However, the premise of this is that Ling Yuxuan and Ling Chen must smoothly make it to the top ten.

But looking at the current situation, how can this be easy?

Among the Nine Great Families, is there a first genius in any family that looks easy to deal with? None of them are easy to handle.

Trying to kick anyone out of the top ten is not an easy task.

The competitions on the four arenas continue, and although there are many participants, the elimination rate is also fast. If the difference in strength is large, the fight is resolved in one move. If the gap is not large, it usually won’t exceed ten moves, unless they are truly evenly matched, then it might drag on a bit longer, but not too long, because each arena is only about two hundred meters in circumference. If one is not careful, they will be blasted off the stage and face elimination.

The top talents from other families also started to be drawn to come on stage.

The first to appear was Sima Xiaoyao, whose opponent was a talent from the Literature Saint Family. The gap in strength was too large; with just one move, the genius from the Literature Saint Family was blasted off the stage and eliminated.

The second to take the stage was Tang Haotian from the Tang Sect. He defeated his opponent with just one Storming Pear Blossoms Needle, drawing countless exclamations of amazement.

The gap is enormous between geniuses, top talents, and ordinary talents.

"Ling Family Ling Xue versus Murong House Murong Bai!"

The referee’s voice came from the third arena.

"It’s your turn, Sister Ling Xue."

Ling Chen looked at Ling Xue, who was sitting nearby.

This opponent is a talent who can rank in the top five within the Murong House and should not be underestimated.

"Yes."

Ling Xue’s pretty face showed a trace of solemnity. She nodded slightly, then stood up and walked toward the third arena.

"Ling Xue!"

Just as Ling Xue was about to leap onto the stage, a slightly aged voice suddenly came from behind.

She turned around and saw Ling Lie looking at her with a solemn expression, saying only three words, "Be careful."

Feeling the heavy weight of these words, Ling Xue nodded again, then took a deep breath and swept onto the stage.

Murong Bai was a graceful swordsman. When he saw Ling Xue take the stage, he also made a very elegant gesture before speaking, "Please, Sister Ling Xue."

"Please."

Ling Xue did not let her guard down due to the other party’s etiquette. On the arena, though it is said to be a spar, it is actually a battlefield. The other side will not show mercy just because she is a woman; that is not possible.

Swoosh!

As soon as the words fell, Murong Bai had already flashed forward, his Treasure Sword drawing from its sheath, seemingly slicing through the air like a ripple of water. Wherever it passed, the space distorted like water, containing a fairly strong Water Intent.

"Water Travel Sword!"

Murong Bai directly used his ultimate move.

Ling Xue did not retreat or avoid it, her form diving down, swinging a sword from bottom to top. This swing of the sword awakened the Sword Spirit of the Snow Spirit Sword, and a snow-white fox shot out, smashing all obstacles in its path, including Murong Bai’s water-flowing sword qi.

Murong Bai was taken aback and immediately withdrew, caught somewhat off guard, with signs of disorder in his moves.

Because of Ling Hai and others’ previous performances, he had slightly underestimated the people from the Ling Family, so when he made his move earlier, he hadn’t given his all, still thinking of saving techniques to deal with opponents behind.

"Extreme Ice Fox!"

Gaining the advantage with one sword, Ling Xue seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, gaining all the advantages. With continuous Sword Momentum, she seamlessly executed the first three moves of the Breaking Sky Sword Art, concluding with a killer move.

An ice-blue fox emerged ghost-like, its steps forming a frosty path, freezing the Void.

"Oh? So this is the killing move Sister Ling Xue developed on her own."

Ling Chen’s eyes lit up slightly. When he used the Snow Spirit Sword in the past, he harnessed the power of the Sword Spirit to unleash the Lightning Fox, which wasn’t actually very powerful because the Snow Spirit Sword is more of an ice-attribute Treasure Sword. Now, the move Ling Xue is using truly brings out its power.

Snort!

Murong Bai tried to block with his sword, but the moment the ice-blue fox exploded, it shattered his Protective True Qi, causing a large area to freeze. Spitting blood, he flew backward, defeated.

"What, Ling Xue won!"

"Ling Xue’s strength is much greater than anticipated. The sword just now was enough to defeat Murong Bai. Even a stronger expert might not have been able to block it."

"So, the younger generation of the Ling Family shouldn’t be underestimated?"

"It’s too early to draw conclusions. Defeating just one Murong Bai doesn’t prove anything."

"True, only one Ling Xue has made progress, but that doesn’t represent the entire younger generation of the Ling Family. Furthermore, Ling Xue is better than some, but not as good as the best."

Among the crowd, discussions arose. Ling Xue’s victory made many realize that the younger generation of the Ling Family are not all pushovers, and most have not yet shown their hands. Who knows the extent of their strength?

"At least we’ve saved some face."

On the viewing platform, Ling Lie exhaled a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Ling Xue won the battle; otherwise, if they lost again, they wouldn’t be able to sit still.

"Congratulations."

After Ling Xue came down from the stage, Ling Chen also smiled and clasped his hands toward her in congratulations.

He wasn’t congratulating Ling Xue on defeating Murong Bai, but rather on her great progress in swordsmanship, reaching a new level.

"It’s all thanks to you."

Ling Xue was very grateful to Ling Chen, because had it not been for Ling Chen awakening the Sword Spirit of the Snow Spirit Sword, she wouldn’t have achieved such great progress in such a short time.

"It seems it’s my turn."

Just as Ling Chen was about to speak, suddenly, his name appeared on the ranking gold list.

Although the competition is an elimination format, it’s not an absolutely fair competition. The names on the ranking gold list are submitted by the Saint Families. When each family submits them, they rank their talents. Theoretically, the higher the ranking, the fewer matches in the early stages to avoid too many one-sided matches, affecting the excitement of the competition. Ling Chen was listed second to Ling Yuxuan on the Ling Family’s list, so even though the competition has been going on for so long, Ling Chen has not yet competed.

Now it’s finally his turn.

"Your opponent is actually this person?"

Ling Xue looked up at the ranking gold list, and opposite Ling Chen’s name were the words "Liu Mubai."

"Do you know this person?"

Ling Chen turned his head to ask.

"Yes," Ling Xue nodded, a trace of solemnity appearing in her beautiful eyes, "Liu Mubai is a top three expert among the younger generation of the Liu Family. I didn’t expect your first opponent to be so powerful."

"Oh?"

Ling Chen was slightly surprised but quickly understood, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Good, it’s also time to make those who talk about the Ling Family keep quiet."