If it weren't for Mu Hanyan, he wouldn't have had such strength, wouldn't have had the chance to defeat Gao Weilong, and would have died at his hands long ago. Today, he finally helped Mu Hanyan and fulfilled his responsibility as a follower.
Everyone around was moved. It was not until now that they finally understood why Gao Weihu was fighting to the death. It turned out that it was not because of anger, nor to regain his dignity, but to clear the obstacles for Mu Hanyan.
Mu Hanyan is so lucky to have such a follower, but then again, think about the Gao Weihu in the past and then look at the Gao Weihu now, he is so lucky to be able to follow Mu Hanyan.
"In this competition, Gao Weihu wins!" The priest who served as the referee looked at Mu Hanyan and Gao Weihu with emotion and announced the result of the competition.
All around, thunderous cheers rang out again.
The competition continued, but everyone's interest in the next two bouts waned. With Kong Ren and the Chengfeng Sword in hand, everyone expected him to be a match for Mu Hanyan, and even considered him a potential contender for the position of Right Priestess. However, due to a poor move, he was defeated miserably by Mu Hanyan. Meanwhile, her other rival, Gao Weilong, unexpectedly fell to Gao Weihu. Who else could possibly stand against Mu Hanyan? The position of Right Priestess of the Temple of Life belonged to her. The others were merely supporting roles; what was there to watch?
In the stands, the expressions of Guan Xiujin and others became even gloomier.
"He lost. Gao Weilong actually lost to Gao Weihu. It's completely over now." Kong Renhe said with a miserable expression.
"Master Chief Priest, please stop. It's meaningless. If you apologize to Mu Hanyan now, maybe you can reconcile with her. Even if she is unwilling to hand over all the five-colored soul beads, even if she hands over half, it will help us get through the difficulties." Jiang Ruchu advised again.
"No, Mu Hanyan has no respect for her elders and ignores the laws of the temple. Now she doesn't even take us seriously. If we bow to her, will we still have any dignity?" Guan Xiu Jin slammed the table and firmly rejected his suggestion.
"But if we can't get those five-colored soul beads back, can we keep our dignity?" Kong Renhe said with a sigh.
Although he hated Mu Hanyan in his heart, the reality was that no one could stop her from moving forward, so he began to back down.
"The competition is not over yet, and anything unexpected may happen. In short, as the chief priest of life, I will never bow to him." Guan Xiu Jin said in a loud voice.
Surprise, what surprise? Jiang Ruchu and Kong Renhe looked at the remaining three priests. Could it be that one of them was a surprise attack deployed by Guan Xiujin, and their true combat power was not as simple as others knew?
Why are there three priests instead of four? Because the fourth one is Guan Qingyun. Everyone knows his strength very well. He is just a sixth-level Divine Heart Priest. The reason why he has the honor to participate in this round of competition is just because of Guan Xiujing. They want him to have more experience and make himself familiar to everyone.
The other three priests were all from lower-level temples, so Jiang Ruchu and others didn't know much about them. After guessing for a long time, they still had no idea who was the secret force deployed by the chief priest.
Seeing Guan Xiu Jin's firm attitude, they stopped trying to persuade him. Anyway, they would get the answer soon.
Behind him, Liu Taian, who came to watch the ceremony as a guest, glanced at Guan Xiujing and lowered his head in thought.
Soon, the next two competitions ended. Guan Qingyun and an old priest named Han Yongzhen defeated their opponents respectively and successfully entered the next round.
It turned out to be him! Seeing the old priest on the stage, Jiang Ruchu and the others suddenly realized that he was the special force deployed by the head priest.
Han Yongzhen, who reached the level of Divine Heart Priest 120 years ago, hailed from the Qingning Temple. Due to his unassuming appearance and reserved nature, he rarely attracted attention, and many people were unaware of his existence.
This information was gathered by Jiang Ruchu's temporary personnel. In fact, before this, even they didn't know there was such a person in the Temple of Life. This kind of person, who kept a low profile, was also the most suitable person to act as a surprise force.
But they didn't know when the High Priest had recruited him, nor how many other hidden masters he had under his command, or how many spies he had deployed. Thinking of this, Jiang Ruchu and Kong Renhe couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
However, they did not waste too much time on this issue because the next round of competition had already begun.
"In this match, Mu Hanyan versus Gao Weihu," the referee announced.
I thought Gao Weihu would just give up, but unexpectedly, he and Mu Hanyan walked onto the competition stage head-on. Of course, the previous competition stage had collapsed, and they were using another one.
Everyone was puzzled. What did this mean? Had Gao Weihu changed his mind and wanted to compete with Mu Hanyan for the position of Right Priest? Or perhaps, he wanted to have a friendly exchange with Mu Hanyan?
But that wasn't right. He had just woken up after taking the elixir. His pale face was full of fatigue and he even staggered when he walked. What was there to compete with? As for competing for the position of right priest, that was even more of a pipe dream.
Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Mu Hanyan and Gao Weihu walked onto the competition stage at the same time.
"Do you really want to participate in the competition?" the referee asked Gao Weihu in confusion.
"Not bad." Gao Weihu nodded.
"Okay then, you all know the rules, let's begin." Although the referee felt that Gao Weihu looked like he could be blown down by a gust of wind, and it would be a complete waste of time for him to participate in the competition, and fighting would be a death sentence, but since others had defeated Gao Weilong in the previous match and were indeed qualified, he could not stop him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Weihu sat down on the ground.
...The referee was stunned. Aren’t you going to participate in the competition? Why are you lying on the ground?
Not to mention him, even Mu Hanyan was a little dazed. She actually didn't know why Gao Weihu came on stage, and she had no idea what he meant by lying on the ground like that.
"Sir, take a break first. While there is still time, take a good breath and restore your strength to its peak state." Gao Weihu suddenly said.
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Gao Weihu, feeling both amused and helpless.
From the rules to the drawing of lots, Guan Xiujin and the others were clearly targeting Mu Hanyan at every turn. Not being able to use protective magic tools was one thing, but her opponents in almost every match were among the strongest of the strongest. Furthermore, according to the originally planned competition process, they fought one battle after another, giving her no time to rest or recover. It was clear that they were trying to wear her down.
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