"Chu Yungui wins!"
On the combat stage, Chu Yungui stood panting, his Daoist robe in tatters and his greatsword planted before him.
He had truly given this fight everything he had.
He had lost to Jiang Jinyue in the round-robin matches, then to Zhang Qiao in the ranking matches. Chu Yungui had been on the verge of damaging his Dao Heart. Fortunately, he had fought Qin Shu with all his strength and finally won.
He had come out of it a wreck, but at least he had won a match. If Qin Shu had beaten him too and left him ranked ninth in the Nascent Soul Realm, he might really have gone mad.
"Fairy Qin, thank you for the match."
Chu Yungui grinned, his face alight with delight. It had been a hard fight. Against Qin Shu, who was renowned for her spells, he had nearly drowned beneath the flood of techniques and divine abilities. But he had won in the end, so of course he smiled.
Qin Shu was not disappointed either. Once Jiang Jinyue, Zhang Qiao, and Lin Qinghe had shown their edge, she had known the top-ten ranking matches would be difficult. Though she had made it into the top ten and had entertained hopes of taking first, she had failed to get past Chu Yungui.
By now, Qin Shu's spiritual power was nearly exhausted, and her face had gone somewhat pale. Still, the fight had been exhilarating, and she smiled. "Senior Brother Chu, you're formidable. I'm impressed."
Chu Yungui simply collapsed onto the ground. "Me, formidable? The truly formidable ones are up ahead."
"Gu Yuanhai, Liu Zonghe, Shen Guanhe—heh, they're all about to be pushed down."
"First place in the Nascent Soul Realm will go to either Jiang Jinyue or Zhang Qiao."
At his words, Qin