Chapter 104

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Even if Ye Xuan were to kill him on the stage next, no one would interfere. At most, some symbolic punishment would be given afterwards.
　　“This isn’t fair, this isn’t fair！”
　　Zhao Linglong held onto the railing with her hands, her pretty face turning bright red.
　　Qing Xiao secretly sighed.
He thought to himself that there has never been fairness in this world. If you have the Heavenly Spirit Bone, then you are destined to be superior from the moment you are born. If you are just an ordinary bone, then you are destined to become a tiny speck of dust in this world.
　　“Junior Sister, I’m leaving for a while.”
　　After a few moments of silence, Qing Xiao patted Zhao Linglong on the shoulder.
　　“Second　Senior　Brother？”
　　“Senior Brother Qing Xiao！”
　　Zhao Linglong and Zi Yan stood up at once.
　　Both of them guessed what Du Gu Qing Xiao wanted to do.
　　“If I don’t do this, my Dao heart will also be hard to calm.”
　　Qing Xiao looked at the two of them and then resolutely walked down from the seat.
　　Obviously, he was going to step down and stop this sword-questioning.
　　Seeing this scene, Jin Hezhi suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a smile as if everything was under control.
　　……
On the arena.
　　“Xu Taiping, are you willing to admit defeat？”
In the deathly silent silence, the gray-robed elder beside the field suddenly furrowed reminded Xu Taiping.
　　He naturally understood that Xu Taiping had been regarded as the whetstone for the Ye Xuan in front of him. However, having witnessed Xu Taiping’s entire match up close, he really couldn’t bear to see this young person with great perseverance die like this.
　　Xu Taiping, who was slowly tearing off his charred clothes, felt a warm current surge in his heart after hearing this.
　　With his sharp mind, he naturally had also seen the fact that he had been regarded as a sacrificial pawn by the Qingxuan Sect.
　　So it was really rare that this elder could still consider him.
　　“Elder you…”
　　“Old thing！”
　　Just as Xu Taiping was about to reply, he was suddenly interrupted by Ye Xuan on the opposite side, whose eyes were red with anger.
　　“You shut up for me！”
That Ye Xuan glared fiercely at the gray-robed elder.
　　“I am the supervisor of the exam, and this is my duty.”
　　That gray-robed elder coldly stared at that Ye Xuan.
　　“Elder Qi, the sword asking has not ended yet, so you step back.”
Just then, an old but dignified voice sounded from the cloud building.
　　Along with that voice, a thick pressure like a mountain also poured down.
　　“Uh…”
　　After that pressure descended, the face of the gray-robed elder suddenly turned deathly pale.
　　Obviously, this pressure was directed at him.
　　“Yes,　Sect　Master！”
　　The elder in gray bowed to the tallest cloud tower and then turned and walked towards the ring platform.
It turns out to be the Master who personally exerts pressure.
Xu Taiping felt a little cold in his heart for no reason.
　　But that’s all. From childhood to adulthood, the word fairness has been a luxury for him.
　　So he is already used to it.
　　“Elder Qi.”
　　Just as the elder was about to walk towards the ring platform, Xu Taiping suddenly stopped him.
　　“What’s　the　matter？”
　　The elder in gray looked at Xu Taiping with a complicated expression.
　　“What’s the elder’s name？”
　　Xu Taiping asked the elder with a smile.
　　“This old man’s surname is Qi and his name is Haoran.”
　　The elder in gray took a deep look at Xu Taiping and then replied.
　　“Thank you, Mr. Qi, for speaking up for justice today.”
　　Xu Taiping seriously thanked Mr. Qi.
　　“Ashamed.”
　　Mr. Qi smiled bitterly and then bowed to Xu Taiping again and said：
　　“Take care.”
　　Xu Taiping nodded with a smile.
　　“Are you ready to come and die？”
　　At this time, Ye Xuan, who was standing on the opposite side of the ring platform, asked Xu Taiping impatiently.
　　The next competition naturally has nothing to do with asking the sword. He just wants to defeat Xu Taiping and completely defeat him to calm his constantly roaring Dao heart.
　　“Wait a moment, it’ll be ready soon.”
　　Xu Taiping didn’t look up and continued to tear the clothes that were stuck to his skin due to being burned.
　　He wasn’t worried that Ye Xuan would attack him sneakily because such a victory obviously wasn’t what Ye Xuan wanted.
　　“Rip…”
　　After getting the burned clothes stuck to his skin clean.
　　Xu Taiping first tore open the linen short shirt on his upper body, revealing the scars all over his back and the metal strips with indigo luster tied around his waist and abdomen.
　　“This… Could this be… Could this be the ballast iron？！”
　　Someone recognized the metal strips tied around Xu Taiping’s strong lower abdomen at a glance.
　　“Ballast iron？ Isn’t that the secret iron used by ship merchants to press the hold and prevent the empty ship from being overturned by the waves？”
　　Zhao Linglong also recognized the iron strips tied around Xu Taiping’s body at this time.
　　Ballast iron is a kind of secret iron. A small piece weighs a hundred catties. Because it doesn’t take up much space, many ship merchants use it to press the hold, so it got its name.
　　“Thirteen, fourteen… At least fourteen pieces of ballast iron. Doesn’t that mean one thousand four hundred catties？ Xu Taiping just actually… actually competed with Ye Xuan while tied with one thousand four hundred catties of ballast iron！”
　　After roughly counting the ballast iron tied around Xu Taiping’s body, Ziyan suddenly exclaimed in disbelief.
　　It is true that martial cultivators use ballast iron to exercise their strength, but like Xu Taiping, who tied ten pieces of it on his body at the beginning, it is simply the act of a madman.
　　Not to mention that Xu Taiping just tied these ten pieces of ballast iron to compete with that Ye Xuan.
　　Zhao Linglong didn’t know what to say anymore.
　　The Yunlou, which was originally deathly silent, was now in an uproar.
　　But most people still had some doubts, doubting whether what was tied on Xu Taiping’s body was really ballast iron.
Just when the doubts were increasing, Xu Taiping untied the connected iron bars on his body and then threw them off the stage.
　　“Boom！！！”
The huge sound of the heavy object hitting the ground made all the questioning voices disappear at the beginning.
　　And this was not over yet.
　　He then rolled up his trouser legs, and then at the ankles of his calves, he untied two ankle rings similar to shackles, and then threw them onto the ring again.
　　“Bang！”
Another sound of a heavy object hitting the ground rang out.
　　This sound also hit the hearts of all the cultivators present heavily.
　　“At least… two thousand catties！ He tied at least two thousand catties of ballast iron on his body.”
　　Xu Ziyan’s face was full of astonishment.
　　At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that on the arena, there was not only Ye Xuan, a genius in cultivation, but also a martial arts madman.
　　“I’m just an ordinary person, so of course I have to work harder.”
　　Regarding those shocked gazes, Xu Taiping behaved very calmly.
　　He knew very well that he was not a madman. He just did what he could.
　　While thinking like this, he pressed one hand on the handle of the long knife at his waist, clenched his fist with the other hand and assumed the stance of the Green Ox Fist. Then he looked up at Ye Xuan on the opposite side with a complex expression and said firmly, “Xu Taiping from Green Bamboo Residence, challenges Ye Xuan from the First Peak to a sword duel.”