After taking the Healing Pills given by his mother, Zhao Letian's injuries quickly improved significantly. With a little more restorative care, he would be fully healed. Thus, he opened his eyes and stood up.

"Letian, how are you feeling?" Zhao Yixin asked with concern.

"Mother, I'm fine," Zhao Letian replied with a much healthier complexion and a smile.

"That's good. Keep the rest of the elixir on you, just in case." Zhao Yixin said.

"Alright, Mother." Zhao Letian nodded, slipping the white porcelain bottle, still containing quite a few elixirs meant for those in the True Martial Realm, into his pocket. Knowing their powerful effects and potential future benefits, he no longer held back from his mother.

"The final decisive battle has concluded, I hereby declare this mid-year assessment officially closed." Just then, the presiding Elder appeared on the stage, announcing loudly while sending a surge of Primordial Energy into the Combat Power Ranking Stele.

"Boom!"

Instantly, the black stele trembled slightly, and the rankings changed. Unquestionably, Zhao Letian ranked first. Although he did not defeat Zhao Lingshan, everyone could see that his last sword strike was beyond what Zhao Lingshan could handle. If not for Zhao Wuji's intervention, his victory would have been undeniable.

Looking up at the top of the Combat Power Ranking Stele where his name shone brilliantly in golden, bold characters, Zhao Lingshan, Zhao Shijie, and other younger members of the Zhao Family had complex expressions on their faces – a mix of envy, jealousy, frustration, anger, shame, helplessness, and despair. Every year they were overshadowed by Zhao Letian's brilliance, and especially this year, they felt it more acutely as they had believed they had their best chance of surpassing him when his cultivation had significantly dropped, only to be disappointed again.

Meanwhile, the mood among the spectating crowd wasn't great either. They had come mainly to see Zhao Letian humiliated, but the outcome was starkly different from their expectations. Even though Zhao Letian's cultivation had fallen to the Primordial Martial Seventh Realm, he still dominated the rankings, once again affirming his status as the prodigy of the Zhao Family, securing his glory and dignity, much to their disappointment.

Particularly, Patriarch Liu Siyuan and Elder Sun Eryuan, after witnessing Zhao Letian's formidable display, wished they could have slain him right there, fearing the consequences if such a prodigious talent were allowed to flourish. Unfortunately, lacking the boldness of Zhao Wuji, they dared not launch an attack on Zhao Letian on Zhao Family's territory, especially after Zhao Yixin became more vigilant following Zhao Wuji's sneak attack, persistently guarding Zhao Letian.

"So, you all wanted to accuse my son? Now that the assessment is over, if you bear grudges, now's the time," Zhao Yixin suddenly invited as she moved onto the stage with Zhao Letian, her gaze sweeping over Liu Siyuan, Sun Eryuan, and Zhao Sanfeng, she declared indifferently, "However, it's best for affairs among peers to be settled by peers. If your juniors seek vengeance against my son, let them act. If you, elders from the True Martial Realm, shamelessly intend to intervene, then I, Zhao Yixin, will personally take your challenge."

"Boom!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a terrifying aura of the True Martial Realm burst forth from Zhao Yixin, causing the audience to shudder in fear, turning pale as even Zhao Wuji had been injured by her strike, deterring anyone from rash action.

"My mother is right. I, Zhao Letian, have always been brave enough to face what I've done. Anyone among you who believes I've wronged them, come up to the stage and seek revenge. Those in the Primordial Martial Realm, I, Zhao Letian, will face you myself; those in the True Martial Realm will be handled by my mother. Do you dare?" Zhao Letian said with a slight smile, boldly scanning the crowd.

Anyone from the Primordial Martial Realm who met his gaze, such as Zhao Lingshan and Zhao Shijie, immediately looked uneasy and averted their eyes. The scene from the stage earlier was still vivid in their minds — none within the Primordial Martial Realm could withstand Zhao Letian's swordsmanship. Who would dare to challenge him?

"What's the matter? You no longer wish to accuse? I'll give you the duration of a cup of tea to decide. If there are no takers, we'll take our leave," Zhao Yixin stated coldly.

Liu Siyuan, Sun Eryuan, Zhao Sanfeng all frowned, exchanging glances with troubled expressions. Given the current circumstances, it was impossible for their younger generation in the Primordial Martial Realm to seek revenge on Zhao Letian, as none of them matched his prowess. And for them, the older True Martial Realm members, it was even more unlikely to intervene, since none could surpass Zhao Yixin at the scene with many watching. It would not only be humiliating for themselves but would also bring dishonor to their respective families.

"Damn it, it seems that today is not the day we can avenge Kang'er; we must think of another plan later," Zhao Sanye's face darkened, his heart extremely frustrated.

"Hmph! Liu Siye, I don't care about others' grudges with Zhao Letian, but the feud between our two families and Zhao Letian cannot just end like this, right? Your niece Liu Fei, the beloved daughter of the Patriarch of Liu Family, was indecently assaulted by Zhao Letian unclearly; how can the Liu Family not seek justice?" Seeing that Zhao Sanye seemed to have given up on revenge today, Sun Erye snorted coldly and turned to speak to Liu Siye.

"Cough, Sun Erye, don't talk nonsense; Zhao Letian only attempted to assault Miss Liu Fei, but he did not succeed, as he was timely stopped by Young Master Shentu," coughed Liu Siye.

"So, does the Liu Family have no intention to seek revenge?" frowned Sun Erye.

"Well, we must take revenge; although Zhao Letian did not succeed, his daring attempt to assault Miss Liu Fei is still an inescapable crime. However, considering he has already fought several bouts today, is physically exhausted, and was later injured by Brother Wuji, would I, as an elder, take advantage of his vulnerability? This revenge can be deferred to another day," Liu Siye pondered for a moment and spoke righteously. My Virtua^l* Libr@ar!y E+m%p^ir@e& (*)+ ho-sts! the origi!nal.$

"Hmph! If you're afraid to act, just say it; why waste words?" Sun Erye said discontentedly, glaring at Zhao Letian and his mother on the stage, "I don't care if they seek revenge or not, but I must avenge my son. Zhao Letian, you ruined his cultivation, which is akin to depriving him of everything, making his life worse than death, more cruel than killing him, I demand a blood for blood repayment!"

As he spoke, Sun Erye's body began to surge with powerful Primordial Energy vibrations from the True Martial Realm, as he almost recklessly charged onto the stage to avenge his son.

"Second Master, wait a moment!"

Just at this critical juncture, a person from the Sun Family hurried over and quickly stopped him.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Sun Erye frowned.

"Second Master, the Family Head has ordered that, as the Liu Family and City Lord Mansion have now aligned, our Sun Family, if left isolated, will sooner or later be annexed by them. Therefore, we must ally with the Zhao Family, band together for warmth. Now is not the time to offend them; this is the Family Head's command, and I hope you will execute it," whispered the servant from the Sun Family.

"Damn it!" Sun Erye expressed his unwillingness and resentment, glaring fiercely at Zhao Letian and his mother on the stage, clenching his fists tightly.

"Stop looking, if you want to fight, just fight, don't waste time," Zhao Yixin coldly said from the stage.

Beside her, Zhao Letian smiled helplessly in his heart; he never expected his usually gentle and kind mother to also have such a domineering side, truly the exceptional woman of the Zhao Family from the past.

"Hmph! Zhao Letian, wait for me, I, Sun Erye, will surely take my revenge!" Sun Erye, burning with rage, suppressed his grievance, snorted coldly, and directly led the Sun Family away.

"Anytime," Zhao Letian said indifferently.

"What about you?" After Sun Erye left, Zhao Yixin looked towards Liu Siye.

"Hehe, I've already said that I will not take advantage of others' misfortune today. As for the grievance of the young lady, we will settle another day, farewell!" Liu Siye said, smiling insincerely, and then he too left with the people from the Liu Family.

"Letian, let's go too," Zhao Yixin saw this and also led Zhao Letian off the stage, leaving directly, leaving only Zhao Wuji and others, with complex expressions, watching their receding backs.