19 Chapter 19 Tournament(III)

Her opponent was sent flying back on the stage and the spear in his hand was now lying a dozen meters away from the stage.

Everyone in the arena was dumbfounded after witnessing Lim Su Ren's strength.

Lim Su Ren was only at the sixth stage of the Energy Refining Realm while her opponent was at the seventh stage. And to be able to defeat her opponent who is at the seventh stage with only a few palm moves proves that she could fight across stages. Not everyone could fight across stages, only a few geniuses can do it.

The young man in red stood up while staggering. After wiping away the blood at the corner of his mouth, he cupped his hand towards Lim Su Ren and said, " I admit defeat"

Others might not know but he knew very well how strong his lightning spear attack was. It was one of his ace moves, but Lim Su Ren was easily able to cancel out the attack only with her palm move. He knew that he had underestimated the opponent and it was no use regretting so he can only admit defeat.

Lim Su Ren stood calmly with one hand behind her back, her white clothes were without a crease and were spotless. she had a faint smile on her face which was quite contrasting to her opponent's wretched condition.

"Thank you, You let me win"

Under the astonishing gaze of many spectators, Lim Su Ren went down the stage and quietly stand next to Bai Xianrong.

"How many more surprises are you going to give me?"

Bai Xianrong said in a low voice to Lim Su Ren with a big grin on her face.

Lim Su Ren didn't reply but simply smiled back.

"Elder Chen, we must recruit this little lass by any means, she is a rare talent," said Elder Long.

"To be able to find flaws while the opponent is switching attacks, she sure is a rare talent. If I m not mistaken, her comprehension ability might be extraordinary far exceeding her peers", Elder Chen said rubbing his beard. He looked calm but there was a tinge of excitement in his eyes as he talked about Lim Su Ren.

"Given few years, she will be able to make her name outside the empire along with Chen Xiaonan, Mu Wuyao, Li Zhangmei, Yi Mingyu, and Bai Xianrong. I am quite optimistic about them"

While Elder Chen and Elder Long were discussing the optimistic candidates, the top Ten candidates were already determined.

They were Li Zhangwei, Mu Wuyao, Yi Mingyu, Chen Xiaonan, Bai Xianrong, Lim Su Ren, and four others.

The results of the top ten were expected only the appearance of Lim Su Ren among the top ten was out of many people's expectations.No doubt, she was the black horse of the tournament.

Cao Chen step up once again on the stage and said, "Congratulations to the top ten candidates, all you will get a letter of invitation to join the Misty Mountain Academy, the best academy in the Eastern region. But before that, we will have to determine the first, second, and third places. All of you will face nine opponents each, which means you will have the opportunity to face everyone in the top ten. If it is a draw, both the candidates will not get points. The rankings will be determined by the number of wins. Without much delay, I now announced the start of the finale"

Cao Chen steps down, and once again the whole arena was in the clamor.

"who do you think will take the first spot?"

"Chen Xianan of course, he is number one genius of the capital"

"Aye, brother, you should not overlook that heir of Yi Clan. Aside from his handsome face, he is also a genius among the younger generation"

"True, Yi Mingyu stays low key most of the time unlike Chen Xiaonan who likes to flaunt"

"Li Zhangwei and Mu Wuyao could not be overlooked either, all of them are at the eight stages of the Energy Refining realm. Also, we are forgetting Bai xianrong too, she recently came back to the capital after traveling with her master. She cannot be overlooked too"

"No matter what, these five will occupy the top five position in this triennial tournament"

Everyone in the arena started to discuss among themselves who will be placed in which position. But no one talked about Lim Su Ren, even though she managed to make it to the top ten many people thought that she won't be able to make it to the top five let alone the first place. So, no one was optimistic about her and everyone was talking about Chen Xiaonan, Li Zhangwei, Mu Wuyao, Yi Mingyu, and Bai Xianrong. They were sure that the top one will emerge from these five candidates.

"Fools" snickered a man in black who was seated in one of the inconspicuous places in the arena.

It was Shadow. He had been watching over Lim Su Ren as per his master's order. Among the thousands of people sitting in the arena, only he was optimistic about Lim Su Ren winning first place. He knew that Lim Su Ren had yet to use her sword and if she can defeat an opponent stronger than her with just a palm move then, how strong will she be if she unleashes all her strength!

Shadow dare not think about it. He knew that Lim Su Ren is someone out of ordinary but then, how can an ordinary girl be able to capture his master's heart which is as hard as a stone!

In the VIP viewing area, Lim Shotian was smiling from ear to ear.

"Brother Shotian, I have never seen you smile like this before. It seems Su Ren truly holds a special place in your heart" said Bai Xuiying with a smile on his face.

Both of them were happy because their daughters had made it to the top ten which means they will be attending the Misty Mountain Academy, the best academy in the Eastern Region.

"Of course, she is my daughter after all. Before she told me that she will enter the Misty Mountain Academy with her own strength and doesn't need my connections, I was skeptical about it at first but now it seems I underestimated her" said Lim Shotian Shaking his head.

Back on the stage, Lim Su Ren was currently battling an opponent who is at the seventh stage of the Energy refining realm. Even now she was still confronting her opponent with a palm move without any intention of taking out her sword.

After exchanging moves for a while, her opponent was frustrated at how he was not able to gain an upper hand even though his opponent is only at the sixth stage.

Lim Su Ren didn't have an intention to drag out the battle for long. The quicker that better to save her energy. Noticing that her opponent was distracted for a while, she sent out the third move of the Golden palm technique infused with red flame energy.

Once again she won out of everyone's expectations.

On the other stage, Chen Xiaonan also defeated his opponent at the same moment as Chen Xiaonan.

Walking down the stage, Chen Xiaonan said to Lim Su Ren, "This time you cannot escape from me. I'm looking forward to battle you"

"Young master Chen, I am also looking forward to battle you," said Lim Su Ren with a light smile on her face.

At the participant's area, Li Zhangwei shook his head and said, "Ah... this Chen Xiaonan cannot even tell which stone is precious and which is not. tsk.. tsk. I wonder how he got the tag, the genius of the capital"

Yi Mingyu looked towards Li Zhangwei and asked, "Brother Li, would you mind enlightening me"

Before Li Zhangwei could answer, Mu Wuyao who was silent from the beginning of the tournament said, "Lim Su Ren had yet to use her weapon"

"Weapon!"

Li Zhangwei was quite confused, he can not be blamed though because there are people who only rely on palm or fist techniques and refuse to use weapons.

This time Mu Wuyao looked at Li Zhangwei with a face 'You explained' plastered on his face.

Li Zhangwei straightened his back and lightly chuckled as he patted Yi Mingyu's shoulder getting ready to enlighten him.

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