Next day, Li Mo got a bye and went straight to the quarterfinals. The others had to go through two rounds of fighting for seven spots.
After two rounds, Jiang Qingxue, Shan Ji, Lin Qingrou, Zheng Wufang, Chuan Province's Wang Xiao, Handong Province's Young Master Hai, and Mobei Province's Moving Mountain Sage, Zhang Jin, were in the quarterfinals.
Overreaching Sage, Zhang Ji, was eliminated by Chuan Province's Wang Xiao, who used a single flying sword art to force him out of the ring.
"My loss was due to our mutual restraint. Wang Xiao can fly a sword and is a long-range fighter, while I'm a close-range fighter. I'm at a disadvantage."
Zhang Ji grumbled.
"Kid, you're the luckiest, getting into the quarterfinals without a fight. But that's just luck, humph."
Zhang Ji went to harass Li Mo.
"But you don't need to think too much about it. Just go up there and lose. The three ferocious don't need to be mentioned. Chuan Province's Wang clan's flying sword art, Handong Province's Sea Faction's Water Manipulation Art, and Mobei Province's branch leader's strongest, Moving Mountain Sage, Zhang Jin. All of them are far stronger than you."
Li Mo was pissed, "Hey, can't you just stay away from me?"
Zhang Ji glared, "Oh my, who are you talking to?
Did you forget who scared you off the other day? "
'Damn, you're bragging.'
Li Mo took a deep breath.
The quarterfinals were decided by drawing lots as usual. Li Mo drew the lot, but before he could see who his opponent was, Zhang Ji called out from behind him.
"You're done for. You might have been lucky before, but now you're done for. Say, it would've been fine if your opponent was anyone else, but the cruel Jiang Qingxue. Sigh, even if you don't die, you'll be gravely injured."
Li Mo drew the first lot, and his opponent was Jiang Qingxue.
As Jiang Qingxue advanced, no one who lost to her had a good ending. The lightest one was left with dozens of holes, while the heaviest one was still in a coma.
"Shenjing's Li Mo versus Xixiang's Jiang Qingxue!" The announcer shouted.
Li Mo entered the ring.
Zhang Ji yelled, "I say, don't go up. It's much better to just concede."
"You know him well?" Bai Wudi waved his fan next to Zhang Ji.
"Not really. I pitied him and wanted to take him as my disciple."
"You accepted him as your disciple?
Do you think you're good enough? "
"Of course, although my strength is at the bottom of the Mobei Eighteen Saints, if I were to be placed in the Shengjing branch, my strength would definitely be second to none."
"Begin!"
The duel began.
Jiang Qingxue waved her hand and left the stage. She had a winning streak, all with one move. She didn't care about Li Mo at all.
Jiang Qingxue walked off the stage and turned to look at Li Mo in shock.
Because Li Mo didn't fall, nor was he bleeding. He was still standing …
Jiang Qingxue waited for a long time but nothing happened to Li Mo.
Jiang Qingxue's expression changed drastically.
"Jiang Qingxue goes first. Shenjing's Li Mo wins!" The announcer announced.
Whoosh –
Under everyone's puzzled eyes, Li Mo calmly walked off the stage.
From an outsider's point of view, he had won this match more easily than the previous few matches …
"Your luck is making me dizzy …" Zhang Ji looked at Li Mo in disbelief.
Almost everyone thought Li Mo relied on his heaven-defying luck. Only Jiang Qingxue didn't think so.
No one could see where Li Mo stood, but Jiang Qingxue did. There was a pile of dead insects there …
They didn't even get close to Li Mo before dying.
Jiang Qingxue's face turned red …
If she wasn't so overconfident, she wouldn't have lost so shamefully. She thought she could beat her opponent in one move and walked off the stage. But in the end, Li Mo was unscathed while she lost the right to continue.
Jiang Qingshuang walked to the side of Jiang Qingxue, who was in a daze, and said, "Qingxue, grandmother has told us more than once that in this world, there is always someone better than you. It's true that your talent far surpasses mine, but it doesn't mean that you're invincible."
The second match of the quarterfinals was Zheng Wufang against Living Diamond Shan Ji. Shan Ji used his Golden Armor and Zheng Wufang threw in the towel after failing to break through.
He gave up.
No one found anything wrong with Zheng Wufang's defeat, but Li Mo didn't.
Through his Celestial Eye, he could clearly see that Zheng Wufang had broken through the protective golden light several times. This was enough to prove that he had the ability to fight.
The third match was between Chuan Province's Wang Xiao and the Great Sage of Moving Mountains, Zhang Jin. The two of them were evenly matched and were locked in battle. The battle lasted for more than half an hour before Wang Xiao seized an opportunity to stab Zhang Jin's back with a spinning flying sword. However, Zhang Jin, who was seriously injured, leaped forward and hit Wang Xiao's chest with both of his palms. Wang Xiao vomited blood and fell to the ground.
The fight ended with Zhang Jin unconscious and Wang Xiao winning by a hair's breadth.
The last match of the quarter-finals was between Handong Province's Mister Hai and Tiannan's Silver-Masked Heroine. Mister Hai was the inheritor of the Water Arts of the Sea Sect. He had the ability to summon water out of thin air, and his strength had already reached the early stages of Level Four. He was able to compete with the Three Ruthless with ease as he progressed. He was considered a dark horse in this Mutant Test.
Thump!
As the battle began, Lin Qingrou kicked Young Master Hai out of the arena.
An early fourth level couldn't even withstand a kick from Lin Qingrou.
Lin Qingrou had the title of Heaven's Daughter ever since she was small. The Lin clan valued her above all else, and she didn't disappoint. She had always been amazing in every aspect.
Mister Sea wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up silently, and turned to leave.
Lin Qingrou's kick silenced the crowd for a full five seconds before a thunderous round of applause broke out.
"That lass is too cunning."
Lan Yue snorted. He was pissed because he saw that when he took off Lin Qingrou's mask, it wasn't that Lin Qingrou couldn't dodge, but that she didn't.
The host shouted, "The four contestants, please come forward to draw lots."
Li Mo, Lin Qingrou, and Shan Ji stood before the stage. After a while, Wang Xiao came as well, but he didn't walk, being supported by two servants.
Zhang Jin's palm had shattered his sternum. Now, even walking was difficult for him.
"I … I have a f * cking bad feeling about this …" Zhang Qi wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Me too." Bai Wudi waved his fan.
The two were sweating when the host announced, "Shenjing's Li Mo against Chuan Province's Wang Xiao. Tiannan's Lin Qingrou against Tiannan's Shan Ji!"
"Wow ~"
The crowd was in an uproar.
Li Mo walked onto the stage with Wang Xiao's help. But when they let go, Wang Xiao slumped to the ground, unconscious …
Was there even a need to fight?