In the blink of an eye, a handful of spirit stones, accompanied by the whistling wind, struck the little blue flame that was battling the opponent.

"Awoo!"

With a swift turn, the little blue flame swallowed all the spirit stones, its body instantly expanding, surrounded by clusters of blue flames emitting sparks.

Lin Jingge smiled slightly, closed her eyes, and focused on sensing the refined ore. She discovered a slight flaw and immediately directed all her magic power to attack that spot.

"Come on, victory is just around the corner! How could his strange fire possibly compare to my little blue fire?" she thought to herself, a confident smile playing on her lips.

The little blue flame's spiritual power surged, and after being fed, it naturally came to life, immediately cooperating to suppress the momentum of the other contestants' strange flames.

The competition quickly reached a fever pitch.

The contestant from the Cloud Soaring Sect was overwhelmed. After a moment of contemplation, he made a sudden movement with his right hand, unleashing even more strange fire power from his palm in an attempt to replenish his strength. However, he soon discovered that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

His expression gradually froze from astonishment, because for some reason, the strength in his hand was being slowly drained away, as if he were entering a bottomless pit.

"That woman's moves were unique. On the surface, she didn't seem to have the upper hand, but in reality, she had everyone else completely under her control. I never expected that such a talented woman would emerge in this generation. She has truly impressed me."

Beside the arena, the Yun Ding Sect teacher stared intently at Lin Jingge's composed demeanor, stroked his beard, and pondered for a moment.

She clearly stood out and attracted the teachers' attention. It's no easy feat to draw attention in a sea of ​​people at a competition, but she did it.

The crowd of onlookers below the stage erupted in a frenzy.

"That blue flame is quite powerful. Could it be that this little girl managed to defeat it?"

"What's going on?! There's not a single good fighter in this year's competition. They actually lost to an unremarkable woman. They must have bribed their opponents and taken the money to do it." Several disciples huddled together and whispered among themselves.

"What are you saying? My Xiaoge is incredibly capable, unlike you gossipy people who only talk about others behind their backs." As her best friend, Tang Cheng naturally couldn't ignore people talking behind her back, so she immediately put her hands on her hips and stepped forward.

The disciples fell silent abruptly. They had seen everything clearly just now, and none of them wanted to argue with this shrew, lest she berate them mercilessly, which would be embarrassing for them.

At this moment, the competition was entering its final stage. Lin Jingge was too lazy to continue and decided to finish the battle quickly. He controlled the little blue fire again, and it opened its mouth to release bursts of power, instantly refining the ore.

Next, according to the requirements on the jade slip, the ore was refined into high-quality ore, and several other treasures were added as well. The ore was brightly colored and looked like an excellent finished product at first glance.

She refined the most difficult-to-process ore with the fastest speed, the best quality, and without hesitation, which undoubtedly shook the entire arena. Everyone was stunned, utterly shocked by what they saw, and cheered for her at the same time.

Lin Jinge openly and fairly stole the show in the competition and won first place.

"Xiao Ge, you're amazing!" Tang Cheng was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes, and she jumped up and gave her a bear hug.

She was worried that the Yunxiao Sect disciple would suppress her with his strange fire, but she didn't expect her little Gege to be so extraordinary. She easily devoured the other party without any hesitation.

Such talent is what makes someone worthy of dominating this arena!

Thinking of this, Tang Cheng grinned foolishly again.

"Alright, alright, all you do is praise me all day long, I'm getting embarrassed." Lin Jingge complained, then smiled with relief.

He then stepped down from the stage and immediately found his former senior brother from the Southern Academy, asking to have his pulse taken.

The senior brother looked slightly surprised. He didn't know that Lin Jingge had this skill of taking pulses, so he naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity and offered his wrist.

She carefully pinched the spot where her pulse was beating, sensing it with her heart.

"It seems my guess is pretty much correct. There are demonic insects in your body suppressing the strange fire, which is why you can't use it." After pondering for a while, Lin Jingge slowly said.

There must be someone behind this frame-up, trying to get him to withdraw from the competition early and eliminate one competitor.

"What you said... is it true?" The eldest brother's eyes widened as he secretly pondered which faction he had offended recently, that would cause such harm to him from behind.

"Of course, you must have sensed something unusual about it. The person who sealed your strange fire is not to be underestimated."

Just as the two sides finished explaining the matter, several figures walked menacingly toward them.

Lin Jingge squinted and recognized them as several disciples of the Cloud Soaring Sect.

Their status is second only to Nanyuan, so they wanted to beat Nanyuan in this competition and truly gain the right to allocate resources. Now that they have been defeated by an unknown obstacle, they have nowhere to vent their anger, so they simply came to cause trouble.

"Hey, you woman over there! This is impossible! How could you possibly defeat our Cloud Soaring Sect's most capable senior brother with just that blue flame? Tell us the truth right now, what kind of pill did you use to cheat?" The leading man pointed at her and cursed, showing no manners whatsoever.

"Exactly! He even cheated so brazenly! He must have sealed our senior brother's strange fire! Bah! You think you deserve to be number one? Die!"

After saying that, the disciples rolled up their sleeves and were about to take action.

"Hey, are you even men? A good man doesn't fight with a woman. Besides, our Xiaoge's strength is undeniable. Are you blind? Have you all fed your brains to the dogs?" Tang Cheng couldn't take it anymore and immediately stood up to scold back, looking completely bewildered.

It's ridiculous. They have no ability themselves, yet they falsely accuse others of cheating. Do they think everyone is as black-hearted as they are?

"Why is it impossible? Sealing a strange fire is not a difficult task at all!" The Yunxiao Sect disciple was caught off guard by the rebuttal and said with a flushed face.

"What a joke! Then tell me if you have any other examples. Talk is cheap, who knows what you're bragging about?" Tang Cheng raised her little finger and sighed.

The disciples were furious. Why were they always running into obstacles lately? They couldn't even win an argument with a woman.

Instantly, the leading disciple raised his voice and shouted, "Of course, you ignorant fool! Women are all talk and no action. Our academy's Grand Elder took action, and this kid from Nanyuan was completely under control, unable to use his strange fire. If we can do it, then of course you can use the same method to punish our senior brother!"

After saying all that in one breath, he realized that he had let something slip, and an embarrassed expression filled his face.