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After a round of competition, the second round's first place spot was decided. Because no one dared to challenge Zhao Kui's position, Zhao Kui naturally became first place, while Hu Xing and Zhang Zhi defeated the other one of the four. The first three were Zhao Kui, Hu Xing, and Zhang Zhi. This was their pride, but they seemed to have overlooked a person.

After Cao Yuan passed the challenge, he took over Hu Xing's second place position, so the top three positions were changed to Zhao Kui, Cao Yuan, and Hu Xing. The three of them would challenge the three young elites within the sect: Jin Jingqiang, Zhang Chenyu, and Ye Nan.

It had been quite some time since Zhang Chenyu had broken through to the fifth level. Ye Nan was the son of Sect Master Ye Tian, his strength was already at the sixth level of the Houtian realm, he was the strongest person in the younger generation of the Falling Cloud Sect. Because he was strong and also the son of Sect Master, he was very arrogant in the sect and did not put others in his eyes.

The rules of the challenge were as follows: Zhao Kui and the others must first challenge Jin Jingqiang. After the victory, they could challenge Zhang Chenyu, and after the victory, they could challenge Ye Nan. The Falling Cloud Sect had set up this competition to train the new disciples. They wanted to give them more motivation to train their martial arts, as well as to hone their existing young experts. If they lost to a new disciple, it would be very embarrassing, so they had no choice but to go all out.

Jin Jingqiang and the other two were whispering on the side, "A few days ago I already sent people to ask about it, this new batch of disciples is quite good, among them there are Houtian fourth stage disciples." But don't worry, it's just as easy for us to defeat them as it is for us. " Ye Nan said to the other two confidently.

"Hehe, Senior-apprentice Brother Ye, of course we're not afraid. This is just a formality, nothing big of a deal. They can't even pass my test, let alone you and Senior-apprentice Brother Zhang!" Jin Jingqiang said to Zhang Chenyu and Ye Nan.

"Mm. But Junior Jin, be careful in everything you do. No matter what, you must not be careless." Zhang Chenyu reminded Jin Jingqiang.

The Falling Cloud Sect's Sect Leader, Ye Tian, congratulated Zhao Kui and the others and gave them some encouragement. Then he announced the start of the competition.

After a few more attacks, he finally managed to receive a few of Jin Jingqiang's attacks, but he decided to give up on this challenge. Hu Xing was very clear in his heart that his strength was far from his, and he should have been injured by Zhao Kui, so he was merely taking advantage of the situation and did not need to waste any more time. Looking at Jin Jingqiang, his face was filled with confidence and arrogance, it was clear that he was not using his full strength, otherwise he would have already suffered heavy injuries.

"Senior Brother Ye, Senior Brother Zhang, this level is very average, it's too easy!" Jin Jingqiang proudly told the two.

Then, it was Cao Yuan's turn to challenge him. He was as calm as ever, bowing first before taking his stance. "Hmm, you're not bad. Don't worry, I will show mercy!" Jin Jingqiang said arrogantly to Cao Yuan.

Even after being provoked, Cao Yuan still did not show any signs of getting angry. He continued to stare at Jin Jingqiang vigilantly, and when Zhao Kui saw this, he secretly admired him in his heart. Cao Yuan's mental fortitude was very strong, and ordinary people would not be able to endure this provocation.

Jin Jingqiang's eyes flashed when he saw that Cao Yuan was still on guard. He pressed his toes against the ground and pushed his palm towards Cao Yuan's chest with all his might. Cao Yuan's palm struck Jin Jingqiang and Jin Jingqiang stood there without moving. Cao Yuan took a few steps back before stabilizing. The blood and Qi in his chest churned and his arm was aching. He barely felt anything. He rested for a while before recovering a little.

"You're not bad! It's worth fighting with me. It was just an appetizer just now, but now there's a feast below. " Jin Jingqiang had a mocking expression on his face.

"Bring it on, I'll take it!"

Jin Jingqiang waved his palm and slashed towards Cao Yuan. Cao Yuan used both arms to block this attack and pushed it up forcefully before his fingers congealed into a claw. Accompanying the sound of a tiger's roar, his claws grabbed at Jin Jingqiang's abdomen. Jin Jingqiang was startled and quickly jumped backwards.

Although Jin Jingqiang's abdomen was protected from injury, his clothes were torn. One corner of his clothes had turned into many green butterflies that fluttered in the air.

"Martial Skill!" "Good boy, you hid your strength well, I was almost hurt by you!" Jin Jingqiang fiercely said, "But even if you know martial skills, the difference in strength is unavoidable. I will make you pay!"

With that, Jin Jingqiang swept his leg across and his speed was so fast that he could only hear the sound of clothes and air scraping against each other. Cao Yuan used both his arms to block and rolled on the ground for a long while before stopping. He shook his numb arms and leaped forward to attack.

After exchanging blows, Cao Yuan was gasping for breath. Jin Jingqiang had been dodging and did not have the chance to fight back, but Cao Yuan was exhausted. Jin Jingqiang seized the opportunity and grabbed Jin Jingqiang's wrists with both hands with a sneer on his face, "Brat, your hand has already been grabbed by me. Let's see what else you can do?"

Cao Yuan did not look panicked at all. His wrists bent at a strange angle and his claws pressed downwards. The tiger claw had already grabbed Jin Jingqiang's arm. Jin Jingqiang felt pain and loosened his grip. Cao Yuan took the opportunity to pull, causing five bloody grooves to appear on Jin Jingqiang's arm. Blood immediately flowed out.

Ah!" Jin Jingqiang shouted in pain, "Kid, you hurt me!

This time, his speed was abnormally fast. Cao Yuan did not have time to dodge, and could only raise his hands to protect his neck before being gripped by Jin Jingqiang. Cao Yuan felt his neck being tightly strangled and could not breathe, and Jin Jingqiang continued to roll in the air. Cao Yuan followed suit and was thrown to the ground some distance away.

Just as he fell on the ground, Cao Yuan rolled to the side. With Cao Yuan's experience, he knew that Jin Jingqiang's follow-up attack would definitely arrive soon, so he decisively rolled away to avoid getting injured. The place where he fell earlier, Jin Jingqiang had already kicked down, striking the stage until it shook and dust fell.

Just as Cao Yuan stood up, Jin Jingqiang's arm smashed into Cao Yuan's chest. Cao Yuan fell to the ground again while spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Jin Jingqiang leaped high and smashed his elbow towards Cao Yuan's chest. This time, Cao Yuan's breastbone would definitely be smashed into smithereens and his future path of martial arts would be affected.

"Stop!" This sound was like a thunderclap in summer, exploding by everyone's ears. This sound was mainly directed towards Jin Jingqiang, so he suffered the greatest shock and directly fell from the sky.

"Jin Jingqiang, Cao Yuan has already lost. Why are you still so vicious? You actually attacked so heavily between fellow disciples!" The owner of the voice, Lord Ye, said.

"Yes, disciple knows his wrongs and will not commit another offense!"

"It's good that you know this. Cao Yuan's challenge has failed. Jin Jingqiang, treat your wounds first. There's still Zhao Kui's challenge to follow."

"If a Houtian tenth stage warrior is already so powerful, then how strong is a Houtian fifth stage warrior? The last time I saw those two great elders, just their aura itself was enough to cause people to be afraid of moving, wouldn't that be an earth-shattering action? " Zhao Kui silently thought to himself.

After a while, Jin Jingqiang finished treating his wounds and went up onto the stage to stand across from Zhao Kui. "Brat, I was lenient just now. Although you're stronger than that damned Cao Yuan, I will make you scram very quickly!" After saying that, Jin Jingqiang's fist rushed towards Zhao Kui ?