JSCMU-Chapter 199: Peak Master Challenge Match

Night.

Qing Yun lay there, utterly pleased with himself, already fantasizing about how he would take this genius disciple under his wing tomorrow.

With just Cang Li and Shen Yanye as competition, how could they possibly fight him?

Just a couple of juniors.

If needed, he’d just make a move himself and take Yun Jin away first.

As for whether she agreed or not. Well, he had the advantage of proximity!

There’d be plenty of time to slowly persuade her.

Heheheh. Tomorrow, he will finally receive a good disciple.

As Qing Yun thought about this, the corners of his lips kept curling up with satisfaction.

The next day.

Completely unaware of all this, Yun Jin was already waiting by the gate with her senior brothers and sisters.

The time had come.

Lin Ya slowly stepped out.

“Master,” the group bowed in unison.

Lin Ya smiled lightly, his expression calm and relaxed, “Let’s go.”

It’s as if he weren’t heading to a potentially life-and-death event, but to a banquet.

But no one thought that was strange.

Because right now, Lin Ya had even surpassed his peak strength from before.

Even if Zhao Wuji personally took the stage, he might not be Lin Ya’s match, let alone mere Luo Yi!

Lin Ya would win. The real question was how he would win.

Lin Ya quietly walked in front.

His disciples followed behind.

Central Plaza.

People had already gathered.

When the group from Heavenly Sword Peak arrived, the crowd instinctively parted to make way.

Everyone knew.

Today might decide the life or death of everyone from Heavenly Sword Peak.

Lin Ya had been seriously injured for many years, his chances of winning were slim.

If something happened to him, no matter how talented Yun Jin was, it would be useless.

A genius who hadn’t grown yet can’t be all that terrifying, no matter how fearsome their talent may seem.

Only Lin Ya was the true pillar holding up Heavenly Sword Peak.

If he was fine, Heavenly Sword Peak would be fine.

If he fell…

Then no one could say for sure.

Yue Zhao led his fellow disciples into the ranks of other disciples, while Lin Ya walked straight onto the high platform, standing firmly beside Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji glanced at him coldly.

Last night, he hadn’t slept at all.

He had personally buried Ruan Jun at the cemetery.

That’s his first disciple, they had been master and disciple for nearly a hundred years.

In all that time, Ruan Jun had never once disappointed him. His talent and temperament made Zhao Wuji see him as a reflection of himself.

This was the successor he had personally cultivated!

To him, Ruan Jun was different from other disciples. Zhao Wuji had poured his greatest passion and energy into Ruan Jun.

But now…

Ruan Jun was dead.

Everything he had invested was gone in an instant!

Besides resenting the people of Heavenly Sword Peak, Zhao Wuji even held some resentment toward Ye Danxia.

If not for that little disciple stirring things up, Ruan Jun might not have stepped forward and things might not have ended this way.

But Ye Danxia was already locked up in He Mountain and was miserable enough. Even if Zhao Wuji wanted to resent her, there wasn’t much left to resent.

So he could only pour all of his rage and hatred onto the people of Heavenly Sword Peak.

All of them!

Would pay for Ruan Jun’s death!

To ensure nothing went wrong, Zhao Wuji had even painfully handed Luo Yi an extremely powerful magic treasure last night, just in case.

He’d also told Luo Yi.

Although the rules forbid killing Lin Ya, humiliating him like Yun Jin humiliated Ruan Jun yesterday was completely allowed.

He absolutely had to vent this anger for Ruan Jun!

Right now.

Zhao Wuji said with a sinister look, “Peak Master Lin, did you sleep well last night?”

Lin Ya smiled lightly, “Thanks for your concern, Sect Master. I slept quite well.”

Zhao Wuji’s expression darkened, “I, on the other hand, did not sleep well at all.”

Lin Ya reflexively replied, “That’s a relief.” Then he quickly corrected, “Wait—no, what I mean is, Sect Master, you must take care of your health.”

Zhao Wuji couldn’t be bothered with his antics. He just said expressionlessly, “Today’s match is sure to be quite spectacular.”

Lin Ya smiled again. “I think so too.”

Zhao Wuji only sneered coldly. He’d like to see how long Lin Ya could keep up the act!

Zhao Wuji stepped forward, his cold gaze sweeping across the crowd.

He had no intention of hiding his bad mood and declared coldly, “Today marks the Peak Master Challenge Match. The ten Peak Masters of Tianxing Sect will each accept challenges from the entire sect.”

“Ten peaks, ten arenas. If anyone wants to challenge a specific Peak Master, go up directly. Win, and you’ll receive a reward from me personally, as well as a large amount of sect points.”

“If you can defeat a Peak Master ten times in a row, then—”

Zhao Wuji glanced at Lin Ya before continuing, “—the challenger will unconditionally take over that Peak Master’s position. Something to note, in the past nine tournaments, Luo Yi has already defeated Lin Ya nine times in a row. Today, if he wins again, Heavenly Sword Peak will have a new Peak Master.”

His voice was icy, with an undertone of killing intent.

Lin Ya, however, still wore a faint, unbothered smile, as though completely unworried.

The other Peak Masters exchanged odd glances.

Did Lin Ya have a trump card? Or was he just bluffing again?

Most thought the latter.

If he really had a trump card, why hadn’t he used it years ago? Then Heavenly Sword Peak wouldn’t have fallen so low.

Fang Mingyue and the few others who had close ties with Heavenly Sword Peak sighed secretly in their hearts. No matter what, they had to find a way to protect Lin Ya’s life.

It wasn’t just for Heavenly Sword Peak, but also for themselves.

Otherwise, the next to be schemed against and driven to death might be them!

“Now, the Peak Master Challenge Match begins! All ten Peak Masters, take your positions!” Zhao Wuji said coldly.

The ten Peak Masters didn’t hesitate and went up to their platforms.

The disciples watching below were thrilled.

It wasn’t every day they could witness Peak Master-level experts fighting. For most of them, this was the only time they’d ever get to see such a sight.

“According to the challenge list submitted yesterday, first challenger, step up!”

Challengers began stepping onto the stages in turn.

Though it was called a challenge match, most platforms had a relaxed atmosphere.

After all, the Peak Masters were chosen for their strength. Beating them even once was nearly impossible, let alone ten times in a row.

Most disciples who registered just wanted to exchange moves with a Peak Master-level expert.

As for defeating them, or even replacing them?

They’d never even considered it.

The only exception was Lin Ya’s platform.

He had already lost nine times in a row. If he lost one more, he’d be replaced.

So naturally, his first opponent was none other than Luo Yi!

Luo Yi jumped onto the stage with an relaxed smile.

“Peak Master Lin,” Luo Yi raised a brow, “looks like this will be our final match. I might even miss this in the coming years.”