The Ultimate Immortal disciple is beaten to a pulp, while praises of Wuji’s renown spread far and wide.

Zhao Wangsun pondered carefully and realized he truly lacked appeal to women. He wished he could be like Li Wudi, a man pursued and adored by all the junior sisters.

Little did he know, this lack of appeal was easy to explain: Zhao Wangsun stood ten feet tall and was built like a mountain. It would be a miracle if any girl liked such a physique!

"Would you mind if I checked your pulse?" Xie Wuji asked.

"How do I know you won't pull a dirty trick? This is a tournament ring!"

"Heh, precisely because it is a ring, you should consider what matters more: your life or this match? A healer has a heart of benevolence; as a physician, I cannot stand by and watch someone die. Do you really think I would try to fool you?" Xie Wuji said, feigning anger. "If you refuse, then so be it. Let us continue the fight. But I dare say, under the heavens, no one save for me, Xie Wuji, can save your life!"

"This..."

Zhao Wangsun was caught in a dilemma, but in the end, he extended his hand. As Xie Wuji took his pulse, it sparked a flurry of discussion among the spectators.

"What is going on? Why are they holding hands?"

"You've misjudged the situation. They are clashing internal energy! Look, this Xie Wuji has a mysterious background; he is clearly a master from outside the secular world. And Zhao Wangsun is even more incredible—the third disciple of the Extreme Immortal Sect. Both are extraordinary figures. This display of internal energy is truly magnificent!"

"Bravo! Well fought!"

The crowd began to cheer incessantly.

Xie Wuji was bewildered. He thought to himself, *I'm just taking a pulse; how did this turn into a fight?* Then, he reconsidered, thinking perhaps they were talking about another ring.

After a while, Zhao Wangsun asked, "Brother Wuji, how am I?"

"You might be pregnant..." Xie Wuji narrowed his eyes.

Zhao Wangsun nearly vomited blood. The giant trembled, "Impossible! I am a grown man. How could I be pregnant?"

"The problem is that your illness has penetrated deep into your body, altering your qi. Once your qi changes, you transition from male to female. You are currently in the middle of that transformation—neither man nor woman. Consequently, the male part of you has invaded the female part, and thus, you are pregnant," Xie Wuji explained, though he was spouting nonsense.

Yet, Zhao Wangsun actually believed him. "Then what should I do if I am pregnant?"

"It is quite simple. You have two choices. First, find the child a mother—your wife. After you give birth, hide the child's true mother and let your wife be the one to claim the child. Second, you have an abortion!" Xie Wuji said.

The audience outside vaguely heard the word "wife" and immediately started gossiping. A busybody remarked, "This Xie Wuji is quite the character. He’s already threatening Zhao Wangsun while clashing internal energy. As expected, everyone from the Danxia Sect is ruthless!"

"Look at the murderous intent in Xie Wuji's eyes!"

"Zhao Wangsun's face looks terrible. Does it look like he's being suppressed?"

"The internal energy battle is truly spectacular! Beautiful, well fought!"

More cheers and hand-waving followed.

"Sir, I am a grown man. If you tell me to take abortifacients... wouldn't that be a total scandal?" Zhao Wangsun was on the verge of tears. Xie Wuji seemed to know everything about his condition, so how could he not be terrified?

"Just say it was your lover who was pregnant, not you. Isn't that enough? The most critical issue is that your body is currently neither male nor female, so the child can only be expelled through your mouth!" Xie Wuji stated.

Xie Wuji thought for a moment and added, "How about this: I will suppress this 'pregnancy qi' in your body for now. I will give you a few pills later; once you take them, it will pass smoothly without any pain!"

With that, Xie Wuji moved behind Zhao Wangsun and began pressing on his acupoints. Zhao Wangsun couldn't help but feel a sense of relief; after all, acupoint massage was quite comfortable.

A few spectators stood up. "Magnificent! Look, Zhao Wangsun was almost crying just now, which means he has already been defeated, and Xie Wuji is currently retracting his qi!"

"Retracting?"

"You don't know? It is said that masters use qi to command their strikes. Zhao Wangsun looks so miserable right now, so he has already lost half the battle. Once Xie Wuji withdraws his qi, he will be saved."

"You really know your stuff, brother!"

"Of course! I dare say this Xie Wuji is an incredible person!"

After the ordeal, Zhao Wangsun actually felt his strength returning. He felt too embarrassed to continue fighting; after all, he would rather offend a thousand enemies than a single physician.

Thinking of this, he bowed respectfully to Xie Wuji. "I will never forget your life-saving grace, sir. In terms of character, I am inferior to you. Since that is the case... I concede. But about the pills..."

"Take them..." Xie Wuji handed him five "Intestinal Cleansing and Qi-Smoothing Pills." "Take them immediately."

The fellow didn't even bother with water. Zhao Wangsun swallowed the five pills whole—the finest of laxatives, the king of potent medicine. No sooner had he swallowed them than he felt the reaction.

Zhao Wangsun was overjoyed. "I feel it! It's coming! It's coming!"

Normally, one pill would have a person running to the latrine for a day and a night, but Zhao Wangsun had taken five at once. He was delighted as he started running toward the exit, but he hadn't gone more than a few steps when suddenly...

His trousers exploded!

With a chaotic, splattering sound, a massive wave of filth sprayed directly onto a nearby Chief Eunuch. The eunuch was stunned, while Zhao Wangsun simply squatted in a horse stance, clapping his hands and letting it all out. In no time, the entire arena was covered in a thick layer of excrement!

"How formidable is Xie Wuji! He has literally beaten the crap out of Zhao Wangsun!"

"Good! Very good! Well fought! In the battle of internal energy, Xie Wuji is invincible!"

One disciple shook his head and said, "Too brilliant! He hid his spiritual energy within his body, released it as internal force, and struck directly at his opponent's intestines, completely crushing his enemy! Simply brilliant!"

By now, Zhao Wangsun had leaped off the ring. His massive frame was running, spraying filth behind him as he went. "I can live! I'm a man! This is great! I don't have to be a woman! I'm a man! I'm a lovable, big man!"

Xie Wuji's mouth twitched. "This guy has lost his mind..."

However, Xie Wuji’s first outing had once again caused a stir among everyone. Many sects turned their gaze toward the Danxia Sect.

Dai Mengru remarked, "It seems the Danxia Sect is on the rise this tournament. They've suddenly produced so many masters. This Xie Wuji, being able to beat someone until they defecate without breaking a sweat, is truly remarkable."

"Indeed. I have a feeling this year's tournament will be the most exciting one yet!" another sect leader added.

As Xie Wuji stepped down, he drew the attention of many.

Li Qianjun said to Li Wudi beside him, "Son, you saw it. In the earlier climbing competition, this Xie Wuji took first place. Initially, I thought it was just pure luck and that he had a good spirit beast by his side. But now it seems he has real ability. Even though your third junior brother is tall and dim-witted, he wouldn't be beaten to that extent... The fact that Xie Wuji has this capability suggests his strength is likely on par with yours..."

"All three from the Danxia Sect are worth noting: Baili Qingyan, the masked one who uses vines and specializes in dealing with women; Dongmen Jianhao, who likes to play the fool to catch his prey; and this unfathomable Xie Wuji," Li Wudi said.

Next to Dongmen Yong, Xifeng Lie of the Beast King Mountain walked over and said, "Brother Dongmen, congratulations! To have such a talented disciple who could so easily defeat Zhao Wangsun of the Extreme Immortal Sect—the younger generation is truly formidable."

Dongmen Yong, seeing through everything, felt ashamed and said, "Many thanks, many thanks. I only hope that in the upcoming battles, he... he will have such capability again..."

The Chief Eunuch, covered in filth, hurried off to bathe. A young eunuch arrived and announced, "Today's matches end here. Tomorrow will be the matches for Group Eleven. Please have the competing disciples return to their respective inns to rest and tend to their injuries. The final four will be decided tomorrow!"

As soon as the young eunuch finished speaking, the ecstatic Zhao Wangsun came sprinting past him.

"It's great! I'm a man again! It's so great!"

"Splat..." Before the young eunuch could react, he was drenched from head to toe in an unidentifiable substance... it was foul-smelling and thick.