Chapter 150: Draw
Time passed quickly, and a loud gong soon disturbed the silence in the plain.
"It’s over." Someone shouted.
"Only the thirteenth platform is still undecided." Another shouted.
A palpable excitement filled the air, and all eyes fell on the thirteenth platform.
From simple observation, the orthodox had nine platforms, while the Death Flower Ascension Front had eight.
If the orthodox won the fight on the thirteenth platform, they would win the war, but the competition would end in a draw if the Death Flower Ascension Front won.
’It’s no use.’ Yu Nianzhen thought and sighed.
He stood up and cast his eyes at the thirteenth platform, but he wasn’t optimistic.
Although it looked like the two competitors were equal, he could see that the Death Flower Ascension Front member was a little superior.
Their reaction speed was a tad faster, and their attacks were more creative.
Based on this, Yu Nianzhen knew that the Death Flower Ascension Front member would win the fight, which would result in an overall draw.
’I don’t recall provisions for this situation.’ He thought and began to look around.
On the fifth platform, Meng Zihua had an ugly face.
Of everyone, her BlueStar Treasure Pavillion had the most to lose if the competition ended in a loss or a draw.
Other than Meng Zihua, several others could also foresee the outcome, but there was nothing anyone could do.
After all, the platform boundaries were still up, and no one could interfere with the fight.
’I can’t do anything about that. What I should be concerned about is these people.’ Yu Nianzhen sighed and looked outside his platform.
At some point, all the members of Lin Huang’s harem had gathered outside his platform.
All of them were glaring at him, and he knew they would attack as soon as the platform boundaries disappeared.
’Forget it. I won’t bother about them.’
Although he was outnumbered, their qi presences were not enough to threaten him.
Even if they attacked, he had the confidence to defend himself.
Most importantly, he didn’t believe they would care too much about him for the time being.
Their vengeance would probably wait until after Lin Huang was fine. Either way, Yu Nianzhen was not afraid. If they insisted, he would accompany them to the very end.
When he thought of that, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, but it soon disappeared.
’I will wait and see.’ Just as he thought this, a clamour spread in the crowd.
Yu Nianzhen turned to the thirteenth platform and saw that the fight had ended.
The result was as expected, and he turned to look at Jiang Yue. They nodded at each other and grew more alert.
Now that the competition had ended in a draw, they didn’t know what would happen. In that case, they needed to be prepared to react at any time.
"The eighteen platforms battle has ended in a draw." The announcer spoke.
"Please look at the list of winners."
Although it wasn’t necessary since the winners could be seen on their platforms, everyone turned to where the announcer stood.
Just in front of the small altar that held the two halves of the map, a scroll had appeared.
First platform – Yu Nianzhen, Sea Cloud sect - orthodox
Second platform – Jiang Yue, Sea Cloud sect – orthodox
Third platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Fourth platform – Li Futian, Celestial Sky sect - orthodox
Fifth platform – Meng Zihua, BlueStar Treasure pavilion - orthodox
Sixth platform – Shen Ru, Divine Fist sect - orthodox
Seventh platform – Xuan Ke, Thunder God temple - orthodox
Eighth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Ninth platform – Zhu Bing, Great Zhu empire - orthodox
Tenth platform – Di Shan, Sword sect - orthodox
Eleventh platform – Wei Ge, Border guards – orthodox
Twelfth platform – Bei Chengling – Death Flower Ascension Front
Thirteenth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Fourteenth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Fifteenth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Sixteenth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Seventeenth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Eighteenth platform – masked - Death Flower Ascension Front
Everyone studied the list seriously and soon realised something.
"There are two people from the Sea Cloud sect." Someone commented.
This attracted a lot of attention, and many eyes turned to Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen.
"I expected the sword sect to have more people. Who would have thought..."
"Yu Nianzhen is also a swordsman, although he is not from the sword sect."
"What’s the use of admiring him? Would the competition end in a draw if it were not for him?" One of Lin Huang’s concubines shouted.
At that, everyone seemed to remember what happened.
"He is right. If Yu Nianzhen stayed in his third platform, how would the Death Flower Ascension Front get the chance to grab it?"
"If he wanted to fight the little phoenix, he should have waited for the competition to end."
When they heard the condemning comments, the concubines turned a gloating look at Yu Nianzhen, but he wasn’t fazed.
If Lin Huang didn’t hit Jiang Yue’s idea, he wouldn’t have had a reason to leave the third platform.
However, he didn’t plan to explain himself to anybody.
Everything he said now was an excuse. Most importantly, he didn’t owe any of them an explanation.
"What happens in the case of a draw?" Someone in the crowd asked.
Silence filled the valley, and everyone waited for an answer.
The announcer looked at Meng Zihua on the fifth platform and the leader of the Death Flower Ascension Front on the seventeenth platform.
After a moment of observation, he spoke.
"The two halves of the map will be united, and each of the eighteen winners will get a copy of the complete map. As for the original map..."
The announcer hesitated and then continued, "the original map will be broken into eighteen equal pieces, and each of the eighteen winners will take a piece."
Meng Zihua clenched her hands when she heard that.
Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do.
She only had a few people in the Thousand herbs garden, and they couldn’t fight others to stop the division of the map.
The only thing she could do now was try to purchase the pieces from the other winners.
If she was lucky, she would be able to get many pieces since the winners will already have a copy of the completed map.
The announcer saw that there were no objections and sighed.
Although it wasn’t announced previously, this outcome had already been agreed upon.
However, the announcer didn’t think things would end so easily.
When he thought of what was likely to happen in the coming months, he narrowed his eyes but didn’t say anything more on the topic.
"The winners should gather around the small altar."
After that, the platform boundaries shimmered and soon disappeared. Almost instantaneously, several men jumped on Yu Nianzhen’s platform.
One rushed to Lin Huang, and five surrounded Yu Nianzhen.
"If you insist, I will not be merciful." He said in a cold voice.
The surrounding temperature dropped, and the young men felt a heavy pressure on their bodies. They felt like they were facing an exceptionally tall mountain, and they couldn’t help but take a step back.
However, they hardened their resolve when they saw Lin Huang lying on the ground.
Her wound had already closed and was no longer bleeding, but she had yet to wake up. Although her condition was stable, they knew they couldn’t let this matter go.
It wasn’t just because they were her men, they were also her bodyguards. They couldn’t return to the beast region without settling accounts with Yu Nianzhen.
"Don’t think..." One of them started, but Yu Nianzhen didn’t give him a chance to finish.
He swung his sword, and a sword light sped toward the opponent.
"You..." The young man shouted angrily, as he did his best to avoid the attack.
Unfortunately, his speed wasn’t fast enough, and a low corner of his robe was sliced.
"If you want to fight, I will accompany you." Yu Nianzhen said.
"So will I." A voice said, and a silver-haired young man jumped on the platform.
This person was Jiang Yue, and his voice was already infused with a mystical lilt that made the surrounding cultivators a little dazed.
"Count me in." Xuan Ke also jumped on the platform.
Without a word, Li Futian joined and stood on one side of the platform.
"This has nothing to do with you." One of the male concubines shouted angrily.
"What to do? It has everything to do with me." Jiang Yue said and chuckled.
"My brother’s business is my own." Xuan Ke said.
Although the other side had the numbers advantage, they were also self-aware.
Their opponents were all the top eighteen, and two had defeated the princess of their beast region.
If they dared to start something now, they wouldn’t have any good fruit to eat. In that case, it was better to let it go for the time being and wait for Lin Huang to wake up.
When that happened, it would not be too late to seek vengeance.
"This is not over." One of them shouted, and the group went to check on Lin Huang.
