Chapter 48: Top Three in the Qualifying Round

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Top Three in the Qualifying Round"You..." Song Yuanwen’s face immediately turned extremely ugly. He knew very well the strength of Wu Lan; if he were to battle Wu Lan, he definitely would not be a match. However, under the current circumstances, with Wu Lan proactively challenging him, he could not refuse. For a moment, Song Yuanwen felt caught between a rock and a hard place. "If you are afraid of losing, you can choose to surrender right away!" Wu Lan said loudly. "I choose to battle you, even though I know I’m not your match!" Song Yuanwen gritted his teeth and said. The two quickly commenced a fierce battle on the stage. After ten moves, Wu Lan’s longsword was already at Song Yuanwen’s throat, just one step away from piercing through. "You have lost!" Wu Lan said. Song Yuanwen’s face turned even uglier, but in the end, he still said, "I concede!" Thus, the top five were determined as follows: Lin Fan, Liu Junli, Cheng Lin, Liu Yang, and Wu Lan. Li Rou spoke loudly, "The top ten to top five assessment has ended; next, there will be an hour break, and after an hour, the top five to top three assessment will continue!" Hearing Li Rou’s words, Lin Fan and the others dared not dally and quickly rested on the spot because everyone knew that the upcoming assessment would be even more challenging and they must give their all, especially Wu Lan, who had just fought two battles, needed the rest even more. An hour swiftly passed! The next assessment would still be determined by drawing lots. Among the five, two pairs could be drawn, and as for the person who was not chosen, they would have a bye. If they could maintain victory after accepting other challenges, they would directly advance into the top three. Soon, their respective opponents were determined! To everyone’s surprise, Lin Fan was once again matched against Wu Lan. This time, Wu Lan’s face was filled with frustration; he had just lost to Lin Fan and now so quickly was facing him again? Moreover, Cheng Lin’s opponent was Liu Yang. As for Liu Junli, she had a bye. The first match was between Cheng Lin and Liu Yang. It must be said, Liu Yang’s strength was also incredibly formidable; after more than fifty moves battling Cheng Lin, he slowly began to show signs of defeat, and only after over a hundred moves did Cheng Lin finally secure the victory in this first match... Naturally, Cheng Lin was very pleased inside after the victory, but on the surface, he maintained an air of calm indifference. Of course, this indifferent demeanor was just for show by Cheng Lin, who couldn’t help but think to himself at that moment: "That was really close, if Liu Yang had held on a little longer, perhaps I wouldn’t have been able to win!" Then, Lin Fan and Wu Lan stepped onto the stage... "Let’s go!" Lin Fan looked at Wu Lan and said, "Let’s continue our battle." "Hehe!" Wu Lan shook his head, somewhat helplessly said: "My luck is truly not ordinary, I concede!" Knowing he was not Lin Fan’s match, Wu Lan ultimately chose to surrender... Lin Fan said, "Thank you for the concession." Wu Lan waved his hand and said, "I still stand by what I said before; one day, I will defeat you!" Lin Fan smiled and responded, "I maintain what I said before as well; I’ll be waiting for you!" "Alright!" Wu Lan nodded and didn’t waste words. Then, turning around, he loudly said to Cheng Lin, "Cheng Lin, I plan to challenge you, do you dare to fight me?" "Hmm?" Upon confirming that Wu Lan was really challenging him, Cheng Lin couldn’t help but be stunned; the next moment, Cheng Lin became extremly angry. This damned Wu Lan, who had just surrendered straight away in front of Lin Fan, but when it came to him, actually directly challenged him? Could it be that he saw him as an easy target? "Fine, since you dare to challenge me, let me teach you how to be a human!" All over Cheng Lin’s body, War Intent suddenly surged. The next moment, Cheng Lin charged straight towards Wu Lan. A barrage of attacks enveloped Wu Lan. At that time, Cheng Lin was extremely furious, seeing Wu Lan’s challenge as an insult to himself. Cheng Lin had already decided, this time, he must defeat Wu Lan at all costs. And Wu Lan also immediately began to fight back without any hesitation. For a while, the two fought indistinguishably, and in the blink of an eye, more than fifty moves had passed, but neither had gained the upper hand. Cheng Lin seemed a bit anxious! Originally, Cheng Lin was very confident in his own strength, he believed that with his strength, he could defeat Wu Lan in minutes once he made a move, but unexpectedly, after fighting for so long, Wu Lan still hadn’t shown any signs of defeat? "No, I must win today!" Cheng Lin anxiously thought to himself: "If I lose in today’s battle, perhaps Liu Junli will look down on me!" Just as Cheng Lin was extremely worried, Wu Lan gradually began to show signs of defeat! "Haha!" Seeing this situation, Cheng Lin’s heart was simply overjoyed. "Get lost!" Cheng Lin bellowed, his attacks becoming even more ferocious. Then, dozens of moves passed again. Wu Lan could still barely hold on before, but as the battle continued, Wu Lan appeared to be struggling, clearly about to falter. "Haha!" Cheng Lin laughed again, loudly saying: "Alright, Wu Lan, the battle is over!" As he spoke, a very fierce aura emanated from Cheng Lin’s body. Then, the longsword in Cheng Lin’s hand, like a long rainbow penetrating the sun, instantly enveloped the space around Wu Lan, and simultaneously, a flash of Sword Light reached Wu Lan’s face in the blink of an eye, looking as if in the next moment, Wu Lan will be pierced through by Cheng Lin’s Sword Light. "Haha!" Cheng Lin burst into laughter again. Because in Cheng Lin’s view, he had already achieved an absolute victory in this battle. Just at the next moment, for some unknown reason, a bad premonition suddenly emerged in Cheng Lin’s heart. "Counterattack from the brink!" Wu Lan suddenly shouted out. At the same time, Wu Lan’s longsword swung out abruptly, a massive Sword Light as if emerging from the void, instantly shattered all of Cheng Lin’s attacks. The next moment, Wu Lan’s longsword pointed directly at the position of Cheng Lin’s heart, just one step further would directly pierce through Cheng Lin’s heart. Once that happens, Cheng Lin would undoubtedly die. "You, have lost!" Wu Lan looked at Cheng Lin and said indifferently. "This is impossible!" Cheng Lin said with a pale face. Wu Lan said, "Accept the truth!" "I..." Cheng Lin wanted to say something more. However, this time, Wu Lan did not wait for Cheng Lin to speak but directly asked: "What? Still want to fight with me?" Cheng Lin’s face became even uglier, he snorted and then said: "Just wait, one day, I will make you regret this!" After saying that, Cheng Lin quickly left. And so, the top three in this ranking match were born, namely Lin Fan, Liu Junli, and Wu Lan.