82: Surrender! Three wins, one draw, one loss! Success! A gift for everyone!

Such a proposal truly made them…

It gave them no reason to refuse!

Everyone felt it was nothing; it was just a meal, so they agreed.

Moreover, Chen De might still enter the sect, and even for the three Ning Yuan Realm Third Stage cultivators, there was indeed no reason to refuse.

Could it be that they would lose a piece of flesh or even their lives?

Don't forget, their elders weren't here. If anything happened to them in Tianfeng City...

Chen De and Feng Zhe wouldn't have an easy time either!

Thus, everyone smiled at Chen De and agreed.

The tense atmosphere immediately vanished, and everyone continued to chat and laugh.

...

Soon, it was Chen De's turn to enter the arena.

Chen De's match began with a Ning Yuan Realm First Stage cultivator making a move.

It kicked off with an instant kill, snapping the neck of a Qi Gathering Realm peak cultivator.

The death of a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator caused no ripples in the arena.

Qing Yuzi saw this scene and didn't even lift his eyelids. "Next!"

This also marked the official start of the Ning Yuan Realm battles.

As soon as Chen De entered, he continuously encountered three Demon Origin Realm First Stage opponents.

This was clearly a setup, so Chen De effortlessly defeated all three of them.

He secured three consecutive victories!

However, the leniency couldn't be too obvious, so he was arranged to fight a barely acceptable Ning Yuan Realm Second Stage cultivator.

Chen De struggled immensely before finally managing to draw with him.

In the fifth round, Chen De faced Jiang Ziling.

Chen De understood that this match was for him to lose, and he had to lose quite miserably.

Otherwise, Chen De would have surrendered immediately.

This woman, who had been smiling sweetly and amicably before, showed no mercy when she attacked Chen De.

Chen De was beaten without any ability to retaliate, passively taking hits the entire time.

It wasn't until Chen De was covered in wounds and looked utterly miserable that he reluctantly shouted, "I surrender!"

Everyone didn't think much of it; being defeated by someone of a higher realm was not shameful.

Finally, the first stage concluded.

Under Qing Yuzi's special care, Chen De easily passed the first stage.

The top ten of the first stage were subsequently announced, and without a doubt, all those on the list were Ning Yuan Realm cultivators.

Chen De ranked eighth, but was actually tied for seventh with the seventh-place finisher.

Next, was the second stage.

Then, Qing Yuzi flashed, personally stepping down to face everyone, scanning them, and nodding.

"It seems you are the ones who passed the first stage."

He then changed his tone, "However, you shouldn't be too complacent. Next, is the second stage."

Just as everyone was about to reply, Qing Yuzi suddenly attacked them, pressing down on the void.

"Now, the second stage begins!"

Everyone didn't expect Qing Yuzi to suddenly attack without following the usual procedure, giving them no time to prepare.

Everyone immediately felt a terrifying pressure, as if carrying a huge mountain, pressing down on them.

Everyone was so pressured they couldn't move, struggling to hold on, sweating profusely.

While pressing down on everyone, Qing Yuzi continued to speak to himself,

"This is my second stage. The pressure on each of you has been specially adjusted by me according to your cultivation, so everyone's is different."

"Next, I will select the three people who last the longest from among you."

As Qing Yuzi said this, Chen De indeed felt that it was different.

Because Chen De could clearly feel that the pressure on him was similar to that on the Ning Yuan Realm First Stage cultivator.

And the one who had drawn with Chen De earlier, he endured pressure almost comparable to the three Ning Yuan Realm Third Stage cultivators.

Chen De knew this was the power of money at work.

If Chen De drew with him in the first stage, then in the second stage, Chen De had to defeat him, or even far surpass him.

Otherwise, if their strengths were clearly the same, why would Chen De succeed and he fail?

Although Qing Yuzi wasn't afraid of this, doing so could reduce trouble and avoid criticism.

Soon, the one who had drawn with Chen De was crushed to the ground by the terrifying pressure, officially eliminated.

Even the Ning Yuan Realm First Stage cultivator lasted a little longer.

However, he fell next.

Soon, only the three Ning Yuan Realm Third Stage cultivators, Chen De, and another Ning Yuan Realm Second Stage cultivator remained in the arena.

At this point, Chen De also felt that it was about time; fifth place was enough, and there was no point in going further.

Just as Chen De was about to pretend to be unable to hold on and fall down.

He suddenly felt the pressure around him increase sharply. Chen De immediately guessed that Qing Yuzi also felt that time was almost up.

Thus, Chen De went with the flow and fell to the ground.

As soon as he fell to the ground, the pressure vanished without a trace. Chen De pretended to gasp for breath on the ground.

After a while, the remaining four also successively fell to the ground.

Qing Yuzi saw this scene and was quite satisfied with this selection.

He had only intended to earn some extra money, but he not only got the extra money.

He also indeed gained a few good prospects from it.

Then, Qing Yuzi announced that five people, including Chen De, had successfully been selected.

They were given ten days to go home and settle their family affairs, and after ten days, they would be picked up at this same location and taken to the sect.

As for the rewards, they would be distributed after arriving at the sect.

After completing all this, Qing Yuzi greeted Feng Zhe, who was watching from the side.

Just like when he arrived, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished from the spot.

Then, Feng Zhe walked down and came to Chen De's side.

He patted Chen De's shoulder and praised him happily.

Seeing Chen De sweating profusely from exhaustion, he told Chen De to go back and rest first.

Then, he walked onto the martial arts stage to give a speech, stating that the sect selection conference had concluded successfully, and made some summaries.

Chen De left first, taking the few people from his small group with him.

Feng Zhe saw this and didn't pay much attention.

...

In Tianfeng City's largest restaurant.

"What's going on with Feng Rin? Didn't he say he was going to treat us? How come he went out and there's been no news?"

One person complained with a grim expression.

Some were happy, some were sad. According to the law of happiness transfer,

for every person who is happy in the world, there is one person who is unhappy.

If one person is very happy, many people will be unhappy or one person will be very unhappy.

The person complaining was among the very unhappy ones.

Originally, these failed individuals didn't want to come, as attending a celebration banquet for the successful as losers was even more unbearable than killing them.

However, under Chen De's persistent persuasion, they still chose to come here.

But just thinking about not being selected made them feel very uncomfortable.

If Chen De hadn't guaranteed that he wouldn't seat the failures with the successful ones,

they would never have come.

"My apologies, my apologies!"

At this moment, Chen De's voice came from outside.

His tone was quite sincere, "I'm truly sorry, everyone. Compared to you, those four over there are clearly more valuable, so I went to deal with them first."

"I'm really sorry to have kept you all waiting!"

"Well then, let's begin now!"

Saying this, Chen De first approached those who had disrespected him in the waiting area earlier.

He went to those people, took out the black liquid, and began to force it into their mouths.

Chen De wanted not only their hearts but also their loyalty, so he naturally didn't want to harm them.

Thus, he personally fed it to them one by one.

Some tried to escape by breaking windows or doors, but found they couldn't open them.

Chen De then took out another...