Chapter 101 - The Scum Is Cunning

"The Xinfaxian Sect again!" the audience were riled up hearing the name Xinfaxian Sect. "He looked strong. Stronger than the mage yesterday – " they said as they looked at Fei Yin. They were referring to Li Tian as the mage.

"He looked like he's a pure sword cultivator." They added as they carefully observe Fei Yin.

"Opponent." Qi Ling said. "Xue Xiu, Luohu Sect." he said. 

"The Luohu Sect… right. Their remaining participants can't just go home, even if for a funeral, since the competition is still ongoing!" someone from the audience said. 

Xue Xiu climbed on the stage and drawn his sword. But, he didn't talk. He learned from yesterday not to be arrogant like Pei An and provoke his opponent even if his opponent is just someone from a small sect. Wasn't Wu Xi a rogue cultivator? Pei An provoked him and got his tongue and eyeballs cut. It's his arrogance that killed him. He underestimated Wu Xi because Wu Xi is a rogue cultivator. Pei An was sheltered thus he didn't know there are nameless rogue cultivators who are strong, sometimes even stronger than the sect leaders. It was Pei Zhu who raised Pei An. His method of raising his son killed his son. It was Pei Zhu who killed his son by sheltering him. 

Xue Xiu didn't know he was right on the mark that Pei Zhu killed Pei An. Meanwhile, Fei Yin calmly looked at him.

"Begin!" the emcee said and left the stage. 

Xue Xiu waved his sword and its sword glare flew towards Fei Yin, intending to cut him. He will take the first strike to frighten him. He then ran towards Fei Yin, his sword raised again.

"Da shixiong!" the Xinfaxian Sect disciples called. It's a double attack! They thought as they looked at the sword glare going towards Fei Yin followed by Xue Xiu. 

Fei Yin jumped to avoid the sword glare, and the sword glare hit the wall behind him. When he landed on the ground, Xue Xiu is already in front of him. However, he slightly moved his body to the side before he raised his leg, then kicked Xue Xiu on the chest. Xue Xiu's body disappeared from the stage in a flash, and the next second, something hit the wall!

BAM! A loud noise was heard. When the smoke dispersed, they saw Xue Xiu was plastered on the wall, unconscious. A shoe mark was printed on his chest.

"…" silence fell before the audience roared. "IS HE A MONSTER?! THAT'S JUST ONE KICK! ONE STRIKE!" they exclaimed Their voice is filled with awe and excitement. 

"OOH! Fei Yin, was it? That Fei Yin's strength is comparable to Jing Cheng's and Xi Ming's!" they exclaimed. "Not to mention Chen Han!" they added.

"Tch." Chen Han, below the stage, clicked his tongue as he looked at Fei Yin. His gaze filled with dislike. 

"Da shixiong… we'll be elders of the sect, soon. Please pay attention to your image." Sun Yi reminded him with a smile. He knew Chen Han dislikes Fei Yin because of Cheng Sheng. He thinks Fei Yin wants to take Cheng Sheng from him. 

"His surname is 'Fei'? Is he the second young master of the Fei Clan?" someone asked. "Sect leader Fei's nephew and elder Fei's younger brother?!" he said. He's referring to Fei Huang and Fei Lin, respectively. "It must be him, right?" he said. 

"I heard the second young master of the Fei Clan left ten years ago… it's him?!" someone said as they looked at Fei Yin in shock. 

"The Shanliangde Sect is good. Why did he leave and chose Xinfaxian Sect?" someone asked.

"Maybe because the Shanliangde Sect isn't good, thus he chose the Xinfaxian Sect –mmph!" someone said before his friend covered his mouth. It was Zuo Zhe. The one who covered his mouth is none other than Yu Sheng.

"Maybe Fei Yin's talent was discovered when he's away from his home, hehe…" someone from the audience spoke. 

"A change in environment. Yes, it must be a change in the environment…" someone nodded, trying to cover it up. 

"Da shixiong is really cool!" Lei Ling exclaimed and looked at Fei Yin with his sparkling eyes.

"He really is." Feng Mo nodded in agreement while Li Tian smiled.

"Suddenly, I'm itching to fight…" Lei Qing said as she cracked her knuckles. She was fired up after she watched Fei Yin's match. You Rou beside her nodded as she waved her longer sleeves. 

"Don't be hasty." Sun Yi told them. "Your match will come soon." he said. 

"… elder Xie…" the sect leader beside Xie Lan said when he saw Xie Lan's dark expression. He's not happy his disciple won? Why? He thought, feeling confused. 

Xie Lan's hand holding the armrest tightened. "He didn't hold his strength back! Idiot!" he said, a vein popping on his forehead. His armrest cracked before it crumbled to pieces. 

"… huh?" the sect leaders were puzzled and surprised by his reaction.

"That's overkill!" Xie Lan added, feeling frustrated.

They can't help but agree. It is indeed overkill. They thought and nodded. 

"I could've enjoyed the fight more! See his growth! Geez! He could've learned from Xiao Tian yesterday to delay the fight!" Xie Lan said, veins popping in his forehead because of anger. "He's too serious ne!" he added, feeling irritated by his disciple Fei Yin.

"…" the sect leaders were speechless of Xie Lan's reaction. He wanted his disciple to fight a little longer? So his disciple is really strong? He's stronger than what they have seen just now? They thought in shock. 

Jing Cheng and Xi Ming watched as the emcee declared Fei Yin's win. "He's so low-key… so he was hiding his strength." Xi Ming said.

"There's a reason why he's the da shixiong of their sect and not Cheng Sheng." Jing Cheng said and looked at Cheng Sheng whom Fei Yin approached just as he left the stage. The second young master of the Fei Clan… compared to Cheng Sheng, he's really low-key, as Xi Ming said. He thought. "You must have met him before." He told Xi Ming and turned to him. 

Xi Ming raised his hands and smiled. "That was ages ago… he had left the sect for more than a decade. And as what I can remember of him, he's a silent kid." He explained. "Now, as I see him, he became even more taciturn." He added and sighed as he looked at Fei Yin who was silently listening as Cheng Sheng talked to him. 

Jing Cheng didn't comment and just looked at the Xinfaxian Sect. They just joined this year, yet they have achieved great feats. From the first stage, their contestants have all passed. Now, they won again. 

"Congratulations, da shixiong!" the Xinfaxian Sect disciples greeted him, their face and voice are filled with excitement and joy.

"That was too cool!" Lei Ling said, still amazed of the match earlier. He saw the Righteous Alliance's disciples carefully took Xue Xiu away. Xue Xiu must have broken bones. Fortunately and Fei Yin kicked him in the chest and not in the abdomen. Or else, Xue Xiu's internal organs would have been squished and squashed. Since Fei Yin kicked his chest, he still has his ribs to protect his heart and lungs - albeit he lost a few of those bones.

"… I miscalculated my strength." Fei Yin said as they watched the Alliance's disciples left with the unconscious Xue Xiu. "I was nervous." He added.

Their face cracked when they heard what Fei Yin said. 'nervous'?! You're just overexcited because of Cheng Sheng, didn't you?! They thought as they threw Fei Yin suspecting gazes, in which Fei Yin ignored.

"The Luohu Sect sure is unlucky this year." Someone said. "Yesterday, they lost to a rogue cultivator. Today, they lost to a small sect. Surely, they'd be destroyed if they faced someone from the big sects?" he asked. 

"If this continues, they're sure to lose and their sect would lose more points and become in the negatives." someone sighed at the Luohu Sect's misfortune. 

"Yeah. There's that sect system, too." someone suddenly said. 

"'Sect system'?" Cheng Sheng suddenly appeared beside them using his personal teleportation array when his perked up ears heard what they have said. 

"Yeah. It's another competition – a hidden and unspoken competition during the Intersect Competition. Like the disciples, the sect will be competing, too." the person answered. 

"The sects will be collecting points based on its disciples' performance during the competition. The sect that garnered the most points will receive monetary prize – " the man beside him explained, only to be cut off by Cheng Sheng.

"'money'?!" Cheng Sheng exclaimed, his eyes are sparkling. They can almost see his eyes turning to money coins. 

"Ah." Feng Mo and the others muttered when they saw Cheng Sheng's sparkling eyes when he heard the magic word.

"How does this system work?" Cheng Sheng asked, his voice and face excited. Only him drooling in greed of money is missing. Fortunately and he still knew how to keep his image - albeit it's slowly being destroyed by himself. 

"There are corresponding points to every lose and every win of the disciples. However, the losing points are greater than the winning points." 

"Why?"

"It is easier to lose than to win, right? Thus, they'll be more afraid to lose." the person said, his face smug as he complimented the Alliance in his mind. 

"… could this be the real reason founder came?" Cheng Sheng muttered and they all turned to Xie Lan.

"… you might be right." The others said when they saw Xie Lan was grinning from ear to ear. He's cunning!