"Heh heh."
Chen Shenxiao chuckled.
Just as he finished laughing, Wang Pinghai emerged from the purple ring of light, still visibly shaken.
He was not particularly skilled at breaking illusions, so he had taken a little longer than Xu Suyan.
Like Chen Shenxiao, Wang Pinghai looked around.
At that glance, his expression froze, and a terrible feeling rose inside him.
Qiu Deyan looked at him helplessly, while Xu Suyan's gaze held a hint of complicated emotion.
So I didn't advance?
Wang Pinghai's gaze settled on Chen Shenxiao and Su Yuan. They had already broken their illusions before him.
Wang Pinghai did not believe Su Yuan and Chen Shenxiao would have failed to break their illusions and crushed their balls of light to leave, given their abilities.
Neither of them looked the least bit dejected. How could they possibly have failed?
Ah...
With a heavy inward sigh, Wang Pinghai accepted reality.
If I didn't advance, so be it. There's nothing to say when I'm not as good as the others.
Venerable Xiao had yet to announce the results, but Wang Pinghai had already deduced them from the four contestants' expressions and the reactions of those around them.
A few seconds after Wang Pinghai emerged, Xiao Tianyi swept his gaze over Su Yuan and the other three, then dispelled the Illusion Spaces of Xu Mingsi and the remaining contestants.
Under their slightly dazed gazes, Xiao Tianyi spoke softly to them.
"The third round is over."
"Those advancing are Su Yuan, Qiu Deyan, Xu Suyan, and Chen Shenxiao."
He had originally intended to announce the end of the third round as soon as Chen Shenxiao appeared, but Wang Pinghai had emerged from the purple ring of light only a little later.
Once the results were announced, Wang Pinghai gave a bitter smile and