Clang!
The longsword struck the blade she had hastily raised to block with tremendous force, sending a spray of dazzling sparks flying.
Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, an exaggerated yelp rang out.
"Oh, come on! Junior Sister Xu, that's downright unsporting!"
"Didn't we agree that weapons were forbidden? How could you use one?"
"You... you, you..."
Xu Wei nearly spat blood in fury at his turning the accusation back on her.
A deathly silence instantly fell over the crowd below.
Everyone's cheers and encouragement froze on their faces.
Han Fei, Hou San, and the other five broke out in cold sweat, their hearts sinking halfway into the abyss.
It's over!
Everything I own...
It's over!
It's all gone!
On the platform, Xu Wei seemed to realize something. She immediately snorted. "Despicable scum! You dosed me with Muscle-Softening Powder!"
"What Muscle-Softening Powder?" Chun Xiaobai looked utterly bewildered.
"Junior Sister, you have to have a conscience!"
"You broke the rules, and you lost. Why refuse to admit it?"
"You! You! You!"
Xu Wei's face flushed scarlet with rage, and she could no longer get a complete sentence out.
Just then, she noticed Elder Fu stepping onto the Challenge Platform and immediately ran toward him as though clutching at a life-saving straw.
"Elder Fu, this fellow poisoned me!"
"Poisoned you?!"
Elder Fu's brows shot up.
Poisoning a fellow disciple of an orthodox sect was the conduct of the Demonic Path, a grave crime within the Sect that gave everyone the right to execute the offender.
A formidable aura radiated from him. Staring at Chun Xiaobai, he asked gravely, "What poison did he give you?"
Xu Wei immediately pointed at Chun Xiaobai. "He gave me Muscle-Softening Powder! My legs wouldn't move, so I had no choice but to pick up my