Therefore, everyone's gazes were cast towards the arena at this moment.
In the arena, Luo Feng looked calm, while Ye Tianyang, who was opposite him, looked arrogant. His battle intent was rising.
For him, this was a battle to prove himself. It would be great if he could defeat a Star Card Master from a superpower.
Ye Tianyang shrugged. There was no strategy in a 1v1. The only thing he was afraid of was control skills such as seals. However, with the passive skill [Immunity], he was not afraid at all.
Therefore, he only needed to be reckless to the end.
"Old man, have you seen a fist as big as a casserole?"
Swoosh!
In the next instant, Violent Ape dashed out like a cheetah. He clenched his fist and punched Jiang Ziya with a huge fist that contained a powerful force.
This was not an ordinary punch. Astral energy rose from it, and all kinds of buffs were entwined around it. Wherever the punch touched, the air cracked.
Due to the extreme speed, flames actually appeared on his fist due to the friction. The raging flames burned, causing it to appear as though it was a flaming fist.
The fierce flaming fist whizzed toward Jiang Ziya. However, Jiang Ziya did not change his expression. He raised his right hand slowly, as if he was going to meet the punch.
"Humph, old man, how dare you meet my fist?!"
Under the ferocious eyes of the Violent Ape, the fist that contained the sharp wind howled and collided with Jiang Ziya's palm.
However, in the next moment, the ferocious smile on Violent Ape's face froze.
Jiang Ziya's withered palm was as hard as an eagle's claw. It wrapped around Violent Ape's fist tightly.
The fierce giant fist stopped abruptly. No matter how fierce the attack was, it could not break through Jiang Ziya's palm.
Violent Ape gritted his teeth and growled, trying to free his fist from Jiang Ziya's withered palm.
However, at this moment, Jiang Ziya suddenly stretched out the Deity Whip in his left hand and hit Violent Ape's head.
Buzz buzz buzz …
Violent Ape was stunned. His Divine Soul trembled slightly as if it had been knocked.
Boom!
Jiang Ziya took away his Deity Beating Whip and swung it at his chest.
Bang!
A low and deep voice resounded. The Violent Ape suddenly felt an indescribable force spreading over. His body flew out uncontrollably, and then fell to the ground in a sorry state.
Puchi!
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Outside the arena, everyone looked at each other in disbelief. Both of them were early-stage six-stars, but Jiang Ziya defeated Violent Ape with one punch without using any skills?!
No, to be precise, it was just Jiang Ziya's normal attack. On the other hand, Violent Ape's fist was covered with a strength buff!
Qin Junyi's eyes narrowed and he was also slightly surprised. He said, "If their realms are the same, then it must be that Luo Feng's physique is far stronger than Ye Tianyang's."
"I didn't expect your normal attacks to be so powerful. I've underestimated you."
Ye Tianyang's expression changed slightly. Soon after, he calmed himself down and sneered, "However, if you think that you can win with this, you are gravely mistaken."
Luo Feng didn't say anything and just looked at him quietly.
"Violent Ape, use the Wind and Thunder Technique!"
Boom!
A crimson storm of astral energy suddenly swept out from Violent Ape's body. Shocking waves of energy completely erupted at this moment.
Under countless astonished gazes, the Astral Qi converged and finally formed a gigantic fiery red halo.
Whoosh …
Scorching and violent astral energy waves spread out from it, causing the surrounding temperature to rise slightly.
Ye Tianyang looked at Luo Feng with a mocking smile and said, "I'll send you on your way with one move."
Based on observation, Violent Ape didn't gain any advantage in the previous close combat. In addition, his weapon was a little strange. Therefore, avoiding close combat and using a powerful long-range attack was undoubtedly the best choice.
However, Jiang Ziya was calm in the face of such a fierce attack. He didn't even put up his guard. Under the watchful gazes of the crowd, he sat down leisurely.
"What are you pretending for?!"
Seeing this, Ye Tianyang was even angrier. He said, "Violent Ape, let him feel the power of the Wind and Thunder Technique!"
However, Violent Ape still didn't make a move.
"What's wrong?" Ye Tianyang was startled. He looked at Violent Ape and his pupils suddenly shrank.
He suddenly realized that there was a teleportation portal under Violent Ape's feet.
That was the sign of a card transformation!
"Violent Ape, what are you doing?!" Ye Tianyang's face changed. How could this guy transform into a card in the middle of the fight?!
Was he being controlled?
That's not right!
The setting of Violent Ape was that his soul couldn't be controlled by his opponent!
What was going on?
However, the scariest thing about transforming into a card was that it could only last for 10 seconds without being interrupted.
If it was a 3v3 or 5v5, the other teammates only needed to attack it slightly to interrupt its transformation.
However, it was a 1v1 and Violent Ape had no teammates!
In the next moment, Ye Tianyang reacted abruptly. He immediately sprinted toward the Violent Ape.
Without the help of other Star Card, he could only interrupt it manually.
However, it was too late.
Just as he was about to reach Violent Ape, Violent Ape turned into a card in a flash and appeared in his hand.
Looking at the Star Card in his hand, Ye Tianyang was dumbfounded.
Because once the Star Card transformed into a card and left the arena, it was equivalent to declaring surrender.
Wow!
Everyone was shocked and in an uproar. Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief. How could this be?!
Transforming into a card?!
During the card selection stage, Violent Ape had the ability to be immune to mind control!
Could it be that this ability was removed?
However, if it was removed, there would be a special effect. A scroll would appear from the top of his head and then be torn apart.
However, now …?
In Luo Feng's eyes, this was thanks to Jiang Ziya's skill [Gods Avoid].
[Gods Avoid Giving Way]: Gods Avoid Giving Way. Jiang Ziya will occupy the soul of an enemy's Star Card or summoned creature and control it for one minute. Limited skill cannot be used.
This skill was not to control the soul of the enemy's Star Card.
Instead, it was to drive away the soul of the enemy's Star Card and Jiang Ziya would gain control of the body for one minute.
Because of this, the duration of the skill was relatively short. It was only one minute.
If it was to control the soul of the enemy's Star Card, according to the strength of the diamond card, it could be controlled for at least five minutes.
Therefore, this skill was very effective in some special situations.
For example, now.
Of course, this effect could only happen in a 1v1 match. If it was a 5v5 match, once the Star Card had the tendency to transform, the Star Card master would command the other Star Card masters to forcibly interrupt it.
"How, how is this possible …"
Ye Tianyang's eyes were dull and his face was burning with pain. He was inferior to Jiang Ziya in both ordinary attacks and skills. Today, he, who had won all the matches, wanted to step on the pride of the Yan Dynasty to get to the top. But now, he was ruthlessly crushed.
At the same time, the referee, Gu Hong, glanced at the audience and said, "The match is over. The winner has been decided."
"Congratulations to the Yan Dynasty's Luo Feng for advancing to the top eight!"
Hiss …
Outside the arena, there were sounds of people gasping.
They had thought that since the two of them were at the same level, they would have to go through a battle of equal strength.
However, who would have thought that in less than two minutes, the outcome of the battle had already been decided?
That was too fast!
Everyone looked at the scene in disbelief. This move made them have a different view of the Yan Dynasty's Star Card master.
Before this, they had always thought that Luo Feng was just relying on his connections to get to the top.
On the other hand, Ye Tianyang had fought his way out of many strong opponents and slowly rose to the top under everyone's gaze.
The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.
However, who would have thought that Luo Feng would be so unstoppable and end the competition in such a bizarre manner?
Not only did he win easily, but more importantly, many Star Card masters didn't understand what was going on. That was the most amazing thing.
"So this is the Star Card Master from the East?" Ye Xiaojin's beautiful eyes lit up as she smiled slyly. "He's really not simple."
Zhao Qianyu from the Divine Strategies Department was silent for a while before he said, "He's really something. Unfortunately, his level is still too low."
"Eh, how did he do it?" Gu Fusheng asked curiously.
Qin Junyi narrowed his eyes and said, "It should be a special technique. It's a control technique, but it's different from normal control techniques."
"That's why Ye Tianyang was tricked."
"I see."
Gu Fusheng was enlightened. "It seems that Ye Tianyang was only thinking of the second level, while he was thinking of the fifth."
"However, this technique can only be used once. It won't be as effective in the next match."
Qin Junyi nodded and said, "But then again, his cultivation speed isn't slow. Half a year ago, he was a three star Kawang. I thought that after half a year, he would be a five star at most. I didn't expect him to be a six star."
Gu Fusheng nodded. Her eyebrows furrowed as she said, "Three stars in half a year. This cultivation speed is indeed fast."
"However, it should be because the Yan Dynasty piled all their resources on him. It's a last-minute effort. That's why he's so fast."
"If that's really the case, although his level has skyrocketed in a short time, it's still unstable. He'll have to pay a price in the end."
"To put it bluntly, cultivating so fast is just overdrafting his future potential."
"He's not like us, who took one step at a time."
Qin Junyi's eyes flashed and said, "A long delay may cause trouble. Soon, the top eight will end. I hope that he'll be ranked in the top four and be eliminated in one fell swoop."
Yan Dynasty.
In front of the dynasty, there was a huge screen floating in the air.
And on the screen, the top eight matches were being broadcasted.
At that moment, almost all the Star Card Masters of the dynasty were gathered in front of the huge screen. They were all staring intently at the screen.
"Congratulations to Luo Feng of the Yan Dynasty for defeating Ye Tianyang and advancing to the top eight."
"Great!"
As the referee, Gu Hong's voice fell, the Yan Dynasty Star Card Masters' faces turned red as they roared.
This first battle was a clean sweep. There wasn't a trace of sloppiness.
It was really exhilarating.
"The top four should be coming up soon, right?"
"QAQ, I hope that Hero Luo can draw a good lot and find a noob to pass the time. I don't want to meet the top big shots immediately."
"You're thinking too much. How can there be a noob in the top eight?"
"…"
Voices of discussion rose one after another.
Soon, the eighth contestant, Ye Qingcang, went up. He chose a 3v3 and ended the battle very cleanly.
As a result, Ye Qingcang and Luo Feng both advanced to the top eight.
And with the end of this round, the top eight contestants were all announced.
Gu Hong scanned the crowd and said, "The top eight matches have ended. Next, I will announce the names of the top eight contestants.
"Nebula Army, Eight Star Card King, Qin Junyi.
"Hidden Sword Family, Eight Star Card King, Ye Xiaojin.
"Divine Strategies House, Eight Star Card King, Zhao Qianyu.
"Yan Dynasty, Six Star Card King, Ye Qingcang.
"Thousand Island Lake, Seven Star Card King, Liu Xiuyan.
"Nebula Army, Eight Star Card King, Gu Fusheng.
"Yan Dynasty, Six Star Card King, Luo Feng.
"Beimang Mountain, Seven Star Card King, Yan Beiming."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Next, we will draw lots for the top four."
Everyone's hearts instantly tensed up. As the saying went, it was better to have a good lineup than to fight well. After the top eight contestants, although the Yan Dynasty occupied two spots, they had two Six Star Card Kings.
Thus, in everyone's hearts, if their contestants could be ranked against Luo Feng or Ye Qingcang, it would undoubtedly be a good thing, and they would basically be guaranteed a spot in the top four.
"For the drawing of lots for the top four, we would like to invite Prince Qi of the Yan Dynasty, Qi Jin, and Nebula Army Hall Master Qin Lan to draw lots.
"The top eight will be divided into four groups: A, B, C, and D.
"Prince Qi will draw the contestants of Group A and Group C, while Hall Master Qin Lan will draw the contestants of Group B and Group D.
"After the winners of each group are determined, the winners of Group A and Group B will form a group, while the winners of Group C and Group D will form a group. They will proceed to the semi-finals.
"Finally, the winners will proceed to the finals."
"Prince Qi, please." Luo Feng looked at him pitifully.
Qi Jin rubbed his glabella, feeling a little troubled. If Luo Feng drew Qin Junyi as his opponent, he would probably be scolded to death.
It was difficult.
Compared to Qi Jin, Qin Lan's face was calm. Although there were many Eight Star Card Kings in the top eight, one had to know that Qin Junyi was already at the peak of Eight Star and would soon break through to Nine Star.
Thus, it could be said that whoever drew him would almost certainly win.
Thus, he did not panic at all.
Thus, under the gazes of many people, the two of them walked up to the high platform and stood in front of Gu Hong.
Gu Hong waved his sleeve, and eight black boxes lined up in front of him.
Each box contained a token, and the names of the top eight contestants were written on the tokens.
"Prince Qi, you go first," Gu Hong said with a smile.
Qi Jin took a deep breath to calm himself down and casually reached for two boxes.
The strings in everyone's hearts were extremely tight at this moment.
Whoosh.
In the next instant, two tokens appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Nebula Army, Qin Junyi.
Yan Dynasty, Ye Qingcang.
Whoosh!
When the lots were drawn, the entire Yan Dynasty instantly went into an uproar.
"Damn, what does Prince Qi mean by this? He directly drew Qin Junyi from the Nebula Army?"
"Tsk, free."
"Sigh, it's already half over. Prince Qi's hand …?"
Qin Junyi looked at the results of the lots with a mocking smile. If he could draw Ye Qingcang, he would at least have a 99% chance of advancing, right?
"Haha." Ye Qingcang looked at the results of the lots, and his heart sank.
At this moment, there was a young man below the stage who was panicking.
He was wearing a black robe, and he was slightly tall and handsome.
As the only Star Card Master who was not one of the top eight from the five superpowers in the Northern Desert, he was very nervous.
Although he was the Seven Star Card King, who did not have a dream of winning the championship?
Even if he could not win the championship, to be able to enter the top four would bring glory to his ancestors and his family.
But now, there was a wolf in front of him and a tiger behind him. The chances of him advancing were very slim.
His only chance of winning was to be matched with Luo Feng and Ye Qingcang, who were of a lower cultivation level than him.
But now, Ye Qingcang was in the same group as Qin Junyi, so his only chance was to be matched with Luo Feng.
He could only advance if he was matched with Luo Feng. But there was only one Luo Feng, so the chances of him being matched with him were very slim.
On the stage, Qin Lan's face was expressionless as she began to draw lots.
Hidden Sword Family, Ye Xiaojin.
Nebula Army, Gu Fusheng.
Gu Fusheng's face froze. This result was not good for her. After all, Ye Xiaojin was the first seed of the Hidden Sword Family.
"I can't believe it's her turn …" Ye Xiaojin tilted her head, feeling a lot of pressure. Although Gu Fusheng was the second seed of the Nebula Army, the Nebula Army was still in the top division of the continent!
To the audience, this was a good draw. After all, it was more interesting to see evenly matched matches with unpredictable results.
At this moment, Qi Jin began to draw lots for the second round.
Soon, two tokens appeared.
Yan Dynasty, Luo Feng.
Beimang Mountain, Yan Beiming.
Yan Beiming straightened his clothes. His expression suddenly turned serious as his body trembled slightly. There was an unconcealable joy on his face.
Luo Feng was actually my turn?
Oh my god!
The silence lasted for a moment. Then, he could not help but laugh out loud. If not for the loud noise in the arena, everyone would have heard his thunderous laughter!
He was not the only one who laughed.
The Yan Dynasty Star Card Masters in front of the screen also burst into an uproar.
"Oh my god, everyone, look! He's laughing!"
"Hurry up and laugh before the competition starts. After a while, you won't be able to laugh anymore."
"Prince Qi is amazing. This is such a good draw. It can give Hero Luo some time to develop."
"If that's the case, Ye Qingcang and Qin Junyi are also good draws."
"Why do you say it's a good draw? I just hope that Ye Qingcang can beat Qin Junyi and remove some obstacles for Luo Feng. Of course, it's better if he wins. If Ye Qingcang loses and Luo Feng wins, Ye Qingcang will have one-third of the credit for this championship.
I'm a fan of Hero Luo, a rational fan. "
"To be honest, the result I want to see the most is Hero Luo defeating Qin Junyi in the finals and winning the championship. That's what I want to see the most."
"…"
"My life was given to me by Prince Qi."
Luo Feng looked at Yan Beiming with gratitude. He admired Yan Beiming so much that he still had lingering fear. From the looks of it, Yan Beiming was indeed the most suitable opponent for him.
Of course, he might be thinking the same thing.
Following the conclusion of King Qi's second round of drawing lots, the dust had naturally settled on the final group.
Divine Planning Palace, Zhao Qianyu.
Thousand Island Lake, Liu Xiuyan.
Thus, the four groups were as follows:
Group A: Nebula Army, Qin Junyi versus Yan Dynasty, Ye Qingcang.
Group B: Sword Secret Family, Ye Xiaojin versus Nebula Army, Gu Fusheng.
Group C: Nebula Army, Luo Feng versus Beimang Mountain, Yan Beiming.
Group D: Divine Planning Palace, Zhao Qianyu versus Thousand Island Lake, Liu Xiuyan.
Gu Hong's voice, mixed with vigorous Star Qi, resounded above the square like rolling thunder.
"After the winners of each group are determined, the winners of Group A and Group B will form a group, while the winners of Group C and Group D will form a group. They will proceed to the semi-finals.
"Finally, the winners will proceed to the finals!"