132: I just want the third place

As the Elder finished his announcement, a wave of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

"Mu Buyu!"

"Mu Buyu!"

"Mu Buyu!"

"… …"

Mu Buyu, with his unique attack style, had garnered a legion of female fans.

At this, Mu Buyu’s face flushed, and he awkwardly scratched his head, waving to the crowd before quickly scurrying off the stage.

"Congratulations, Martial Nephew Mu!"

As soon as he came down, Su Nianke skipped over, her eyes twinkling as she stared at Mu Buyu.

The moment Mu Buyu saw Su Nianke, he froze for a moment, feeling that her aura was somehow different, and she seemed to have become more beautiful. He wondered if it was just his imagination!

He shook his head, chuckled, and said, "This is all thanks to Martial Aunt Su’s encouragement!"

This time, he was smarter; he immediately praised her, directly avoiding the "won't you guess?" segment!

The meaning was clear: with her encouragement, he could win.

These words indeed made Su Nianke nod in satisfaction.

"Let’s go, get some good rest. The next round of competition will begin soon!"

She happily pulled Mu Buyu back to his seat.

… …

Time quickly passed.

The second round of competition also began.

First, the top five rankings from the winners’ bracket finals were determined by drawing lots, with one person getting a bye and directly entering the top three.

The other four would face each other in two pairs, and the one with the bye would wait until the two winners had their duel, then first compete with the loser. If they won, they would enter the top two and compete with the previous winner, with whoever won taking first place!

Of course, those ranked lower still had one chance to challenge the person in front of them!

Mu Buyu picked up a lot, opened it, and instantly burst into laughter!

A bye!!

This directly guaranteed him a spot in the top three; even if others challenged him later, he wouldn’t be flustered at all.

At this moment, the Elder saw the drawing results and announced them with a dark expression.

"The draw for the top five duels has concluded. I will now announce the match-ups!"

"Lu Jinan versus Su Nianke."

"Murong Jiantang versus Tan Jinsheng!"

"Mu Buyu… bye!"

Upon hearing this result.

On the viewing platform, Jiang Qingchen was now staring like a demon at Mu Tiannan, who had a somewhat displeased expression (◔‿◔).

"My Sect Master Senior Martial Uncle, the will of Heaven is hard to defy!"

"You should start thinking about what excuse to use for retirement!"

Clearly, Mu Tiannan was also caught off guard by this result.

Mu Buyu’s luck was truly Heaven-Defying; for someone like him to draw a bye, it was simply as if the heavens had gone blind!

However, Mu Tiannan didn’t give up, believing there was still a chance to win!

"Martial Nephew Jiang, isn’t it a bit too early for you to say that?"

"Even if he drew a bye, he’s only temporarily third. There are still people who can challenge him later!"

Jiang Qingchen sneered, then stated a fact that made everyone despair.

He said slowly, "To tell you the truth, my Disciple has already achieved a Breakthrough to Divine Sea Realm triple stage. Do you think anyone in the top three can shake him ᕙ ( : ˘ ∧ ˘ : ) ᕗ"

What!!

Everyone was shocked, looking at Mu Buyu in disbelief.

Divine Sea Realm triple stage!

This is a monster, isn’t it!

They didn’t doubt Jiang Qingchen’s words and instantly despaired!

Seeing everyone intimidated by him, Jiang Qingchen was very pleased.

However, a moment later, he frowned tightly, looking at the System panel’s notification.

[Ye Fojian has suffered severe injuries and is on the brink of despair. Please, Host, proceed immediately to rescue him!]

This message had been there since morning, but he hadn’t paid much attention to it at the time, believing Ye Fojian could turn danger into safety!

However, almost a day had passed, and he was still in danger, so he began to worry a little.

He had previously speculated about the possible situation in Taichu Holy Land, and he had already tampered with the Undying Holy Medicine for Mu Xianer.

Logically speaking, if someone wanted to snatch the Undying Holy Medicine, they would most likely eagerly eat it, and then their body would become paralyzed or even lose Life Qi…

Therefore, he had specifically given Ye Fojian several other Undying Holy Medicines.

And he instructed him that if no accident occurred, he should retrieve the one in Mu Xianer’s possession and give her a different Undying Holy Medicine.

If something went wrong, he shouldn’t bother with the original Undying Holy Medicine and instead give a new one to Mu Xianer.

Given the current situation, it was clear that something had gone wrong, and it had been so long…

Jiang Qingchen’s eyelids suddenly twitched. Could it be that Fojian, that boy, didn’t remember his instructions and gave the problematic one to Mu Xianer’s great-ancestor to eat?

If that were truly the case, then being beaten to the brink of death now was quite possible!

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, deciding to endure a little longer and wait until the competition ended to arrange matters here.

He believed Ye Fojian wouldn’t die easily; at the very least, the Immortal Slaying Sword could barely protect him from death!

Time flew by, and the sky began to darken.

At this moment, the competition had reached its final stage.

Mu Buyu still maintained his third-place position. When someone challenged him, he directly unleashed his Divine Sea Realm triple stage cultivation, defeating the challenger with a single move.

Seeing this, the others no longer continued to challenge him.

The match between Su Nianke and Lu Jinan was very intense, but Lu Jinan’s cultivation was slightly higher, and he still defeated Su Nianke.

As for the match between Murong Jiantang and Tan Jinsheng, it was even more terrifying and horrifying; the arena was carved with terrifying sword marks and pits.

But at the last moment, Tan Jinsheng used that incomplete Sacred Artifact to barely defeat Murong Jiantang and advance to the next round.

At this moment, Mu Buyu once again came to the arena, looking at Tan Jinsheng, who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy. He sighed softly, then spoke, "I concede!"

As soon as his voice fell, he added, "I only want third place. If anyone else wants to challenge me, they are welcome to, but don’t blame me for being merciless then!"

Mu Buyu’s words shocked everyone.

Even conceding was done with such dominance?

Although no one understood the purpose of his actions, no one dared to underestimate him!

As for challenging him, they decided against it; his strange attack methods and Divine Sea Realm triple stage cultivation were terrifying just to think about!

"Mu Buyu, are you sure you want to concede?"

The Elder frowned, somewhat unable to understand Mu Buyu. His condition and strength were fully capable of contending for first place, so why did he only want third?

Similarly, Tan Jinsheng was also somewhat puzzled. He spoke, "Mu Buyu, are you looking down on me, disdaining to compete with me?"

Mu Buyu’s strength was not inferior to his, and was even stronger, so why did he suddenly concede?

"Elder, I am certain, I concede!" Mu Buyu said seriously, "Anyway, I only want third place. As for the rest, you all can decide."

"As for Junior Martial Uncle Tan Jinsheng, why would I look down on you? I feel like I can’t beat you two monsters, so what’s wrong with conceding early!"

After speaking, he turned and left the arena, returning to his seat, leaving everyone bewildered.

He even stated his concession with such righteousness!

Seeing such a laid-back Disciple, countless Elders were infuriated, wishing they could do something!

The Elder felt that presiding over today’s competition was his most speechless experience; encountering a Disciple like Mu Buyu was simply his bad luck!

Despite the anger, the competition had to continue.

He looked at the audience below and immediately announced.

"In this match, Tan Jinsheng is victorious."

"Next, he will contend with Lu Jinan for first place!"