I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Leng Zhan was also surprised at this moment. He was a natural martial arts prodigy and had even mastered body tempering to the fullest extent. Let alone ordinary flames, even if he challenged a Golden Core cultivator of a higher level, he would not be able to break through his defenses so easily.

But the flames from the person in front of him were actually able to burn him!

Yes, although he seemed to be in more control than Ruan Qi, the flames were indeed burning him, though not causing any real harm.

Feeling the scorching heat from the firelight beneath his feet, Leng Zhan developed a greater appreciation for Ruan Qi.

No wonder he was able to stand out in a competition where almost everyone was at the Foundation Establishment stage, despite only being at the fifth level of Qi Refining. This fire is indeed powerful; it's clearly not an ordinary fire, at least one of the top ten.

To obtain a spark of this caliber, one must have endured hardships and trials that others could hardly bear. It is well known that opportunity always comes with danger.

"You are indeed very powerful. If we were of equal cultivation level, I would certainly not be your match."

Leng Zhan emerged from the sea of ​​fire once more and looked at Ruan Qi: "Admit defeat, there's no point in continuing."

"Look, even if you try your best, you can only give me a slight burn." Leng Zhan raised his arm to show the flames still clinging to it; no matter how much it burned, it only made his skin a little redder.

Seeing this, Ruan Qi gave a wry smile.

He's right, there's no point in continuing the fight. Her spiritual power is almost exhausted, and Leng Zhan has only been performing instinctive defenses so far, without using any offensive spells.

Compared to the other two, she had no chance of winning.

The other party is indeed stronger than her.

But Ruan Qi was still very unwilling. She had finally qualified for the competition and thought that heaven was on her side, but reality had caught her off guard.

She gave a self-deprecating laugh and said to the elder presiding over the competition, "I concede."

After saying that, he jumped off the martial arts stage. Before leaving, he glanced in Yun Qingyi's direction and then disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Leng Zhan has emerged victorious in this contest!" The elder struck the golden gong.

As the competition ended, the disciples below the stage cheered.

"I told you Ruan Qi wouldn't win this time, but you didn't believe me."

"But she's really amazing, she made it all the way into the top ten with her fire spirit root."

"Tch, what's so great about it? It's just a bit of luck."

"Junior brother, it's obvious you weren't watching the competition carefully. Talking about luck to get into the top ten on the martial arts stage is a joke."

"We've all witnessed Ruan Qi's winning streak!"

……

Yun Qingyi wasn't too surprised that Ruan Qi conceded defeat, but she was still a little disappointed. She was somewhat hoping for a miracle to happen.

Having won so many matches, Ruan Qi really resembles the protagonist of an undefeated legend who challenges opponents of higher levels.

But there aren't that many miracles in the world.

Even the main characters have their moments of disappointment.

"Sister, who do you think will win first place?" At this moment, the next match was already underway on the stage. Yun Qingrou watched the men and women fighting back and forth on the stage with great interest and asked Yun Qingyi beside her.

"What? Has Arou lost confidence?" Yun Qingyi teased with a smile.

"No, no matter who the opponent is, first place is definitely mine." Yun Qingrou said with a triumphant smile, as if victory was already in her grasp.

"If you're so confident, why did you ask me?" Yun Qingyi chuckled.

"I just wanted my older sister to praise me."

"Hey, that's enough, Junior Sister Qingrou." Gu Qiqing curled her lips, crossed her arms, and said with slight displeasure, "No matter what, I am a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. At least show me some respect, okay?"

Yun Qingrou stuck her tongue out at Gu Qiqing: "Come on, you can't even beat my older sister, and you want to fight me?"

Gu Qiqing: "..."

"Give me some face. There are other people around. I'm the senior, after all."

"You can't use face as spiritual power, senior brother, loosen up a bit."

Yun Qingyi: "..." She shook her head helplessly as she watched the two bickering again.

"Kids are just so naive," she thought to herself.

But it's so cool! Even my senior brother couldn't beat her. I never expected her to be this powerful now, haha.

……

Guangyu Peak.

"Ruan Qi, you're back!" Xiao Ya was overjoyed to see Ruan Qi return and grabbed her hand as they walked back to their dormitory. As they walked, she asked, "Is the competition over? How did it go? Did you win? Are you hurt?"

After being asked several questions in a row, Ruan Qi didn't know how to start.

After hesitating for a moment, he said somewhat sadly, "I'm sorry, Xiaoya, I couldn't win and I let you down."

"It's okay, you've already done a great job. I know how hard you've worked to cultivate over the years. Don't get stuck in a dead end, there's still a long future ahead."

"Thank you, Xiaoya." Ruan Qi quickly suppressed her negative emotions, realizing that self-pity wouldn't solve anything.

"By the way, Xiaoya, why did today's events happen? What did Ruoyun do to you?" Ruan Qi asked, her expression turning serious and tense.

"It's Xiaoxiao. They kidnapped Xiaoxiao and used her to threaten me into slandering you."

When talking about Xiaoxiao, Xiaoya's eyes filled with tears. Xiaoxiao was her younger brother. Now that the peak master was gone, Guangyu Peak was ruled by those people.

"Then you..." Ruan Qi was slightly taken aback. Indeed, only Xiao Xiao could make Xiao Ya betray her, but why...?

"Because Xiaoxiao and I cannot forget our kindness. It was you who begged the Peak Master to bring us into the Xuanmiao Sect. If it weren't for you, Xiaoxiao and I would be a pile of bones by now. And even if Xiaoxiao came back, he would never forgive me."

As if knowing what Ruan Qi was going to ask, Xiao Ya spoke firmly while crying, her voice choked with sobs as she spoke.

"Thank you, Xiaoya." A warm feeling rose in Ruan Qi's heart. She gently touched Xiaoya's head, ruffled her hair, and said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, I have a way to get Xiaoxiao back."

"Really?" Xiao Ya looked up at Ruan Qi with her wet eyes.

"Really, trust me."

Believe me, Xiaoxiao will be brought back, and they will pay the price.

At this moment, a cold glint flashed in Ruan Qi's calm eyes.