My Master Knows It All-Chapter 568 - 192_5

They all have trump cards, true, but one also needs strength to play them. When strength is suppressed, even trump cards lose their edge when deployed.

In the Capital City, within various betting shops, the shopkeepers changed the betting odds for Ling Xi after the fight had ended.

Even the Xing Kui Betting Shop outright closed betting on Ling Xi making it into the top eleven.

Having been completely overshadowed by the Xing Kui Betting Shop in the opening of this grand martial arts competition, the Tongbao Gambling House also closed off betting on Ling Xi for the top eleven positions upon hearing this news.

After these two major betting shops closed off wagers on Ling Xi entering the top eleven, all the other betting houses followed suit, one after another, all discontinuing bets on Ling Xi’s ranking.

They were in effect conceding that Ling Xi could make it into the top eleven ranks and also acknowledging that he was on the same level as the disciples of Old Man Zhi Ran and Elder Si Jue, as well as Zong Wuji from the Divine Dao Sect. In this competition, everyone apart from the reincarnated great abilities, Cao Zhen and Star Lord Hao Yue, considered him second-tier existence.

As Liao Kong and Ling Xi successively left the arena, soon after, the judge’s voice resonated beneath the stage once more.

"Hundred Peaks Sect, Four Treasures Peak, Bei Yan against Bright Heart Sect, Zhao Fuzong."

"Four Treasures Peak, it’s someone from Four Treasures Peak again."

"Before, we presumed Ling Xi to be the weakest link in Four Treasures Peak besides Yi Sheng, with Bei Yan being the second. Could it be we were wrong about Bei Yan as well?"

"That shouldn’t be the case..."

Zhao Fuzong was exceptionally thin, and not very tall; he must have been fully grown, but he looked only slightly taller than Little Beiyan.

Upon hearing the judge call his name, his expression turned stern as he took a step forward, appearing on the arena in an instant, while in the void behind him, a trail of afterimages marking his flight lingered.

"Such speed," Cao Zhen observed Zhao Fuzong with recognition, aware that the opponent was known for his velocity. Watching Zhao Fuzong, he couldn’t help but be reminded of Elder Shadowless.

Elder Shadowless, also hailing from the Bright Heart Sect, was likewise known for his speed.

In fact, it should be common knowledge among the members of Bright Heart Sect that Elder Shadowless had by now fallen, and Cao Zhen had Elder Shadowless’s Qiankun Bag in his possession.

Although the Bright Heart Sect disciples who came to the competition definitely included those from Elder Shadowless’s Shadowless Pavilion, Cao Zhen still intended to visit the Bright Heart Sect in person to hand over Elder Shadowless’s Qiankun Bag to the Shadowless Pavilion himself.

On the stage, Zhao Fuzong’s gaze towards Little Beiyan was filled with extreme wariness. Anyone who had just witnessed the terrifying battle prowess of a disciples from Four Treasures Peak would naturally be vigilant facing another one.

Especially since he had also heard that the disciples of Four Treasures Peak all possessed such Array Plates.

Even if the Array Plate used by Bei Yan wasn’t as strong as his senior sister’s, it would still have an impact.

Little Beiyan slipped his hand into the Qiankun Bag under the wary gaze of Zhao Fuzong. He didn’t have a Qiankun Bag before, but fortune had come to Four Treasures Peak. While the Sect Leader was away, upon his insistent request, his senior sister had finally agreed to purchase a Qiankun Bag for each of the four disciples.

They even had a spare Qiankun Bag reserved for Zi Yu, considering that at the time, Zi Yu had already gone out to exchange ideas with others. Moreover, even though Zi Yu had found a broken ring capable of storing items while he was out, he still accepted the Qiankun Bag upon arriving in the Capital City.

As the referee below the stage had not announced the start, Zhao Fuzong could only watch Little Beiyan’s motions of rummaging, and under his watch, he pulled out a Formation Map.

Suddenly, Zhao Fuzong’s eyes narrowed, indeed, entering the top thirty-two and facing opponents who were also at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection, the disciples from Four Treasures Peak didn’t hide anymore and all resorted to using Formation Maps.

He refused to believe that the Formation Map employed by Bei Yan could also be so perfectly integrated with his being, and flawless.

This Formation Map, with its inherent weaknesses, could certainly be broken.

The moment Bei Yan deployed the Formation Map, Zhao Fuzong resolved to burst forth immediately, shattering the Formation Map at breakneck speed, he could...

Zhao Fuzong quickly devised his strategy.

Across the stage, Bei Yan gazed at the Formation Map but paused, tucking it back into his Qiankun Bag, muttering to himself, "I’m not used to using the Qiankun Bag, got it mixed up, my bad."

Zhao Fuzong’s defenses crumbled instantly. This... this kid, he must be doing it on purpose, trying to disturb his composure with such tactics before the fight had even started.

After Bei Yan placed the Formation Map back, he drew out a tower. The tower expanded instantly, transforming into a majestic high tower without a spire, three stories high, each of a different color: red, orange, yellow. A dignified, overwhelming presence seemed to fill the space, as if it were capable of suppressing the essence of evil demons.

From a distance, the Elders of the various Immortal Sects, spoke up again.

"That’s the Shocking Evil Tower from the eighth-generation Sect Leader of the Hundred Peaks Sect."

Surrounding disciples heard and exclaimed once more.

"What? Another Divine Weapon of a Sect Leader from the Hundred Peaks Sect with the Four Treasures Peak disciples?"

"How come the disciples of Four Treasures Peak all have their Sect Leader’s Divine Weapons?"

"Are these Divine Weapons taken from the Divine Soldier Tomb?"