Elder Pei walked with steady steps to the jade tablet, paused briefly, spiritual power flickering at his fingertip, and swiftly carved down a name.
The jade tablet flashed with radiance, and the name appeared, projected at the same time onto the enormous light screen high in the sky.
"Heaven Sect—Chu Yunhe!"
The moment those words appeared, an uproar swept through the entire venue.
"What? How could it be Senior Brother Chu? Didn't they say they were sending Duan... Duan Gang to fight?"
"Exactly. I don't really like Duan Gang, but everyone saw his strength in the fourth round. If he fought, wouldn't our Heaven Sect have a better chance of winning?"
"That's right. He killed Zhao Wuji, an early-stage Venerable realm expert, with one finger. That kind of strength is top-tier even among all the disciples of the hundred sects. He might even make it into the top ten. If he went up, maybe he could earn some points for our Heaven Sect and raise our ranking!"
"What is Elder Pei thinking? Does he think Senior Brother Chu has a better chance of placing than that Duan Gang? Or has he already given up on this final round?"
"Isn't this pushing Heaven Sect straight into the fire?"
"..."
The discussion swept through the entire Heaven Sect viewing area like a tide.
The young disciples' faces flushed red, utterly unable to understand Elder Pei's actions.
Some even wanted to go straight to the stone tablet and ask him what was going on.
Leng Yuexin stood at the front of the crowd, frozen in place.
"Why... why?"
She stared at the words on the light screen in disbelief, her lips slightly parted, her face deathly pale.
"After I came to an agreement with Duan Gang yesterday, I went to Elder Pei again