Manlong's actions surprised Jiang Hao.
It was strange that he had given up at the last moment. The benefits of a top disciple far exceeded that of a True Disciple.
Otherwise, Bai Ye wouldn't have spent so much time and effort to become one of the ten disciples. Even so, Manlong had gone easy on him.
Jiang Hao almost hadn't noticed.
Bai Ye's spells were difficult to fathom, so it was tough to tell whether they were real or fake. He didn't know if any of the masters of the twelve branches would be watching the fight.
If they sensed it, would they intervene?
'I miscalculated.' Jiang Hao sighed.
"He won?!"
The audience was in disbelief.
"I think so."
"Did you see how he managed to win?"
"I don't understand… Senior Brother Manlong kept getting injured, and then…"