Su Jinyun was currently exchanging blows with Hong Yi.
Her peak burst period was about to pass, but she had only managed to fight Hong Yi to a draw.
Once the peak burst period ended, from that point on, she could only struggle to hold on, and defeat was just a matter of time.
On the other side.
Zhang Yuanqing facing Rao Xingwu was even more difficult.
To everyone watching, Rao Xingwu seemed to be the most ordinary among the three captains at the Ninth Stage of Inner Strength.
But the moment they crossed fists, Zhang Yuanqing felt the pressure.
Rao Xingwu’s moves appeared unremarkable, yet every attack was a killing blow.
This was a technique honed on the battlefield for slaying enemies.
Even now, transformed into a duel on the stage, it remained extremely sharp and effective, and coupled with Rao Xingwu’s formidable strength, which had always been greater than Zhang Yuanqing’s,
it meant that Zhang Yuanqing was immediately suppressed and beaten from the start.
Even worse, he had already sustained injuries.
Wounded.
He could hold on for at most another half minute, and probably, he was going to be defeated.
Furthermore, whether he could last for half a minute was not certain.
This nearly drove Zhang Yuanqing to despair.
But it was precisely at this moment that Su Jinyun and Zhang Yuanqing simultaneously saw Su Luo punch Xia Lianyun and send him flying, rendering one of Xia Lianyun’s arms seemingly useless.
This brought instant joy to the faces of Su Jinyun and Zhang Yuanqing.
So... Su Luo was right?
Did he truly have the confidence to resolve the fight with Xia Lianyun within one minute?
That also meant that as long as they held on, and waited for Su Luo to defeat Xia Lianyun and come to their aid, they could turn defeat into victory.
This realization instantly filled Su Jinyun and Zhang Yuanqing with hope.
Especially Zhang Yuanqing.
"To be distracted while fighting me, you’re really asking for death," Rao Xingwu snorted coldly, seizing the opportunity to strike instantly and leaving a bloody scratch across Zhang Yuanqing’s chest.
Zhang Yuanqing felt the pain.
He promptly withdrew his body, no longer daring to be distracted.
Rao Xingwu inwardly cursed "Useless trash," but of course, he wasn’t cursing Zhang Yuanqing, for he had never regarded Zhang Yuanqing as an equal opponent; he was cursing Xia Lianyun.
This led Rao Xingwu to decide that he wanted to finish off Zhang Yuanqing as quickly as possible.
And then, he would personally take action to cripple Su Luo.
...
"How can you be so strong?"
Xia Lianyun fell onto the stage, his head drenched in sweat, staring at Su Luo in utter disbelief, unable to comprehend how a single punch from Su Luo could have crippled his arm.
To the onlookers, that arm was just a mess of flesh and blood.
But he knew all too well, the bones in that arm were shattered, and the sinews and flesh were blasted apart.
In a certain sense, it was already crippled.
Unless he was willing to pay a huge price to obtain divine medicine from the Medicine God Temple, there was no way his arm could ever return to its former condition.
This left Xia Lianyun both shocked and furious.
Su Luo, however, said nothing and advanced towards him.
Xia Lianyun endured the excruciating pain, his other hand forcefully slapped the ground of the stage, and his body instantly soared upward.
In mid air, he executed the Lethal Chain Kick of the Xia family—another of their exclusive techniques!
The explosive force of each kick was stronger than the last.
The Lethal Chain Kick comprised a total of eighteen kicks, which when fully executed, could be delivered within the span of a single breath.
He had so far only cultivated it to the extent of unleashing twelve consecutive kicks.
But he had tried before and with this technique, effortlessly defeated an old veteran at the Ninth Stage of Inner Strength in Jinling.
Having one arm semi-crippled, he didn’t dare to be careless, and he no longer even thought about crippling Su Luo; he just wanted to defeat Su Luo first.
Otherwise, this time, he would lose face completely.
However.
In the face of his Lethal Chain Kick, Su Luo remained calm and collected, responding with his Lightning Fist, constantly striking swiftly.
After Xia Lianyun completed his twelve kicks, Su Luo had only retreated three steps and did not sustain any serious injuries.
On the contrary, Xia Lianyun’s feet were in severe pain.
As his moves grew old, Su Luo reached out, grabbed his ankle, and swung him around before slamming him down onto the stage.
This strike.
Su Luo had used all his strength.
"Bang!"
Even though Xia Lianyun hurriedly used Inner Strength to protect himself and braced with one hand, under the powerful impact of the force, Xia Lianyun still spit blood from his mouth and nose.
He instantly sustained serious internal injuries.
Su Luo was constantly watching the direction of the judge’s seat; he knew that Xia Lianyun no longer had the power to continue fighting.
If he continued to strike forcefully, it would be seen as malicious injury.
At that point, there would probably be interference.
Therefore, he did not strike again but instead kicked Xia Lianyun’s body.
In an instant.
Xia Lianyun was like a kite with its string cut, tracing a long trail of blood in the thunder, and was flung out of the ring.
The scene was dead silent.
Everyone held their breath, watching this unfold, incredulous and in disbelief!