Overriding the Heaven

"Yes." Zhou Kai nodded, his expression not one bit like he was joking.    

"Where?" Chu Yan looked at Shen Qing in the distance, then looked at Zhou Kai.    

He didn't feel that Shen Qing was similar to him at all.    

"The imposing manner, the eyes, and the oppressive force when facing off against an enemy." Zhou Kai said with a confident tone, "I feel like she's even more like a female version of you."    

The other party's expression did not seem like he was joking at all.    

And Zhou Kai's current expression, gave Chu Yan a kind of "facing a great enemy" feeling.    

The smile on his face gradually disappeared.    

"I will observe carefully. Be careful Senior-apprentice Brother Zhou, Shen Qing has an innate constitution." Chu Yan nodded.    

"Yes, I will do my best." Zhou Kai replied.    

Chu Yan realized that the other party did not use a certain tone, but instead used the word "do their best". From this, it could be seen that Zhou Kai had already felt an enormous pressure even before the match had started.    

The ninth round of the competition had begun. Chu Yan still defeated his opponent with overwhelming strength.    

After defeating his own opponent, and successfully advancing to the tenth round, Chu Yan anxiously went to look at the fight between Zhou Kai and Shen Qing.    

Zhou Kai and Shen Qing's fight was still continuing.    

Zhou Kai relied on his movement technique and the endless array to contend with Shen Qing.    

However, Shen Qing's battle did not follow Zhou Kai's change in tactics at all.    

No matter what kind of array Zhou Kai used, she would always rush straight at him. Waving her arms, he swept up the air currents and threw a terrifying punch.    

The water condensation array slowed her down, allowing Zhou Kai to throw out the spinning blade array.    

The cold blade light cut through Shen Qing's arm and blood spurted out, but she only staggered a little, then immediately stabilized her steps and threw a punch towards Zhou Kai.    

The surrounding airflow suddenly collapsed, and a muffled sound echoed from within the water condensation array, followed by an explosion.    

Zhou Kai's face changed, and immediately jumped to the side.    

The spot where he was standing on just a moment ago was blasted to smithereens by Shen Qing's punch.    

Although Shen Qing's arm was still bleeding and her waist area was cut open by the blade just now, causing her to be unable to dodge in time, and her clothes were already soaked in blood, her gaze did not move at all. She locked onto Zhou Kai and rushed towards him, oppressing him and causing a sharp explosive sound to ring out in the air before punching out.    

This scene was indeed familiar, and Chu Yan's pupils suddenly shrank.    

Zhou Kai's face changed as he anxiously used an array formation.    

"Deep Earth Array!"    

BOOM!    

Just as the wall was pulled out of the ground, it was immediately destroyed by Shen Qing's punch.    

The earth wall broke into pieces, and mud flew everywhere.    

Being hit by the opponent's punch, Zhou Kai's internal organs were twisted together, and he was in so much pain that he almost vomited blood.    

At this time, Chu Yan could finally see what Zhou Kai meant by aura.    

"Going head on against the heavens, treading on blood, this is indeed a bit interesting." Chu Yan looked at Shen Qing and thought, "It's a pity that you're too stupid, but this method of fighting is just perfect for restraining Senior-apprentice Brother Zhou."    

Because Zhou Kai mainly focused on formation attacks, his cultivation of martial skills were far inferior to other cultivators.    

The only martial skill he trained in was also the movement technique he used to dodge enemies.    

And with his dodging movements, the thing he was most afraid of was his opponent sticking to him like candy.    

The moment he was stuck, he would need to constantly use his movement technique to dodge the attacks. This way, he would not be able to use the formation emptily and continuously consume the spirit energy in his body.    

Zhou Kai was complaining incessantly.    

Even though breaking into the top 50 was already a huge improvement in this competition.    

But where possible, who didn't want to go further?    

It was a pity that Zhou Kai met Shen Qing who could not be beaten back.    

No matter what kind of array Zhou Kai used, the water condensation array that congealed the air, the thick earth array for defense, the spinning blades that attacked, and the thorny array that intertwined with his opponent's array.    

Shen Qing turned a blind eye to it.    

She was chasing after Zhou Kai relentlessly.    

After a series of fierce fights along the way, the arena was now in a state of disarray and rubble was everywhere.    

Shen Qing's clothes were tattered and her long hair was a mess.    

However, the expression in her eyes didn't change at all. The wounds on her body had no effect on her at all.    

Looking at Shen Qing, the scene from the Evergreen Town suddenly appeared in Chu Yan's mind.    

Under Shen Wufeng's tyrannical assault, Shen Qing's body that was under her long skirt was covered in lashes. Not to mention her flesh and bones, her internal organs and muscles must have suffered heavy injuries as well.    

Chu Yan remembered that when he let Shen Qing escape, with every step Shen Qing took, she would leave behind a bloody footprint on the ground.    

From this, one could imagine how severely injured she was.    

For an ordinary person, such injuries would be so painful that it would be difficult to even take a single step. Even breathing was a form of torture.    

However, Shen Qing only gritted her teeth. The pain in her eyes flickered slightly before she suppressed it.    

The figure in his memories matched up with the figure on the stage at this moment. Chu Yan could not help but sigh: "She's just a girl, what exactly did the Shen family do to her — —"    

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Kai used his last bit of spirit energy to activate the last array diagram on the stage.    

"Eight Desolations Flame Spirit Array!"    

BOOM!    

Flames erupted from Shen Qing's feet and engulfed her in an instant.    

The raging inferno and intense heat waves forced everyone around the arena to look away. They kept backing up, unable to look directly at them, unable to get any closer.    

One breath — —    

Two breaths — —    

There was no movement within the flames.    

Zhou Kai heaved a long sigh of relief: "Victory!"    

The reason he had expended so much effort previously, was to fight for a chance to use the Eight Desolations Flame Spirit Array.    

But now, it seemed that it was all over.    

But at this moment, an ear-piercing sound of air rapidly spinning could be heard.    

BOOM!    

The originally bright flames seemed to be attracted by an invisible force as they suddenly rotated in the air, turning into a rolling vortex.    

In the next moment, the center of the vortex caved in and then exploded.    

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! A fist broke through the formation.    

The billowing waves of heat in the surroundings parted like a tide.    

Shen Qing, who was still expressionless, stepped on the blood and fire as she charged out of the flames.    

There were some stains on her face. A few of her hair was curled and dried up by the flames, and a few of her clothes were set ablaze.    

However, all these were things that Shen Qing turned a blind eye to.    

In her eyes, there was only the Zhou Kai before her.    

"Purgatory Statue!"    

With a clear roar, Shen Qing struck out with her fist.    

Zhou Kai's face changed.    

Chu Yan's eyes flashed with a sharp light.    

The surrounding disciples couldn't help but hold their breaths.    

At this moment, the light in the arena seemed to be alternating between light and darkness.    

Zhou Kai spat out a mouthful of blood and fell off the stage.    

Shen Qing stood on the battle stage. Flames danced behind her and the wind gusted around her, causing her long hair to flutter in the wind.    

Even though the wounds on her body were bleeding and the blood stains on her face had not been wiped clean, Shen Qing's back was still straight.    

She looked at Zhou Kai who was slowly getting up from the stage with a bitter smile on his face, he then bowed and said: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."    

Seeing that Shen Qing remained expressionless even after the match had concluded, Chu Yan seemed to understand the meaning behind Zhou Kai's words.    

"If that's the case, then maybe she really will have a chance to take a spot in the top ten." Chu Yan looked at the list of matches.    

He would need another round to determine who would be the top ten this time around.