I am a winner with Chinese poetry

"Yun Zhou, it seems that we are going to fail here today. The strength of this demon clan is too terrifying. We can't compete with it at all! The gap is like a chasm in the sky, so far that it makes people despair!" Jiang Liunian said with some regret.

At this moment, only five people remained in the once bustling scene. Zhu Chenxu lay in a pool of blood, spitting out blood, his body trembling violently, each breath coming with immense difficulty. Meanwhile, Jiang Liunian leaned half-dead against the cold rock wall, his face as pale as paper, as if he would draw his last breath at any moment.

Looking at Gu Yunzhou again, his spiritual energy had been completely depleted in the fierce clash with the great demon. He looked exhausted and shaky. As for the other two members of the team, they were not much better, each looking miserable, half-dead. Anyone who saw this scene would have felt that they were in a desperate situation, as if they had truly reached the most critical moment of life and death.

However, just as the demon's sharp claws were about to mercilessly pierce Zhu Chenxu's chest, who lay motionless on the ground, Gu Yunzhou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly and unexpectedly spoke: "We have successfully passed the many tests you set! From beginning to end, we never abandoned our companions and fled alone because of our inner fear and terror, nor did we kneel down to beg for mercy. Therefore, I believe that this cruel trial should end here!"

As soon as the words fell, the surroundings instantly fell into a suffocating silence. Even Zhu Chenxu, who had originally closed his eyes, quietly waiting for death to come, could not help but struggle to open his eyelids and looked at Gu Yunzhou with a puzzled look on his face.

The demon sneered contemptuously, "Haha, this human kid must have been frightened out of his mind, treating this life-and-death contest as an ordinary trial! Don't worry, wait for me to finish this kid first, then it will be your turn. However, if you are willing to kneel down and beg for mercy now, and say a few nice words to please me, maybe I will soften my heart and spare your life for now, what do you think?"

As he spoke, the demon's fiery red hair flew wildly like flames, as if to burn the entire space. His icy eyes fixed on Gu Yunzhou, revealing endless murderous intent and mockery.

However, facing such a threat, Gu Yunzhou showed no fear. Instead, he straightened his body and looked at the other party with a firm gaze. Seeing this, Jiang Liunian, who was standing by, sighed inwardly, thinking that Gu Yunzhou must have really lost his mind. But since things had come to this point, he was going to die anyway, so he might as well give it a try. So, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Yunzhou, don't be stupid! Forget it, since you are going to die sooner or later, why bother to beg for mercy from this hateful red-haired monster? Let me tell you, we are human, how can we possibly be so humble to a beast like you! Come on if you have the guts. It's a pipe dream to expect us to beg for mercy!"

Jiang Liunian sat up straight in confusion. He was seriously injured. Just now, relying on the spiritual energy replenishment from Gu Yunzhou, he had been using his ultimate move to rush to the front. Now he was also covered with wounds. If Gu Yunzhou had not helped him, he would have been treated the same as Meng Jin and the others. However, he was still sharp when he confronted others.

"You're looking for death!" This roar resonated like thunder in the air. The demon flew into a rage upon hearing this. Heedless of the half-dead Zhu Chenxu beside him, he flashed before Jiang Liunian like a ghost. He extended his razor-sharp claws, carrying a fierce gust of wind, and clawed straight at Jiang Liunian's heart.

Just as the fatal blow was about to land, Gu Yunzhou suddenly spoke, "Why have you never used your demonic energy? Is it because you didn't dare, or because you couldn't?" These words seemed to possess a magical power, freezing the previously aggressive demon in its tracks. Gu Yunzhou's tone was remarkably firm as he spoke these last words, as if he had already grasped the secret.

"Demon energy? Yeah, this guy has been using brute force all along!" Jiang Liunian, who had originally closed his eyes, quietly awaiting death, suddenly felt like he had been struck by lightning. He was completely agitated. His eyes widened, his mind rapidly recalling every moment of his previous confrontation with this mysterious opponent.

That's right. After pondering this, Jiang Liunian suddenly realized: this so-called transformed demon had indeed never used even a trace of demonic energy from the beginning to now! It relied entirely on pure physical strength and brutal attack methods to suppress him and others.

Zhu Chenxu, who was standing by, also reacted quickly. His eyes were as sharp as a sword as he stared straight at the figure in front of him who looked like a demon. He said, "So, you are not a real demon at all, but a tester from the Book Mountain Holy Land, right?"

Hearing this, the guy who looked like a demon was stunned for a moment, and then he sneered in a low and slightly sarcastic voice: "Haha, you little guys are dreaming!" As he spoke, he clenched his fists, slowly bent his palms into claws, and gestured several times in the direction of Jiang Liunian, as if he was still threatening them.

Yet, faced with such obvious threats, Gu Yunzhou remained remarkably calm and composed. His expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard anything. He simply said, "I think, according to the rules, if we've seen through your elaborate disguise, then this so-called test probably doesn't need to continue."

After a long silence, the fiery red figure, like a burning flame, finally broke the suffocating stillness. He raised his head slightly, staring ahead with a sharp gaze, and opened his lips slightly. "This year's candidate is quite interesting. Gu Yunzhou, right? I'll remember you!"

These words pierced the sky like a thunderclap, its echo lingering throughout the space. The moment the words fell, the fiery red figure underwent a startling transformation. At a speed barely perceptible to the naked eye, it disintegrated into countless tiny fragments of red aura. These auras danced gracefully in the air like ethereal spirits, intertwining and entwining with one another.

Immediately afterwards, a fiery red token emitting a blazing glow appeared out of thin air and began to rapidly spin around Gu Yunzhou and the others. As if controlled by an invisible force, they sped up faster and faster, forming a dazzling fiery red vortex.