After agreeing to Su Yang's deathmatch, Yun Xiao Hong followed him to the registration area. The sect elder in charge of overseeing such matters looked up and blinked in surprise, as it'd been hundreds of years since two Core Disciples wanted to fight each other to the death. "I don't normally say this, but I think you should reconsider. You're both Core Disciples. It'd be a great loss to the sect to lose even one of you." Su Yang then spoke, "I agree, and I gave him a chance to keep his life. However, he refused to even apologize, so here we are." "Bastard, you're speaking as if my life is already in your hands!" Yun Xiao Hong gritted his teeth in frustration. "Elder, it's not that I want to kill him either. However, he's simply too arrogant and doesn't know when to give up. With his character, he'll eventually offend someone he shouldn't and die a gruesome death. In that case, I might as well end his life right now and make it as painless as possible." The sect elder rubbed his eyes in a stressed manner and sighed, "Are you sure you cannot reconcile with each other?" Su Yang looked at Yun Xiao Hong and said, "I'm a generous and forgiving man, so I will give you another chance right now to apologize to me and my partner." Yun Xiao Hong sneered in disdain at the thought of apologizing to Su Yang and said, "And I am a merciful man, so I will give you a painless death. Once you die, I will also take care of your partner for you." Su Yang burst out laughing. Once he stopped, he turned to look at the sect elder with a serious expression and said, "Don't try to convince us anymore." The sect elder sighed and said, "Unfortunately, this is out of my authority. If two Core Disciples are involved in a deathmatch, only the Sect Leader can approve of your match." "The Sect Leader already approved of our deathmatch. I spoke to her before coming here." "Really? Let me confirm it with her real quick." The sect elder retrieved a communication jade slip and contacted her. A few moments later, the sect elder put away the jade slip and looked at Su Yang in defeat. "The Sect Leader has approved of this match. When do you want to fight?" "I want to get this over with as soon as possible, so let's do it right now," said Yun Xiao Hong. However, Su Yang shook his head and said, "I'm willing to fight today but not immediately. We can fight in six hours from now." "Hahaha! After all that big talk, you want to wait?!" Yun Xiao Hong laughed, his voice full of mockery. Su Yang sighed and said, "You should be thanking me. I'm giving you six more hours to live. Go spend that time embracing your partner one last time or something. Anyway, the reason I want to wait is simple—I want there to be a proper audience. If I don't make an example out of you in front of as many disciples as possible, others might try the same thing." "Make an example out of me, you say?" Yun Xiao Hong was so angry that his entire body began trembling. However, he suddenly stopped trembling a moment later. "I will see you on the stage in six hours." He spoke in a suspiciously calm voice and walked away. Once Yun Xiao Hong left, Su Yang turned to face the group of disciples following him and said, "I'd appreciate it if you could help spread the word about our upcoming match." "Of course!" "Leave it to us!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦 "I will personally ensure that every Outer Court disciple will be there to witness it!" With the group's assistance, it didn't take long before news of Su Yang and Yun Xiao Hong's deathmatch spread throughout the sect, igniting excitement for many disciples, especially those who wished to see Su Yang's downfall. "That Xiao Yang's arrogance truly knows no bounds. He just became a Core Disciple but thinks he's already on the level of those like Senior apprentice-brother Yun? What a joke!" "I cannot wait to see Senior apprentice-brother Yun put that arrogant cunt in his place—six feet underground!" While nearly half of the sect anticipated Su Yang's downfall with excitement, the other half was filled with concern over his upcoming deathmatch with Yun Xiao Hong. After all, Yun Xiao Hong had been a disciple of the sect for over two centuries, and his reputation was both well-earned and deeply rooted. As news of the deathmatch spread like wildfire through the sect, disciples quickly filled the spectator stands. The arena wasn't built to accommodate the entire sect, so many were forced to watch from above, hovering in the air. "Huh? He's already here?" The disciples who had just arrived at the arena were surprised to see Su Yang already present and on the stage. However, he was sitting on the stage with his eyes closed, seemingly in cultivation. The deathmatch had attracted so much attention that even the sect elders decided to show up to watch it, something that rarely happened. "Seeing him on the stage made me recall a peculiar rumor." One of the sect elders suddenly commented out loud. "What rumor?" "That he used Sword Will in his last deathmatch." "Sword Will?!" The sect elders around him exclaimed in shock, their faces full of disbelief. "That's right. And if I recall correctly, he was only an Outer Court disciple when I heard that rumor for the first time. Naturally, I didn't believe it. However, seeing him acting so confident… I don't know what to think." "Hahaha! That's such bullshit! I'll eat my own underwear if he can use Sword Will!" "Then I'll shave my hair and remain bald for the next decade!" The sect elders began cracking jokes at each other. "I hope you'll keep your words." Sect Leader Qing suddenly appeared out of thin air, startling the sect elders with her unexpected presence.