Chapter 658: Disqualification from Competition

In the guest seats, everyone was amazed by Ye Feng’s strength. His performance just now was something even star-level warriors might not be able to achieve.
By the time the referee got up from the ground, Ye Feng had already left the arena carrying a stone. This made the referee, who had intended to fight back, shout angrily, “Competitor Shi Tou ignored the rules, attacked the referee, and continued to strike even after his opponent surrendered. According to the rules, he must be disqualified from further competition.”
The chief referee immediately turned to Ye Feng. “Although contestant Shi Tou won, he indeed violated two competition rules in a row.”
“I know. Follow your rules. I’ll explain to him,” Ye Feng nodded and set the frozen Shi Tou aside.
“Is Shi Tou okay?” Long Tian and the others gathered around.
“He’s fine. I’ll unfreeze him after the frenzy period ends,” Ye Feng shook his head. “Let’s first hear what the chief referee has planned for tomorrow’s matches.”
The chief referee’s voice quickly reached everyone’s ears. The match between Shi Tou and Qiu Duanhun had taken a long time and was the last one to end.
“The round of 32 initially meant half would win, with 16 advancing. But an accident occurred in Ring 1: contestant Qiu Duanhun voluntarily surrendered, and contestant Shi Tou was disqualified for violating the rules. So only 15 people will advance to the next round,” the chief referee explained. “It seems that Ye Feng is the strongest among all contestants. Surely no one wants to face him in the next match. After some discussion, we’ve decided to exempt Ye Feng from the next round. This way, the remaining 14 contestants will compete to select the top seven, who will join Ye Feng in the top eight. If anyone has objections to this arrangement, now is the time to speak up.”
No one raised any objections after the chief referee finished speaking. As he said, Ye Feng was a rival none of them wanted to face, and he was the top candidate for the championship. If Ye Feng didn’t participate in the next matches, their chances of making it to the top eight would undoubtedly increase. The chief referee had planned this in advance.
Seeing no objections, the chief referee continued, “Then it’s settled. Tomorrow’s first match will feature the 14 ring winners other than Ye Feng. The number of matches tomorrow will be determined based on when the final matches conclude.”

After receiving this notification, everyone dispersed. Ye Feng carried the frozen stone back to the inn where they were staying. Once in the room, Long Tian and the others gathered around. Ye Feng slowly thawed the stone, and its body returned to its original form, though it was extremely weak. “I’m sorry, boss. I lost…” That was Stone’s reaction as soon as he opened his eyes. “You didn’t lose. You even crippled that kid, Qiu Duanhun!” Bernard said with a grin. “But… I remember passing out…” Stone had no memory of what happened after he went berserk. “You didn’t pass out—you went berserk,” Bernard shook his head. “Your subconscious took over and fought for you, beating that kid senseless until he admitted defeat.” “I won?” Stone seemed pleased, though he felt sore all over and could barely move. “You didn’t win either,” Xiao Yu interjected. “What exactly happened?” Stone grew anxious. “After you beat Qiu Duanhun, he admitted defeat, but you still wanted more and kept hitting him. Then the referee stepped in to stop it, and you attacked the referee too. So I had to step in personally to control the situation. After that, you fought a few rounds with me and were subdued by me.” Ye Feng briefly described what had happened. “Though you won, you violated two rules: hitting an opponent who had already surrendered and hitting the referee. So you were disqualified from further competition.” “It sounds pretty exciting, but I don’t have any memory of it,” Stone said helplessly. “I only remember that Qiu Duanhun left countless wounds on me, causing heavy bleeding, and then I lost too much blood. After that, everything went black, and when I woke up, I was here.” “It’s okay. I recorded the whole thing,” Bernard said, taking out a memory crystal from his ring. “You can watch it yourself when the time comes.” “Thanks,” Stone nodded weakly. “What about the rest of the matches? Isn’t one person missing?” “The boss is exempt and goes straight to the top eight. The other fourteen people compete for the remaining seven spots,” said Qing Wen. “Out of those fourteen, there are six of us, so the chances of facing each other are high.” Ye Feng looked at Long Tian and the others. “What do you think?” “If we meet, we fight. Consider it a sparring session,” Bernard said with a smile. He was the most laid-back among them.

“I think we should give it our all too. It’s a good chance to see the results of our training,” Xiao Yu agreed with Bernard’s idea.
“If I were to meet any of you, I’d just admit defeat,” Pearl said, shaking her head contrary to her usual behavior. Normally, she would be the most eager to join in such excitement.
“Why?” everyone couldn’t help but ask.
“My techniques aren’t suitable for using on my own people,” Pearl replied, her expression calm. “The outcome of this competition doesn’t matter to me either. I’m just an observer. It seems like the final will be between Long Tian and Ye Feng. What are your plans?”
“Of course, we’ll give it our all!” the two said in unison.
“Just thinking about it, this match should be really exciting!” Pearl successfully changed the topic.
“Apart from Chou Duanhun, the rest of them are quite strong. After all, they stood out from over 300 million people,” Ye Feng said, not wanting Long Tian and the others to underestimate them.
“Among the remaining fourteen people, besides us, there’s one who’s never appeared in the contestant records I’ve purchased,” Pearl suddenly brought up.
“Who is he? Do you have any battle videos?” Ye Feng asked curiously.
“His name is Xiao Ran. This name has never been recorded in any materials from the main realm. Just like us, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere. It’s likely he ascended not long ago,” Pearl said, frowning slightly. “I bought two copies of the battle videos when I first returned. Everyone can take a look to see what makes him special.”