End this here?

When they heard Chu Yunke say this, it wasn’t just the Hidden Cloud Sword Mountain disciples accompanying him who were stunned.

Even Yue Xingshan, Sun Shangliu, and the others were flabbergasted.

Does this mean that Chu Yunke, one of the peerless geniuses of the Ranking of Stars, is admitting defeat?

“You’re wimping out just like that?” Ye Xun was very displeased, and he shouted a rebuke. “How can a lofty inheritor of the Hidden Cloud Sword Mountain like you be such a wimp? Didn’t you just watch your sectmates die? Where’s your hotbloodedness? Where’s your sense of responsibility? Are you even a sword cultivator?”

As he pelted Chu Yunke with insults, he seemed overcome with bitterness and hatred.

“....” The crowd was silent, and Chu Yunke’s expression was unsightly.

It was then that Su Yi said, “You can admit defeat. According to the rules of competitions over good fortune, if you give up all your treasures, I’ll leave you a path to life.”

This declaration provoked a series of gasps.

Ye Xun’s eyes lit up, and he was just about to say something when Su Yi raised his hand and tapped the air.

His power instantly sealed Ye Xun’s mouth shut, leaving him unable to utter so much as a single word.

“You’re pushing...