Three times married to Yama

The vast area below the stands was divided in two, creating two competition venues where the competition could be held simultaneously.

I stared at the field with great interest. By then, the contestants had already gone up, and I remembered the competition rules I had seen yesterday.

Once you're on the field, you can use any spells, talismans, or magical items, as long as you can win.

If you can't win, you can admit defeat. After admitting defeat, the other party cannot launch any further attacks and must not take lives.

At this moment, Ji Fengya and Xia Zheng finally came in and sat down behind me.

I didn't recognize any of the people who came on stage at that time; they were all unfamiliar faces. Fortunately, Ji Fengya was behind me and introduced these people to me from time to time, which gave me a rough understanding of them.

I asked Ji Fengya with some curiosity, "How come you seem to know everyone so well? Like a know-it-all."

Ji Fengya chuckled and pulled a booklet from his pocket, handing it over.

"This is the list of participants and their photos. It clearly records who they are, which family they belong to. Take a look."

I expressed my surprise, "Posted by Lingyu Mountain??"

"No way, someone compiled and printed it out. I bought it for two hundred yuan."

As expected of Ji Fengya, he has a wide network of connections and channels.

I picked up the booklet and started flipping through it. If everything listed here was true, then the two hundred yuan was quite a good deal.

The booklet also marked the favorites to win the championship with a flame icon.

I even found myself in this booklet! There was very little information about me recorded there, not even a photo, just a black silhouette with my name and age written on it, followed by the four bold characters "strength unknown," and a big red question mark on the black silhouette.

Seeing this, I nodded in satisfaction. It was quite mysterious, which suited my temperament.

As I looked down and flipped through the pages, several contestants had already passed their turn in the arena. Some of them weren't very strong and were eliminated instantly when they entered the arena.

I'd really like to see Yuan Tiansheng play; I'm curious about what Mo Xun taught him.

Ji Fengya added, "Someone will be offering betting odds during the finals, my dear niece. I'll bet my entire fortune on you to win!"

Upon hearing this, my lips twitched involuntarily. "Aren't you afraid of losing everything, down to your underwear?"

"Hey! You can't say that!" Ji Fengya suddenly became serious. "I have absolute faith that you'll win!"

I chuckled and shook my head helplessly, keeping my eyes fixed on the people competing. So far, they had been using fairly common spells and talismans, so there wasn't much to see.

After a while, it was number 28's turn to take the stage.

Number 28 was Yuan Tiansheng, while the other number 28 was a young man in his twenties.

I glanced at the booklet. The person fighting Yuan Tiansheng was named Li Yan. He was a rogue cultivator. His strength wasn't exceptional, but it wasn't low either. He also took on some supernatural cases.

Yuan Tiansheng was just an ordinary person a few months ago. He was able to enter the Xuanmen because of Mo Xun. If there are no accidents, Li Yan will win.

Everyone who had contact with Mo Xun was surprised.

"Master," Xia Zheng's voice came from behind, "Do you think Yuan Tiansheng... will win?"

I looked at the two people on the field expressionlessly and replied calmly, "Yes."

"But he's only fourteen! And just two months ago he was just an ordinary person!" Xia Zheng's voice sounded shocked.

Faced with Xia Zheng's shock and confusion, I replied, "His master is Mo Xun, a wicked cultivator with no bottom line."

Xia Zheng paused for a moment after hearing this, then whispered, "My master is still the best."

I didn't speak to Xia Zheng anymore because the competition had already started.

At the beginning, the two fought back and forth. As someone with experience, Li Yan seemed quite confident and restrained his techniques. Apart from causing Yuan Tiansheng to retreat step by step, he did not cause him any harm.

Although Yuan Tiansheng was at a disadvantage at this moment, his slightly immature face remained calm and composed, as if he were a seasoned veteran.

Just when everyone thought the outcome of the competition was a foregone conclusion... something unexpected happened.

The spell that Li Yanchao released for Yuan Tiansheng suddenly disappeared when it got close to Yuan Tiansheng, as if the attack had never happened.

There was no trace of Li Yan's magic on the field, as if it had vanished into thin air, or been swallowed up by something.

This scene caught the attention of the audience, and Li Yan was also stunned.

Yuan Tiansheng's move didn't involve any special skills; it consisted of a small attack spell, and the rest were all spiritual energy attacks.

Even I was slightly startled. I followed him as he walked off the stage after winning the match and headed straight for Mo Xun. Immediately afterward, someone went up and carried Li Yan off the stage.

A chorus of sighs erupted from the audience; I doubt anyone would have imagined that Li Yan would lose to a teenager making his first public appearance.

"Master, you were right! That kid actually won!" Xia Zheng's eyes widened.

I narrowed my eyes, pondering a question: Why did Mo Xun invite Yuan Tiansheng to participate in the competition? Was it for the reward?

I moved closer to Yan Jinyue beside me and asked, "Yan Jinyue, what do you think is Yuan Tiansheng's current situation?"

Yan Jinyue unscrewed a bottle of water and handed it to me before calmly replying, "For the living, life is the most precious thing. That child was overdrawing and burning his own life force to unleash his potential, and the spiritual power he used was not entirely his own."

I took the water and took a sip, my tone somewhat wistful, "Burning away my own lifespan, I still think I've lived a long life."

If you think you have a long life, you can give it to me.

However, the spiritual power used by Yuan Tiansheng was not entirely his own, so it could only be Mo Xun's as well.

Does that count as cheating?

At this moment, everyone was sighing, but no one heard the judges raise any objections.

After all... what if he's a genius?

On the judges' panel, I saw several of my senior martial uncles, as well as several elderly men and women I didn't recognize, and an empty seat.

Hmm? There are still some judges who haven't arrived?

My conversation with Yan Jinyue was naturally overheard by Yun Fu and Ji Fengya.

Yun Fu crossed her arms and chuckled, "Heh, Master, it seems that brat hates you a lot."

I expressed my helplessness, shrugged, and said, "I just did what I was supposed to do. Let him hate me if he wants; I can't stop him anyway. There are plenty of people who hate me, and you're one of them."

Upon hearing this, Yun Fu looked at me with a deep gaze and said, "Master, my feelings for you go beyond just hatred."

"Is there still love?" I asked instinctively.

Yun Fu clicked her tongue and glanced at me sideways. "Your expression looks so fake. You don't believe a word I say. Can't I both love and hate you?"

I turned away from him and replied, "No."

I can completely understand Yun Fu's hatred for me, but I don't believe she loves me.

Yan Jinyue's voice came from the side, "Ah Yin, do you need to change seats? The guy to your left seems a bit noisy."

The noisy fellow he was referring to was naturally Yun Fu. Upon hearing this, Yun Fu simply snorted coldly, unusually refraining from refuting Yan Jinyue.

"Okay, I'll switch seats with you," I replied.

It wasn't because Yun Fu was noisy, but because there were several empty seats next to Yan Jinyue, so I could sit more comfortably and avoid being squeezed in the middle by them.

"Ji Fengya," I whispered, "Do you see that empty seat on the judges' panel?"