Chapter 162 – The Six Diamonds
The atmosphere inside the Quinyang Sect’s dressing area was somewhat varied, while most were depressed, some had managed to remain clam. Almost all of them, however, were feeling a bit sad owing to the tragic end of w.a.n.g Yun Fei’s brave display.
Although w.a.n.g Yun Fei wasn’t feeling discouraged or depressed, Bi Fan, Jing Feng and Mo Nan were unable to bear the suffering that the Wu Ji Sect had brought upon their Brother.
A few people had already secretly vowed to beat up every Wu Ji Sect disciple that they may encounter in the contest from here on, in order to avenge w.a.n.g Yun Fei.
The next few groups didn’t have any Quinyang Sect disciples in them and the few Wu Ji Sect disciples who were contesting in these groups managed to get easy victories.
The Wu Ji Sect disciples were quite strong, and the eight men who had made it into this round were already above the mid-level of the ‘transformation’ layer. So basically, they were winning with clean sweeps.
The sixth group’s turn came around, but Bi Fan wasn’t required to compete yet.
“Brother Bi Fan, you’re in luck, there’s a Wu Ji Sect disciple in your group.” Jing Feng smiled.
Bi Fan said: “That’s good, but I hope that he doesn’t lose early on.”
“That guy is called Chao Rui, he’s one of the six diamonds of the Wu Ji Sect; he’s not going to lose very easily.” Jing Feng said: “In fact, even I would have a tough time sorting him out.”
“The Six Diamonds huh, well beating him will certainly be good for me.” Bi Fan smiled.
“Young Bi Fan, you must be careful with Chao Rui; he’s a tough one, but you must also send him back crawling from the ring.”
“Yes, we must take revenge for what they did to young w.a.n.g Yun Fei.”
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Most of the core disciples disliked Bi Fan, but for the time being were trying to encourage him, putting their personal feeling aside, since they all wanted to avenge w.a.n.g Yun Fei at any cost.
However, Bi Fan knew that gaining their true allegiance wouldn’t be this easy.
As long as Yan Yu Si showed care towards Bi Fan, these core disciples were likely to be envious of him.
Chao Rui is a very powerful fighter, and is truly worthy of being one of the Six Diamonds of the Wu Ji Sect. He managed to finish the fight in less than ten minutes, and his opponent wasn’t even able to fight back starting right from the first second of the fight, to its very last.
“Chao Rui is a very strong guy, and his opponent wasn’t even able to fight back, even though the man was already inside the ‘transformation’ layer.” A core disciple observed: “Young Bi Fan, do you feel that you can match him?”
“I’ll give my best, and anyway, I have to avenge Brother w.a.n.g Yun Fei.” Bi Fan replied lightly.
Bi Fan didn’t care about Chao Rui’s performance, and had only been focusing his attention on Chao Rui’s martial skills.
Chao Rui was indeed very powerful, and had used both sets of the ‘Yin Yang sword’, and his power output was simply magnificent.
As the contest progressed, Mo Nan wasn’t required to fight yet, and Jing Feng’s opponent gave in before the fight started.
The Wu Ji Sect disciples managed to win all their fights with ease, and Ba Gua Sect’s Li Qian Xun, and Chen Kang also managed to resolve their battles with ease.
Today’s contest had been very thrilling so far, and Bi Fan was overjoyed by the number of the advanced martial skills that he had been able to memorize so far.
Today, since all the martial artists were quite strong, their understanding of their skill sets was also quite deep. He had been able to get a very good look at all the famed skills of the other Sects, and some people had also used the skills which they had obtained during their adventures.
This was a tough round, and on top of that, all the contestants were quite strong, which is why many people were being forced to use their trump skills.
Bi Fan was paying a very close attention to the display of these unique skill sets.
The first set of the second round came to end, and it was time for Ji Ying Lan to take the stage again.
“Ji Ying Lan, how much have you managed to recover?” Ling Xin Ya asked.
“Feel at ease Deputy Master, I have almost recovered my entire energy.” Ji Ying Lan a.s.sured.
Jing Feng smiled: “Brother Ji Ying Lan, you have to win. We cannot allow anyone to underestimate the Quinyang Sect, especially after young w.a.n.g Yun Fei has demonstrated such exceptional valor. Whoever hurts the Quinyang Sect must repay ten times over.”
“We’ll make them repay ten times over!” All the Quinyang Sect disciples roared in unison.
The lady luck seemed to be sitting on Ji Ying Lan’s shoulders, and even though his opponent for this fight had already entered the ‘transformation’ layer, he had only done so very recently.
After an arduous battle against the exceptionally skilled Ji Ying Lan, and after facing the entire ‘fufeng double-edged sword’ suit, the man finally gave in, making Ji Ying Lan the first contest to qualify for the third round.
“Congratulations Brother Ji Ying Lan!”
“Congratulations….”
“Well done!”
The entire delegation of the Quinyang Sect was very pleased to see Ji Ying Lan making it to the third round, since it meant that his feat would help the Sect by increasing their odds of retaining a top-five spot in the decennial rating system.
The Quinyang Sect disciples were quite excited, and Ji Ying Lan’s value seemed have increased in the eyes of everyone.
Luo Sheng was the only one who looked sad and gloomy.
During the disciple’s contest, Luo Sheng had beaten Ji Ying Lan. At present however, Luo Sheng had been eliminated in the first round, whereas Ji Ying Lan had already made it to the third.
Luo Sheng was lamenting his bad luck, and his hatred for Ji Ying Lan, Jing Feng, Mo Nan, and Bi Fan was reaching new heights. He was even envious of w.a.n.g Yun Fei.
w.a.n.g Yun Fei had injured himself after a heroic display, and everybody was applauding him for his effort and loyalty. Everyone seemed to care for him, and his efforts had become the focal point of the Sect’s morale.
Luo Sheng’s mind was sinking in to a depression, and he was already beginning to hate everyone in the room, so much so that he wished to kill them all.
Evil energy had started to emanate from Luo Sheng’s body, and a lot of people had started feeling the chills.
Bi Fan was the first one to sense it, since the time he had spent inside the Devil’s Abyss had made him very sensitive to the presence of evil energy.
“It seems that I will have to be wary of Luo Sheng, if things keep going at this rate, then this boy will lose his mind very soon.” Bi Fan thought to himself.
In the second set, Li Qian Xun won his fight as easily as ever. In fact, his opponent was so intimidated by him, that the man wasn’t even able to play his strengths properly.
Once Li Qian Xun had successfully secured his promotion, it was finally time for Bi Fan to fight his set.
The spectators had been awaiting this contest between Bi Fan and Chao Rui for a while now, since there was a very strong sense of hatred between the Wu Ji Sect and the Quinyang Sect. On top of that, since a Wu Ji Sect disciple had crippled Quinyang’s w.a.n.g Yun Fei earlier, the entire audience was even more excited to see this contest.
There was a smell of gunpowder in the air as the Quinyang Sect and Wu Ji Sect exchanged hateful glances; any fool could make out that the two Sects weren’t on good terms.
“I think Chao Rui will definitely win this fight, since he’s considered one of the Six Diamonds of the Wu Ji Sect. Even though he’s only come up in the last three years, his strength is absolutely dominating.”
“Obviously Chao Rui is more powerful, whereas the Quinyang Sect guy hasn’t even made it to the ‘transformation’ layer yet. Once the fight starts to drag on, the Quinyang Sect guy will not be able to match up to the depth of Chao Rui’s energy level.”
“I don’t think so; I think that Bi Fan can win this. If you saw his earlier fights, then you will have noticed that he’s not that easy to beat.”
“Yes, I also agree that Bi Fan is very good, but anyway, I cannot fathom the idea that he is capable of beating Chao Rui.”
“No matter who wins the fight, I expect the contest to be a fierce one. I can’t wait for it to get started.”
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The enthusiasm with which the audience was discussing this fight was a clear indication that they were really looking forward to it.
Bi Fan was sitting in the dressing room, and Mo Nan and Jing Feng were trying to boost his morale.
“Brother Bi Fan, don’t go easy on him okay, you must beat Chao Rui to a pulp.” Jing Feng was even more excited about this fight than Bi Fan was.
“Yes, you have to avenge w.a.n.g Yun Fei, so you mustn’t go easy on Chao Rui.” Mo Nan added.
Luo Jia said: “Young Bi Fan, you ought to destroy Chao Rui, and make the Wu Ji Sect feel the pain of it.”
“Destroy Chao Rui, how do you destroy a man ah?” A core disciple laughed.
“Directly cut off his….” Luo Jia made a few gestures to indicate her meaning, and revealed a wicked smile at the same time.
The male disciples couldn’t help as they covered their lower body parts with their hands, out of fear.
“Luo Jia, really….” Lin Qing Yao blushed.
“Haha….”
“Miss Luo Jia’s proposal is worth considering ah!” Bi Fan suddenly spoke up, and a chill ran down everyone’s spine.