[v]Laugh at me for being a loser? You'll all kneel down after you awaken your talent!

Phoenix's lips twitched.

The Xuanling Army dared not go up, as the black flames seemed to have little offensive power.

But they knew all too well that if they were even slightly contaminated, they would be burned to ashes!

They all looked at the phoenix with unease.

"Luo Jing!" The Phoenix Emperor's expression was stern, yet she dared not say too much. "These two have broken the rules!"

Luo Jing had no intention of giving Feng Huang any face.

"Your Majesty is mistaken. Fighting is forbidden at palace banquets, but this isn't a palace banquet. No one has stipulated that fighting is forbidden on the rooftop, has they?" Luo Jing chuckled, a hint of wickedness in his eyes. "Besides, the palace banquets are so boring every year. I'm tired of them. Wouldn't it be nice to have something different and lively?"

Phoenix almost burst into a tirade.

But considering Luo Jing's mysterious identity and the terrifying strength he had already revealed, he held back.

"Since you like it, then this is the last time!" He angrily flicked his sleeve.

Gu Xiao's thunder dragon had not yet dissipated; instead, it became even more violent because it had been interrupted.

"Pu Pu!" Bai Huang naturally knew the power of a mid-grade profound skill. Although they were both of the Yellow Rank, ten low-grade profound skills combined couldn't compare to one mid-grade profound skill.

Pu Pu immediately stood on her shoulders.

"Let's attack together!" Bai Huang said solemnly. "If we can't withstand this attack, we'll lose."

Knowing the gravity of the situation, Pu Pu immediately nodded with a serious expression.

Its entire body burst forth with a bluish-green light, and countless first-tier demonic vines sprouted from the ground, resembling giant pythons, fiercely staring at the thunder dragon.

Lei Long snorted dismissively, completely disregarding the demonic vines.

Bai Huang mobilized all her Xuan power, and ice-type Xuan power surged forth, causing countless ice needles to condense once again.

"Ice needles! Go!"

"Thunder Dragon, finish her off!"

The demonic vines shot through the air like sharp swords.

The three forces collided, and a dazzling white-gold firework exploded in mid-air.

Luo Jing frowned, and his pupils contracted sharply when he saw Gu Xiao rushing towards Bai Huang.

And those standing below.

Shangguan Ming finally revealed a slight smile.

"This competition should end now; Bai Huang has lost."

Shangguan Ling'er's brow twitched, and she asked with a hint of excitement, "Why do you say that?"

"Because... Gu Xiao is not only skilled in Xuan power, he is also good at close combat and has also practiced body tempering techniques. Now that Bai Huang has given him an opportunity to get close, it is equivalent to losing."

As if in response to what he said.

Gu Xiao's entire body radiated golden light.

He transformed into an impenetrable fortress.

He showed no mercy and slammed his fist hard at Bai Huang. If it hit her, Bai Huang's face would be ruined.

Luo Jing took a step and almost couldn't control himself from rushing out.

But he saw Bai Huang's calm eyes.

"Bai Huang, my greatest strength lies in close combat. You little girl probably don't know how powerful close combat techniques are!" He honed his body tempering technique to its peak, "Yellow-grade body tempering technique, Crimson Gold Undying Body!"

he shouted.

He threw a punch at Bai Huang.

However, before the fist landed, a strange smile appeared on her face.

Bai Huang's attack was so fast that only a blur could be seen.

Take a step forward, grab his hand, and throw him over the shoulder!

With a loud 'bang,' all the tiles were smashed, but Bai Huang remained standing in the same spot.

The golden figure had already been violently smashed away.

"How is that possible!" Madam Bai suddenly stood up from her seat.

Gu Xiao, who was skilled in close combat, was grabbed by Bai Huang and thrown out.

Bai Huang withdrew her hand, looked at Gu Xiao who was lying on the ground, unable to react, and said coldly, "Of course I know... how terrifying close combat is. I forgot to tell you, my forte is not mystical techniques, but close combat!"

Judo, boxing, martial arts, taekwondo.

These are all her specialties.

Gu Xiao wanted to show off his close combat skills with him?

Sorry, she could easily crush him. Her close combat skills were honed in life-or-death battles, amidst a hail of bullets.

"Hahahahahaha!" Gu Xiao sprang up with a somersault, and surprisingly, he wasn't injured at all. Bai Huang's eyes narrowed; as expected, his body tempering technique was superior.

She wasn't afraid of hand-to-hand combat, but his body of copper and iron was a real problem.

"Come on, you're not bad, girl. After today, I won't make things difficult for you anymore. You deserve to be a member of the Gu family; you're much better than those two little fools, Gu Rou and Gu Yuntian." Gu Xiao didn't hold back his praise. "But, today!"

His aura surged, "You want to beat me? Impossible!"

Bai Huang snorted coldly, and the two of them quickly transformed into a blur.

Every punch lands hard, every move is dangerous.

All the onlookers saw was that Gu Xiao was like a helpless little chick, his moves were easily countered by Bai Huang.

He looked disheveled, but he wasn't actually injured.

"Bai Huang is in a precarious situation." Hua Miaoyu sighed and looked at her younger brother. "She can't dodge every time. If she fails to dodge even once, it will be a catastrophe!"

Just as she finished speaking, Bai Huang was still punched in the shoulder by Gu Xiao.

In that instant, Bai Huang felt as if a large piece of iron had struck her shoulder.

She staggered back several steps, her blood churning, and she almost vomited blood.

Fortunately, the wood-elemental energy within her body slowly repaired the injuries she had sustained.

"Just admit defeat!" Gu Xiao doesn't care if you're injured or not; he doesn't care about men or women, only winning or losing.

Another fierce kick came hurtling towards Bai Huang.

Bai Huang narrowly avoided the attack and jumped onto the roof on the other side.

"Take this punch!" Gu Xiao pursued relentlessly, so Bai Huang had no choice but to conjure an ice wall.

The ice wall shattered, and she quickly dodged it.

How to fight this?

Even if she threw twenty punches at Gu Xiao, it wouldn't compare to the one time he hit her.

"If only I also knew body-tempering techniques." A fierce glint appeared in her eyes.

"Brontosaurus!"

Gu Xiao was clearly planning to end this battle, and another thunder dragon charged towards Bai Huang.

Before Bai Huang could react, Pu Pu screamed and jumped down to block her way.

"Hundred Spirits Formation!"

The fluff on its head suddenly spread out, and a huge green light curtain enveloped the white phoenix.

The Thunder Dragon slammed violently into the light barrier.

"Roar!" The Thunder Dragon was actually smashed apart.

But at the same time, Pu Pu also collapsed limply.

"I'm so tired, Bai Bai, I need to rest." Pu Pu said and then fell asleep. It was clear that it had just been protecting her with all its might.

Having never been protected like this before, Bai Huang didn't know what to feel, and could only carefully place the little dumpling aside.

A small, pure white crystal fell from the sky, one after another.

"You should rest here." Bai Huang couldn't carry it with her; she couldn't let it get injured a second time.

She looked up at the snow falling heavily from the sky.

"It's finally snowing." She looked up at the sky through the light screen. "I've been waiting for this moment for far too long."

"Admit defeat!" Gu Xiao said smugly.

"Admit defeat?" She turned around, revealing a calm smile. "Sorry, but from now on... it's my turn to shine!"