Chapter 80 080 Narrow Victory

On the periphery of the crowd, Li Shu and Butler Wang also watched the person in the center of the arena with tense expressions.

Steward Wang said worriedly, "Miss Jiang's chances of winning this battle seem slim."

Li Shu frowned deeply and remained silent.

On the arena, Jiang Yan immediately recited a mantra to use her spiritual power to stop the bleeding.

Even before she stepped onto the stage, she knew she was no match for this person. Jiang Qun was far superior to her in both rank and swordsmanship.

A head-on confrontation would do her no good.

She urged Xiaomei in her mind, "How's your research going?"

"Host! Based on the residual poison on the silver needles of Yuanjian Pavilion, I have created a new Soul-Devouring Poison that is even more effective than their previous poison!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

She used her mind to retrieve the silver needles from the system space and hid them in her sleeve.

Now all we need to do is wait for the right moment to insert this silver needle into Jiang Qun's body!

Although this move is somewhat despicable, the most appropriate way to deal with these petty scoundrels from the Yuanjian Pavilion is to fight fire with fire!

Jiang Qun quickly drew his sword again and pressed forward. Jiang Yan was no match for him at all, and was soon slashed on the right arm.

A piercing pain shot through her, and she stepped back slightly, nearly dropping the longsword from her hand. The tip of the sword scraped against the ground, making a series of piercing sharp sounds.

Jiang Qun had no intention of giving her any chance to catch her breath. He quickly drew his sword and approached, saying, "Today I will show you the power of the Soul-Summoning Sword!"

Jiang Yan frowned slightly, her mind blank for a moment as she watched his unpredictable moves.

When he raised his sword to fight back, he was already forced to the edge of the arena by his fierce sword strike.

A smug smile flashed across Jiang Qun's lips as he prepared to kill him with a single blow. Jiang Yan then flicked a leaf from her hand and tossed it out, aiming it at his sinister pupils!

Then, she turned sideways, leaped back onto the arena, and swiftly and accurately threw silver needles at Jiang Qun's back.

This time, Jiang Yan channeled all her inner strength, and the silver needle instantly pierced Jiang Qun's body.

The more he exerted his strength, the faster the poison's effects were catalyzed, and it instantly flowed through his bloodstream to every part of his body.

Jiang Qun realized something was wrong. Soul-Devouring Powder?

No, it's not Soul-Devouring Powder!

If it's the Soul-Devouring Powder, the antidote in his body should be able to resist it!

Its effects are somewhat similar to those of the Soul-Devouring Powder, but it seems to have been modified.

Damn Hua Xiu!

Jiang Qun frowned: "You actually cheated!"

"I didn't cheat! I was just giving them a taste of their own medicine! If you had a fair and square competition, this wouldn't have happened!"

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, she once again summoned the leaves in her hand. Those sharp leaves instantly transformed into streaks of cold light, approaching Jiang Qun's vital points.

He gritted his teeth, desperately suppressing the effects of the drug in his body, and raised his sword to block it!

But with this exertion, the effects of the medicine in the body developed even faster.

He staggered back two steps!

The Yuanjian Pavilion members below the stage had already realized something was wrong. Shen Miaoyin asked in astonishment, "Senior Brother, what exactly happened?!"

He Chong frowned and said, "Could it be poisoning?"

Shen Miaoyin: "There is no poison that can leave no trace or restrict internal energy more effectively than the Soul-Devouring Powder!"

On the Hehuan Sect's side, Poyun and Ruoning breathed a sigh of relief.

On the stage, Jiang Yan once again raised the leaf in her hand, this time clearly using all her strength.

Jiang Qun's internal energy is currently limited, making it difficult for him to withstand this attack!

Two leaves pierced through his sword light and precisely penetrated his chest, instantly causing the spiritual energy that had been sealed within his body to surge outwards like a tidal wave.

Jiang Yan seized the opportunity and struck again, knocking the man off the stage!

When Jiang Qun stood down on the stage, he was greeted with thunderous applause.

The manager of the Hundred Weapons Pavilion smiled and said, "The winner this time is Jiang Yan from the Joyful Union Sect!"

He gestured to the servants behind him to hand over the two prizes, saying, "These Xuanji Jade and White Jade Bottle shall belong to Miss Jiang."

Jiang Yan reached out and took it. "Thank you."

The audience erupted in applause.

As Jiang Yan stepped off the stage with the two items, Lin Yun darted into her arms and asked with concern, "Does it hurt?"

Then, he suddenly wrapped his snake tail around her wrist and secretly channeled spiritual energy into her.

Jiang Yan felt a slight warmth emanating from her wrist and looked down at the bluish mosaic.

Before she could speak, Po Yun and Ruo Ning walked over, looking worried, and asked, "Junior Sister, are you alright?"

Jiang Yan nodded slightly and smiled, "Thankfully, it was a close call."

Ling Yue, standing to the side, looked at her injuries with heartache and said, "You're injured like this, how can you be alright!"

Jiang Yan turned her head and glanced at him, saying, "It's really nothing, don't worry."

She handed the white jade bottle to Po Yun: "Senior brother, please take this back for the senior brothers and sisters in the sect to use for cultivation. I will keep the Xuanji Jade with me for the time being."

Po Yun frowned and said, "This is what you won back; you can keep it for yourself."

"This was won through the combined efforts of the sect, so please don't stand on ceremony with me, Senior Brother. The Xuanji Jade is of the greatest use to someone of my level right now. Everyone can use the White Jade Bottle, so please take it back first. If I need it someday, I can just go and get it."

Po Yun nodded and said, "Okay."

"I'm going back to the Li residence in a bit. Are you and your senior sister going back to the Huan Sect?"

Ruoning said, "Let's go back first and call the other fellow disciples to go to Qimeng Mountain together. The competition there is about to begin. This year's prize is the Green Mountain White Jade Vine, so we should give it a try. Let's meet up at Qimeng Mountain then."

Jiang Yan paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"

"By the way, how exactly did you win against Jiang Qun in the ring?"

Jiang Yan took out several silver needles from her sleeve and handed them over. Ruoning took them and gave one to Poyun.

The two of them took it and sniffed it, and immediately understood everything.

"Junior Sister's alchemy skills are simply divine! What's the recipe? Give me some!"

Jiang Yan took out the formula from the system space and handed it over: "Senior sister, take it back and study it!"

Po Yun frowned and said, "How can we righteous people be tainted by such filth?"

Ruoning nudged him with her elbow and snorted, "I think you've lost your mind! In the eyes of those prestigious sects, our Hehuan Sect is nothing but 'Black Wind Demon'! It's all thanks to Junior Sister's quick thinking, otherwise, how could this White Jade Bottle and Xuanji Jade have fallen into our hands so easily?"

"If you want to be a gentleman, then be one yourself. Remember to return the treasure you have to your junior sister!"

Po Yun sighed awkwardly, feeling helpless in the face of her sophistry.

As the group emerged from the 'Hundred Weapons Pavilion,' an old man on the upper floor directly opposite the arena stroked his beard and asked, 'Was the girl who just won the match the one who took away Elder Wushan's beloved pet last time?'

The person beside her nodded and said, "It should be right, the black ball next to her is indeed a Taotie."

The old man squinted and smiled, "This is interesting. The Old Man of the Moon has a really sharp eye."

The person beside him frowned and said, "But she cheated during the competition."

Upon hearing this, the white-bearded old man glanced at him displeasedly: "That's called giving someone a taste of their own medicine! Why are you talking so much now? Go find your senior brother and receive ten lashes!"

"Master, I was wrong..."

"Then twenty lashes."

"..."

Outside.

Ruoning then asked, "Junior Sister, how long do you plan to stay at the Li residence?"

"We will set off for the Demon Emperor's Palace early tomorrow morning."

Ruoning's eyes lit up: "Junior Sister, are you going to the Demon Emperor's Palace to formalize your Daoist partnership with that Demon Emperor? Remember to use the elixir I gave you during your dual cultivation!"

Jiang Yan's eyes widened suddenly. How could her senior sister connect everything to dual cultivation? She really wasn't a decent person!

She said, slightly embarrassed, "No, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gongsun Jin, who was standing to the side, gave a faint "hmm".

Jiang Yan looked at him with a surprised expression: Are you sick? What are you humming nonsense about?

Gongsun Jin's expression was indifferent, but the smile in his eyes and brows was hard to hide.

Once he returned to the Demon Emperor's Palace, his domain would be his.

He really didn't want to use this broken body of the Little Immortal Lord for even a moment longer.

Lin Yun, who was wrapped around Jiang Yan's wrist, glared at Feng Qingyu with displeasure. He had a feeling that the old demon had ill intentions! He had to be careful of him!