, the Mysterious Origin he employs is only about three‑quarters of a core pill.

"Bang!"

This exchange's sound is much louder than the earlier body collision.

But the result is the same! The strong man is knocked flying again, crashing to the ground.

Only this time he gets up quickly.

After standing, he looks at himself and finds he hasn't suffered any serious injury.

Only then did he realize that Ye Liuyun had shown mercy.

To control True Essence with such precision—enough to defeat him without injuring him—shows that Ye Liuyun's strength is far greater than his.

He then solemnly clasped his fists and bowed to Ye Liuyun, saying, "Thank you! I concede!"

Continuing to persist would be pointless.

His strengths were all broken by Ye Liuyun, making victory impossible; he might as well recover quickly and then challenge someone else, perhaps still having a slim chance.

Thus, Ye Liuyun easily won a match and returned to his resting area.

His fellow disciples, some of whom fought quickly, had already returned, and some had even gone back to their dwellings to cultivate ahead of time.

"Are you going back to cultivate, or do you want to keep watching a bit longer?" Xia Tianqiong asked Ye Liuyun.

"I'll watch a bit longer before leaving!"

Ye Liuyun actually wanted to watch Liang Xue's match, and would leave after she won.

Soon, it was Liang Xue's turn to go on stage.

Her luck was decent—she didn't encounter the monster beast from last time, and her opponent wasn't strong, so she won easily.

Ye Liuyun also immediately got up, greeted Liang Xue, and then returned to his dwelling to cultivate.

Before returning to his dwelling, he also used his Divine Sense to scan the perimeter of the encampment, discovering that a Cheng Clan Elder was still stationed there.