The woman had short black hair with an average face; her figure was slender with a bit of curve that molded her long yellow robe.
Overall, Leon would score 5.6, a little above average.
But what spooked Leon was that this woman was a level 5 expert!
Didn't they say his opponent was a level 4 martial artist? Where did this level 5 woman come from?
The woman in a yellow robe glanced at Leon with a neutral expression on her face before introducing herself.
"My name is Fan Ugochi, a hall elder of the sect; I'll be supervising your duel with the prime disciple today." She cupped her fist at Leon.
Despite being an elder, she was just a hall elder and wasn't in the same standing as the top twelve elders of the sect. Naturally, her position was just a little better than the disciples and she had almost the same amount of power as a prime disciple; she had to be respectful towards them regardless of their strength so as to avoid angering their masters.
'Oh, so she's a referee. That's good to know' Leon thought to himself in relief while returning the elder's gesture by cupping his fist at her.
The elder was slightly surprised at Leon's action, most disciples were usually very arrogant and didn't think much of those below them.
She didn't comment on this and went to stand in a corner, silence fell on the platform as Leon stood without knowing what to do.
"Where's my opponent?" Leon asked after waiting for a few seconds.
The elder looked at him expressionlessly and said that they would need to wait for her.
'Wait? Was she doing her makeup or what? How could she keep everyone waiting?' Leon thought, his impression of whoever his opponent was going to be dropped to freezing point immediately.
At this moment, sounds of murmuring burst out between the disciples surrounding the platform as they hurriedly moved apart and created a path that was almost ten meters wide through the sea of disciples.
At the end, a young beautiful woman with striking blue hair and blue eyes stood calmly. She had a cold look on her face as she gazed at the platform where Leon was standing; her eyes showed contempt when they fell on him.
Taking one step at a time, she gradually approached the platform while carrying a long green spear in her hand.
Leon's eyes flashed, the young lady was a top beauty, and her body was high grade too!
Her blue sect robe bulged from her C-cup breasts, her slender waist was well outlined by the fitting robe, and her hips were not too big or small; being just the perfect size for her figure.
She looked like a well-developed 19-year-old girl.
But her eyes, when looking at Leon, made him disregard all these points of hers; she had also wasted a lot of time before coming here as well; she had no regard for her opponent!
The girl reached the platform soon and stood opposite Leon on the other side of the platform, her eyebrow raised slightly as she stared at Leon.
"Level 3? Shouldn't he be a level 2? Doesn't matter anyway" she mumbled to herself as a scene from this morning replayed in her mind.
A few minutes ago, in a courtyard that looked similar to Quin Xuxu's.
This blue-haired girl could be seen kneeling in front of Zi Yan, a respectful expression on her face.
Zi Yan stared down at her with a calm face before taking out a small box from her sleeve and handing it to her.
"These are poison needles; they have the ability to disrupt Shi and cause them pain. Your opponent might be a level 2 martial artist, but he has the Grand Elder and the sect mistress backing him, so I doubt he will lose easily.
I want you to find a way to insert one of these into his body, I want him to feel pain in front of that bitch, Quin Xuxu. Her humiliation will double after he finally loses and is kicked out while she falls from her position.
And In the case that they prepared something for him and you end up losing…make sure to use this on yourself.
That way, I'll have an excuse to still have him kicked out and put the blame on the Grand Elder even if he wins" Zi Yan instructed her disciple.
The blue-haired girl raised her head and stared at her master before looking at the box in her hand.
"I can not lose against a trash male at level 2," She said confidently.
After all, she was the strongest of all the prime disciples; how could she lose to someone who was only as strong as an inner disciple?
"I know you will win but that bitch might have a trick up her sleeves, so make sure to use it on yourself if things go wrong. You don't have to be afraid of any after-effects; it will only cause you some pain. I believe you will be willing to do this much for your master," Zi Yan whispered with a cold glint in her eyes.
She didn't mind sacrificing her disciple to get at Quin Xuxu.
The blue-haired girl paused for a few seconds before lowering her head to the ground.
"Disciple will follow Master's arrangement" She voiced out.
Zi Yan nodded, satisfied with her disciple's response.
"You can leave now, I'll go to the arena first"
…..
Back to the present.
Leon and the blue-haired girl stood opposite each other; Leon was barehanded while the girl held her spear beside her with a cold face.
The elder cupped her fist toward her as a form of greeting but was completely ignored.
Elder Ugochi didn't mind as this was perfectly normal amongst the prime disciples. She proceeded to state the rules of the duel.
" The fight will only end after one of you surrenders or is unable to continue fighting; serious injuries are unavoidable in a fight, but attacking with the intention to kill will result in instant disqualification. Use of external aid is forbidden, fight with your own strength.
You may begin!"
The elder announced the start of the fight right after stating the rule, the entire place turned silent as they watched what would play out between the two.
The disciple of one of the 12 elders who is at level 4 against the disciple of the Grand Elder who's only level 3, what would the result be?
From the sitting area where the sect mistress and elders were sitting, Zi Yan looked over to where Quin Xuxu was.
"Looks like the Grand elder lied to us, your disciple isn't at level 2; could there be a reason for doing this?" Zi voiced out for everyone to hear.
All the elders immediately glanced at Quin Xuxu while whispering to each other.
Quin Xuxu frowned before saying "I have no reason to lie, he simply broke through before the duel date"
Everyone "..."
Are you kidding me? It had only been a month and you're saying he broke through again? You must be lying.
"Hehe, Grand Elder sure knows how to joke these days. It doesn't matter though; I just hope that you're ready to fulfill your end of the bet after your disciple loses the duel," Zi Yan snickered.
"Same" Quin Xuxu responded with a cold face as she returned her attention to the platform.
On the platform, Leon stared at the blue-haired girl with hidden nervousness. He took a few glances at the spear in her hand, and small drops of sweat formed on his forehead.
Immediately after the elder announced the start of the duel, Leon opened his mouth and said to his opponent.
"You're stronger than me and also a Senior in the sect, I admire you. As a kind and beautiful Senior sister, why don't you allow this junior brother of yours to have the first strike?"
Bai Quing ".."
Quin Xuxu ".."
Zi Yan ".."
Elders "..."
Disciples "..."
Everyone was shocked by Leon's words and they almost fell to the ground.
Shameless! How could he ask for a free hit when they were in such an important match? His opponent would definitely pummel him to death now.
But to their surprise, the blue-haired girl's eyes glinted with a strange light, and her face flushed slightly before slowly nodding her head in a half-sleepy manner.
"All right, Junior brother can have the first strike," she said slowly.
Everyone "..."
Her response caused an even greater shock than Leon's shameless words.
On Leon's side, a series of notifications appeared in his mind.
(Love rush activated, 100 exp deducted)
(Enchanted tongue activated, 200 exp deducted)
(Goldy fingers activated, 200 exp deducted)