Chapter 257: Han Yue!


    After effortlessly kicking Liu Qing away, Zi Yan''s figure shed again, and in just a few breaths'' time, several more figures were sent flying. Soon, within a twenty-meter radius around Zi Yan, not a single person could stand.


    "I admit defeat!" Suddenly, a cold voice came from the outer edge of the field.


    Following the direction of the voice, the crowd then realized that it was Han Yue, the cold beauty ranked within the top ten of the strength leaderboard.


    "I also admit defeat!"


    "I''m out, I admit defeat."


    After Han Yue, the remaining thirty or so people almost unanimously dered their defeat.


    "So boring!"


    Seeing everyone choose to admit defeat so quickly, a look of disappointment couldn''t help but appear on Zi Yan''s exquisitely beautiful face.


    The students watching from the sidelines were also speechless. Who could have thought that a Dou Wang powerhouse, and a little girl at that, would emerge in apetition among students?


    "Great Elder! What''s the reward for first ce?"


    After everyone had admitted defeat, Zi Yan, still in mid-air, gradually turned her gaze towards Su Qian.


    At this time, hearing Zi Yan asking about the reward, Lin Xiuya, who had been knocked down and hadn''t gotten up, suddenly perked up a bit, closing his eyes and pricking up his ears to listen.


    "You little girl, what''s the rush? You''ll naturally find out once the results of thepetition are all in!" Su Qian said with a smile on his face.


    "So troublesome." Fiddling with her purple ponytail, Zi Yan muttered and then flew towards the outside of the za.


    Seeing Zi Yan win, the expressions on the faces of the other elders around Su Qian were extremely rich.


    For this strengthpetition, after discussion, all the rewards were collected by the elders through drawing lots from their own pockets.


    Furthermore, during the drawing of lots, Gu He happened to draw the lot for collecting the reward for the first ce.


    "Haha, it looks like Elder Gu He hasn''t lost anything at all!"


    "The generous reward for first ce has ended up in the hands of his own disciple."


    ...


    Not long after Zi Yan left, the elders, looking at the dozen or so strong leaderboard contestants who had been knocked down, discussed postponing thepetition by a day. Otherwise, those who had received a punch or kick from Zi Yan today might end up in thest ce.


    Fortunately, Zi Yan had some restraint in her actions. Under normal circumstances, these people were just in severe pain and did not really suffer serious injuries. However,pared to those who were not injured, these injured contestants would be somewhat affected in the following days of thepetition and certainly wouldn''t be able to perform at their best.


    ...


    Several dayster, the strengthpetition finally reached itsst phase.


    Since the first ce had already been imed by Zi Yan, this final match would only determine the runner-up of the strength leaderboard.


    Moreover, the final two contestants were not those who were initially predicted by everyone before thepetition.


    Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing had to withdraw before the finals due to severe injuries and consecutive battles.


    This turn of events elicited sighs of disappointment from the crowd, while also deepening their impression of Zi Yan.


    At this moment, on the final battlefield, as two figures entered, the atmosphere in the stands instantly heated up.


    On one side of thepetition field stood a cold, beautiful woman in a silver dress, with a slender figure and long silver hair. On the other side was a man, somewhat mismatched with his huge ck iron hammer.


    "Han Yue, it''s unexpected that among us, only you haven''t suffered under the brute strength of that little powerhouse." Yan Hao, holding his right shoulder with his left hand, said with a bitter smile.


    "Yeah, although this rank doesn''t fully represent my level, there''s nothing I can do since Liu Qing gave up on his own." Han Yue shook her head slightly, expressing her helplessness.


    "Lin Xiuya is the most unlucky one. It seemed like that little powerhouse was using him to test how much strength to use on the rest of us. Who knew the first hit would be too strong, and Lin Xiuya has been lying down for three days without moving." Yan Hao said with a face full of pity.


    "Do you need to forfeit?" Suddenly, Han Yue asked with a sharp gaze, "I won''t go easy on you just because you''re injured."


    "There''s no need for that. If I''ve stepped onto the field, asking you to go easy on me would be a joke. I''ll admit defeat when I''m no longer able topete." Yan Hao stated directly.


    "Then let''s begin!"


    Without wasting any time, Han Yue quickly gathered a burst of white frost in her hands and shot it towards Yan Hao.


    Yan Hao swung his ck iron hammer, creating a sharp whistling sound that made the people close to the stage cover their ears.


    Thud! The white frost shot by Han Yue waspletely blocked by Yan Hao''s swing of the hammer.


    However, as Yan Hao raised his arm, Han Yue had alreadyunched a second attack, swiftly aiming for Yan Hao''s feet.


    Yan Hao swung his hammer down hard at the ground, but it was a moment toote. The frost was only cut off from thetter half, with the front half already reaching Yan Hao''s feet.


    "Ouch!" A chill rose from Yan Hao''s feet, andbined with the pain from his shoulder, made him shiver.


    Originally, Yan Hao''s hammer technique was not only powerful and wide-ranging but also quick and responsive. However, after being kicked by Zi Yan, his wound had been aching.


    Even though Yan Hao was hit by Han Yue''s frost, the moment his ck iron hammer smashed into the ground, a vast and potent deep yellow energy burst out from the crack it created, aiming directly beneath Han Yue.


    Han Yue, seeing Yan Hao''s move, showed a hint of panic on her face, lightly tapped the ground with her toes, and moved upwards, just as the deep yellow energy swept beneath her skirt after she had lifted off the ground.


    "Haha, in this hot weather, Han Yue, your move is truly refreshing!" Seeing Han Yue dodge the attack, Yan Haoughed heartily, suddenly shattering his upper garment as Dou Qi surged within him. His skin turned as hard as rock, disying a gray-white color.


    Yan Hao''s Dou Qi belonged to the earth category, specifically the rare rock Dou Qi, which made the practitioner''s body as hard as rock.


    Watching Yan Hao''s transformation, Han Yue''s gaze sharpened. She knew that this state would temporarily alleviate the injuries caused by Zi Yan and significantly enhance Yan Hao''s defensive capabilities.


    Although Yan Hao temporarily overcame the impact of Zi Yan''s attack, it didn''t guarantee his victory over Han Yue.


    Han Yue wielded ice-type Dou Qi, not relying on brute force for her attacks.


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