Lin Ye Severely Injured, Facing the Pang Family Again!

Su Yueli looked at the number plate in her hand, then shifted her gaze to the enormous battle ranking board.

In the third group, her opponent was a completely unfamiliar Rogue Cultivator from the outer city.

After thinking it over briefly, the Pang Family had actually not continued pulling strings behind the scenes?

Did they know that Fourth Realm martial artists stood no chance against her and felt there was no point in sending them to their deaths, or was there another scheme at play?

Su Yueli did not know. Soon, Lin Ye finished drawing lots as well and came over with his wooden tag.

"Miss Su, my opponent is also someone from the outer city. Judging by his cultivation, he has only just reached the Third Realm. Looks like my luck is pretty good." Lin Ye let out a long breath.

Su Yueli nodded without saying much.

For this guy to muddle his way to this point with his martial realm, he truly had luck soaring to the heavens. Many Fourth Realm martial artists had already been eliminated.

As war drums thundered, the Hundred-Strong Ranking Battle officially began.

The caliber of this round was clearly much higher, yet for the core descendants of the Pang, Lin, Chu, and Yun Lineages, it was still like crushing rotten wood.

Yun He, Chu Feng, and the others claimed victory without expending the slightest effort.

The third group, where Su Yueli was, soon began its matches.

As expected, her opponent was merely a Third Realm Peak martial master.

After sensing the faint trace of Fifth Realm blood qi that Su Yueli released so casually, the man wisely clasped his hands and conceded as soon as he stepped up. Su Yueli won her match.

Soon, it was Lin Ye's turn. Carrying his long saber, he leaped onto the arena.

But when his opponent walked up the steps, the smile on Lin Ye's face instantly froze, and his expression turned ugly.

The newcomer wore the attire of a core Pang Family descendant. Judging by his blood qi, he was clearly Mid Fourth Realm.

"Why is it you?" Lin Ye gripped his saber hilt tightly. "My opponent was clearly a Rogue Cultivator!"

The Pang Family descendant sneered, his eyes full of mockery.

The referee raised his voice. "The originally scheduled contestant has suddenly fallen gravely ill and is unable to participate. He has voluntarily forfeited. According to the rules, Pang Fei of the Pang Family will substitute for him. The match shall continue!"

Su Yueli immediately frowned beneath the stage.

What a convenient sudden illness. The Pang Family knew they could not send someone capable of beating her, so they had turned their attention to Lin Ye?

They really did pick soft persimmons to squeeze.

"Lin Ye, if you can't do it, just surrender!" Su Yueli warned in a low voice.

On the stage, Lin Ye gritted his teeth.

He knew he had been treated as a soft persimmon. The reckless ferocity in his heart surged up at once, leaving him thoroughly displeased.

Pang Fei rolled his neck and lowered his voice with a savage grin. "Kid, if you want someone to blame, blame yourself for being blind enough to follow the wrong master. You're an accomplice in the murder of a Pang Family member too. Today, this arena will be your coffin board."

Fire burned in Lin Ye's eyes. Even if he could not win, he had to at least make contact with the other man before surrendering!

"The match begins!"

The instant the words fell, Pang Fei shot forward, his Mid Fourth Realm blood qi bearing directly down on Lin Ye.

Lin Ye roared and drew his saber, charging to meet him.

But the suppression of realms was cruel. Pang Fei was not in any hurry to kill him. Instead, like a cat playing with a mouse, he relied on his footwork and blood qi to dissolve Lin Ye's attacks again and again, leaving wound after wound on his body in passing.

Bang!

Pang Fei smashed a heavy fist into Lin Ye's side. Accompanied by the sound of bones cracking, Lin Ye rolled several meters across the arena, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Gasps rose from the spectator seats below, while quite a few descendants of noble houses mocked him aloud.

"Overestimating himself. A Third Realm Peak actually dares to clash head-on with someone at Mid Fourth Realm."

"That kid from the outer city has tough bones, but what a pity his brain doesn't work."

Watching the situation on the stage, a cold glint flashed through Su Yueli's eyes.

Something was wrong. Pang Fei was clearly torturing Lin Ye on purpose, wearing down his stamina.

"Lin Ye, forfeit!" Su Yueli warned again.

Lin Ye lay sprawled on the ground, covered in blood, his insides seeming to burn like fire.

He knew that even if he gave it everything he had, he could not hurt his opponent in the slightest. Forcing himself to raise his head, he prepared to open his mouth and concede.

At that very instant, killing intent surged in Pang Fei's eyes.

"You want to surrender? Dream on!"

Pang Fei flashed before Lin Ye and viciously kicked him in the chin.

Crack!

Lin Ye's newly opened mouth was kicked shut by force. His teeth shattered throughout his mouth, and every word of surrender was swallowed back into his stomach with blood.

Immediately afterward, Pang Fei's heavy fists relentlessly hammered into Lin Ye's chest.

Every punch came with the sound of bones breaking.

The referee stood nearby, watching his nose, his nose watching his heart, with no intention whatsoever of stopping the match.

As long as Lin Ye had not called out his surrender and had not fallen off the arena, the match was still ongoing.

Bang!

With the final heavy punch, Pang Fei sent Lin Ye flying into the air and off the arena.

Su Yueli flashed forward, caught the blood-covered Lin Ye, and laid him flat on the ground.

On the arena, Pang Fei looked down at Su Yueli from above. He stuck out his tongue and licked the blood from the back of his hand, his gaze brimming with provocation. "You're Su Yueli, right? This is only interest. You'd better pray you don't run into me next round. Otherwise, his fate will be yours."

Su Yueli raised her head to look at Pang Fei. Her cool eyes were terrifyingly calm.

Yet she secretly clenched her silver teeth.

If she faced him in the next draw, she would absolutely not let this man off easily!

The crowd below broke into heated discussion, all intimidated by the Pang Family's ruthless methods.

On the elevated platform, Fourth Prince Zhao Yan watched the scene, the smile at the corner of his lips growing wider.

"The Pang Family doesn't dare touch a Fifth Realm fighter, so they strike at those around her and force her into disorder."

Zhao Yan looked at the jade thumb ring in his hand. "But that saber-wielding kid looks to be on the brink of death. Without medicine, he won't survive half an hour."

Zhao Yan glanced at the guard beside him and casually ordered, "Go. Reward that kid with a Spring Return Pill and keep him alive. This show has only just begun. If this little pawn dies, wouldn't there be much less fun afterward?"

Besides, he could sell her a favor.

The guard accepted the order and swiftly went down from the platform to deliver the medicine.

Su Yueli was just about to forcibly use her blood qi to preserve Lin Ye's life when she saw an Imperial Guard hand her a pill radiating a rich medicinal fragrance.

"A reward from the Fourth Prince. It can keep him alive." The guard coldly left those words behind before turning and leaving.

Su Yueli glanced at the elevated platform, then, unable to worry about anything else, stuffed the pill into Lin Ye's mouth.

The Spring Return Pill dissolved as soon as it entered his mouth, and Lin Ye's weak breathing finally steadied somewhat.

"Cough, cough..."

Lin Ye struggled to open his eyes. Looking at Su Yueli, he forced out an ugly smile. "Miss Su... sorry. I couldn't even knock a piece of flesh off him, but... I won't die."

"Don't talk."

Su Yueli sighed. "Focus on resting. Leave the rest to me."

The quarter-hour of rest passed in the blink of an eye, and the second round of ranking battles began.

The atmosphere within the martial arts arena became feverish after the brutal beating just now.

"Third match, Su Yueli versus Pang Fei! Take the stage!" the referee shouted.

Cries of shock immediately erupted from the crowd. They had encountered each other so quickly!

Su Yueli rose to her feet, ignored the discussions around her, and walked step by step onto the arena.

Pang Fei also strode up with a cold smile, staring at Su Yueli with a provocative gaze.

At that moment, he turned his head toward the Pang Family camp on the elevated platform and gave a slight nod.

A vicious gleam flashed through Pang Jinbiao's eyes.

With Pang Lei's precedent before him, Pang Fei had already swallowed a Bloodburst Pill before stepping onto the stage.

The pill's potency had been firmly suppressed within his dantian.

The moment the referee gave the command, he would be able to release that suppression instantly, sending his blood qi soaring.

This time, he would absolutely not give Su Yueli a chance to kill him in a single blow! He would definitely win!