"You're that eager to win?"

Li Qianyun scoffed, "Don't you want to win?"

Ai Yue shook her head. "If it were in front of Senior Brother Lu Yuan, I could forfeit, but this is the last round. Why shouldn't I accept the title of champion that's been given to me?"

"You're too arrogant!"

Ai Yue smiled slightly, then formed a hand seal, and a snow-white immortal sword appeared before her. As soon as the sword appeared, a layer of frost immediately condensed on the arena. The pure white sword body was like the mysterious ice at the deepest part of the Heavenly Pool, exuding a terrifying chill.

"It's the Legend of Sword and Fairy: Moonlit Flowing Sky!" The crowd erupted in commotion.

At this moment, Xiao Yuhan in the stands also looked at her third senior sister, Shen Huairu, in surprise, "Senior sister is so generous, giving such a divine sword to junior nephew Aiyue."

After a moment of silence, Shen Huairu said, "It's a pity she didn't meet Bai Yao. Junior Brother Xiao, Senior Sister doesn't mean to look down on Li Qianyun at all. Let him admit defeat. Yue'er is going to get serious."

Xiao Yuhan hesitated for a moment, but then he thought that Li Qianyun's cultivation level was not as high as Ai Yue's, and the other party had such a celestial sword to enhance her. Moreover, judging from their previous exchange, even if Li Qianyun used the Moonfall Frost Sword Technique, she would still be no match for Ai Yue.

Continuing to fight will only harm ourselves.

After much deliberation, he said, "Qianyun, admit defeat! You are no match for Aiyue!"

Upon hearing this, Ai Yue smiled slightly, turned around and bowed to Xiao Yuhan. But in that brief moment, Li Qianyun seized the opportunity and attacked Ai Yue with her sword, saying, "Why?! I won't admit defeat!"

His master had already told him to admit defeat, but he still decided to launch a sneak attack, which was something no one expected.

Fortunately, Ai Yue reacted quickly and dodged the attack. However, this time, she no longer had any goodwill towards Li Qianyun. She swung the Su Yue Liu Tian sword, and the sword energy turned into frost. Then she disappeared from the spot, her movements so fast that no one could see her clearly.

With just this one move, he unleashed more than ten sword strikes in succession.

She had already shown mercy; otherwise, any demon beast would have perished on the spot.

Li Qianyun had more than a dozen wounds on his body, all of which were covered in ice. He was restricted in his movements by the ice and stopped in place. He almost knelt down because of the ice, but then he found that his feet were also frozen.

He was firmly connected to the arena, unable to move an inch. Although he was still somewhat unconvinced and wanted to break free of the ice to make another move, Xiao Yuhan on the stage said coldly, "Enough! A loss is a loss!"

Li Qianyun gritted her teeth and said, "I refuse to accept this! If my master could give me a sword like that, I wouldn't lose!"

At this moment, Ai Yue walked up to Li Qianyun and said softly, "It's just a sword. I took out Su Yue Liu Tian only to make you wary and admit defeat. I can still beat you without this sword. You call yourself a sword cultivator, why don't you understand that a truly powerful swordsman is still powerful even with a broken sword? The reason you can't beat me isn't because of the sword, it's just that you're too weak..."

These words completely shattered Li Qianyun's pride. In truth, he knew he was no match for this person, as could be seen from their previous encounters. But he couldn't accept that despite his years of hard work, he was still inferior to him.

Why? We're all the same kind of people, so why am I still not even a fraction as good as you despite all my hard work?

Li Qianyun looked at Ai Yue with resentment, and was immediately enraged. She was about to draw her sword, but Ai Yue was already on guard against her. "The outcome is decided, the competition is over. If you draw your sword against me again, that will be an attack outside the arena, and I will cripple you! Also, you feel unconvinced, right? It's because you think you've worked hard enough that you have the illusion that you can defeat me?"

"You're just talented, that's all. Why should you be able to easily obtain such powerful cultivation? People with talent are valued, they can be passed down by their masters, and they can obtain powerful magic treasures. Why?!"

Ai Yue sneered and said, "You're wrong! Just because you're working hard doesn't mean others aren't. Besides, based on our efforts, we can't even talk about competing in talent. Look at Senior Brother Lu Yuan. When he came up the mountain, he was, to put it bluntly, just an ordinary person. He wasn't taken in as a disciple by the sect leader right away. He achieved his current status through his hard work day and night."

"Him? A scoundrel who only knows how to cheat and swindle doesn't even deserve to be compared to me."

Hearing this, Ai Yue became furious and immediately said, "You say he's not worthy? Let me tell you the truth, if he wants to beat you, you're no different from an ant in his eyes, just as you are in my eyes. Think about it carefully!"

Those cold words left Li Qianyun stunned and silent for a long time. Watching Ai Yue's departing figure, Li Qianyun's hand holding the sword began to tremble slightly.

Xiao Yuhan flew down from the stage and removed the ice from Li Qianyun's body. He felt a little strange. This eldest disciple was usually the one who knew how to take the big picture into account. Why did he suddenly act like a child today?

"Is a single victory or defeat that important to you?"

Li Qianyun shook her head. "It's not important... So... Master, can I be your pride now?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan was somewhat surprised, as if she understood something. Yes, no matter what, this kid was still just a boy. Xiao Yuhan reached out and patted his shoulder, "Qianyun..."

However, before Xiao Yuhan could finish speaking, a wild laugh suddenly rang out: "Hahahaha... Boy, you don't need to be his pride. From the moment you became my disciple, you should be proud of yourself!"