Mu Jinyu seemed to draw lines in the ground to imprison Yun Ge in a wooden cage.
"Bang bang bang!"
Trapped inside, Yun Ge kept casting techniques and divine skills, trying to destroy the wooden cage and escape.
Unfortunately, no matter how many techniques and divine skills Yun Ge used, he couldn't shake the cage.
It seemed indestructible.
"This..."
"Brother Yun, does this count as a loss?"
"Not really, since Brother Mu couldn't defeat Brother Yun either, he could only trap him!"
"Nonsense, if Brother Mu really wanted to defeat Brother Yun, he would have done so long ago. He only trapped Yun Ge because they're good friends and wanted him to admit defeat voluntarily..."
The spectators below couldn't help but buzz as they watched the wooden cage trembling slightly on the combat platform.
Some thought Yun Ge had already lost to Mu Jinyu.
Others believed this wasn't a loss, that they just fought to a draw, leading to arguments and almost to a physical fight!
If not for the examiner elder standing by, keeping the peace, they might truly have lost control.
The examiner elder looked worriedly at Yun Ge, who was trapped, then noticed Mu Jinyu standing at the edge of the platform, not intending to continue.
After thinking for a moment, he stepped onto the platform and asked Mu Jinyu, "How is Yun Ge? Is he in any danger?"
Seeing Mu Jinyu's strange posture and unsure of his intentions, he asked the question.
Mu Jinyu shook his head, saying, "No danger at all, rather, he'll benefit from this. He'll know when he comes out."
Turning his head to the examiner elder, he said, "I won't continue from here, could I step down to rest and wait for Brother Yun to emerge?"
Mu Jinyu thought it was pointless to keep standing up there, better to step down and let other challengers proceed with their actual combat assessments.
No point wasting time.
Seeing Yun Ge still continuously bombard the wooden cage, the examiner elder realized Yun Ge was indeed safe inside and nodded, "Alright then."
"Okay."
Mu Jinyu acknowledged and stepped down from the combat platform leisurely.
As Mu Jinyu stepped down, the spectators who were arguing intensely went silent immediately.
If Mu Jinyu hadn't won, how could he step down?
It seemed the examiner elder also judged Yun Ge lost to Mu Jinyu.
Yun Ge's supporters felt sadness knowing that.
Chen Qiuqiao stared blankly, feeling extremely disappointed, "That guy, he finally claimed the top place!"
While Mu Jinyu's supporters excitedly discussed: "Brother Mu easily defeated Brother Yun, does that mean he has the strength of third place on Four Sects' Genius Ranking now?"
"No, he has replaced Brother Yun and now holds the third place on Four Sects' Genius Ranking!"
"Just wait for the Four Sects Martial Meeting to begin, Brother Mu will climb even higher!"
"Perhaps, Brother Mu might even aim for the first place on the Genius Ranking?"
"That's uncertain, after all, the first-ranked Dao Wuming and second-ranked Lin Tianxue aren't easy opponents! Although Brother Mu is the top of our Heavenly Sword Faction, he might not be able to compete against Blood Sword Sect's and Beixue Mountain Villa's best!"
"True, Brother Yun has always had some distance from those monsters, especially Dao Wuming of the Blood Sword Sect, who's a monster among monsters. Although Brother Mu defeated Brother Yun, he may have a chance against Lin Tianxue of Beixue Mountain Villa, but against Dao Wuming, it's difficult..."
The conversation shifted from debating Yun Ge's loss to discussing Yun Ge's two long-time rivals.
Especially when mentioning Dao Wuming, everyone showed a mix of fear and admiration.
"Dao Wuming? Lin Tianxue? Interesting..."
Mu Jinyu ignored the meaningless chatter, but he did take some interest in the first and second on Four Sects' Genius Ranking.
Yet, only a slight interest.
Having never met them, he couldn't possibly feel intimidated or fearful just because of their reputation.
Mu Jinyu walked over to Wen Rou and the other two girls.
The examiner elder announced on the platform, "Because of the unexpected situation in Mu Jinyu and Yun Ge's challenge, an outcome couldn't be determined, and the match couldn't continue, so we'll pause for now. Any challengers can proceed with their actual combat assessments."
Yun Ge's little supporter girls felt relieved hearing this, knowing Brother Yun hadn't lost.
Others felt puzzled, wondering why Mu Jinyu trapped Yun Ge without directly defeating him.
Wei Qingfeng and other top challengers on the List of Outstanding Talents knew well that Yun Ge was no match for Mu Jinyu!
Mu Jinyu could defeat Yun Ge effortlessly, why did he do this?
Without understanding, they couldn't ask Mu Jinyu anyway.
As the actual combat assessments continued, they switched to another combat platform for challenges.
Mu Jinyu showed little interest in these challenges, still focused on Yun Ge in the wooden cage on the original platform.
Jian Ruyan noticed and asked, "What did you do to him?"
Mu Jinyu smiled and said, "He lacks confidence. I gave him a hand, you'll see shortly."
"Playing mysterious." Jian Ruyan, annoyed by Mu Jinyu's refusal to explain, stopped asking.
On the other combat platform, few watched the wooden cage where Yun Ge was undergoing a transformation.
Initially, Yun Ge thought Mu Jinyu was humiliating him on purpose, igniting his unyielding fighting spirit, refusing to submit, and constantly casting techniques and divine skills to smash the cage!
Wanting to leave and continue fighting Mu Jinyu.
But as he bombarded the cage, sword qi surged in, Yun Ge cut through these sword qi, seeming to absorb something from them.
His expression changed, becoming less anxious and resentful, resembling Mu Jinyu's confidence.
"I see..."
When no more sword qi shot at Yun Ge in the cage, his gaze turned confident and proud. He whispered and pointed at the cage!
"Boom!"
With a loud explosion, the seemingly indestructible wooden cage vanished instantly!
Yun Ge's figure reappeared before everyone.
"Brother Yun is out!"
"He doesn't look tired, will he and Brother Mu continue the fight?"
The commotion on this combat platform drew the attention of those watching the other platform's battles.
Seeing Yun Ge emerge, looking refreshed and vigorous, everyone anticipated the continuation of his duel with Mu Jinyu!