Both fighters fell exhausted on the arena, and each side sent a judge to inspect them, only to find that neither had the strength to lift a finger.

Thus, the match came to an end, but who emerged victorious?

"We ask the judges to vote and decide the outcome of the match!"

Steward Fu adhered to the long-standing rules of the Swordsmanship Tournament, using a voting method to determine the winner when there was a tie.

When Steward Fu proposed this, many subconsciously paused for a moment, and then instinctively counted the number of judges on the panel.

Originally, eight judges were supposed to be present, four from each side, but due to Shi Yuan's "absence," there were now only seven judges, making the decision easier.

Four to three!

Without surprise, the Fu Family defeated the Cui Family with a score of four to three, ultimately winning this Swordsmanship Tournament.

Qin Fang and the other three were invited by the Fu Family and had always received "special treatment." Not counting other considerations, the least they could do was give face, so naturally, they voted for the Fu Family.

The Swordsmanship Tournament concluded with such a dramatic ending. The faces of the Cui Family members were quite unpleasant, as Shi Yuan Yilang's absence left them to swallow the bitter pill of defeat.

However, compared to this loss, Cui Zhimin's disappearance and the death of a young disciple with a promising future nearly made their hearts bleed...

On the other side, the Fu Family not only won the match in the Swordsmanship Tournament, but their contestants were all fine, with no significant losses, achieving an almost complete victory.

Yet, such a comparison only made the Cui Family feel more aggrieved, and thus...

Some hot-tempered members of the Fu Family and Cui Family were already causing some unrest privately, and some even started fighting directly.

In fact, such unrest almost always occurs after every Swordsmanship Tournament; the losing side does not simply accept the result peacefully.

The feud between the two families has lasted for hundreds of years, naturally not easy to resolve. Soon, the conflict expanded considerably.

To calm both sides down, the Fu Family and the Cui Family quickly sent experts to intervene. Even if they actually started fighting, it was wise to try to contain the conflict within certain limits...

If the two families were to fully go to war, the outcome would be hard to predict. They might end up destroying each other, vanishing in the river of history, and be replaced by other families.

However, these matters were not much related to Qin Fang. They were troubles for the two families to worry about, while Qin Fang and the other judges were quite relieved, as the match had ended, and they didn't even bother to mediate...

What surprised Qin Fang was that despite the two families having already begun fighting, Cui Haoyu and Fu Qinglin, the family heads of both families, not only did not stop it, but after the match, they actually gathered together to greet the judges.

"Are you Qin Fang?"

Especially when they saw the young and astonishingly talented Qin Fang, their eyes flickered with peculiar light. After scrutinizing Qin Fang several times, they still couldn't quite believe it and asked.

"As genuine as can be..."

Qin Fang could only touch his nose, helplessly confirming his identity.

"To have such extraordinary cultivation at such a young age, you are indeed an outstanding young talent from Dragon Country... This old fellow must admit his age!"

Cui Haoyu, facing the young man in front of him, who might be less than half his age, showed a rather peculiar expression, but his words were courteously flattering.

Beside him, Fu Qinglin, although not as direct as Cui Haoyu, carried almost the same sentiment. What puzzled Qin Fang was that these two supposedly had a tense relationship, yet now seemed devoid of any sign of that tension...

Qin Fang's unique physique had strong deceptive power; despite reaching Master Level Peak in reality, to the two Grandmaster-level experts, Qin Fang appeared average. As long as Qin Fang didn't use True Qi, he seemed no different from an ordinary person.

Even with Qin Fang slightly using some True Qi, he displayed a cultivation of Master Level Early Stage overall...

However, these two Grandmaster-level experts were not ordinary, and they didn't believe Qin Fang's strength was just at Master Level Early Stage... After all, Qin Fang had easily defeated two early-stage experts among the Master Level elites, and later exchanged blows with Master Level Peak Shi Yuan Yilang and remained undefeated,

"Senior Cui is a renowned Grandmaster expert, while Qin is merely a junior who has just stepped over the threshold, undeserving of such praise from the senior... I'm overwhelmed, really embarrassed!"

Regarding Cui Haoyu's compliment, Qin Fang casually smiled, lightly deflecting it.

Facing these two Grandmaster-level experts, Qin Fang showed no trace of fear, although their cultivation was formidable, very strong...

But only limited to Grandmaster-level Initial Stage. Although they were quite close to Grandmaster Mid-Stage, crossing that step wasn't easy.

Judging by the feeling they gave Qin Fang, their strength seemed comparable to Elder Alai of The Green Gang, slightly weaker than the Bloody-handed Demon Tu San and the old Grandmaster from the Liu Family Secret Ground...

With this calculation, Qin Fang was still somewhat wary of these two Grandmaster-level experts, though not to the extent of avoiding them altogether. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation.)

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