Another Draw!

Countless onlookers stared at Bai Yu and Chen Le, who had been blasted out of the black metal tower. There was no commotion this time but a strange silence.

It seemed that the Great Five Alliance had come prepared.

With the strange rune, losing was no longer possible for the Great Five Alliance. As such, they only needed to steal a single victory somehow to win the overall battle.

Innumerable gazes looked towards the Tianyuan Region camp, pausing on Bian Buji, Mu Youlan and Zhou Yuan.

The gazes ultimately swept past Bian Buji and Mu Youlan, then gathered on Zhou Yuan’s figure.

If one were to ask who of the five Tianyuan Region participants would most likely be defeated, it would naturally be the one with the weakest foundation, Zhou Yuan. After all, the others were all true advanced Heavenly Sun experts, whereas it had only been a few short months since Zhou Yuan stepped into the Heavenly Sun stage.

The atmosphere on the Tianyuan Region side grew somewhat suffocating.

Many gazed at Zhou Yuan as they sighed.

Yi Qiushui, Ye Bingling and the others were currently gathered together. Their faces were filled with graveness, and their eyes with worry.

Ye Bingling could not help but mutter in a low voice, “Zhou Yuan is so unlucky…”

If nothing unexpected had happened, Qin Lian and Bai Yu would have been able to win their matches. With one more victory from Bai Buji, the Tianyuan Region would take three of the five matches, allowing Zhou Yuan to participate merely as a formality and watch without having to do anything.

But who could have imagined that Qin Lian and Bai Yu would be forced into draws? As such, the upcoming fighters were now under even greater pressure.

One could not help but say that Zhou Yuan’s luck was really terrible.

“Bian Buji.” Chi Jing’s voice was so cold that even the temperature began to fall.

Bian Buji took a deep breath and cupped his fists together towards the five grand elders before flying forward.

However, even he was not optimistic about the fight. The strange rune was impossible to guard against.

Rumble!

A figure zipped out from the Great Five Alliance side on a bolt of lightning. It was the Thunder Mountain’s Ke Wen.

The two individuals’ gazes clashed as killing intent surged. Soon after, they dashed into the tower.

However, it was only a few dozen breaths later when a terrifying wave of energy unfurled from the tower once more, nearly shattering the nearby space.

Thud!

Two bloody figures were sent flying from the tower.

As expected, another draw.

The atmosphere on the Tianyuan Region side was suffocatingly heavy. Bian Buji had a Genesis Qi foundation of 1.84 billion, while Ke Wen had barely touched the 1.7 billion level. Moreover, Bian Buji also had a substantially bigger arsenal of attacks and techniques.

However, the other party had no intention of fighting and had directly summoned the glowing rune-ball to end the match.

Countless onlookers cast their gazes towards the remaining participants, Mu Youlan, Zhou Yuan, Zhuang Ming and Lu Qing.

Zhuang Ming’s and Lu Qing’s Genesis Qi foundations were at the 1.6 billion level. Although this was slightly weaker than Mu Youlan’s, both of them far surpassed Zhou Yuan.

Was this the Great Five Alliance’s plan? Forcing draws until the final match and then winning against Zhou Yuan?

Chi Jing slowly said, “Mu Youlan!”

Mu Youlan nodded. There was a tense look on her face as she rose into the air.

The Spirit Swallowing Pavilion’s Zhuang Ming also appeared outside the black metal tower from the Great Five Alliance side.

The two figures soon drifted into the tower, then faced each other inside. Dazzling glass suns rose behind them.

Mu Youlan’s Genesis Qi foundation was undoubtedly a little stronger. She was at the 1.69 billion level, nearly touching the 1.7 billion mark. Zhuang Ming was only slightly weaker, at 1.63 billion.

Such a gap was not difficult to overcome for the Heavenly Sun stage. Hence, Zhuang Ming did not immediately release the strange rune but instead chose to face Mu Youlan in combat first.

Zhuang Ming clearly had some pride. If he defeated Mu Youlan and won a victory, it would establish a gargantuan advantage for the Great Five Alliance.

However, he had somewhat underestimated the petite Mu Youlan’s battle power.

After going at it for several dozen rounds in the tower, Mu Youlan found her opportunity and sliced off one of Zhuang Ming’s arms with her vine-like sword.

The mistake made Zhuang Ming panic. He understood that Mu Youlan had planned to kill him with that move. Fortunately, he had narrowly avoided the fatal blow.

After such an intense battle, Zhuang Ming did not dare to delay a second longer. Who knew how heavy a punishment awaited him if he lost and caused the plan to fail. Hence, he ripped open his flesh and activated the rune-ball without hesitation.

Boom!

When the glowing rune-ball exploded, no one was surprised to see the two figures blast out of the tower.

The fourth match, draw!

Numerous regretful sighs sounded from the Tianyuan Region’s side. Mu Youlan had nearly dispatched her opponent and taken the first victory. Unfortunately, the other party had avoided the killing blow.

With Mu Youlan’s match over, countless gazes looked towards Zhou Yuan in pity. The Great Five Alliance would likely take the only victory through him and end the mystic creature battle.

Qin Lian had already regained her composure by this time. She turned to Zhou Yuan with a grave expression and said, “Zhou Yuan, Lu Qing’s Genesis Qi foundation should be at the 1.6 billion level, which is only a tenth of a billion more than you with your boost. Given your capabilities, you may be able to beat him.

“Moreover, given the current situation, you only need to drag the last match to a draw to make it an overall draw. Although it’s bad for our reputation, at least they won’t be able to take away the mystical creature!

“That’s why you have to get a draw at all cost!”

The others nodded in agreement. Although the Tianyuan Region had lost face, the Wanzu Region’s plan would not succeed as long as they preserved the mystical creature.

Bai Yu remarked in a low voice, “I’m just afraid that even a draw will be too much for him.”

Qin Lian shot a glance at Bai Yu and said, “Zhou Yuan will have a 1.5 billion foundation after being boosted. If he can’t do it, who else will be able to?”

Bai Yu unhappily frowned but did not say anything in the end. He was currently full of anger with no outlet for release.

Zhou Yuan looked at Chi Jing.

Chi Jing nodded at him and said, “As long as you manage a draw, it won’t be—”

Her expression suddenly changed before she could finish. The other four grand elders’ faces also turned extremely ugly.

Rumble!

The surrounding Genesis Qi rippled violently as the pressure of the Law Domain experts spread, making it hard to breathe for the numerous Nascent Source and Heavenly Sun experts nearby.

Zhou Yuan hurriedly shouted, “What is it, senior sister Chi Jing?!”

Chi Jing and the others quickly realized their mistake and immediately withdrew their pressure. Their eyes were brimming with murder as they glared toward the Great Five Alliance.

The Great Five Alliance’s Law Domain experts looked back in mockery.

Chi Jing closed her eyes and slowly opened them again after a brief moment. She gently massaged her temple as she said in a tired and powerless voice, “The mystical creature battle at the Golden Lightning Abyss has already ended. As we expected, the result is five draws.”

The corners of Zhou Yuan’s eyes twitched. Their opponents were indeed very well prepared. It was not only the Heavenly Sun side—even the Nascent Source side had not been spared.

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, “Although a draw is shameful, it’s still an acceptable outcome.”

“What do you know!” Sect master Xuan Kun’s voice was filled with rage. “Although the ultimate outcome was five draws, when the final match was decided, supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s Law Decree broke into the supreme sovereign’s tower and snatched away the mystical creature!”

“What?!”

This time, even Zhou Yuan’s expression changed drastically. “The Nascent Source Tower’s mystical creature has been lost? How can this be? Wasn’t it a draw?!”

Chi Jing slowly said, “Our master made the twin towers to force supreme sovereign Wan Zu to comply with his rules and avoid a large-scale war. However, all of us underestimated supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s capabilities. Although he was forced into this situation, he managed to change the rules set by our master.

“He likely changed it such that he would be allowed to take away the mystical creature if it ended in a draw. In other words, the only way we can safeguard the mystical creatures is to win the twin tower battles. A loss or a draw will result in our opponent’s victory.”

Everyone fell silent as an air of despair began to creep over them. If even a draw was considered the other side’s win, they no longer had any hope left.

The other party only needed to summon the rune-ball to easily obtain a draw.

Someone snarled through gnashed teeth, “This is way too despicable!”

They had previously believed that they would only lose face if the final result was a draw. However, they now knew that it would not be as painless as losing some face.

Qin Lian paled substantially, her eyes filled with indignance. But this was a chessboard set by the supreme sovereigns. How could people like them change anything? All they could do was struggle their hardest as pieces on the board.

Zhou Yuan was also silent for a long time before he asked Chi Jing, “How bad is losing one mystical creature?”

Chi Jing answered, “Although losing one will hurt, it has yet to reach supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s desired outcome, or they would not have bided their time after obtaining the Heavenly Fire Tree King. At least two mystical creatures are needed to destroy the Tianyuan Utopia.”

Zhou Yuan faintly nodded. “In other words, all is not yet lost.”

Chi Jing chuckled bitterly. The current situation was not far from a complete defeat.

Zhou Yuan did not say anything else. His figure moved and appeared outside the black metal tower under countless watching gazes.

Since a draw was also a loss...he would have to pour all of his power into winning this match!