"Ye Zhining, I said before that one day, I will take back what belongs to me. Now, I will take back the Ice Sword Soul, but this does not mean that I will let you live."
Zhou Yang clenched his left hand, and the Ice Sword Soul disappeared from his hand. With another wave of his hand, the Phoenix Ritual Sword was sucked into his palm.
Ye Zhining knelt on the ground, her eyes empty. At this moment, she seemed to have returned to a year ago, when she was smashed to rock bottom by Zhou Yang's Magma Titan Astral Soul.
That time, the Cold Phoenix Physique had given her hope, but did she still have hope this time?
"Why, why is it like this? I'm the real genius, I'm the one who is blessed by the heavens, but why does the heavens want me to suffer such humiliation …" Ye Zhining looked at the sky hysterically, her body trembling non-stop.
"You only have yourself to blame for all of this. The heavens have no time to care about an insignificant existence like you." Zhou Yang slowly raised his Fengyi Sword.
"Let's stop here …"
A low voice came from Long Jue's mouth. Long Jue's figure transformed into a long dragon and swept past Ye Zhining. In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhining had disappeared from the stage and appeared beside Long Jue in the audience seats.
Zhou Yang's expression did not change. He had expected Long Jue to make a move, and he was very clear that it was almost impossible to kill Ye Zhining today. However, he really did not care about Ye Zhining.
What he really needed to care about was the Dragon Incantation.
If he didn't deal with the Dragon Formula, then killing Ye Zhining would be meaningless.
"Haha …"
In the spectator seats, Peak Lord Yan laughed heartily. He waved his hand at Zhou Yang and said, "Zhou Yang, come over here."
Zhou Yang nodded and immediately flew away.
On the stage, Ye Zhining's expression was blank, as if her soul had been sucked away. The Third Prince, Long Jue, looked gloomy.
Han Yue stood up and said, "Zhou Yang, return my Moonlight Peak's Phoenix Ritual Sword to me."
"Return it to you?"
Zhou Yang smiled coldly and said, "Let me ask you, is Ye Zhining the Sword Master?"
"Zhou Yang, you are not qualified to question me." Han Yue said angrily. As the master of a peak, being questioned by a disciple in front of the audience in the hall made her extremely angry.
"I'm not qualified? You let your disciple use the Phoenix Ritual Sword that doesn't belong to him to fight against me, but I don't have the right to question you? Fine, I won't ask you today, but don't even think about taking the Phoenix Ritual Sword from my hands. I want this sword. "Zhou Yang ruthlessly glanced at Han Yue before putting the sword into his storage ring.
Han Yue was so angry that her chest heaved up and down. Her aura was in a mess. If Qing Yun wasn't here, she would have already made a move. She immediately looked at Qing Yun and said, "Sect Master, this kid is too arrogant. I suggest that we don't give him the position of Sword Master."
Qingyun didn't say anything. There was an indecipherable smile on his face.
"As a Peak Lord, you're abusing your position for personal gain, yet you're still making false accusations. I think you're the one who should abdicate your Peak Lord position." Zhou Yang said disdainfully.
"Zhou Yang, how dare you!" Han Yue said angrily.
"So what if I'm being impudent? Do you dare to attack me?" Zhou Yang looked at Han Yue with a provocative expression.
"You …"
Han Yue was startled. She clenched her right fist, but in the next moment, an aura pierced through the air from the Ice and Snow Peak. Han Yue's entire body turned cold and she loosened her fist.
Ice and Snow Peak, Su Xin!
Although Su Xin didn't show herself, just her aura was enough to intimidate anyone present. Han Yue quickly retreated to her seat and didn't say a word because she didn't dare. She had learned her lesson from Morning Sun Peak. She wasn't even comparable to Yu Guihai, so how could she dare face Su Xin?
"Alright." Qing Yun's gaze swept across the crowd and landed on Zhou Yang. "Zhou Yang, congratulations on becoming the champion of the Five Peaks Tournament. You've won the position of Sword Master for your Heavy Sword Peak. However, the Phoenix Sword cannot be yours."
"How should we deal with it, Sect Master?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile.
"What Cold Moon Peak Lord did was indeed against the rules. Why don't we do it this way? Hand the Phoenix Sword to me. I'll take care of it from today onwards," Qing Yun said with a smile.
Zhou Yang nodded. He didn't want to embarrass Qing Yun in public, so he handed the Phoenix Sword to him.
Qing Yun smiled and stood up to look at the crowd. "Today, the Five Peaks Tournament has officially ended. I …"
"Sect Master!"
At that moment, Long Jue suddenly interrupted Qing Yun.
"Long Jue, what's the matter?" Qing Yun frowned.
"Sect Master, Long Jue has a presumptuous request." Long Jue cupped his hands.
Qing Yun nodded and said, "Alright, go ahead."
Long Jue glanced at Ye Zhining and said, "Sect Master, since the Phoenix Sword is ownerless, I hope to hand the Phoenix Sword to Zhining. It's good for her cultivation. Of course, I know this is against the rules, but I think Sect Master will give me face and the royal family face …"
When he mentioned the royal family, Long Jue raised his voice on purpose, causing Qing Yun to frown again.
Long Jue's words sounded like a request, but in reality, he was using the royal family's authority to pressure Qing Yun. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought it up in front of everyone.
If Qing Yun rejected it now, it would be equivalent to not giving the royal family face. If he didn't reject it, the rules would be abolished.
Nothing could be accomplished without rules. As the Sect Master, if he abolished the rules in front of all the disciples of the sect, what would happen to his prestige in the future?
However, in Dragon Martial Country, the royal family's authority was the greatest. Even the Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect, a national sect, had to obey the royal family …
The atmosphere in the spectator stands turned tense. All the elders and peak masters could see the stakes involved. Some were angry, while others were secretly pleased.
"I don't think this is a good idea." The first to speak was Mirror Lake Palace Lord Shu Hua.
"The Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect is a national sect of Dragon Martial Country. If the rules of a national sect can be abolished just like that, wouldn't we become a laughing stock if word got out? I don't think the royal family and the king would wish for that to happen."
After Shu Hua finished speaking, Qing Yun nodded and said, "Junior Sister Shu Hua is right. Nothing can be accomplished without rules. Ye Zhining is extremely talented. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future to become the sword master. It's not like the Five Peaks Tournament is only held once."
"That's right. There will still be opportunities next year," Peak Master Yan said with a smile.
Long Jue's expression turned increasingly ugly, but Qing Yun had already made up his mind. Even if he brought up the emperor, it was impossible for him to change his mind in front of everyone.
"Why don't we do this …"
At that moment, Yu Guihai suddenly stroked his beard and looked at Qing Yun.
"Junior Brother Yu, do you have any objections?" Qing Yun asked with a smile.
"Sect Master, the rules cannot be broken. You are doing the right thing. However, I would like to give His Third Highness a tiny suggestion," said Yu Guihai with a smile.
"A suggestion …"
Everyone looked at Yu Guihai in puzzlement.
Yu Guihai smiled and immediately stood up to stand beside Long Jue. Then, he pointed to the highest peak in the east, Heavy Sword Peak.
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