Chapter 257: Han Yue!

  After effortlessly kig Liu Qing away, Zi Yan's figure fshed 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 e of the field.

  Following the dire of the voice, the crowd then realized that it was Hahe cold beauty ranked withiop ten of the strength leaderboard.

  "I also admit defeat!"

  "I'm out, I admit defeat."

  After Hahe remaining thirty or so people almost unanimously decred their defeat.

  "S!"

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

  The students watg from the sidelines were also speechless. Who could have thought that a Dou owerhouse, and a little girl at that, would emerge in a petition among students?

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

  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 prig up his ears to listen.

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

  "So troublesome." Fiddling with her purple ponytail, Zi Yan muttered and theowards the outside of the pza.

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

  For this strength petition, 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 happeo draw the lot for colleg the reward for the first pce.

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

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

  ...

  Not long after Zi Ya, the elders, looking at the dozen or s leaderboard testants who had been knocked down, discussed postponing the petition by a day. Otherwise, those who had received a punch or kick from Zi Yan today might end up i pce.

  Fortunately, Zi Yan had some restraint in her as. Under normal circumstahese people were just in severe pain and did not really suffer serious injuries. However, pared to those who were not ihese injured testants would be somewhat affected in the following days of the petition aainly wouldn't be able to perform at their best.

  ...

  Several days ter, the strength petition finally reached its st phase.

  Sihe first pce had already been cimed by Zi Yan, this final match would only determihe runner-up of the strength leaderboard.

  Moreover, the final two testants were not those who were initially predicted by everyone before the petition.

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

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

  At this moment, on the final battlefield, as two figures ehe atmosphere iands instantly heated up.

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

  "Ha's ued that among us, only you haven't suffered uhe 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 do since Liu Qing gave up on his own." Han Yue shook her head slightly, expressing her helplessness.

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

  "Do you o 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 to pete." Yan Hao stated directly.

  "The'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 bck 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 was pletely blocked by Yan Hao's swing of the hammer.

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

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

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

  inally, Yan Hao's hammer teique was not only powerful and wide-ranging but also quid responsive. However, after being kicked by Zi Yan, his wound had been ag.

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

  Han Yue, seeing Yan Hao's move, showed a hint of pani her face, lightly tapped the ground with her toes, and moved upwards, just as the deep yellow energy swept beh 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 Hao ughed heartily, suddenly shattering his upper garment as Dou Qi surged within him. His skin turned as hard as rock, dispying a gray-white color.

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

  Watg Yan Hao's transformation, Han Yue's gaze sharpened. She khat this state would temporarily alleviate the injuries caused by Zi Yan and signifitly 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.

  (End of Chapter)

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