The top two Inner Sect Disciples from the Main Peak won the Sect Tournament but lost Face.
Qin Chu looked at the two and returned to the Green Bamboo Peak's area. Er Pang, ever the scoundrel, got Qin Chu a tree stump to sit on. Many Protectors and Elders were standing and watching!
Qin Chu didn't stand on ceremony and sat down. Why couldn't he sit? No one forced him to stand and watch, right?
The Disciples of the Main Peak glared at Qin Chu, wishing they could kill him right then and there.
"Stop staring at me! If you don't like what you see, then come fight! You bullied me terribly back then, even locking me in the dungeon, so I'm not being excessive now." After sitting down, Qin Chu threw out a remark that made Su Shanhe furious.
Su Shanhe took a deep breath, calmed his anger, and announced the start of the Inner Sect Disciple ranking battles.
Luo Zhen looked back at Qin Chu and nodded in satisfaction. He admired Qin Chu's audacity to say what he wanted and do what he wanted, regardless of who the other person was. So what if he was the Vice Sect Master? He couldn't cover the sky with one hand, could he?
"Boss, you're so domineering!" Er Pang took a teapot from a Utility Disciple and poured Qin Chu a cup of water.
Drinking water, Qin Chu watched the Green Cloud Sect's Inner Sect Disciple matches.
Many people looked at this scene and found it incredibly unreasonable. Aside from Su Shanhe in the main seating area and a few Elders of the Green Cloud Sect, only the Peak Masters of each peak had tables with tea. Even the Elders of the various peaks didn't have tea, but Qin Chu had a tree stump to sit on and tea to drink. His treatment and status were beyond words.
The Protectors, and Elders of Green Bamboo Peak didn't say anything, finding it normal, so what could the other peaks say?
The battles continued. This time, Green Bamboo Peak's Inner Sect Disciples performed very well, with two Disciples entering the top ten. However, the Main Peak still had more Disciples in the top ten, with three. One peak had no Inner Sect Disciples enter the top ten.
Once the top ten were determined, the ranking battles followed.
After the ranking battles, one Inner Sect Disciple from Green Bamboo Peak took third place, a Disciple from the Main Peak took second, and a female Disciple from Qianluo Peak took first place.
"It's regrettable that my Main Peak's Inner Sect Disciple, Shang Shuyu, is in closed-door Cultivation and unable to participate in this Sect Tournament. Now, I announce the rankings..." Su Shanhe mentioned Shang Shuyu to save some Face for the Main Peak before announcing the Inner Sect Disciple rankings.
After announcing the rankings, Su Shanhe looked at Qin Chu with a challenging gaze, implying, "Go on, you try!"
The female Disciple from Qianluo Peak who took first place this time was very strong. Her Heavenly Luo Sword Art had no flaws—or rather, it was extremely difficult to break at the third-tier level, and her attacks were continuous. The Inner Sect Disciples who fought against her couldn't withstand her onslaught.
"Are you provoking me? That's fine!" Qin Chu put down his teacup, straightened his robes, and walked into the arena.
"The second-ranked one, your name is Wu Cheng, right? Your combat strength is very strong, and I want to try it out to see if your second-place ranking is well-deserved! I'm a Utility Disciple, you won't refuse, will you? If you refuse, you'll lose a lot of Face, indicating that you're inferior to a Utility Disciple," Qin Chu said.
"You scum, go to hell!" The Inner Sect Disciple from the Main Peak who got second place, named Wu Cheng, flashed and rushed towards Qin Chu, his longsword directly attacking Qin Chu's throat.
With a clear clang, Qin Chu's longsword was unsheathed, directly striking the tip of Wu Cheng's longsword, breaking Wu Cheng's attack. "You want to kill me?"
"I just want to kill you! You, a piece of trash, dare to challenge the Main Peak. What kind of thing are you? You blaspheme our Prince Qing's prestige, so you must die!" Wu Cheng unleashed his second sword attack.
He wanted to kill!
Wu Cheng's Face was full of murderous intent, and his sword swings were extremely sharp, holding nothing back; he just wanted to kill Qin Chu.
At this moment, Qin Chu understood that Wu Cheng was one of Gan Qing's people, otherwise he wouldn't have called him Prince Qing. When mentioning Gan Qing, Wu Cheng even glanced in Gan Qing's direction.
Qin Chu's longsword trembled as he executed the Startling God Sword Art, deflecting Wu Cheng's longsword with a diagonal thrust, followed by a horizontal slash.
Wu Cheng's expression changed, and he quickly brought his sword back to block. But Qin Chu's sword moves were too fast. As Qin Chu's horizontal slash approached Wu Cheng's chest, Wu Cheng's longsword barely managed to block Qin Chu's longsword, but it still drew a streak of blood.
When their weapons clashed, Wu Cheng's body was sent reeling back. This was mainly because Qin Chu's body was incredibly strong, and his strength was too great; Wu Cheng couldn't withstand it!
After repelling Wu Cheng, Qin Chu stomped his foot, his body leaped into the air, and then he brought his sword down on Wu Cheng's head.
Wu Cheng, who had retreated a few steps and regained his footing, held his longsword horizontally to block in the air.
Just as the longsword was about to strike Wu Cheng's shoulder, Qin Chu's wrist flicked, and the longsword suddenly changed, the downward slash turning into a diagonal cut, aiming for Wu Cheng's right arm.
Wu Cheng's Face was filled with terror because Qin Chu's change of moves was too fast; he couldn't block it at all.
Swish!
The sword light flashed, Wu Cheng's wrist was severed, and Qin Chu's longsword swept back again, directly severing Wu Cheng's throat.
"Originally, it was just a sparring match, but you wanted to kill me, so I had no choice. What about Prince Qing's dignity not being blasphemed? I even want to trample on it!" Qin Chu flicked his wrist, his longsword returned to its sheath, and then he nonchalantly collected Wu Cheng's storage bracelet and weapon.
"Qin Chu, do you want to die? You damn Utility Disciple, how dare you kill an Inner Sect Disciple? Guards, seize him!" Su Shanhe was furious. Qin Chu's killing of a Main Peak Inner Sect Disciple had reached a level of utter disregard.
"Everyone, wait a moment! A Utility Disciple is also a Disciple of the Green Cloud Sect. He wanted to kill me, so I can't kill him? Is this a rule of the Green Cloud Sect, or a rule of your Main Peak?" Seeing several Protectors approaching him, Qin Chu shouted loudly.
Luo Zhen also stood up, "Yes, I also want to know if this is a rule of the Green Cloud Sect, or a rule of the Main Peak. Can the Disciples of the Main Peak yell about killing the Disciples of Green Bamboo Peak, and our Disciples of Green Bamboo Peak just have to stick out their necks and wait to be killed?"
"Peak Master Luo, what do you mean now? Are you trying to go against me?" Su Shanhe was enraged, because Luo Zhen was truly giving him no Face.
"Disregarding the lives of my Green Bamboo Peak Disciples, and then letting you get away with it? That won't do!" Luo Zhen showed no intention of backing down. Qin Chu had stepped up, so how could he back down?
"Enough, the Main Peak Disciple initiated murderous intent against a fellow Disciple, so he deserved to die. Let this matter drop!" Lu Yuan stood up and directly defined the situation.
Su Shanhe turned to look at Lu Yuan, "Elder Lu also believes that Qin Chu's killing can be done with impunity?"
"Then I ask, when Wu Cheng wanted to kill, why didn't Vice Sect Master Su stop him?" Lu Yuan asked Su Shanhe.
"I didn't have time." Su Shanhe's Face turned red with anger. Besides Luo Zhen, Lu Yuan was also giving him no Face.
The Protectors of the Green Cloud Sect no longer approached Qin Chu. Lu Yuan was the Elder of the Green Cloud Sect's Protectors, and he was in charge of these matters. Since Lu Yuan said Wu Cheng deserved to die, they couldn't apprehend anyone.
"This beautiful lady, how about a spar?" With no one else targeting him, Qin Chu looked at the female Disciple from Qianluo Peak.
"You little bastard!" Upon hearing Qin Chu's words, Peak Master Lei Yin of Qianluo Peak immediately cursed.