Chapter 2449: Kill but not bury

On various viewing stands, many people showed strange expressions.

Hua Ruyu laughed, her body trembling, “Little brother, you truly are an interesting man; I like him!”

A blush appeared on Leng Qingqiu’s cheeks, but the worry in her heart also eased.

Nangong Du cursed fiercely, “Shameless fellow, he actually thought of such a method.”

At this moment, Yin Li had completely fallen into a state of madness, his actions becoming increasingly unbearable, causing everyone present to feel extremely awkward, with some women even averting their gaze.

Ye Bufan stepped forward, raised his leg, and kicked his round, large backside.

Yin Li had completely lost his normal will, and without any ability to resist, he directly fell off the martial arts stage.

And just as he landed, Ye Bufan flicked his finger again, and a small black pill fell into his mouth.

After taking the antidote, he immediately regained his senses and realized how embarrassing his situation was.

This fellow didn’t understand what had happened at all; he only saw himself fall off the martial arts stage, completely naked.

Even with his thick skin, his face burned, and he quickly took out a set of clothes from his Storage Ring, put them on, and then instantly disappeared.

Ye Bufan turned to look at the referee, who was still stunned: “Shouldn’t you announce my victory?”

“Oh!”

The referee finally snapped out of his daze. Having presided over so many matches, this was the first time he had seen someone win through such means.

But no matter what, the person who stood on the martial arts stage at the end was the winner, and he had no other choice but to announce Ye Bufan’s victory.

“I disagree!”

Baili Xingkong on the viewing platform immediately slammed the table and stood up, “To win by such a despicable method, I propose stripping him of his competition资格!”

“What, Your Royal Highness, have you gotten amnesia?”

Ximen Feng smiled coldly, “I remember you personally said yesterday that once on the martial arts stage, it’s a battlefield. Whether it’s poison or other methods, anything that can be used is allowed. Why is it not allowed now?

Is it because you don’t wish to see Ye Bufan win, or because he is from Tiansheng State, or are there other reasons?”

“I…”

Baili Xingkong was immediately left red-faced and speechless.

The hardest thing to refute in this world is one’s own words, and Ximen Feng’s words just now were the rules he had announced before the competition started yesterday. Now, for him to stand up and object truly made him speechless.

Hua Sijin said, “I agree with Elder Ximen’s view. Since he has won, there’s no need to quibble over the method. This is the rule of our competition.”

“I agree!”

Even Jue Ran spoke this time. Although her expression remained unchanged, it showed her attitude.

They had all seen the small tricks Baili Xingkong played before, so naturally, they wouldn’t stand on his side now.

With three of the five Elders agreeing, Li Miaozhen’s attitude was no longer important. Baili Xingkong could only snort coldly and say no more.

Ye Bufan on the martial arts stage smiled slightly, then stepped back to his seat.

The competition continued, and the remaining four matches were completed extremely quickly, with the last one ending half an hour later.

There were no other surprises in the other matches; Mu Xiaoyun defeated her opponent, and Feng Wuhen of Shenfeng Valley also won.

After the matches, Baili Xingkong routinely read out the list of winners, then said, “The winning Disciples will come up to draw lots to prepare for tomorrow’s competition.

There are twenty-five Disciples in total. The one who draws number thirteen will get a bye and automatically advance to the next round.”

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and twenty-five small glowing orbs, already prepared, flew into the air.

The winning Disciples below the stage secretly prayed, hoping they could draw number thirteen and directly advance.

Ye Bufan, however, had no such thoughts. He knew Baili Xingkong’s ruthlessness well; since that Old thing failed to scheme against him today, he naturally wouldn’t let it go.

He would definitely try every means to eliminate him, and without surprise, his next opponent should be Nangong Du.

Of course, this was also what he wanted; the public confrontation with Nangong Du earlier was precisely for this effect.

Jiang Fangzhou’s revenge must be exacted, and the best place for it was on the martial arts stage.

He reached out and grabbed a glowing orb, opened it, and saw it was black number five.

Then he glanced at Nangong Du not far away, and indeed, in his hand was white number five.

A cold smile curled at Ye Bufan’s lips. That Old thing still made his move, but the final outcome was destined to be disappointment.

After the drawing of lots was complete, Baili Xingkong began to announce the results.

“Ye Bufan of Tianluo State, against Nangong Du of Tianwu State…”

“Wangchen of Jueqing Valley, Tianmang Prefecture, against Mu Xiaoyun of Tianqiong State…”

“Baili Hongjun of Tiansheng State, number thirteen, gets a bye…”

As expected, this drawing of lots was entirely under Baili Xingkong’s control. Not only did Ye Bufan encounter Nangong Du, but Baili Hongjun also received a bye.

However, this Old thing was still very skillful. Besides retaliating against Ximen Feng by pairing Mu Xiaoyun with Wangchen, the other Nine Star Sect Disciples basically drew weaker opponents, and there were no strong-on-strong matchups.

It was precisely because of this that Hua Sijin and others had no objections after the drawing of lots was completed.

“Alright, that concludes today. The competition will resume tomorrow at Chen Shi.”

After Baili Xingkong finished speaking, he turned and left, his expression gloomy as he departed the Royal Training Field.

Just as Ye Bufan and the others were about to leave, Nangong Du walked over again, his face filled with malice: “Kid, you’d better prepare a coffin for tomorrow!”

“No need for that,” Ye Bufan said nonchalantly, “I always kill but don’t bury. You’d better prepare your own!”

“Well said! Let’s see how long you can keep up that tough talk!”

Nangong Du finished speaking and turned to leave, not bothering to hide the killing intent emanating from him.

Jiang Fangzhou cursed, “That bastard, what’s there to be arrogant about!

Ye Dage, do you still have that medicine? Tomorrow, give some to that brat too, let him make a fool of himself in public, and then finish him off!”

“This stuff won’t work on him!”

Ye Bufan said, “This medicine of mine only works when it gets on the body. Yin Li was too careless, trusted his invisibility technique too much, and had no precautions, which is why he fell for it.

But Nangong Du has seen it with his own eyes today, so he will definitely be prepared. As long as he forms a True Qi shield, he can block the powder, and it will be completely ineffective.”

“Damn it, that bastard really got off easy!”

Thinking of the humiliation he had suffered earlier, Jiang Fangzhou gritted his teeth in hatred.

Ye Bufan patted his shoulder: “Don’t worry, Ye Dage will get back everything he owes us tomorrow, not one bit less.”

Afterward, everyone also left the Royal Training Field and returned to the inn.

Inside the Divine Martial King's Mansion’s study, Baili Xingkong looked grimly at a middle-aged man opposite him.

“What did you say? We only earned five hundred million High-Grade Spirit Stones from yesterday’s competition?”

The middle-aged man opposite him was named Baili Chengye, a distant relative of the royal family, responsible for all the gambling houses in the imperial city.

“Yes, Your Royal Highness, that’s indeed all there is!”

Facing the pressure of a Mahayana Peak expert, Baili Chengye was extremely nervous, with fine beads of sweat already appearing on his forehead.

Baili Xingkong asked in a cold voice, “How is that possible? According to the previous estimate, wasn’t it supposed to be at least one billion?

Where’s the rest of the money? Did you pocket it?”