The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

At this moment, he saw the man squatting opposite him and coughing up blood, who suddenly looked up and looked at him.

...It's Yi Ming! It's Yi Ming who's causing trouble!

He suddenly raised his left hand, and the Demon-Subduing Pestle activated his true energy. Xue Cheng watched helplessly as his body was no longer under his control and he attacked Yi Ming, who had already admitted defeat.

It was clear that the injuries were visible to the naked eye and were all borne by Yi Ming. His face became paler and paler, and he couldn't stand it and coughed up blood several times.

But Xue Cheng was increasingly aware of the inexplicable pain in his body... The attacks he had stabbed at were actually coming back to him? How was this possible?!

The more desperately you try to break free, the more out of control your body becomes.

"Senior Brother, I have admitted defeat. Can we stop the competition?" On this side, Yi Ming kept retreating.

Xue Cheng chased after the other person in a hurry. His feet were weak and he stepped on the corner of his clothes and fell to his knees without noticing.

"Pfft!"

Kneeling on the ground, the sound of the kneecaps hitting the stone ground could be heard clearly and spread far and wide.

"Brother Xue... you don't have to give me such a big gift..." Looking past Xue Cheng's back, Yi Ming could hardly hold back his smile as he saw You Mu kicking him. The corners of his lips trembled, and with panic on his face, he hurriedly "tried" to support him.

[Did the protagonist just smile? ]

[Why do I feel like the protagonist is playing cannon fodder? ]

The players watching the game from high above figured out something was amiss, and comments on the public screen started to rise again.

This accidental kneeling made Xue Cheng completely furious. He could even hear the secretive laughter from the people below the stairs.

He didn't know when his body regained its autonomy, but Xue Cheng, who was angry and humiliated, had no time to find out the reason and only wanted to avenge the humiliation.

"roll!"

He waved away Yi Ming's arm, which was pretending to be stretched out, and drew the sword from his waist, intending to chop him.

After watching for a while, everyone realized that something was wrong on the stage. It was said to be a peaceful exchange, but now it looked like Senior Brother Xue was bullying him unilaterally, and he was angry and ready to get serious.

Knowing that Yi Ming could not win, he repeatedly forced him to go on stage even though he had repeatedly expressed his defeat...

"Enough!" Master Xue couldn't bear it any longer, so he came to the ring, raised his hand to stop Xue Cheng's attack, and rescued Yi Ming.

Turning around, Master Xue glared at his son with a reproachful look. He had clearly reminded him in every way to stop, but if he behaved like this now, wouldn't he ruin his reputation?

Why did they repeatedly create a bad reputation and poor talent for Yi Ming? Wasn't it because after Yi Ming contributed to the sect, it would be convenient for Xue Cheng, the legitimate senior brother of the sect, to take the top position.

How can we convince others when we are so aggressive now!

Resisting the urge to teach his son a lesson, Sect Leader Xue took the lead in comforting the pale-faced Yi Ming.

"Yi Ming, your senior brother Xue didn't mean it. The magic power of the pearl core of the Demon Subduing Pestle has not been completely refined yet. He couldn't control his momentum when he entered the battle state. Is he injured? Your uncle will send someone to send you some healing pills tonight." The head of the sect found an excuse for Xue Cheng's behavior.

"Thank you, Master." Yi Ming did not refuse and bowed his head to express his gratitude.

"Also, since Xue Cheng was the one who broke the rules first, the conditions should be changed. The personal disciple was decided a few days ago. You should go to Elder Xu this afternoon and perform the apprenticeship ceremony."

Sooner or later, Yi Ming will be under the name of Elder Xu. With the title of being personally taught by the elder, subsequent matters will be more logical. If we make it clear now, it can also distract some attention from Cheng'er's confusion today.

"Master, this is unfair! Yi Ming neither defeated Senior Brother Xue nor won the first place in today's competition. Why can he be promoted directly to a direct disciple?"

"Yes, if that's the case, what's the point of our hard competition?"

"No wonder Yi Ming came so late today. I guess he knew that he was already a done deal!"

The master's words naturally caused dissatisfaction among the disciples who had just worked hard to win a promotion.

"Silence! If you can impress the elders of the sect with your strengths, you will naturally have the opportunity to be promoted directly. Today's competition ends here. Go back to your respective places and disperse!"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Sect Leader Xue pretended to support Yi Ming and dismissed those dissatisfied disciples.

[This Sect Leader Xue is quite nice to the protagonist. He knows that the protagonist has been wronged and still protects him.]

[…Don’t you find it strange? Leaving your own son aside to care about a disciple who is not related to you by blood?]

[Yeah, it does sound weird now that you put it that way.]

[I seem to smell the scent of conspiracy! ]

[…Could it be that the protagonist is the illegitimate son of Sect Leader Xue, and Yi Ming should actually be called Xue Ming, and the reason why Xue Cheng dislikes Yi Ming is actually because legitimate children dislike illegitimate children? ]

[This guess is really bold, you'd better not think about it! ]

[Don’t you think this is reasonable? Isn’t this unreasonable? ]

The barrage chat became more lively.

"Dad!" Xue Cheng frowned and was about to say something was wrong, but with a snap of his fingers, he completely forgot what he was about to say.

Sect Leader Xue turned his head, gave him a look of anger, then lowered his voice and called Xue Cheng away.

"Dad! My body hurts..." Xue Cheng stroked his shoulder, feeling severe pain in his bones, but there was no sign of blood, so he had to drag his body to catch up with his father's quick steps.

At first, Sect Leader Xue believed what his own son said, but then he thought again, the other party had chased Yi Ming in the ring and almost beat him to death, so there was no way he was injured.

If Yi Ming was defeated in the arena, where would they find the next candidate with a similar fate?

The minor fights in the past were just allowed, but this time Xue Cheng did not take it too seriously, even though he had deliberately reminded him. Master Xue was worried and was unwilling to indulge his spoiled son.

"Stop pretending, you're embarrassing yourself!" How could he have such a stupid son when he failed to gain anything?

[Is there any father who doesn’t like parenting? ]

[Master Xue is very strict with Xue Cheng. Perhaps Master Xue's completely different attitude is the reason why Xue Cheng hates the protagonist. Isn't this just bringing hatred to the protagonist?]

[The above, you seem to have discovered the truth. I feel that he is trying to create hostility for the protagonist. Don’t you find the words of the disciple just now strange? A sect leader, no matter how partial he is, would not dare to do so in front of so many disciples...]

[That being said, brothers and sisters, let’s stop discussing this for a moment. I feel like I can’t get out…]

A barrage of comments broke into the heated discussion, and the public screen suddenly paused.

The people who were stuck on top of the barrier began to try to pull their heads out. They all put in all their strength, but unfortunately the barrier didn't move at all, as if it was stuck to the players' necks.

[It’s over, it’s over. We won’t be stuck here and be blown into jerky by the wind! ]

【How about trying suicide? 】

[No, no! I finally reached level 30! I don’t want it!]

【What should we do? 】

[Don’t worry, I feel like we’re saved… or maybe, we’re in trouble…]

After Qingqing sent this message, she tried to look up at the public screen through the barrier. More and more noise and mosaics appeared on the constantly rotating barrage.

[BUG detected, balance system maintenance in progress...]

The next second, the players trapped in the barrier were forced offline by the system, and the players who were fighting monsters and completing tasks in other areas at the same time were also affected. They were automatically eliminated from the game and forced to log out.

Inside the Zhengyang Sect, the surroundings suddenly became still, and the disciples who were leaving one after another were stuck in their movements from the previous second, their faces stiff.

Yi Ming looked at the scene and had a bad feeling. When he rushed towards the evil ghost below the ring, it was too late. In the sky, a white light passed through the barrier, accompanied by a continuous sound of mechanical sounds...

[BUG detected, system maintenance in progress...Scanning...Locked...]

"No!" Yi Ming jumped up and tried to push You Mu out of the locking range of the aperture.

He knew these white lights too well, and was too afraid of them...it couldn't...it absolutely couldn't fall on You Mu!

It was just that the beam of light fell too fast, and at the moment when Yi Ming pounced on them, it quickly enveloped the two of them. A white light flashed, and the two of them disappeared into the playground together...