“You wretched beast! You deserve to die!!!”

Boom!!!

The mid-Elemental Infant realm erupted in a thunderous outburst!

Suddenly!!

A withered old hand slowly grasped his neck.

“Want to die? Try moving and see what happens.”

In an instant, Chen Qing’s forehead was drenched in cold sweat. He hadn’t sensed Ge Qing’s approach at all!

That meant Ge Qing could have killed him countless times already.

Chen Qing, now calm, felt a surge of fear in his heart.

He had no choice but to bow respectfully to Ge Qing, his face ashen as he cleaned up the body on the arena and took it away.

But all of this had nothing to do with Li Guanqi, who was intently observing the other battles in the arena.

Li Guanqi silently replenished his Primordial Energy.

On the other side, he was scrutinizing the situation on the other arenas.

He was willing to expose one of his trump cards just to check on the condition of his fellow Sect brothers.

Just as he looked over, he saw Lin Dong and Zhong Lin, both drenched in blood, chasing after their opponents.

“I concede!!”

“I concede!!”

Two successive cries of surrender prevented Zhong Lin’s sword from advancing any further!

Ge Qing, from above the heavens, struck down both swords!

“Two points for the Great Xia Sword Sect!”

The two who stepped down from the platform were severely injured, possibly unable to continue in subsequent matches.

The two pale-faced men looked up at Li Guanqi on the platform with complex expressions.

Li Guanqi gave a slight smile to the injured pair, without a hint of blame.

Instead, he nodded slightly, signaling that they could go down and rest.

Seeing this, Lin Dong’s head tilted, and he fainted.

Pfft!!

On the arena beside Li Guanqi, Ye Feng, with a face full of arrogance, swung his sword down fiercely!

A head flew into the air!

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

Ye Feng, pale-faced, leapt down from the platform and gave Li Guanqi a slight nod.

However, Lin Qingyu was in a bit of trouble, being pressured throughout the match.

Suddenly!

Lin Qingyu’s feet shifted slightly, and she lunged towards the right side of a Xuantian Sect disciple!

But Li Guanqi’s expression changed when he saw the disciple’s extended move, internally exclaiming that it was bad!

Because Lin Qingyu was attempting the same feinting maneuver he had once used!

However, she didn’t possess Li Guanqi’s robust physique and couldn’t bear the heavy load of changing direction!

As expected!

Her feint fooled the opponent!

But as she forcefully twisted her body to change direction and strike with her sword, a sharp pain shot through her ankle!!

Stumbling, the Xuantian Sect disciple’s eyes flashed, and he leapt forward, thrusting his sword towards her chest!!

Li Guanqi shouted, “Concede quickly!!”

Lin Qingyu didn’t hear Li Guanqi’s cry, but driven by instinct to avoid danger.

She began to shout, “I concede!”

Pfft!!

The word “concede” and the sword struck at the same time, the sword piercing through Lin Qingyu’s shoulder, and as it was about to be withdrawn.

The sword was gripped tightly in the woman’s hands!!

Ge Qing’s figure instantly appeared in the arena, sternly reprimanding.

“The Great Xia Sword Sect concedes! Deduct two points!”

The battle between Yu Ye and Gu Ran also ended.

Yu Ye had won his match after a fierce battle.

Gu Ran had to reveal all her cards to narrowly win her match, and neither of their opponents were seriously hurt!

The competitors, without waiting for the scores to be displayed on the stele, hurriedly left with the three injured.

Back at their lodgings, everyone became busy, as there were quite a few who had sustained serious injuries.

Qin Xian said with a smile, “Everyone performed very well today!”

“No matter the outcome, you’ve all shown the spirit and style befitting of the Great Xia Sword Sect.”

“Tu Kui, you take them for healing first.”

After Tu Kui led the injured away, only a few people, including Li Guanqi, remained in the room.

Li Guanqi estimated that the Sect’s current score was close to the bottom twenty-five.

It was already quite an achievement to have reached this score.

Although he still had the strength for one more battle, Yu Ye had also sustained minor injuries.

Gu Ran had exhausted all her tricks in today’s fight, and her right leg had taken several hits.

Whether it was Qin Xian or Li Nanting.

At this moment, they looked at the people below with eyes full of concern.

Finally, Li Nanting and Qin Xian exchanged glances and softly said.

“Let’s stop here… it’s over.”

“You’ve all done well enough.”

But whether it was Li Guanqi, Gu Ran, or even Ye Feng, all had faces filled with reluctance.

They knew that they might not be so lucky this time.

Even if they fought desperately to win six matches today, they only added a mere eleven points.

Perhaps when they all arrived tomorrow, they would find they no longer had the qualifications to compete.

Li Nanting spoke softly.

“I know you’ve all tried your best, and it’s hard to stop competing.”

“But I really don’t want to see you get hurt anymore.”

Qin Xian softly said, “Alright, I’m going to check on those injured disciples; their injuries are quite severe.”

“Let’s leave it at that… We’ll set off early tomorrow morning to return.”

Everyone knew why they were leaving early the next morning.

Because early in the morning, the stele would announce the rankings of all the Sects.

This would also determine the final ranking of the Great Xia Sword Sect.

The two elders slowly got up to leave, and as Li Nanting passed by Li Guanqi, he gently patted his shoulder.

“Guanqi, you’ve done well enough.”

Indeed, these elders were just as pained for these young lads.

But compared to rankings, they cared more about these disciples who were the future of the Sect.

At that moment, the man with the limp slowly approached Li Guanqi.

Bright eyes peering through disheveled hair at Li Guanqi.

The man, free of any scent of alcohol, softly said, “Thank you.”

Li Guanqi bowed his head in silence, lost in thought.

The man’s Primordial Energy fluctuated intensely, perhaps having resolved some inner turmoil.

But a knot had formed in Li Guanqi’s heart…

“All this effort, to give up just like this?”

“Are we, who held the Sect’s high hopes, really going to return like this?”

Gu Ran and Yu Ye turned and patted his shoulder, then walked towards the door.

That night, Li Guanqi did not cultivate or sleep.

He just sat on the rooftop alone, drinking. As he drank, the rising sun peeked out.

Reeking of alcohol, Li Guanqi picked up the wine jar, tilted his head back to drink, and then his figure soared towards the peak of Tianyu Mountain!