Evan Yang pondered for a moment after hearing this, then asked, "How did the Imprisoning Bell come into his hands?"
"I don't know either, but it's a major treasure of the sect. I think Elder Joe must have given it to him," Lora Luo sighed, feeling that her opponent having such an artifact put her side at a clear disadvantage.
"Got it." Evan continued to study the Imprisoning Bell, watching curiously until Bald Lee happily withdrew the bell, leaving Ye Fay collapsed on the ground, looking at Bald Lee.
"Still want to continue?" Bald Lee chuckled.
"You..." At this moment, Ye Fay had no strength left at all—she couldn't even muster a basic attack, let alone strike Bald Lee.
"Just admit defeat." Bald Lee grinned.
Aurora Qing watched and said helplessly, "We lost."
The first match ended with Aurora Qing's voluntary concession. Next up was Sean Shen's turn.
Sean Shen faced off against Lee Ching, who was also second-tier Immortal-Lord. Sean was known throughout the Blue Robe Sect as unbeatable at that tier, so in everyone's eyes, Lee Ching was almost certain to lose.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, Sean Shen drew a sword—the Gentleman Sword. He smiled and said, "Let's begin, Junior Sister Lee."
"Let's see!" Sean Shen snorted, gripping his sword. He and Lee Ching used similar sword techniques, but Lee Ching had multiple swords. Whenever one was destroyed by the Gentleman Sword, it turned into wood shavings that wrapped around Sean.
Gradually, more appeared, and Sean Shen was surrounded by a barrel of wood. Inside, Sean snorted, waved his sword, and the barrel was naturally destroyed.
"Junior Sister Lee, I said your technique is useless." Sean Shen snorted.
"How would you know if you don't try?" Lee Ching was unwilling to give up and continued to summon more wooden swords.
"Does the Gentleman Sword have any side effects?" Evan Yang asked curiously.
"It does. Once it touches your body, it binds you so you can't move, unless your strength is much greater than the wielder's, then you can break free with your qi," Lee Ching explained.
Evan understood. If it relied on qi, he had a way to counter it. Still, he was curious if the Gentleman Sword had a stronger move. If this was all, he wasn't worried. Meanwhile, Lora Luo watched anxiously, since Lee Ching's technique was ineffective against Sean Shen and was countered instead.
Sean Shen wanted a quick victory, since he had several matches and couldn't afford injuries. If each opponent left him hurt, it would be troublesome. So he sent his sword flying, muttered something, and the sword sped up, piercing Lee Ching's defenses and reaching her back. Although he didn't stab, Lee Ching was immobilized, just as Lora Luo had described.
"Admit defeat," Sean Shen said, controlling his sword and smiling.
"Despicable! You're relying on an artifact—what kind of skill is that?" Lee Ching said angrily.