Defeated!?
Zhong Yu had been defeated!?
All manner of complicated emotions surged through everyone's hearts.
The outcome of today's duel had completely exceeded everyone's expectations!
Even Peak Master Gongye Zhuo, a Diheng Seat elder who had weathered countless storms, showed a trace of surprise in his eyes. His gaze fell upon Chen Qing, standing with spear in hand, and his thoughts were complicated.
Zhong Yu had lost!
Those four simple words carried a weight of a thousand jun.
This was not merely the outcome of an ordinary struggle for resources between True Disciples—it was enough to alter the current balance among the True Disciples!
And a shift in the True Disciple hierarchy often foretold the direction of Tianbao Supreme Sect's power structure over the coming decades. Tug one hair, and the whole body moved!
Why was the Nine Heavens Vein so powerful?
It had not suddenly risen in the past few decades. Rather, its previous generations had accumulated a formidable foundation, with outstanding disciples emerging generation after generation to occupy high positions, forming a virtuous cycle.
Nan Zhuoran and Zhong Yu were the foremost figures of this generation of the Nine Heavens Vein, regarded as key figures in preserving—and even expanding—the Nine Heavens Vein's advantage.
Yet Chen Qing's sudden emergence, defeating Zhong Yu, who had firmly held the third seat for many years, with such overwhelming force, was like a blazing sun tearing apart heavy clouds.
For a moment, many seemed to see hope for the long-silent True Martial lineage to rise again!
The expression of one elderly Nine Heavens Vein elder changed slightly, his gaze dazed.
Xing Han, Peak Master of Law Enforcement Peak, looked as grave as still water. The upheaval in his heart was far more violent than his expression revealed.
In past conflicts between True Disciples,