“Ladies and gentlemen, there has been a change in plans arranged by the Grand Elders due to the imbalance of opponents this time. The Sky Gate Sect still has ten members remaining, while the Red Bear Sect has only one left! Therefore, a draw will be conducted among the ten members of the Sky Gate Sect, and whoever has the same ball as the representative of the Red Bear Sect will be the one to fight.”This sudden change was quite shocking to everyone, including Song Que and Jin Shang.“It seems they want to play a certain game,” Song Que said.“We should have already been guaranteed victory. But in reality, the rules are changing far too easily. Completely inconsistent!” Jin Shang commented.“There is no need to make a fuss. From the very beginning, this competition already seemed unfair to us. We might as well leave now and not bother watching this match. I am certain our names will not appear there anyway! Most likely, the winner will be decided between Jiro San and Ju No. Only those

The Ling Clan was one of the finest Gold Clans in the Wu Empire. However, Patriarch Ling unfortunately had no direct male heir. He only had two daughters. This would clearly sever his direct bloodline, and because of that, he was constantly pressured by several family members who had already become divided.Ling Mei’s marriage was proposed as a means to strengthen the already split Ling Clan.At this moment, Song Que and Ling Mei arrived while this matter was being discussed.When they saw Song Que, who appeared to have no cultivation and seemed very close to Ling Mei, they were naturally enraged.Several people immediately began their plans.…“Ling Mei, we have already decided the date of your marriage with Young Master Qin,” Elder Ling Ku Ai said calmly with a sneer. He was the brother of Ling Ku Bei, the current Patriarch of the Ling Clan.“Hah!?” Ling Mei was shocked upon hearing this news. Throughout her life, she had never been close to any man other than her father. Only Song

Previously, Ling Mei had already given the antidote pill provided by Song Que. Although she did not know whether the medicine would truly be effective, she still gave it without hesitation.At first, she had thought her father was only pretending, since he had still been able to joke earlier. But in reality, that was not the case—she had almost been deceived.Ling Ku Bei immediately swallowed the pill she handed over. He understood pills far better than Ling Mei, so the moment he saw it, he consumed it without refusal.Several minutes passed. The poison inside his body was successfully expelled along with his blood.When he saw that the person who had saved his life was being cornered, he moved with astonishing speed. He knew he was no longer suffering from the poison, which gave him the confidence to unleash his full power.Ling Ku Bei replied, “I already knew you had poisoned the drink earlier. But that poison was completely meaningless to me.”In truth, he had not known at all. How

Ling Ku Bei immediately bound his younger brother and temporarily sealed his cultivation to prevent any unforeseen incidents. After that, he looked toward Song Que, who stood calmly while meeting his gaze. Ling Ku Bei wanted to ask something, but before he could even open his mouth fully, Song Que spoke first:“There is no need to ask unnecessary questions, Patriarch Ling. There is something far more urgent than that. Outside, Sky Sword Sect is preparing to march against the Ling Clan.”“Hah?!” Ling Ku Bei was shocked by those words. He could not understand how a sect could be so bold as to attack a clan. Had there not been an agreement that such actions were forbidden? Clan conflicts were one thing—but sect versus clan was entirely different. However, he knew the root of this matter was Du Wai Ya’s killing of their sect members. Still, those who should have come should only have been members of an affected clan—not the sect itself!“Come, young man, let us go. Thank you for your help

Song Que opened his eyes and found nothing but darkness.A question immediately crossed his mind, “Am I blind?”However, he quickly dismissed that thought and cast it far away.“Where exactly am I?”Song Que muttered in confusion. He still could not find any light, and moving through the darkness was incredibly uncomfortable. He tried to use his divine sense, but unfortunately, it did not function either. Now he truly felt as though he had gone blind.He walked carefully, groping around, but his hands touched no walls.It was as if he stood in an enormous open area.Song Que attempted to contact the Black Qilin, but found no connection between them.Suddenly, a sphere of light flickered into existence, causing Song Que’s eyes to sting from the brightness. He had to raise his hand to shield his forehead so the glare would lessen.He wanted to know what this sphere of light actually was.The orb bounced around as though delighted to be there.“What kind of ball is this?”Song Que mutter