After one stick of incense.

Elder Yu raised his hand to signal the soldiers of the nine nations to retreat to both sides, leaving an entrance.

Elder Yu used his spiritual power to amplify his voice and said with a smile, "Fellow contestants, at the same time three days from now, I hope to see you all walk out from here, carrying flags that symbolize honor and making your names known."

"Now--"

"I declare that the competition has officially begun!"

As he spoke, Elder Yu also stepped aside to allow the contestants to enter the Lingyan Forest.

"Go!" The young contestants' eyes lit up, and with excitement and nervousness in their hearts, they rushed into the Lingyan Forest as fast as they could.

Chen Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she rushed in.

Many onlookers were shocked to see that Chen Yan's speed was not inferior to that of other contestants. Wasn't it said that she had no spiritual power?

Why is she faster than half of the contestants?

At this time, the head of the Shen family saw Chen Yan's gradually receding back, his eyes half-closed, and his heart was filled with surprise and doubt.

The Shen family's eldest elder sneered, "So what if she runs fast now? With her frail body and stamina, I bet she can't hold on for much longer!"

These words made the head of the Shen family's brows relax slightly.

Then, the Shen family's eldest elder smiled confidently and said, "Master, I believe Xue'er will be able to achieve good results, and she also has a 'trump card'."

Does Shen Xue have a trump card?

This aroused everyone's curiosity.

The Emperor of Nanxiao Kingdom's eyes flickered. He turned to look at the Shen Family's Great Elder and asked, "Oh? What's Xue'er's trump card?"

Patriarch Shen smiled and continued, "Your Majesty, Xue'er's trump card will be revealed in this match. I believe you will all be shocked. I have to keep you in suspense for now, haha."

Emperor Nanxiao sighed, "Master Shen, you seem distant when you say that. My Jin'er and Xue'er are so close, and it's almost time for them to get married, yet you're still hiding this from me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nangong Tingchen and the head of the Lu family immediately changed their expressions.

Good things are about to happen?

not necessarily!

Nangong Tingchen was still full of confidence in his son Nangong Yu. Yu'er once mentioned to him that Shen Xue and he were in love with each other, and she only had friendships with Nangong Jin and Lu Shaohuai, the young master of the Lu family.

Nangong Tingchen's ideas coincided with those of the head of the Lu family.

The head of the Lu family even thought that his son and Shen Xue were already in a relationship.

But at this time, neither of them dared to confront Emperor Nanxiao.

The head of the Shen family smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is what Xue'er didn't allow me to say."

Because in his heart, if Shen Xue could get close to Qiu Tianzong, the Crown Prince, the Young Master of Nanxiao Kingdom would not be worth mentioning.

Of course, he would not cut off ties with them so quickly. After all, it was still profitable for them now.

Emperor Nan Xiao laughed loudly: "Since Xue'er doesn't want to, then I won't ask. It's only three days anyway, I can still wait."

…

Wait until all contestants have entered Lingyan Forest.

People from all the major forces in the nine countries stood up, ready to wait for the elder to take a seat, but to their surprise, Elder Yu did not take a seat.

He only said, "I will be in Lingyan Forest to check on their situation for the next three days."

Immediately, he ordered three disciples to stay here, and the rest of the disciples followed him into the Lingyan Forest.

Everyone was stunned.

"As expected, the big sects are different. The elders will personally supervise the competition!"

"Qiu Tianzong really has the style of a great sect!"

Many people spoke flatteringly.

The three Qiu Tianzong disciples who stayed behind were not happy about their praise, but instead had an expression of "it should be like this".

No one suspected anything, thinking that Elder Yu was just doing his job.

…

In Lingyan Forest.

As soon as Chen Yan entered the Lingyan Forest, she quickly headed towards the right front, because Feng Xingyao had just told her that the Blood-sucking Pearl was located deep in the right front.

After walking for a while, Chen Yan keenly noticed that several people were following her. No matter which direction she went, they followed her closely.

She glanced back.

The people who followed her were Nangong Yu's little followers.

Nangong Yu did not come with them, he should have stayed with Shen Xue.

Chen Yan's eyes were slightly cold.

Nangong Yu thought that a few minions could kill her?

It's a dream!

She quickly withdrew her gaze and headed for a place with as few people as possible without deviating from the direction.

When those people saw Chen Yan's speed increasing, they were shocked and hurried to catch up. They didn't expect Chen Yan's speed to be so fast.

When they arrived at a slightly dark and deserted place, Nangong Yu's followers looked at each other and realized that the time had come!

"Go to hell! Chen Yan!"

One of them summoned a long sword and stabbed it fiercely at her back.

At that critical moment, Chen Yan suddenly squatted down to avoid the sword, and then she quickly pulled out the red flame dagger she had hidden in advance from the side of her calf. The sharp blade was unsheathed, and a strange red light flashed.

Clang——

Chen Yan held the red flame dagger to block his sword. The next moment, her extremely sharp red flame dagger pierced his neck directly, and then she quickly pulled it out. Blood splattered in an instant, and the speed was astonishingly fast.

The expressions of the others changed.

Chen Yan suddenly raised her eyes and stared at them.

She was agile and quickly approached them.

They also reacted, their faces changed in shock, and they all gathered their spiritual power to attack Chen Yan.

Chen Yan used his strange body movements to avoid one spiritual attack after another.

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