Defeating Li Yuanlang, Cheng Ling's reputation instantly rose to its peak. Although the fighting time between the two was not long, the momentum was astonishing and every move was breathtaking.
Moreover, careful disciples have discovered that Cheng Ling has always been in control. Li Yuanlang's moves did not pose a great threat to him. It can be deduced that Cheng Ling's combat power is far superior to Li Yuanlang.
What is this concept?
Li Yuanlang was ranked eighteenth in the last competition. Three years later, his strength will only become stronger. Even if he cannot advance a few places, there should be no problem in staying within twenty.
So where does Cheng Ling, who defeated Li Yuanlang, rank in terms of strength? Top twenty? Or even higher in the top ten?
The audience was no longer calm, and everyone was guessing about Cheng Ling's true strength.
"In my opinion, Cheng Ling will definitely be in the top ten. You must know that in the last competition, the top three did not participate. Coupled with the strength of defeating Li Yuanlang, the top ten will definitely not be included."
"I think there are more than just the top ten. Haven't you noticed? Although the duel between them was very powerful, Cheng Ling didn't make many moves. The battle lasted only a short time. Obviously, he still has some leftover strength. I believe he can do it. Make it into the top five.”
"Cheng Ling should be the strongest of the six rising stars!"
Everyone has different guesses, and there is no accurate answer, but the attention to Cheng Ling has skyrocketed.
On the rostrum, Jian Laodao stroked his beard and said secretly: "I am indeed right. His achievements are not limited to this. We can compete for the top five."
The martial arts dean was depressed for a while. He had told Jian Lao that Cheng Ling would be defeated by Li Yuanlang. But in less than a moment, he was slapped hard in the face. When did Cheng Ling's combat power increase so much that even Li Yuanlang, who was ranked eighteenth in the previous session, lost.
Looking at the disciples in Arena No. 8, except for one seed player, Li Yuanlang is already ranked the highest. So now it seems that it is certain that Cheng Ling will enter the third round, and he will even be ranked very high in the arena competition, at least second.
The ten seeded players are usually not allowed to come on stage too early. The arena competition is a one-thousand-for-one competition, and everyone has to fight at least ten times. Only when the game is interrupted will the seeded players appear.
Therefore, no one currently knows which seed player is assigned to each arena. If you meet the bottom five seeded players, you might be able to fight a dozen times, but if you meet the top five seeded players, you may have to be ranked second.
But even so, considering that Cheng Ling had only joined the inner sect for just over a year, it was astonishing to have such combat power. The elder of the Martial Arts Academy couldn't help but feel a sense of envy. In the past two years, the Martial Arts Academy has seen outstanding disciples emerge one after another, and they are faintly able to compete with the Martial Arts Academy.
On the other hand, in my own martial arts academy, except for the top-ranked disciples from the previous term, there was almost a gap in the underachieving disciples. The reason for barely selecting two rising star disciples was because they had not encountered a strong enemy.
The strength of the Kendo Academy is indeed gradually catching up. In addition to the wonderful performance of Cheng Ling in the No. 8 ring, Bai Yiyi in the No. 2 ring and Gu Youlan in the No. 6 ring both won four consecutive victories. Coupled with the other rising star Gao Feng in the third arena, there are four people who have maintained a winning streak.
Even Wu Chenlong in Arena No. 1, with his late Nascent Soul cultivation, had achieved three victories. However, Cheng Ling was not optimistic. In Wu Chenlong's previous four games, except for the one that failed, the opponents he encountered in the other three games were not strong, and it was very difficult to win.
Unless you are very lucky in the next six games, don't encounter too strong disciples, win five first, so that you can still have a chance to fight against strong disciples and advance to the final ranking competition.
As for Bai Yiyi and Gu Youlan, Cheng Ling wasn't worried about them. In his eyes, the combat prowess of the two women was no less than that of the ten seed disciples, or even better. They both had a chance to enter the top five in this competition.
The game continued, and Cheng Ling ushered in his fourth opponent. The opponent was a disciple of the Kendo Academy. When he saw that the opponent was Cheng Ling, he said directly without waiting to enter the ring: "I abstain!"
The court referee nodded, not taking it seriously, and directly declared Cheng Ling the winner.
In the arena competition, each disciple has to fight ten times. If he encounters a strong enemy too early and consumes too much real energy, it will be very detrimental to the later battles. Cheng Ling even defeated Li Yuanlang. He thought he was not his opponent and might get injured. To be on the safe side, it was better to preserve his strength first!
Cheng Ling smiled slightly, he was happy to be able to win without fighting.
The rostrum and the audience were greatly disappointed. Cheng Ling fought three times, each with a different fighting style and different sword techniques. They wanted to take a closer look to find out Cheng Ling's strength, but unexpectedly the other party simply abstained.
"The people from the Kendo Academy are really mean. They will abstain from voting when they meet the disciples of their own academy. This is not the way to give points." A disciple from the Academy said sourly.
"Fart, Senior Brother Cheng's strength is obvious to all. If you are capable, go out and try it yourself. The appropriate concession is to preserve your strength." A disciple from the Kendo Academy immediately retorted.
"According to what you said, if Cheng Ling encounters people from the Kendo Academy in the future, won't he be able to defeat them all without a fight?"
"What's the matter? If you have the ability, you disciples of the Law School should not admit defeat!"
"Tch, my disciples of the Law School will never give up easily!"
There were constant arguments in the audience, but Cheng Ling didn't care. He was observing Wu Chenlong's battle. This time, the boy met Cheng Hongliang, who was ranked 72nd in the previous session of the Law Academy, and the two had been fighting in the ring for half an hour.
Cheng Hongliang's spells are very powerful and the frequency of casting is super fast. Wu Chenlong was suppressed in the center of the ring, with the sword in his hand dancing like water. He knew that his attack power and movement skills were not strong, so he could only defend and consume the opponent's true energy to the maximum extent.
Wu Chenlong's defensive sword moves are the "Condensing Sword Technique" taught by Cheng Ling, and are improved according to his own characteristics. The defensive ability is extremely strong and cannot be broken through by ordinary attacks. It can withstand the sword energy of the bamboo forest for a long time, so it has quite a lot of experience in defense.
Cheng Hongliang attacked fiercely for half an hour, and the real energy in his body gradually depleted. Wu Chenlong still waited patiently. It was not until a stick of incense was burned that he caught the opponent's flaw, got close in an instant, exploded with all his fighting power, and won the fourth game with difficulty.
He took a deep breath and returned to Cheng Ling.
Cheng Ling nodded with satisfaction and said, "Now your defensive sword moves have reached a very high level. From now on, you will have to work more on your body skills and attack power."
Wu Chenlong nodded silently. He was very convinced of Cheng Ling's vision. Every pointer he gave could make him improve a little bit.
Cheng Ling continued: "Now that you have won four games, you have a 60% chance of entering the third round. As long as you win one more game, you will have an 80% chance. If you lose the next game, you will only have a 50% chance. Lose two games and your chance of advancing to the third round is gone.”
Wu Chenlong said solemnly, "Boss, I will definitely work hard."
"The next game is the key. At that time, the seeded players will enter the field and it will depend on whether they can get a good draw."
As the game continues, time slowly passes, and now, the sun is setting and night is falling. The presiding elder announced that today's competition is over, and the remaining competitions will continue tomorrow.
The crowd was still unfinished, but the competition disciples had been in a mental state for a long time and needed to rest, so they had no choice but to give up and disperse one by one. Some disciples decided to grab a good seat in the audience to watch tomorrow's game.
The heat of the inner sect competition continues to burn. After a day of competition, most disciples have seen some clues. What endures is the power struggle between the three houses.
Nowadays, the number of disciples who have maintained a winning streak, the Fa Dao Academy and the Kendo Academy are almost the same, and they have gradually caught up. Only the Martial Arts Academy, the results are not much different from the previous years.
At the residence of Sun Yuanliang, the head of the Court of Justice, two elders reported on the current situation of the arena competition. He said with a gloomy face: "What's going on? In this competition, the Kendo Academy's results are almost the same as ours?"
An elder said bitterly: "The masters of the courtyard are mainly Bai Yiyi, Gu Youlan, and Cheng Ling. In my opinion, these three people are all in the top ten in terms of combat power."
"We can't continue like this. We managed to suppress the Kendo Academy with great difficulty. If their strength is allowed to increase again, I'm afraid our life at the Kendo Academy will be difficult, and even the head of the academy will ask questions."
"But the arena competition is based on drawing lots, so we can't do anything about it!"
"You don't need to use any tricks. You tell the disciples of Bai Yiyi, Gu Youlan, and Cheng Ling that whenever they encounter each other, they must find ways to injure the opponent even if they are seriously injured, so as to consume their combat power to the maximum extent."
The two elders' eyes lit up and they hurriedly said: "The master is wise, this method is feasible."
"Go! Give the orders and we will never let the Kendo Academy come back to life again!"
The two brothers Jian Wuya and Jian Wuhui sat opposite each other. Jian Wuhui said: "Second brother, judging from the current situation, we have a greater chance of winning this competition, and the academy's resources will be tilted towards us again!"
Jian Wuya said: "We can't take it lightly. Sun Yuanliang will definitely not sit still and wait for death. With the support of the head of the academy, he is likely to use some insidious methods. Also, the disciples must also explain that they should try to avoid going to the martial arts academy." Two hundred people will be injured, and the Fa Dao Yuan will get a free advantage."
"Yes, I will explain. Second brother, what do you think Cheng Ling's current combat power is?"
Jian Wuya smiled and said, "Why, you can't even see it?"
Jian Wuhui nodded depressedly and said, "This kid has only fought three times, and he doesn't feel like he has used much strength. I can't tell."
Jian Wuya said cautiously: "This is the point of his brilliance. The style and swordsmanship used in each battle are different, which makes people confused. In future battles, as long as he maintains this style, other disciples will not be able to fight against him. His fear will be even stronger!"
"Why?"
"This is a trend!"
"Position? How do you say it?"
"Position! It can be regarded as sword power, power, power, etc. But Cheng Ling's power is a more powerful 'power' that surpasses those powers, just like the wolf king standing among the wolves. Generally speaking, it can provide an advantage and a deterrent innately."
Jian Wuhui opened his mouth wide and asked in disbelief: "No way, he is only in his twenties, how powerful is he?"
Jian Wuya said: "Don't underestimate him. He is very powerful and resourceful. He created this kind of momentum just so that our Kendo Academy can compete with the Fa Dao Academy."
"Not only that, under his leadership, Yiyi and Youlan's combat power has improved very quickly. Even heroes, although they are extremely powerful, are still inseparable from him. His future achievements will definitely be with you. Above me!"
