Meanwhile, Xin Ci also paid attention to Su Baiwei's combat situation.
Her opponent was at the same realm, and after more than ten rounds, Su Baiwei emerged victorious.
The first round quickly determined the top 62 contenders. Including Xin Ci, who received a bye, there were a total of 63 people advancing to the next round.
These 63 people were basically guaranteed a spot in the top 90. As for those who failed in the first round, they would compete in separate matches for the remaining official student slots.
The second round of matches was about to begin. Xin Ci did not have the good fortune of receiving a bye in this round as he had in the first.
However, to his surprise, the one who received a bye this time was the chubby boy, Luo Fei.
This made him happily pat his belly and laugh heartily, "Hahaha, boss, it turns out I'm also an European Emperor."
Seeing this pair continuously receive byes, the others couldn't help but feel some dissatisfaction.
"Damn, did these two pay for it?"
"They both got lucky with a bye."
"That little fatty is so annoying, I'd rather have the bye than him."
Despite their grumbling, they dared not cause any trouble, as this was arranged by the Four Symbols Academy.
Those who advanced from the previous round, except for Luo Fei, began to ascend the arenas for their matches.
As Xin Ci walked onto the stage, he felt a hint of surprise upon seeing his opponent.
The person opposite him was none other than Young Master Yu Xiao, who had previously troubled Su Baiwei in the woods.
"Ugh, this annoying guy again."
Mu Qingqing, in the consciousness space, frowned as she looked at Young Master Yu Xiao on the screen.
Young Master Yu Xiao sneered, twirling his jade flute between his fingers, showing no regard for Xin Ci.
With a condescending attitude, he declared, "This Young Master has already broken through to the middle stage of the Yellow Realm. I don't want to fight with a mere early stage brat like you."
"I advise you to roll off the stage yourself. This Young Master doesn't want to dirty his hands."
Unexpectedly, this Young Master Yu Xiao was much stronger than when they met in the woods, having also broken through to the middle stage of the Yellow Realm.
"It's a shame, Xin Ci is bound to lose this round."
"But it's fine. Since he got a bye in the first round, he's basically guaranteed a spot in the top 90. If it were me, I'd just surrender."
"Although this Young Master Yu Xiao is not as good as those five prodigies, he is still at the middle stage of the Yellow Realm. Fighting an early stage cultivator is like taking candy from a baby."
The spectators below the arena shook their heads repeatedly, not holding much hope for Xin Ci to win.
Su Baiwei was among them, and she detested this Young Master Yu Xiao.
However, she had to admit that Young Master Yu Xiao's strength was indeed not weak.
Especially now that he had broken through to the middle stage of the Yellow Realm, combined with the spiritual artifact jade flute in his hand, even ordinary mid-Yellow Realm cultivators would not be his match.
After all, the power of spiritual artifacts could significantly boost one's combat strength. Among the 125 people present, perhaps fewer than one-sixth possessed such items.
Xin Ci ignored Young Master Yu Xiao, wanting only to end the battle quickly.
Before anyone could react, his figure moved like lightning, his gaze cold, and he appeared before Young Master Yu Xiao.
His right fist unleashed the Cloud Bursting Force.
Young Master Yu Xiao let out a cold snort, feeling that this person was being ungrateful.
Not only did this guy not comply with his demand to leave the stage, but he also foolishly attacked him.
This truly enraged Young Master Yu Xiao.
"Hmph, overestimating yourself!"
He met Xin Ci's attack with a palm strike, believing he could easily defeat Xin Ci.
To his surprise, with a bang, it was Young Master Yu Xiao who was sent flying!
He tumbled off the stage and landed face-first in a comical manner.
The spectators exchanged bewildered glances.
"What just happened? In the blink of an eye, Young Master Yu Xiao fell off the stage!"
"I didn't even see it clearly. I thought Young Master Yu Xiao was sure to win, so I wasn't paying attention."
"I remember now! Isn't this Xin Ci the one who grabbed that chubby boy and passed the wooden man alley together in yesterday's second test?"
"I didn't expect his own strength to be this good. We misjudged him."
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"
Young Master Yu Xiao, covered in dust and dirt, rose from the ground. His clothes and hair were disheveled, and he looked like a crazed madman, unable to accept the reality.
How could his arrogance allow him to lose to an unknown nobody?
His eyes instantly turned venomous, and while no one noticed, he flicked his jade flute.
Several black needles shot towards Xin Ci on the stage.
However, against Xin Ci's formidable soul power, Young Master Yu Xiao's every subtle movement was detected.
With a casual flick, Xin Ci sent out a few flying star stones, deflecting the black needles. Simultaneously, a stone struck Young Master Yu Xiao's hand.
The sound of bone shattering made Young Master Yu Xiao cry out in pain, and his jade flute dropped to the ground.
Seeing his pathetic state, the crowd exclaimed that he deserved it.
"This Young Master Yu Xiao looks like a person, but his actions are utterly despicable."
"He lost, and then he tried to sneak attack his opponent. And he failed! How embarrassing."
"If it were me, I wouldn't want to fight someone like him who can't accept defeat. It's truly disgusting."
Young Master Yu Xiao ignored the mockery and looked at Xin Ci on the stage with fear and shock.
"It's you! It was you who sneak attacked me!"
Those few flying star stones felt incredibly familiar. Weren't these the same tactics he was ambushed with when he fought that woman in the woods?
So it was this guy who did it. Young Master Yu Xiao's head was about to explode from anger.
But to everyone else, Young Master Yu Xiao was spouting nonsense. He was the one who had sneak attacked Xin Ci earlier, yet now he was claiming Xin Ci had attacked him.
This made them despise Young Master Yu Xiao even more.
"Enough! If you've lost, step down," Elder Gong Ci said angrily, unable to watch any longer.
Young Master Yu Xiao had no choice but to swallow his humiliation, but an ominous thought echoed within him: "Once I enter the academy, I will definitely get revenge on this damned guy!"
Unexpectedly, Elder Gong Ci announced publicly.
"Test candidate number 278, Liu Yuxiao, has lost his match and attempted to sneak attack his opponent. The Four Symbols Academy hereby revokes his test qualification. We hope others will take this as a warning."
Young Master Yu Xiao froze. The crowd began to laugh and mock him gleefully.
Now, he didn't even have the chance to get revenge on Xin Ci.
"So, it was you who helped me back then, Xin Ci..."
From afar, Su Baiwei watched Xin Ci calmly descend from the stage with complex emotions. For some reason, she wanted to say something to him but felt too shy to speak.
"Boss, you're amazing! I knew I wasn't wrong about you."
Luo Fei, the chubby boy, came over with a grin, his relationship with Xin Ci instantly improved after witnessing his strength.
Xin Ci smiled indifferently, saying nothing.
Afterward, he proceeded to watch the matches on other arenas.
"Oh, that's Li Xuanhong, one of the five prodigies."
Xin Ci stopped at the bottom of a certain arena.
As one of the seeded contestants for this entrance test, Li Xuanhong naturally attracted a lot of attention.
On the stage, a young girl in red was engaged in combat with a young man in the middle stage of the Yellow Realm, wielding a thin sword.
While Li Xuanhong's beauty was not as striking as Duan Xuan's, she was still attractive.
Many young men cheered her on.
"Hey, buddy, you here to watch the beauty fight too?"
Suddenly, an irreverent voice came from beside him. Turning his head, he saw that it was none other than Liu Mu Ming, another seeded contestant for this entrance test.