Chapter 501 - Midnight Assassination (2/2)

The Apotheosis Realm old man immediately knew what had happened when he saw that the messy courtyard. He could not help but be shocked. These eight people were strictly protected. Once something happened, he could not afford to take the responsibility. He quickly looked at Xiao Chen and asked, “Are you okay, Young Master Xiao?”

Xiao Chen looked at the wound on his left arm. Dark purple blood was flowing out faintly. Obviously, there was poison on the dagger. But fortunately, he had eaten the Seven-apertured Octarine Core Fruit before, so he was immune to all poisons. Probably, it was beyond the assassin’s expectation.

“Don’t worry, Young Master Xiao. I’ll send someone to investigate the assassins right now.” Noticing that Xiao Chen did not reply, the old man immediately spoke.

Xiao Chen stretched out his hand. “There’s no need for that, sir. I’m fine. There’s no need to make this public.”

Now he did not know who the assassin was, but he did not offend anyone when he first entered Wastelands. “Who will want to kill me? But it must have something to do with Wastelands Sword Tryout. And the seven people just now were swift and fast, and they were definitely not ordinary assassins.”

Suddenly, footsteps sounded from outside. It was the other six competitors who had rushed over. The six people were also surprised when they saw the scene in the courtyard. In the past, there had been contestants being assassinated when during the Wastelands Sword Tryout. There was nothing strange about this. After all, it was related to whether they could enter the Cloud Mist Academy. Losing an opponent would increase their chances of winning. However, now that things had happened around them, they were more or less a little surprised.

Xiao Chen’s eyes quickly swept over the six people who just came in. Among the six people, Liu Qing was the most suspected, but of course, he was just suspecting. He could not be completely confirmed. He said, “Well, I’m fine. I’m sorry you were disturbed. Please go back.”

The Apotheosis Realm old man could not help but be stunned. In the past, those competitors who were assassinated were usually scared out of their wits. “How could this person be so calm and relaxed? There’s only one possibility. This person has experienced many life and death battles.” His words carried some admiration then without him noticing, “Then young hero Xiao, why don’t I arrange another courtyard for you?”

Xiao Chen shook his head. “It’s already late at night. I don’t want to trouble you, sir.”

The old man nodded, and there was a little praise in his eyes. Then he said to the people at the gate of the courtyard, “It’s all right. Let’s go back.”

They did not stay any longer and went outside. Before leaving, Jiang Qianqian turned around again and looked at Xiao Chen, asking, “Your name is Xiao Chen?”

Xiao Chen nodded. “Indeed.”

“Oh.” Jiang Qianqian did not say much and immediately went outside.

After everyone left, the courtyard became quiet again. Xiao Chen looked at Chu Qi and said, “It’s all right. You can go back and rest.”

In the next half of the night, Xiao Chen was no longer sleepy. After treating his wounds, he meditated in the room until dawn. However, Chu Qi did not go back to her room to rest but stayed at his door for the whole night.

At daybreak, everyone gathered in the central square again. This day could be considered the noisiest. Yang Qing and the others somehow heard about Xiao Chen being sneak attacked last night. Hence, they went to find him early in the morning.

“Brother Xiao, what happened last night?”

Xiao Chen looked around and said in a low voice, “It’s okay. After two days, we’ll leave Yan Prefecture City immediately. We’ll have to start acting cautiously. You should also be careful in the next two days.”

The next was a quarter-final competition. There was no doubt that the four people who had advanced were Xiao Chen, Chu Qi, Jiang Qianqian, and Liu Qing. However, the semi-final competition was a little awkward. It turned out that Xiao Chen was fighting against Chu Qi, while Jiang Qianqian was fighting against Liu Qing.

“Well… Chu Qi, why don’t we have fun?”

“I’m sorry, I’m going to forfeit.”

“Well, okay…”

On Jiang Qianqian’s side, Liu Qing had lost. Then, the next round would be the peak final. This time around, most of them did not expect that an unremarkable individual would be able to reach the peak finals. Even if he lost to Jiang Qianqian, it was highly possible that he would be able to obtain a spot.

By noon, the few Fighting Platforms had once again merged into one. Layers of mystic arts encircled them. On the high platform, Perfected Immortal Chongyang nodded slightly and said, “It’s not bad that he managed to advance to the peak finals. However, his strength will be weakened to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. It’s inevitable for him to be a little powerless and not used to it. On the other hand, Qianqian’s peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivation is already very stable. As a result, Qianqian has an advantage over him.”

Below the stage, Yang Qing and the others naturally saw this too and could not help but worry. Xiao Chen focused and said nothing. Jiang Qianqian was indeed much better than he had expected. She was at the same level as Xiaoyue, and her cultivation was very stable. When he went to Fighting Platform later, his cultivation would be weakened to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. In this way, his cultivation would be unstable, and he was definitely no match for her.

However, don’t forget that First Elder Bai had taught him the Wisdom-forsaking Technique! Of course, he didn’t want to undo cultivation, but compressed his cultivation! That Fighting Platform would be the best compressing tool. In this way, it could be said that he had all the advantages!