Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor-Chapter 808 - 807: Phoenix Sect Gets a Bye

"Oh..."

Hee Lin’s face turned completely red, feeling extremely disappointed inside.

She wanted to say something, but having mustered enough courage to come here in the first place, being directly rejected by Su Han now left her at a loss for words.

Watching her departure, Su Han smiled helplessly.

Shangguan Mingxin pursed her lips and muttered, "Hmph, trying to rely on a First-Class Sect to connect with the Sect Master? Wishful thinking."

Su Han glanced at her, remaining silent.

He could tell that Hee Lin wasn’t particularly calculating, mentioning the Golden Feather Sect was genuinely for self-introduction, not with the intention Shangguan Mingxin suggested.

Many eyes were watching the scene, and originally, there were many women who wanted to strike up a conversation with Su Han. However, after seeing Hee Lin’s rejection, they deflated like punctured balloons and ultimately did not approach.

This, too, was good, saving Su Han from a lot of trouble, allowing him to focus on watching the competition.

Without much delay, the second round of the competition ended.

The top twenty-five rankings were thoroughly determined. Among them, besides the Top Ten Super Sects, were Nine Heavens Tower, Phoenix Sect, the great families, and two First-Class Sects.

Chang’an Mountain Gate was among them.

Bright Moon Sect was also among them.

The Thirteen Families were respectively the Yun Family, Ling Family, Ye Family, Song Family, Ji Family, Li Family, Wang Family, Han Family, Zhou Family, Guu Family, Liu Family, Chen Family, and Xuanyuan Family.

The Yun Family had already been eliminated in the first round, and in the battle between the Wang Family and Phoenix Sect, the Wang Family was entirely wiped out by the Phoenix Sect, thus naturally eliminated.

Additionally, the Li Family, Liu Family, and Chen Family had also been eliminated.

These forces together occupied twenty-three spots, and as for the last two, naturally, they were the Dragon Martial Trading House and the Cloud Sea Trading House under the Immortal Dao Court.

It can’t be said that these two trading houses are stronger than the Myriad Treasures Trading House; it’s just that the Yun Family had bad luck. Their top middle-class talents either rebelled or were killed, even Yun Qianqian was severely injured. In this sect competition, there truly was no successor.

The top twenty-five rankings were already determined, yet the following arena battles still needed to continue.

Due to the fact there were twenty-five ranks, an odd number, one force would have a bye, an opportunity which was an enormous advantage for any sect.

After all, these remaining forces were all extremely strong. To put it bluntly, getting through one tribulation is one tribulation. This bye directly promoted them to the top twelve, and there’s a significant difference between being in the top twelve and being in the top twenty-five. If luck were to favor them again, winning the battle among the top six, they could get into the top ten!

The passes issued to the top ten were fundamentally different from those issued to positions after the top ten.

Many people were visibly excited, wondering if this bye opportunity would fall to their force.

At this moment, Yuani Ling also spoke up, "I suppose everyone is aware that each time twenty-five advance to twelve, there will be a bye opportunity, the only one among all three gates of the sect competition. According to past rules, this bye opportunity is decided by drawing lots, so..."

"There’s no need for drawing lots this time!"

Before Yuani Ling finished speaking, the Eastern Ancestor coldly snorted, "I, as the host of this sect competition, will take the liberty to make a decision; the bye opportunity goes to the Phoenix Sect!"

"What?!"

"Why?"

"This opportunity, being the only one in the sect competition, allows direct advancement to the top twelve. Such a precious opportunity, why do you presume to make this decision?"

"Hmph, I see this as the real unfairness!"

The crowd erupted, whether among the twenty-five forces or those already eliminated, seemingly feeling a significant imbalance, with many people speaking out against it.

Yuani Ling, Moo Qinghai, and others exchanged glances. They naturally understood that the Eastern Ancestor gave this opportunity to the Phoenix Sect because of the earlier incident with Wang Mo.

No matter the enmity Wang Family had with the Phoenix Sect, it shouldn’t have been settled during this competition, yet Wang Mo acted nevertheless.

If one did act, it might have been forgivable; as logic would dictate, the Top Ten Super Sects should have interfered, but ultimately, only the One Slash Palace and then the Eastern Ancestor took action.

The Eastern Ancestor’s anger wasn’t just due to the Top Ten Super Sects’ disregard; the major reason was due to the dismissal from Yuani Ling and others.

As the host, the Eastern Ancestor wielded immense power, and beyond that, being the Eastern Ancestor, one of the pinnacles among loose cultivators, with his Cultivation Base, could easily incinerate Yuani Ling and others. Had it not been for the Super Sects backing them, the Eastern Ancestor probably would have lashed out in anger long ago.

Faced with the Eastern Ancestor’s decision, though Yuani Ling and others were dissatisfied, for the sake of the Holy Talisman of the Demon Immortal, they ultimately chose silence.

Since the Super Sects were not voicing objections, other forces naturally wouldn’t want to be the villain.

After all, even if the Eastern Ancestor’s thoughts were indeed retracted, opting for a draw-lots decision for the bye opportunity, there’s no guarantee the reset fortunate force would be oneself. There were still the other twenty-four forces present.

One thing is certain, insisting on provoking the Eastern Ancestor would definitely incur his anger.

The Eastern Ancestor’s true Cultivation Base is shockingly earth-shattering and mysteriously unpredictable, incomparable to the likes of a mere peak Pseudo-Emperor like Wang Mo. They’d rather upset ten Wang Mos than one Eastern Ancestor.

Secondly, with Eastern Ancestor’s personality, even if one attempted to force him, he undoubtedly wouldn’t listen. Plus, with Yuani Ling and others remaining silent, their implicit consent was evident. Any effort beyond would only bring self-humiliation.

With these considerations, the twenty-five forces lapsed into silence.

As for others, although many were shouting about the injustice, they had already been eliminated, thus lacking any decision-making power, rendering their cries useless.

Thus, the sole bye opportunity in this sect competition fell upon the Phoenix Sect.

Su Han naturally relished this. Not taking advantage would be foolish.

Though just, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to refuse.

What a joke, during the first round concerning the Sage’s Skull, those Super Sects brazenly inflated their obtained Sage’s Skull numbers, compared to that, what’s a bye opportunity?

"Hehe, the Eastern Ancestor is quite alright," Liuyun chuckled as the other forces headed towards the arena.

"Indeed, quite alright."

Su Han nodded slightly, "But one thing is certain, the major reason the Eastern Ancestor did this is that when Wang Mo acted earlier, Yuani Ling and others ignored the Eastern Ancestor’s words and did not intervene. To someone of the Eastern Ancestor’s stature, it’s like being slapped across the face. Naturally, he wouldn’t be pleased."