130: Stage 13 has ended; currently in first place.

The contestants from other countries also felt a hint of pressure; the power of the Seventh-Order Dragon King Beast was simply too terrifying.

“I knew it! God Bai was definitely holding back a big move. That was so cool!”

Xu Xiu looked at Zhou Bai on the dragon's back and spoke with excitement.

A flash of astonishment also crossed the eyes of Ye Wushang and Mu Qinghuang. Clearly, they hadn't expected Zhou Bai to appear in such a manner at the end.

“Boom!!!!”

At this moment, Zhou Bai continued to command the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon to slaughter wildly on the outer battlefield.

The Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon was a top-tier fierce beast among its kind. Not to mention, after absorbing a large amount of fierce beast inner elixirs, the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon had already reached the realm of a Seventh-Tier King Beast.

The power it erupted with was exceptionally terrifying; a single breath of thunder could blast away large swaths of fierce beasts.

In just a few short minutes, Zhou Bai's points reached a staggering thirty thousand, entering the top ten of the individual point rankings.

Because Zhou Bai's points skyrocketed, Xia Country's total points also quickly surpassed the 230,000 of the US, reaching 240,000.

“How are we even supposed to compete? That Thunder Kid is practically cheating...”

“Yeah, that Seventh-Order Dragon King Beast is just too abnormal. It's practically an invincible existence...”

“Forget it, forget it. There's no point in competing in this World Martial Arts Competition anymore. With Thunder Kid and the Seventh-Order Dragon King Beast, Xia Country is really going to be invincible...”

“Sigh, no wonder that Thunder Kid wasn't afraid to help us purify at all. It turns out he was hiding such a trump card...”

Seeing Zhou Bai's points climb into the top ten in just a few minutes, which also allowed Xia Country to easily surpass the US's points, a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in the hearts of the other countries.

“We passed them! We passed them! Our Xia Country's points have surpassed the US...”

Mu Qinghuang was incredibly excited, her eyes filled with wonder as she looked at Zhou Bai in the sky.

Chu Lingyan's eyes were also filled with shock.

She hadn't expected that Zhou Bai also controlled such a powerful fierce beast.

“Damn it, why is this Zhou Bai always able to turn everything around!”

Ling Xiao was inwardly furious. Although Xia Country's points had overtaken the US, Zhou Bai's stunning performance made Ling Xiao even more jealous.

Zhou Bai naturally paid no mind to the thoughts of the other contestants and continued to control the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon to slaughter those fierce beasts.

Before long, Zhou Bai's individual points reached a staggering sixty thousand, directly entering the top three of the individual point rankings.

He was second only to Yamashita Tetsuya and Aaron Helens.

Just as Zhou Bai was preparing to continue the slaughter in one go, an exceptionally loud roar of fierce beasts came from the distance.

Two Eighth-Order Beast Kings, carrying a domineering pressure, charged directly toward Zhou Bai's Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon.

“Let's go, we're heading back!”

Seeing the Eighth-Order Beast Kings appear, Zhou Bai did not linger and immediately commanded the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon to return to Xuanhuang Fortress.

Although the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon was powerful, it had only just entered the Seventh-Order realm and lacked accumulation at that level. Zhou Bai naturally wouldn't let it risk fighting Eighth-Order Beast Kings.

After the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon left the battlefield, those two Eighth-Order Beast Kings did not pursue it into the fortress.

Clearly, there was something inside this Xuanhuang Fortress that they feared greatly, and they didn't dare get too close.

Even though Zhou Bai had left the battlefield, his performance just now deeply shocked the contestants.

“Let's keep working hard! That Thunder Kid has gone back; we can take back the dominant position that belongs to us!”

Aaron Helens of the US quickly said to the many ability users.

The other ability users nodded, once again pulling themselves together and rallying their strength, wanting to overtake Xia Country.

Yamashita Tetsuya of Sakura Country also increased his firepower output, wanting to obtain more points.

The battle continued. Although Zhou Bai had left...

In the time that followed, whenever those two Eighth-Order Beast Kings were not around, Zhou Bai would once again bring the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon to harvest points.

After all, it was impossible for the Eighth-Order Beast Kings to watch the battlefield at all times; there would always be moments of slack.

Zhou Bai didn't take too much; each time he harvested twenty thousand points, he would immediately flee.

After five or six raids, Zhou Bai's points reached a staggering 140,000, directly taking the top spot in the individual point rankings.

But after that, the Eighth-Order fierce beasts simply stared fixedly at the fortress, giving Zhou Bai no further chance to act.

Three days later, at the plaza of Xuanhuang Fortress.

The many contestants of the World Martial Arts Competition gathered in the plaza, their faces full of exhaustion.

After these days of continuous and fierce combat, the many genius ability users had consumed a lot, and both their bodies and minds were under great pressure.

Above the plaza, the Eighth-Rank ability user Ivan from the World Martial Arts Competition Association scanned the many geniuses before him.

“The third stage has ended. I will now announce the current rankings:”

“Individual Points Rank 1, Xia Country's Zhou Bai: 142,600”

“Individual Points Rank 2, Sakura Country's Yamashita Tetsuya: 112,000”

“Individual Points Rank 3, US's Aaron Helens: 91,000”

“Individual Points Rank 4, Xia Country's Ye Wushang: 72,900”

...

“National Point Rankings.”

“First, Xia Country: 392,000”

“Second, US: 282,000”

“Third, Sakura Country: 278,400”

“Fourth, Big Goose Country: 191,300”

“Fifth, Sunset Country: 180,300”

“Sixth, Perfume Country: 179,280”

Hearing the announcement of the third stage's rankings, the many ability users had varied expressions.

The countries in fourth, fifth, and sixth place didn't have too many thoughts; after all, their strength indeed had a certain gap compared to the top three.

But the people from the US were truly aggrieved, all looking at Zhou Bai with complex gazes.

All of this was because of Zhou Bai's influence. Relying on the Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon, Zhou Bai had reversed everything with his own strength.

If not for the Eighth-Order fierce beasts watching like tigers, Zhou Bai alone could have farmed a million points. That way, the fourth stage wouldn't even need to be contested; Xia Country could be declared the winner immediately.

Although there was still a fourth stage, everyone still felt a heavy pressure.

In the fourth stage, they would still have to face Zhou Bai's Seventh-Order Azure Cloud Thunder Dragon; that was a problem they had to solve.

“Our Xia Country is temporarily first, and we're even leading by 110,000!”

Mu Qinghuang looked at the rankings ahead and spoke with great excitement.

Ye Wushang's face was also excited. This was the first time since entering the World Martial Arts Competition that Xia Country was in first place with such a huge advantage.

And it was during the crucial third stage, which would greatly increase their chances of winning the championship.

And all of this was achieved by Zhou Bai...

He alone had secured 140,000 points.

“Zhou Bai, sorry. We had some misunderstandings about you before; we were being a bit narrow-minded...”

Mu Qinghuang came before Zhou Bai and spoke with great sincerity.

“It's fine, I didn't care at all!”

Zhou Bai said indifferently, his tone extremely calm.

“Hmph, what's there to show off? He's just relying on having a Seventh-Order Dragon King Beast. If I had one, I could do it too!”

On the other side, Wang Tianba snorted upon hearing Zhou Bai's words.

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