In fact, there was no need for him to announce it. The result was already in front of them. Mu Hanyan's victory was fair and square. Not only Zhou Shucheng, who was defeated by her, but even the priests watching the fight from the stage were pleased with her.
Of course, after he announced the result, the audience cooperated and cheered again, which seemed to be what everyone expected.
"Zhou Shucheng was defeated so quickly. Mu Hanyan's strength seems to have improved again." Guan Xiujin said with a frown.
According to the plan, they were going to use Zhou Shucheng to severely weaken Mu Hanyan's strength, and Zhou Shucheng did not disappoint them. Not only did he have the cultivation level of a tenth-level Divine Heart Priest, but he also comprehended one of the five top divine arts. However, even so, he was still defeated in one move, and he had no power to resist Mu Hanyan at all.
"So many days have passed, I think she should have understood the secret of the Soul Palace." Jiang Ruchu said after thinking for a while.
The ancestor of the Gao family relied on the secret of the Soul Palace to rise to fame and become one of the twelve blessed priests. Mu Hanyan has been away from the Soul Palace for quite some time, so it is normal for her to have some insights and improve her strength.
"What a pity! If I had known this would happen, I should have held the priest ceremony earlier and not given her time to comprehend." Guan Xiu Jin said regretfully.
Everyone else was silent. If they had thought of a solution earlier, they would certainly not have given Mu Hanyan time to figure it out. But the problem was that they didn't think of it. If Gao Weilong hadn't come up with the idea, they would still be in a mess now.
"Don't worry, sir. Although Zhou Shucheng is no match for Mu Hanyan, he's not completely useless. I think Mu Hanyan is determined to get the position of Right Priest. She probably knows that she's too young and lacks prestige, and even if she becomes the Right Priest, she won't be able to convince the people, so she started winning people's hearts early.
"Just now, trying to save Zhou Shucheng, I've severely damaged myself and am very likely seriously injured. We have several fierce battles ahead. Her opponents are all carefully selected by me and have been prepared for her long ago. They may not be much weaker than Zhou Shucheng. She may be worn down before she even enters the next round against us." Kong Renhe said calmly and confidently.
"That's right. Since she wants to be a good person, let her continue to be one." Guan Xiujing's frown finally relaxed.
Amidst cheers, Mu Hanyan walked down from the competition stage, and the competition continued.
Because of the Right Priest position, this sacrificial ceremony saw hundreds of priests competing, a truly massive event. However, some of those daydreaming of overnight success were too poorly cultivated and too low-ranking to qualify for the Life Temple competition. Instead, they competed in several other branch temples within the City of Life. Only the winners were eligible to face off against renowned priests like Mu Hanyan.
But even so, Mu Hanyan still had to pass six competitions before she could enter the next round. Moreover, according to the rules set by Guan Xiujing and others, all six competitions in the first round and all the competitions in the second round were carried out non-stop. This was obviously intended to wear her down and not give her any time to recuperate. Therefore, Mu Hanyan did not dare to be too careless and took the time to rest.
Just as Mu Hanyan was regulating her breathing, a man who looked middle-aged but was actually not that young at the end of the crowd below looked at her from afar and frowned like Guan Xiujing.
"Father, I was right, wasn't I? Mu Hanyan is too powerful. Even Third Uncle is no match for him. You really can't blame me for that incident." A young man said cautiously. He was the son of the chief priest of the Temple of Death - Liu Qianyuan.
As he spoke, Liu Qianyuan was rubbing the bruise at the corner of his eye, obviously he was beaten badly.
"You still have the nerve to say that! If you hadn't caused trouble and provoked her, how could we have gotten into such a big trouble!" The man became furious when he said this and slapped Liu Qianyuan in the face again.
This man, of course, is the chief priest of the Temple of Death, Liu Taian.
Liu Qianyuan and Liu Rande returned from the Huayu Temple in defeat. They knew that with their combined strength, they would not be able to force Mu Hanyan to hand over the Scarlet Thunder Golden Winged Beast. They could only flee back to the Death Temple in disgrace and confessed everything to Liu Taian.
The ancient ferocious beast that had been tamed with great effort by generations of Liu family masters was actually lost by Liu Qianyuan. Liu Taian was shocked and angry, and beat Liu Qianyuan up on the spot. Liu Qianyuan's skin was torn and he screamed in pain. Even Liu Rande was terrified when he saw it.
Although he felt relieved after beating up Liu Qianyuan, the problem was not solved. If he couldn't find the Scarlet Thunder Golden Winged Beast, not only would Liu Qianyuan be involved, but he, Liu Taian, would also be responsible. Once the news got to other elders in the clan, it would be very likely that his position as the head of the family would be in jeopardy. Without the position of head of the family, he would certainly not be able to sit on the position of chief priest for a few days, and soon other members of the Liu clan would take his place. This would mean the end of their lineage as descendants of the Liu clan.
In desperation, Liu Taian could only persuade Liu Rande to keep it secret for the time being, and personally led Liu Qianyuan to the Temple of Life.
His plan was to pressure Guan Xiujin and force Mu Hanyan to hand over the Scarlet Thunder Golden Winged Beast. Given the Liu family's status as the premier priest family of the five supreme temples, he wasn't afraid of Guan Xiujin refusing to give him face.
Who knew that when they arrived at the Temple of Life, they happened to catch up with the priest competition for the sacrificial ceremony, and Mu Hanyan was in the first competition. Liu Taian didn't rush to find Guan Xiujing, and decided to see Mu Hanyan's strength first.
It would have been fine if he hadn't seen her, but once he did, Liu Taian was shocked. Although he had heard from Liu Rande that Mu Hanyan was very powerful, he had never imagined she was this strong.
While others didn't know Liu Rande's true background, he knew that in his early years, he was a dissolute and idle young man, looked down upon by no one. It was only after his peers had all perished that it was finally his turn to rise to prominence. Although he had relied on medicinal elixirs to forge his cultivation to the rank of a tenth-tier Divine Heart Priest, in a real fight, he wasn't necessarily much stronger than a ninth-tier Divine Heart Priest.
Therefore, when Liu Rande said that Mu Hanyan was very powerful, he was a little contemptuous: With your strength, any decent high-level Divine Heart Priest would be stronger than you.
Because of his contempt for Liu Rande, Liu Taian didn't take his words seriously. In his opinion, no matter how strong Mu Hanyan was, she was only strong to Liu Rande, and she might not be that strong.
However, when he saw Mu Hanyan take action with his own eyes, he realized that he was wrong, and extremely wrong!
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