Chapter 35- A cloning skill?

Chapter 35

"There is more to these two than it meets the eye. Let's watch on" Elder Bei said, staring into the ball of light.

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      The competition continued. After many rounds, it was finally Long feng's turn again. His opponent was a rank eight connate cultivator, and Long feng defeated him with a finger again. Li yu'er and Yan Jian also won their battles. Li yu'er defeated the fourth top inner court disciple within two moves, while Yan Jian defeated a rank seven connate cultivator.

       The battle went on for many rounds and people got eliminated in hundreds. Once you were defeated thrice, you would be eliminated and your rank would be determined by the number of battles you won. Barely over a hundred disciples had remained undefeated, and Long feng and Li yu'er were among them. Yan Jian had lost once against a rank one Yin level cultivator, the fourth top inner court disciple whom Li yu'er defeated, Yun shi.

      Throughout his battles, Long feng was yet to face a Yin level cultivator. All of his opponents were at rank nine connate level or lower. He also noticed that the first among the top ten inner court disciples, Jio yu had not participated in any battle. He wasn't even present in the martial arena. It turned out that as the strongest disciple within the inner court, Jio yu could simply relax and not participate in the competition until the top fifty were about to begin their battle. This was because everyone already believed that Jio yu becoming the first in this Elite competition was a natural occurrence.

      Long feng wasn't bothered by that, because no matter how exhausted he was, as long as he hadn't been badly injured, then Jio yu was not a threat to him. It was like comparing a baby with a grown up man. No matter how tired the grown up man was, the baby would still not be a threat to him.

     The battles continued until only a hundred disciples were left. The rest had all been eliminated. And among the hundred disciples left, only around twenty remained undefeated, Long feng and Li yu'er included. Yan Jian also managed to reach the top hundred disciples after being defeated only once

"That young lady, I suppose her strength is comparable to Qin tian's" some people discussed. Qin tian was the second of the top ten inner court disciples with a cultivation of a top rank 1 Yin level.

         None of the disciples were willing to believe that Li yu'er's strength could compare to Jio yu's. To them, Jio yu was an unsurpassed cultivator, in terms of talent, potential and perception.

"As for that Long feng, I think he has a chance of reaching the top five and becoming an Elite disciple. At most, he could be the fourth or fifth." Some people added. Long feng hadn't fought against a single Yin level cultivator since the competition began, and Connate level cultivators were unable to make him even release his aura, so the other disciples had no knowledge of what his limits were. They all thought that Long feng was a rank nine connate cultivator, or even a rank one Yin level cultivator.

       The rank seven Yin level elder stood up again.

"As I said, once only a hundred disciples are left, the rules of the competition would be changed. Now, to decide the top fifty disciples, you will no longer draw lots. Instead, each of you will fight only twice.

Your opponent will be chosen by the elders based on your strength. You will battle against only two opponents each, and those who lose in one or both of their battles would be disqualified, and their ranks would be determined by how early they are eliminated. If you win both of your battles, you will be qualified to join the top fifty disciples. All of the first fifty battles will take place at the same time on these fifty battle stages." The elder announced. A murmur spread through the crowd. These rules were really disadvantageous to the weak. All of the weaker cultivators would be eliminated instantly.

"Let the battle continue" the elder added before sitting on his chair. The battle stages were only fifty, and the hundred disciples would each battle twice, so the battle stages were enough for all the battles to occur at once.

"First battle, Lin lanyue against Ye Ling." A Warden announced. "Second battle, Ming Wang against Su Fenyan. Third battle, Chu Xiao against Su Mei...." The Warden listed all the first fifty battles. Long feng was to battle a rank one Yin level cultivator, the third among the top ten inner court disciples, Lan Fei. Li yu'er was battling against Qin tian, while Yan Jian was battling against a rank nine connate cultivator, Lin Langtian!

     Everyone jumped into their battle stage. Long feng stood a few feet away from Lan Fei. She smiled at him.

"Junior brother feng, it is a honor to fight against you." She said.

"Same here" Long feng replied, not sure if he was really feeling honoured.

Lan Fei released her aura. Yin level martial power churned furiously, suppressing all! She stared into Long feng's face, wanting to see fear or caution, but all she saw was emotionlessness. Long feng was completely unfazed by her suppressive aura.

Lan Fei smiled. She didn't believe that Long feng was stronger than her. She thought he was merely trying to show off. Still, she didn't dare to underestimate his power.

"Myriad technique!" She instantly unleashed her strongest martial technique. Her aura became complex and stronger. Still, Long feng's face showed no fear, only slight interest. Lan Fei was annoyed at his lack of emotion or interest in her prowess. Her lips curled up in a sly smile.

    Her figure flickered and she shot towards Long feng. Her speed was quite surprising. A fan covered in runes appeared in her right hand. The fan was actually a Yin level armament! Fans could control the surrounding martial power far better than other weapons, and the edge was as sharp as a sword. A fan was well suited for both long and short distance combat. She appeared some distance away from Long feng and waved her fan.

      The martial power around Long feng roared and turned into a translucent fierce tiger. The tiger bared it's fangs and jumped at Long feng. Long feng harrumphed and raised his finger. His finger instantly pierced through the head of the tiger. The tiger dissipated back to Martial power.

         Although Lan Fei's strength was impressive, she was only a rank one Yin level cultivator while Long feng's strength was on par with a rank four Yin level cultivator! To him, Lan Fei's attacks were pathetic.

Lan Fei smiled.

       Suddenly, Long feng felt someone behind him. He instantly turned and thrust his finger.

BOOM!

A fist collided against his finger. It was Lan Fei! And Lan Fei was also behind him! There were two Lan Fei?

Suddenly, a fan shot towards Long feng's chest from nowhere. pushing Lan Fei's fist away, Long feng grabbed the fan and flinged it aside. he raised his head and saw three different Lan Fei smiling at him.

"A cloning technique? She is able to divide herself into Three!" Long feng muttered. The myriad technique was actually a cloning skill!...