What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

The shield held off the blood blade for a moment.

Just as the blood-stained blade was about to pierce Lin Feilu's chest, a muffled thunderclap sounded from the soles of her feet.

The Wind and Thunder Phantom Boots gleam with divine light.

Lin Feilu's figure vanished into thin air, leaving only a pale blue afterimage shattered by the blood blade.

Jiang Huaiyue's heart pounded wildly. Just as she was about to recall the Bloodthirsty Blade, an extreme chill rose up from her back.

Lin Feilu had already appeared three zhang behind her.

Without any pause, three golden talismans were caught between Lin Feilu's fingers and she flung them away forcefully.

Annihilation Thunder Talisman.

The three thunder talismans transformed into three dazzling golden-red lightning bolts, carrying an aura of utmost yang and brute force, and struck Jiang Huaiyue's back with lightning speed.

"Boom!"

The enormous explosion shook the barrier's light screen violently.

Jiang Huaiyue screamed in agony. The protective aura of her top-grade defensive magic artifact shattered after only half a breath under the violent force of the lightning. She was blasted away and crashed heavily onto the edge of the arena. Most of her crimson dress was burned off, and her back was a bloody mess.

"Oh no!" someone in the audience couldn't help but shout.

The wind suddenly shifted. A gasp rippled through the stands, and the disciples who had bet on Jiang Huaiyue turned ashen-faced.

Lin Yuan stood in the crowd, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his eyes behind the mask expressionless.

But he knew it wasn't enough.

On the arena.

Lin Feilu did not press his advantage. Instead, he pointed his long sword at the ground and watched warily as Jiang Huaiyue struggled to her feet.

As expected, Jiang Huaiyue's face was covered in soot, and her eyes were filled with extreme resentment. She gritted her teeth, flipped her hand, and stuffed a fiery red pill into her mouth.

Burning Heaven Renewal Elixir.

After the pill entered her stomach, Jiang Huaiyue's originally listless aura was ignited like a raging fire fueled by oil.

A massive amount of magical power, comparable to that of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, surged forth from her body, flowing endlessly as if without end.

"Lin Feilu, you forced me to do this!" Jiang Huaiyue roared sharply.

She frantically formed hand seals, disregarding the consumption of magical power, and beams of blood-red light burst forth from her fingertips, crashing towards Lin Feilu like a storm.

At the same time, the bronze-armored corpse let out a wild roar, its body covered in blood-red runes, and charged forward again under the cover of countless spells.

Spells were used to cleanse the ground, and corpses were used for a powerful attack.

Lin Feilu's cold phoenix eyes showed no panic. With the nourishment of Lin Yuan's pills over the past few days, her cultivation had finally made a breakthrough.

With a loud boom, a powerful spiritual pressure far exceeding that of the early Foundation Establishment stage surged into the sky, directly creating a gap in the encircling crimson spells.

The audience gasped in surprise as she revealed her mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level on stage.

Thunder roared beneath Lin Fei's feet as he pushed his Wind and Thunder Illusion Boots to their limit. With the added boost of his mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, he transformed into streaks of lightning, weaving through the dense barrage of spells.

Explosions continued to erupt behind us, sending fragments of stone flying everywhere.

"So what if you're in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? You're still just hiding! Let's see how long you can hide!" Jiang Huaiyue sneered fiercely.

On the stands, a cold smile returned to Sima Duan's withered face. Under the suppression of unlimited magical power, Lin Feilu's defenses would collapse sooner or later.

Just as Lin Feilu's figure approached the edge of the barrier.

Without hesitation, Jiang Huaiyue unleashed a barrage of spells that coalesced into a massive net of blood-red flames, which, together with the bronze-armored corpses in front, slammed down in a pincer movement.

There is no way to avoid it.

Lin Feilu coldly watched the bronze-armored corpse pounce on her, then reached into her storage bag.

Two thumb-sized, dark purple metallic beads appeared in the palm of the hand.

Without casting a spell or forming hand seals, she simply flicked her wrist, and two lightning orbs bypassed the bronze-armored corpse, shooting towards Jiang Huaiyue.

The moment the Thunder Pearl left his hand, the Yin-Yang Destruction Aura that had been forcibly compressed to the extreme burst forth.

Jiang Huaiyue's sinister smile froze.

Her heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by a cold, large hand, and a terrifying sense of impending death overwhelmed her.

"No! Come back! Block me!" Jiang Huaiyue's voice became sharp and distorted as she frantically manipulated her divine sense with both hands.

Having received the death order, the bronze-armored corpse abruptly stopped its killing intent. Its massive body suddenly retreated sideways, like a thick, dark gold iron wall, protecting Jiang Huaiyue!

At the same time, the exquisite gold shield at Jiang Huaiyue's waist danced wildly, radiating brilliant light.

Two dark purple lightning orbs struck the broad chest of the bronze-armored corpse.

next second.

"boom--"

The extreme cold of Yin energy and the intense heat of Yang energy lost their balance within a small space.

A dark purple ball of destructive light suddenly expanded in the center of the arena, followed by a deafening roar.

The violent shockwave spread out in a ring, crushing everything in its path, turning the hard bluestone slabs of the arena into dust.

The bronze-armored corpse, which was the first to be hit, didn't even manage a complete roar.

Its prized dark gold defense was as fragile as paper under the terrifying tearing of the Yin Sha Nine Nether Thunder Pearl. Half of its massive body was blown off, and severed limbs and black blood flew everywhere.

Jiang Huaiyue hid behind, the top-grade refined gold shield in front of her was flashing with spiritual light. Although it was not blown away on the spot, it still emitted a piercing wail, lost most of its spiritual energy, and became dim and without light.

The destructive aftershocks slammed into Jiang Huaiyue, who coughed up a mouthful of blood and was thrown back more than ten steps before collapsing to the ground.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Everyone gaped in astonishment.

That was a bronze-armored corpse that could withstand the full power of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet it had half of its body crippled by two inconspicuous beads.

Jiang Huaiyue gasped for breath, coughing up blood, staring at Lin Feilu in utter horror.

"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?!" Jiang Huaiyue's voice trembled as she forced herself to stand. "Even if you destroy my corpse refinement, I have the Heaven-Burning Meridian-Regenerating Pill; I can wear you down..."

Before she could finish speaking, her words were abruptly stuck in her throat.

Because Lin Feilu slightly raised her hand, her beautiful face showing no pity whatsoever, and looked at Jiang Huaiyue as if she were looking at a dead man.

With a flick of her fair wrist, two dark purple thunder pearls, accompanied by a suffocating sound of wind and thunder, flew out of her hand again, heading straight for Jiang Huaiyue's desperate face. The movement was so swift and decisive that it was chilling.

Jiang Huaiyue's mind went blank for a moment, and despair rushed to the top of her head.

The entire audience felt a chill run down their spines.

Lin Feilu didn't waste any words and flicked his wrist.

Two more lightning orbs shot out, heading straight for Jiang Huaiyue's face.

"How dare you, you brat!"

A furious roar came from the high platform.

Sima Duan's terrifying spiritual pressure, emanating from the late-stage Perfected Core Formation realm, crashed down. He moved so fast that he left afterimages as his massive hand tore through the arena's formation, and a giant, black tortoise-shell shield appeared before Jiang Huaiyue.

"Boom!"

The lightning orb detonated in front of the giant tortoise-shell shield.

That tortoise shell shield was clearly not a magic weapon, but a magic treasure that could only be used by cultivators above the Core Formation stage.

Although the Thunder Pearl is powerful, it has almost no effect against magical treasures.

Lin Feilu pointed his longsword diagonally at the ground, coldly staring at the Core Formation Elder. His voice was clear and unyielding: "According to the rules of the Grand Selection, life and death are left to fate. Elder Sima, do you intend to openly destroy the foundation of the sect?"

As she finished speaking, several powerful spiritual pressures, no weaker than Sima Duan's, quietly descended from the high platform, locking onto the arena. Clearly, the other peak masters would not stand idly by and allow him to break the rules and dominate the arena.

Sima Duan sensed the warnings and locks from the divine senses of several old monsters around him, and had no choice but to suppress the murderous intent that suddenly arose on the spot.

His withered face twitched violently as he glared at Lin Feilu with a venomous gaze, his voice chillingly cold: "What a ruthless girl from Xuan Yin Peak... You win this round! However, there are no sect rules to protect your life in the Blood Forbidden Land, so you'd better watch yourself."