Forfeit

After Qian Fuyou's match ended, the next few matches were very exciting but ended quite quickly. After all, the battles between true powerhouses would always end very quickly. Soon, the top sixteen was halved and became the top eight. Now, Qian Fuyou was at the lowest cultivation level, while the others were all at least of the Seventh Stage of the Noble Realm. Of course, there were only four people left aside from himself who had lower cultivation bases. The remaining three were Eighth and Ninth Stage Nobles respectively.

After drawing a lot, Qian Fuyou found that his opponent was another Seventh Stage Noble. As soon as his opponent knew, they forfeit before the matches had even begun. After all, everyone had watched the match between Qian Fuyou and the dual-element Noble earlier.

After that, the other matches moved forward smoothly to determine the top four. Of the top four, one was a peak Noble, while the other two were only one step away from being a peak Noble. Obviously, Qian Fuyou was greatly disadvantaged. Standing on the stage, all four contestants waited for the match to begin.

"Begin." Situ Kong announced. Immediately, a rush of powerful Spiritual Qi was felt from the stage at the same time. Two Eighth Stage Nobles, as well as the peak Noble, released their cultivation bases, as well as their Spiritual Qi at the same time. As for Qian Fuyou, he simply raised his hand and spoke. "I forfeit." he said, directly leaving the stage without looking back. Not only that, he directly left the avenue of the Martial Tournament.

As Qian Fuyou left, so did Yan Lenglei's group who sneaked out from the crowd instantly, following Qian Fuyou.

*****

At night, above the tall mountains that surrounded the City of Paper, a young man in brown with long hair that was tied together into a ponytail stood on the barren mountains by himself, before turning around. A few moments of silence filled the mountains, as the sound of crickets could be heard, while the moonlight shined upon Qian Fuyou's face.

"You can come out now." Qian Fuyou said, breaking the silence. Moments later, a large dome of purple-brown earth appeared in front of him and slowly opened up. Inside the dome, were three handsome figures dressed in white, black, and blue respectively. Obviously, this was Yan Lenglei, Mo Jidong, and Long He Yu.

"So you noticed impressive." Mo Jidong said. Even those that were above the Viscount Realm couldn't detect them, but Qian Fuyou had. Obviously, under that smiling face and closed eyes, was something monstrous and otherworldly.

"Nothing special, these eyes only able me to see things that the average person can't." Qian Fuyou replied. "Then, have you made a choice?" Yan Lenglei asked.

Qian Fuyou nodded his head. "Then say your farewells, before that, you have another choice." Yan Lenglei said. Suddenly, a sharp aura rose from his body, as purple thunder and ice surrounded him, aiming at Qian Fuyou.

Mo Jidong and Long He Yu stepped back. Qian Fuyou also took a step back and released his Spiritual Qi. As a golden aura surrounded his entire body, Qian Fuyou seemed as though a deity had descended from the heavens. A mighty breath that didn't seem to belong to a Noble was felt, as the former raised his legs and sat cross-legged.

Not only that, but Qian Fuyou was actually sitting cross-legged while floating in the air. His hair blew along with the golden aura around him, while a humanoid figure that was blurry without a face appeared behind him. As his Spiritual Qi rose, Qian Fuyou's eyes which were always tightly shut, slowly started to open.

As his eyes opened, his Spiritual Qi rose the more they opened. The entire mountain was glowing brightly thanks to this. Once his eyes were fully open, his Spiritual Qi peaked and even rose to the skies on its own.

Yan Lenglei saw this and peered into Qian Fuyou's eyes. His eyes pupils were gold, while his iris was also gold. The only difference was that his pupils weren't only round, but also had two lines that streaked across both eyes.

This time, Qian Fuyou made the first move for the first time. Rather than a paper Talisman, golden Talismans made entirely of his own Spiritual Qi formed and floated around him. The golden Talismans flew across the air and shot at Yan Lenglei who was only watching.

On the opposite side, Yan Lenglei looked indifferent. With a single thought, a sword image appeared behind his head, slowly rotating in the air. Rotating, the sword image pointed at Qian Fuyou and shot out, followed by purple thunder.

Whoosh!

From two sides, a couple of golden Talismans shot through the air, while an illusionary sword imagine shot towards the Talismans, intending to destroy them.

Boom!

As the two attacks hit, an explosion occurred, while golden light, as well as purple thunder flashed in between the two who were battling. Suddenly, a golden Talisman that was bigger than the three previous ones flew out and slowly transformed into a giant golden fist.

Seeing this, Yan Lenglei responded. With a single thought, a sword of thunder and ice shot through the air at a blinding speed and met the golden fist.

Whoosh!

The purple sword of thunder and ice element Spiritual Qi tore through the golden fist and directly punctured it, heading towards Qian Fuyou. A golden sphere that was over five li in diameter appeared to protect Qian Fuyou. At the same time, a golden surge of Spiritual Qi focused all at once into a single point and directly blasted towards Yan Lenglei.

Whoosh!

With a single thought, a powerful earth, thunder and ice element Spiritual Qi combined and formed with a sword image. The three elements merged together perfectly, as the sword was bright purple, bright enough to match Qian Fuyou's golden Spiritual Qi.

Tearing through the air, the sword image created by Yan Lenglei was incredibly fast. It appeared in front of Qian Fuyou in the blink of an eye, destroying his defenses as well as his strongest attack. As the sword image passed by, it was sharp enough to cut Qian Fuyou's cheek, causing a slight amount of blood to seep from the wound, even without directly touching him.

Sloosh!

Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from behind Qian Fuyou. Without turning around, he could tell that the power behind that one attack was enough to sever the small mountain that was behind him into two pieces.

Slowly, his eyes began to close, while the illusionary humanoid figure behind him returned to his body along with the bright golden Spiritual Qi. Stepping onto the ground, Qian Fuyou walked up towards Yan Lenglei's group.

As he did, Yan Lenglei moved his arm, as a strong aura of domination surged. Sensing it, Qian Fuyou felt as though he had met an emperor that ruled the entire world. Such a dominating aura made him suffocate, as though an entire mountain was on his back. Soon, a bright golden chest piece was released from Yan Lenglei's hand. Obviously, this was Yan Lenglei's King Piece.

Getting closer, Qian Fuyou could feel his Spiritual Qi shaking, slowly becoming stronger at a slow rate just from getting close to the King Piece. Kneeling on one knee, he bowed his head, as Yan Lenglei brought his Piece close.

From Qian Fuyou's body, a golden glow shone and slowly rose from his body. As it appeared, a vast but endless stream of Spiritual Qi surrounded the King Piece that was released from his body. Yes, a King Piece. An incredibly rare Piece that rarely appeared. The most powerful Piece that could bring others under them.

Such a Piece was something that even Long He Yu didn't have. Of course, it didn't mean that he was any less talented, the only thing was he couldn't bring others directly under him. When the two King Pieces met, both shone brightly. Soon, Yan Lenglei's Piece eclipsed Qian Fuyou's, bringing it close, before taking over it.

As a bright and domineering golden glow passed onto Qian Fuyou's Piece, it shone even brighter than it had previously, before returning into the former's body. At the same time, Yan Lenglei retracted his Piece and kept his arms behind him, allowing Qian Fuyou to stand up.

Standing up, Qian Fuyou turned around and faced the mountains. Once again, he got down but this time he kneeled on both legs. Kowtowing three times, he didn't say anything, before leaving with Yan Lenglei's group.

A while after they were gone, an old man appeared in the sky above the mountain. "Since you've made your decision, this old man will take care of everything else." the old man said staring at the spot Qian Fuyou had kowtowed at, before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The next day, Yan Lenglei's group appeared at Qian Fuyou's home. Entering, Qian Fuyou was met with dozens of young children, as well as two children who had just become teens. When the two older children saw Yan Lenglei, they smiled as they knew what it meant before anything had to be said.

"Big brother!" the younger children laughed and gathered around Qian Fuyou. "Big brother, are they your friends? Does that mean you're finally leaving?" one of the children asked. Rubbing their heads, Qian Fuyou nodded.

"We'll miss you big brother, but in the future when you are famous, we can be proud to be your little siblings, hehe." another child said. "Come, let me make breakfast for the last time." Qian Fuyou said, entering the kitchen.

As for Yan Lenglei's group, they entered and were surrounded by the children who saw them for the first time. Sitting down, Yan Lenglei's group didn't say much while allowing the children to pull on their clothes, hair, and faces.

When Qian Fuyou came out after making breakfast and saw this, his eyes that were completely closed all the time was twitching. When the kids saw him, they all gathered for breakfast. As cultivators, Yan Lenglei's group didn't need to eat, even so, Qian Fuyou made enough for them as well, while the kids also wanted them to join in to eat.

After breakfast, Qian Fuyou played with the children and watched the two older children make lunch. Until he was satisfied, the group of four left at night after Qian Fuyou said his goodbyes. Of course, even though the children knew he was leaving, they still had tears as they watched him leave with Yan Lenglei.