He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

The following morning, Leng Huan's arena.

Before going on stage, she made a point of glancing at the crowd. All her fellow disciples were there, and Fu Xun stood out prominently among them, while her elders and senior members of the sect sat in designated seats.

Leng Feng was also present. Because of her, the Leng family was naturally closer to the Misty Immortal Sect, and the attendees, represented by the great families, all had a special seat.

Leng Huan wanted to cover her face. She was really a noob. With so many people watching, how embarrassing would it be to lose!

Fortunately, her opponent was a swordsman, and she just hoped that she wouldn't lose too badly.

"Match 603, Ding-series, Leng Huan vs. Yang Zhi, begin."

I don't know if it's because they know she's a disciple of the Misty Immortal Sect, but there are especially many people watching this arena today!

Leng Huan had no time to think about anything else. He first bowed to his opponent, and then the opponent took the initiative to attack.

...

When people heard that a stunningly beautiful fairy was going to fight a sword cultivator, they all flocked over to this place. Some even placed bets on Leng Huan to win, while most others bet on the sword cultivator to win.

Leng Huan was only bet by a few people with a sense of curiosity, and the odds were quite high. Her fellow disciples gave her face and bet on her. Fu Xun waved his hand expressionlessly and placed a bet of 10,000 spirit stones.

This was all the spirit stones he had left, and he was confident that Leng Huan would win!

Unexplained self-confidence.

If Leng Huan finds out, he'll definitely make him take the spirit stones back. Wouldn't that be a waste?

On stage, Leng Huan and her opponent exchanged over a dozen tentative blows. She was on the defensive, as this was her first serious fight against a swordsman, and she was very cautious.

Fu Xun watched the battle quietly, while some people around him whispered among themselves.

"Hey, that beautiful fairy is a whole realm higher than the sword cultivator, I wonder if she can win."

"I doubt it! This fairy doesn't seem to practice physical arts, but mainly water magic, so she's on the path of magic cultivation. As we all know, sword cultivators can challenge opponents of higher levels. Oh dear! I can't bear to see the fairy lose so miserably."

Others disagreed: "I don't think so! That fairy is a direct disciple of the Misty Immortal Sect in the East, she must be quite remarkable..."

-

Leng Huan was naturally isolated from the outside world, her mind focused solely on the competition. She nimbly dodged her opponent's sword attack, and luckily the blade grazed her waist. She skillfully deflected the tip of her opponent's sword with her own. After a few rounds, she felt a little more at ease, realizing that this person was far inferior to Fu Xun.

But this swordsman was also one of the best in his sect, and he was not weak. He quickly changed his move, flipped over and thrust his sword, pouring spiritual power into the blade and carrying a fierce aura, straight towards Leng Huan's vital chest and abdomen.

The sword strike was swift, and Leng Huan had no choice but to retreat and avoid its sharp edge. After two zhang, he was already at the edge and had nowhere left to retreat!

That person was trying to force her off the stage. Leng Huan gritted her teeth and pulled out a frying pan to block. Clang! The two collided, and Leng Huan stopped in her tracks, barely stopping at the edge of the stage. Ignoring the numbness in her hands, she used her spiritual power to resist the blade and shouted through gritted teeth, "Get out of the way!"

"Sizzle!" The bottom of the pot scraped against the sword blade, producing a piercing metallic sound, and the sword cultivator didn't give way!

He sank his wrist, and a great force traveled from his arm to the blade. Leng Huan instantly felt a powerful force coming from the point where the pans met. Oh no!

Are you determined to force me into submission?!

No way!

Leng Huan gritted his teeth, took a step down, and actually used his left hand to form a hand seal, unleashing all his spiritual power while softly chanting: "Water Blade Like a Star!"

In an instant, all the water within a radius of several miles converged towards her, forming countless water blades under the influence of spiritual energy!

"what happened?"

"what happened?"

"Huh? What happened to my spirit fruit??" The peripheral disciple took a bite and got nothing.

All kinds of water can be turned into blades!

A barrage of water blades, carrying a murderous aura, swept towards the sword cultivator. Each blade could pierce through flesh and blood. Under such power, his protective aura would be instantly shattered!

Even if they don't die, they'll be severely injured! Win or lose—there's no need to choose!

The sword cultivator only had time to withdraw his hand and cast a high-level defensive talisman. With a loud bang, he and his sword were struck off the platform by the water blades that had gathered into a water tornado, and he was sent flying four or five zhang before crashing into the crowd!

"what!"

"Scatter quickly—"

The fish caught in the blast were only a step too slow to raise their protective shields before being thrown out by the sudden gust of wind.

Leng Huan was in no better shape; his legs gave way, and he leaned on a frying pan, panting heavily, his spiritual energy depleted!

She only had a quarter of an hour to rest, calm her breathing, quickly took out a few Rejuvenation Pills and ate them, then grabbed a few spirit stones to absorb them.

He sat down to regulate his breathing and absorb spiritual energy, completely ignoring the outside world.

"Excuse!"

"The fairy actually won!"

"What kind of water magic is this!?"

This was truly unexpected. Even Leng Feng didn't expect that she would be so unlucky as to encounter a sword cultivator in her very first match, yet still manage to win!

Leng Feng's eyebrows twitched slightly as he thought to himself: I didn't expect her to progress so quickly. She has also mastered the water magic to a high degree. It is already very impressive that she has reached this level with her cultivation.

Actually, he himself has only reached that level.

Fu Xun slowly loosened his tense hands. Ever since he last saw her use water techniques, he knew that her skills must be extraordinary. This kind of skill that utilizes all the water in the world is definitely not an ordinary water-attribute skill.

Fu Xun had expected her to use other attack talismans or something, but she unexpectedly used this powerful move directly. Apart from consuming spiritual energy, the effect was immediate, and Fu Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

-

The deacon announced: "Leng Huansheng!"

Leng Huan won the first match and naturally became the champion.

She continuously absorbed spiritual energy to replenish herself. The spiritual energy in the Huanyue Immortal Sect was naturally abundant. As soon as she circulated her cultivation technique, the spiritual energy rushed into her meridians.

I feel like my body is a black hole, absorbing spiritual energy without wanting to stop. It was the same last time; after my spiritual energy was depleted, the rate at which I absorbed spiritual energy almost doubled.

The thought flashed through Leng Huan's mind that he should continue to push himself to the limit to cultivate—the time had come.

Feeling her spiritual energy replenished, she stood up and glanced at her opponent below the stage. He seemed to be injured, and the physician treating him was Shen Hanyan.

"Champion Leng Huan, the next match begins..."

If you're lucky, you'll be able to cultivate the Five Elements Method during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Leng Huan won easily, winning each match in about ten rounds, which gave her a good rest.

Until the very last game.

"Leng Huan of the Misty Immortal Sect versus Xiao Si of the Liyang Academy, begin."

Leng Huan was astonished.

Located in the Liyang Mountains south of Zhongjing in the Divine Dynasty, Liyang Academy is one of the most famous academies in the Divine Dynasty. It is considered a semi-official institution, specializing in cultivating talents in both civil administration and military affairs. The curriculum is very broad, focusing on civil administration in addition to cultivating immortality, allowing for a diverse range of learning.

Xiao is the royal surname of the Divine Dynasty, so the beautiful fairy with golden light opposite her must be a member of the royal family. Could she be a princess?

The fairy bowed respectfully: "I am Xiao Si, and I humbly request your guidance, fellow Daoist!"

Hearing that the other party had already greeted him, Leng Huan also raised his hand in greeting, "Fellow Daoist, please enlighten me."

Sensing the other party's cultivation level at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, Leng Huan's heart trembled. Although she was a talisman cultivator, judging from her aura, she seemed to be no ordinary person.

After finally winning nine matches, it's impossible for Leng Huan to admit defeat!

-

Leng Feng's expression hardened slightly; he hadn't expected that a princess from the Divine Dynasty would actually attend the conference this time.

He certainly hoped Leng Huan would win, but he couldn't afford to hurt him.

Although injuries are normal in martial arts competitions, Leng Feng glanced at the royal elders in the seats to his left. There were three of them, all of whom were Nascent Soul cultivators.

He sighed inwardly, thinking of their clan's weakness, especially the lack of promising young talents in recent centuries. He decided that hearing his opponent's surname, Leng Huan, should be enough to make him stop short of defeat…

"boom--"

Before Leng Feng could finish his thought, the loud noise startled him so much that his eyes widened.

-

Arena.

Since she was a talisman cultivator, it was natural that cultivators were not prohibited from using talismans in battle. However, Xiao Si took a different approach, using spirit-controlling talismans and two short swords as weapons. She would then unexpectedly use all sorts of strange talismans to bombard the enemy, forcing Leng Huan to constantly move around the battlefield.

After fighting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, their spiritual energy was being consumed rapidly. What shocked Leng Huan the most was that the opponent's talismans seemed to be inexhaustible, and what was being burned were spirit stones. In just a short while, at least 100,000 spirit stones had been burned.

She channeled her spiritual energy into the frying pan to block the lightning talisman that Xiao Si had unleashed. A dark purple lightning enveloped Leng Huan. She prepared to use water magic to attack, but then she thought, wouldn't water be asking for trouble if it encountered lightning?

Leng Huan felt even more bitter. It seemed the other party had no end to the talismans in their hand. Amidst the crackling and booming sounds, he vaguely heard a crisp "Go!"

next moment.

In the dazzling purple light, Leng Huan saw a huge array of runes in the air, pressing down on her like countless electric grids connected together. In just an instant, she would be turned into charcoal!

She didn't even need the overpowered male lead to kill her; she was dead on the spot.

Her expression changed drastically. Damn it! Wasn't it supposed to be a pointless exchange?

Since that's the case, then none of us will have an easy time!

In a short moment, Leng Huan poured all her strength into using the frying pan as a shield to protect herself and resist the impact. She refused to believe that Xiao Si would be unharmed. Activating the talisman would consume more spiritual energy than she did, so Xiao Si must be using her last move!

With his spiritual energy instantly depleted, Leng Huan made a desperate gamble. His mind was shaken, and he suddenly felt a warm current surging from deep within his body, which transformed into an inexplicable power, gentle yet immense, flowing from his hands to the frying pan in an endless stream.

She thought her adrenaline was surging, so she gritted her teeth and persevered. When the talisman array collided with her defensive aura, she felt hot all over, her feet steadied, and she stood firm.

An airflow erupted, lifting her hair. Under the dazzling blue-purple light, the silver-blue six-pointed star mark on Leng Huan's forehead was much clearer than before, although it still flashed by in an instant.

boom! ! !

Instantly, the arena was enveloped by a clash of blue and purple light, the energy explosion scattered in all directions, and the entire arena shattered and collapsed.

Everyone was stunned by what happened!

"Flash!"

Those who should hide should hide, those who should shout should shout, and those who should flip over should flip over.

Leng Feng's palms were sweating, and his forehead was also covered in cold sweat. He was afraid that the family was going to choose a new Holy Maiden.

Leng Huan will be severely injured, if not killed, and his cultivation path may even be ruined!

But Xiao Si wasn't much better off. She was thrown out by the violent blast and crashed hard under the ruins of the arena!

Ugh! What happened?

Logically speaking, shouldn't that opponent have been blasted to smithereens?

As for people dying?

Ha! It's already an honor for that person to be able to fight against a royal prodigy like her!

But now, it seems there was an unexpected turn of events. Xiao Si possessed a top-grade defensive magic treasure, so she was only slightly injured. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and slowly stood up.

Looking into the pit in the center of the ruins, as the dust settled, a figure was revealed kneeling on one knee, leaning on a black round shield. A faint blue defensive aura flashed across the figure's body, and the person was completely unharmed!

???

How can it be!

Everyone was shocked!

"She's alive!"

Fu Xun's figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

...