So what if I'm useless? I'll become a saint!

A strong wind blew, and the table where Ling Yue was placed was shaking, but Ling Yue didn't move at all!

This is not right, Ling Jiuan is clearly seriously injured and fell to the ground...

"Why isn't the bell ringing?"

"Didn't Young Master Chen win?"

Amidst the whispers, Elder Danxu stroked his snow-white beard, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

Although he is a referee, the artifact is still the most important thing.

"Is this artifact broken?"

Someone questioned this and was immediately rebuked: "Nonsense! The ancient artifact has existed for tens of millions of years and has witnessed countless trials and competitions. It has infinite power, how could it be damaged?"

Chen Yan frowned as he listened, also feeling strange.

He was just about to walk over to take a look at Ling Yue when he suddenly felt a strong murderous aura!

There were exclamations from the audience, and Chen Yan's pupils suddenly shrank.

At this moment, he understood everything.

The artifact didn't make any sound because it knew the game was not over yet!

Chen Yan slammed his silver spear into the ground and used the force to leap away to avoid the attack.

However, the opponent had already noticed his next move and rushed towards him from an upward direction.

Ling Jiuan clenched his left hand, which was emitting a faint golden light, and smashed it hard on Chen Yan's chest.

Chen Yan spat out a mouthful of blood from the air and fell to the ground with a groan of pain.

Lore!

This is a sure-kill shot!

The crowd was silent, and there was a kind of silent fear in the air.

A girl without any spiritual roots and who had only been training her body for a short time, actually defeated two masters at the peak of Qi training level in succession!

Even without the spiritual pill protecting his body, it is still so powerful. If Ling Jiuan had spiritual roots, wouldn't he have already broken through the Qi training and become a foundation-building expert?

For some reason, everyone looked at Ling Changfeng, and they all thought of the vision when Ling Jiuan was born.

Dang Dang Dang——

There were three more dull, heart-piercing bell sounds.

The artifact finally reacted, deciding the outcome of the match.

Ling Jiuan was covered in wounds, and his internal organs were in so much pain that they felt like they were about to break.

Her vision went dark, and she forced herself not to fall down as she staggered to Chen Yan's side.

Chen Yan has fainted.

Ling Jiuan stepped on his silver spear and said, "You keep calling me 'young master' and you never hit a woman easily. Sorry, I just love hitting men like you who pretend to be cool!"

She crushed it with her foot, and the tassel of the silver spear became a mess.

Chen Changsheng's mouth twitched when he saw his son and his favorite student being beaten like this. He fell into a chair, his beard puffing with anger.

"This woman, this woman..."

He stuttered several times and couldn't say anything.

The Chen family was in chaos, and Lei Tingyi's heart finally settled down. He walked silently to the side of the arena, took out the protective pill he carried with him and handed it to Ling Jiuan.

"It can repair internal injuries and restore physical strength."

Ling Jiuan took it and swallowed it, then asked with a smile, "Isn't it amazing?"

"Awesome, some of your methods are beyond even my imagination." Lei Tingyi said with a half-smile and a slightly displeased tone.

Ling Jiuan's eyes flickered with a guilty look: "I, I don't understand what you are saying, I need to heal my wounds!"

She quickly sat cross-legged and began to heal her wounds.

Elder Danxu took a deep look at Ling Jiuan and said, "Ling Jiuan of the Ling family has successfully defended the ring. Who else will challenge him?"

The challengers standing on both sides all lowered their heads.

They were already dumbfounded.

No one dared to step forward to challenge.

"Since no one is challenging, the Ling family will get 20 places and can select their own talents to go to the secret realm. The fifth young lady who successfully defends the challenge will automatically get one place."

The whole family looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ling Xiuwen almost lost his composure due to anger.

He avenged his sister and specially arranged for this loser to get into trouble and get beaten, but why did she end up getting in the limelight?

"My cousin is really amazing." Ling Xiuwen forced out a fake smile, "But the tricks she used were not fair and aboveboard. I'm afraid outsiders will talk about it again."

I thought Ling Changfeng would be unhappy, but he just looked at the girl with blood-stained red sleeves on the ring in a mysterious way.

"She was the one who secured the quota, and now she is considered a hero of the Ling family. Let the servants clean up the yard and let her come back to live."

"what?"

Ling Xiuwen was surprised. He didn't expect that Ling Changfeng would take Ling Jiuan back!

In recent years, the Ling family felt that Ling Jiuan was not presentable enough, so they placed her in the back mountain of the Ling family mansion. On the surface, Ling Jiuan still lived in the Ling family's territory, but even the Ling family's servants had a place to rest in the mansion. She was no different from being abandoned.

If she wasn't of the patriarch's bloodline, she wouldn't even be allowed to live in the back hills.

Now he is being taken back to the main courtyard, which means that he has caught the eye of the head of the family after this battle!

Ling Xiuwen's face was as gloomy as water, and he stared at the girl on the stage.

The subordinate advised: "She has brought honor to your family. It would be unreasonable not to take her back."

The other person also nodded, "It's okay, she was able to win only by pretending to be faint and outsmarting others. In terms of strength, she is no match for the young master of the Chen family. If she enters a dangerous place like the secret realm, she may not be able to come back alive."

"Ah."

As they were talking, a sneer suddenly came from behind them.

Ling Jiuan walked over with unsteady steps. Although he was injured, his face was rosy and he did not look seriously injured.

She blinked and smiled, "I am indeed not strong enough. If I hadn't used some tricks, I would have been thrown into the furnace by Wang Yangming. All this is thanks to my cousin. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to stand on the stage."

Ling Xiuwen's face froze.

Ling Jiuan walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said meaningfully: "I will be living in the main courtyard of the Ling family next. There is still a lot of time, let's have fun slowly."

After the person walked away, Ling Xiuwen took a deep breath.

Nothing.

Even if she manages to escape this time, there is still the secret realm!

It's impossible for ordinary people to return safely from a place like that.

"Go back to the Ling family!"

……

Small courtyard.

The servants were busy counting things and helping Ling Jiuan move.

However, apart from two sets of patched clothes, a broken bowl, a straw mat, and dozens of spiritual herbs that the original owner had cultivated with great effort over the years, there was nothing else.

One of them looked at Ling Jiuan who was meditating to heal his injuries, and handed these tattered things to him, with a look of disgust on his face.

"Fifth Miss, are you still taking these things with you?"

Ling Jiuan opened his eyes and pointed at the person standing behind him.

"Take nothing but him."

Lei Tingyi looked tense and looked like someone who was not easy to mess with.

The servant looked him up and down and felt that he was no ordinary person: "Who is this..."

"For teaching me the method of body building, I will keep you by my side as a bodyguard from now on."

Lei Tingyi paused.

Benefactor becomes bodyguard?

He glanced sideways.

Ling Jiuan smiled brightly, with a smug look on his face as if to say "see if I treat you well or not".

Lei Tingyi looked away.

For now he can only stay with Ling Jiuan.

endured.

After a simple arrangement, the group arranged for a carriage to take Ling Jiuan and the other person back.

In the carriage, Ling Jiuan coughed twice in silence.

Suddenly, my wrist was pinched, and strong fingers were placed on my pulse.

Feeling a warm breath reaching inside, Jiuan wondered, "What are you doing?"

"Look where you hid your blood."

Lei Tingyi paused with his fingertips.

"found it."

A flash of lightning flew out from his fingertips, forcing the essence and blood in Jiuan's Du meridian out.

The essence and blood floated in the air, emitting golden light.

Lei Tingyi crossed his arms, looking stern.

"Tell me clearly what you did with your blood during the competition."