Collapse: The opening system captures the Herrscher of Knowledge

Jing Yuan smiled gently and nodded slowly in praise:

"It's wonderful. I didn't expect to see such a wonderful competition in the knockout round."

Fei Xiao, who was standing by, couldn't contain his excitement and sighed repeatedly:

"This competition is so exciting to watch!"

In the field, Xiaozhi reached out and pulled Mei up, his tone filled with a bit of pride:

"You've gotten stronger, keep working on it."

Mei☆ nodded vigorously, her eyes burning with fighting spirit, and responded seriously:

"Next time, I will definitely develop that sword to be even stronger!"

At this moment, the sunlight just happened to penetrate the clouds, gently shining on the two of them, and also falling on the devastated arena, adding a bit of lingering charm to the duel.

In the audience, Gui Naifen gently shook Su Shang, who was still in a daze beside her, and asked curiously:

"Sister, the people in the livestream asked me to ask you, why are the moves that the Herrscher of Knowledge calls out so similar to yours? But they summon a majestic phoenix, and you're just a fat chicken?"

Su Shang scratched her head, thought carefully and explained:

"Well, I don't remember it all. I only heard my mom say that Taixu Sword Qi has five elements, but I haven't remembered the specific five.

But what Senior Xiaozhi just called out was Shen Yun. Just hearing the name sounds super powerful! I've only just reached the Xing Yun stage, so I'm still a long way off! But when I cultivate Shen Yun in the future, maybe I can be this handsome too!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she pulled Gui Naifen and whispered:

"Do you think I should go down and ask Xiao Shi for advice now? I feel like Xiao Shi is even more capable than my mother. Maybe... she's the grandmaster my mother always mentions!"

Gui Naifen heard this and nodded thoughtfully:

"That's not to rule out the possibility."

"Wait, if it really was Master..." Su Shang thought of the time when she and Xiao Shi were arm in arm, and her face suddenly fell. "Then I was disrespectful in front of Master before. If my mother knew about it, I would definitely be beaten to death!"

Seeing this, Gui Naifen smiled and said:

"Sister, think positively. If you can get guidance from the master, your aunt will definitely be pleased to know."

Su Shang clapped her hands, her eyes lit up:

"Xiao Guizi, you're right! Master just finished the competition and must be tired and hungry. I'm going to buy some food to comfort Master. Maybe she'll give me some pointers when she's in a better mood! When mother finds out, she'll definitely look at me with new eyes!"

After saying that, Su Shang hurriedly said goodbye to Gui Naifen and left the audience without stopping.

Jimi said:

"Due to the serious damage to the arena, we will now enter a break. Once the arena is repaired, we will begin the next round of knockout competitions! I'm your favorite host, Jimi. See you there!"

As soon as the words fell, Xiaozhi suddenly spoke with a somewhat nonchalant tone:

"Who said the arena was seriously damaged?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Shi's fingertips snapped lightly, and a crisp snap pierced the air.

The next second, the space rippled slightly, and the people who were originally awake slowly opened their eyes - they saw that they were leaning on each other, and those who had nowhere to support themselves simply lay on the ground. The scene was somewhat absurdly neat.

Gui Naifen was stunned at first, and was even more surprised when she looked down at her side. Su Shang, who had just rushed out to buy things, had sat back down and was leaning lightly on her shoulder.

Not long after, Su Shang slowly opened her eyes, looked around blankly, and murmured in confusion:

"Huh? Why am I back?"

The people in the audience were so shocked that they rubbed their eyes repeatedly:

"Holy crap! What the hell just happened? The Herrscher of Knowledge just snapped his fingers, and the cracked arena suddenly recovered to its original state, without even a trace of the fight left!"

Xiao Shi put his hands on his hips and explained with a bit of pride:

"That's because I pulled all the spectators watching the game into a dream."

Jing Yuan murmured thoughtfully:

"She can silently pull people into dreams and even read their minds. Could it be that her power comes from the Flowing Light Lord?"

Xing complained on the spot:

"Oh shit, it's a dream again, Pinocchio is still chasing me!"

"Thank you very much for your answer, Herrscher of Knowledge."

Jimi's heart skipped a beat - he was clearly remotely controlling the puppet in the company, but he was also dragged into the dream. A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.

He quickly stepped forward to ask Xiaozhi to step down, and after calming himself down, he spoke loudly:

"Now that the arena has been 'repaired', let me invite the next contestant to the stage!"

"Wait, as the winner, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Xiao Zhi suddenly spoke, his eyes sweeping across the boiling audience. He raised his hand, pointed a finger toward the sky, and said in a clear voice, "Everyone in the audience, listen to me! Now, follow me and shout—Long live the Herrscher of Knowledge!"

As soon as the words fell, the enthusiasm of the whole audience was instantly ignited.

The audience stood up, waving their arms and shouting in agreement: "Long live the Lady of the Herrscher of Knowledge!"

"It's just a preliminary round, still a long way from the 'competition for the top spot'. Is it really necessary to get so excited?" Jimi muttered to the air, but still followed the enthusiasm and shouted loudly: "Long live the Lady of the Herrscher of Knowledge!"

"Long live the Herrscher of Knowledge ~Long live Mei☆~"

"Ms. Herrscher of Knowledge is so awesome! Long live Mei!!"

Alicia waved her hands, and Fu Ming cheered along. But just as he finished speaking, a small hand suddenly grabbed his waist fiercely. Kiana☆ came close to him, her tone full of sourness and a little fierceness:

“Don’t shout!”

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As Xiao Shi left the stage, Su Shang walked briskly into the contestant lounge, carrying a hand full of bulging paper bags.

She peered inside, her voice tentative with a hint of uncertainty:

"Xiaozhi... Um, that's not right, Grandmaster, are you here?"

The door of the lounge creaked open from the inside. Xiao Zhi leaned against the door frame and looked at the bag in her hand with raised eyebrows:

"Isn't this Su Shang? You brought so many delicious things to me, are they for me?"

Su Shang's eyes lit up and she nodded hurriedly, stuffing the paper bag in her arms into her arms.

Xiao Shi weighed it, leaned close to the mouth of the paper bag and took a light sniff - it smelled quite nice, but he didn't know what it tasted like.

Seeing Xiao Shi's expression relaxed, Su Shang immediately raised her head, her eyes full of anticipation:

"Master, I came here specifically to ask for your guidance!"

Xiao Zhi's eyes suddenly became strange when he heard this, and he shook the paper bag in his arms:

"Oh? Are you here to become my disciple? Could these be gifts for me?"

"No, no!" Su Shang hurriedly waved her hands, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her tone softened. "You are my mother's master, how dare I take you as my master? I just... I just want to ask Grandmaster to give me a little guidance on the cultivation of the Grand Void Sword God."

As soon as she finished speaking, she secretly turned her mind: But then again, if I really worship the master as my master, wouldn't I be on the same level as my mother? Thinking about it this way...it seems quite good.

Xiao Shi also reacted. Su Shang called her "Master" as soon as she opened the door. After thinking about it for a moment, she figured out the reason. It must be because she used Taixu Sword Qi on the stage, which caused the girl to misunderstand.

But Xiaozhi stared at the paper bag in his arms for two seconds, and suddenly laughed out loud:

"Hahaha, so you keep calling me 'Master', so you think I'm your mother's master. Are you so sure?"

Su Shang blinked her sparkling eyes, with a little pride in her tone, and her tone was very firm:

"Grandmaster, the mental techniques you used in the arena are exactly the same as what mother taught me! Besides, you look even better than me. Mother often told me that the only one who practices Taixu Sword Qi better than me is Grandmaster. You must be Grandmaster!"

"Su Shang in this world is such a silly girl, so funny. I'll record it and show it to everyone. It will definitely be interesting, hehehe."

Xiao Shi raised his eyes cunningly, secretly thinking in his mind, and couldn't help laughing like a villain. Then he stepped aside and gestured for Su Shang to enter the lounge.

But not long after he went in, Xiao Zhi came out, looking up at the scenery outside the window with deep eyes, and murmured:

"How could someone fall asleep standing up just after hearing the Taixu Sword Qi formula? Is it my problem? Or hers?"

At this moment, Xiaozhi began to doubt his own teaching ability.