128: Come and hit me

Jun Ao Zhi didn't deliberately hide his words, so the Disciples on the field heard them clearly.

That was a Heavenly Rank Magical Artifact!

A Heavenly Rank Magical Artifact that Nascent Soul Cultivators yearned for!

You just blew it up for a competition?

And you're preparing for next time?

But Jun Ao Zhi didn't feel anything about it.

He was a contestant who once splurged three Top-Grade Spirit Stone mines.

In his opinion, winning with a few Magical Artifacts was clearly a good deal.

The Chief Elder of the referees quickly walked to the stage, waved his hand, and a gentle magical power struck Zhu Chi's body.

Not long after, Zhu Chi took a deep breath and suddenly sat up.

The Chief Elder of the referees waved his hand, and Disciples immediately came up to carry Zhu Chi to the side.

"Number thirteen, Jun Ao Zhi wins!"

"Wait a moment!"

Before the Chief Elder of the referees could finish speaking, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.

Everyone turned to look and saw Li Yi of Taiyi Holy Land slowly walk out.

He bowed to the Chief Elder of the referees:

"This Disciple believes that Jun Ao Zhi's method of winning was unfair, and he should not advance."

The Chief Elder of the referees glanced at Li Yi and said:

"If you have the financial resources, you can also win by self-destructing Magical Artifacts."

He originally thought Li Yi would retreat, but saw Li Yi nod:

"I'm relieved to hear that from Elder. I'll self-destruct a Spirit Treasure. As long as I win first place, I'll not only gain honor but also be rewarded with a Spirit Treasure. I won't lose out either way."

After speaking, Li Yi turned and left.

"Wait."

The Chief Elder of the referees naturally knew that Li Yi's words were spoken in anger. Spirit Treasures were not like Magical Artifacts; their internal structure was extremely stable, and they could only be destroyed, almost impossible to self-destruct.

The reason he stopped Li Yi was also because he suddenly realized that something was amiss.

If it really was as Li Yi said, then the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly would lose its meaning. Whoever had more Spirit Treasures would just take first place.

One must know that the first place in the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly was also related to the choice of Fu Long Court.

If a Disciple didn't have a Heaven Rank Magical Artifact, couldn't their Sect behind them support them?

A few Heaven Rank Magical Artifacts for a priority selection slot was simply too good a deal.

It's just... in the past, no Disciple had ever won by self-destructing a Magical Artifact.

How to handle it made him a bit difficult.

Before the Chief Elder of the referees could speak, Jun Ao Zhi couldn't bear it first.

He was only influenced by Gu Liangyuan's spirit of "subduing people with virtue," which was why he didn't cause any trouble on Forget-Love Peak.

But towards outsiders, he didn't have such a good temper.

Who was he?

The eldest legitimate son of the Jun Family of Central Continent!

Before meeting Gu Liangyuan, he was the only one who bullied others!

This was the first time he met someone who came out to ruin his good fortune!

Jun Ao Zhi took a step forward, surrounded by Divine and Devilish Qi!

His hand rested on his precious sword, as if he was about to kill someone immediately!

"Li Yi, right."

"Are you deliberately trying to make trouble for me?"

Jun Ao Zhi's true identity was only known by the Personal Disciples of Forget-Love Peak and a few high-ranking officials of the Supreme Sacred Ground.

Li Yi only thought that Jun Ao Zhi was a Disciple who was lucky enough to be taken in by Gu Liangyuan.

And who was he? The Personal Disciple of the Taiyi Sacred Lord!

In terms of status, he believed that among the Supreme Sacred Ground, only Dragon Chen could compare with him.

Other Personal Disciples were half a notch lower than him.

Hearing Jun Ao Zhi's attitude towards him, the anger in his heart immediately surged.

Although he was indeed deliberately targeting Jun Ao Zhi, or more accurately, Forget-Love Peak, he spoke a high-sounding reason:

"What do you mean by making trouble for you? I am considering the fairness of the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly."

"Junior Brother, it's not that Senior Brother is lecturing you, but relying on external forces is not advisable. The strength of one's own power is the fundamental thing."

Seeing this, Gu Liangyuan was about to go down.

But then a flash of light appeared before him, and Di Tian, with a group of Elders, blocked Gu Liangyuan's path.

Di Tian looked at Gu Liangyuan with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist, where are you going?"

Gu Liangyuan looked at the Elders gradually surrounding him and asked:

"Di Tian, what do you mean by this?"

Di Tian spoke with considerable self-satisfaction:

"Nothing special, just want to chat with Fellow Daoist for a while."

"The matters below will be handled fairly by the Chief Elder of the referees. It's better if we don't interfere, lest we become the subject of gossip."

Listening to Di Tian's words, Gu Liangyuan's expression was strange.

He wasn't going down because he was afraid Jun Ao Zhi would suffer; he was afraid Jun Ao Zhi would make too big a fuss!

Looking at the smug Di Tian, Gu Liangyuan suddenly laughed.

He turned to Lü Qingmei and said:

"Light Eyebrow, come, let's chat with Di Tian together."

Lü Qingmei moved at the sound, leading a group of Elders to stand in distant confrontation with Di Tian.

The atmosphere in the main hall instantly became tense.

At this moment, Gu Liangyuan spoke to Yang Qiong again:

"Yang Qiong, block the door. Before the Grand Competition ends today, no one is allowed to go down and interfere with its progress."

Yang Qiong frowned slightly upon hearing Gu Liangyuan's commanding tone, but then she saw Gu Liangyuan's warning gaze.

Gu Liangyuan's warning words from a few days ago were still ringing in her ears:

"Two Junior Nieces, you wouldn't want others to know about this, would you?"

Yang Qiong rolled her eyes and, leading the people of Yaochi, blocked the entrance to the main hall.

Having done all this, Gu Liangyuan looked at Di Tian:

"Come on, let's have a good chat."

Di Tian watched all of Gu Liangyuan's arrangements, and a bad feeling vaguely emerged in his heart.

...

Below, Jun Ao Zhi did not reply to Li Yi's words, but the Devilish Qi around him grew heavier and heavier, and he looked at Li Yi with the eyes of someone looking at a dead man.

He was waiting.

Waiting to see if Gu Liangyuan would come to stop him.

Except for Forget-Love Peak, in the entire Supreme Sacred Ground, and even the entire Eastern Continent, he truly didn't put anyone in his eyes.

However, in Li Yi's eyes, this scene was just a sign of Jun Ao Zhi backing down.

He transmitted a message to Jun Ao Zhi with his Divine Sense:

"I'm deliberately targeting you. What, not convinced?"

"If you're not convinced, come hit me."

"Hahahahaha."

Jun Ao Zhi waited for two or three breaths, and seeing that Gu Liangyuan did not come out to stop him, he already understood that Gu Liangyuan had tacitly approved it.

Looking at Li Yi, who had a smug expression, a cold glint flashed in his eyes!

"Die!"

As soon as the word fell, the Void Refining strike bestowed by Gu Liangyuan instantly activated!

From Jun Ao Zhi's sleeve, a fire Dragon suddenly shot out.

Because the two were too close, and Jun Ao Zhi acted so decisively, Li Yi had no chance to react and was directly hit by the fire Dragon.

He was merely at Core Formation Peak; how could he withstand a Void Refining Peak strike?

As the fire Dragon swept past, Li Yi, who was known as a Prodigy by the world and hailed as a hot favorite to win, directly turned into ashes, his body dead and his Dao extinguished!

"How dare you!"

Inside the main hall on the mountaintop, Di Tian's furious roar echoed through the sky.

The next moment, a group of Elders from the Supreme Sacred Ground surrounded Di Tian.

Gu Liangyuan flicked his sleeve, and a tea table appeared before him:

"The matters below will be handled fairly by the Chief Elder of the referees. It's better if we don't interfere, lest we become the subject of gossip."

"Come, come, sit. It's better for us to drink some tea and chat for a while."