I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 286 - 270: Jie Daohan’s Peculiarities

At dusk, the sunset in the western sky was as red as frost on the trees.

In front of the Zhexing Platform at the County Office, it had become quiet by now, as the second round of the duels had already ended.

Many people looked pale, and a few were injured. Clearly, the second round was even more intense than the first.

The voice of Qin Shuban rang out at this moment.

"Chen Jinxiang, Wang Yuedi, Wang Shu, Liu Wenchao, Gai Lin, Yang Qi. These six people have zero points after two rounds and are declared eliminated!"

According to the rules, there was indeed no need for these six to continue, because even if they participated in the third round and won, their score would only be one, and those with less than two points would be eliminated.

The six people whose names were called, three of whom were injured, all had blank expressions. The moment they were knocked off the stage, they already knew this would be the result.

Twenty-four people, six eliminated, leaving eighteen now.

Among these eighteen, six have won two consecutive matches, with a score of two. These six are: Duan Rong, Tao Rong, Ximen Kankan, Xiao Yu, Shen Mizi, Xia Shuangshuang.

The other twelve have a score of one, including the six who lost from the winning group of twelve, and the six who won from the losing group of twelve.

Tomorrow will be the third round of the point competition!

In the third round of the point competition, they will still be divided into two groups: six with two points in one group, and twelve with one point in another group.

Within the group, the matches will be random, half winning and losing!

The twelve people with one point: the six who lose will be directly eliminated! The six who win will enter the segmented life-and-death challenge!

The six people with two points: the three who win will directly advance to become registered disciples! The three who lose will also enter the segmented life-and-death challenge!

This means that in the end, there will be nine people entering the segmented life-and-death challenge.

These nine people will risk their lives to compete for the remaining four spots to advance as registered disciples!

Such a cruel system! And it’s more brutal with each round!

Duan Rong stood there, looking serious!

Although he has shown Great Success strength, aiming to advance is clearly not easy.

He must win the third round of the point competition to directly advance.

If not, he will also have to enter the segmented life-and-death challenge! In the segmented life-and-death challenge, there could be a wheel war situation; even Great Success strength might not guarantee victory. Those who make it to the end are definitely not weak.

Duan Rong stood there, scanning the other people in their group of six for tomorrow’s point competition. He didn’t really have much confidence.

There are three in the Great Success Realm: himself, Ximen Kankan, and Tao Rong!

And Xiao Yu, Shen Mizi, Xia Shuangshuang, although not yet in the Great Success Realm, are also on the verge of breaking through, and equally not to be underestimated!

None of them are easy to deal with!

Moreover, what if tomorrow he faces Xiao Yu? This probability is not small, how should he choose?

If he enters the segmented life-and-death challenge, it’s clear he has a better chance than Xiao Yu, but it’s just a better chance, definitely not a sure win!

"Hopefully, that awkward situation won’t occur..."

Otherwise, if he eliminates Xiao Yu in the third round of the point competition... and what if Xiao Yu... has an accident in the following segmented life-and-death challenge, he’ll never be able to associate with the Xiao Family again.

This is entirely possible, in the life-and-death wheel war, there’s almost always someone who dies tragically in every edition!

Duan Rong and Xiao Zongting walked with Xiao Yu as the air carried an invisible weight, the severity of tomorrow’s battle pressing on both Xiao Yu’s and Duan Rong’s minds like a rock.

Zhu Xiaoqi had already gone back to prepare food in advance, but as the three reached the entrance of the Yuan Shun Escort Agency, Xiao Zongting did not invite Duan Rong to come eat as he did this time, and Duan Rong wisely went on his way.

Duan Rong understood that what was on his mind was also on Xiao Zongting’s.

His lack of an invitation was a subtle gesture from Xiao Zongting.

Xiao Yu stood at the corner, watching Duan Rong’s silhouette fade into the twilight, suddenly understanding what was on both her father’s and Duan Rong’s minds!

However, Xiao Yu’s mind was clear as a mirror; she was never a match for Duan Rong, and she didn’t want Duan Rong to hold back against her.

Each should rely on their own skills, and each secure their own fate!

Duan Rong returned to Liu’s House to rest for a while, drank some tea, and then went to have dinner by the street.

After dinner, he didn’t wander around but went back to Liu’s House early to read some magazines before going to sleep.

Duan Rong lay on the bed, reading by lamplight.

He had just started reading for a short while when he suddenly heard a knocking at the courtyard gate.

Duan Rong’s eyes shifted, and his Divine Sense scanned over, seeing Zhu Xiaoqi standing outside the gate. Duan Rong immediately got out of bed, went through the courtyard, and opened the gate.

The dim light illuminated Zhu Xiaoqi’s face.

Zhu Xiaoqi handed the few steamed buns wrapped in dry lotus leaves to Duan Rong, saying, "I made your food, why didn’t you come?"

Duan Rong just gave an awkward smile and said nothing.

Zhu Xiaoqi handed over a letter that hadn’t been sealed, saying, "Miss Yu asked me to give this to you."

Duan Rong’s eyes flickered as he received it.

"I’m leaving now."

With that, Zhu Xiaoqi didn’t wait for Duan Rong’s response and swiftly disappeared into the night.

Duan Rong looked at Zhu Xiaoqi’s retreating silhouette for a moment, then closed the courtyard gate, carrying the buns and envelope back inside.

Duan Rong placed the buns on the table, took a letter out from the unsealed envelope, and read it by the lamplight.

The letter contained only a sparse three lines, clearly in Xiao Yu’s handwriting, and the ink hadn’t dried yet, indicating it was recently written.