After sensing Shen Xiuhao's strength, Bai Li Hongzhuang's gaze couldn't help but change slightly.
The cultivation of the second strongest disciple from Xuanwu Hall was at the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Realm, but the first strongest was a whole three stages stronger!
With such a huge disparity in strength, it was almost impossible for the second strongest to defeat the first strongest.
Reaching the Third Stage was a significant advancement that required a long time to achieve. In Bai Li Hongzhuang's case, she had spent more cultivation resources during this period than all the resources she had used before, thanks to the existence of the Desert World and the rich spiritual energy in the cultivation room.
Without these advantages, it would take at least half a year or even a full year for an ordinary disciple to reach the Third Stage.
Therefore, unless one had sufficient opportunities, catching up to that level was simply impossible.
As Shen Xiuhao released his aura, Bai Li Hongzhuang's mind stirred, and her blood qi surged out!
The entire martial stage was instantly enveloped in a thick aura of blood, and then Bai Li Hongzhuang's gaze suddenly became sharp, as a potent force burst out from within her.
Boom!
In the instant the blood aura spread, the sky near the martial stage seemed to be shrouded in tremendous pressure.
Immediately after, to the astonishment of countless people, Shen Xiuhao's cultivation at the Seventh Stage of the Spirit Realm was forcefully suppressed to the Fifth Stage, while Bai Li Hongzhuang's cultivation soared from the Fourth Stage to the Fifth Stage!
Seeing this scene, all the disciples were dumbfounded.
"Could it be... this is the true power of the blood qi field? Weakening the opponent's cultivation while enhancing one's own cultivation, to the point where the three-stage difference is directly compressed to zero?"
"If that's the case, then the power of this blood qi field is truly extraordinary!"
"No wonder so many people have gone to the Blood Abyss to gain experience. It turns out this inheritance is so incredible, an absolute weapon for fighting opponents of higher realms!"
Yan Yuhuan specifically rushed over when he learned that Bai Li Hongzhuang was competing in the finals today. After several days of recuperation, his injuries had already healed.
He wasn't particularly concerned about the other matches because, as a senior disciple, he had an understanding of the strength of the first strongest disciples from each hall. What he truly wanted to know was Bai Li Hongzhuang's strength.
Today, Bai Li Hongzhuang's opponent was Shen Xiuhao, and in this battle, Bai Li Hongzhuang would undoubtedly play her cards without holding back. Only in this kind of fight could he truly understand Bai Li Hongzhuang's true strength.
He had no particular reason to seek this understanding; he just wanted to know how much stronger Bai Li Hongzhuang was compared to himself.
After witnessing Bai Li Hongzhuang suppressing Shen Xiuhao's cultivation to the Fifth Stage with her blood qi field, Yan Yuhuan was completely shocked.
When he fought Bai Li Hongzhuang, she didn't suppress his cultivation to this extent...
If Bai Li Hongzhuang had done that, then at that time, he was not even a match for her!
At this moment, Yan Yuhuan suddenly understood that Bai Li Hongzhuang had spared him face!
As the second strongest disciple of Xuanwu Hall, being utterly defeated in front of the newly enrolled disciples would not only be a blow to his reputation but also cause him to lose confidence.