The moment Xia Tianqiong picked up the flowerpot, the rules were broken.

The alluring flower maiden vanished, and all the things and figures that had emerged from the flower buds instantly turned into nothingness.

The other contestants stood there stunned, both shocked and panicked, not understanding what had happened.

They were lucky; if Xia Tianqiong hadn't deciphered this strange phenomenon, they would all have died here without even realizing it.

Summer Qiong looked at the flower in the flowerpot with great interest. It was only about 30 centimeters tall, with nine dark green leaves and a red flower the size of a fist.

The petals emitted a faint red glow and had a captivating fragrance.

It's obvious that the fragrance of this flower is poisonous. Just smelling it up close makes me want to bleed myself to water it.

"At a time like this, you still dare to use poison on me? Believe me or not, I'll burn you alive!"

Xia Tianqiong held a flowerpot in his left hand and conjured a ghostly match in his right. He gently rubbed the match against the outside of the flowerpot, and the match ignited with a eerie flame.

The leaves and petals of the little red flower suddenly trembled violently, as if it were terrified of the eerie fire.

"Don't come near me, I'm afraid of fire."

The voice appeared directly in Xia Tianqiong's head, similar to telepathic communication.

Xia Tianqiong also communicated with it telepathically, "Sign a human-master contract with me, or I'll burn you to death."

It's that usual coercion tactic again!

This time it went very smoothly; Xiao Honghua signed the contract without any haggling.

These strange creatures, captured for the competition, seem to have resigned themselves to their fate; as long as they are defeated, they can sign a human-master contract.

Xia Tianqiong asked, "What's your name?"

A childish voice echoed in my mind, "They all call me the Bewitching Flower Demon, but I prefer to be called Flower Girl, after all, I am a girl."

"Alright, from now on I'll call you the Bewitching Flower Demon."

Xia Tianqiong then absorbed it into her body.

The Bewitching Flower Trick has only one trick called the Fragrance Illusion.

The fragrance of flowers is used to poison people and induce them into a hallucination. The content of the hallucination is specific and its purpose is to lure people to voluntarily bleed until they die.

This trick only works on humans; it has almost no effect on the supernatural.

However, the ability to uncover the deepest memories in everyone's heart is quite interesting, and it might be useful in the future.

Xia Tianqiong had already cracked the code and subdued the strange entity, but the scene was somewhat quiet.

Normally, the host should have announced the results long ago, but the other party remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, a cheer erupted from the stands, which startled the host.

"Congratulations to contestant number 56, Chu Xu, for successfully breaking the rules and advancing to the next round of the competition."

She said this while looking up at the manager's office above the stands.

Liu Zhengyang stared at Xia Tianqiong in the arena, his face grim.

He couldn't understand how Chu Xu could have woken up from the poisoning and even found the true form of the Bewitching Flower Demon.

This person is definitely not simple.

Liu Yanfang whispered from the side, "Second Uncle, why don't we kidnap him after the competition and take back all the monsters he subdued?"

Liu Zhengyang was tempted by these words, but after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head.

"The Liu family is in a special period right now, so don't do such things to avoid ruining your reputation."

We could talk to him privately, bribe him, and get him to cooperate with our betting scheme in the next treacherous match—winning when he should win and losing when he should lose.

Liu Yanfang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to him myself."

Inside the venue.

Xia Tianqiong went to the bathroom, replaced Chu Xu, and then teleported away.

Chu Xu's return to the stands immediately drew cheers and applause.

He helped many people win money, and now the audience likes him.

"Brother Chu, you're amazing! You've doubled my allowance again. I'll treat you to something nice to thank you properly sometime."

Mo Ling's face was full of joy. In just two days, the original 500,000 ghost money had become more than 5 million, a tenfold increase.

Chu Xu looked smug, but he felt a little guilty inside.

After all, it wasn't his own ability; without a boss behind him, he would be nothing.

"It's all luck, I'm just lucky."

He spoke politely, but others felt he was showing off.

The match continued, with casualties occurring in almost every round.

The audience was thrilled; some won money, while others lost.

The competition finally ended around 3 a.m., with a total of 28 contestants advancing.

The next match is a bizarre-level competition, which was originally scheduled for tomorrow night, but the host suddenly announced that it would be moved to the night after tomorrow.

They said they would take a day to set up the venue to make it easier for the competition to be held.

Xia Tianqiong, who was sitting in a corner of the stands, was somewhat surprised when she heard the news.

The day after tomorrow is also the day of the engagement ceremony between the Liu family and the Mo family, and it will be in the evening. He will definitely be going to the ceremony to cause trouble, so there might be some time conflict.

However, with a difference of four or five hours, it should be enough time.

After the match ended, Chu Xu, Mo Beihan, and the others left the venue.

At the exit, someone suddenly approached Chu Xu, saying that the arena manager wanted to see him.

Chu Xu remembered that Xia Tianqiong had told him that the arena was run by the Liu family, and that he could try to find out some information if he had the chance.

So he agreed and followed the other party to the manager's office.

Mo Beihan and the others wanted to follow, but were stopped and had to wait outside.

Inside the office, Liu Zhengyang had already left; only Liu Yanfang remained.

After a few polite words, they got straight to the point, asking Chu Xu if he was willing to cooperate with the arena and offering a reward of up to six million ghost money, more than the prize money for the final first place winner.

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