Ye Tianyu pulled off the Xuan-level move “Three Stars Besieging the Moon”, causing immense pressure and a blood-curdling glow to explode off of his sword and close in on Yan Li in almost every direction possible, who was knee-deep in danger now.

“He is done!”

“He is done! I mean, that is a Xuan-level move and he is just a Lianqi realm disciple, so how is he supposed to take a hit like that?”

“Yikes! If only he would just…”

Instead of mocking him, the outdoor disciples standing off the stage all felt somewhat pity for him, since what Yan Li had done earlier already earned him their respect.

He had won the initial fight in an upset, but still chose to offer a second chance to Ye Tianyu—something not a lot of people would ever be willing enough to do.

Just when everyone thought that Yan Li was bound to be defeated this time, Lin Jingyun, on the other hand, suddenly narrowed his eyes as he looked closely at the scene on the stage. Then, a smile emerged on his face, “You! Of course, you would not let me down!”

“Go to h.e.l.l, Yan Li!”

Ye Tianyu's eyes were glowing dangerously with madness as he let out a roaring sound, almost draining his sea of vigor to infuse the Zhen vigor into his sword,

He was planning to end Yan Li's life once for all with this move, but only to be disappointed when Yan Li, who then seemed to be stupefied by his powerful move, suddenly went into action with a deepening smirk on his face.

He didn't make too much of a fancy move except slanting his sword and driving it forward, right in the direction where the pressure from Ye Tianyu's sword was the thickest.

“Idiot!”

Ye Tianyu could already see what would happen next, because once Yan Li drove his sword into the array of pressure, he would be immediately suffocated by the force of it. What a knucklehead!

However, with a popping sound, Ye Tianyu felt his move getting rigid all of a sudden, as if jammed somewhere, when the chilliness of a sharp blade was again leveled at his throat.

Another defeat!

“No! This is impossible! Impossible!” Ye Tianyu cried out, hateful glare locking in on Yan Li, as two failures by in a row had him completely lost his cool.

“Yan Li, I am going to kill you!”

Howling, Ye Tianyu swung his sword towards Yan Li, not even giving a flying d.a.m.n about the blade that was biting into the skin of his neck.

Yan Li's eyes darkened as he stepped off to dodge the incoming sword before teleporting himself behind Ye Tianyu and using the flat side of his sword to knock him down.

“s.h.i.+xiong Yan wins!”

“Yeah! He totally does!”

Xue Zhan, Lin Wu, Lin Wen, Situ Xue and Yao Ling burst out cheering and laughing at the sight of this.

“s.h.i.+t!” Lin Pou threw an icy look at Yan Li before storming off.

Other indoor disciples who came along with him all winced at that, knowing Lin Pou must have blacklisted Yan Li, and the latter was about to face some serious trouble then.

But it was understandable since not only did he lose a giant chunk of money, but also lost in the tug-of-war with Zuo Han.

Speaking of Zuo Han, he was riding high now on all the money he won and a win over Lin Pou, thanks to Yan Li, who appeared to be his favorite person by now.

Ye Tianyu, eyes dim and face as pale as a sheet of paper, was still down on the ground motionless, as if all the vigor in him had been drained empty.

Yan Li huffed out a sigh, and then turned around to hop off the Stage.

He had warned him multiple times, but Ye Tianyu still chose to go on his own way, so it was really not on Yan Li that he looked like a stray dog right now, and if anything, Ye Tianyu should be thankful that Yan Li was merciful enough to let him live after he tried to take Yan Li's life.

Also, in all honesty, Ye Tianyu might just not have too much luck on his side, for that the move he used, “Three Stars Besieging the Moon”, was actually no stranger to Yan Li, who, let's not forget about this, was also a disciple of Dahuang Palace in the past life and a Xuan realm master as well as a skilled swordsman; so he could basically read Ye Tianyu like an open book since Yan Li not only got a better understanding of swords but also had practiced this particular move himself back then, knowing each weak spot and flaw of it like the back of his hand.

He hit the jackpot first in one go to slow the move of Ye Tianyu's sword so as to stop the pressure array from attacking him before quickly taking him down and turning the situation around. This was not as easy as it sounded because, first, you had to know where the weak spot of the move was, and then, you had to have fast hands to successfully pull this off without any delay.

“You are awesome, s.h.i.+xong Yan!” Yan Li just hopped off the Stage as Xue Zhan and the other four gathered around him and started offering generous compliments.

In the meantime, some other outdoor disciples also came around to say hi, wis.h.i.+ng to have some kind of acquaintance with Yan Li, who defeated a Yuan real disciple while he himself was only at the completion stage of the Lianqi realm. G.o.d knows what he would be capable of when he reached the Yuan realm.

However, it was rather a bitter pill to swallow for those who had bet their money on Ye Tianyu and lost every penny of their savings. After all, not everyone was loaded enough to not feel the sting of it after losing a decent amount of money.

“Haha, you really impressed the living day light out of us, s.h.i.+di Yan!” A cheerful voice rang off, followed by Zuo Han striding in with a bright smile on his face.

Everyone cleared out of the way and greeted him as they saw him coming.

“Glad to see you, s.h.i.+xiong Zuo.” Yan Li said as Xue Zhan and others followed suit.

“There you go, s.h.i.+di Yan! 100,000 Liang for you, take care!” Zuo Han stashed a pile of bank notes into Yan Li's hand.

Yan Li accepted the money without a second thought, since he earned it fair and square. Besides, it was nothing compared to how much Zuo Han had made today out of this fight.

“Go have fun with your friends! I will catch up with later, s.h.i.+di Yan!” said Zuo Han, smiling.

But before he left, Zuo Han also took the time to whisper to Yan Li, “Be careful of Lin Pou.”

In his past life, Yan Li was all about practicing and getting stronger, but even he had heard about the feud between Zuo Han and Lin Pou. They two were practically oil and water where Zuo Han was kind and honest while Lin Pou being the complete opposite of him.

Back then, he was quick to move up from the Lianqi realm after tapping into his potentials, and was even one step ahead of Lin Pou to reach the Xuan realm. Lin Pou had always thought he was a cut above any other indoor disciples, so having Yan Li reach the Xuan realm before him was like a slap to the face, which he took to heart. Even after he himself joined the elite disciples, Lin Pou would still have others target at Yan Li from time to time. Consequently, the rivalry was formed.

Well, the past will always catch up on you.Yan Li thought to himself.

He caught the dirty look Lin Pou shot at him upon storming off and immediately came full circle that the rivalry would still continue to grow in this life even if his name was Yan Li instead of Liang Chen now.

Yan Li was not too worried about himself; on the contrary, he thought he should probably warn Zuo Han about Lin Pou, for that in the past life, Zuo Han went out on a clan mission with Lin Pou but never made it back alive. Some people a.s.sumed that it was Lin Pou who actually killed Zuo Han using the mission as a cover-up, but no one really dared to say anything due to the lack of solid evidence. The officials of Dahuang Palace also led an investigation but came out with nothing useful since all the other elite disciples who were on the mission as well insisted that Zuo Han was killed by the enemies, so they had to give up eventually—after all, they could not just lock those elite disciples up and interrogate them one by one so as to prove a theory, right?

Yan Li and Xue Zhan along with others had a little celebration after they got back to the yard from the Stage. The five of them left when the party ended, while Yan Li, taking a short break, headed off to the Cla.s.sic Pavilion.

Even though he still had the memories of the methods and skills he used for practice back then, he nevertheless needed to pay a visit there in search of something that would suit him better, since he was building the sea of vigor of nine whirls, which was a completely different story from that in his past life.