Miss Loser is too enchanting

"You..." Realizing that Dugu Qianye was too close to him, Liu Xing hastily retreated two steps. Getting close was a big taboo for a Phantom Master.

But before he had moved back two steps, Dugu Qianye quickly stepped forward and with a fierce kick, she struck his chest.

"Pu!" Liu Xing was violently thrown to the edge of the ring, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood. He felt as if all his internal organs were about to shatter. Before he could catch his breath, Dugu Qianye was already by his side, kicking him in the abdomen and sending him flying off the ring.

"God, she actually sent Liu Xing flying!"

"Wow, that’s so cool!"

"Is he really trash? How is he so powerful! Liu Xing didn’t even get the chance to summon his Phantom Beast before being eliminated!"

The referee seemed startled as well, but quickly regained his composure and announced, "On Ring 1, Baili Xie wins!"

"Woohoo, boss is awesome!" Sun Kui and the others stood up from their seats, shouting loudly.

When Dugu Qianye returned to the rest area, Sun Kui and the others crowded around her.

"Boss, you’re so fast! Could it be that I could also become that fast?" Lei Xiaohu looked at Dugu Qianye with an admiring glance. Others might not know how the boss had rapidly moved behind Liu Xing, but they knew very well – it was the Ethereal Step Technique. When could they ever master it to such an extent?

"Boss, that Liu Xing was out to kill you, didn’t you let him off too easily?" Sun Kui asked discontentedly.

"Do you think it’s possible?" Dugu Qianye said with a smile. Although her smile was very elegant, why did Sun Kui and the others feel it was sinister?

"Could it be the kick afterwards?" Gao Liang, having thought of something, asked.

"Smart as always, Gao Liang. The kick I delivered shattered his Phantom Power Source. Since he wanted to kill me, let’s leave him as trash."

"Roar, boss, you’re too evil!" Sun Kui said with a sly smile. As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that everyone was looking at him with sympathy, then it dawned on him what he had said.

Feeling pitiful, he looked at Dugu Qianye as she said with a smile, "Xiaoyin, someone called your master cunning. Take special care of him next time during training."

Dugu Qianye and the others chatted while watching the matches, which soon ended on the other rings too.

He Yan was eliminated this round, having faced a Level 3 Phantom King. His opponent might not have been as high level as him, but they had a Level 7 Holy Beast. This was the difference between a Phantom Master and a Sword Master. The top 10 were all Phantom Masters, and five were from the Mors Empire! Glei Empire and Cangqiong Empire have two each, and Gabina Empire one.

After the individual matches ended, the team top 10 ranking matches began.

Before going on stage, Dugu Qianye said to the four teams, "Go all out and show your real strength to everyone."

"Yes, boss," they all responded in unison, then went to their respective rings.

"Begin."

Following the referee’s command, the fights erupted on the rings. Dugu Qianye chatted casually with Mo Ziqing and others, not paying much attention to the matches on stage. She had already anticipated the outcomes.

"I know you have a Divine Beast, but don’t get too cocky," the captain of the Thunder Group’s opponent, the Cangqiong Empire’s Miss Fen Yun team, said to Sun Kui and his group, "Shui Ji, come out."

A Level 2 Divine Beast water snake appeared on the ring, covering the ring with water that made it wet and slippery.

"Disgusting," Sang Yu and Qi Yufei said in unison.

"Hmph, whore, it is your fortune that our young lord has taken a liking to you, and yet you dare injure our lord, die then."

As soon as the other party finished speaking, the three other Phantom Masters also summoned their beasts, three Advance Level Holy Beasts. Sun Kui and the others exchanged glances and called out, "Hei Zi."

"Xiaofen."

"Jiajia."

"Roar!" Three Divine Beasts appeared on the arena, dropping everyone’s jaws.

"Divine Beasts! Three Divine Beasts!"

"How do they have so many Divine Beasts?"

Before the audience could finish expressing their surprise, another three arenas were engulfed in white light, and eight Divine Beasts appeared. The spectators in the stands were too shocked to speak.

The expressions on the faces of the special stand were particularly vivid. The Mors Empire was smug with triumph after their initial surprise, while the other three empires all felt a rising sense of crisis. These people had Divine Beasts, but what about everyone else? Once these individuals grew up, the power of the Mors Empire would far surpass the other three empires.

With the Divine Beasts, the outcome was without suspense—the four groups all advanced to the top 5.

"Boss, let’s go celebrate," Sun Kui proposed to Dugu Qianye as they were on their way back. Dugu Qianye, still pondering why she felt a sense of familiarity with that so-called Divine Temple’s Saint Heir, did not respond to Sun Kui’s suggestion. Xie Ping, on the other hand, slapped Sun Kui on the back of his head.

"You sly kid, always thinking about food and drink. Wait till the competition is over, there will be plenty for you to eat!"

"Vice Principal!" Sun Kui looked pitifully at Xie Ping—everyone wanted to celebrate, so why was he the only one getting smacked?

Over the following days of the tournament, the fighters from various countries witnessed the combat power of the Mors Empire’s contestants. It wasn’t just that they had Divine Beasts, but their own combat abilities were also far superior, allowing them to easily win even when fighting above their levels.

In the end, the team contest resulted in the Mors Empire claiming the first four places, while Glei Empire took the 5th, 7th, and 9th places, Cangqiong Empire took the 6th and 8th, and Gabina Empire took the 10th.

One could say that with these results, the overall outcome of the competition was more or less determined, yet the audience’s enthusiasm remained high because the final duel of the individual contest was coming.

The top five individual contestants were Dugu Qianye, Mo Ziqing, Dan Jingtian, Cang Jin, and Lin Feng. Due to the odd number of finalists, the organizers decided to draw a blank spot, and whoever drew it would directly advance to compete for the top three. Cang Jin drew the blank spot, leaving Dugu Qianye to face Mo Ziqing and Dan Jingtian to face Lin Feng.

Since he didn’t need to fight, Cang Jin directly returned to the resting area. Before leaving, he gave Dugu Qianye and the others a deep look.

Mo Ziqing conceded his match against Dugu Qianye, causing the audience to proclaim him lucky for encountering two contestants from his own country. The duel between Dan Jingtian and Lin Feng was much more thrilling. With equal strength and even their Phantom Beasts at the same level, Dan Jingtian narrowly claimed victory with the sensitivity and Ethereal Step Technique he developed in the Cangmang Mountain.

There was one more duel for Dugu Qianye against Dan Jingtian, but Dan Jingtian conceded, securing third place in the individual contest. Mo Ziqing lost to Lin Feng, finishing in fifth place. Thus the contest was left with only the first and second places undecided.

On the arena, Dugu Qianye stood opposite Cang Jin.

"Are you prepared to die?" Cang Jin asked with a cold smile.

"I’m not ready to die yet, so it seems more appropriate for you to be the one to die," Dugu Qianye replied with a smile. Although she noticed that Cang Jin’s Phantom Power had increased several levels, reaching the Phantom King Peak, it was still not enough in her view.

Without further words, Cang Jin summoned his Phantom Beast, a level three Divine Beast Iron Claw Yellow Lion. Dugu Qianye had seen this Phantom Beast before, so she directly summoned Xiaoyin to fight it. This was the first time Dugu Qianye had called a Phantom Beast into battle.