Chapter 412 - Advanced Smoothly, Fulfilling the Bet

On the stage, Zhou Nan’s expression was somewhat dull, and he was completely stunned on the spot.

Qing Zhu’s casual attack caused him to be unable to resist even after exhausting all of his life’s knowledge. A huge sense of defeat surfaced in the bottom of his heart.

He had originally thought that with his talent and strength, he would the strength to fight even if he were to meet those first-rate forces’ Favored Sons of Heaven. But now, he seemed so powerless in the hands of a woman. He could only watch helplessly as the soul of the monster ape gradually dissipated under the devouring of the green spiritual energy.

“Why is there no movement from Zhou Nan this time?”

“What’s the situation? There can’t be any inside information about this competition, right?”

“Absolutely not. The Ten Thousand Demons Valley has made sufficient preparations for this competition. How can there be any inside information? Unless… Unless his opponent is… Too strong…”

Voices filled with doubt and confusion rang out from the viewing platform. Everyone was guessing the reason behind Zhou Nan’s actions.

It was nto just the people in the viewing platform who were puzzled. Even the figures from the various sects on the high platform were filled with astonishment.

“When did the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion have such a powerful disciple?” An old man looked down at the arena below, his voice filled with surprise.

“It seems that the Ten Thousand Demons Valley’s plan this time has been in vain. After planning for so long, I didn’t expect that they would lose at the qualifier rounds.” Another old man snorted coldly, his words could not hide his gloating.

With that said, the old man glanced at a middle-aged man sitting not far away from him from the corner of his eyes. This man was from the Ten Thousand Demons Valley.

The man’s face was gloomy. His hands were clenched into fists, and his fingernails were already embedded into his flesh, but he was completely unaware of it. When he heard the old man’s words, he suddenly raised his head. He pointed at the old man’s nose and shouted angrily, “You old bastard, you do not have the right to speak here!”

The old man’s expression instantly darkened when he heard that. Those who could sit here were all influential figures in the various sects. Now that they were being insulted in front of others, they naturally did not feel much better.

“Say that again, I’ll rip off your head and use it as a urinal!”

The old man slammed the table fiercely, his eyes wide open.

“What? Do you want to spar with me?”

The man from the Ten Thousand Demons Valley also slammed the table and stood up. At the same time, a vast wave of energy surged out from his body, as if he was about to make a move.

“Alright, alright, stop talking.”

A red-robed old man stood up helplessly. If he did not step forward, the two of them might really start fighting here. With so many people present, it was likely that they would die of laughter.

Seeing that someone had stepped forward to mediate, the two of them snorted coldly and turned their heads away. Only then did their gazes return to the arena below.

Below, the thousand feet large demon ape’s body had already shrunk to over a hundred feet. Moreover, it continued to shrink rapidly.

At this moment, Zhou Nan was already half-kneeling on the ground. His face could be said to be devoid of any color. His aura had already become dispirited. Clearly, the damage to the demon ape’s soul had also implicated him.

“I… I admit defeat…” He clenched his teeth and endured for a moment. He used all the strength in his body to spit out these few short words. Soon after, his entire body could not endure any longer. He suddenly fell to the ground and actually fainted on the spot.

At the same time that he spoke, the green spiritual energy above immediately disappeared. At the same time, the demon ape’s soul, which was originally a thousand feet tall, also disappeared.

Qing Zhu Glanced at the referee, then turned around and left without looking back.

“This battle… the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion wins!”

The referee quickly announced the result of this battle.

In the stands, other than those who didn’t notice this side, almost everyone else fell into a long silence.

“The Ten Thousand Demons Valley… Lost just like that?”

After an unknown amount of time, someone spoke in bewilderment.

…

The room also fell into silence.

Tong Shan and Tang Conglin looked at each other and saw the undisguised shock in each other’s eyes.

“It seems that the worries from before… were unnecessary.” A moment later, Tang Conglin shook his head with a wry smile.

Tong Shan nodded his head noncommittally. However, what surprised him was not the victory of this match, but the strength of Qing Zhu.

With his current late-stage Saint, he could not see through her at all. He even had an illusion that if he were the one confronting Qing Zhu in the ring, would he really be able to win easily?

After some careful consideration, Tong Shan gave himself a negative answer.

On the other side, Hou Yu’s expression turned quite ugly.

Passing the qualifier with a crushing victory was supposed to be a happy thing, but because of the bet with Gu Xi, he was not happy at all. Instead, he wished he could turn around and leave.

He never thought that Qing Zhu would win, and win so easily.

If the person opposite him was not Zhou Nan from the Ten Thousand Demons Valley, he would even have thought that there must be some secret behind this competition.

“I think you haven’t forgotten our bet, right?” At the same time, Gu Xi walked over slowly with a smile on his face.

Hou Yu gritted his teeth and slowly closed his eyes. He did not want to talk to anyone.

Asking him to kneel down and kowtow was simply… A dream!

Gu Xi was not the least bit surprised by Hou Yu’s performance. He only shrugged his shoulders and continued, “Forget it, I won’t force you. It’s just an insignificant promise anyway. Kowtowing won’t do me any good.”

After saying that, Gu Xi turned around and prepared to leave.

Upon hearing this, Hou Yu wished he could tear Gu Xi into pieces.

If he really did not fulfill the bet between the two of them today, once word of this matter spread, it would spread like wildfire. After the Grand Sect Competition ended and he returned to the sect, he would probably be labeled as someone who did not keep his word! However, once he fulfilled the bet and kowtowed, he would definitely lose face!

In short, kowtowing or not kowtowing… neither would benefit him at all!

Hou Yu clenched his fists, deeply regretting agreeing to Gu Xi’s bet.

Thinking back, Gu Xi must have known about Qing Zhu’s strength at that time, which was why he was fearless enough to bet with him, and he was fooled like an idiot…

Bang!

After a muffled sound, Gu Xi’s figure paused.

Gu Xi looked back and saw Hou Yu kowtowing to him solidly. Now, Hou Yu’s face was livid, looking at Gu Xi as if he wanted to peel off his skin and tendons.