"Brother Wang, it seems that after the second round of assessment, everyone's strength has improved somewhat, and some have even directly broken through to the Element Transformation Realm."

Song Qing whispered to Wang Ruoxie, his words tinged with seriousness.

"It's normal. Some already had the Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm cultivation before participating in the assessment. After three days of fighting and struggling, it's not surprising to have breakthroughs."

Wang Ruoxie heard this and chuckled lightly in response.

He naturally noticed this as well. Almost everyone's cultivation had improved by at least one small realm.

But he wasn't too surprised, after all, those who can pass the second round of assessment are all true genius warriors. Their cultivation speed naturally wouldn't be slow.

"With his current strength, even those at the First Layer of the Element Transformation Realm may not be his match."

Bing Ling looked at Wang Ruoxie with a hint of astonishment in her eyes and said.

She knew well that although her cultivation was one small realm higher than Wang Ruoxie's, her strength was far from comparable to his.

Moreover, in her opinion, Wang Ruoxie possesses a nine-star swordsmanship talent, has mastered the swordsmanship at the Perfection level of Following the Heart, and together with the Profound Level Third Grade Sword Blood Soul, it's enough to make up for the lack of cultivation realm.

Wang Ruoxie smiled slightly, well aware of his current strength. He was confident to compete against, or even defeat, those at the Third Layer of the Element Transformation Realm.

"Wang Ruoxie, did you kill my third brother, Zheng Guang?"

At this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded.

The three turned to look, seeing a young man about twenty standing in front of them.

"He's Zheng Hong, Zheng Guang's second brother."

Song Qing said to Wang Ruoxie.

Wang Ruoxie raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then looked at Zheng Hong and said, "Indeed."

"Good, you dare to admit it, you're somewhat a man. But, since you killed my third brother, you'll have to pay with your life."

Zheng Hong glared at Wang Ruoxie and coldly said, "Although the arena battle doesn't allow killing, I can still cripple you. You better pray you don't meet me, or I will make you wish for death."

"I'll be waiting."

Wang Ruoxie replied with a calm smile.

"There's a good show coming up. Wang Ruoxie killed Zheng Guang, and Zheng Hong is seeking vengeance for his brother. There will certainly be a blood battle between them."

"Blood battle? Wang Ruoxie has the cultivation of the Eighth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm, while Zheng Hong has already broken through to the First Layer of the Element Transformation Realm. There's no comparison. Wang Ruoxie is in trouble now. Even if Zheng Hong can't kill him directly, he can still cripple him."

"Not necessarily, Wang Ruoxie's cultivation is low, but he possesses a nine-star swordsmanship talent, making him a peerless genius. Moreover, if he could kill Yang Hongwu and Zheng Guang, his strength is surely not just as simple as the Eighth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm."

The people around began to discuss fervently.

Meanwhile, the battles on the platform continued with fervor.

As time passed, the rankings of everyone's battles continued to change rapidly.

"Next, Tang Miaoyin against Wang Songhua."

With Ouyang Ling's announcement, two figures landed on the battle platform.

"Tang Miaoyin, the Seventh Princess of the Royal Family, not only possesses exceptional talent but is also extremely beautiful, a top contender for the top three."

Song Qing looked at the blue-clad girl on the battle platform and couldn't help but exclaim.

"The Seventh Princess is indeed as rumored, a rare beauty, truly beautiful."

"If I could be with the Seventh Princess, I'd be willing to give up ten years of my life."

...

The voices of discussion in the crowd were incessant.

"The Seventh Princess of the Royal Family?"

Wang Ruoxie also turned his gaze to Tang Miaoyin. Previously, during the swordsmanship talent test, it seemed that Tang Miaoyin lit up seven stars, possessing a seven-star swordsmanship talent.

In terms of swordsmanship talent, Tang Miaoyin is second only to him.

As for bloodline level, she far exceeds him, possessing Earth Level First Grade bloodline power.

Of course, this is only temporary. He can continuously devour others' bloodlines, allowing his bloodline to continually transform and advance. It won't be long before he surpasses her.

"I admit defeat."

At this moment, Wang Songhua directly chose to admit defeat.

This meant Tang Miaoyin won without a fight.

Regarding Wang Songhua's surrender, no one found it surprising, even thinking it was reasonable.

Wang Songhua only had the Ninth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm cultivation, how could he possibly compete against Tang Miaoyin, who had the Second Layer of Element Transformation Realm cultivation? Knowing defeat is certain, why continue the fight?

Besides, Tang Miaoyin was an absolute beauty, and more importantly, the Seventh Princess of the Royal Family. By admitting defeat, he might leave a good impression on her; why not do so?

Tang Miaoyin smiled lightly and then stepped off the battle platform.

"Next match, Liu Yong against Qian Hu."

Then, two more people stepped onto the battle platform.

One with the Seventh Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm cultivation, the other the Eighth Layer, with the result predictable; Liu Yong, with the Eighth Layer, easily won.

"Next match, Zheng Hong against Sun Qiong."

Upon hearing Ouyang Ling's words, two young men stepped onto the platform, one of whom was Zheng Hong.

"I surrender..."

Sun Qiong helplessly glanced at Zheng Hong and intended to admit defeat immediately.

He only had the Eighth Layer of Energy-Introducing Realm cultivation, and was utterly incapable of competing against Zheng Hong's First Layer of Element Transformation Realm, continuing the fight was meaningless.

However, before he could finish speaking, Zheng Hong sneered coldly and threw a punch at him.

With Zheng Hong's cultivation at the First Layer of Element Transformation Realm, how could Sun Qiong withstand this punch?

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, Zheng Hong's fist fiercely struck Sun Qiong's body.

"Ah!"

A cry of agony was heard as Sun Qiong was sent flying by the punch, landing heavily off the platform, vomiting a mouthful of blood, and ultimately passing out.

"This guy... so ruthless."

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes narrowed. Sun Qiong was ready to concede, yet Zheng Hong struck him anyway.

"Trash, not even worthy of surrendering."

Zheng Hong said disdainfully and then turned his gaze to Wang Ruoxie, filled with provocation.

Clearly, he was using intimidation, or rather, provoking Wang Ruoxie, fearing Wang Ruoxie would not dare to fight him and would choose to surrender instead.

Wang Ruoxie naturally felt Zheng Hong's gaze and his eyes flickered coldly.

"Next match..."

Ouyang Ling frowned slightly but said nothing further.

"Wait, Elder Ouyang, I want to challenge him."

Wang Ruoxie suddenly interrupted Ouyang Ling.

With Wang Ruoxie's words, everyone turned their gaze to him. Although they knew there's bound to be a battle between Wang Ruoxie and Zheng Hong, they didn't expect him to directly challenge.

"What do you say?"

After a pause, Ouyang Ling turned his gaze to Zheng Hong.

"I agree."

Zheng Hong replied with a cold smile.

"Since that's the case, this match will be Wang Ruoxie against Zheng Hong."

Ouyang Ling nodded slightly.

Although in the past assessments, a situation like this hadn't occurred, he was the host, slightly adjusting the rules was permissible.

Moreover, this wasn't really a violation; it was merely adjusting the order of their battle slightly.

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