After Severing Her Emotions, the Whole Sect Was Overwhelmed with Grief - Chapter 71:
Chapter 71: Let’s Make a Bet
Just as the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was about to take Ruan Xinyou away, Bai Ying stepped forward.
“What? You think you can take someone from under my watch?” she said, her voice steady and cold.
The cultivator, Ke Lin, released his aura instantly. The pressure from a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was overwhelming for the others present. Even Ruan Xinyou, who had reached the Pseudo Core Realm, struggled to bear it.
“Uncle Ke, thank you for coming to help me,” Ruan Xinyou said through gritted teeth, trying to appear composed.
“There’s no need to thank me. This is what I should do,” Ke Lin replied calmly, then turned his gaze back to Bai Ying and said, “So, you still want to resist, little insect?”
He intensified his aura further. The cultivators around them stumbled and fell to their knees. The weight of it was like a mountain crushing down on their backs. Some coughed up blood under the pressure. But Bai Ying remained standing, unwavering, her eyes locked on Ke Lin’s with fierce battle intent.
Wang Qi couldn’t help but tug on Bai Ying’s sleeve and said in a low voice, “Bai Ying, you can’t fight a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. You’ll die. Just give it up.” He knew well the gap between the Golden Core Realm and the Nascent Soul Realm. Although it was only one stage apart, the difference was like heaven and earth. No matter how strong Bai Ying was, she couldn’t be his match.
Now that Radiant Sun Sect had sent a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, there was nothing they could do. They had no choice but to let them take Ruan Xinyou away.
But Bai Ying responded firmly, “Do you really think that if we don’t interfere and let them take Ruan Xinyou away, they’ll let us go?”
Wang Qi frowned. “What do you mean?”
Everyone turned to look at her.
Bai Ying let out a mocking laugh. “Ruan Xinyou made a huge mistake today. If word gets out, how will Radiant Sun Sect maintain its face?”
Her words made everyone break into cold sweat.
“You mean he plans to kill us all to silence us?!”
“What else? In the Shadow Valley Trial, the Mirror of Heaven and Earth can’t be used. If he kills all of us, no one will ever know what Ruan Xinyou did.”
Panic spread instantly. But Ke Lin just laughed and said, “Smart girl. Unfortunately, too smart—those ones always die more miserably.”
Su Yu’s face turned pale. He couldn’t believe it. Uncle Ke actually intended to kill everyone here, just to cover up Ruan Xinyou’s mistake. This was beyond wrong.
“Uncle—!” he called out, but Ke Lin immediately snapped, “Shut up! If you don’t want to die here, swallow your words! I won’t let anything tarnish Radiant Sun Sect’s name.”
The crowd panicked and scattered. But after flying just ten meters, they were slammed back by an invisible barrier. No matter what they did, they couldn’t break through. Their attacks rebounded onto them, causing injuries. Their faces were filled with despair.
Ke Lin watched them struggle and said with a smug smile, “Don’t bother running. No one is leaving this place. None of you will survive today.”
Ruan Xinyou grew anxious. She didn’t care about anyone else, but Bai Ying must not die. If Bai Ying died, she would lose her chance to seize her fortune points. After a moment’s thought, she looked at Ke Lin and said, “Senior Ke, I can’t stand Bai Ying. Can I deal with her myself?”
Ke Lin looked interested. “And what do you plan to do?”
Ruan Xinyou stepped forward and said to Bai Ying, “Let’s make a bet. You and I will fight. If you win, Senior Ke will let everyone go. If I win, no one gets to live—and you will become my slave. Swear to the Heavenly Dao that from now on, your life belongs to me.”
She was in the Pseudo Core Realm and believed her strength could easily crush Bai Ying. She had long fantasized about defeating her in front of everyone, to prove her superiority.
As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd burst into outrage.
“You’re already in the Pseudo Core Realm! How could Bai Ying possibly win?!”
“No matter how strong she is, she’s only in the early Foundation Establishment Realm! She doesn’t stand a chance!”
Even those who had been saved by Bai Ying couldn’t believe she could defeat Ruan Xinyou. They assumed Ruan Xinyou had only fled from the demonic beasts earlier because she didn’t want to fight them. Bai Ying must’ve used some secret technique to beat the beasts—but those wouldn’t work on people.
Ke Lin laughed too. If Ruan Xinyou wanted to toy with Bai Ying, then so be it. A girl in the Foundation Establishment Realm? Ruan Xinyou could crush her with one finger.
Ruan Xinyou walked toward Bai Ying, her face full of arrogance. “Do you dare?”
Before Bai Ying could answer, someone from the crowd shouted, “You wicked woman! How could she possibly beat you? A Foundation Establishment cultivator cannot win against someone in the Pseudo Core Realm!”
The Pseudo Core Realm was already close to the Golden Core Realm—a level most of them would never reach in their lives. They wouldn’t even dare to dream of fighting someone in that realm. Ruan Xinyou’s challenge to Bai Ying was essentially a death sentence for them all.
They had dared to suggest punishing Ruan Xinyou earlier because many among them were at peak Foundation Establishment Realm. They believed that if they joined forces, they could suppress her. But now, Bai Ying stood alone—and she wasn’t even at the peak of Foundation Establishment Realm.
But Bai Ying had no choice but to agree.
The crowd watched as Bai Ying stepped forward toward Ruan Xinyou and said, “Let’s begin.”
To them, it looked like she was only pretending to be brave. They believed she wouldn’t even be able to take one blow from Ruan Xinyou before being crushed.
Despair filled their hearts and eyes.
They were certain—today, they would all die here.
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Emeraldmimi
I know she’ll crush her like a fly, but it still doesn’t stop that Ke trash from silencing them all. She’ll still have to kill him. I wish she’d kill RX too, but we’ll probably still see that cockroach around until near the end.