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"What's happening here!?"

Tang Wan, standing to the side, asked in confusion. In her understanding, Mao Jianxing had clearly lost to Zhu Ning, so how could Cao Hongyun have defeated him?

"It must have been Cao Hongyun who launched the sneak attack," Su Yang said, realizing something.

"A sneak attack? That's too despicable! How could they do that!" Tang Wan said indignantly.

"The rules don't say it's not allowed." Lin Anlan also recalled the rules for the one-on-one duel announced yesterday, which did not stipulate that other people's duels could not be interrupted.

Just as the audience in the stands were filled with confusion, the commentator's voice came again: "Cao Hongyun's participation in the match has been approved by the referee and has not violated the rules. Cao Hongyun has defeated Mao Jianxing. Now, Cao Hongyun will immediately face Zhu Ning!!"

Upon hearing this, the spectators in the stands immediately began to discuss. Some, like Tang Wan, thought Cao Hongyun was too cunning, taking advantage of a moment's weakness. Others argued that the rules of the competition didn't prohibit such behavior, believing Cao Hongyun knew how to conserve his strength. Since the intellectual contest was canceled, the display of intelligence in the martial arts competition was still part of the assessment. Still others said they didn't care, as long as the competition was exciting and they enjoyed watching it; the current situation was quite satisfying for them.

There was much discussion in the preparation areas of each academy, but no one went to protest. Tianling Academy did not protest because Mao Jianxing was going to lose no matter what, while Qinwang Academy was completely silent, as if they did not care about the outcome of the competition at all, which made the other academies somewhat puzzled.

After the ruling was delivered, the two referees left the arena with Mao Jianxing, and the battle between Cao Hongyun and Zhu Ning immediately began. Seeing that Zhu Ning seemed to be recovering by resting his sword, Cao Hongyun was not going to give him any chance to catch his breath. He immediately charged forward with his sword. The audience all thought that Zhu Ning was bound to lose. He had just experienced a great battle, and now he was facing an opponent whose strength was almost equal to his own. There was no reason for him not to lose.

Su Yang had initially believed that no matter how brilliant Zhu Ning's performance had been, he was destined to fail. However, he and the audience were immediately proven wrong by an unexpected turn of events. Just as Cao Hongyun was advancing with unstoppable momentum, swinging his blade towards Zhu Ning, a sudden change occurred!

A burst of crimson elemental power erupted violently. The blue light on the sword Zhu Ning had planted in the ground instantly turned red. The lake water in the cracks in the ground beside him immediately boiled, then steamed up puffs of mist. As Zhu Ning chanted, "Unseal!", the elemental bracelet on his wrist also changed. The stream of light that had been emitting blue light immediately turned red, and runes appeared around it. Two more streams of light appeared, clearly an A-grade bracelet!

"Oh my god! What's going on?! Zhu Ning's bracelet is actually Grade A! As expected of Qinwang Academy, it seems that the fifth-level champion of this year's individual martial arts competition will once again be Qinwang Academy!" The commentator's shocked voice immediately came, and the audience in the arena also burst into surprise.

Looking back at the arena, with the change of elements, Zhu Ning's entire demeanor changed drastically. If he was a gentleman when he used the water element before, now, under the backdrop of the red fire element, he was like a killing god who had walked out of hell, with a tyrannical aura raging.

Seeing this change, Cao Hongyun was also shocked, but his sword was already drawn and there was no turning back. He could only unleash his full power, hoping to defeat the monster in front of him with one strike. Zhu Ning also drew his sword to meet the attack. The two weapons clashed, and countless flames erupted all around, further fueling the overwhelming momentum of the battle.

Cao Hongyun had made preparations long before participating in the battle. He had gone over the plan in his mind again and again, including when to show up and how to fight the remaining person after showing up. He even considered Zhu Ning's dual elemental attributes. Based on his previous observations, he believed that the strength of Zhu Ning's second elemental power was definitely not as strong as the water element he used. However, he did not expect that Zhu Ning's fire element power was far more powerful than the water element.

With the release of his Qi element, Cao Hongyun was surrounded by a layer of Qi element shield. These shields continuously released fierce winds in all directions, suppressing all the flames that surrounded him. At the same time, dense wind blades attacked from behind Zhu Ning, continuously damaging Zhu Ning's body. Amidst the splattering blood, Zhu Ning's face became increasingly terrifying, and the pressure Cao Hongyun felt grew greater and greater.

Under the relentless attacks of the wind blades, Zhu Ning's rage finally reached its peak. The amount of elemental energy released from his A-grade bracelet increased further, the red gem on his longsword shone brightly, and then solid flames suddenly burst from the longsword. The intense heat pressed against Cao Hongyun's face, to the point that even the air element shield could hardly withstand it.

Finally, Cao Hongyun could no longer endure the intense heat. He used the momentum to retreat, preparing to jump out of the encirclement of flames. But as soon as he landed, red light suddenly burst out from the cracks in the ground left by the previous battle, and dozens of thin pillars of fire shot out from the ground, attacking Cao Hongyun from all directions.

It turned out that when Zhu Ning was halfway through the battle with Mao Jianxing, he had already sensed an aura that was no weaker than Mao Jianxing's appearing and disappearing. He immediately judged that someone wanted to take advantage of their mutual exhaustion to eliminate them both at once. So he played along. After knocking Mao Jianxing away, he did not rush to end the fight. Instead, he pretended to recover and secretly sent elemental synergies into the ground through the rift, just in case.

Cao Hongyun dodged and weaved, but was still struck by several pillars of fire. The intense heat immediately burned his skin, causing him to scream in agony. He retreated dozens of meters away in a sorry state. He had thought that Zhu Ning's conditions were similar to his own, but after this exchange, he realized that Zhu Ning's fire element had actually reached the fifth rank, seventh level, which was one level higher than his own. Moreover, his B-rank bracelet was completely inferior to the amount of elemental energy released by Zhu Ning's A-rank bracelet. At this moment, it was almost certain that he would lose.

However, he was unwilling to squander this excellent situation. Cao Hongyun's mind raced and he quickly came up with a plan: if he couldn't defeat Zhu Ning, he should retreat and wait for Zhu Ning and Tang Tianyu to start their battle. Then he could wait for Zhu Ning to finish the battle and then wait for Tang Tianyu to finish the battle. Even if he couldn't get first place, he could get second place. He didn't believe that Zhu Ning would still have the strength to fight against him when facing Tang Tianyu, who was also at the fifth rank and seventh level.

Thinking of this, he immediately made up his mind and was about to use his flying technique to escape. How could Zhu Ning be willing to do that? He had already revealed his trump card. If he let this person who had seen his trump card get away, his chances of winning would be reduced by several percent next time they met. So he roared and chased after him.

However, the flight speed provided by the fire element was far inferior to that of the air element. The two flew at low altitude in the forest. Cao Hongyun circled left and right, trying to use the dense forest to shake off Zhu Ning. Zhu Ning chased after them while launching attacks from behind. Wherever the two passed, a sea of ​​fire appeared.

But in the end, Cao Hongyun's flying speed was superior. Just as he was about to escape the pursuit, another sea of ​​fire appeared before him. From a part of the forest, a person suddenly appeared and kicked Cao Hongyun, sending him flying backward. Just then, Zhu Ning, who was chasing after him, caught up with him and immediately slashed at Cao Hongyun with his sword.

"It's over!" This was the only thought left in Cao Hongyun's mind as he looked at the sharp sword coming towards him.