Lu Li was in a coma. As soon as he came out, he was taken away by the Celestial Emperor Sect for treatment. The Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda and Blood Fairy were teleported out.
Blood Fairy was smart. She took the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda and controlled the Holy King's daughter to stay close to Lu Li.
Guan Qianqiu was sent out and was treated as well. The arena was empty but nobody went in. They were all looking at Patriarch Gu.
In addition to them, everyone was looking at Patriarch Gu, waiting for his judgment. Was Lu Li the winner?
Patriarch Gu was struggling as well. After all, Lu Li and Guan Qianqiu were teleported out at almost the same time. Guan Qianqiu had admitted defeat. Who was the winner?
If Lu Li had won, then Lu Li would make it to the next round.
He turned to the five emperors. Emperor Heng thought about it and said, "How about we count Lu Li as the winner?
After all, Guan Qianqiu has admitted defeat! "
Emperor Rui said at once, "I think so. Lu Li forced Guan Qianqiu to admit defeat with his own abilities. Even though he is in a coma, he has won."
Emperor Heng and Emperor Rui found Lu Li pleasing to the eye so they spoke up for him.
Lu Li, at the peak of the fourth tribulation, could fight against the peak of the fifth tribulation. He was a promising seedling. With proper training, he might become a mainstay of the Celestial Emperor Sect.
"Hmm!"
Sovereign Wu sneered and said, "Gentlemen, isn't it too obvious that you're taking sides?
Lu Li was teleported out after he passed out. Guan Qianqiu admitted defeat after he was sure that Lu Li was teleported out.
According to the rules, the first one to be teleported out is the loser.
Since Lu Li passed out first, he must be eliminated.
There is no doubt about this. If you insist on siding with Lu Li, then I will have to ask the Patriarch to make a ruling. "
Emperor Rui and Emperor Heng were embarrassed by Emperor Wu's words.
It was just a chance to make it to the next round. How could Emperor Wu go against the rules?
They were all emperors. If Emperor Wu showed some respect to Emperor Wu, he would show some respect to Emperor Wu.
They were all leaders of the Celestial Emperor Sect but Emperor Wu did not show them any respect.
They knew that Emperor Wu was obsessed with cultivation. That being said, Emperor Wu did not have to go so far just because of Lu Li.
As a matter of fact, it was not entirely because Lu Li was an eyesore to Emperor Wu. More importantly, it was because of Guan Qianqiu.
The Martial Emperor had some connections with Guan Qianqiu's family. Although his wife's surname was not Guan, she was an adopted daughter of the Guan family. Strictly speaking, Guan Qianqiu was his junior, and some people from the Guan family had sought out the Martial Emperor to ask him to take care of him.
Now, he couldn't take care of Guan Qianqiu anymore. It was destined that Guan Qianqiu wouldn't make it to the Top 10, so he had to vent his anger on Lu Li.
According to the rules, Lu Li was supposed to be eliminated, so it was understandable that he insisted on this.
The other two Great Emperors didn't say anything. Their silence actually indicated that they agreed with the Martial Emperor's words.
Emperor Heng thought about it and said, "Alright, let's do as Martial Emperor said. Both of them are eliminated. The martial arts competition will continue."
As soon as Patriarch Gu announced the decision, the rest of the contestants were relieved. If Lu Li could make it to the Top 10, then there would be one less spot. Now that both Lu Li and Guan Qianqiu were seriously injured, there would be two less powerful competitors and one more spot to make it to the Top 10. How could they not be happy?
The people outside began to curse. Many people placed their bets on Guan Qianqiu and many others placed their bets on Lu Li. Now that both of them had no hope of making it to the Top 10, their Divine Stones were thrown into the water again.
Of course, there were some who were happy. They could make a lot of Divine Stones by placing their bets on Lu Li not to make it to the Top 10.
As soon as Patriarch Gu announced the result, it was as good as announcing the death sentence for Lu Li and Guan Qianqiu. Once the decision was made, nobody could change it.
Those who were hoping that Lu Li would be the dark horse and make it to the Top 10 were disappointed. The dark horse had to stop at the Top 10.
The martial arts competition went on. Soon, one person made it to the Top 10.
Those who came later were lucky. With two less powerful competitors, some powerful warriors took advantage of the situation. Before Lu Li and Guan Qianqiu could come back to their senses, the seventh, eighth and ninth warriors had all made it to the next level.
Three hours later, Guan Qianqiu finally woke up. He checked with psychic power at once. It just so happened that the 10th person made it to the Top 10. The Recruitment Ceremony had come to an end.
"The Recruitment Ceremony is officially over. The list of the Top 10 is out. They are Wang Ningxue, Hu Shimeng …"
When Patriarch Gu finished reading the list, the 10 were overjoyed. Finally, they had become disciples of the Celestial Emperor Sect. They had reached the top in one step.
Joining the Celestial Emperor Sect was equivalent to having a path to the heavens.
As long as they worked hard, they would become powerful warriors for sure. They might even have the chance to become a supreme being that could look down upon the entire Boundless Ruins.
After Patriarch Gu finished reading the names, he took out a booklet and said, "The 10 will become disciples of the Celestial Emperor Sect directly. Now, I will announce the list of registered disciples.
There are 10 registered disciples with a three-year trial period. If they perform well, it is not impossible for registered disciples to become official disciples.
This time, the registered disciples are Guan Qianqiu, Lu Shanhe, Yang Wenle, Lu Li … "
Guan Qianqiu smiled a bitter smile when he heard the list. He was the No.1 among the registered disciples, but it was meaningless.
Being a registered disciple was not meaningful in itself. Years had proven that being a registered disciple was just a consolation prize.
After the three-year trial period, if they were lucky, one of them could become an official disciple. If they were unlucky, then none of the 10 would stay.
Guan Qianqiu himself was one of the best of the younger generation in the Boundless Ruins of Gods. He thought he was the most powerful in this Recruitment Ceremony. How could he become a registered disciple?
Those who he thought were weaker than him had become official disciples. How could he put his face to this?
At this moment, Guan Qianqiu even wanted to give up. He wanted to go back to his clan and cultivate. Even if he didn't join the Celestial Emperor Sect, he could still make a name for himself and become one of the best in the Boundless Ruins of Gods.
"No!"
Guan Qianqiu shook his head. He looked at Lu Li in a pavilion not far away. He changed his mind when he saw Lu Li.
He had decided to join the Celestial Emperor Sect. He wanted to become a registered disciple for no other reason than to find a chance to kill Lu Li.
If it were not for Lu Li, Guan Qianqiu wouldn't have gone through so many twists and turns in the semi-finals. If he had a Sovereign Weapon, he would have passed directly. In the end, he was burned by Lu Li and lost all hope.
This bastard that came out of nowhere had ruined his plans again and again. If he could not kill Lu Li, how could he let it go?
Lu Li would definitely stay in the Celestial Emperor Sect. If Guan Qianqiu refused to become a registered disciple, then it would be difficult to kill Lu Li.
During the three years, they would have to go through many trials and there would be chances to kill Lu Li …
"Hmm!"