As he looked at the words carved into the cliff and listened to Fourth Senior Brother repeat, "Zhou Liang, you cannot fall," Xu Taiping's heart suddenly trembled.
Once again, he felt that he had underestimated these senior brothers and sisters of the Seventh Peak and overestimated himself.
Ninth Uncle might have chosen to have the Seven Peaks challenge the Sect Master in a Sword Inquiry not because of Second Senior Brother or me, but because of them-because of every senior and junior brother of the Seven Peaks.
Xu Taiping murmured inwardly.
In the Seven Peaks Grand Competition, apart from the final match, what was tested more was actually mental strength and perseverance.
Perhaps it was precisely in these seemingly unremarkable disciples of the Seven Peaks that Ninth Uncle had seen something the disciples of the other peaks lacked.
Whoosh!
Just then, Fourth Senior Brother Zhou Liang laid down his final "stroke," at last completing the entire Seven-Regulated Verse Outline.
Then, with difficulty, he beckoned, and the long saber suspending 1,900 jin of ship-ballast iron flew back onto the arena with a whistle.
At the same time, Xu Taiping heard his final inward words-
Master... your disciple... hasn't disgraced the Seven Peaks, has he?
Almost as those inward words sounded, Zhou Liang's body collapsed heavily onto the platform.
The Seven Peaks disciples immediately rushed forward together.
At the same time, Elder Black Dragon's voice rang out-
"Seven Peaks disciple Zhou Liang has suspended 1,900-Jin Suspended Iron. First Peak, please send a disciple onto the platform to face him."
Xu Taiping had also been about to follow them up to check Fourth Senior Brother's injuries, but Fairy Lingyue's voice suddenly sounded:
"One piece of good news and one piece of bad news."
"What?"
Xu Taiping stopped, somewhat puzzled.
"The good news is