Yuan Tingxue's mental and physical exhaustion has not yet fully recovered, and she needs another deep meditation.

But she only has one match left in the competition, and her opponent is Yi Youyou, who is her helper in this imperial concubine selection. Yi Youyou will definitely deliberately let her win.

Therefore, Yuan Tingxue declined the arrangement to compete again tomorrow, indicating that she could continue playing.

As expected, Yi Youyou played an exhibition match with her. After pretending to attack each other for a few rounds, she pretended to be exhausted and conceded defeat.

Thus, the combat event entered its final match, with Qin Huanyu facing off against Yi Youyou.

Although Qin Huanyu's injuries were more severe than Yuan Tingxue's, they were all purely external. With Linglan's medical skills, she could recover quickly as long as she was willing to use medicinal herbs. The successful channeling of her life force made her face rosy and she looked refreshed, seemingly in better condition than before she was injured.

Yi Youyou voluntarily conceded defeat in the previous match and was in good condition, so she didn't need to waste time resting and receiving treatment and could start the new match directly.

Currently, the overall competition results for the major project are: Qin Huanyu has three wins, Yuan Tingxue has three wins and one loss, Yi Youyou has two wins and one loss, Nangong Yue has one win, and Wang Ruoxi has all losses.

Nangong Yue and Wang Ruoxi are definitely fourth and fifth respectively, but the ranking of the top three is still uncertain.

If Yi Youyou can defeat Qin Huanyu, there will be three tied records with three wins and one loss, and the ranking will depend on their head-to-head record.

At that time, the results of the three of them were that Qin Huanyu won against Yuan Tingxue, Yuan Tingxue won against Yi Youyou, and Yi Youyou won against Qin Huanyu... The ranking was still difficult to determine, and there would likely be another tiebreaker.

Once the tiebreaker begins, Yuan Tingxue will have another chance to win first place, and this time she will definitely be more cautious, so Qin Huanyu's psychological tactics will most likely not work.

Therefore, neither Qin Huanyu nor Yi Youyou will hold back in this competition... It certainly won't be as fierce as the battle between Qin Huanyu and Yuan Tingxue, but they will still put in their best effort and take the competition seriously.

"You've seen my armor too, Youyou."

Although she knew she wouldn't be able to persuade him, Qin Huanyu still had to say what needed to be said:

"You can't beat me now, so just give up. I really can't bear to bully you."

“...I should be the one saying that, Ayu.”

Yi Youyou gave Qin Huanyu an apologetic look:

"Didn't I tell you before? Grandma gave me a new family heirloom... I can tell you in advance that the effect of that heirloom is that the more I know about the target, the stronger the effect. If it were anyone else wearing your armor, I might not have a high chance of winning, but you, Ayu... I really can't imagine how I could lose."

"...So confident?"

Qin Huanyu was genuinely surprised this time:

"What kind of magical artifact is so powerful?"

"You'll find out later."

Yi Youyou pursed her lips, refraining from showing off prematurely:

"Anyway, Ayu, you're definitely going to lose this time... I'll comfort you properly later, and you can hug me and act cute as much as you want then."

"Hmph, no matter how powerful that magic weapon is, Youyou, you're too confident, aren't you?"

Qin Huanyu was slightly annoyed:

"You're the one who should be crying on my lap!"

"Then give it a try."

The game begins with a coin toss to decide who goes first and who goes second.

Neither of them seemed to care about this. Qin Huanyu chose positive, and Yi Youyou didn't argue with her, so she went along with it and chose negative.

Qin Huanyu didn't try to influence the coin toss result by increasing her breathing. In the end, Yi Youyou was luckier and guessed the coin correctly, choosing to attack later.

Clearly, Yi Youyou was also wary of the radar that the attackers had, which could accurately pinpoint the opponent's location, and chose to keep the radar under her own control.

After Qin Huanyu entered the venue, she used the one-hour preparation period to scatter the capsule drones she obtained from Nangong Yue in various corners of the arena for reconnaissance. She also set up some simple traps capable of air attacks to deal with Yi Youyou, who was likely to launch an attack from the air.

After the preparation phase, the battle officially begins.

After entering the arena, Yi Youyou did not approach Qin Huanyu's position, nor did she deal with the capsule drones Qin Huanyu had deployed. She simply kept a close eye on the rear attacker radar to ensure that Qin Huanyu wouldn't sneak up and touch her.

Qin Huanyu was very curious about the new magic weapon that Yi Youyou mentioned, but she was also very cautious.

In addition, knowing that Yi Youyou had radar, they did not approach easily, but maintained a safe distance of several hundred meters, and only used the capsule drone to observe secretly.

She saw Yi Youyou take out a fist-sized transparent jar containing a soft, fluffy substance that looked like slime, a common sight in fantasy works, or like the dust-removing tools used on laptops.

Yi Youyou stood on the treetop, opened the jar, took out the slime, and first kneaded it in her hands like a toy before taking out another bottle.

This bottle is a bit strange; it contains a transparent, unknown liquid, and there are a few black hairs in the liquid.

"This is……"

Qin Huanyu's expression changed instantly. Others might not recognize these things, but she was extremely familiar with the unknown liquid and black hair... These were all things on her body, and also things that Yi Youyou could easily obtain.

She gradually had a bad feeling. She felt that she should rush over and interrupt Yi Youyou's actions, but curiosity made her stand still.

Moreover, Qin Huanyu knew that even if she rushed over, she would most likely not be able to interrupt her. Yi Youyou could monitor her position at all times through radar and could also fly. If she couldn't win, she could run away.

In fact, Qin Huanyu's armor also has the ability to fly, but only she knows it so far. She doesn't want to reveal this too early... because Lei Mingming will most likely cause trouble later, and there's no need to show all her trump cards in the competition.

Therefore, Qin Huanyu chose to remain inactive and continue to observe in secret.

After Yi Youyou unscrewed the bottle cap, she quickly poured all the unknown liquid onto the strange slime-like thing, even rubbing the black hair into it, and then injected spiritual essence.

A strange thing happened: the slime began to shape itself, just like a robot in a science fiction movie that uses liquid nanotechnology. In a few seconds, it turned into a tiny figure that looked exactly like Qin Huanyu, even wearing the same clothes.

"This...could it be..."

The biological tissue on her body, the figurine-like figure that looked exactly like her, and Yi Youyou's understanding of her all quickly led Qin Huanyu to speculate about this thing.

Her expression changed drastically, and she immediately charged towards Yi Youyou's position, but it was too late.

Yi Youyou quickly took out a small stone, infused it with her spiritual essence to make it heavier, and placed it on Qin Huanyu's figurine.

Immediately, Qin Huanyu felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on her. If she hadn't been mentally prepared and adjusted her posture in time, she probably would have fallen face-first to the ground.

But pressing down on the stone was just the beginning; Yi Youyou clearly didn't expect to win by relying solely on this.

She glanced at the treetops at her feet, quickly selected a soft branch that was the right size and texture, and broke it off.

"Hehe... Ready to be bullied by me, Ayu?"

Yi Youyou first gently kissed the Qin Huanyu figurine in her hand, then raised a tree branch and forcefully whipped the figurine's buttocks.

Snapped!

"Ugh!"

The same sensation immediately spread to Qin Huanyu's body; a burning pain and a strange comfort instantly swept through her body, making her unable to hold on any longer, and she finally collapsed to the ground.

"Ayuwan is spicy."

In the audience area, Nangong Yue sighed with considerable frustration:

"Youyou is too cunning, she actually used this magic weapon... The prototype of this magic weapon is the famous Seven Arrows of Nailhead from the Shang-Zhou War, which can directly attack the main body through the cursed doll. And this is because Youyou has already shown mercy. If she were Ayu's real enemy, and she took out the Nailhead Cone, a magic weapon that comes with this cursed doll, she could even kill Ayu directly."

"Emmm... well, you can't really say that."

Wu Xiqun also showed regret in her eyes, but she also had a different opinion:

"The cursed doll combined with the nail head cone is indeed powerful, but it also has many limitations. To achieve this effect, you not only need to know the target very well, but you also need to obtain the target's bodily fluids and hair... If Sister Youyou is really Sister Yu's enemy, she may not be able to meet the activation conditions of the magic weapon."

"That's true."

Yuan Tingxue chimed in from the side:

"The Yi family has used cursed dolls and nail-headed awls in conjunction with their family's divination techniques passed down through generations. They first use divination to calculate the target's detailed information, and then combine these two magical artifacts to launch a curse attack. However, Youyou has focused more on developing her own superpowers since childhood, and her progress in cultivating the family's magical arts is very shallow. In fact, she is not suitable for this set of magical artifacts... It is obvious that Principal Yi gave her this set of magical artifacts at this time so that she could use it to deal with Ayu."

After saying that, she gave a self-deprecating laugh:

"It seems that Principal Yi really has no confidence in me and has long thought that I can't beat Ayu."

"It's not necessarily because we lack confidence in your abilities, Sister Tingxue."

Wu Xiqun smiled and comforted her:

"Principal Yi is skilled in divination and must have foreseen this beforehand, which is why he gave Sister Youyou such a powerful weapon to counter Sister Yu... However, it is still hard to say who will win, because Sister Youyou is reluctant to use the nail-headed awl on Sister Yu, so Sister Yu may still have a chance."

The girls chatted casually while continuing to watch the game.

On the field, Qin Huanyu was unable to get up after falling down.

Yi Youyou first used a heavy stone to press down on the Qin Huanyu figurine, and then used a tree branch to whip the figurine's buttocks until the branch broke.

Then she took out an electric toothbrush, turned it to the highest setting, and started brushing the Qin Huanyu figurine's body. She knew Qin Huanyu's weaknesses all too well; this move was as effective as a critical hit from a holy sword in a game, almost knocking Qin Huanyu unconscious from a distance.

With her body being wantonly bullied from afar by the person she knew best, coupled with the pressure like a small mountain, Qin Huanyu was unable to move a single finger after collapsing to the ground. She couldn't even take out the Arc Rifle and shoot herself to dispel the curse.

But Qin Huanyu did not give up.

Since her body could no longer resist Yi Youyou's remote bullying, Qin Huanyu simply stopped using her body to resist the curse and let Yi Youyou do as she pleased.

She focused all her consciousness on the mechanical part of her body, which lacked the irresistible instincts of the physical body and was basically unaffected by the curse attack.

However, Qin Huanyu's body modification was very basic. Apart from the mechanical spine, she only had an external alloy tentacle and a capsule drone that had no combat capabilities.

Qin Huanyu's body was now lying on the ground, unable to move, so she could only swing her alloy tentacles back and forth like a tail to show that she had not lost consciousness.

She was taking advantage of the rules of the game.

Yi Youyou couldn't bear to truly harm Qin Huanyu, so she came up with this method to completely incapacitate Qin Huanyu in order to win.

So after using an electric toothbrush and a cursed doll to completely immobilize Qin Huanyu, Yi Youyou asked the referee if she had won.

The Royal Guard Commander, who was acting as the referee, hesitated for a moment, but he really wanted to declare Yi Youyou the winner of the match.

At the critical moment, Qin Huanyu once again used soul data technology to forcibly enter the live broadcast system of the competition and hack the system. She told the referee that she had not lost yet, that the alloy tentacles were also part of her body, and that she could only be considered to have completely lost her fighting ability after the alloy tentacles were also completely immobile.

After consulting with the Queen and the Princess, the referee agreed with Qin Huanyu's statement, indicating that Yi Youyou must render Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles immobile in order to declare her the winner.

Yi Youyou felt somewhat helpless, but she couldn't actually use the spiked cone to stab the Qin Huanyu figurine. So she could only follow the referee's instructions and try to make Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles lose their mobility.

She leaped from the treetop, gliding over a hundred meters each time with the help of the wind, and in a few bounds she was directly above Qin Huanyu, sighing helplessly at Qin Huanyu who was still wagging her tail:

"Why bother, Ayu? This will only make people think you can't accept defeat... Wouldn't it be better to just admit defeat gracefully? It's not shameful to lose to me."

"I haven't lost yet!"

As they closed in, Qin Huanyu completely blocked Yi Youyou's rear attack radar, revealing her own figure on the screen and making a face at Yi Youyou with her lower eyelids pulled down.

"Then there's no way."

Yi Youyou put away the electric toothbrush, continued to hold the Qin Huanyu figurine under the rock with one hand, grabbed a handful of marbles with the other, and hurled them at Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles:

"I remember your tail was quite expensive, wasn't it? Don't blame me if you ruin it... Even if the royal family compensates you for the materials, you'll have to repair it yourself or make a new one, right?"

Whoosh whoosh!

The marbles all made a whistling sound as they flew through the air. They were clearly infused with spiritual energy by Yi Youyou. Each one weighed several tons and should have no problem smashing Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles.

"You can't break it!"

Qin Huanyu smiled confidently, and her alloy tentacles immediately unfolded and transformed into chain alloy blades, which also made a whooshing sound when they were swung.

After a few sparks flew from the impact, Qin Huanyu's chain alloy blade remained undamaged, while Yi Youyou's marbles were all shattered.

"Spirit-Absolute Iron? Ah Yu, you replaced all the chain alloy blades with Spirit-Absolute Iron?"

Yi Youyou's expression finally changed.

Her marbles only possess immense power thanks to her enhanced abilities, and the effects of these enhanced marbles only last for a very short time after they leave her body. Those marbles, weighing several tons, will immediately detach from the power's influence and revert to their original weight with a light touch from the Spirit-Absolute Iron, their kinetic energy greatly reduced, making them utterly incapable of causing any damage.

"Damn you, Ayu, what's wrong with letting me win this match? Are you so afraid of Tingxue that you don't dare to have a tiebreaker with her?"

Yi Youyou puffed out her cheeks in anger, and while taking out her electric toothbrush again to scrub the Qin Huanyu figurine, she tried to provoke Qin Huanyu.

Qin Huanyu remained unmoved:

"Why would I play a tiebreaker if I could get first place without one? You know me, Youyou. I always prioritize efficiency."

"……snort!"

Yi Youyou knew this, which is why her expression was so unpleasant.

Now it's her turn to face a difficult choice.

Simply throwing marbles from a distance is clearly not enough to destroy Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles. Yi Youyou only has two ways to win.

One option is to take out the nail-headed awl and strike Qin Huanyu's effigy figure hard, knocking Qin Huanyu completely unconscious, which would lead to victory. However, being cursed by the nail-headed awl would be extremely painful, and Yi Youyou couldn't bear to do that.

The second option is to approach Qin Huanyu in person and remove her alloy tentacles. Yi Youyou is well aware that Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles are merely external attachments, and she understands how to remove them... However, this carries the risk of being ambushed and turned around by Qin Huanyu once they get close.

Standing on the treetop, Yi Youyou hesitated for a long time, her expression constantly changing. In the end, her emotions prevailed over her sense of responsibility. She couldn't bear to use the spiked cone to directly win against Qin Huanyu, and instead chose a more risky method.

She jumped down from the treetop and cautiously approached Qin Huanyu, preparing to find an opportunity to remove Qin Huanyu's alloy tentacles.

During this time, the alloy tentacles kept trying to attack Yi Youyou like scorpion tails, but Yi Youyou, who was very familiar with the properties of the alloy tentacles, dodged them all.

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