Chapter 129: Direct Fault

Zhai Qingye's voice spread out using spiritual power, making all the young disciples present hear it.

Their expressions changed in shock, they immediately reached for where they kept their jade tokens, discovering...

The jade tokens were stolen!

"Who stole my jade token!!!"

Before they could react, they were each sent out of the secret realm.

Hundreds of young disciples almost simultaneously appeared on the arena, they blinked in a daze, clearly not having regained their senses.

The crowd outside the secret realm erupted in an uproar upon seeing this.

"Whoa!"

A shout burst from the crowd, and immediately everyone erupted.

"Who eliminated so many people at once!!"

"Quick look! On the score ranking list!"

Only to see the number one on the ranking list, 'Xiao Zhufeng', quickly replaced by another person.

That person's name is——

Yuan Yao!

Score: 1,379.

Score ranking: first.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, showing an expression of disbelief!

Zong Rao saw this and burst out laughing heartily without hesitation.

"Hahaha, well done!"

The Carefree Sect members were all startled; after they came to their senses, their faces could not hide excitement, and they raised their arms shouting.

"Junior Sister! Junior Sister! Junior Sister!"

"Junior Sister has topped the score ranking list!"

"Junior Sister is first!"

"Yuan Yao is first!"

The deafening cheers almost echoed throughout the central region of the Heaven and Earth Domain.

Thousand Jade Mountain's cold brows and eyes seemed to soften somewhat, the corners of the mouth slightly upturned.

The people from other sects present had complex expressions, still unable to hide their shock.

The Carefree Sect Master also didn't expect little Yuan Yao to actually top the score ranking! Although this is only temporary, if she can maintain this score, she will surely advance.

The Carefree Sect Master smiled, pleased.

At this moment, the leaders of other sects couldn't smile, because among the eliminated young disciples were members of their own sects.

You should know, many of them were elite seedlings they had high hopes for and focused on cultivating!

But who could have expected such outstanding disciples to suffer elimination on the very first day of the secret realm elimination tournament just as it began?

At this moment, the blinding white light shrouding the sea near the Goddess Stone Statue faded away.

Only to see that fewer than thirty young disciples remained, including Zhai Qingye, Dongfangxiu, and Carefree Sect disciples, etc.

"Where are the people?!" someone exclaimed in shock.

Hundreds of figures actually vanished simultaneously!

Zhai Qingye took out his own jade token to look, and saw that Yuan Yao had indeed risen to the top of the score ranking, a faint smile curling his lips.

"I still underestimated you, Yuan Yao."

He lifted his gaze toward the distant white figure.

"Yuan Yao?!" The remaining young disciples also saw the astonishing change on the score ranking shown on the jade tokens, and they all turned their gazes toward Yuan Yao's direction.

"Junior Sister!" Several Carefree Sect disciples present also started, quickly heading toward Yuan Yao's direction.

At the same time——

Dongfangxiu and Zhai Qingye both moved!

They wanted to seize Yuan Yao's points!

Yuan Yao saw them about to close in, and immediately told the few Carefree Sect members: "Senior brothers and sisters, jump into the sea!"

Having said that, she smiled brightly and waved at Dongfangxiu and Zhai Qingye, then indeed jumped into the sea!

"Don't even think of escaping!" Dongfangxiu swept his sword, instantly whipping up a gale that lifted Yuan Yao's body.

And Zhai Qingye, eyeing Yuan Yao's points, naturally wouldn't give her a chance to leave; he focused his will, quickly turning his mental power into a cage to lock onto Yuan Yao's position.

As soon as he moved, he instantly arrived before Yuan Yao.

Just as he was about to reach out and grab Yuan Yao, she suddenly hurled a jade token forward with force!

"I'd rather throw it away than give it to you!"

Zhai Qingye's expression shifted slightly; he quickly turned to catch the jade token in midair.

At that moment, Dongfangxiu also reached out to grab it.

Both of them, in midair, grabbed the jade token.

The two glanced at each other, then without hesitation launched an attack on each other.

While Zhai Qingye and Dongfangxiu fought fiercely over the jade token, Yuan Yao and a few Carefree Sect members all jumped into the sea.

Plunk plunk!

Hearing the sound, Zhai Qingye realized what had happened, his face darkening as he turned his head to look.

At that very moment, a young man panicked, feeling around in his bosom: "Where is my jade token?"

Zhai Qingye's brows sank; he glanced over and saw the contested jade token instantly shattered by powerful mental power.

And the young disciple who had just spoken vanished instantly into the secret realm.

Dongfangxiu also reacted, his heart itching with hatred toward Yuan Yao.

Tricked again!

The crowd outside the secret realm witnessed this scene, their feelings extremely complicated.

How could Yuan Yao be so 'cunning'?

He actually managed to trick both Zhai Qingye and Dongfangxiu, then escape unscathed!

No, she also took those few disciples of the Carefree Sect and ran away together!

The crowd gradually realized that Yuan Yao was nothing like the rumors of utter foolishness and poor talent; she was practically a genius!

She not only single-handedly blocked Dongfangxiu's attack, but also eliminated several hundred people at the same time!

This has never happened before in previous sect grand competitions!

Someone sighed, 'I said it, how could the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord have misjudged? Anyone he accepts as a disciple must be a genius!'

'Rumors mislead people! If it weren't for the rumors, how could I have thought she was weak!'

……

At this moment, inside the secret realm.

The participating disciples all noticed the unfamiliar name at the top of the scoreboard—Yuan Yao.

From all corners of the secret realm came the shocked voices of the participating disciples:

'Whoa, who is this Yuan Yao? How does she have 1,379 points? That's over 700 more than Xiao Zhufeng!'

That's a straight-up gap!

'Yuan Yao… that name sounds so familiar…'

'Yuan Yao is the sixth disciple of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord! She's only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, so how did she earn so many points?'

'If we could find her and snatch her jade token, wouldn't we be able to take first place?!'

'Makes sense!'

In the western forest, a white-clad girl hid behind a giant tree, waiting for the right moment to strike at those few people not far away, when suddenly she heard the news of 'Yuan Yao' from their mouths.

The girl frowned, she immediately took out her jade token to look, and saw Yuan Yao's name at the top of the scoreboard.

At this moment, her brows knotted tightly, and her fingertips unconsciously clenched the jade token in her hand.

How is that possible?!

How could Yuan Yao possibly have so many points?!

Could she be cheating?

The girl was Lu Xiangxiang; she pressed her lips together, her breathing became rapid and disordered, she lowered her eyes, hiding the fierce, jealous expression in her depths.

Yuan Yao……

It's that damned Yuan Yao again!

She didn't believe Yuan Yao could reach the top of the scoreboard on her own; it must be Song Yan and a few others helping her! Perhaps those few of Song Yan had handed over the flags they'd accumulated to Yuan Yao!

If that were truly the case, it wouldn't be surprising!

Because Song Yan and those few have always granted Yuan Yao's every request.