Right now, Lin Shutang was sparring with a male cultivator, but the man was clearly no match for her. It looked like Lin Shutang was guaranteed to advance to the next round. Yun Li glanced at Lin Shutang's cultivation level—Innate Stage 8—which was considered high even in the Outer Courtyard. He just wondered if she could break into the top three and enter the Inner Courtyard together.
The twelve matches took a full hour and a half to complete. The twelve victors, plus Yun Li, made a total of thirteen people who drew lots once again. This time, Yun Li drew number six, while Lin Shutang got lucky and drew a bye. Yun Li took his seat at number six and waited for the first four groups to finish their matches. The man paired with Yun Li broke into a cold sweat the moment he saw that his opponent was Yun Li. The lingering memory of Yun Li utterly beating up Huang Xu kept flashing through everyone's minds, and everyone lived in terror of drawing him as an opponent.
The man sat beside Yun Li with his palms constantly sweating. He thought about simply surrendering right away to avoid a beating, but then he second-guessed himself: Huang Xu was ranked thirty-fifth, while he was ranked in the twenties. What if Yun Li's strength was only slightly higher than Huang Xu's, just enough to suppress Huang Xu? What if Yun Li wasn't actually stronger than him? Wouldn't forfeiting immediately be a huge loss?
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