Chapter 914: Round 1, A Crushing Defeat (Please Subscribe)_1

The other two Sect Masters, sensing that the conversation had taken on a more heated tone, both chose to speak in order to ease the atmosphere, "Sect Master Luo is only a little late, there's no need for such minute bickering. As for the specifics of why, there's no need for us to speculate."

"That's right! Our grand competition between the five sects is aimed at allowing the young disciples of the five sects to spar and improve with each other, let's not bring in any personal grudges!"

Everyone knew these were just pleasantries. As for whether their hearts truly lay in the ranking of the five sects or in the exchange between the disciples, that was anybody's guess!

Luo Yun said in a calm tone, "The two Sect Masters are right, the grand competition between the five sects is indeed just for sparring..."

Although he was eager to know how the Sect Masters of the two sects had come to learn of the most powerful young disciple's fall in the Tianlong Sect, it was obviously not something to be discussed openly...

The two Sect Masters who had just spoken sarcastically, however, huffed coldly, their words laced with thorns, "Indeed! Then let us from Water Ripple Sect see just how outstanding the disciples that Tianlong Sect sends out today will be!"

"Hmm, Mountain Sect is also looking forward to Tianlong Sect's performance, so let's settle it on the field!"

This brief exchange of pointed words immediately caused the disciples of Tianlong Sect to grow somber...

They spoke in quite an indignant tone, "The other five sects talk a good game about letting the young generation of disciples spar with each other, but it seems it's not so simple after all."

"Of course, it's definite. Although unspoken, everyone wants to suppress the other sects. It's unexpected how hypocritical they are!"

Xu Sheng, seeing all this, remained expressionless. Even the closest of sects could have strife, so there was nothing surprising about this...

Lin Moxue leaned close to Xu Sheng, her Beautiful Eyes taking on a serious hue, and explained in a soft voice, "Xu Sheng, other than our Tianlong Sect, the others participating in the grand competition of the five sects are Mountain Sect, Water Ripple Sect, Luoyun Sect, and Starfall Sect!"

"The ones targeting our Tianlong Sect were just now the Sect Masters of Water Ripple Sect and Mountain Sect! I know you're very strong, but if you encounter them, please be extra careful!"

For victory, these two sects would even resort to despicable means...

When Tianlong Sect participated in the grand competition of the five sects in the past, some disciples had been ambushed and had their Dantian shattered, leaving them crippled!

Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng smiled at her, "Mmm, I'll be careful."

Then Lin Moxue, seemingly feeling that she had shown too much concern, quickly shifted her gaze to land on Ling Yue to hide her embarrassment, and spoke seriously, "Ling Yue, you also need to be careful, it's very likely that we will all have to fight this time!"

Ling Yue was clearly aware of the severity of the matter and nodded earnestly, "Mhm!"

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Shortly after, one of the Sect Masters loudly announced, "Now, the grand competition between the five sects officially begins, please each sect quickly send out five disciples to fight!"

As soon as the words were spoken, each sect swiftly sent out the five disciples they had already decided upon...

From Tianlong Sect, the ones dispatched were Xu Sheng, Ling Yue, Lin Moxue, along with two other disciples whose Cultivation Level was at the Fourth and Fifth Levels of the Profound Immortal Boundary!

Compared to other sects, most of whose disciples were at the Sixth to Eighth Levels of the Profound Immortal Realm, it was clear they were at a disadvantage, already in a significant predicament before the confrontation had even begun!

This put immense pressure on the two male disciples, with one of them gritting his teeth and seething, "Damn it! What should we do, why did it have to be us!"

If they lost too badly, it would be a disgrace to the sect!

The other disciple gave a bitter smile, "It's clear we're set up for a beating, if only we could forfeit!"

Lin Moxue clenched her fists and comforted, "Fellow disciples, don't give up, even if you lose, you must give it your all!"

Hearing Lin Moxue's encouraging and spirited words, they finally mustered a bit of fighting will...

Following that, each sect chose a disciple to enter the battle...

And they moved to the central dueling area. As the announcement "Commence the duel" echoed, the disciples from the five sects began to brawl within the dueling area...

Upon seeing this unique mode of duel, Xu Sheng's mouth couldn't help but twitch as he said, "A free-for-all fight?"

Hearing these words, Lin Moxue and Ling Yue both paused, with the latter's face filled with surprise as she asked, "Xu Sheng, didn't Sect Master Luo tell you? The sect competition has always been a battle royal among five people."

He didn't even know the duel method of the five sects competition, yet he had still chosen to participate as a Tianlong Sect disciple. It was simply inconceivable...

Xu Sheng maintained a composed expression and indifferently said, "Hmm... Maybe I forgot."

As if, Luo Yun hadn't told him about the specifics of the five sects competition at all...

He casually told him to participate in the five sects competition, without revealing everything, perhaps for fear that he would back out halfway...

As they were talking, the male disciple sent out by the Tianlong Sect was mercilessly blasted out of the dueling area by a disciple of the Shanyue Sect...

As he lay on the ground, bearing the scornful gazes of many, his complexion became unspeakably ugly. After standing up, he walked back to the Tianlong Sect's team...

Then, he looked at Xu Sheng and the others with a guilty gaze and apologized, "I'm sorry, everyone, I lost, and it was a terrible defeat."

He had hoped to hold on for a bit longer, at least not to lose too badly, but the gap in cultivation levels meant it was impossible for him to achieve that!

With one lapse of attention, he was sent flying out of the dueling area...

Upon hearing this, Lin Moxue spoke softly with a smile, "It's okay, you've done your best. One round doesn't decide anything."

Ling Yue next to her also consoled him with a "Mm," then added, "To last that long was already impressive!"

Xu Sheng just glanced at him casually, without saying much...

The disciples from Shanyue Sect and Shuilian Sect had clearly formed an alliance, firstly eliminating Tianlong Sect's disciple before fighting among themselves!

Seeing that he wasn't being held accountable, a heavy stone in the male disciple's heart finally sank...

The chill in Sect Master Luo's eyes intensified as he thought to himself, "Really now? These two old fellows are truly unscrupulous! Teaming up, are they?"

The Mountain Sect Master sneered, "Sect Master Luo, it looks like the Tianlong Sect is at the end of its rope, eh? Sending a fourth layer of Earth Immortal Realm disciple to participate in the five sects competition!"

The Water Ripple Sect Master raised his eyebrows and said, "No, no, no, perhaps Sect Master Luo wanted to give the younger disciples a chance to try."

If it weren't for the sarcastic tone of his words, Luo Yun might have actually thought he was making excuses for him...

The other two sect masters from the Luoyun Sect and the Starfall Sect, hearing this, opted to remain silent...

Eliminating the Tianlong Sect first was also to their benefit, so they showed no particular reaction...

But the quality of the disciple sent out by Tianlong Sect this time was indeed deplorable; even a fourth layer Earth Immortal Realm disciple had come to participate...

It was as if they were resigned to their fate...

As for which sect would end up at the bottom of this competition, it seemed the decision had already been made...

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