After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

Inside the jade box was a black pill that emitted a foul, fishy odor.

Upon smelling the unpleasant odor, Gao Kui frowned, a moment of hesitation appearing on his face.

"do my best!"

Remembering what Han Yutang had said before, he steeled himself and swallowed it down.

He was willing to pay any price as long as he could defeat Qin Chuan today.

"The Meridian-Severing Pill!"

Upon seeing the pills in Gao Kui's hand, Zhao Zongping's eyes flashed with shock, and he quickly looked at Han Yutang beside him.

"Han Yutang! You've gone mad! Just for this freshman competition, you actually made your disciple take forbidden pills!"

The Meridian Severing Pill is a forbidden pill; once ingested, it will destroy all the meridians in the body.

In return, their cultivation level increased exponentially.

This kind of elixir is usually used in a life-or-death situation, when one must perish together with the enemy.

Therefore, it is the most widely used type of forbidden pill.

"So what if it is? The victor is king, the loser is villain. This is Gao Kui's own choice!" Han Yutang sneered.

This is the trump card he left for Gao Kui!

As long as we can win this freshman competition and protect our dignity and face, what does it matter if we are just a genius disciple?

"You fart!"

Zhao Zongping's eyes widened, and he let out a curse.

Immediately, he looked at Ji Li not far away, clasped his hands and said, "Sect Master! Gao Kui actually used forbidden pills, so this competition is already unfair!"

I propose disqualifying Gao Kui from the competition, and then seeing if we can force the elixir out of his body!

Han Yutang quickly put on a shameless act and said, "Sect Master! The rules of the Freshman Competition do not state that forbidden pills cannot be used, so Gao Kui has no reason to be disqualified from the competition!"

Hearing their words, Ji Li remained silent for a moment, then said, "There is indeed no such rule in the freshman competition. We can only start strictly prohibiting the use of such items from next year to try our best to ensure fairness and impartiality!"

In other words, there was no prohibition in this competition, so Gao Kui could use it.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zongping, Chi Yu, and Lao Du all looked rather grim.

The freshman competition is not a life-or-death battle. If one uses forbidden pills to improve their ranking, it would be like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon.

Therefore, there was no precedent for a disciple to use forbidden pills in the freshman competition, which allowed Han Yutang to take advantage of the situation.

They never imagined that Han Yutang would be so ruthless as to make his disciple take forbidden pills!

"Sigh..." The three exchanged glances and then sighed deeply.

It wasn't that they lacked confidence in Qin Chuan, but rather that the Severing Meridian Pill was a remedy for perishing together with the enemy.

It will unleash the full potential within the human body, and the sudden surge in power is something Qin Chuan absolutely cannot withstand.

On the ring, Gao Kui was completely unaware of everything happening outside.

Even if he could hear it, he would have no time to care.

At this moment, the veins on Gao Kui's face bulged out, tangled together like tree roots and vines, making him look particularly frightening.

Not only that, he was also suffering from a pain that felt like a thousand ants were gnawing at his heart.

That kind of pain is simply unbearable for ordinary people.

But under this pain, Gao Kui's internal energy surged, and his aura gradually increased.

Before long, he broke through to the Great Mystic Master realm, and this trend has not stopped!

Grand Mystic Master, Second Heaven!

Grand Mystic Master, Third Heaven!

……

This situation only gradually stopped when they reached the peak of the fourth level of the Great Mystic Master.

Feeling the Xuan power within his body surge several times over, Gao Kui's eyes gleamed with excitement. He thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of mastering power.

You must understand that each level of cultivation is like a chasm, impossible to cross easily.

This sudden advancement to four realms made him feel somewhat giddy.

"Qin Chuan! I've said it before, this year's freshman class will definitely not be yours, but mine!" Gao Kui roared.

As soon as he finished speaking, he gripped the Earth Dragon Sword tightly with both hands, raised it high above his head, and slashed at Qin Chuan with all his might, once again unleashing his strongest killing move, the Earth Dragon Slash!

In an instant, countless earth-attribute profound energies converged wildly!

A pale yellow light flashed, and a sword aura several times stronger than before slashed out.

Gao Kui curled his lips into a cold smile, as if he could immediately see Qin Chuan's tragic death.

Despite repeated setbacks, he developed an almost obsessive desire to be number one in the freshman competition.

This obsession drove him not only to become number one, but also to kill Qin Chuan!

As the earth dragon slashed closer and closer, Qin Chuan remained unmoved.

Gao Kui's lips curled into a mocking smile, and the veins on his face twitched as he did so.

"What? You know that your strength as a third-level Grand Mystic Master is insufficient to withstand this attack, so you're just waiting to die?"

At this moment, Qin Chuan said with a strange smile, "Who told you I'm a third-level Grand Mystic Master?"

"what?"

Upon hearing those words again, Gao Kui felt a chill run down his spine, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

The next moment, Qin Chuan's aura also began to rise steadily.

Grand Mystic Master, Fourth Heaven!

Grand Mystic Master, Fifth Heaven!

……

After a short while, Qin Chuan's cultivation level finally came to a slow stop at the seventh level of the Great Profound Master realm.

"Fiery Palm!"

Without any further words, Qin Chuan once again swung his palms, and a huge fiery palm print formed in mid-air before hurtling towards Gao Kui.

"Grand Master Seven...Seventh Heaven!"

Upon seeing this, Gao Kui's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

In mid-air, the fiery palm print collided with the earthen-yellow sword energy once again.

"boom!"

In an instant, a tremendous sound erupted, and an invisible ripple of energy spread outwards.

The disciples around the arena who were not highly skilled were blown about and swayed, and even several ancient trees in the distance were snapped in half.

In just a moment, the earthen-yellow sword energy could not hold on any longer and shattered completely in mid-air, dissipating into the world.

"puff!"

At the same time, the remaining fiery palm prints also slammed into Gao Kui's body.

In an instant, he coughed up blood and was thrown out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily off the stage.

Qin Chuan used his full strength in this attack. Since Gao Kui wanted to kill him, he naturally wouldn't hold back.

After a long while, Gao Kui finally managed to get up from the ground. He wanted to continue fighting, but found himself outside the ring.

"puff!"

Upon seeing this, Gao Kui was immediately enraged, and the profound energy he had just activated instantly dissipated.

In that instant, black blood gushed from his mouth and nose like a gushing mountain spring.

Just a few breaths later, Gao Kui's eyes widened and he died on the spot.

Looking at Gao Kui's corpse not far away, Qin Chuan's face was cold, and there was not a trace of sympathy in his eyes.

Those who commit many unrighteous acts will surely perish; this is something the other party brought upon themselves.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

After Gao Kui died, the scene was completely silent.