"Foolish." Ancestor Yanshi looked coldly at Shi Youbing.
"I..." Shi Youbing's face went pale, his earlier joy vanishing without a trace. He clenched his fists, his expression twisting into a savage snarl.
Shi Youbing knew why Ancestor Yanshi had rebuked him.
He had lost to Qin Hao!
His Cultivation Chamber had been taken, too!
Humiliation!
He could choose from the entire Taiwan Novel Network library.
An enormous humiliation!
Shi Youbing had enjoyed the Shi Family's abundant resources, and Ancestor Yanshi had devoted himself to teaching him. He owed much of his success to Ancestor Yanshi.
Yet the result had been far from satisfactory.
Angry as he was, Shi Youbing had nothing to say.
A loss was a loss. And in his battle with Qin Hao, Shi Youbing had known full well that his opponent had not shown his true strength. Had Shi Youbing blindly fought on, he would not be speaking to Ancestor Yanshi now. He would be a cold corpse.
Even so, Shi Youbing had suffered severe injuries.
If Ancestor Yanshi had not appeared once more through a Projection and granted him Healing Pills,
Shi Youbing could never have recovered in a mere three days.
"This disciple has disappointed you, Ancestor." Shi Youbing clenched his fists and forced out the words through gritted teeth.
"Enough."
Ancestor Yanshi frowned, then sighed. "Qin Hao must have encountered some fortuitous opportunity to possess such strength. And that sword strike of his wielded multiple Laws..."
He broke off, his frown deepening. He had spared no effort cultivating Shi Youbing, yet the young man could not compare to a mere Warrior from the Southern Reach.
There was nothing Ancestor Yanshi could do about it.
Among the Shi Family's younger generation—or rather, among those eligible for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament—Shi Youbing was the finest.