138: Chapter 138 Another Double Defeat, Shadow Demon

"Next, Xia Country's Ling Xiao!"

Eva Green announced the next opponent.

The people from Xia Country remained silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

Ling Xiao took a deep breath, and when the time was up, he immediately stepped onto the stage.

Upon entering, Ling Xiao directly activated his Gravity Domain and then unleashed powerful Dark Power to launch a fierce assault.

After the previous intense battle, Seguchi Ōkawa was no longer in peak condition.

However, Seguchi Ōkawa was a Rank Six after all, and he still suppressed Ling Xiao.

After five minutes of combat, Ling Xiao was eliminated with severe injuries.

The next to take the stage was Xu Xiu. Like Ling Xiao, although he caused some trouble for Seguchi Ōkawa, he still failed to win and instead suffered extremely tragic injuries.

Watching Ling Xiao and Xu Xiu being eliminated one after another, Ye Wushang's heart slowly sank into silence.

The gap between Rank Six and Rank Five was still too large.

"Next, Xia Country's Qin Hao!"

A moment later, it was Qin Hao's turn.

After Qin Hao stepped onto the stage, holding an S-rank war saber, he charged toward Seguchi Ōkawa with incomparable ferocity.

"Hahaha, the guys from Xia Country have gone mad. This is completely giving Seguchi-kun a free kill!"

The contestants from Sakura Country laughed loudly as they saw Qin Hao charging straight at Seguchi Ōkawa like a hotheaded youth.

Seeing Qin Hao charging directly at him, Seguchi Ōkawa also felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Then, Seguchi Ōkawa used his movement technique to directly dodge Qin Hao's charge.

Although Sakura Country had a huge advantage, he didn't want to waste his own energy unnecessarily.

Qin Hao continued to charge blindly as if his mind were clouded by rage, his fighting style completely lacking any order.

"A Rank Five is just a Rank Five. His Dao heart has been crushed by my strength; he's completely lost it!"

Seeing Qin Hao's performance, Seguchi Ōkawa sneered.

Seguchi Ōkawa continued to dodge; his mental power had already been consumed too much, making it difficult to perform top-tier divine abilities.

"I'll let you stay crazy for a bit longer. Once I've recovered my mental power, it will be your defeat!"

Seguchi Ōkawa dodged with relaxed ease.

"A good opportunity!"

Two and a half minutes later, Seguchi Ōkawa suddenly noticed a slight tremor in Qin Hao's Qi and Blood Power. This was a chance to finish Qin Hao off directly.

Then, Seguchi Ōkawa rushed directly in front of Qin Hao, intending to eliminate him using physical strength alone.

However, just as Seguchi Ōkawa reached him, Qin Hao suddenly revealed a smile.

"Not good!"

Seguchi Ōkawa's heart skipped a beat.

BOOM!!!!

Then, the S-rank war saber in Qin Hao's hand exploded violently. The explosion of the S-rank Weapon sent both Seguchi Ōkawa and Qin Hao flying off the stage.

Although Qin Hao had Space Talent, the distance was simply too close, and he still suffered very serious injuries.

"Qin Hao, well done!"

Ye Wushang couldn't help but cheer when he saw Qin Hao take Seguchi Ōkawa down with him.

These Rank Five newcomers were truly crucial...

"Damn, those Xia Country guys are so cunning, self-destructing an S-rank Weapon..."

"I refuse to accept this! How can they be allowed to self-destruct an S-rank Weapon? This isn't fair..."

"I demand that Xia Country be disqualified..."

The people from Sakura Country roared in anger as they saw Seguchi Ōkawa eliminated.

However, Ivan naturally ignored such ridiculous demands; there were no rules against self-destructing an S-rank Weapon.

“Xia Country and Sakura Country have another double loss. Next round: Xia Country's Chu Lingyan vs. Kawashima Hikari!”

Soon, the opponents for the next round were announced.

"Ling Yan, just do your best. This shouldn't have been your burden to bear!"

Mu Qinghuang patted Chu Lingyan on the shoulder.

"Mhm!"

Chu Lingyan nodded and then stepped onto the stage.

"Little girl, you should just surrender. I'm not a piece of trash like Seguchi Ōkawa!"

On the stage, Kawashima Hikari looked at Chu Lingyan with full confidence.

Swish!!!

Chu Lingyan didn't say a word; she simply took out an ancient sword and charged forward.

"Hmph, then let me show you my strength!"

Kawashima Hikari sneered and immediately activated his talent.

Kawashima Hikari possessed an SS-rank Shadow Talent, allowing him to manipulate Shadow Power.

In an instant, several Shadow Demon Spirits appeared around him and immediately lunged at Chu Lingyan.

Chu Lingyan's ancient sword contained powerful destructive force as she slashed at a Shadow Demon Spirit, but the spirit seemed illusory, causing her strike to pass right through it.

Then, another Shadow Demon Spirit struck Chu Lingyan, knocking her back several steps.

Chu Lingyan's face turned significantly paler, and her body trembled slightly.

"Haha, these Shadow Demon Spirits of mine aren't all physical; they are a mix of illusion and reality. They aren't that easy to deal with!"

Kawashima Hikari laughed loudly as he watched Chu Lingyan get hit so easily.

Chu Lingyan said nothing. She simply took a black cloth strip from her space ring and tied it over her eyes.

"What is this Xia Country girl trying to do? How can she fight with her eyes covered?"

"They're all losing their minds. One self-destructs an S-rank Weapon, and another blinds herself. These Xia Country guys... every single one of them is a real 'talent'..."

"Could it be some ancient secret technique? But I've never heard of Xia Country having a blindfold technique like this..."

"Who knows? Xia Country has an incredibly brilliant ancient civilization after all; maybe there really is some extraordinary method..."

The surrounding ability users were all bewildered and confused as they saw Chu Lingyan blindfold herself.

However, their words naturally couldn't influence anything.

At this moment, after blindfolding her eyes, Chu Lingyan seemed to transform into an emotionless ancient sword.

Chu Lingyan charged forward once again, her speed, power, and explosiveness all seeing a terrifying increase.

Every sword strike carried immense lethality, and it was as if she had opened a heavenly eye, precisely finding every real Shadow Demon Spirit.

In just a few exchanges, Kawashima Hikari's Shadow Demon Spirits were covered in wounds.

"This little girl, why is she so bizarre!"

Kawashima Hikari frowned as he saw Chu Lingyan's sharp and precise swordsmanship.

One had to know that these Shadow Demon Spirits were formed from Shadow Power; without special means, it was impossible to distinguish them.

Yet this little girl, after blindfolding her eyes, was actually able to capture the real demon spirits, which left Kawashima Hikari deeply puzzled.

"Forget it, to prevent any further complications, I'll end this battle as quickly as possible!"

Kawashima Hikari muttered to himself, then said to Chu Lingyan,

"Little girl, I admit you have some skills, but in the face of absolute strength, all petty tricks are futile!"

After speaking, Kawashima Hikari also transformed into a Shadow Demon Spirit, joining the many others in besieging Chu Lingyan on the battlefield.

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