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As the fourth round ended, Li Hao's luck seemed to turn around, encountering a Saint Heir from the Holy Land of the Central Nine Realms in the fifth round.

The opponent, upon seeing that his adversary was Li Hao, was astonished for a moment, then bitterly smiled.

Behind him, many disciples from his Sect came to cheer for him, all emitting sighs of lament.

When it was time to compete, the opponent didn't even wait for Li Hao to appear and directly admitted defeat.

Li Hao was just about to get up, but upon hearing this, he paused, then sat back down.

Having an easy fifth round, in the sixth round, Li Hao actually encountered an acquaintance.

"Didn't expect us to really meet up."

Qing Jiu also didn't expect to actually encounter Li Hao, whom he had been looking forward to meeting during the earlier qualifying stages at the Flower Travel Association's event.

He could then easily defeat him on the battlefield, casually offer some "guidance", and go back to receive praise and astonishment from Zhan Tan, Ye Ancestor, and others at the Flower Travel Association, but now, he could only bitterly smile...

Li Hao smiled and said, "Shall we have a simple spar?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Jiu immediately showed a smile and said, "Sure!"

Then, he directly revealed his Extreme Realm and attacked Li Hao, while Li Hao also deployed the Eternal Dao Domain.

As sword shadows emerged in the Dao Domain and laws overlapped, Qing Jiu was instantly suppressed, unable to move.

"..."

Qing Jiu was speechless, is this really just a simple spar?

He hadn't even touched Li Hao before he lost.

However, compared to the power Li Hao had shown earlier, this was indeed letting off easy...

He bitterly smiled, retracted his power, and admitted defeat.

When it got to the seventh round, Li Hao thought he would continue to have it easy, but as soon as the pairing result came out, exclamations erupted from the audience once again.

Li Hao looked up and saw that his opponent was another Supreme Saint disciple, Xiao Tianyu!

"Directly taught by the Source Ancestor!"

"Haotian actually met Xiao Tianyu, what luck!"

"The two strongest contenders for the championship this time, he's met both of them, and it's only in the top ten battle, my heavens, when it comes to the final battle, won't they just admit defeat?"

"If one loses the duel now, indeed there's no point in fighting again in the finals unless it's a close win!"

"Won't the final battle of this Supreme Genius Battle just be a walkover then?"

"..."

Many people discussed, feeling both shocked and perplexed. Throughout the competitions, Xiao Tianyu and Qiu Tianlu were almost the ceiling among all Heavenly Prides, with no dark horses emerging.

Meaning, the final battle was being staged in advance.

So what will there be to see during the final battle?

Watching the opponent concede as soon as they step on stage?

If so, this would probably be the most bizarre final battle in so many editions of the Supreme Genius Battle.

In the waiting area, Xiao Tianyu saw his opponent, his eyes slightly flickered, finally meeting them, huh?

He looked towards him, images from a previous battle surfacing in his mind, his palm involuntarily tightening.

"This top ten journey of his, could it be that he will defeat all the Supreme Saint disciples directly, how many has it been already?"

On the other side, Lin Zhuo and Yan Qingchuan communicated telepathically.

Yan Qingchuan shook his head slightly. The previous battle between Qiu Tianlu and Haotian made him thoroughly convinced, feeling no complaints about losing to Li Hao.

"Among all the heavens, such a guy unexpectedly emerges, really looking forward to it, plus he's not a quiet one, once he becomes a Saint, who knows how much commotion he will stir."

Lin Zhuo sighed.

Yan Qingchuan looked up at the Buddha's sect area, but unlike other places where people were cheering, the many disciples there were extremely quiet, seemingly muttering Buddha's name. A glance revealed a row of bald heads, which was very conspicuous.

"It's said he comes from the Mortal World, but it's unknown which Sect he belongs to. Do you believe he has no backing of a Sect behind him?"

Yan Qingchuan asked.

Lin Zhuo startled, then realized what he meant, and said, "Once he wins first place and becomes a Saint, he should return to his Sect by then, and we'll know."

"Although Xiao Tianyu is strong, he might still not match him. If we say Qiu Tianlu is at the limit below a Saint, then he is almost stepping beyond that limit."

Yan Qingchuan spoke in a low voice, clearly very optimistic about Li Hao, believing he already qualifies to be the top in All Heavens.

This idea also originated from the recognition of that power.

Lin Zhuo nodded slightly, feeling the same way.

While they were exchanging thoughts, the battle on the stage for the seventh round had already started.

The first ones on the stage were other competitors. Li Hao saw Ji and Lin Qingyue also making their moves, but they encountered Supreme Saint disciples like Tian Wuji and Green Deer King, and both quickly fell, their foundations ultimately still too shallow.

As the battles progressed one by one, it wasn't long before it came to the much-anticipated and focused battle between Haotian and Xiao Tianyu.

While the earlier Saint Heirs were still sparring on stage, the audience below was already somewhat impatient, occasionally letting out hissing sounds. As the duel between those two Saint Heirs ended and the Array was unlocked, the sounds outside the battlefield poured in, both of them paused, then their expression seemed a bit awkward and embarrassed.

But thinking that they would soon see the verbal exchange between Haotian and Xiao Tianyu, a flicker of anticipation passed through their eyes, they quickly exited the stage, yielding the battlefield.

Under the intervention of a Saint from the Source Ancestor Sacred Land, the battlefield was repaired and restored as before, simultaneously announcing Li Hao and Xiao Tianyu to enter the stage.

Li Hao got up and soared towards the battlefield.

Xiao Tianyu also rose, quickly following without much delay.

As both entered, the Array closed off the area.

Li Hao looked at Xiao Tianyu, who had a handsome appearance and emitted an aura of peace and tranquility.

"You didn't really use your full strength in that battle with Qiu Tianlu, did you?"