Wang Hu's opponent, to everyone's surprise, turned out to be Ye Qingfeng.

At this moment, Ye Qingfeng walked up to the Martial Arts Platform with a calm expression, looking at Wang Hu opposite him and hearing the cheers below, a trace of cold laughter appeared on his face.

No matter who you are, once you encounter me, there's only one outcome for you — defeat!

At this time, the crowd below saw Ye Qingfeng walk onto the Martial Arts Platform, and their emotions surged with excitement. It was truly unbelievable that Senior Brother Wang Hu's opponent turned out to be Senior Brother Ye, this was simply incredible!

Simultaneously, many cultivators who originally supported Wang Hu began to lean towards Ye Qingfeng upon seeing him walk up. It must be known that Ye Qingfeng is a Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, his power is truly superb, and Wang Hu is just a new disciple who can't compare.

After all, Ye Qingfeng had the opportunity to enter Dayang Sect as an inner sect disciple long ago, his power surely ranks first among all outer sect disciples, and even the impressive Wang Hu wouldn't be his match.

"Senior Brother Wang Hu is truly unlucky, how did he encounter Senior Brother Ye? Won't Wang Hu just be eliminated directly?"

"Senior Brother Ye is not just any ordinary cultivator! I suppose Wang Hu's end won't be too good..."

"But this really doesn't cause any loss for Senior Brother Wang Hu, after all, he has already become a core disciple in the inner sect, even if he's eliminated in this match, it doesn't matter."

"It's a pity for Senior Brother Wang Hu, I was hoping to see his heroic performance in the match, but now I won't see anything..."

"Mourning for Senior Brother Wang Hu for three minutes..."

...

For a time, many disciples began discussing vigorously. Upon seeing Wang Hu's opponent as Ye Qingfeng, many cultivator disciples were quite skeptical about Wang Hu's chances.

After all, Ye Qingfeng had the chance to become an inner sect disciple early on, his reputation had been well established long ago.

He's really not someone that a newly famous disciple like Wang Hu can compete against.

At this time, many female cultivators originally favored Wang Hu, as Wang Hu was highly regarded by the elders in his first tournament, and successfully became a core disciple in the inner sect. But when Ye Qingfeng appeared, all the female cultivators' attention immediately focused on Ye Qingfeng.

Although Senior Brother Wang Hu is excellent, when compared with Senior Brother Ye, most female cultivator disciples prefer Ye Qingfeng. After all, Senior Brother Ye's cultivation power is at the Late Nascent Soul Stage, whereas Wang Hu's is just at the Early Nascent Soul Stage. Although Wang Hu broke through during these few short days of competition, which in most cultivators' eyes is already very impressive.

But compared to Ye Qingfeng, everyone still feels Wang Hu is simply not his match, no matter how powerful Wang Hu is!

Ye Qingfeng's position in everyone's mind is powerful, not something ordinary cultivators can match.

At this time, Lianzi saw that Wang Hu's opponent on the Martial Arts Platform was Ye Qingfeng, and couldn't help but be stunned. She couldn't have imagined that Senior Brother Wang Hu's opponent would be Ye Qingfeng.

It must be known that Senior Brother Wang Hu is just an Early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, how could he possibly be Ye Qingfeng's match? She already imagined the match's outcome, there wasn't the slightest suspense.

Yet, Lianzi's heart still greatly admired Wang Hu and Ding Fan, surprised that Senior Brother Wang Hu managed to break through during the outer sect disciples' tournament. It must be noted that the Nascent Soul Stage is a significantly difficult hurdle for cultivators!

Many cultivators retreat for quiet cultivation upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, concentrating fully on their breakthroughs. Few cultivators manage breakthroughs during battles, it's simply astonishing.

Lianzi can guess that Ding Fan has undoubtedly played a significant role for Wang Hu.

Thinking of this, Lianzi's heart was like turbulent waves, hard to fathom. Are there any feats Ding Fan can't accomplish? Since the journey back from Dayang Sect began, Lianzi got acquainted with Ding Fan. Back then, miracle after miracle was continuously created by Ding Fan, like hunting Fourth Grade Yuan Beasts. Then during Dayang Sect's recruitment, he skipped the third Three Stars assessment and directly entered the sect. Even within the sect, he went to the perilous Beihou Mountain, and not only came back alive but over-completed the tasks, slaying three to four Fourth Grade Yuan Beasts, retrieving Crystal Cores. These feats, each of them, are so incredibly astonishing to talk about.

At this moment, he's also mentoring Wang Hu, and Wang Hu's growth is surprisingly remarkable. During one tournament, he caught the eyes of the elders, becoming a core disciple, which for ordinary cultivators is almost unimaginable, but Ding Fan managed it for Wang Hu.

And when Wang Hu first entered the inner sect during the tournament, Lianzi's mind still recalled Ding Fan's calm face with only a faint smile, seemingly not feeling any shock but treating it as a natural occurrence. These vivid scenes are tremendously shocking for Lianzi.

And now, as Lianzi looked at Ding Fan, his face remained so calm, not showing a hint of worry over Wang Hu facing Ye Qingfeng, instead appearing confident and assured.

"Brother Fan, do you think Senior Brother Wang Hu can win?"

At this moment, Lianzi was both shocked and curious, so she approached Ding Fan and asked softly.

She wanted to know if Ding Fan genuinely believed so much in Wang Hu, considering that Ye Qingfeng is the opponent! Almost no one among the outer sect disciples is his match, even if Senior Brother Wang Hu is mighty, surely he can't be the opponent!

"Yes."

Ding Fan said blandly.

In his heart, Ding Fan had great faith in Wang Hu. After all, last night he had already taught Wang Hu some new insights and techniques in fist technique. Ding Fan highly recognized Wang Hu's comprehension ability in martial arts, and having studied the stele's fist technique himself for some time, he had thoroughly digested and absorbed many of its difficult points, then conveyed them to Wang Hu in the simplest manner.

In addition to Wang Hu's comprehension ability in martial arts, Ding Fan believed that Wang Hu would absolutely grasp about seventy to eighty percent of the fist technique in the stele. Do not underestimate that seventy to eighty percent; know that just this amount is enough for Wang Hu to utilize seventy to eighty percent of his cultivation power. Be aware that the fist technique in the stele is an extremely terrifying existence. Just being able to exhibit these is already quite remarkable.

Nevertheless, Ding Fan still harbored a sliver of worry for Wang Hu because his opponent was Ye Qingfeng. Against any other cultivator, Ding Fan believed Wang Hu could achieve victory without much difficulty. However, encountering this fellow, who's considered a seasoned hand among the outer sect disciples, it seemed obvious Wang Hu's match would not be so easy.

At this moment, upon hearing Ding Fan's words, Lianzi couldn't help but feel a wave of shock within the Heart Sect. She hadn't expected that Ding Fan really believed Wang Hu could actually defeat that Ye Qingfeng.

Just thinking about it was incredibly terrifying, almost too sensational.

If one were to relay Ding Fan's words to others, they would certainly think Ding Fan was a fool, practically foolish to a certain extent.

At this moment, more than just Lianzi and Ding Fan heard their exchange. Some nearby female cultivators, as well as Zhou Xiao and others, also heard it clearly.

Upon hearing Ding Fan's response, those female cultivator disciples couldn't help but look at Ding Fan with peculiar gazes. Even if Senior Brother Wang Hu was formidable, he absolutely could not be considered Ye Qingfeng's match!

That Senior Brother Ye is a late Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and his cultivation level is leagues beyond Wang Hu's. Besides, Ye Qingfeng had long had the opportunity to enter the inner sect as a cultivator disciple. Simply put, he was no different from inner sect disciples. If it weren't for the exceptionally generous rewards of this outer sect disciple tournament, Ye Qingfeng might have continued his secluded cultivation.

It seemed he wasn't even interested in being an inner or core disciple. Yet, one of the rewards for the outer sect disciple tournament was the opportunity to become the closed-door disciple of the Sect Master, He Zenfen, which evidently greatly appealed to Ye Qingfeng. The chance to become the Sect Master's disciple was scarce, and as a closed-door disciple, such a thing was unimaginable!

Who would believe the idea that such a powerful disciple as Ye Qingfeng wouldn't be Wang Hu's match?

At this moment, the female cultivator disciples around Ding Fan and Lianzi were truly unsure of Ding Fan's reasoning behind such grand claims. However, due to Lianzi's relationship and Ding Fan's direct contest with Gu Feng previously, the female cultivators knew in their hearts that Ding Fan was clearly not a simple individual.

But to say that Wang Hu could defeat Ye Qingfeng? No one would believe it.

For a moment, everyone looked at Ding Fan with hearts full of doubt.

At this moment, Zhou Xiao, too, heard Ding Fan's words and couldn't help but be stunned. Although she now regarded Ding Fan and Wang Hu with newfound respect, saying Wang Hu could defeat Ye Qingfeng was something she absolutely could not believe!

It's simply impossible!

But why did Ding Fan say this? And at that moment, seeing Lianzi listen to Ding Fan's words and not appear particularly surprised but rather shocked — could it be that Lianzi actually believed what he said? That seemed a bit too incredible!

Though Ding Fan had defeated Gu Feng before, Zhou Xiao had renewed her understanding of Ding Fan's strength. But saying whether Ding Fan could be Ye Qingfeng's match was not something that could easily be compared, as Ye Qingfeng's strength was exceptionally high, incomparable to ordinary cultivators.

Even Ding Fan might not necessarily be a match for Ye Qingfeng, so Wang Hu certainly wouldn't be.

But why would Ding Fan claim that Wang Hu could defeat Ye Qingfeng? It's simply impossible.

At this moment, Zhou Xiao looked at Ding Fan with a face full of confusion.

In the Elders' Area, seeing that Wang Hu's opponent on the Martial Arts Platform was Ye Qingfeng, quite a few elders were momentarily eager for the tournament to begin, as these two disciples were undoubtedly the stars of this year's outer sect disciple tournament.

However, the disparity in their cultivation is quite significant, with one being a late Nascent Soul stage cultivator and the other merely an early Nascent Soul stage cultivator. Even if Wang Hu is exceptional, he definitely won't be Ye Qingfeng's match; their cultivation levels speak for themselves — there is no doubt!

"It looks like that disciple Wang Hu isn't in a favorable situation!"

"The gap in their cultivation is vast, making victory nearly impossible!"

"It's a good thing we've already recruited that disciple Wang Hu, otherwise it would truly be a pity!"

...

For a moment, quite a few elders were discussing excitedly, clearly believing that Wang Hu absolutely wouldn't be Ye Qingfeng's match.