Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Due to the limited size of the Yuling Peak Martial Arts Arena, the second round of the competition was conducted in groups of ten, with a total of fifty groups competing in sequence.

Because it was the first match of the second round, and Mu Yu was the favorite to win.

Therefore, the entire martial arts arena at Yuling Peak was packed with people, and the number of people watching this competition reached its peak.

When Ye Qinghe learned that she would be grouped with Mu Yu, she had already given up all hope, given the obvious difference in their abilities.

She just wanted to finish the competition seriously, and then go find Yuanbao and tell him how she felt.

But to his surprise, he was targeted by Mu Yu as soon as he stepped onto the stage.

There were no barriers or other rules set up on the field this time. The ten participants could fight each other or knock each other off the stage; the last one standing would be the winner.

However, the premise of the competition is that no one can kill the other; once the opponent admits defeat, the competition must stop.

Ye Qinghe, at the seventh level of Qi Refining, has almost no chance of winning against Mu Yu, who is at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Of the remaining eight disciples on the field, except for one who was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, almost all of them were at the seventh or eleventh level of Qi Refining.

The huge gap in strength caused everyone to automatically avoid Mu Yu, the only one in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

So when they saw Mu Yu automatically lock onto Ye Qinghe as soon as he entered the arena, they naturally breathed a sigh of relief and then each chose other opponents.

Mu Yu stared at Ye Qinghe, who looked nervous, with a half-smile, and playfully forced her to the edge of the competition stage.

"You seem to have a good relationship with those people from Xiaoyao Peak. Making friends with a good-for-nothing like Bai Xiaobai, Junior Sister Ye, you have really bad taste. And even though you're trying to curry favor with Xiaoyao Peak, they might not even be interested in you."

Ye Qinghe struggled to cope with Mu Yu's attacks, realizing that Mu Yu was deliberately provoking her. Knowing that she was no match for him, she wanted to admit defeat as soon as possible.

But Mu Yu had already seen through her thoughts, and not only intensified his attacks, he also continued to provoke her.

"The guy you're fawning over only has his useless junior sister on his mind. Do you think he cares about anything you've done? The Free and Unfettered Peak is full of hypocrites; why associate with them?"

Ye Qinghe had only broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, and was completely powerless to resist Mu Yu's offensive.

But Mu Yu didn't give her any chance to admit defeat, toying with her like a cat playing with a mouse.

Ling Tian and the others also noticed something was wrong on the stage, especially Yuan Bao, whose fists were clenched tightly and whose face was extremely grave.

"That bastard Mu Yu, he's deliberately toying with Junior Sister Ye."

Qin Yuan patted Yuanbao on the shoulder, "Don't rush, let's see how things go first."

Knowing that Bai Xiaobai and Ye Qinghe had a good relationship, they were all a little worried, but they couldn't stop the competition and could only continue to observe.

Feng Ling glanced down at the silent Mu Wan, then nudged Ling Tian's arm with her elbow with some concern.

Ling Tian understood what she meant, but he didn't know how to express it. In the end, he just silently shook his head at the wind chimes.

Only Fengling and Lingtian knew about the relationship between Mu Yu and Mu Wan.

This was something that Mu Yu and Mu Wan overheard yesterday when Mu Yu came to see Mu Wan in private.

Only then did he learn that Mu Wan was actually Mu Yu's half-sister.

Although she didn't know what had happened between them, Mu Wan had been acting strangely since yesterday.

The competition on the stage continued in full swing. Ye Qinghe's spiritual power was almost completely exhausted, but Mu Yu did not give her any chance to admit defeat.

"Are you angry? Furious? Or humiliated? All that you're going through is Bai Xiaobai's and those bastards from Xiaoyao Peak's fault. So hate them if you must, because it's because of them that you're experiencing this humiliation."

"If you just shout to everyone that Bai Xiaobai is trash, I'll stop and let you admit defeat with dignity."

Ye Qinghe gritted her teeth, and even though her spiritual energy was about to be exhausted, she did not agree to Mu Yu's suggestion.

Seeing Ye Qinghe being flung and crashed onto the stage by Mu Yu again, Hua Buyu in the stands couldn't help but speak up and mock.

"Oh, so your Liuyue Sect is truly of the same ilk from top to bottom. Do you really think no one can see through your bullying of a mere Qi Refining Stage 7 girl?"

Despite being mocked by Hua Buyu, Zhou Li merely gave a cold smile.

"If you can't beat her, you can admit defeat. Since she doesn't want to admit defeat, then we can only continue the competition."

Hua Buyu was furious, but she couldn't refute him.

"Your Liuyue Sect really uses despicable methods."

Even the Flower Valley Master Lingqu couldn't stand the obvious tricks on stage.

"Sect Master Zhou, your disciple is clearly overwhelming the young lady with the difference in their cultivation levels. The young lady had no chance to admit defeat. The purpose of this competition is to allow disciples from different sects to learn from each other. Your Liuyue Sect's behavior is utterly despicable."

Zhou Li remained completely unmoved.

Originally, because of his relationship with the Zhou brothers, he didn't want to target the disciples of Yuling Peak.

However, Ye Qinghe, a disciple of Yuling Peak, ended up getting mixed up with Bai Xiaobai and the others from Xiaoyao Peak.

Therefore, Mu Yu's actions of making things difficult for Ye Qinghe on the field were at his behest.

Ye Qinghe felt as if her internal organs had been shattered, but Mu Yu's attack was extremely precise, and ordinary disciples couldn't see anything amiss, thinking it was just a normal battle.

When Shen Ji brought Bai Xiaobai to the stands of the martial arts arena, they saw Ye Qinghe, who was exhausted and barely holding on, desperately dodging Mu Yu's attacks.

What happened on the field made Bai Xiaobai clench his fists in anger.

"Master, that guy did it on purpose."

Shen Ji naturally saw it too, but this was a competition, and he couldn't directly intervene.

Mu Yu had been watching the stands, and when he noticed Bai Xiaobai and Shen Ji arriving, he gave a sinister smile.

He then unleashed a powerful attack, kicking Ye Qinghe, who was already exhausted of spiritual energy, off the competition stage.

The sound of bones shattering clearly reached Bai Xiaobai's ears.

She knew Mu Yu was doing it on purpose, but at this moment, besides being angry, she had no other choice but to rush to see Ye Qinghe, who had been kicked off the stage.

"The winner of the first group is Liu Yue Zong Mu Yu. The second group is ready to take the stage."

As the results were announced, Bai Xiaobai and Yuanbao rushed to Ye Qinghe's side, who had fallen into a coma.

Upon seeing Ye Qinghe lying on the ground, Bai Xiaobai bit her lip tightly, but dared not touch her body.

"Senior Brother, how is Qinghe...?"

Ling Tian crouched down and examined the area carefully. His usually cold face was frosty, and his tone was heavy.

"The technique Mu Yu used is unique. On the surface, he seems unharmed. But in reality, his spiritual energy is depleted, his meridians are all severed, and he has already damaged his very foundation. Even if he recovers, his future cultivation will likely be greatly affected."