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Five days later, the first round of the Dao Scion competition finally came to an end. Luo Chen stood beside Tao Wan, his eyes drawn to the glowing rankings suspended before them.
"Fourth?" he asked, his brows arching slightly.
Tao Wan let out a quiet sigh. "Reaching fourth place is the best we could do. It's the result of everyone giving their all. I even had to step in myself once."
Luo Chen followed the direction of Tao Wan's gaze and studied the fighters who had carried the brunt of the battles. Tan Daonan, once ruddy-faced and full of vigor, now appeared unmistakably aged. Rumor had it that he had personally fought Chu Kui, and despite standing at the ninth stage of Foundation Establishment, he had failed to bring the man down. Worse still, he had ended up quite seriously injured. Qi Lingyun and Tan Xiao were in no better condition—Qi Lingyun's right arm hung limp and useless, while Tan Xiao's spirit power flickered erratically, clearly unstable and depleted.
Given all that, managing to push from fifth place to fourth was no small feat. It was likely due in part to Tao Wan taking the field herself and defeating another True Inheritor, Du Changfeng. It was somewhat undignified for a Grand True Inheritor to fight in the opening round, but still, a win remained a win. With this early success, she would have time to observe her opponents and make adjustments before the True Inheritor sword duels of the third round.
She handed Luo Chen a written list. "Here is the detailed ranking. You should take a look."
In truth, there was no need for a written list. Luo Chen only had to look at...
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