The person who went flying was, once again, Wul Xiao.
This time, after Wul Xiao was sent flying, he passed out immediately.
This caused the referee, who had been rushing forward to protect Tang Yi, to freeze in his tracks, utterly dumbfounded once again.
’What’s going on? Are they acting again?’
He still hadn’t seen anyone make a move before Wul Xiao was sent flying.
However, his confusion this time only lasted a moment. The referee turned and announced Tang Yi’s victory; he didn’t want any more mishaps.
Although Tang Yi’s win was baffling, the rules were the rules. Falling out of the ring meant a loss. Since Wul Xiao had fallen from the ring—regardless of the reason—it was considered a defeat. Therefore, Tang Yi had won the first match.
At this point, the match in Tang Yi’s ring had concluded the fastest. After all, dealing with Wul Xiao had only taken two slaps, unlike the intense battles raging in the other rings.
However, not many people were paying attention to Tang Yi’s ring, so this bizarrely fast conclusion went unnoticed by the crowd.
After some time, the matches in the other nine rings finally concluded one by one.
Then, each referee began to announce the results for the official recorders to write down.
"Ring One, Mu Xianling is the victor!"
"Ring Two, Fang Yu is the victor!"
"Ring Three, Su Jian is the victor!"
"Ring Ten... Ring Ten... Ring Ten, Tang Yi is the victor!"
When the referee of Ring Ten got to Tang Yi’s name, he hesitated slightly. The situation had just been too bizarre. Even he, the referee, had no idea how Tang Yi had won. That was why he stumbled over the announcement a few times before finally managing to say Tang Yi’s name.
’It’s just too embarrassing to announce.’
If Tang Yi had actually shown some real skill, it would have been one thing.
If he had just seen Tang Yi make a move to defeat Wul Xiao, that would have been fine too.
But Tang Yi was the infamous Big Waste! And had Tang Yi even made a move just now?
’Doesn’t seem like it, right?’
’This win is so baffling, how can I announce it with a straight face?!’
However...
The referee for Ring Ten had originally thought Wul Xiao was an actor hired by Tang Yi, putting on a grand show of flying out of the ring on his own.
But upon inspection, he discovered that Wul Xiao had genuinely passed out.
Moreover, his face had suffered consecutive heavy strikes and was not lightly injured, as if he had truly been attacked.
It was a truly strange phenomenon.
If he were an actor, there would be no need to make it so realistic, no need to suffer such heavy injuries!
After all, there were more matches to come. Was he going to forfeit the rest of the competition?
With the injuries Wul Xiao had sustained, he probably wouldn’t be able to participate in the upcoming matches. Therefore, the "actor" theory didn’t quite add up.
Though he didn’t understand, the referee didn’t dwell on it. After all, the Chief Examiner was watching from the high platform. If something were amiss, the Chief Examiner would surely intervene. It wasn’t something a minor referee like him should be concerned with.
"What? Did I hear that right? Tang Yi won?"
"Tang Yi won? I didn’t even watch his match to see how!"
"That’s impossible! How could a Big Waste like Tang Yi possibly win!"
"Let me tell you a joke: Tang Yi won!"
"Heh, I know that Wul Xiao guy. He’s a Nine-star Martial Master. Among all the contestants, his strength is in the upper-middle tier. How could he possibly lose to Tang Yi? Something must have happened!"
"I was watching Tang Yi’s ring at the beginning, but when I saw Wul Xiao’s attitude toward the match, I lost interest. I can’t believe Tang Yi actually won. This is truly unexpected."
"Could the foul play be any more obvious? Don’t tell me that Wul Xiao was an actor hired by Tang Yi."
"Just wait and see. I don’t know how this Big Waste won, but a waste is still a waste. He’ll show his true colors eventually."
"Right! The next time Tang Yi has a match, I’m definitely going to watch and see how he beats his opponent!"
The referee’s announcement was made, but the result was so unexpected it left people stunned. Upon hearing Tang Yi’s famous name—and that he had won—the audience erupted into surprised discussions.
Even the other contestants in the examination were whispering amongst themselves, their brows furrowed.
’The Big Waste can actually win a fight? Is this a joke?’
’Could it be? Are these the so-called under-the-table rules of the West Mansion? Is that how Tang Yi managed such a bizarre victory?’
"I told you my Brother Yi isn’t a waste! And you didn’t believe me!"
"What’s so strange about our Tang Yi winning? He’s the genius of our Tang Family."
"There’s no foul play! My Brother Yi earned this victory fair and square!"
"He’s just a Martial Master. How could he be a match for my Brother Yi? Brother Yi could beat him without even using his hands."
However, there was still a group of people who supported Tang Yi—these were the Tang Family Members.
The Tang Family Members had all seen Tang Yi in action, so they naturally knew his true strength.
Even the Tang Family’s number one genius, Tang Mingtian, was no match for Tang Yi. What was some Wul Xiao in comparison?
When he faced Tang Mingtian, Tang Yi only used two fingers. Against Wul Xiao, he probably didn’t even need one.
So, there was nothing to be surprised about.
Tang Yi was the pride of their Tang Family, their idol!
Besides, it wasn’t that no one was watching Tang Yi’s ring just now; the Tang Family Members had all been watching. It’s just that among the vast audience, they were but a drop in the ocean.
When everyone else had called Tang Yi a waste, these Tang Family Members had argued with them.
But nobody believed them!
The guy had always been known as the Big Waste, and now you’re suddenly saying he’s a genius? Who would believe such nonsense?
So the Tang Family Members had been feeling incredibly frustrated.
Now that Tang Yi was showing his power, how could they not be excited?
They were probably just short of shouting at the top of their lungs that Tang Yi was one of their Tang Family.
However, Tang Yi hadn’t revealed much of his strength yet, not enough to convince people. Plus, his earlier match had gone largely unnoticed. So, even now, if you said Tang Yi was a genius of extraordinary strength, still no one would believe you.
Thus, the words of the Tang Family Members still seemed small and pitiful.
Still, it was much better than at the beginning. After all, the face-slapping had begun, which made the Tang Family Members eagerly anticipate the upcoming matches.
After stepping down from her ring, Mu Xianling heard about Tang Yi’s victory. She immediately went over to him. "You actually won? How unexpected," she said.
"Didn’t you win too? It’s fine for you to win, but not for me?" Tang Yi said with a smile.
"Heh, I hope you can keep winning. And I hope you run into me sooner rather than later," Mu Xianling said coldly. Then, she turned and walked away.
Tang Yi speechlessly watched the baffling woman leave. ’It was bad enough that she offered herself up as a servant, but she also loves to run her mouth. I hope she doesn’t start crying when I put her in her place.’
In the matches that followed for the rest of the morning, Tang Yi’s turn didn’t come up again after his first fight.
In the subsequent rounds, Mu Xianling competed three more times and won all three. Her strength was undoubtedly formidable.
However, that was only in the eyes of the other candidates, not Tang Yi. To him, Mu Xianling was as weak as a chicken.
Fan Wei also won a few matches. Yuan Qiong had two wins and one loss, with her only loss being to Mu Xianling.
Su Four Sabers also participated in only one match, which he won.
All in all, the contestants who had been exempted from the preliminary test all achieved good results.
The morning passed, and in the afternoon, Tang Yi finally had his second match.

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