Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 21 Citywide Martial Arts Tournament (Part 4)

In the second match, Team Gale easily defeated their opponent. Seeing Team Phoenix's defeat, the opposing team was apprehensive and, lacking any truly effective skills to defeat Qin Tian, ​​had no chance of winning. They easily let Team Gale win. Tonight, besides Team Gale, Team Fierce Dragon and Team North City also advanced to the finals. After a two-day rest, the truly brutal round-robin team battles and individual finals will begin. The strength of the four major families is unpredictable; they can only face them head-on and never give up until the very end.

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Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the finals of this martial arts competition are just around the corner. The first day will be the individual finals. The twenty-seven participants will be divided into three groups for the first round of elimination matches. Those who receive a bye will directly enter the second round of the round-robin tournament within their group. The top player from each group will then compete against the top players from the other two groups to determine the champion and runner-up of the individual competition. The draw has begun, and Cao Yuqing from the Cao family, Lin Junkai from the Lin family, and Xia Luoxiong from the Xia family all received byes and directly entered the second round of the round-robin tournament within their groups.

"This...this isn't blatant cheating!" Some people could tell at a glance that it was cheating, but these powerful families had no choice but to swallow their anger. The three groups will compete simultaneously.

Lan Tian was drawn into the same group as Cao Yuqing. There were two members of the Cao family in the group, and Lan Tian just happened to run into them. The first round of eliminations would be against Cao Xuanwu of the Cao family. Lan Tian knew nothing about Cao Xuanwu and couldn't gauge his strength. He was around fifteen years old, taller and more imposing than Lan Tian, ​​and his strength was clearly considerable. He didn't know his attributes or skills. He faced the challenge head-on, never backing down, knowing the difficulties but advancing bravely.

The match has begun! Lan Tian, ​​seeing that Cao Xuanwu hadn't made a move, was waiting to see how capable he was. Cao Xuanwu, having already assessed Lan Tian's abilities from previous matches, was constantly on guard against Lan Tian's decisive strike and didn't attack first. Both were wary of each other, neither making a rash move. The match remained deadlocked. Lan Tian grew impatient, rushing forward to strike Cao Xuanwu's dantian with a punch. Cao Xuanwu calmly used his defensive skill, a metal shield appearing in front of him. Sensing danger, Lan Tian immediately withdrew his punch, unleashing a bolt of lightning that struck out directly.

"boom"

The lightning strikes crackled and thudded against the shield, but Cao Xuanwu only staggered back a few steps, suffering no real damage. This shield with its elemental skill was quite effective, managing to block Lan Tian's lightning attacks. After several rounds, Lan Tian hadn't gained any advantage; his opponent seemed to have a strong defense against lightning attacks. This was the first time Lan Tian felt uneasy. If his opponent had a counter to his elemental skill, how could he possibly win?

Lan Tian was racking his brains, trying to figure out how to defeat Cao Xuanwu, how to counter his elemental skills, and how to break through his defensive shield. He knew fire would be effective against him, so he immediately activated his Fire Phoenix attribute. A blazing flame appeared in Lan Tian's right hand, forming a powerful, high-temperature fireball that grew larger and hotter. Lan Tian swiftly launched the fireball at Cao Xuanwu. Whoosh! The fireball struck the shield and exploded with a "bang!" Cao Xuanwu's shield immediately burst into flames. The Fire Phoenix's elemental skill could burn anything, instantly melting the shield. The sudden attack caught Cao Xuanwu off guard. The Fire Phoenix's elemental skill shattered his defenses, leaving him defenseless and unable to continue fighting. He had to retreat and admit defeat; otherwise, he would be seriously injured, his strength greatly diminished, which would be detrimental to tomorrow's team competition.

Lan Tian successfully advanced to the second round of the tournament. To the other contestants, Lan Tian was truly an oddity; the appearance of a dual-attribute skill was unprecedented in Penglai Ancient City. It was the first time anyone in Penglai Ancient City had ever seen a martial artist with two attributes. The highest rank of the patriarchs of the four major families in Penglai Ancient City was only fifth rank; it had been a very long time since anyone had reached the sixth rank or higher, let alone a dual-attribute martial artist. This was the common understanding among the people of Penglai Ancient City. However, they were unaware of the Lan family's strength, nor did they know what level or rank the Lan family's martial artists had reached. The Lan family had existed for tens of thousands of years; people had long forgotten their former patriarch. The sudden appearance of a young man with dual attributes astonished the audience and contestants. The entire arena was buzzing with excitement and discussion.

In the following matches, Lan Tian had a much easier time. However, he encountered an unexpected setback in the round-robin stage against Cao Yuqing, who was also a fourth-tier fire-attribute fighter. This made Lan Tian's battle extremely difficult, as he was repeatedly burned by Cao Yuqing's fire attacks, suffering excruciating pain! He fell victim to her tricks several times and nearly lost, but Lan Tian ultimately defeated Cao Yuqing with his lightning-attribute skills, advancing to the finals. Lan Yu and Lan Xin, however, were not so lucky, both being eliminated in the round-robin stage. Finally, the finalists were Lan Tian, ​​Qian Qichen, and Xia Luoxiong, all fifth-tier, fourth-tier fighters, top performers from Penglai Ancient City.

In the finals, Lan Tian, ​​relying on his own strength, was the first to defeat Qian Qichen. Lan Tian had an overwhelming advantage in attributes and skills, eliminating him in just a few rounds, leaving Qian Qichen with a worthy defeat. As for his match against Xia Luoxiong, Lan Tian didn't win immediately, but it was a tough battle, and he suffered several serious injuries. Xia Luoxiong was experienced in actual combat, and Lan Tian endured a lot of hardship and injuries before finally defeating him. Therefore, Qin Tian won the championship in this individual competition, receiving a rich reward, a large sum of money, and blue card crystals.

(End of this chapter)