When Xu Qingtong saw Dongfang Hui blasted off the arena, his heart ached for no reason, and a nameless fury flared within him. He wanted to rush up and give Zhao Rufeng a savage beating on the spot, but Du Siwen held him back.
"Junior Brother, Sister Dongfang can't always grow under your protection. She needs to experience some setbacks too!"
In the end, he listened to his senior sister and restrained his impulse. A gentleman could wait for his revenge; one more day made no difference!
Sure enough, in the fifth round, Xu Qingtong faced Zhao Rufeng.
Xu Qingtong had long been seething with anger. He could have defeated Zhao Rufeng easily, but he did not do so. When Zhao Rufeng directed two puppets to attack him, Xu Qingtong deployed three of the Five Elements Divine Seals at once. The Houtu Seal protected him, the Xuanming Seal immobilized one puppet, and, with a surge of magic power, the Rushou Seal smashed the other into an iron pancake.
Just as Zhao Rufeng was about to concede, the Rushou Seal had already landed on the frozen puppet.
Zhao Rufeng's eyes turned bloodshot, all but spitting fire. Of his three puppets, one had been broken by Dongfang Hui's Hairpin, while the other two had been smashed into iron pancakes by Xu Qingtong. How could he not go mad?
Still, Zhao Rufeng was a composed man. After that brief surge of impulse, he quickly calmed down, cupped his hands toward Xu Qingtong, and said, "Fine skills, Junior Brother Xu. Your senior brother has had a lesson!" With that, he turned and jumped off the arena.
"You let me win!" Xu Qingtong said expressionlessly, then returned to Du Siwen and Dongfang Hui.
By this stage of the competition, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen had