"Uh..."
"He... oh... He Pingsheng of the Liang Kingdom has defeated Xiao Xuan of the Qi Kingdom!"
"He Pingsheng, would you like to resume the matches tomorrow, or continue now?"
The host stared in disbelief at this fellow who was merely at the sixth layer of the Golden Core Stage. Even his voice trembled as he spoke.
He Pingsheng said, "Let's continue!"
He had half an incense stick's worth of time to rest.
One drop of Icefield Divine Dew or two mouthfuls of Golden Bee Sacred Nectar would fully replenish his dantian.
His battle with Xiao Xuan had been far from easy. He had nearly drained three of his five dantian before finally grinding Xiao Xuan's spiritual power down to nothing.
Xiao Xuan really was outrageously strong.
"My apologies..." Daoist Long Yuan rose and cupped his hands toward the host. "The Qi Kingdom has already fought ten matches today, and it's getting late. We've decided to resume tomorrow!"
Under the tournament rules, two competing nations only needed to fight one match each day.
Although He Pingsheng had agreed to continue, there could naturally be no further matches if Long Yuan refused.
Tomorrow it was, then.
He Pingsheng nodded. "All right!"
"Very well!" The host could only say, "We'll resume tomorrow, then. Everyone, get some proper rest once you return!"
Everyone withdrew.
Back at the Other Courtyard, Patriarch Zhenyu was delighted. He looked at He Pingsheng and said, "Well done. Xiao Xuan was the toughest opponent on the Qi Kingdom's side. Now that you've defeated him, the rest shouldn't be cause for concern!"
"Yes!" Liang Huaqiu's face was also filled with delight.
"However..." Patriarch Zhenyu said, "we still can't let our guard down. After all, the stakes between us and the Qi Kingdom are enormous this time. Ownership of an entire