Within the Top Thousand, Divine Body Perfection
Inside the hall.
The cultivators on Xuyang Sect's side were all stunned. They had never imagined that this would be the result—Zhang Tianyuan had not even been able to withstand a single move from Wu Tao.
He had lost so cleanly.
He went out.
He lost.
Seeing Zhang Tianyuan's current condition, Heavenly Monarch Xuanqing let out a breath of relief in his heart. As long as he was not dead, that was enough. Though his state was poor and he had been injured, injuries like these could always be recovered from with some recuperation.
"He's very strong!" Wang Jinyu suddenly said.
As for Zhang Ziqi, Liu Xitao, Lin Tian, and Fang Wenyan, who had all fought Wu Tao before, their expressions were complicated. So Wu Tao had truly held back when he fought them. Otherwise, their end would have been the same as Zhang Tianyuan's—they would not have lasted even one move.
If that got out, it would be far too humiliating.
"Good!" Dao Monarch Chixuan could not help clapping in praise. The stronger Wu Tao was, the happier he became, because Wu Tao was a True Disciple of his Chiyang Peak, and would also become his personal disciple.
And on the seats to the left, over on Liuyang Sect's side, Heavenly Monarchs of Void Refinement such as Zhou Ruiyang and Xiao Ziyan also revealed proud expressions. No matter what, Wu Tao now represented Liuyang Sect.
True Disciples such as Li Fengqing and Zhang Ruo, as well as Inner Sect Spirit Transformation cultivators, felt as if they shared in his glory.
On the plaza outside the hall, after Wu Tao said those words, he began waiting for Zhang Tianyuan to admit defeat on his own. But Zhang Tianyuan remained silent for a long