"Whoa-"
As Wutenglan was defeated, an uproar swept through the crowd once again.
Only belatedly did everyone recognize Yue Wen's prowess.
Although they had known his underhanded tactic was not easy to pull off, only after seeing Wutenglan try to imitate it, exhausting her cultivation for no effect whatsoever, did the audience realize the true caliber of Yue Wen's cultivation method.
It really was as sleazy as it was terrifying!
After Wutenglan was carried off for treatment, all her Ancient Flame City teammates closed their eyes, their sorrow flowing like a river in reverse.
It was too hopeless.
The gap between their expectations and reality was too great.
With the enormous advantage of having two Appearance Realm members, the team had originally set its sights on the second round of the Elimination Tournament. At one point, they had even thought they might get to see the scenery on Boundary-Suppressing Mountain.
Who could have known they would not even make it past the group stage?
They had thought keeping a trump card up their sleeve was a clever move, only to pull it out and discover that a Flying Boat ticket home had somehow appeared in their hand.
The unluckiest part was that the Guyán Team really could have qualified in some of the middling groups.
Instead, they had been assigned to Group Eighteen, widely considered a free pass before the competition, only to be eliminated by two dark horses out of Northern Sky!
Wu Liegang turned to glance at the Copper Well Team. Meng Lan, who had returned after treatment, was also sitting dejectedly among his teammates, his thoughts unknown. Sensing Wu Liegang's gaze, Meng Lan turned, and their eyes met.
Both gave a smile uglier than tears.
Wu Liegang remembered telling Meng Lan during that pre-competition media interview, "You