Chapter 2489 Winning the Crown

On the arena, the referee looked at Wangchen; after ten breaths, she still showed no sign of waking up.

According to the rules of the competition, in such a situation, the opponent should be declared the winner.

So he publicly announced that Ye Bufan had won the championship of this Genius Demon Battle.

As soon as the result was out, there was an uproar among the spectators, and the entire Royal Training Field erupted.

This Genius Demon Battle was spectacular, and its biggest feature was the many surprises.

Before this, who would have thought that someone from Tianluo State could make it to the end and claim the championship of this competition?

"Silence! What kind of decorum is this!"

Just as everyone was excitedly celebrating, Baili Xingkong's icy voice spread to every corner.

If anyone was most displeased with Ye Bufan winning the championship, it was him; his expression had turned extremely gloomy.

Sensing his anger, the people present quickly quieted down, as no one dared to offend this Prince.

Since there was already a result, Jue Ran waved her hand, and immediately, Disciples from Jueqing Valley went up to carry Wangchen off the arena.

Ye Bufan's expression stirred, wanting to step forward to stop them, but in the end, he held back.

He had now regained his composure and clearly saw the situation before him; if he dared to step forward and obstruct, that Old thing, Jue Ran, would surely kill him.

No matter what, he still did not possess the strength to disregard everything.

Moreover, Wangchen would not disappear; she still had to enter the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower tomorrow, and he could find another opportunity then.

Seeing Ye Bufan make no move, Baili Xingkong's face showed a hint of disappointment; he wished that Jue Ran could have slapped the opponent to death.

"Alright, this Genius Demon Battle has concluded. I will now announce the results."

As things stood, he could only put aside other emotions and continue to preside over the competition.

"I now announce the individual rankings: First place, Ye Bufan from Tianluo State; Second place, Wangchen from Tianmang Prefecture; Third place, Leng Qingqiu from Tiansheng State…"

As each ranking was announced, cheers occasionally erupted among the crowd, all applauding for their Disciples.

Soon, the rankings were fully announced, and the top three came to the stage to receive their awards. Wangchen was still unconscious, so another Disciple received it on her behalf.

Under the envious gazes of countless people, Ye Bufan received a small box, which contained five Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

If this were before, he would undoubtedly be overjoyed, but now, having robbed the Saint Dragon Empire Royal Family twice in a row, with one hundred and fifty Top-Grade Spirit Stones in his pocket, these five seemed far less precious by comparison.

After the individual rankings concluded, Baili Xingkong continued to announce the rankings of each state, as this concerned the allocation of spots for the upcoming Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower.

It was evident that the competition results were completely different from what was expected, which made his expression even uglier.

But no matter what, the results were here, and he still had to announce them.

"According to the scoring method from before the competition, First place, Tianluo State…"

After reading it, Baili Xingkong had an urge to slap himself several times; this scoring method was proposed by him.

He originally thought that either Leng Qingqiu or Baili Hongjun would surely win the final championship, but things went against his wishes, and he ended up shooting himself in the foot, ultimately benefiting Tianluo State.

Ye Bufan took the final first place, instantly securing one hundred and twenty-eight points, and with other team members also scoring, their combined total surprisingly made them first place.

While he was filled with vexation, the crowd below once again erupted.

"Oh my God, miracles truly happen at any time; Tianluo State actually got first place…"

"A miracle! It's truly a miracle! Who would have thought that Tianluo State would take first place…"

"No choice, who told Tianluo State to produce a Ye Bufan…"

"All of you, shut up!"

Baili Xingkong angrily rebuked again, then continued to announce the remaining rankings: "Tianmang Prefecture, Second place; Tianwu State, Third place; Tiansheng State, Fourth place; Tianqiong State, Fifth place."

After reading it, his expression grew even gloomier; according to normal rankings, Tiansheng State should have been in third place.

Now, after his painstaking scheming, he had ended up dropping to fourth place, completely shooting himself in the foot.

After this result was announced, everyone present had an unpleasant expression.

Tianwu State was originally in first place, controlling forty spots in the Tongtian Tower, but now it had dropped to third place, which was unprecedented in history.

Tianmang Prefecture still maintained its second-place ranking, but Wangchen ultimately fainted and failed to win the final championship, so Jue Ran's face was also not looking good.

As for Ximen Feng, although she was happy for Ye Bufan in her heart.

But Tianqiong State suddenly became last, and according to the previous regulations, it could only get one Tongtian Tower spot, so she naturally couldn't be happy.

After the rankings were announced, Baili Xingkong continued: "Tomorrow is the day the Ten-Tier Tongtian Tower opens. I will now announce the number of spots each state has obtained; you can allocate them yourselves after returning.

According to the agreement before the competition, the first place will receive forty spots, second place thirty, third place twenty, fourth place nine, and fifth place one."

To avoid embarrassment, he directly stated the rankings without reading out the names of each state.

But even without saying it, everyone understood; it could be said that this time, except for Tianluo State, all other major states were losers.

With everything announced, Baili Xingkong was ready to leave; this place was extremely awkward, and he didn't want to stay for another moment.

But just then, Ximen Feng spoke up, "Your Highness, do you still remember what you said before?

If someone from Tianluo State could win the championship, then you would give all of Tiansheng State's spots to my Tianqiong State.

It's only been a few days, you wouldn't have forgotten so quickly, would you?"

"Uh…"

Hearing these words, Baili Xingkong's face became even uglier; to be honest, he had indeed forgotten about this matter.

He had only said those words casually before, just to mock Ye Bufan and Tianluo State.

Not only him, but before the competition started, probably no one would have believed that Tianluo State would win the final championship.

He had indeed said those words at the time, but recently, he had repeatedly suffered setbacks from Ye Bufan, and the Crown Prince had been kidnapped twice, which had left him overwhelmed and caused him to completely forget about this matter.

But while he forgot, Ximen Feng did not, and now she brought it up publicly.

"This…"

Baili Xingkong's old face turned beet red, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

The words were indeed his, but now Tiansheng State only had nine spots, and he would never give them to Tianqiong State.

Ximen Feng spoke again: "Your Highness, you really haven't forgotten, have you? Thankfully, there are two Elders to bear witness."

After speaking, she looked at Hua Sijin and Jue Ran: "Two Elders, please speak fairly."

"That's right, Your Highness did indeed say that at the time, and Elder Jue Ran and I can testify."

Hua Sijin smiled somewhat strangely; in his heart, he already hated Baili Xingkong to death.

If it weren't for this Old thing coming out to cause trouble and creating such a scoring method, his Tianwu State would not have lost so miserably.

It was precisely because of this that he unhesitatingly chose to stand with Ximen Feng.

Jue Ran didn't say much but nodded slightly: "There was such a thing!"

With these two people stepping forward to testify, Baili Xingkong became even more embarrassed.

If he admitted it, he couldn't bear the cost; if he didn't admit it, the words were his own, and there were two witnesses right in front of him.