Lin Feng's successful advancement to the semi - final round caused quite a stir in Qingyan City. People were talking about this Lin family disciple who had risen from being a good - for - nothing, and they were full of curiosity and anticipation about his performance in the upcoming semi - final round.
The semi - final round adopted a point - system, and the battle list was announced immediately. Lin Feng found that his first opponent in the semi - final round was Qin Yao from the Qin family. Qin Yao was quite well - known in Qingyan City. Not only was she beautiful, but she also had an extremely high cultivation talent. She was good at water - attribute cultivation techniques, renowned for her unpredictable attacks and air - tight defense.
On the day of the competition, Lin Feng arrived at the martial - arts stage early to warm up and adjust his state. Soon, Qin Yao gracefully stepped onto the stage. She was wearing a light - blue long dress, with a graceful figure and outstanding temperament, like a fairy in the water. Seeing Lin Feng, Qin Yao nodded slightly as a greeting, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
The competition started. Qin Yao launched the first attack. With a wave of her jade - like hand, the water vapor around her quickly condensed into sharp water blades, whistling towards Lin Feng. The water blades were extremely fast and came at tricky angles, making it difficult to dodge for a moment.
Lin Feng didn't dare to be careless. He quickly summoned his Spiritual - Energy Clone and sent it towards the water blades to buy himself some time to dodge. The Spiritual - Energy Clone collided with the water blades, making clear sounds and turning into clouds of water vapor. Taking this opportunity, Lin Feng quickly moved to one side of the ring and, at the same time, condensed wood - attribute spiritual energy to form a green - wood shield in front of him.
Qin Yao was slightly startled when she saw that Lin Feng had easily resolved her first - round attack. With a soft chant, she quickly formed seals with both hands. Suddenly, a huge water column surged up from the ground in the center of the ring. The water column instantly turned into a water dragon, lunging at Lin Feng with its teeth and claws bared.
Lin Feng looked at the menacing water dragon and knew that it wasn't wise to take it head - on. While controlling the green - wood shield to resist part of the water dragon's attack, he used his body skills to shuttle back and forth on the ring, looking for the water dragon's weakness.
The water dragon rampaged on the ring, flooding the ground wherever it passed. Lin Feng seized the right moment, approached the water dragon from the side, condensed a spiritual - energy long spear, and stabbed it hard at the water dragon's body. However, when the long spear stabbed into the water dragon, it was like stabbing into cotton. The water dragon only paused slightly in its movement and then continued to pounce towards Lin Feng.
Lin Feng knew that water - attribute cultivation techniques were changeable. To defeat Qin Yao, he had to find the key to cracking her techniques. While dodging the water dragon's attacks, he observed Qin Yao's movements. He noticed that the seal - forming movements of her hands were slightly different each time she launched a powerful attack.
Just as Qin Yao was about to launch another attack, Lin Feng made a pre - emptive judgment and quickly rushed towards Qin Yao. Qin Yao didn't expect Lin Feng to suddenly charge at her and was a bit flustered for a moment. Taking this opportunity, Lin Feng gathered all the spiritual energy in his body and threw a punch at Qin Yao.
Qin Yao quickly condensed a water shield for defense, but Lin Feng's punch was extremely powerful, and the water shield shattered instantly. Qin Yao was affected by the punch's shockwave and took a few steps backward. Lin Feng didn't give Qin Yao a chance to catch her breath. He controlled his Spiritual - Energy Clone to launch an attack together with himself.
Qin Yao steadied herself and tried her best to resist Lin Feng's attacks. She used the Water Curtain Heaven - Flower Technique. Layer after layer of water curtains wrapped around her, forming an impenetrable defense. Lin Feng's attacks only caused ripples on the water curtains.
The two sides reached a stalemate. Lin Feng knew that this couldn't go on. He calmed down and recalled the details of the battle with Qin Yao. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. Instead of blindly attacking the water curtain, he concentrated his spiritual energy on one point and continuously attacked the same position of the water curtain.
With Lin Feng's continuous attacks, a crack finally appeared in the water curtain. Seeing this, Lin Feng increased his attack power. With a "boom", the water curtain broke. Lin Feng took the opportunity to launch another attack. Qin Yao couldn't dodge in time and was hit on the shoulder by Lin Feng, falling to the ground.
The referee announced that Lin Feng had won, and warm applause rang out from the audience. Although Lin Feng had won the match, he was well aware that the competition in the semi - final round was becoming more and more intense. Every battle from now on would be a huge challenge. He didn't dare to slack off at all and immediately started preparing for the next match.