Hun Tiandi died by outsourcing

"Xiao Han and Gu Yuan chose correctly and earned one point."

"Hun Tiandi, Xiao Xuan, Zhu Kun, and the Nascent Pill chose incorrectly and lost one point."

"Beep. No points detected for deduction. A percentage of cultivation will be deducted instead."

Hun Tiandi's face instantly darkened. He had actually chosen wrong.

"Could it be Gu Yuan?" Hun Tiandi sighed inwardly.

His cultivation plummeted again, falling to Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng, sending a sense of crisis rising within him.

There were still four chances to answer. If he got them all wrong, wouldn't he fall to Seven-Star Dou Saint?

Then, never mind Gu Yuan-he might really end up killed by the Nihility Devouring Flame, just as he had imagined.

Apart from the anxious Hun Tiandi, the others seemed indifferent.

Xiao Xuan was already a remnant soul, so life or death meant little to him. Now that he knew Hun Tiandi would die, he felt he would have no regrets even if his remnant soul dispersed right then.

Zhu Kun and the Nascent Pill had even less to lose. One was trapped inside the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, the other outside it. They had not encountered a living soul in thousands of years, so the level of their cultivation meant little to them.

Given enough time, they could regain it anyway.

Their only regret was that without points, they could not redeem the secret treasures in the middle. Zhu Kun was practically drooling over one of them, and it happened to cost just one point.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan, who had earned a point, stood frozen.

Shocked that he had actually chosen correctly, he muttered inwardly, "Could the Xiao Clan have unraveled the secret of the Tou She Ancient God Jade?"

Otherwise, how could this little fellow named Xiao Yan have the ability to kill Hun Tiandi?

Just as he was inwardly musing about contacting his daughter once he got out,

Hun Tiandi had already cupped his hands with a smile. "Congratulations on earning points, Brother Gu, Brother Xiao."

One did not strike a smiling face. Xiao Han immediately returned the salute. "You're too kind, Brother Hun. I was merely lucky."

"Indeed, merely lucky." Gu Yuan also put aside his private thoughts and replied with a beaming smile.

Their words immediately left Hun Tiandi sour inside.

Lucky?

Damn it, he wanted good luck too!

"Second question!"

"In the world of Battle Through the Heavens, what was the fundamental reason for Hun Tiandi's eventual defeat after he became a Dou Di?"

a. His enemies were too powerful. b. The Nihility Devouring Flame's betrayal. c. Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun's obstruction. D. Outsourcing.

"Please answer!"

Before everyone could catch their breath, the second question arrived.

"Dou Di!!!"

"Dou Di???"

The instant the question appeared, everyone's expression changed drastically.

Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, Xiao Xuan, the Nascent Pill, and Xiao Han all turned their gazes toward Hun Tiandi, whose face already shone with wild delight.

"Hahaha! Brother Xiao Xuan, did you see that? I, Hun Tiandi, eventually became a Dou Di!" Hun Tiandi stared fixedly at the screen and laughed wildly.

He had thought he was finished, only for the space to spring a surprise on him. Not only had it revealed that he became a Dou Di, it had even listed the reasons for his defeat.

He stared hard at the four options above, committing them firmly to memory.

He made particular note of the Nihility Devouring Flame and Gu Yuan.

Those two had appeared on the screen for the second time now. It would be a miracle if his death had nothing to do with them.

And now there was a Zhu Kun as well.

Hun Tiandi sneered inwardly and smiled at Zhu Kun. "A Peak Ninth-Rank Magical Beast. I'm afraid that after I die, they won't spare you either."

"Hmph. This emperor would never join forces with humans." Zhu Kun snorted without so much as glancing at Gu Yuan, but no outsider could know what he was thinking.

Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan stared at the screen with ugly expressions.

Learning that Hun Tiandi would die had filled them both with wild delight. Even knowing he would become a Dou Di did not matter, because his defeat was already specified.

But revealing how he was defeated was a serious matter.

With Hun Tiandi's intelligence, he would never make the same mistake again!

Gu Yuan's heart lurched. He silently recalled how many times Hun Tiandi's cultivation had been weakened since this began. Rather than wait for Xiao Yan to become a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, he might as well kill Hun Tiandi himself.

Though Xiao Xuan knew things had taken a bad turn, he could not leave the Heavenly Screen. Fretting was useless, so he could only look skyward and sigh.

The Nascent Pill was merely a bystander. Even if those outside fought to the death until the heavens collapsed and the earth split, it would have nothing to do with him. Right now, he was staring intently at Xiao Han, because from his angle, Xiao Han had once again been the first to press.

As for his choice, it was naturally outsourcing!

"Countdown: 3, 2, 1."

"Beep. Countdown complete. Everyone has made their selection. Evaluating. Evaluation complete."

"Xiao Han chose correctly and earned one point."

"Hun Tiandi, Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and the Nascent Pill chose incorrectly and lost one point."

"Beep. Four participants have no points available for deduction. A percentage of cultivation will be deducted instead."

"How is that possible?" Hun Tiandi cried out in shock. He had actually chosen wrong again.

But he had clearly chosen C!

His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, because this time his cultivation had fallen all the way to peak Eight-Star Dou Sheng.

He had also learned of a very serious problem: the Nihility Devouring Flame might really have betrayed him.

Otherwise, how could anyone have killed him once he had become a Dou Di? The cause most likely lay with the Nihility Devouring Flame.

It had probably turned on him when he tried to devour it.

Then Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun had come knocking and reaped a tremendous windfall.

He could hardly be blamed for thinking this way, because he had done it himself. This was the very method he had used when killing Xiao Xuan.

With his point shielding him, Gu Yuan had only lost cultivation once and was still at Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Baring his white teeth, he solicitously addressed the grim-faced Hun Tiandi. "Brother Hun, take care of yourself!"

Hun Tiandi drew a deep breath and, without showing the slightest weakness, extended an invitation to Gu Yuan. "Thank you for your concern, Brother Gu. Once we leave this space, you're welcome to visit my clan."

"Certainly, certainly!" Gu Yuan smiled faintly.

Inwardly, however, he had already grown wary. An Eight-Star Dou Sheng was far inferior to a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, but that might not hold true within the Hun Clan.

He made up his mind. If Hun Tiandi's cultivation fell any further over the next four questions, he really would make his move.

The two old foxes, who had lived for thousands of years, exchanged a glance. Just as they were about to trade another couple of laughs, Xiao Xuan's congratulations reached their ears, making them pause in surprise and suspicion.

"Congratulations, Brother Xiao Han, on earning another point. Your luck truly soars like a rainbow!"

"Not at all, not at all!" Xiao Han said little else, merely cupping his hands.

Hun Tiandi was smiling too, looking eagerly at Xiao Han. "Brother Xiao Han, if you have any secret tricks, lend your brother a hand. I'd be endlessly grateful!"

"Indeed." Gu Yuan nodded repeatedly as well.

"Help you? In your dreams!" Xiao Han inwardly rolled his eyes.

No matter what Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, or the others asked, he merely smiled faintly without saying a word.

His attitude left Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan so angry that their teeth itched.

But there was nothing they could do.

They could only endure it.