The competition continued on to the second day. During this period of time, Tang Ye had fought 22 battles and won all of them. So, at this moment, he was one of the few who possessed the highest amount of points in group no.9. The reason he was only one of them and not the highest was because there were three more people in group no.9 who had 22 successive victories! Wenren Yue and Leng Xinran had ascended the arena 22 times as well, and they’d won successively to obtain 22 points as well. Something worthy of mentioning was that since Qin Youran and Lin Xiuran fought each other, they hadn’t encountered each other again. So, they both obtained 21 points. After a few more days passed, not a single extraordinary dark horse like Lin Xiuran had appeared. The first phase of the second round of the Ascension Rankings was limited to three days of time, so it was the last day now! At noon, along with Li Si’s appearance, the first phase of the second round had officially come to an end. There were 30 people standing on the centermost arena on the square. As they gazed at these 30 people, the eyes of all the countless profounders below revealed expressions of envy. Because these 30 people were the top 3 participants with the most points in every single group. Simply speaking, so long as they didn’t die, then their names were bound to resound throughout the entire southern territory! On the wall of the Imperial Palace, the Sword Sect’s Yu Heng was beyond delighted. Because both Tang Ye and Murong Yao had entered the top 30. Moreover, Lin Xiuran who Daoist Zui brought to participate in the Ascension Rankings had entered the top 30 as well. In other words, the Sword Sect had three disciples in the top 30 while the Ghost Sect had none. So, how could he not be happy? “Yu Heng, you should hope your extreme joy doesn’t end in sorrow!” Right at this moment, Cai Feng from the Flower Palace had suddenly said in a cold voice, “After all, only those that remain alive in the top 30 are able to provide a share of the cities to the sect they represent. Can you guarantee that nothing unexpected would happen to Tang Ye and Murong Yao during the next phase of the second round?” Yu Heng’s expression changed slightly when he heard this, and the smile on his face faded greatly. Because Cai Feng was right. If Tang Ye and Murong Yao perished during the ranking battles, then the Sword Sect would be no different than the Ghost Sect. Because the names of the dead would be removed from the Ascension Rankings.... The cold smile on Cai Feng’s face grew wider as she gazed at Yu Heng’s expression, and then she said, “Yu Heng, you ought to be clearly aware of how many powers don’t want the Sword Sect to rise once more. Do you think the members of those powers would give your Sword Sect a chance? So, if I were you, I would ask them to directly admit defeat as soon as the battle began, and then continue admitting defeat until the end. In this way, the rules of the Ascension Rankings would allow them to keep their lives. If they kept their lives, then they would naturally maintain a spot on the Ascension Rankings, and your Sword Sect would naturally have an opportunity to rise up once more!” Yu Heng was slightly tempted when he heard this. Even though what Cai Feng said was slightly offensive, it made some sense. He naturally knew which powers Cai Feng was speaking of, and it was the Origin School and Grand Qin Empire. The Grand Qin Empire didn’t want any power to rise up and strengthen, whereas, the Origin School was naturally hostile towards the Sword Sect because of Daoist Zui.... If Tang Ye and Murong Yao encountered Qin Youran and Yuan Tong during the competition, then he had no doubt that Qin Youran and Yuan Tong would definitely not hold back. If that happened, then the results the Sword Sect had obtained with great difficulty would be lost in an instant! With the current situation that the Sword Sect was in, it truly couldn’t endure such a loss! “Admit defeat continuously?” Meanwhile, Su Qingshi glanced at Cai Feng and said, “You want my Sword Sect to be the laughingstock of the world?” “Becoming a laughingstock is better than allowing the Sword Sect to continue declining, right?” Cai Feng smiled coldly as she spoke. Yu Heng suddenly said, “Cai Feng, what you said made sense, but if we do that, then it would be just as Junior Sister Su Qingshi said. My Sword Sect’s reputation would be completely destroyed. This just won’t do!” Su Qingshi nodded when she heard Yu Heng. The disciples of the Sword Sect could lose, but they absolutely couldn’t act so shamefully. Otherwise, it wouldn’t just be Tang Ye and Murong Yao who couldn’t hold their heads up high in public, all the disciples of the entire Sword Sect would be the same!Cai Feng glanced at Tang Ye who stood on the arena right now, and then she pondered deeply for a short moment before she suddenly smiled strangely. After that, she continued. “Why don’t you can ask that fellow called Tang Ye to admit defeat while allowing Murong Yao to compete normally? Both of you should be aware of the enmity between my Flower Palace and him, and he’ll definitely die if he encounters Little Yue!” Su Qingshi’s beautiful brows knit together when she heard this. She had a certain level of understanding of Tang Ye’s strength, but even she didn’t really believe that Tang Ye’s strength could surpass Wenren Yue. It wasn’t that she didn’t have confidence and trust in Tang Ye, it was truly because Tang Ye had become a profounder for too short a time. Coupled with the fact that Tang Ye hadn’t obtained the fostering of the Sword Sect, so, no matter if it was in terms of combat techniques or cultivation techniques, Tang Ye definitely couldn’t compare to Wenren Yue. So, a wisp of worry appeared in Su Qingshi’s eyes when she heard Cai Feng’s straightforward words.