"It's over."
"We won! We won!"
"Senior Brother Kong Xuan is mighty!"
"..."
With Yu Ding and Kong Xuan's battle over, the Interception Sect disciples immediately erupted in cheers.
Li Yun's first-place ranking was beyond dispute; he had earned it by defeating everyone.
Kong Xuan and Yu Ding represented the Interception Sect and Chan Teachings respectively.
Now that Kong Xuan had won, it showed that the Interception Sect had claimed the final victory in this Combat Tournament between the Chan and Jie Sects.
The same was true of the subsequent rankings.
Huang Long was no match for Gui Ling.
Tai Yi and Da Peng had fought to a draw.
The others had their wins and losses as well, but overall, the Interception Sect ranked higher.
Because of this, the Interception Sect disciples were flushed with excitement, some of them even exhilarated.
The situation on the Chan Teachings side was the opposite.
The Direct Disciples all lowered their heads in disappointment. Guang Chengzi in particular sat slumped there in a daze, completely oblivious to what was happening around him.
Duobao was in the same state.
He too sat slumped there, paying no attention to the excited Interception Sect disciples around him. Lost in his own emotions and thoughts, he looked utterly listless.
No one else could be blamed for this.
If they had not shrunk back when facing Li Yun, even abandoning the dignity of the Chan and Jie Sects and provoking the Saints' wrath, how would things have ended up like this?
"The tournament is over!"
At that moment, the Three Pure Ones rose from their seats, stepped to the front, and announced it loudly.
Immediately afterward, Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian began distributing rewards. Low-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures, Mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasures, and Jade Talismans containing cultivation