The rest also heard the commotion coming from the foot of the mountain, their expressions turning interesting.
“Junior brother, why don’t you go down first?” Liu Jinshui said.
“Senior brother, you are older than me and also my senior, you should go down first,” Li Xiaobai said.
“Stop dawdling, it’s just a couple of Spirit Stones, what’s the big deal?”
Yang Chen strutted out with an arrogant attitude, leading the way out of the sect gates and began driving away the disciples causing trouble nearby.
“Look, that damn Li Xiaobai is actually brothers with that fatso!”
“Damn it, the fatso is from Misty Peak too!”
“So he was a plant, we’ve been seriously scammed!”
“We must get an explanation for this, let’s go to the arena and demand one from the elders!”
“Don’t let him get away!”
Seeing the main culprit show his face, the disciples were fuming with anger, all following behind Li Xiaobai, wanting to seek justice.
Feeling panicked, Li Xiaobai saw that everyone was coming for him, afraid that this would not end well today.
The Spirit Stones were definitely gone, but his life was still his own.
The Sect Leader and more than a dozen elders had already arrived, ready to address the disciples. At this critical point in the competition, the slots for disciples to advance to the Holy Demon Sect had already been determined.
The following matches were merely for friendship’s sake, without contention for anything.
“What’s going on over there?”
“Aside from those from Misty Peak, what else could it be, they’re bringing their complaints all the way to me!”
“I’ve also heard from Feng Wuxie, this Li Xiaobai actually scammed his fellow disciples, truly despicable!”
“Enough talk, the sect has given several hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones to make up for Li Xiaobai’s mess, it’s an important day today; you elders should not squabble over every little detail!”
The Sect Leader said with a stern face.
The elders were grumbling inwardly, it sounded nice, but wasn’t the sect’s contribution simply deducted from their salary? Why should they clean up after the trouble Misty Peak caused? Feng Lingzi, that old guy, they had no idea where he had run off to.
Looking at Li Xiaobai, their eyes grew even colder, wishing they could give the boy a good beating.
Seeing that all the disciples had gathered, the Sect Leader raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down.
“I am already aware of the dispute between you and Li Xiaobai. All the disciples who were scammed can later go to the Salary Hall to receive compensation ― each of you will be compensated with twenty Lower Grade Spirit Stones,” he announced.
Hearing the Sect Leader say this, the disciples also quieted down. The most any of them had lost was around fifteen Spirit Stones, and now the Sect Leader was offering twenty Lower Grade Spirit Stones to each; by their calculations, they still came out ahead. However, they couldn’t vent the frustration that was festering in their stomachs.
They were unhappy deep down.
Li Xiaobai also let out a sigh of relief; with the Sect Leader handling the aftermath, he could be at ease.
“Outstanding disciples can use this competition to spot their shortcomings and strengthen themselves,” the Sect Leader said.
“I hope you all can…” the Sect Leader and the elders continued with some motivational words before handing over the stage to the ten participants of the upcoming matches.
Su Yunbing announced boldly, “Misty Peak claims the top ten in the great competition. Any objections?”
“It’s a wrap, a wrap!” Yang Chen chimed in as well.
“I have a big problem with Li Xiaobai!”
“You can lose the big competition, but Li Xiaobai must die!”
“Hand over Li Xiaobai, we want to duel him!”
The surrounding disciples weren’t buying it, even if the Sect Leader was willing to compensate them, they weren’t easily going to let Li Xiaobai off the hook.
Only a small portion of them had witnessed Li Xiaobai’s true strength; for the majority, he remained a figure known for deception and trickery.
“Li Xiaobai, what do you say?”
The Elders held a hint of mirth in their eyes, finally getting to witness Li Xiaobai make a fool of himself.
The Great Elder seemed like he wanted to say something but ultimately held back, believing that some lessons are best learned through personal experience.
Li Xiaobai was the epitome of “playing the pig to eat the tiger.”
Even he couldn’t fully defend against such sword qi; those disciples were merely delivering themselves to defeat.
Seeing the fervent disciples, Li Xiaobai felt helpless, it seemed that word of his victory over the True Disciple Hao Jian had not yet spread.
“I have no problem with it, if they want to challenge me, then let them come at me together.”
Li Xiaobai got into the zone and leisurely stepped up to the arena.
The disciples were boiling with rage again. How arrogant, to think he would fight them all by himself, it was an outrageous insult!
“Li Xiaobai, you are far too arrogant. The first match is between you and me. I told you, when we meet again, I’ll make your life worse than death!”
Lin Mang leaped onto the arena, his voice cold and stern, his goal today was to cripple Li Xiaobai.
“In my eyes, there is no difference between a True Disciple and an Outer Sect Disciple. Come at me, all of you.”
“It’s not that I’m targeting anyone in particular, I just want to say that everyone here is trash.”
Li Xiaobai stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.
The emotions of the disciples below the stage exploded instantaneously, their fury burning fiercely as dozens of them jumped onto the arena at once.
“Elder Brother Lin, no offense, but this guy is too infuriating. Today, we have to let him bleed a bit!”
“That’s right, Elder Brother Lin, this isn’t just your fight.”
“Today, Li Xiaobai must die!”
Lin Mang’s face wore a mocking expression: “Junior Brother Li, it mustn’t have been easy to become what you are.”
“You flatter me, Elder Brother. Make your move!”
Li Xiaobai raised his eyebrows, his face full of a provoking expression that just begged for a beating, and with full loathing, the disciples struck out angrily, all attacking Li Xiaobai at once.
Brightly colored flashes erupted on the stage in an instant.
“Ice-Fire Dual Extremes!”
“Great Fireball Technique!”
“Lingyun Sword Technique!”
“Evil Banishing Sword Technique!”
The robust spiritual power created waves that swept across the entire field, and Li Xiaobai, thrilled in his heart at the overwhelming onslaught, knew a wave of Attribute Points was on its way.
[Attribute Point +1…]
[Attribute Point +5…]
[Attribute Point +10…]
[Attribute Point +30…]
The disciples’ attacks were powerful, almost instantly netting him a hundred Attribute Points, but where did those thirty come from?
Li Xiaobai was puzzled. He knew the ten points were from Lin Feng, and none of the other disciples could surpass Lin Feng’s strength. Could it be that someone else struck him from a place he couldn’t see?
But even the thirty points couldn’t break his defenses.
He added all the Attribute Points he received into his defense in one breath and continued to face the brutal attacks head-on.
Below the stage, several elder brothers and sisters were all wearing expressions of astonishment, not expecting that their Junior Brother Li would be so fierce, facing the attacks of so many without the slightest problem.
“It seems this Junior Brother does indeed have some fortuitous encounters,” Liu Jinshui sighed.
Among the crowd, Feng Wuxie’s face showed even greater surprise. He had quietly shot out a poisoned needle while people weren’t paying attention, hoping to seriously injure Li Xiaobai amidst the chaos.
But to his utter disbelief, the poisoned needle couldn’t even pierce the opponent’s skin and was directly shattered.
It must be a Magic Treasure; the opponent was using a Magic Treasure to protect his body!
Feng Wuxie’s eyes burned with an even more fervent gaze, wishing he could kill Li Xiaobai and seize his treasure right then and there.
“Heh, no matter, you are ultimately heading to the Holy Demon Sect. Dying in the wilderness wouldn’t be surprising at all!”