Chapter 27: Danxiang Valley – Yao Qingya VS Mingying Hall – Ye Youming

Chief Disciple Lei Ji slowly walked forward, and the surrounding discussions instantly quieted down.

She stood below the stage, looked up at Lin Chen, and a hint of a reluctant smile appeared on her face:

"Junior Sister Lin Chen, I have come to challenge you."

Lin Chen was slightly stunned; she clearly had not expected that the first person to come on stage to challenge her would be Chief Disciple Lei Ji from the same sect.

A complex look flashed across her clear light-green eyes, but she still said softly: "Very well, Senior Sister Lei Ji, please enlighten me."

The crowd below was in an uproar. A Disciple whispered: "The Thunder Empress is truly deep and calculating; she actually sent Chief Disciple Lei Ji up to test Lin Chen's strength!"

Instructor Liu Qingwan did not say much upon seeing this, only coldly announcing: "The challenge is accepted. An internal battle of the Xuanyin Qin Sect, Chief Disciple Lei Ji versus Lin Chen. The match begins!"

On the stage, two beautiful figures moved like dancing swallows, their robes fluttering and bringing a breeze with them.

On the stage, the two stood opposite each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Chief Disciple Lei Ji made the first move. With a pinch of her slender fingers, silver lightning danced in her palm, crackling loudly.

She spread her arms, and a long whip condensed from lightning instantly lashed out, carrying a sharp Aura as it struck directly at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen tapped her toes, her figure retreating as lightly as a swallow, dodging the edge of the lightning whip.

Her light-green eyes flickered slightly, then she gently raised her hand. Star Power condensed at her fingertips, turning into countless specks of starlight, like fireflies in the sky, shooting towards Chief Disciple Lei Ji.

Seeing this, Chief Disciple Lei Ji did not dare to be careless and hurriedly swung the lightning whip. The lightning drew a bright arc in the air, scattering all the starlight.

But before she could even catch her breath, Lin Chen had already flashed to the side. Star Power surged in her palm, instantly turning into a screen of starlight to block in front of her.

"Thunder Slash!" Chief Disciple Lei Ji shouted coldly. The lightning whip in her hand suddenly turned into a giant lightning blade, crashing down towards Lin Chen.

Wherever the lightning blade passed, the air was torn with fine cracks; its power was astonishing.

Lin Chen's expression remained unchanged. She tapped her feet, her figure drifting back like a ghost.

She waved her hand, and Star Power flowed between her fingers, immediately condensing into a brilliant Sword of Stars, meeting the lightning blade.

"Boom —" A dazzling light erupted in the center of the stage. The Star Power collided with the lightning power, creating a violent gust of wind that made the sleeves of the surrounding Disciples flutter.

Chief Disciple Lei Ji gritted her teeth and struck again. Her palms slammed out, and two bolts of lightning condensed into a long Dragon, roaring as they charged at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. With a light wave of her hands, starlight surged into the sky again, covering the entire stage as if night had fallen.

"Starlight Barrier!" Lin Chen whispered softly. The Star Power condensed into a transparent screen of light around her.

The lightning Dragon crashed into the light screen, emitting a deafening roar, but it could not break through this defense of starlight.

Lin Chen did not hesitate. Taking advantage of Chief Disciple Lei Ji's exhaustion, she condensed her Star Power again, turning it into a rain of countless Star arrows, attacking Chief Disciple Lei Ji from all directions.

Chief Disciple Lei Ji exclaimed, hurriedly using lightning techniques to defend, but the rain of Star arrows was unstoppable, and the lightning barrier was instantly torn apart.

"Bang —" Chief Disciple Lei Ji was hit by a beam of starlight. Her figure retreated a few steps, her face turned slightly pale, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

She gritted her teeth and stood firm, but she was already powerless.

Lin Chen walked forward slowly, her gaze gentle but carrying unquestionable dignity.

She did not press her advantage, but said indifferently: "Senior Sister Lei Ji, thank you for the match."

Chief Disciple Lei Ji looked at Lin Chen's calm and confident expression, sighed, and lowered her head: "I lost. Junior Sister Lin Chen is truly a well-deserved representative."

The audience burst into enthusiastic applause and cheers, and the Disciples of the Xuanyin Qin Sect were even more overjoyed.

The Thunder Empress had a cold look in her eyes but said nothing, only waving her hand gently to let Chief Disciple Lei Ji step down.

Instructor Liu Qingwan smiled slightly and raised her hand to announce: "Lin Chen of the Xuanyin Qin Sect wins. Next, please have the next challenger prepare."

Just then, Great Elder Situ Qian below the stage turned his head, leaned close to Su Wanqing, and lowered his voice:

"Wanqing, why don't you go up and try? That kid Lin Fan—I only taught him some amateur tricks. If he loses, wouldn't that be a disgrace to our Tianji Pavilion?"

When Su Wanqing heard this, her willow brows furrowed slightly, and she replied softly: "Master, you are overthinking. Even so, it is impossible for Lin Fan to lose."

Great Elder Situ Qian was relentless and continued to whisper and incite: "Wanqing, don't overestimate him! My crash course method is specifically designed for short-term Breakthroughs. If that brat Lin Fan really didn't Master it and loses the match, that would be a loss of face for our Tianji Pavilion!"

The two's whispering had long been heard clearly by the sharp-eared Lin Fan.

He stood on the stage, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly, and he was speechless: "Good grief, and he told me the crash course method was an unparalleled technique of the Tianji Pavilion. It turns out it's actually just amateur tricks!"

Lin Fan clenched his fists and snorted coldly in his heart: "Fortunately, I have mastered many things from the Tianji Pavilion through my hundred lifetimes of memories, otherwise I would have really been scammed by this crash course!"

Great Elder Situ Qian talked until he was blue in the face, but Su Wanqing just wouldn't go up.

Finally, Instructor Liu Qingwan announced that the competition had entered the next stage—the second round of the Five Regions ranking tournament.

Through the battles of the five representative Disciples, the final ranking of the Five Regions would be determined, and the first place would obtain the captain qualification.

Competition rules: The five representative Disciples will adopt an elimination system, and everyone will play at least two matches.

The first round is decided by drawing lots. The winners advance to the winner's bracket, and the losers enter the loser's bracket.

The winner's bracket will determine the champion and runner-up, while the loser's bracket will compete for third, fourth, and fifth place.

Now, let's start the draw.

Instructor Liu Qingwan held the jade lot canister and walked past several people, picking one for each, and finally walked to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan had no choice but to take the last one, and he even brushed his hand against Instructor Liu Qingwan's soft back of the hand.

To others, Lin Fan just simply drew a lot, and they didn't know what he had done.

Only Instructor Liu Qingwan's cheeks burned slightly.

The small talk is over. Let's look at the draw results for the competition field:

Danxiang Valley – Yao Qingya VS Mingying Hall – Ye Youming

Xuanyin Qin Sect – Lin Chen VS Xuanyin Second Sect – Mu Xueyan

Tianji Pavilion – Lin Fan (Directly advances to the second round of the winner's bracket)

The first match: Danxiang Valley · Yao Qingya VS Mingying Hall · Ye Youming, now begins.

In the center of the stage, two beautiful figures stood in confrontation, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Yao Qingya was dressed in a light pink Danxiang Valley Disciple uniform, beautiful and refined, like a blooming lotus, standing on the stage with a calm expression between her brows.

Her hand rested gently on the Pill Furnace sword at her waist, exuding the spiritual charm unique to an alchemist.

Ye Youming was of a completely different temperament. She wore a black and purple nether robe, with complex ghost Dao runes outlined on the hem of her skirt.

Her features were as exquisite as a painting, and her fair, tender skin matched with her light purple eyes, flowing with a trace of strange Immortal Qi, appearing both mysterious and eerie.

Around the stage, the audience held their breath, quietly waiting for the battle to begin.

After the two stared at each other for a moment, as if they had enjoyed enough of each other's beauty, Yao Qingya stepped forward slightly and gestured respectfully.

"Please enlighten me."

Immediately, the Pill Furnace sword was unsheathed instantly, and the blade was shrouded in a wisp of pill fragrance.

"I wouldn't dare to accept that." Ye Youming smiled lightly. Her voice was soft and gentle, carrying an invisible ripple, which made people feel a sense of trance when it fell into their ears.

Yao Qingya's heart tightened, and she immediately activated her protective Spiritual Qi to protect her Divine Sense.

She knew that Ye Youming was good at charm and illusion arrays, and she could not be careless in the slightest.

No sooner said than done, Yao Qingya waved her sword and rose, and the Pill Furnace sword released three beams of pill energy sword light, pressing directly towards Ye Youming.

These three sword lights contained the essence of her Alchemy, erupting like medicinal flames gushing from an Alchemy furnace, with astonishing power.

Ye Youming was not flustered. She raised her hands gently, and a purple mist instantly surged from her body, completely swallowing the pill energy sword light.

Amidst the churning purple mist, there were countless graceful figures looming, as if hundreds of Ye Youmings had appeared before Yao Qingya's eyes.