Blue Phoenix Chapter 43 – Revenge

The last battle before the finals had yet to be decided. The atmosphere within the arena was more intense than it had been before. A certain degree of expectation was left unsaid throughout the air.

The first of the semi-finals had ended in a shocking, yet anticlimactic, result. The realization that a semi-finalist would forfeit from the start was unexpected. These commoners partaking in this tournament all relied on their winnings to feed their families.

Spending some time to think it through made the situation that much more shocking. It was obvious that the commoner had forfeited for the sake of getting revenge on Li Shing. However, there was another reason for surprise.

Hui Yue was a mere nine star Student ranked cultivator, and yet a late ranked Disciple stepped back trusting a boy within the lowest realm of cultivation to take that revenge for him.

At first, they thought this cultivator had stepped down for the sake of allowing Wang Ju Long and Hui Yue to end their feud, of which everyone present had noticed long ago.

Looking at these two students from below the stage was Wang Ju Long, the child prodigy of the Wang family, who had managed to defeat the top seeded Rong Ming. To defeat Rong Ming one could expect that Li Shing would also fall to the ten year old boy.

Others mused that Wang Ju Long only won against Rong Ming because of the older boy’s inattentiveness. It was unlikely that Li Shing would fall for the same trick. Considering the attack, he had used against Gao Yan it was highly likely that Wang Ju Long would become seriously injured with the first exchange of techniques.

The two young students were both standing on the stage, in front of each other, while waiting for the judge to appear. Today, as it was a semi-final match, the judges were Royal Academy elders. These elders were important figures not only within the academy but also within Riluo City.

The elder today was one of the youngest elders who was assigned to the Riluo City Royal Academy. His name was Qin Tsang, and so far, Hui Yue had a g

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