Chapter 2119 — Too Late for Regret
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
At worst, after Wei Zhao challenged the early Heaven Rank, he could have let that closed-door disciple challenge the same early Heaven Rank, and they could still have tied for first!
After all, in the singles arena, though his disciple had his advantages—even if he could not beat an opponent, the opponent could not hurt him either—the rules of the singles arena were not merely about defeating one's opponent. Knocking the opponent off the platform counted as a win!
Although his closed-door disciple had the Golden Bell Shield protecting his body and could surely withstand pure true qi attacks, there was no guarantee an opponent might not use a powerful martial technique to knock his disciple off the platform! After all, martial techniques were a far more powerful form of attack than pure true qi!
So in the arena contest he had no confidence of victory. The best outcome would be for everyone to be unable to do anything to one another and tie for first—but that too carried great uncertainty. And now a fine opportunity had been thrown away for nothing...
"The hidden Han family is, to date, the record holder for the highest endurance rank! Early Heaven Rank! Is there any disciple from another family or sect who is unconvinced and wishes to challenge?" After announcing the result with some gloom, Old Master Zhao asked.
Yet after the question, for a long while no one answered.
"Sect Master Jin, do you have any disciples left to enter the challenge?" Old Master Zhao spoke again, pinning his hopes on the Golden Bell Sect.
"N... no..." Diamond forced out the two words, utterly helpless! Yet he had no choice but to give up!
"Very well. Since there are none, the champion of this endurance contest is the hidden Han family, second place the Golden Bell Sect, and third place the Fire Wolf Gang!" Old Master Zhao announced.
The moment this result came out, the face of the hidden You family disciple from before turned deathly pale! He was fourth—he had actually become fourth! And fourth place came with no benefits at all!
Earlier, Old Master You had promised him that only by placing in the top three would he receive rewards, would he be given Meridian-Opening Pills and Minor Restoration Pills to heal his injuries. But now he had nothing at all. His hatred, his regret—there was nothing he could do about it!
A loss was a loss. He regretted it deeply; he should never have come to this competition clinging to fantasies. The previous matches had already spread Wei Zhao's fearsome name far and wide—why had he come to join the fun? In this contest, the preordained first place had been the Golden Bell Sect, and the Fire Wolf Gang had been a hot favorite too, while he had only sought to secure third place!
But he had deliberately ignored Wei Zhao. In his view, Wei Zhao was formidable in so many events—surely he could not be good at everything? Yet he had gambled and lost... There was no medicine for regret in this world, and his future was naturally bleak!
He was not resigned to it—no, utterly unresigned! He was already a skilled hand of the late Earth Rank; what a formidable existence that was! And he was only twenty-four this year, with every hope of charging toward the Heaven Rank—but all of it was ruined! (To be continued)