Eight participants had drawn their lots.
Xing Xueqing, Yue Juan, and Zhang Qiang did not end up facing each other in a clash of the strong, which made the watching disciples sigh in relief.
The fact that these three had not met meant that the competition for the later ranks would be all the more thrilling.
Xing Xueqing and Tang Ruowei both drew the third sign, arranging to fight in the third match.
Yue Juan was in the first match.
That contest saw no great twists or turns; from start to finish, Yue Juan dominated, though her opponent managed to hold on for roughly a quarter of an hour before conceding due to exhaustion of spiritual power.
The second match was Zhang Qiang's, and the outcome was much like the first.
Both Yue Juan's and Zhang Qiang's opponents were actually gambling, betting on the three women facing off against each other in this round. Had that happened, they would have had a chance to vie for third place.
