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For once, this also included Bi Qing who had acted indifferent during this entire tournament.
She also looked at the guards who brought the reward over with narrowed eyes as if she was cautious of them.
But after looking at them for a bit, she relaxed those eyes since she couldn’t find anything wrong with them.
The reward was slowly brought forward and everyone’s attention was drawn to it.
One might think that doing this was a security issue, but it was the opposite. They were doing this on purpose just so they could monitor the prize as it moved across the stadium.
As it was moving across the stage, the space around the prize and the guards was completely evacuated. Other than the winners at the podium and the City Lord who was going to present the prize, there was no one else here other than the guards around the prize.
So as long as anyone appeared in this large space, they would be immediately found.
At the same time, there were countless arrays that were laid out in this space that were currently all working to monitor this space. So even if someone used some kind of technique to hide themselves, they would be found with all of these arrays that checked for different things.
This was an almost overboard lineup, but the reward for the winner was just that important.
As they came closer and closer, there were many people who were just waiting for something to happen. After all, there was no better chance to steal this than right now.
But in the end, nothing happened at all as the reward was able to reach the podium.
Once it was there, the City Lord came forward to take charge and take over handing the reward to the winner.
Of course, the guards didn’t leave after handing it over to the City Lord. They went all around the podium and completely locked off the area so that no one could approach the podium.
Then as if they didn’t think that it was enough, all of the guards suddenly released their spiritual energy.
As soon as they released their spiritual energy, all of it came together to form a barrier around the podium. This barrier completely blocked off everyone’s perception of the podium, but it still allowed them to see what was happening inside.
It was as if everything inside of the barrier had been sealed in a different dimension.
This was not a normal array…
Those that had some knowledge could tell that this was a rare spatial spiritual energy array. So in a sense, it really was as if the space inside of there was sealed in a different dimension.
Only after this was done did the City Lord move forward towards Bi Qing.
Bi Qing had been silently waiting for this, but as she saw him coming closer, it was hard for her not to show a trace of excitement in her eyes.
After all, even if she showed a calm look the entire time, she was actually somewhat excited about this reward based on what she had heard.
When the City Lord was standing in front of Bi Qing, he didn’t waste any time at all as he brought the chest in his hand forward. He held the bottom of the chest with one hand as he opened the chest with the other.
When it was opened, there wasn’t any flashy light that came out of the chest.
All that was revealed was a piece of paper and a token that was lying there inside of that chest.
Neither of these items looked like they were anything extraordinary, but Bi Qing’s eyes lit up when she saw these things. At the same time, the two young missus also revealed looks of excitement when these two items appeared.
In the crowd, the normal audience members were confused when they saw this piece of paper and this token since it didn’t seem like it was anything special to them. But they could see the looks on the faces of Bi Qing and the two young missus, so they knew that these things weren’t simple.
At the same time, they didn’t believe that a tournament of this level would offer a bad prize.
For the cultivators in the crowd, they all had different expressions from the normal members of the audience.
That was because they could feel the aura that was coming from this prize.
It wasn’t the piece of paper that was letting out this feeling, but rather the token. They could feel the powerful energy that was contained within the token and knew that it wasn’t a simple item.
But at the same time, that didn’t mean that they ignored the piece of paper.
They knew that the piece of paper came with the token for a reason…it was the map that led to the place where the token would be used.
After it was presented to her, Bi Qing only hesitated a single second before taking them both and putting them away in her Spatial Ring.
As the two items disappeared, everyone couldn’t help looking at Bi Qing with a strange look, but no one did anything.
Once she had received the reward, the City Lord put the chest away and then announced the end of the tournament. But at the same time, everyone could see the look of relief that was on his face.
After all, if these things were kept in his hands, they would be nothing more than ticking time bombs.
Now that he had finally handed them off to the winner, it was no longer his problem.
Keeping these items safe had been quite the headache, but now it was Bi Qing’s problem.
Once Bi Qing received these items, she didn’t waste any time as she moved out of the arena. She didn’t even give the City Lord the time to finish his speech about the end of the tournament.
The people who had come for this prize also didn’t waste any time at all to leave the arena as well.
In the end, it was only the normal people who were left here watching the City Lord.
But of course, even they knew what was going to happen.
The only problem was that this was now a real fight between cultivators. It would not be something that they could watch easily since it would mean losing their lives if they got in between this battle.
So that was also the main reason why they stayed inside of the arena.
If they went out now, they would be caught up in the big fight between cultivators happening outside.
For the same reason, the City Lord had already dismissed the city guards around the area and had brought them all into the arena to protect the audience. At the same time, he arranged some other guards to create a perimeter around the fight so that normal citizens wouldn’t be caught up.
As for what happened between the cultivators, that wasn’t his concern.
Among the people that followed Bi Qing out, that included Lin Fan and Mu Bao Bao who had been watching the entire time.
When they came out, they easily found Bi Qing since she was completely alone as she walked down the street. But that was only in the small area around her.
All around her, hiding in the buildings and in alleys were many people who wanted the prize from her.
But of course, not a single one of them was willing to make a move first.
They knew that whoever made a move first would be the one testing the waters and they didn’t want that to be them. After all, they had never seen the true depths of Bi Qing’s power…Even if the seeded contestants had done their best, they had never been able to force Bi Qing to go all out.
At the same time, they were certain that Bi Qing wouldn’t have come here alone…
So no one dared to be the first one to attack her.
But then before anyone could react, Bi Qing suddenly stopped and said, “All of you, you can come at once if you want.”
Everyone who had been hiding couldn’t help being surprised when they heard this, but that surprise also quickly disappeared. They realized that Bi Qing was just taunting them to make them reveal themselves, so they didn’t fall for this bait…
Or rather most of them didn’t fall for this bait.
There was one group who did fall for it in the end.
It was Mo Tie from the Iron Demon Sect and the group of elders who came with him.
They jumped down right in front of Bi Qing and then quickly moved to surround her.
Mo Tie had a fierce look on his face as he looked at Bi Qing, as if he could still remember what she had done to him. But he forced himself to stay calm as he said, “Young miss Bi, if you hand over the prize now, I can let you go without any harm.”
Even though she was surrounded by people who were clearly elders and stronger than Mo Tie, Bi Qing didn’t panic at all. She just had a calm look on her face as she faced them.
Mo Tie wasn’t surprised at all since he had already experienced her arrogance and in fact, he had even expected her to act this way.
If she didn’t act this way, that meant that he wouldn’t have been able to get his revenge.
So after seeing that she wasn’t willing to hand it over, he said with a smile, “Elders, if you would please.”
The elders he had brought with him had a hesitant look, but they still made a move in the end.