The tournament continued, and soon, it was Ziyu's turn.
Letting Leng escape was already embarrassing enough for Xue Jianfeng, and naturally, he had to use this chance to mess with Ziyu. Unfortunately, Ziyu wasn't the same as before, and with a set of instant attacks, she took the opponent's life cleanly. The opponent didn't even have a chance to fight back, and as for Xue Jianfeng's warning, that was pure nonsense.
At this point, Lin Yi's group had all obtained the qualifications to participate in the Archaion Trials. As for Xue Jianfeng, who had vowed to make Lin Yi feel the pain of his heart's pain, not only did he get nothing out of it, but he almost lost against Leng Leng. He was a golden core early stage, and he almost got dragged down by a foundation establishment perfection! That was a huge loss of face.
"Hmph, I'll let you guys live a little longer. Don't even think about living after the Archaion Trials!" Looking at the cheering Lin Yi's group, Xue Jianfeng gritted his teeth. He didn't wait for the tournament to end before turning around and leaving with a dark face.
He wasn't in a hurry to go back to sulk, but to apologize to the center!
The tournament was already over. He had boasted in front of the glasses doctor before, and now he hadn't done anything at all. This wasn't just a problem of making a fool of himself. If the glasses doctor thought that he wasn't useful enough and canceled his priority training, he'd really be coughing up blood.
"You're finally here." The glasses doctor said in a low voice, a little unhappy.
"Uh, that training competition is the highlight of this period of time, and my every move is being watched. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, it's not convenient for me to leave as I please. Please forgive me." Xue Jianfeng hurriedly tried to remedy the situation.
"Is that so? But why did we hear that not only did you leave in the middle of it, but you even left for a few days? "Dafeng Bro curled his lips.
"This … this …" Xue Jianfeng suddenly choked. Only then did he realize that someone else must have reported to him. After all, with so many people secretly relying on the center, it would be easy for the bespectacled doctor and Brother Dafeng to grasp the situation of the trial.
"What? Do you still want to continue covering up the fact that you were beaten up by Leng Leng? Are you trying to keep us in the dark? " Big Brother Feng coldly snorted as he asked. He did not know about Lin Yi's plan to instigate defection. He was merely unhappy with Xue Jianfeng, the traitor.
"Not only that, the Training Competition was such a good opportunity, but you didn't do anything at all. Instead, Lin Yi and the others advanced smoothly one by one. How do you explain this?" The bespectacled doctor was also extremely dissatisfied. To think that he had listed Xue Jianfeng as a person to focus on nurturing. He didn't expect that this guy would actually be so useless. Now, even he felt that he had lost all face.
Xue Jianfeng didn't dare to quibble. He admitted his mistake on the spot without the slightest hesitation, and his attitude was rather sincere. "Please calm your anger, Sirs. I did not do my job well and have disappointed you. I deserve death!"
His attitude stunned Big Brother Feng. In order to confuse him and make him think that he was still trusted, the bespectacled doctor had revealed to him the matter of focusing on nurturing. Big Brother Feng wanted to take this opportunity to trample on Xue Jianfeng. Even if he was to focus on nurturing, he had to find someone more pleasing to the eye. However, Xue Jianfeng's attitude made him unsure of how to kick him when he was down.
"Alright, I'll give you a chance to explain." The bespectacled doctor nodded. Although he was also very disappointed with Xue Jianfeng's incompetence, the name list had already been submitted. He did not want to go back on his word unless it was absolutely necessary.
What's more, Xue Jianfeng's background in the Snow Sword Faction was indeed very useful to the center. It was because of this that they treated him differently.
"Yes, thank you, Sirs!" Xue Jianfeng felt as if he had been pardoned. The bespectacled doctor's attitude meant that as long as he could give a good reason, he would be able to get away with it. He quickly said, "It's not that I didn't put in the effort in this tournament, but I did everything I could. Threats and promises were used, and the Archaic Alliance disciples who fought with Lin Yi also promised to go all out, but the result was that everyone was completely suppressed from start to finish. There was really no other way."
"Continue." The bespectacled doctor didn't say anything. Dafeng Bro, naturally, didn't say anything.
"Yes, this kind of suppression wasn't just on the surface. It was a direct suppression of the Life Gate. I don't know how Lin Yi did it, but to be suppressed like this in a fight of the same level, it'd be hard for him not to lose." Xue Jianfeng said respectfully.
"If that's the case, then I can't blame it on you." The bespectacled doctor nodded. Xue Jianfeng couldn't fight Lingshan's group himself, after all. The most he could do was let the others use the opportunity to kill him. Failure was something he couldn't do anything about.
"But you're an early phase golden core, and not only did you fail to kill Leng Leng, you even almost lost to her. You can't deny this, can you?" Dafeng Bro frowned.
"This …" Xue Jianfeng's face turned red, and he could only say, "This subordinate was indeed careless and underestimated the enemy. I didn't expect that the Painted Ground Imprisonment created by her Shattered Ice Physique would be so powerful, so I suffered a loss. However, this subordinate guarantees that I won't fail next time."
"Next time?" Dafeng Bro snorted. An early phase golden core couldn't even handle a foundation establishment full circle, and he still had the face to mention next time?
"Alright, let bygones be bygones. Since we failed this time, we need to think of a way to make up for it. Do you understand me?" The bespectacled doctor interrupted.
"Thank you for your trust. I can't thank you enough!" Xue Jianfeng was overjoyed and quickly said, "After the competition ends, the next two months will be a collective rest period. Everyone will go into closed-door training. I think Lin Yi's group won't be an exception, so it'll be hard to find a suitable opportunity before the Primeval Trials. We can only wait for the Primeval Trials."
"If that's the case, then we'll wait for the Primeval Trials." The bespectacled doctor decided. This was something he and Xue Jianfeng had decided on their own. It wasn't an order from the higher-ups. It would be fine if there was a suitable opportunity, but since there wasn't one, there was no need to force it.
"Yes." Xue Jianfeng nodded. He couldn't help but ask, "Then when will the training start? If we wait until the Primeval Trials, it won't be convenient …"
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