Yi Tianyun smiled faintly. "Leave the final match to me, everyone. Let me teach them a lesson and show them the might of our Merak Palace!"
His voice was low. He had no intention of letting the Celestial Spirit Sect off the hook.
"Young Master, are you really okay to continue?"
"Yeah, he seemed so foolish before. I can't believe he was just pretending. Palace Master, you must have had a hard time keeping this secret from us!"
...
Yi Tianyun's strength made the many female disciples look at him in a new light. At the very least, most of them had changed their opinion of him.
Shi Xueyun's eyes were filled with complex emotions. As the one who had always cared for Yi Tianyun like family, how could she not know the real situation? Even if he wasn't useless, there was no way he could have achieved such a high cultivation level.
This was what she couldn't figure out, and Lian was just as clueless.
"In that case, can you still go on?"
Shi Xueyun said worriedly, "Don't force yourself. If you can't do it, just come down."
Just as Yi Tianyun was about to say something, Zhao Hualong, who was below the stage, interjected coldly, "He already agreed to the competition. The final match must continue!"
Zhao Hualong was seething with rage, his hands even trembling.
Even the disciples of the Celestial Spirit Palace were glaring at Yi Tianyun. He had killed two of their senior brothers in a row. Not only was it a complete humiliation, but they had also lost two talented fellow disciples!
At this moment, the fury in Zhao Hualong's heart had reached an unbearable peak. With Fang Yun's talent, he could have absolutely become a Core Disciple in the future, but now he was dead! This would be difficult for him to explain when he returned.
Right now, all he wanted was to kill Yi Tianyun, to avenge Fang Yun and the other, and more importantly, to restore the honor of the Celestial Spirit Sect.
"What is the meaning of this!"
Shi Xueyun glared at him coldly, ignoring Zhao Hualong's killing intent.
"A promise is a promise. He kept insisting on competing, so he must see it through!"
Of course, Zhao Hualong was unwilling to let Yi Tianyun leave. If he stepped down, the chance for revenge would be gone.
"That's what he said. As the Palace Master, I'll arrange things as I see fit!"
Shi Xueyun knew what Zhao Hualong was plotting. He obviously just wanted revenge.
"Palace Master Shi, this was his choice!"
Zhao Hualong said in a low voice, "If he wins, I'll throw in a Spirit-Breaking Pill as an extra reward!"
As long as someone at the peak of the Body Refining Stage consumed it, they were almost guaranteed to break through to the Spirit Refining Stage!
For Zhao Hualong to offer a Spirit-Breaking Pill, it showed he was truly desperate for revenge. If he lost, not only would he have sacrificed two disciples, but he would also be out one Spirit-Breaking Pill.
But to his surprise, Shi Xueyun sneered, "Our Merak Palace may not be much, but we can still afford a mere Spirit-Breaking Pill!"
To her, Yi Tianyun was more important. Seeing the other party's attitude, they would surely resort to dirty tricks. Yi Tianyun would definitely be in danger!
Zhao Hualong's heart sank. He hadn't expected her to refuse so decisively.
"Then what kind of conditions do you want!"
Zhao Hualong said, grinding his teeth.
"None."
Shi Xueyun snorted coldly. Her stance hadn't changed: Yi Tianyun was more important!
Zhao Hualong's expression turned ugly. 'Is it a lost cause?'
"A Spirit-Breaking Pill, you say? I accept this match!"
Yi Tianyun smiled calmly. He had intended to accept from the very beginning. He just hadn't expected them to start negotiating amongst themselves, completely ignoring his opinion.
From the start, he had already said he would fight. He hadn't expected them to start arguing and even placing bets. For things like this, the more the merrier. He wished there were even more!
Zhao Hualong's eyes lit up. "Very good! You've got guts!"
Shi Xueyun grew anxious, but then she saw Yi Tianyun shake his head at her, as if to say that he could handle it.
"For the final match, Zhao Feng will go up!"
Zhao Hualong sent up a disciple at the seventh level of the Body Refining Stage. This cultivation level was a whole stage lower than Fang Yun's. Sending someone like that up—could he possibly win?
However, since Zhao Hualong was sending him up, he must have had his reasons. Zhao Hualong hadn't reached his position by being a fool.
After calling Zhao Feng over, he whispered, "Hold nothing back. Cripple him! I'll take care of any problems for you, as long as you can win!"
"No problem!" Zhao Feng sneered, not giving Yi Tianyun a second thought.
Afterward, Zhao Hualong's expression turned grim as he seethed internally, 'He still wants the Spirit-Breaking Pill? The spot is ours, and the Spirit-Breaking Pill will be ours too. He killed our people and still thinks he can take my things? What a joke!'
The rage in his heart was written all over his face. Not only had he been slapped in the face, but two of the excellent disciples he had brought with him were now dead. If he couldn't get his revenge, he would never be able to swallow this insult.
Yi Tianyun, however, had something else entirely on his mind: completing this side quest and getting the reward!