Monthly Battle for the Rankings (4)

Xiao Yan decided to challenge Li Jie next. It might affect her ranking in the end but she would still like to fight this guy. She won't challenge Mu Yue because she wants her to be at the first rank. If they fought, she might make Mu Yue lose more energy which will increase Mu Yue's chances of getting kicked out of the top ranks.

Mu Yue was challenged by the other top 10 rankers. Like what happened to the fight against Fei Hong, she uses spiritual energy to the minimum and tried to win by wasting time. Her 2nd opponent did his all to attack Mu Yue but she easily defended against her opponent's attack.

By the end of the battle, Mu Yue used more spiritual energy than what she planned. Her opponent on the other hand was now low on energy. This person was quickly challenged by others to take advantage of the person's lack of energy.

Now on Xiao Yan's side, she is currently facing Li Jie, waiting for the teacher in charge to begin the battle. When the teacher signaled the beginning of the fight, Xiao Yan quickly cast multiple 'Fire Bolt' spells which she launched when Li Jie was approaching her.

Li Jie dodged to the side but one 'Fire Bolt' hit him. He then used a sword technique to close the distance.

"Flash Strike"

This was a sword technique but can also classify as a movement technique. He strikes with the sword using the power of lightning. His body dashed forward in a straight path. Xiao Yan casts a 'Fire Wall' spell in front of her but Li Jie didn't stop. He endured the flames just to strike Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan blocks the attack with her arms. Since she had higher cultivation, the spiritual energy that covers her was enough to stop the attack. Li Jie slashes with his sword which Xiao Yan blocks with one arm, breaking the spiritual energy that covers it.

Within this moment, she starts to cast a 'Fire Burst' spell with her other hand. She dodged an attack from Li Jie and launched her spell towards him. Li Jie was hit by the spell and had to jump back to minimize the damage. After the spell ended, Xiao Yan quickly prepares to cast a 'Fire Ball' spell.

When Li Jie recovered from the attack, he quickly saw Xiao Yan preparing another spell. He tried to close the gap. The moment he was close to her, Xiao Yan finishes her spell.

"Fire Ball"

*BOOM*

The spell exploded between them and they both were damaged in the process.

*Cough* "You are crazy," Li Jie said while trying to heal his body. The spiritual energy that covers his body successfully blocked the flames but the explosion caused his body to be harmed and knocked back.

The same happened to Xiao Yan but she was prepared and sustained lesser damage than Li Jie.

"Whatever it takes to win. It can also be called a battle tactic." Xiao Yan said. She then starts to cast spells, "You should prepare for more surprises!"

Li Jie shakes his head, "No, it's your win. I concede."

The teacher in charge then announced Xiao Yan's victory. Xiao Yan expected that there is a chance for Li Jie to concede but not this early.

She left the stage and went to where Mu Yue was at. She saw Mu Yue resting and decided not to disturb her. She decided to do the same. She wanted to maintain her current rank. Being side by side with Mu Yue's name in the ranking is certainly appealing to her.

Those on the rank 4 to 10 didn't challenge each other. There was no point fighting because the difference will only be 10 points per rank. Instead, they kept on being challenged by the low rankers.

Because the students were still young, some of them were still impulsive. They do not care if they use a lot of energy so they kept going all out to defeat their opponents. This caused some top 10 rankers to fall in the rankings.

This was what happened to Fei Hong which angered him tremendously. After he fought with Mu Yue, he was challenged by someone on the 4th step of Qi Condensation. They fought and Fei Hong won but he used up a lot of energy which made him a juicy target to the others.