Fairy, don't be afraid, I, Wang Daqi, am truly an honest man.

"Huh?? Why does that Sun Chenglong keep looking at Senior Sister?"

Below the ring, Wang Daqi frowned deeply.

Although he could not hear the telepathic communication between Sun Chenglong and Sun Xiaotian.

However, he kept seeing Sun Chenglong looking at Shen Ruyan, and that look wasn't very friendly!

"Him..."

Shen Ruyan said, "He just won too. According to the rules, he might be my next opponent."

She paused, then continued, "Sun Chenglong is Sun Xiaotian's nephew. It's said that he's been suppressing his cultivation level, not reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, all so he can get a good ranking in this assessment and hopefully secure a spot as a true disciple after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage!"

"The true teachings!" Xu Yan exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Ruyan nodded: "In the past, I didn't have much hope for the spot as a true disciple, but now..."

Shen Ruyan's eyes flickered; right now, she felt that he was terrifyingly strong!

She aims to establish her foundation and then seize the position of a true disciple!

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Just as everyone was marveling at Shen Ruyan's three-move victory and discussing her upcoming showdown with Sun Chenglong, a clear and sweet shout came from the fifth arena on the side.

"That's... Jiang Xuerou??" Xu Yan's gaze shifted to another direction.

In the past few days, Wang Daqi also told Xu Yan about Jiang Xuerou's situation.

Upon learning that Jiang Xuerou had been controlled by Wang Daqi, Xu Yan tacitly accepted the woman's existence.

Wang Daqi also looked over and saw Jiang Xuerou, dressed in a light blue dress, gracefully leaping onto the stage.

She was already beautiful and refined, and now, standing in the sunlight, she exuded a gentle, water-like aura, attracting many outer disciples to stop and watch.

"Who is Xue Rou's opponent?" Wang Daqi asked.

Xu Yan's expression turned serious: "That's Liu Meier from Dan Ding Peak. Liu Meier doesn't have a good reputation in the inner sect. Although her cultivation level is at the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining, she mainly cultivates the 'Poison Dragon Drill,' and her methods are extremely cunning and treacherous. Many senior brothers with higher cultivation levels than her have suffered losses at her hands."

"Poison Dragon Drill? What kind of technique is that?" Wang Daqi asked curiously!

"I don't know either, but I've heard this move specifically targets a person's lower body!"

On the stage, Liu Meier had a foxy appearance, and her eyes held a hint of ruthlessness.

She looked at the gentle and charming Jiang Xuerou across from her, a mocking smile curving her lips.

"Oh, isn't this the delicate flower of Divine Weapon Peak? Such a pretty girl, if my senior brother were to hurt her face later, my fellow senior brothers would be heartbroken."

Jiang Xuerou remained calm, only bowing slightly: "Please enlighten me, Senior Sister Liu."

"Hmph, what a hypocrite!!!"

Liu Meier's eyes turned cold, and she suddenly raised her hand, causing several wisps of pink smoke to instantly spread across the arena.

That was her signature move, "Bewitching Flower Mist," which not only obscures sight and hearing but also contains hallucinogenic and nerve-numbing toxins.

At the same time, she moved like a snake, weaving through the mist, her hands transforming into sharp claws, her fingertips gleaming with a faint purple light, aiming straight for Jiang Xuerou's throat.

Jiang Xuerou snorted coldly and immediately set up a water curtain defense!

But under the corrosive influence of that eerie pink mist, the water curtain emitted a hissing sound, and its light quickly dimmed.

"Too slow!! Too slow!! Too slow!!"

Liu Meier's voice came from all directions.

"Sizzle!"

Jiang Xuerou retreated hastily, but Liu Meier's cunning finger strike still tore her sleeve!

"Hahaha, once you're inside my poisonous miasma, even someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining will have to struggle for half a day to recover from my poison. Junior Sister Jiang, you should admit defeat!"

Liu Meier let out a string of silvery laughter, her figure becoming increasingly ghostly.

The disciples outside the arena all shook their heads.

"Jiang Xuerou is too kind. She can't use her skills against a vicious woman like Liu Meier."

"What a pity, he'll probably be tortured before he steps down."

However, Jiang Xuerou, who was in the center of the fog, did not panic.

She glanced down at the torn clothes on her arm and took a deep breath.

At that moment, she felt the water-based spiritual energy within her dantian begin to circulate wildly.

At this moment, the water elemental energy in the surrounding air seemed to become her eyes, allowing her to easily perceive everything on the arena.

Therefore, even if her vision was affected, it was nothing to Jiang Xuerou.

At this moment, she stopped being on the defensive and simply closed her eyes.

Using that peculiar spiritual power to sense the surrounding moisture, she quickly pinpointed Liu Meier's location.

"There!!"

Jiang Xuerou made a hand seal with her jade fingers, and the water curtain that was originally suppressed by the mist suddenly collapsed inward and then burst out!

On the stage, the broken water vapor quickly gathered towards her palm.

At that moment, the temperature of the entire venue seemed to drop a few degrees.

"Water Arrow Technique!!"

She let out a delicate shout, and what condensed in her palm was not an ordinary water arrow, but a crystal-clear long arrow that was entirely blue, as if it were carved from a sapphire.

At the tip of the arrow, the spiritual energy, due to extreme compression, emitted a sharp whistling sound.

"go!"

The water jet sliced ​​through the air, leaving a long blue afterimage.

Terrified, Liu Meier quickly summoned a wood-based magic shield to protect herself, roaring, "Block it!"

However, in the face of those azure water arrows, the heavy wooden shield was as flimsy as paper.

With a "crack," the water arrow pierced through the wooden shield instantly, its remaining force striking Liu Meier's protective aura directly.

"Bang!!!"

With a loud bang, Liu Meier was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air before crashing heavily onto the edge of the arena and immediately losing consciousness.

silence.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

After a long while, someone exclaimed in a trembling voice, "Wow...what a powerful water arrow technique! Is this really a beginner-level spell?"

"The power of that arrow was probably too much for even a Qi Refining Stage 9 expert to withstand, wasn't it?"

On the high platform, Fairy Qingwei's eyes lit up again. She turned to look at Wu Jianlin, the peak master of Divine Weapon Peak, her voice tinged with surprise: "Peak Master Wu, your side is also full of hidden talents. This Jiang Xuerou... her spiritual power is very pure! And it's perfectly compatible with water spiritual power! That kind of inexhaustible and incredibly resilient power doesn't seem to be something that can be cultivated through ordinary techniques."

"Hmm, Jiang Xuerou has always been very low-key, I didn't expect her to improve so much."

Wu Jianlin stroked his long white beard, his face filled with amazement.

He secretly thought to himself that he should improve Jiang Xuerou's treatment later.

Only Nangong Ling seemed lost in thought at this moment.

She knew that Jiang Xuerou and Wang Daqi had lived together for a while!

"Could it be thanks to Wang Daqi?"

But she never expected that Jiang Xuerou's improvement would be so great in such a short period of time.

"Jiang Xuerou wins!" The elder's voice echoed in the training ground.

Jiang Xuerou walked off the stage, feeling somewhat exhausted, and her friends quickly stepped forward to support her.

"I'm fine, it's just that that move took a bit of a toll!"

Jiang Xuerou smiled slightly, her gaze unconsciously drifting towards Wang Daqi's position.

Wang Daqi stood at a distance, nodding slightly to her through the waves of people, a smile of encouragement on his lips.

Jiang Xuerou felt a warmth in her heart, and the feeling of exhaustion she had just experienced dissipated considerably.

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The following battles completely ignited the enthusiasm of the entire audience.

The top experts of the inner sect's Qi Refining stage all made their appearance, displaying overwhelming strength.

When Senior Brother Zhao Xiang from Wuji Peak went on stage, his overwhelming aura as a peak ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, coupled with his steel-like muscles, prevented his equally formidable female opponent from even unleashing her spiritual energy. She surrendered with a wry smile and clasped her hands in surrender.

This scene drew gasps from the audience and also highlighted Zhao Xiang's terrifying nature.

Then, the intervention of Senior Sister Xu Yin from Danding Peak brought the competition into another visual feast.

Xu Yin's opponent is Zhou Tie, a senior disciple of Black Rock Peak. He is also at the ninth level of Qi Refining and specializes in the fire-based technique "Black Rock Magma Force".

His spiritual power was steady yet explosive, like a walking volcano.

The moment the two stepped onto the stage, the originally cool training ground instantly heated up, and the air itself seemed to distort and refract due to the high temperature.

"Please enlighten me, Senior Sister Xu!!"

Zhou Tie roared and slammed his palms into the ground. A dark red light faintly emanated from the cracks in the white jade bricks of the arena, and several pillars of fire, like magma, burst forth from the ground, blocking all of Xu Yin's escape routes.

Xu Yin remained calm, a blue jade bottle hovering silently at her waist.

"Junior Brother Zhou, be careful."

Xu Yin parted her lips slightly, and a strange, rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the air.

This fragrance is not only pleasant, but also carries a refreshing chill.

With a light tap of her slender hand, a cluster of pale blue flame leaped from her fingertips—the legendary "Azure Heart Cold Flame"!

This flame is extremely special. It appears as weak as a firefly, but in reality, the temperature is extremely high, yet it exudes a cold sense of desolation within that extreme temperature.

"boom!!!"

Zhou Tie's black magma pillar and Xu Yin's blue cold fire collided violently in mid-air.