161 The First Round Ends (1/2)

The audience was shocked. They were silent for a long time, no one moving or saying anything. Even the experts on the stage had frozen in place.

The first one to react was Xue Wei. ”You killed my good friend!” he exclaimed with a trembling, grieving tone of voice. ”I know he was from a major sect, but he was not a bad person! To be killed for loot, have you no shame?!”

Xue Wei did not stand still while yelling. He was not even using a tenth of his strength, but he made it seem as if he had deployed his entire cultivation base.

It seemed as if he was truly displaying his might, but the truth was that he had not even activated Forbidden Rush as he moved towards the surviving experts.

The first expert he headed for was the one who had killed the member of the Crimson Sunshine Sect.

Arcane Fist!

Xue Wei used his flashiest ability. He did not use it to the fullest, but used roughly ten percent of his strength.

Still, the Qi from his punch danced in the air, leaving behind afterimages in a most flashy, outstanding way.

Even if Xue Wei only used a slight amount of energy, it was impossible to hide the fact that this was a profound martial arts technique.

The moment the illusive fists made contact with the head of the expert, the head exploded, turning into a mist of blood.

Xue Wei was shocked. He was certain that he would struggle when only using ten percent of his strength against a foe of equal rank, but the profound martial arts technique coupled with the fact that they were seriously shocked was enough to instantly kill one more person.

This had been the bloodiest arena so far, in terms of intensity. Four experts had died in one round. This was something no one had seen coming. Even worse was the fact that the round was still ongoing.

”The two of you seem very weak now!” Xue Wei yelled out, loudly enough to ensure that everyone heard him. ”I can take your lives as a token of apology to my dear friend!”

Very few realized that Xue Wei did not mention the name of his dear friend, nor did he look particularly sad about it, so all that the majority felt was that he was being a good friend who was taking revenge.

Those with a keener eye felt awkward and uncomfortable in the face of this. They could not put their finger on what exactly was happening, especially the ones unaware of the relationship between Xue Wei and the Crimson Sunshine Sect's disciples.

However, the ones from the Crimson Sunshine Sect were the most uncomfortable of those present.

They knew that this expert had not wanted to die to protect Xue Wei due to their relationship with one another, but they could say nothing to refute Xue Wei's claim.

If they did inform them about the fact that this expert was not Xue Wei's friend, and that he was actually trying to plot behind his back, then they would become the joke of the tournament. Then everyone would feel that he deserved to die, while right now he had died a heroic death, befitting of a hero from their sect.

Xue Wei did not dawdle after dispatching the first person. He rushed towards the second one, and used the same attack again.

Arcane Fist!

It was a repeat of the previous moment - ten percent power and a sky full of illusive fist imprints as Xue Wei rushed at one of the two remaining experts.

This time, his fist landed consecutive punches all over the upper body of his victim and blood sprayed from his mouth as he shot back like a kite let loose from a string.

He collapsed at the end of the stage, never to move again. His eyes were opened and filled with despair, and the last thing he had seen in this life was the Arcane Fist's many afterimages converging upon his chest consecutively, swiftly taking his life.

The audience fell silent. Now five had died in one round. The experts that had forfeited all felt incredibly fortunate that they had not been driven to such lengths, but now only two remained on the stage.

Both were looking at one another. One had a slight smile on his face and seemed somewhat casual, while the other was wounded and had a hateful look on her face.

”I forfeit,” she said through gritted teeth. Albeit so reluctant to yield, she understood better than anyone else that she was in no condition to contend with someone whose attacks could easily decimate the ones before her.

Although Xue Wei had displayed rather significant prowess, it was still believably within the margins of the third layer Sky Warrior rank because he had limited himself so severely, so the higher tier contestants were none the wiser and believed they had one less thing to worry about.

Xue Wei looked on as the woman was removed from the stage before he proceeded to rummage through the pockets of all the dead experts on the stage.

He started with the expert from the Crimson Sunshine Sect. He went through through all the pockets and places where valuables could be hidden but found nothing.

This made him frown, until his eyes landed on the disciple's hand. There was one simple ring on his finger, and Xue Wei suddenly remembered the treasure he had seen in the Golden Chambers back in Heping Kingdom – the storage ring!

Thinking like this, he swiped the ring from the disciple's finger, and glanced at the other Crimson Sunshine Sect's members. Their faces turned ugly, so Xue Wei could not help but smirk. Even if it was not a storage treasure, it was still some treasure!

Xue Wei quickly went to the other corpses and searched through their clothes, securing a few silvers and some medicinal herbs, but none of them had a lot of wealth or items on their person.