Chapter 585: The Win

Xiao Feng’s mangled right hand was raised up high and he mustered whatever little strength he had in him.

With a weak and soft voice, he said, "I... give up...."

Every word that came out from his mouth took up all that he had left in him.

Granduncle Xiong glanced over at Sima Yu.

Sima Yu frowned and stood up.

He raised both of his hands and shouted, "I declare the winner of this match to be Granduncle Xiong!"

Granduncle Xiong stopped his attack and the abacus shrunk back into its original size.

It flew back into Granduncle Xiong’s hand and Granduncle Xiong felt the Spirit Qi being vacuumed out of his body in an instant.

Plop.

He dropped and sat onto the competition stage, too weak to stand up for even a little longer.

The Sima Family members quickly ran up to the competition stage and helped him up.

They pumped their fists into the air and gave out a victorious cheer.

"We did it!"

"The Sima Family has done it again."

"Our Artifacts are the best in the Da Qian Dynasty!"

All of them shouted out what they had kept in their chests after so long.

Their gaze turned onto the section where the Qing Feng Sect disciples were sitting.

And that made the Qing Feng Sect disciples’ faces flustered with anger.

Zhao Geng Nian stared at the senior disciples and shouted, "What are you waiting for! Go and help your senior martial brother!"

The senior disciples were startled by his shout as it was the first time they saw the Peak Lord losing his composure.

"We will get to it immediately."

They scurried onto the stage to help Xiao Feng with his serious wounds.

One of them gave Xiao Feng a Recovery Pill but it was not enough.

It only managed to stop the bleeding on his wounds.

They needed something that was even more powerful than a lowly Recovery Pill.

"Let him have this." Zhao Geng Nian reached into his sleeve pocket reluctantly and took out a jade pill bottle from it.

He hurled it at the senior disciples and one of them caught it.

And when the senior disciple opened the jade pill bottle, an herbal aroma filled the air.

There was only one pill inside the jade pill bottle and the senior disciples marveled at it for the brief moment it appeared before it was fed to Xiao Feng.

Zhao Geng Nian must have been saving this pill for dire situations and Xiao Feng’s serious injuries had forced him to use it on Xiao Feng instead.

It was a complete defeat of Zhao Geng Nian by the Sima Family.

Cough.

Xiao Feng coughed out a mouthful of blood after he swallowed the pill.

The senior disciples got worried for a moment when they saw him cough out the blood.

Fortunately for them, the wounds and bones of Xiao Feng started healing immediately.

His bones joined back together, after which, his flesh also grew back, and finally, the open wounds on his skin closed up.

Other than the lack of Spirit Qi and strength, Xiao Feng was mostly healed by the pill.

The senior disciples quickly helped Xiao Feng back on his feet, and Xiao Feng was too ashamed to put his head up.

His head lowered and he glanced at the ground on his way back to his seat.

"Hmph. I told you to cultivate and take your practice seriously." Zhao Geng Nian muttered with frustration and turned silent.

Xiao Feng no longer dared to argue back and he kept quiet with his head lowered.

After a moment of simmering in anger, Zhao Geng Nian glanced at Xiao Feng and asked, "Did you sense anyone interrupting the match?"

"Nothing, my Spirit Qi... gone awry out of a sudden and that Granduncle Xiong seemed to have a sudden boost of Spirit Qi." Xiao Feng shook his head and said while rubbing on his chest.

Zhao Geng Nian nodded his head and pondered on it.

That was what he had sensed while the match was going on.

His Spiritual Sense covered the whole of the arena and there wasn’t anything unusual.

No one had interfered or intervened.

But how could it be?

Zhao Geng Nian glanced over at the elders from the Artifact and Formation Array Peaks.

They too were just as perturbed as he was.

"I didn’t sense anything unusual either." The elders shook their heads and replied when Zhao Geng Nian glanced over at them.

"Maybe my Peak Lord could help with the investigation on who is behind this?" The elder from the Artifact Peak asked with a smirk on his face.

"My peak lord could help too. The sect leader might be getting impatient if you can’t settle the Sima Family soon." The other elder from the Formation Array Peak chimed in and said.

That got Zhao Geng Nian angered.

His chest moved up and down rapidly for a few moments before it slowed down again.

Zhao Geng Nian stared at them and said, "I’m sure I will ask for their help when necessary but I don’t need their help for now."

He would figure out if there was anything suspicious in this arena all by himself.

Whoever it was that was behind it might be much more powerful than he was and he wouldn’t want to risk agitating the Sima Family for now.

But he would need to know who he was dealing with first before he could plan his next step of action.

Zhao Geng Nian glanced at the senior disciples and said, "Check this arena after the tournament, and check everyone who participated in the matches or anyone who was involved with the Sima Family."

He had a suspicion that whoever it was that was behind manipulating the matches was someone involved.

"Yes, Peak Lord. We will get to the bottom of it." The senior disciples cupped their hands at him and said.

"Just figure out who the suspects are. Do not engage with them under any circumstances." Zhao Geng Nian said, giving the senior disciples a warning.

If that person behind it all could fix the matches according to his will, these senior disciples weren’t his match.

The senior disciples nodded their heads at him and said, "We will, Peak Lord."

On the opposite side of the competition stage, it was a totally different scene.

"Brother Xuan Qi, we should drink for the day to celebrate!"

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