Victory!

The sound of the bell was so clear that it seemed to be ringing right next to everyone's ears.

It was like an Immobilization Incantation that froze everyone in the passageway, leaving them stunned for a moment.

They couldn't believe what they had heard, let alone that it was real. Even Liu Duanyue, who already knew everything, looked somewhat astonished.

Some distance from the Severed Vitality Mystic Realm, within the Yin Mountain Sect, Sect Master Liu leisurely sipped the fine spiritual tea that his son had recently obtained from Sang Ying.

He absorbed the pure Spiritual Qi from the tea into his stomach, which instantly spread throughout his body, warming his body, which had been burdened with Yin Qi all day.

Seeing his carefree attitude, the elder standing nearby was both anxious and angry, and couldn't help but stand up and pace around a few times.

Sect Master Liu put down his teacup helplessly and said, "What are you doing? Can't you even keep quiet for a moment?"

The dark-faced elder had gone to other small worlds on business a few days ago, and only after returning did he learn that their sect had recruited three powerful guest elders. However, before he could even meet them, he learned that the three had been taken away by the city lord's mansion, and that they might not even be able to participate in the second and most important competition.

The dark-faced elder was angry, and he was also suffering!

But there was no other way; things had come to this. The only option was to rescue those three as soon as possible and then try to win the third match so that their Yin Mountain Sect would have a chance to seize Moonless City.

But when he eagerly approached Sect Master Liu, he found the other party leisurely sipping tea, completely ignoring his words.

The dark-faced elder's expression immediately turned even uglier.

"How can I have peace and quiet? Our guest elders have all been arrested and imprisoned. We're about to lose the second match, which we were certain to win. How can you expect me to have peace and quiet?!" If it weren't for the fact that the Moonless Household still had some strength, he would have stormed into the city lord's mansion to snatch them away!

Sect Master Liu listened to his words without showing the slightest worry. "Don't worry, am I the kind of person who would abandon the interests of the sect? Don't fret, this time our Yin Mountain Sect is bound to win!"

The smile on his lips, brimming with confidence and certainty, made even the dark-faced elder suspicious.

Could our sect leader really have some kind of backup plan?

At the same time, in the Moonless Household's ancestral land.

Elder Wuyue was sitting in his study, waiting for news with his several guest advisors.

The two families had agreed long ago that only young people could participate in the competition, so even if the old guys wanted to interfere, they couldn't do it too obviously.

Therefore, even the Moonless Household Head only used some of the city lord's methods after Wuyue Qing proposed the plan to besiege Sang Ying and the other two.

However, they were confident that as long as they dealt with Sang Ying and the other two, their secretly trained disciples would be able to suppress the Yin Mountain Sect!

Even the steward, who was sitting in the study with the patriarch, smiled and said after refilling the patriarch's tea, "Patriarch, why be so serious? This time, our Moonless Clan is sure to win. We've already found someone with extraordinary luck for the third match. Those peasants from the Yin Mountain Sect will never catch up to our Moonless Household in their entire lives."

These words were very pleasing to the ear, and even the Moonless Household Head couldn't help but smile.

The past five years have already allowed them to strengthen their control over Moonless City. It seems that in the next five years, they will be able to completely destroy the Yin Mountain Sect!

The Moonless Household Head was in a very good mood and even instructed the steward, "You must keep a close eye on Qing'er's movements. Once the news of her victory in the competition arrives, be sure to come and inform us immediately."

The butler accepted the task with a smile and went out, but as soon as he stepped out of the study, he bumped into the eldest young master, who looked pale and as if he was about to die.

The butler's smile faded slightly, but he quickly put on a smile again, "Young Master, what brings you here? Where are all the servants who usually attend to you? Honestly, how could those brats let you wander around outside alone? I'll go teach them a lesson later!"

Upon hearing these words, Wuyue Hao gently raised his eyes to look at the butler. "They? I've killed them all. If you want to reprimand them, you'll have to wait until they're dead."

The butler's face paled, and he gave a stiff smile, "Is it because they didn't serve us well?"

He dared not ask any more questions, after all, the young master's already poor health had deteriorated after being severely punished by the family head.

Later, the patriarch even sent him to a forbidden area to reflect on his mistakes. That place was hardly suitable for recuperating. In less than half a month, the young master's health was completely ruined.

Upon learning this, the head of the family sighed and then ordered someone to secretly bring him back for proper treatment.

However, it's definitely incurable; at best, it can only continue to linger on like it is now.

Because he was abandoned by his Lineage, Wuyue Hao fully experienced his father's indifference. So even after being sent out of the forbidden area, Wuyue Hao's personality became increasingly strange.

Putting aside other matters, as he just said, he has now gone even further in his actions, targeting his own servants and arbitrarily humiliating members of his collateral relatives.

But he is, after all, the only son of the family head. Not to mention those disregarded collateral relatives, even the steward, who is deeply trusted by the family head, dare not provoke Wuyue Hao now.

Wuyue Hao noticed the butler's cautiousness. He knew that in these people's eyes, he was nothing but a good-for-nothing. His sister had climbed to the position of heir by stepping over his suffering.

Today, Wuyue Hao had only heard about the second competition and wanted to come and inquire about the news.

However, before he could even ask, some clansmen came stumbling and staggering over, seemingly trying to break into the study.

Such an important place cannot be entered casually; the butler immediately ordered the guards to stop him.

"How dare you be so reckless in the manor! The study is such an important place; you dare to force your way in?" The steward recognized this man as one of the head of the household's previously favored subordinates, a clever fellow he used to be. How could he be so clueless today?

The clansman who was stopped seemed to be crying as he spoke. After catching his breath a few times, he shouted to them, "I've come to deliver a message. We just received news that in this second round of the competition, our Moonless Household..."

"What's wrong with us?" The butler looked at him and a bad feeling arose in his heart.

Sure enough, the clansman burst into tears the next second, his voice filled with grievance. "Our Moonless Household has lost!"

We lost?! How could we have lost?!

Everyone felt like they were dreaming. In a match that seemed impossible to lose, they had actually fallen behind?!

Everyone who heard the news was stunned for a moment. After a long silence, someone cautiously spoke up, "If we include this match, hasn't our Moonless Household already lost twice?"