Everyone cheered.

Deacon Lin signaled them to quiet down, and then continued: "Next, there will be a ranking competition for the top ten, so you should prepare in advance."

"yes!"

Li Xiaobai and the other nine responded one after another.

"Deacon Lin, this disciple has something to say."

At this moment, Lu Chen walked out injured.

"Lu Chen, what do you want to say?" Deacon Lin asked.

"Disciple wants to give up the next game." Lu Chen said.

Wow——

As soon as Lu Chen said these words, and before Butler Lin responded, everyone was in an uproar because they did not expect that Lu Chen would give up the next competition.

"He actually gave up? Why?"

"In fact, this is a wise move. His own strength is only one step ahead of Li Zhen. What's more, he has been injured. If he continues to participate in the competition, it is impossible to get a higher ranking."

"Retired after success, this Lu Chen is extraordinary!"

Li Xiaobai and others were surprised. They looked at each other and roughly understood the meaning of Lu Chen's move.

"You know what I mean."

Zhao Yan and Zhou Wulong looked at Lu Chen, both with the same thought.

Qi Sun and others looked at Lu Chen with shocked expressions, because it would be extremely difficult for them to make this decision.

Because he has defeated Li Zhen, if he continues to participate in the competition, he may be able to enter the top five and receive more rewards.

"Brother Lu, it's okay if you give up."

Zi Chongxiao and the other three looked at each other, and neither of them objected. Instead, they agreed with Lu Chen's move.

"Okay, after discussion with several deacons, I decided to agree to your request, but your ranking will be slightly changed, because if you voluntarily abstain, it means that you have lost to the nine Li Xiaobai people, and your ranking will become tenth.

"Do you have any opinion on this?" Deacon Lin asked.

"Disciple has no objection." Lu Chen replied.

"Okay, you don't need to participate in the next top ten ranking competition. This is your certificate to get the tenth place in this year's outer sect competition. You can exchange this for various rewards." Deacon Lin nodded and threw

Give Lu Chen a jade plaque.

"Thank you, Deacon Lin."

Lu Chen caught the jade token, marked it with a cross, put it away, and handed it over in thanks.

Giving up and continuing to participate in the competition was not an impulse, but the result of careful consideration.

First, he fought with Li Zhen, and although Li Zhen was seriously injured, he also suffered a lot of damage. Continuing to participate in the competition was just a failure;

Secondly, in the battle with Li Zhen, he had tried his best, but only narrowly defeated him. The eight Li Xiaobais above Li Zhen were even more terrifying. It was much more difficult to defeat them than to defeat Li Zhen;

Especially Li Xiaobai, Zhao Yan, and Liu Fang. Facing them, there is no hope, so it is better to give up.

Although the tenth place is ranked last, it is no different from the seventh, eighth, or ninth place. The rewards are the same. What else is Lu Chen dissatisfied with?

He did not watch the next competition and went directly back to the outer gate to heal his injuries.

The next day, the outer sect competition ended, ranking first to tenth were Li Xiaobai, Liu Fang, Zhao Yan, Qian San, Yu Hong, Huo Dongshan, Zhou Wulong, Qi He, Qian Yu, and Lu Chen.

Zhao Yan's strength was originally second only to Li Xiaobai, but because he encountered Li Xiaobai in advance, his energy was damaged, resulting in his final defeat to Liu Fang.

Even if Zhao Yan is unwilling, it will not help.

Then, he found Sun Cheng and asked for a healing elixir.

But Sun Cheng was sitting on the stone bench blankly.

"Sun Cheng, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Yan asked with a frown.

"Is it true that Lu Chen defeated Li Zhen?" Sun Cheng asked with difficulty.

"Yes." Zhao Yan said.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?" Sun Cheng trembled for a moment, and the next moment he started roaring hysterically.

He couldn't accept this result, and he collapsed on the ground. Fear overwhelmed him like a tide, and his face became as pale as paper.

"Sun Cheng, are you afraid that he will retaliate against you?" Zhao Yan said.

"He will definitely take revenge on me, he will definitely take revenge on me." Sun Cheng shouted tremblingly, 'What should I do? What do you think I should do?'

"If you are really afraid that he will retaliate against you, then go apologize to him and swear not to do anything wrong with him." Zhao Yan said.

"No, you want me to apologize to him, unless I die." Sun Cheng shouted hoarsely. He walked back and forth in the stone house a few times, suddenly stopped, looked at Zhao Yan, and said, "Kill him, I will

Gonna kill him.'

"Are you crazy?" Zhao Yan frowned for a moment, then suddenly fell silent, looked at Sun Cheng, and said coldly, 'Sun Cheng, maybe you are right, we should kill him.'

"good."
Chapter completed!