The next day.

It was the quarterfinals of the Armor Snatching Tournament.

Early in the morning, Wang Xiaoqiang, accompanied by True Person of Taiyi and the two ladies from the Yan family, arrived at Dragon City Plaza.

The audience that came today was actually twice as large as the previous two rounds of the competition because the top four contenders of the Armor Snatching Tournament would be decided today.

The top four of the Armor Snatching Tournament would eventually be appointed as nobles or ministers. They would go from being mere cultivators to important officials of the empire. Not to mention currying favor, at the very least, getting to know them was always beneficial.

However, compared to the audience, the number of contestants today was quite small, only eight in total.

Among these eight, besides Wang Xiaoqiang who had luckily drawn a bye, the rest were the winners from yesterday's matches.

Once all eight had arrived, Wang Xiaoqiang noticed that the beauty from yesterday was still among them, and the Cold-Faced Rakshasa, Leng Qingqiu, had not been eliminated.

A group of eight people, with two beauties among them, naturally drew even more attention.

Because of Leng Qingqiu's extremely cold temperament and her fierce reputation, everyone dared not look her way and instead focused on the other beauty,

This beauty, under the gaze of tens of thousands of spectators, seemed quite uncomfortable, her pretty face flushing. The lecherous stares from some men made her feel even more repulsed, but no matter how powerful her cultivation was, she couldn't control the eyes of others.

At that moment, the audience below was buzzing with discussions about this beauty:

"This Ann Miaoyi is really beautiful! Her cultivation is so high, whether she can make it to the end or not, after this Armor Snatching Tournament, her fame will surely spread throughout the entire empire!"

"Alas, Miaoyi, Miaoyi, such a delightful person, I wonder who will be lucky enough to pluck this flower in the future..."

"I just hope she doesn't encounter danger in the last two matches, otherwise, who knows how many men will lament for her..."

"Tsk, you're really clueless, haven't you heard that she's related to the imperial family? She's the precious daughter of Prince Ann, and she has been close friends with Princess Hua Shao since childhood, plus she's currently studying at Yueyang Academy..."

"Tsk tsk, such a profound background!?"

"She must be born from a concubine, otherwise, we would have heard of her..."

"Regardless of whether she's born from a concubine, she has the blood of the royal family flowing in her veins. Didn't you see Prince Ann sitting on the main stage? Would he just watch his daughter being killed? Look up at the sky, the Emperor's Immortal Carriage is there with his Majesty sitting inside it. Princess Hua Shao is probably inside that Immortal Palanquin as well, she would not just watch her good sister die..."

"Exactly, not to mention killing her, even winning against her probably wouldn't end well!"

...

Listening to the various discussions below, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but turn his gaze toward Ann Miaoyi again, thinking, 'Damn, this beauty's name is Ann Miaoyi and she's the daughter of Prince Ann. I flirted with her yesterday, she wouldn't have complained to her father, would she?!'

As Wang Xiaoqiang stared at Ann Miaoyi with unease, Ann Miaoyi felt his gaze. Naturally, she had no good impression of the young man who had the nerve to openly flirt with her. She glared fiercely at Wang Xiaoqiang and spit out two words: "Pervert!"

Wang Xiaoqiang hurriedly looked away, but as he turned his head, his gaze landed directly on Leng Qingqiu, who was looking at Wang Xiaoqiang with contempt. Seeing his gaze turn toward her, she immediately glared fiercely at him.

Wang Xiaoqiang quickly straightened his face, looking awkwardly straight ahead, taking a deep breath and putting on a righteous demeanor.

...

In the midair of the plaza.

Inside the Emperor's Immortal Carriage.

Princess Hua Shao gazed at Wang Xiaoqiang below and said to Huang Ce, "Father, this Wang Xiaoqiang really has audacious guts. Miao Yi told me that he had the gall to flirt with her just yesterday..."

"Eh, really?!" Huang Ce's expression darkened, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, that's the case, Father."

"He truly is bold!" Huang Ce said angrily, "Hua Shao, you tell me, how should we deal with this Wang Xiaoqiang?"

"Father, why bother dealing with him? If you deal with him now, there will be no good show to watch. The highlight of the Armor Snatching Tournament is all on this dark horse... Let's deal with him after the tournament is over!"

Princess Hua Shao said with keen interest.

"Alright, I will listen to you, we will deal with him after the tournament concludes." Huang Ce said.

"The so-called ignorant are not guilty, Wang Xiaoqiang must also not have known about Miao Yi's Commandery Princess status, and seeing her beautiful, wanted to strike up a conversation. That's within reason. If we deal with him now, it would be imposing a crime on him. Besides, dealing with an outstanding contestant of the Armor Snatching Tournament will certainly draw widespread attention. If it stirs up controversy, that would be undesirable," Lotus Princess spoke up.

"Hmm, Lotus Princess makes sense, this Wang Xiaoqiang, we indeed cannot kill him," Huang Ce said with a serious look.

Truth be told, he had never intended to kill Wang Xiaoqiang. He was merely blustering for the sake of appearances since he had already seen how extraordinary Wang Xiaoqiang was. There was a good chance he would advance to the top four, becoming the youngest in the history of the Armor Snatching Tournament to do so. Not only would that create momentum for the tournament, but young talents with high cultivation like Wang Xiaoqiang were exactly the kind he wished to win over. How could he bear to kill such an individual?

Seeing that Huang Ce wouldn't kill Wang Xiaoqiang made Princess Hua Shao look quite displeased. She rolled her large eyes, pouted her tender little lips, and fell silent.

...

On the square below.

The official Administrator was organizing the eight contestants to draw lots.

For the top four advancement matches, the eight contestants would pair off, and the winners would advance to the top four while the losers would be eliminated.

All seven contestants had drawn their lots when Wang Xiaoqiang finally made his move, ending up with number 4.

The one who drew number 3 was a man in his forties, a Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable. His name was Hu Hanjiang.

To achieve the Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable in Qi Refining Cultivation in one's forties was also considered a genius.

However, ironically, among the eight, Hu Hanjiang, despite being the oldest, had the lowest cultivation base, so he had little reason to be proud. In fact, Hu Hanjiang had always been quite cautious and kept a low profile. But upon seeing that his opponent was none other than Wang Xiaoqiang, at the True Immortal Realm Sixth Stage, he immediately revealed a look of contempt, saying disdainfully as he gestured under his chin at Wang Xiaoqiang, "Boy, you drew number four, huh? Four, dead. You just wait to die, haha..."

Hu Hanjiang mocked Wang Xiaoqiang by playing on the homophone "four" and "death," clearly not taking him seriously at all. He thought that Wang Xiaoqiang's mediocre cultivation at the True Immortal Realm Sixth Stage wouldn't pose a threat, even if he possessed some Strange Arts; How could he possibly defeat a strong fighter like himself with a Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable?

Furthermore, Wang Xiaoqiang had drawn a blank lot yesterday, which was pure luck that allowed him entry into today's top four advancement matches, akin to an undeserving person taking shortcuts.

Wang Xiaoqiang was envied by many for his lucky draw yesterday. Now, as he was being mocked by Hu Hanjiang, the crowd watched with amusement, their faces filled with a mocking air, thinking he might be ruthlessly defeated by Hu Hanjiang.

Wang Xiaoqiang stared at Hu Hanjiang and sneered coldly, "Don't speak too soon. It's not certain yet who will die. I hope you won't be begging me for mercy when the time comes!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian.com, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)

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