Chapter 77: Commencement of the Preliminaries!

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

[Ding! ...

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"What?" Ashen expressed his shock, his pupils shrinking in surprise.

"One two three four... " He counted the number of notifications to know the number of new protagonists that the system had detected.

"Sixteen!" Ashen finished his counting: "So there are sixteen new protagonists other than Mo Fan and Han Yujin"

[Ding! Host, Protagonist spotted]

Ashen's mouth twitched as he cursed in his mind: "Can't you send the notifications after completing the counting, you fucking system?" However, on the outside, he remained calm as he muttered: "So seventeen new protagonists, Good!"

He, softly speaking to not let anyone hear him, asked: "Hey system, where are these protagonists?"

[Ding! Host, the protagonists have already ascended their rings, and even if I told you their locations you won't be able to recognize them from the crowd. Just wait till the end of these preliminaries. And don't worry there is no Protagonist on your ring]

"Heh, Why would I worry? They should worry about themselves now that I know they are here" Ashen sneered before looking at the disciples he was about to face.

There were disciples from all the sects and one face he recognized. It was that muscle-head Vi Ling who had appeared to save Mo Fan from elimination.

The female disciple snorted before leaving towards Vi Ling: "Then suit yourself!"

The other disciples bowed before leaving: "Then don't blame us, Young Master Ashen. This is what you chose for yourself!"

They went and joined Vi Ling as well, leaving Ashen standing alone in the left topmost corner of the ring.

Among all 64 rings, no one was alone except him.

Witnessing this, Chen Lao taunted Feng Xue: "What are your sect disciples doing, leaving the genius of the sect for some other middle-aged disciple, Feng Xue?"

From their seats, they couldn't hear what Ashen said in the ring, so they just assumed that there must've been some dispute and the disciples decided to leave him for another disciple.

But leaving a genius who had the chance of winning over some dispute?

Was their dispute so great that it took precedence over the sect's reputation?

Feng Xue was also confused, but knowing about Vi Ling, she Answered confidently: "What do you know, Chen Lao? That middle-aged disciple there, is a peak Nascent soul realm cultivator just like Han Yujin while Ashen is only at the first stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

He must have recognized the fact that Vi Ling is more powerful and It would be better for him to advance, that's why he returned those disciples to support Vi Ling!"

"Oh, So it's like that" Chen Lao exclaimed in realization before inquiring: "So does that mean Ashen is forfeiting the match to Vi Ling? And if what you say is true then why is he standing in that corner and not going to help that Vi Ling or whatever of yours!"

"Why does this bastard have so many questions?" Feng Xue cursed in her mind, however, on the outside, she smiled at him before replying: "Why don't we see that for ourselves? If I tell you everything beforehand then that would just spoil the fun, don't you think?"

"Hmm..." Chen Lao pondered before exclaiming: "Yes, you are indeed correct!"

Meanwhile, Veli was also in panic witnessing this: "W-Why are they leaving brother Ashen alone? Aren't they going to help him?"

Ling Yun with a confident smile assured her: "Don't worry, I'm sure the master must have a plan. This is all going according to him."

Veli looked at her in a daze, thinking to herself: "She really does love him!"

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)