Chapter 140: Bullying the Weak, Fearing the Strong

"Ying Wuji! Ying Wuji! Ying Wuji!"

The young disciples seated in the audience stands shouted excitedly.

"Xiao Zhufeng!" the Infinite Void Sect disciples also shouted loudly upon seeing this.

Immediately afterward, both sides began a fierce slogan showdown.

The Infinite Void Sect disciples shouted loudly: "Chase the wind, chase the wind, no one can defeat!"

The Carefree Sect disciples, not showing any weakness, replied: "Wuji Wuji, number one under heaven!"

For a moment, the atmosphere on the field was tense and heated, with clamor rising and falling, quite spectacular!

However, at this moment inside the secret realm, Xiao Zhufeng and Ying Wuji did not start fighting.

"Let's fight again in the next round." said Xiao Zhufeng.

Ying Wuji also had no intention of entangling with him; he wanted to go chase Yuan Yao.

The two exchanged a glance, then parted ways.

Ying Wuji swiftly lunged in the direction Yuan Yao had left.

After searching for half an hour, he still couldn't see Yuan Yao's figure.

Ying Wuji showed a helpless expression: "..." She ran too fast.

Although he felt somewhat defeated at failing to catch up with Yuan Yao, at the same time his heart felt greatly relieved.

After all, with Yao Yao's astonishing speed, even someone as strong as he could not quickly catch her; this shows that Yao Yao already possesses a remarkably good escape speed.

On the other side, Yuan Yao finally stopped, panting wearily for a few breaths.

She looked back, confirmed that Xiao Zhufeng had not caught up, and only then finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, several figures in bright yellow appeared not far away.

They were Holy Gate disciples!

Yuan Yao hid herself, quickly set up a formation, then strutted out, deliberately making some noise.

Creak—

The dry twigs on the ground were crushed underfoot.

"Someone!" the Holy Gate disciples' faces changed; they quickly looked over, seeing only the back of a white-clad girl crouching, as if she were drawing something on the ground.

The Holy Gate disciples, upon seeing this, exchanged a knowing glance.

Afterward, they lightened their steps and sneaked toward Yuan Yao.

This scene fell into the eyes of the people outside the secret realm, making their expressions rather subtle, their mouths twitching involuntarily.

"How can they be so stupid?! Can't they see it's a trap?" someone complained.

These words were like a series of swords, piercing straight into the chests of the disciples already eliminated by Yuan Yao.

The disciples eliminated by Yuan Yao: "..." They really didn't think it was a trap at the time.

Someone sighed: "Yuan Yao is so pretty, yet has such a quirk, really..."

"The thing she says most often is: 'Confess to me.'"

"I think from now on I'll just call her the Repentance Immortal."

"She's not an immortal!!!" shouted the disciples who had been forced to reflect and confess to Yuan Yao; Yuan Yao is just a demon!

They still remember Yuan Yao smiling and saying:

"Confess to me."

"Not enough, continue."

"You haven't reflected thoroughly enough, continue."

"Are you hiding something from me?"

"If you don't speak, I'm sorry, but I can only let fellow cultivators suffer some fleshly pain first."

…

Just thinking of these things, they couldn't help but shiver.

Yuan Yao is truly terrifying.

A young man suddenly thought of something, his face turning fearful: "Do you think she wants to collect our secrets and then use them as leverage to control us?"

"No way!" the other young disciples gasped.

"Wuu..." a teenager covered his face, weeping bitterly: "I'm willing to do anything for her, as long as she doesn't reveal my secret!"

If others found out, he once liked a spirit pig when he was eight...

What face would he have left to live on!

Within these twenty-seven days, over seven hundred participating disciples were forced to confess to Yuan Yao.

Not long after, those Holy Gate disciples were also beaten by Yuan Yao first, then forced to confess to her.

Naturally, some also chose to crush their jade tokens and leave the secret realm rather than confess.

In the following two days, Yuan Yao wasted no time, continuously setting up formations, then making them confess before eliminating them.

Whenever Yuan Yao encountered a participating disciple whose cultivation far surpassed hers, she turned and fled without hesitation.

By the time those high-cultivation participating disciples reacted, Yuan Yao had already run far away, only able to see her distant silhouette shrinking to a dot.

The people outside the secret realm watching this had varied expressions.

They also didn't know whether to praise her or belittle her.

"This Yuan Yao is simply bullying the weak and fearing the strong."

"No, she's just being pragmatic, a true talent of the times."

In just two days, Yuan Yao's points surged, and her rank rose to third.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangxiang's rank also rose to fifth place!

Lu Xiangxiang eliminated several young disciples ranked in the top twenty, taking their points.

Therefore, Lu Xiangxiang's points surged to five thousand.

Elder Feng Degang of the Rushing Void Sect slowly said, "I feel that every opponent Lu Xiangxiang encounters inside the secret realm is ranked in the top fifty, and their strength isn't particularly strong..."

"Perhaps she has great fortune gathered upon her," another elder laughed and said.

The Thunder Sect Master said, "Although Lu Xiangxiang's cultivation is only at the late peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, her strength is extremely strong; her swordsmanship, movement, and speed are as if she had trained for many years, able to draw her sword and dodge purely by instinct."

The Holy Gate Master doubted, saying, "She hasn't been in the Carefree Sect long, has she? How could she have learned so many high-level sword techniques?"

Upon hearing this, the Carefree Sect Master also slightly frowned, looking toward Qian Jue Shan.

Zong Rao spoke up, saying, "Qian Jue Shan granted her permission, allowing her to go to the Scripture Pavilion to find sword techniques to study."

The Holy Gate Master chuckled, saying, "I never expected a mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator to be able to learn so many high-level cultivation methods."

The Rushing Void Sect Master stroked his beard and sighed, saying, "The disciples taken in by the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord are absolutely not mediocre."

The Heavenly Cloud Sect Master laughed and said, "Among the top ten on the points ranking, five of the seven disciples of the Thousand Mountain Immortal Lord are there—truly enviable."

Even though the major power holders were praising Qian Jue Shan's disciples, Qian Jue Shan's demeanor remained indifferent.

Qian Jue Shan looked at Lu Xiangxiang inside the secret realm, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

Lu Xiangxiang seemed to already know who would appear where.

Soon, the time arrived for the final day of the secret realm elimination tournament.

Originally there were 10,007 young disciples participating, but now only 2,360 remain inside the secret realm.

Today is the critical moment of whether disciples can advance to the finals!

Inside the secret realm.

Yuan Yao checked the jade token in her hand, discovering that Lu Xiangxiang's ranking had actually surpassed hers, placing her in third.

She herself was fourth.

First place was Youngest Senior Brother Ying Wuji.

Second place was Xiao Zhufeng of the Rushing Void Sect.

"Junior Sister!" Suddenly, three senior brothers and sisters of the Carefree Sect appeared not far away, waving excitedly at Yuan Yao.

"You've come at just the right time!" Yuan Yao's face lit up with surprise, and she quickly rushed toward them.