Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 268

Chapter 268: The Final Outcome

Man Long’s actions surprised Jiang Hao.

The position of chief disciple was, in theory, not something anyone would willingly give up, as the privileges of a chief disciple were definitely far superior to those of an ordinary successor.

Otherwise, Bai Ye wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to become the chief.

Yet, even so, Man Long threw the fight.

At first, it must have been real; if he lost, then he lost.

But if he didn’t lose, he intentionally threw the fight.

It was very subtle, so subtle that he almost didn’t notice.

And Bai Ye’s techniques were already hard to predict, making it nearly impossible for anyone to discern the truth from the facade.

The question was whether any of the elders or the twelve main vein masters watching in secret would notice.

And if they did, whether they would intervene.

‘I calculated everything but misjudged Man Long.’

Jiang Hao sighed.

“Did he win?”

For a moment, everyone around was somewhat in disbelief.

“It seems like he won.”

“Did you see how he won?”

“I don’t understand either, it just felt like Man Long Senior Brother kept getting hurt.”

“Are you ignorant? He can’t get close; once he does, he might get poisond, or even injured, destabilizing his energy and sealing his cultivation. That’s why Senior Brother Man Long had to trade injury for injury, and in the end, it was about who couldn’t hold on.”

“Does this mean Bai Ye is going to become the chief?”

“Not yet, there’s still one last hurdle.”

Jiang Hao stood still, gazing into the distance.

Now that Bai Ye had defeated Man Long, only the other chiefs’ tests remained.

As long as he passed the tests, he could become the chief.

The difficulty of the tests was much less than defeating Man Long, so in theory, he shouldn’t fail.

“Do you think Bai Ye will ultimately become the chief, Junior Brother?” Liu Xingchen asked.

“It looks like he will,” Jiang Hao said.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, it seemed indeed likely.

He needed to plan for the long term.

It was a bit troublesome, but he was about to advance to the late Nascent Soul stage, and even if it was troublesome, he could try to take action.

“I wonder which chief will come,” Liu Xingchen said softly.

At that moment, a figure descended from mid-air.

It was a fairy dressed in a purple immortal dress, with long, fair legs, a clearly defined bust, a slender waist that could be encircled with a hand, and her hair tied up in a young girl’s bun.

She landed gently in front of Bai Ye, her expression calm.

“Congratulations to Junior Brother for defeating Man Long. Now, I will verify Junior Brother’s qualifications. I will suppress my cultivation to the late Nascent Soul stage and only make one move. You may resist with all your might, and if you are still standing after one move, you will be considered qualified.”

“The sixth-ranked chief, Tianhuan Pavilion’s Senior Sister Wei Si,” Liu Xingchen said with some surprise.

“It’s actually the sixth-ranked when it should have been one of the top five in the past.”

“Does that mean it’s easier to pass?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Not necessarily, for Bai Ye who is at the late Nascent Soul stage, there is no difference between the top five and the sixth,” Liu Xingchen said.

Jiang Hao was not optimistic; it was just one move, and it was unlikely that it couldn’t be blocked.

“Shall we begin then?”

At that moment, Wei Si suppressed her cultivation to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Bai Ye took a deep breath, mobilized all his power, and then said,

“Senior Sister, please make your move.”

Wei Si looked at Bai Ye, and at that moment, a spiritual energy whirlwind began to appear around her.

In an instant, she took a step.

The surrounding spiritual energy surged with her movement as if she commanded everything around her.

To everyone watching, it seemed as if Wei Si had moved yet hadn’t moved.

But her figure had already arrived in front of Bai Ye.

At that moment, Bai Ye’s pupils constricted.

It was too late; there was no time to defend.

In the gaze of all, Wei Si placed her hand on Bai Ye’s chest.

Pfft~

Immediately, Bai Ye’s body spurted out a torrent of blood, and he was thrown backward off the ground.

With a thud, he fell heavily to the ground.

The blood stained the earth red.

His life force was weak.

Wei Si stood in place and waited for a moment, but Bai Ye couldn’t get up.

Afterward, Wei Si spoke calmly.

“Bai Ye, your promotion to chief has failed.”

For a moment, the crowd was in an uproar, and Jiang Hao was also somewhat incredulous; he was still immersed in that palm strike.

The surrounding spiritual energy and the essence of spiritual herbs, all of it was drawn by her, becoming part of the attack.

What seemed like a calm palm strike was actually filled with a torrent of spiritual energy, attacking furiously.

With this speed and strength, Jiang Hao felt that he couldn’t handle it.

This was with the opponent suppressing their cultivation level; if they hadn’t, the prospect was too frightening to contemplate.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Hao stopped dwelling on these thoughts.

No rush, he could catch up.

As long as he could continue to cultivate steadily, the future was promising.

However, Bai Ye’s failure to advance was somewhat surreal to him.

To think that he would lose at the last moment.

It was one thing for Senior Sister Wei Si to be strong, but Bai Ye’s inability to suppress his curse was another matter.

In any case, the outcome was favorable.

In two months, he could make his move with confidence.

Murder was not an option, but…

By then, he could pay a visit.

“So he failed just like that?”

“Senior Brother Bai Ye has failed, so does that mean Man Long Senior Brother remains the chief disciple?”

“Isn’t that unfair? Senior Brother Bai Ye was clearly at the end of his rope; how could he withstand a full-force strike from the sixth chief?”

“What’s fair or unfair? It’s already quite fair. The challenger had the home ground advantage, and winning the last round against the top few contenders for chief is nothing unfair.”

“The challenger has the home ground advantage, so isn’t that unfair to Senior Brother Man Long?”

“How is that unfair? Senior Brother Man Long has been the chief for many years, with countless resources aiding his cultivation. Isn’t that even more unfair?”

Jiang Hao, standing nearby, nodded slightly.

This Senior Brother made sense.

If a chief disciple, with all their privileges and resources, couldn’t win even on the challenger’s turf, they indeed didn’t deserve to be chief.

Man Long was qualified to be chief, but it was a pity he held back.

It seemed Bai Ye had offered him an irresistible price.

At this moment, Wei Si did not leave but turned to look at Man Long:

“Bai Ye’s attempt to become chief has failed, and Man Long has been defeated in a cross-rank challenge, losing the chief’s face. He is stripped of the right to contend for chief for ten years.”

“Ten years?”

Man Long struggled to stand and said, “Why?”

Boom!

An invisible hand descended from the sky, slapping Man Long into the ground.

The sound of breaking bones was incessant.

Man Long’s face twisted in agony.

“If you’re not satisfied with ten years, then let it be fifteen,” Wei Si said calmly as she withdrew her hand.

After Man Long dared not object, Wei Si looked around at everyone.

“The battle for chief will commence in three years. For the first three years, the resources for the tenth chief position will be divided among the top nine. If no chief emerges in the second three years, the strongest in each realm will share them. Four from the Foundation Establishment, four from the Golden Core, and four from the Nascent Soul. This will continue until a tenth chief appears.”

As Wei Si’s voice faded, she soared into the sky and disappeared from sight.

Jiang Hao felt somewhat astonished; the authority of a chief seemed quite high.

And he also realized that as long as no tenth chief appeared, the top nine would share many resources.

No wonder becoming a chief was so difficult; they didn’t want too many contenders.

Ye Yaqing had said it would be difficult for Bai Ye to succeed; it seemed there were reasons for that.

And thus, Man Long was stripped of the right to become chief for fifteen years.

For ordinary disciples, there was also a chance to share the chief’s resources.

That was to become the strongest in each realm.

Jiang Hao felt he had a chance, but that would be too conspicuous.

He just wanted to be in a middle position.

First, he needed to find out what the resources were.

And it would be three years before it came to the ordinary disciples of the sect.

No rush.

For now, he would focus on advancing to the late stage of Nascent Soul.