At that moment, a male disciple inside the dueling area spoke with a face full of caution, "I say, isn't it wrong for us to join forces to eliminate that female disciple?"
Another male disciple replied coldly, "What's wrong with that? Didn't you see what that female disciple did just now?"
If she had been as cute and gentle as the female disciple sent out in the previous round, they would have definitely saved her for last before dealing with her, but that disdainful, mocking smile had made them inexplicably angry!
"No, I just feel like there's some misunderstanding, she seemed to be asking us to show mercy!"
"Who cares about that? In any case, we've already eliminated her! Do you think we should, like the disciple in the last round, hand over our victory on a silver platter?"
For a moment, they even forgot to take action and began discussing...
This instant had disciples from all the sects cursing in anger...
"What the hell is this? Isn't this the Great Sects' tournament? How did it turn into a gossip session?!"
"Shouldn't the Sect Masters say something? We came here to determine the rankings among the five sects, not to listen to their nonsense!"
"Exactly, Tianlong Sect is really overestimating themselves, always using such despicable means! It's bad enough to be eliminated, but now they're affecting the duel!"
Regaining their senses, the Starfall Sect Master loudly reminded, "Please, the disciples currently in the duel, refrain from discussing irrelevant topics and quickly decide the winner of this round!"
Upon hearing this, the discussing disciples were instantly jolted back to reality...
That's right...
They were in a duel, how had they ended up talking like long-lost old friends...
The next moment, the atmosphere transformed dramatically, filled with a strong smell of gunpowder...
"Hmph! The winner of this duel will definitely be me! All of you should step down voluntarily!"
"That's quite the tone you're taking. We are all at the Profound Immortal Realm Seventh Layer, do you really think anyone is afraid of you?"
Only one disciple frowned and shouted angrily, "Less nonsense, let strength do the talking, Profound Grade Top-Tier Martial Technique, Tiger Leopard Fist!"
As his words fell, his arms, infused with Spiritual Power, began to transform; his veins bulged, and his deep yellow, robust muscles exuded an aura of a wild beast...
Immediately, he threw a punch without mercy at the disciple closest to him, sending him flying...
The disciple who was sent flying felt a numbness in his hands and cursed with a grim face, "Damn it! You have no martial ethics! If I hadn't been careless and dodged, how could you have possibly hit me!"
Seeing this, the other two disciples' eyes turned icy, and they shouted loudly, "Profound Grade Superior, Wind Thunder Righteousness Cut!"
"Profound Rank middle-tier, Seven-Sun Mysterious Step"
"Damn it! Do you really think I'm easy to bully? Profound Grade Superior, Tiangang Earth-Annihilating Lightning Whip!!!"
In the blink of an eye, these disciples, full of fighting spirit, were entangled in battle...
"Senior Brother Lei!! Go for it, take them down!!"
"Junior Brother Yang, this is not your full strength, swiftly eliminate them!!"
"Senior Brother Huo, come on!! Come on!! You must win!!"
Amidst these intense shouts of encouragement, the battle lasted for nearly two hours before it ended!
The victor was a somewhat thin disciple from the Luoyun Sect! The scars all over his skin seemed to indicate that the battle had not been easy for him...
"It's just like Senior Brother Huo!! I knew he could definitely win!!"
"Senior Brother Huo is mighty!! Senior Brother Huo is mighty!!"
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"This was a close victory, if they were to fight again, the result might be different!"
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On the other side, Luo Yun's tone was indifferent as he said, "Now it's just the last round of duels left. If no disciple from the Mountain Sect can secure a victory, then the sect at the bottom might just need a change!"
The Luo Yun Sect's Sect Master nodded and said cheerily, "Indeed! Tianlong Sect, my Luo Yun Sect, Starfall Sect, and Water Ripple Sect all have disciples who won. The Mountain Sect is in danger this time!"
The Starfall Sect Master said leisurely, "I thought Tianlong Sect would be the one at the bottom this time, but now it seems, not necessarily..."
No matter what methods Tianlong Sect used, as long as they won, the result was victory!
Only the Water Ripple Sect Master frowned...
It was clear that he did not expect the disciples of the Mountain Sect to fail to win even once in these four rounds of duels!
This completely disrupted his plans!
Hearing them shift their mocking tones, the Mountain Sect Master laughed instead of getting angry and said, "Hmph! Then I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed because the disciple the Mountain Sect sends out this round is the most talented in our sect with the highest cultivation level, already reaching the Earth Immortal Realm!"
That was the Mountain Sect's confidence; disciples in the Earth Immortal Realm and Profound Immortal Realm had vastly different powers!!
Upon hearing this, the complexions of both the Luo Yun Sect Master and the Starfall Sect Master changed drastically, exclaiming, "What??! A disciple in the Earth Immortal Realm?"
"If that's the case, it's almost certain that in the second duel later on, the female disciple from Tianlong Sect will be eliminated instantly."
Upon hearing this, the Water Ripple Sect Master's expression eased slightly. If the Mountain Sect hadn't won even once, it would have been a slap in the face for both major sects!
Seeing the four Sect Masters fall silent, the Mountain Sect Master showed a smug smile...
But little did he know that at an angle he couldn't see, the corner of each Sect Master's mouth was quietly curving up, evidently plotting something!
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Lin Mo Xue's beautiful eyes turned towards the person beside her, Xu Sheng, and whispered softly, "Xu Sheng, it's your turn to duel in the next round! You can do it!"
She believed that with Xu Sheng's strength, he would surely win!
After all, he was the one who repelled a Tianlong Sect Elder with just his imposing aura!
Beside her, Ling Yue blinked her beautiful eyes and said softly, "Xu Sheng, be careful!"
If Xu Sheng won, then the subsequent duels would turn into a 1v1v1v2 situation!
The chances of winning were much higher than if he were alone!
Xu Sheng's ink-black eyes glanced at the two of them and smiled gently, "Mhm! I will."
The disciples of Tianlong Sect, standing behind, were also intently focusing their gaze on Xu Sheng...
One of the disciples, with a face full of doubt, said, "Are we only left with Xu Sheng? Can he really win?"
Another disciple spoke with conviction, "That's for certain. I heard that he was personally invited by our Sect Master to represent Tianlong Sect in the Great Sect Competition, and at a considerable price, too!"
"Right, right, and have you all forgotten how he crippled Jin Chen right in front of the Sect Master? If he wasn't valued, he would have been disposed of by the Sect Master long ago!"
"Tch, it was just crippling Jin Chen after all. That guy's strength was barely at the third or fourth layer of the Profound Immortal Realm, not even as good as me in a fight. I think we should pin our hopes on the disciple from the Mountain Sect being eliminated instead, or else we'll surely come in last."
As the Tianlong Sect disciples were chatting, a spirited voice echoed throughout the space...
"The last disciple from each sect participating in the Great Sect Competition should quickly enter the dueling area and prepare for the fifth round of duels!"
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