After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

"You just wait, I'll deal with you later!"

After uttering a harsh remark, Gao Kui followed the other three onto the ring.

Watching Gao Kui's retreating figure, Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

Such a self-important person will only truly believe when faced with real facts.

After a stick of incense had burned, the winner among the four was quickly decided.

As expected, Gao Kui defeated Du Yanbin, and Jiang Zhixuan also defeated Wang Jiarui.

Their bloodlines far surpassed those of the other two new disciples, so they won the match with ease.

Apart from expending some Xuan energy, Gao Kui and Jiang Zhixuan didn't even suffer any minor injuries.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Li had the two losers compete against each other again to determine the fourth and fifth place results.

A difference of one place in the rankings means a significant difference in the rewards, so the two of them gave it their all.

Half an hour later, Wang Jiarui was knocked off the stage, and the fourth place went to Du Yanbin.

After the two decided their match, Ji Li turned to Qin Chuan and the other two and said slowly, "The half-hour break is over. The three of you will come forward and draw lots. One of you will have a bye and will directly compete for first place."

After saying that, he waved his hand and took out the lottery tube from before.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan and the other two also stepped forward to draw lots in turn.

"Looks like my luck has finally turned this time!"

Before Qin Chuan could even see the color of his wooden skewer, Gao Kui, standing to the side, raised the wooden skewer in his hand, which was clearly a red one.

Gao Kui curled his lip in disdain. "But this red card isn't of much use to me. It's just a matter of playing one more game or one less game."

As he spoke, he stared intently at Qin Chuan and sneered, "Qin Chuan! Don't you dare lose to a woman. I hope you'll be competing against me in the end, and then we'll see how I beat you to a pulp!"

Qin Chuan remained expressionless and said calmly, "I know you're anxious for me to hit you, but you'd better not rush."

"you!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Kui's face turned somewhat ugly. Just as he was about to retort, Ji Li shouted loudly from the side, "Qin Chuan, Jiang Zhixuan, step onto the stage!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan ignored Gao Kui and immediately leaped onto the arena.

On the number one arena, Qin Chuan looked at Jiang Zhixuan and was about to speak when he saw Jiang Zhixuan raise her right hand and smile sweetly, "I admit defeat!"

Qin Chuan was taken aback, not expecting the other party to admit defeat so readily.

Jiang Zhixuan stuck out her tongue and said playfully, "I know my own limitations. How could I possibly be a match for Senior Brother Qin? I'm already very satisfied with getting third place."

As she spoke, Jiang Zhixuan walked off the stage. As she passed Qin Chuan, she whispered, "Senior Brother Qin, you have to give that Gao Kui a good beating later. He's just too arrogant!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, I will!"

At this moment, Ji Li announced: "Jiang Zhixuan concedes defeat, Qin Chuan advances!"

Does this work too?

Upon hearing Ji Li's words, everyone present was slightly taken aback, finding it somewhat unexpected.

The top three in the annual freshman competition are always the most fiercely contested, and even if there is a significant difference in strength, they will often try to give it their all.

The prize for first place is just too tempting.

But as Jiang Zhixuan stepped off the stage, everyone's attention turned to Gao Kui, knowing that the final highlight was about to begin.

Before Ji Li could even speak, Gao Kui had already stepped onto the ring.

"The battle for the title of Freshman Grand Competition is about to begin!" Ji Li announced loudly.

After speaking, Gao Kui did not rush to make a move. Instead, he looked at Qin Chuan opposite him and sneered, "Don't think that just because you were lucky enough to beat me in the first round of the pressure test, you, Qin Chuan, have the first place in the freshman competition."

This first place in the freshman competition isn't something you can get just by having a woman or by luck!

In his view, the reason why Jiang Zhixuan deliberately lost to Qin Chuan must be because there was something shady going on between the two of them.

As for the previous pressure test and the lottery, it was all just good luck for Qin Chuan.

Has anyone ever told you that you talk a lot of nonsense?

Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and said impatiently, "Hurry up and end this game. I don't have time to play with you kids."

If the freshman competition had been held a month ago, Gao Kui might have been in some trouble.

But now, a month later, the two are on completely different levels.

Qin Chuan's current strength is such that even a disciple who has been with the Heavenly Sword Sect for two or three years might not be his match.

"game?"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan describe the freshman competition as a game, Gao Kui was instantly enraged. What about the freshman competition, which he valued so much?

"Insanity!"

Gao Kui's eyes were icy cold as he said in a chilling voice, "You ignorant fool, let me teach you a lesson and show you what it means to be outmatched!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Kui took a step forward, unleashing his full power as a ninth-level Xuan Master. A powerful energy swept across the entire arena.

At the same time, his skin was covered with a layer of earth-yellow energy armor.

Gao Kui possesses the bloodline of a six-star Earth Bear, making him naturally affinity-bound to the Earth element. Cultivating Earth-attribute techniques and martial arts will yield twice the results with half the effort.

This move was the Earth Armor Technique, a low-grade Xuan-level earth-attribute martial skill he had cultivated, which could greatly increase his defense for a short period of time.

"Today I'll show you what the difference is between you and a prodigy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Kui stomped his foot and shot towards Qin Chuan like a cannonball.

His tan armor quickly covered his entire arm, and sharp earth spikes sprouted from his fists.

Qin Chuan slightly raised the corner of his mouth, tapped his foot, and without using any martial arts techniques, he also threw a punch.

"court death!"

Seeing that Qin Chuan actually wanted to exchange punches with him, a deep mockery flashed in Gao Kui's eyes.

As someone with the bloodline of the Earth Bear, he was born with astonishing defensive capabilities, further enhanced by the Earth Armor Technique he cultivated.

Even if ordinary magical weapons were used against him, they wouldn't cause any damage, let alone Qin Chuan using his fists.

Below the arena, Han Yutang watched this scene and sneered inwardly, "It seems that we won't need that thing anymore."

As Gao Kui's mentor, he naturally understood the defensive capabilities of the Earth Bear bloodline better than anyone else.

Even if Qin Chuan is a Grand Master of Mystic Arts, he won't gain any advantage in this head-on confrontation.

If Han Yutang had relied on his advantage as a Grand Master to prevent Gao Kui from getting close, he would have been a little worried, but now he was completely confident of victory.

Han Yutang looked at the outer sect elder beside him and said smugly, "This Qin Chuan is so arrogant, he's practically courting death!"

"That's right!"

Several outer sect elders nodded in agreement, "Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; this person is far too arrogant."

However, in the next moment, everyone's expression changed drastically, their eyes filled with shock.

"Oh!"

On the stage, the two fists collided instantly, producing a huge energy explosion.

Immediately, Gao Kui was sent flying, leaving a long trail of blood on the arena before finally coming to a stop.

At that moment, all the voices mocking Qin Chuan disappeared.

The entire venue was deathly silent!