"Why, brother? Yun Rou has been deeply worried about you… even she…""What about the tournament? Has it ended?" Luo Xiang cut him off, intentionally trying to draw out Ho Liang’s true ambition."Not yet. There are still nine disciples left… but Ho Liang failed to pull back the ones trapped inside his artificial world."Luo Xiang raised his brows and once again tried to rise from his bed."Brother, don’t be reckless… your condition is still too weak!" Qing Bei protested, pressing Luo Xiang’s shoulders back.Luo Xiang closed his eyes briefly, then looked sharply at Hai Bodong."Enough. Stop arguing."At the tournament grounds, Ho Liang was showered with criticism for failing to retrieve the nine trapped disciples. Cornered, he reported the matter to the one pulling strings behind him."Ho Liang… the true target still lives, and he’s already within the Sky Dragon Sect. Why couldn’t you summon back all the subordinates I sent?" asked a mysterious voice through telepathy."Y-young Master…

Everyone only nodded, for Yu Lan could no longer rise from the arena floor. Moments later, the bell marking the end of the match resounded.Gooong!“Congratulations! The winner of the first match is Luo Xiang!”“The second match: Wu Yi versus Dong Bao of the Sky Sword Sect!”Having been fired up after watching his brother’s fight, Wu Yi leapt with excitement. As Luo Xiang approached him, Wu Yi clenched his fists and made a promise.“Brother… I will definitely defeat him for you. And just like you, I’ll make sure he tastes every blow!”“Haha! Don’t hold back—teach him a good lesson!” Luo Xiang replied, ruffling Wu Yi’s hair.Hearing this, Wu Yi nodded and stepped onto the arena. Seeing that his opponent was only a cheerful little girl, Dong Bao smirked, clearly underestimating her.“Oh? Why is my opponent just a playful little child? I almost feel bad finishing you off.”“Hmpphh!” Wu Yi didn’t bother to answer. A faint smile appeared on her lips, but inside she had already decided—she

Driven back by the violent surge of energy, Luo Xiang quickly thrust his sword into the ground to steady himself.“No openings at all…” Luo Xiang muttered under his breath.“Tch! Do you think your pathetic little technique can pierce my wind defense?!” Yuan Lao sneered as he advanced toward Luo Xiang.The pressure of the wind grew heavier with every step Yuan Lao took. When the tempest finally closed in, he pulled Luo Xiang’s body toward him using his Qi energy.“Arghhhh!” Luo Xiang cried out, his body completely immobilized.The audience fell into dead silence upon hearing his scream. They could almost feel the unbearable torment Luo Xiang was enduring.“Too cruel!”“It looks like Luo Xiang’s end has come at Yuan Lao’s hands!”“Hmph! As I predicted, Yuan Lao will be the victor!”Whispers spread among the spectators. Yet within the midst of the suffocating whirlwind, a faint glimmer of hope flickered—when the Ancestral Dragon God felt that his contract with Luo Xiang was about to shat

Seeing that there was no Phoenix Flame, and feeling deceived, the Patriarch of the Wei Clan immediately burned Luo Xiang’s clone body into ashes.“Luo Xiang!”“Luo Xiang!”Within mere seconds of witnessing Luo Xiang’s death, everyone erupted in fury, attacking their enemies without mercy.“Protector Wu, did you give us false information?!” the voice of the Wei Clan Patriarch thundered.“Silence! Do you think I’m afraid of you?!” Protector Wu retorted angrily, cornered as both Yun Rou and the Sect Master of the Sky Dragon Sect joined forces to assault him.Meanwhile, Protector Qing was thrown into disarray by Wen Tian Shan, who also rampaged after seeing Luo Xiang’s death—especially with Wen Li’s aid, the possessor of a Poison Body. The battle now appeared overwhelmingly one-sided.At Wu Yi’s location.“Brother, your clone body?” Wu Yi asked in disbelief, watching Luo Xiang’s clone turn to dust, while Luo Xiang himself remained calm, tending to his internal injuries.Opening his eyes,

"Brother, do you mean Yier is now the ruler of the Phoenixes?" Wu Yi asked excitedly, making Luo Xiang nod his head.Transforming back into her cheerful little-girl form, Wu Yi then removed the beautiful crown from atop her head."Is it just because of this crown?" Wu Yi asked, still curious.Luo Xiang nodded again, then suddenly felt the same aura he had sensed before entering the Ye Dong kingdom."This aura again..."Swuuush!Luo Xiang quickly hid beneath a large tree, with Wu Yi following close behind. Moments later, a figure clad in black appeared at the very spot where they had been standing."I clearly felt that brat’s aura here... How could it vanish so quickly?" muttered the Patriarch of the Wei Clan, scanning the surroundings.Meanwhile, knowing what the masked man intended, Luo Xiang immediately suppressed Wu Yi’s aura."Brother, isn’t he the one who destroyed your clone?" Wu Yi pointed."Yes... But I don’t understand how he managed to track me down so fast," Luo Xiang repli