Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The match was a draw in terms of the result because both men died together. However, the first person to die was Yang Ping while Tie Qingcang died only after he stood up and announced his own victory. Therefore, even though he died in the end, he was still the winner of the match.
There was no doubt about this, and no one could question it.
The faces of all the people in Thousand Mountains Sect turned pale, and their eyes were filled with only despair.
Thousand Mountains Sect was thus knocked down by one rank. They fought three matches and lost every one of them, failing to save their last bit of honor.
‘Two hours ago, we were in the eighth place, but now we are ninth…’
Du Yangfan put his hand over his chest and felt his heart ache so much that he could not say a word.
Although the faces of the people in Thousand Mountains Sect were unsightly, they were not the worst, because the man with the most unsightly face was the one who stood up at this moment.
“The winner of the third match is…Nine…Residence of Nine Supremes!” Huo Yunfeng’s voice was mixed with a disheartened depression. The pain he felt in his heart right now was akin to being pierced by a thousand arrows.
‘My heart is broken! I lost this bet again, three hundred and sixty pieces of superior-grade spiritual jades! Together with the one hundred and twenty pieces that I lost previously, I’ve lost a total of four hundred and eighty pieces of superior-grade spiritual jade! I don’t want to live anymore, I can’t live anymore… Why did they lose a challenge when it was a shoo-in? And they even lost it so cleanly?’
At the moment, Ding Buke and You Buneng were barely maintaining their calm and indifference. “Boss, you often say that gambling should be fair and if one wants to play, one has to be willing to accept the loss. We feel embarrassed to say this, but we’ve won the bet, and…thank you for all the spiritual jades.”
Huo Yunfeng’s face was livid. “I’ll give them to you when we get back…I keep all supreme-grade spiritual jades at home…”
“You’d better give them to us now.” You Buneng twitched his mouth and said, “We know all your supreme-grade spiritual jades are in your ring. Someone like you won’t be at ease without carrying such precious things with you all the time. Also, I’m afraid that we will hardly see you again once we get back.”
“Am I the kind of shameless person who will not pay his debts?” Huo Yunfeng said with grief and anger, almost coughing up blood.
“Yes, you are!”
Both men nodded repeatedly, giving complete affirmation.
“…”
A light flashed through the field as Tie Qingcang and Yang Ping were resurrected at the same time. Their eyes were filled with blankness, but it was only for a brief moment as they immediately remembered the fight just now. With a complicated expression, Yang Ping said slowly, “If there is another chance in the future, I’ll learn from you again.”
“There are years ahead of us and we will definitely meet again.” Tie Qingcang’s eyes were full of sincerity.
Yang Ping nodded, then turned and walked slowly away. His expression did not become depressed because he was defeated, but it was very calm, and his eyes were bright. Clearly, he had benefited a lot from the fight and was likely to make another breakthrough in a very short time.
In fact, that was to be expected. The road of cultivation was very rough and difficult, and the easiest way for cultivators to make progress was generally a life-and-death battle or wandering at the juncture of life and death. The strength of Tie Qingcang and Yang Ping was about at the same level, and both their fighting spirit and perseverance were almost equal. Although Tie Qingcang won the match, they were actually tied as far as both of them were concerned, and they knew they would make big progress after this moment. Therefore, the match was actually a great opportunity for Yang Ping.
After all, with his current status, background, and strength, it was almost impossible to find an opponent equal to him in strength to fight an extreme battle that would not bring any negative impact. Therefore, the match was obviously a very rare opportunity.
“Residence of Nine Supremes has defeated Thousand Mountains Sect, which was ranked eighth, in the Battle of Celestial Luck Banners and completed the promotion,” announced Huo Yunfeng, feeling his heart bleeding.
‘The pain in my heart is killing me! I’ve lost half of my life’s savings to these two little bast*rds in one day! Damnit!’
“Will Residence of Nine Supremes continue the challenge?”
“Yes, of course we want to continue!” Yun Yang’s voice was clear and loud.
“Sect Leader Du, we still have the last two matches.”
“Thousand Mountains Sect gives up. There is no need to fight the last two matches.” Du Yangfan made the decision readily.
If Yang Ping won the match just now, Thousands Mountain Sect would naturally try its best to continue fighting, for they might still have the chance to win. But, with three losses in a row, the fate of Thousands Mountains Sect’s demotion had become a foregone conclusion. There was no point in fighting the remaining two matches, and if they did, it was only to do free work for the seventh-ranked sect so they could better understand Residence of Nine Supremes’s strength and find ways to deal with it.
‘Do we look so stupid? How can we do things that do not bring us any benefits?’
Huo Yunfeng swallowed. “Thousand Mountains Sect gives up the last two matches. Residence of Nine Supremes, the eighth-ranked sect, has now won all five matches and will automatically enter the next round of challenges. It will challenge the Illusory Sword Sect, the seventh-rank sect!”
Hearing that, the expressions of everyone from Illusory Sword Sect changed.
‘Residence of Nine Supremes’ morale is high at the moment, and their fighting capacity is even more appalling. Thousand Mountains Sect had sent all its elite, but it was still completely defeated… We really have no chance of winning!’
‘What should we do?’
“I’d like to invite Yun Yang, the sect leader of Residence of Nine Supremes, and Liu Chengfeng, the sect leader of Illusory Sword Sect, to come up here for a discussion.”
…
For a moment, the whole place fell into complete silence.
In a very short period of time, Residence of Nine Supremes had won a series of matches and been promoted by two ranks. What’s more, everyone still did not know its real strength.
Originally, everyone thought that the match of pillar forces, the match of disciples, and the match of formations were Residence of Nine Supremes’ weaknesses, but that did not turn out to be the case. Instead, they were its strengths!
Moreover, after watching the second match of pillar forces and witnessing Tie Qingcang’s fighting strength, everyone held different opinions on whether Residence of Nine Supremes’ second strongest expert was Luo Dajiang.
What rank could Residence of Nine Supremes reach?
No one could say for sure.
Why was a newly established sect so fierce and formidable?
On the high stand…
“Liu Chengfeng, as the challenged sect, your Illusory Sword Sect can decide the rules of the battle,” Huo Yunfeng said fairly. He gave Yun Yang a look and then quickly turned his head away. Although he only gave Yun Yang a quick glance, he felt his heart ache immediately.
‘You are my jinx! I don’t want to see you!’
Yun Yang shivered at his resentful glance. ‘What’s the matter? Why did he look at me like that?’
Liu Chengfeng, too, had a very complicated look in his eyes now, and the way he looked at Yun Yang seemed to be full of bitterness as well.
‘What tactics can I use? Illusory Sword Sect’s formation is worse than Thousand Mountains Sect’s, and using it against Residence of Nine Supremes is no different from courting death. As for the match of pillar forces and match of top experts…with the strength that Tie Qingcang showed just now, none of us will be his match. A match between sect leaders? I think it’s better to forget it…The best I can do is beat that Shi Wuchen, and I can never be the match of Yun Yang. Perhaps only the match of disciples can still have some hope…But still, we will lose at least three matches! How am I supposed to choose?’
As the leader of a sect, Liu Chengfeng had always been very calm, but he was at a loss at this moment and did not know what to say.
