The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 189 The Final Ranking
"Whoosh...!" A cold wind came out of nowhere, swirling and howling in the dueling arena, making everyone tighten their robes and shiver.

"That Xu Peng is truly a shameless scoundrel...!"

"That's right, it's absolutely despicable and vile!"

Watching the figure disappear through the exit of the dueling arena, the disciples snapped out of their daze and began cursing loudly, as if the other party owed them millions.

"Huh? Junior sister, why did you say he was lewd? Could it be that that bastard and you...!"

Upon hearing a clear, melodious female voice, the nearby male disciples were startled. They immediately realized what was happening, grasped the sensitive words, and turned to look at the fifteen-year-old girl who had spoken, their expressions filled with extreme surprise.

"Why are you staring at me like that? No, I'm not...!"

The female disciple was initially indignant, then her pretty face flushed red. After angrily retorting to the group, she lowered her head shyly. Little did she know that this unintentional action only confirmed everyone's suspicions.

"Damn it! How could they do that to such a small child!" Several inner disciples who were nearby exchanged glances, all looking incredulous, cursing inwardly, "Beast!"

Regardless of whether the speculation is true or not, Xu Peng's previously good image has been completely destroyed in the eyes of the public.

His usually "cold" and arrogant face was now filled with harshness and endless sarcasm!

"You bastards, you bastards...!"

Hearing the insults coming from his side, the arrogant man, who was being escorted into the passage by several deacons, immediately turned gloomy and became agitated, causing his whole body to tremble involuntarily.

This time, Xu Peng can truly be considered:

Stealing the chicken is losing the rice!

If Xu Peng hadn't used poison in the first place, he might have had a chance to defeat Gou Busou, and he wouldn't have incited such a public outcry. Unfortunately, there's no going back.

"You better behave yourself!"

Several powerful ghostly forces emanated from the area. Seeing that the situation was swift enough, the three deacons immediately increased the strength of their grip, tightly holding onto Xu Peng, who was showing signs of going berserk.

"Big brother, it's up to you now!"

Then, the two deacons nodded and released their hands from the arrogant man. Immediately afterwards, looking up at the vertical passage, the two quickly formed hand seals, causing the faint, indistinct mass above them to gradually intensify.

Xu Peng's cultivation was sealed by the three of them working together. Even if he was only guarded by one person, the deacons were not afraid that he could still pull off some tricks.

"Hey Lao Liu, why are you sending everything to this old man? Are you and the sect leader bullying me?"

Watching the aloof man and his companions disappear into the distance, the withered old man muttered reluctantly to himself, "We haven't even gotten rid of that Li Tian from last time, and now another one has appeared!"

They're all... enemies!
As the saying goes, "Inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult!" Looking at the withered old man's displeased expression, someone who didn't understand might actually think the Ghost-Locking Tower was a good place to "welcome gods"...

In fact,

Those in the know understand
Li Tian had already...
They're no longer human!
"Cough cough...! What are you saying, Brother Ling?" The kind-faced old man below the dueling arena suddenly coughed, which puzzled the inner disciples beside him.

Then, Liu Yidao looked up at the old man in the VIP section, raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you think the sect leader and I look like those kinds of people?"

Unexpectedly, these words elicited a cold snort from the other party. Immediately, everyone saw the kind-faced old man awkwardly turn his head, a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Hmph! You're lucky you weren't left in the dueling arena!"

A fleeting glimpse of energy flashed by. Liu Yidao, by sheer coincidence, looked towards the passage that had returned to complete darkness, and a chilling feeling immediately rose in his heart.

If it weren't for Feng Tianjue's telepathic message instructing him to make this arrangement, Xu Peng's situation would probably be even worse than when he went to the Ghost Locking Tower!

Xu Peng's every move was under Elder Liu Yidao's control. Therefore, Gou Bushou was not injured at all, much less dead.

Feng Ling knew this. Otherwise, he and the elders wouldn't have been able to sit so comfortably.

joke!

With so many senior experts from the Jade Purity Sect present, if Xu Peng were to succeed, how would the elders save face?
Moreover, even if Feng Ling and the elders didn't intervene, Gou Bushou wouldn't die, after all...

"Elder Ling, you are unaware of this! The Ghost Locking Tower is originally our sect's place of punishment. However, since no one usually makes mistakes, it is habitually used as a training ground for the sect's disciples. And recently, you personally led the inner disciples through this training...!"

Upon receiving the light laugh from the man in the purple-gold crown, the withered old man nodded nonchalantly, indicating that he understood. He secretly rejoiced, thinking: "So the Ghost-Locking Tower has this function too! That's a huge windfall!"

"Tsk tsk, this is interesting!" Feng Ling was secretly pleased. If all his enemies broke the sect rules and were sent to him, then...!
……

"Cheng Ye wins!"

The final match resumed after a short break. The man wielding the savage staff hesitated for a long time before finally choosing the second-ranked champion. Unexpectedly, he was defeated in just three moves!

"Hiss! Cheng Ye has become so strong?" Not only were the disciples shocked, but even some elders couldn't help but exclaim, "If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably be the champion of this year's inner sect competition again!"

Whether it was intentional or not, everyone could clearly feel that the pace of the last few matches had slowed down.

"Brute Force, you have lost three matches in a row. You have one last chance to challenge. Do you want to continue?"

"Elder Liu, I... abstain!"

Challenging Senior Brother Kuang Tu? After hearing the kind-faced old man's words, Manli subconsciously looked at the lean man on the number one arena, and then his eyes twitched.

Then, head drooping, he left the stage dejectedly.

With Xu Peng disqualified and Brute Li defeated by Cheng Ye in three moves and forced to leave the field, only Ke Wei and Ye Hui remained on the sidelines.

The four champions standing in the center of the floating stone platform had their spines straight, as if they were destined to remain so from the moment they were born!

The champion of the fourth arena is still Gou Bu Shou!
"Brother Ye Hui, please go first this time!"

"Oh dear! Brother Ke Wei, I can't accept this!"

When faced with the choice between the two disciples, one fat and one thin, Ke Wei and Ye Hui were quite in sync, neither rushing to compete. In their eyes, choosing either Zhu Bupang or Gou Bupou was essentially the same!
The result was always the same... they won!
So, in front of everyone, the two of them started making sarcastic and sarcastic remarks to each other!

Half an hour later...

Accident happened!
"How is this possible! These two guys..."

On arenas number three and four, a series of earth-shattering explosions erupted, and two blood-stained figures were sent flying uncontrollably through the air, forced off the arena by the terrifying force...

"puff--!"

After landing, Ke Wei and Ye Hui knelt down with their swords in hand, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood. They looked up in horror at the fat and thin disciples frozen on the stage.

Neither of them had ever imagined that the two people they had underestimated were actually so powerful!

Originally, according to Ke Wei and Ye Hui's judgment, Zhu Bupang and Gou Bushou were able to defeat Xu Peng and Manli one after another simply because of the advantage of their magic weapons.

Unexpectedly, the two of them were also quite formidable!

"Late stage of the seventh level!" Ke Wei and Ye Hui stood up, glaring at the fat and thin men with gritted teeth. Judging from their brief exchange, the two men's cultivation levels were almost on par with their own.

In this way, not only did Ke Wei and his companion lose their innate advantage, but they were also overwhelmed by Zhu Bupang and his companion, who possessed advanced magic weapons!
"Zhu Bupang wins...!"

"If I don't lose weight, I'll win...!"

As Elder Liu announced the results of the competition, the other deacons immediately stepped forward and gave the four of them healing pills.

"Elder Liu, we'll take our leave now...!"

Having just swallowed the pills and suppressed their injuries, Ke Wei and Ye Hui respectfully clasped their hands in greeting to the kind-faced old man before turning away with resentment on their faces.

"Sigh...! He's still too arrogant and needs more polishing!"

Liu Yidao's eyes flickered as he gazed in the direction the two had left and sighed softly.

With his seasoned eyesight, how could he not see that Ke Wei and his companion's defeat this time was less a loss to Zhu Bupang and Gou Bushou, and more a loss to themselves?

Having a high-level magical artifact was certainly a major advantage for Zhu Bupang and his companion. However, if it weren't for that, and if Ke Wei and his companion had been careless and underestimated their opponents from the start, the outcome of this battle would have been truly uncertain!

"Were you upset? Sigh~ It's better to go back sooner!" Looking at the two lonely figures, the kind-faced old man sighed again in his heart.

Elder Liu Yidao had personally witnessed the growth of Ke Wei and Ye Hui, the inner disciples, and he was naturally very clear about their strength.

If Ye Hui and his companion can be cautious in this battle, Liu Yidao wouldn't dare say they can win easily, but at least the two people standing calmly on the stage now will definitely not win so easily!
"puff--!"

"puff--!"

Just as he was thinking this, two sounds of vomiting blood suddenly came from the third and fourth floating stone platforms.

Suddenly, the two sword-wielding men who had been standing calmly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and their legs went limp as if melting ice.

"Cough, cough...!" The thin man on the fourth arena collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest, letting bright red, scalding liquid flow from his nostrils and mouth. His eyes were glazed over, and he coughed several times, his voice tinged with blood.

Turning his head blankly, he stared at the slightly chubby man on the third arena, muttering repeatedly, "Senior Brother Zhu..."

I……,
Won!

I actually...
"We won... Senior Brother Ke Wei!"

Once upon a time, being among the top ten on the inner disciple rankings was an unattainable dream for these two. But now, they had actually defeated Ke Wei and Ye Hui, who were among the top-ranked disciples in the previous rankings!
"Haha, we all...cough, cough...won...!"

Seeing that the two figures had disappeared from the exit passage, the slightly chubby man quickly withdrew his gaze.

Immediately afterward, Zhu Bupang, ignoring the blood spilling from his mouth, turned his head and exchanged a knowing glance with the thin disciple. The next instant, a series of maniacal laughs erupted simultaneously from both arenas.

"Boom—!" Immediately, thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue, and enthusiastic, excited cheers surged from all directions, completely drowning out the two melodious bursts of laughter!
It sounds pleasant...! ? Yes, it does!
Regardless of what others thought, that's how it sounded to the man in black...

"Haha, great~...!" The scene of thousands of people applauding and blessing was enough to shock people's hearts. The elders and several core disciples were so excited that they stood up from their seats.

Whether it was just their imagination or not, everyone felt that the applause this time seemed more enthusiastic than ever before, perhaps because it was more genuine!

"puff--!"

The scene was getting increasingly heated and out of control, but just as the cheers and applause reached their peak, two faint sounds of blood trickled everyone's nerves, and the whole scene suddenly turned cold.

"Well……!?"

The laughter abruptly stopped when everyone saw the two men on the stage suddenly bleeding from all seven orifices and barely breathing. Everyone was stunned at first, and then they all gasped in shock.

"Junior brother, quickly circulate your energy and regulate your breathing!" Several gusts of wind swept by, and the few stewards who were delivering the medicine were closest to the scene. After regaining their senses, they quickly stepped forward to heal the two disciples, one fat and one thin.

"Some of their meridians are damaged; these two guys are really badly injured!"

The kind-faced old man flashed onto the arena, checked the condition of the two men, and muttered to himself, "Judging from this, Ke Wei and the other man didn't lose unjustly!"

A high-level magic weapon of the eighth rank is indeed not something an ordinary person can use. In the previous battle, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Zhu Bupang and his companion forced themselves to unleash the full power of their magic weapons.

As a result, even though their cultivation levels were not far from the eighth level, they still suffered severe backlash!
The two had just managed to suppress their injuries and then let out a hearty laugh, which only worsened their condition. At this point, it was a miracle they could even grit their teeth and stay conscious!
"Sigh, how many disciples like this are left nowadays?" Liu Yidao sighed sadly. He naturally didn't know that the two of them were able to cultivate such strong willpower thanks to Xu Peng!
"Are you all idiots?" Elder Liu frowned slightly as he inadvertently noticed the hesitant movements of the deacons. He then said unhappily, "Hurry up and give them to me, bottle by bottle... pour it down my throat!"

As healing pills were poured into their stomachs like flowing water, the bleeding of Zhu Bupang and his companion gradually stopped, though their faces remained slightly pale.

"Next match, Kuang Tu versus Cheng Ye! You two, go and rest for now!" In the unusually quiet scene, an old voice once again resounded throughout the venue, pulling everyone's attention back from other places.

The reason for this arrangement is that Elder Liu Yidao is well aware that with the strength of Kuang Tu and Cheng Ye, it will be very difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time!
This period of time is just right for Zhu Bupang and the other to fully recover from their injuries. This choice allows them to do both things at the same time!

Amidst the myriad troubles and disturbances of the world, may the sages bring you, the readers, a pure land for your souls.

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