It was the best time of the year in April. The fragrance of pear blossoms in Guanliu City was so strong and the peach blossoms burned the sky red. A huge circular arena called Shenglongtai had been built outside the Dazizai Hall. It could accommodate thousands of spectators. All the major sects gathered together, and the spectators were as lively as a market.

When masters compete, they cannot be as casual as in ordinary martial arts competitions. A barrier has long been set up around Shenglongtai to protect the onlookers. Xingyuan is very versatile, and the seating arrangement of each sect is very particular. For example, sects with grudges will never sit next to each other, but they will sit opposite each other, wishing to poke a hole in the other party with their eyes. Next to Quan Xing is Xingji Pavilion, and opposite is Wanjian Mountain and Miaoyin Sect.

The battle of the top eight in the morning has ended, and the top martial arts champion will be decided in the afternoon from the four outstanding disciples. Wanjianshan is indeed the sect with the deepest foundation, with two of the top four. In the last three games, Li Yun drew Gu Bufan, and Jiang Mi played against a disciple of Xingji Pavilion.

——The martial arts champion of the sect competition is also known as the Hundred Flowers Martial Arts Champion, because every audience member will receive a local representative flower for free, which they can throw to their favorite contestant after the competition. Ordinary audience members will save the flower for the finals, while some wealthy young men and women will spend a fortune to buy thousands of flowers for their loved ones to show their support.

When Yao Yue arrived at the venue, there was already a blooming Epiphyllum next to her seat. It was obvious that the Great Freedom Hall attached great importance to this competition, and the Epiphyllum had to be preserved using the Life-Growing Technique to prevent it from withering in a few minutes.

Udumbara is a sacred flower in Buddhism, so there is nothing wrong with using the Udumbara as a substitute in the Mahabodhi Hall. However, using it in this martial arts arena has a sense of being ephemeral, which is not very auspicious.

As the war drums sounded, Yao Yue put her thoughts aside and turned her gaze to the arena - the first match was between Li Yun and Gu Bufan.

Li Yun's finger joints crackled, and in an instant, his human hands turned into beast claws. When beastmen become fierce, they will unconsciously reveal their beast form, so they are not suitable for using weapons. Instead, they are more suitable for hand-to-hand combat because of their sharp claws. This is why Bai Ruyu sent Li Yun to the Great Freedom Hall, where fist, palm and finger techniques have reached the pinnacle.

The claws were extremely sharp, and ordinary weapons of the same level could not do anything to it, and could even be cut off by its claws. Gu Bufan obviously did not expect this, and he still used the Hantan Sword issued by Wanjian Mountain. After a few blocks, cracks appeared on the sword body, and he fell into a disadvantage.

Another claw came, and the fan-shaped air wave spread rapidly to the entire arena with Li Yun as the center, with a radius of more than ten feet! This claw was like a fierce and angry King Kong, and Gu Bufan could only resist with his sword horizontally, but as soon as it touched, he felt that the magic power in his body was like a stream meeting the ocean, and the Cold Pond Sword broke into pieces!

Seeing that the victory was certain, Yao Yue felt relieved, but suddenly she felt a burning gaze coming from the opposite side. She looked over and saw a pair of perfect men, one black and one white, standing side by side.

Yun Meng stood beside Jiang Mi, her snow-white skin was faintly visible under the white veil, her long hair and clothes outlined her delicate figure, she was a beautiful lady. The female cultivators of Miaoyin Sect were elegant and pure, and the white-dressed ones looked like fairies descending from the earth, attracting many people's attention. Yun Meng was eliminated by the Xingji Pavilion disciples in the last round, but she received the most flowers so far.

The sight came from the black-clothed youth beside Yun Meng. The young man was full of vigor and vigor, and his eyes were overwhelmingly determined. Yao Yue was slightly startled, and instantly thought of the male peacock with its tail spread out that she had seen in the Monster Market, but she herself didn't know why she had such an absurd association.

——I haven't looked for her for five years, why are you looking at her like that now?

She subconsciously wanted to look away but felt that it was a bit strange for her to be so evasive, so she stared back. She wanted to send a telepathic message to ridicule him, but Bai Ruyu had said earlier that she was being harassed by a lot of people, and a ban had been placed around the Quanxing seats when the game started, so she had to give up.

Fortunately, Li Yun returned victorious at this time, and she naturally turned her attention to Li Yun.

"Master!" Li Yun knelt in front of her with his mountain-like body, and before he could retract his gray furry ears, he said, "I'm in the finals!"

The girl's soft and bright outline almost melted into the golden sunlight, making people's eyes tighten and their hearts tremble.

"You won beautifully." She reached out and rubbed his ears, then picked up a grape from the fruit bowl and held it to his mouth like feeding a puppy, "This is a reward for you."

Li Yun was flattered and stretched out her tongue to roll the grape in. The rough surface of her tongue scraped across her palm slightly, leaving wet and hot marks.

She wanted to wipe her hands with a handkerchief, but was afraid that Li Yun would misunderstand, so she touched his hair to wipe off her saliva. Seeing that pair of smoky gray eyes were as clear and pure as a child's, she couldn't help but stroke his eye sockets with her thumb.

"Good luck in the finals."

——If Yao Yue looked up now, she would definitely see resentment, pain and a hint of infatuation flashing in the eyes of the person opposite her.

The anger and jealousy in his heart made his eyes red and almost burned him to ashes.

Why... did I fly a sword with that dog? And why... did I touch its eyes?

Do I have to do everything I did with him with others?

There was piercing pain in every breath, and every breath was so difficult as if it was the last ray of life. His nails dug deeply into his palms, and finally he couldn't help turning his back and coughing up blood!

Yun Meng beside him was terrified, and Gu Bufan, who had just finished the game, also rushed over: "Jiang Mi! What's wrong with you?"

Yun Meng reached out and stroked his back, with anxiety in her eyes: "Give up the game, I'll talk to my second uncle, he'll agree."

Jiang Mi pursed his lips, cast a spell to clean up the blood, turned around, and swept his burning eyes across the orc opposite him, and uttered a few words with his thin lips. These words were very clear and very low, and immediately a strong and cold aura like a needle piercing the young man emanated from his body, which was actually a surging murderous intent -

"I'll beat him."

***

On the top of Yunyou Mountain, the Demon Palace.

A cloud of black and white mist slowly rose from the main hall of the Demon Palace, and quickly condensed in the air, vaguely revealing a human figure. The air in the room suddenly stagnated, as if an invisible pressure was pressing on everyone's head. The eyes of the servants with lower realms almost bulged out of their eye sockets, and they could only hear their ears buzzing. The black-clothed woman sitting in the first seat made a light "tsk" sound, raised her hand and waved to dispel the pressure, and everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief.

A Taoist priest-like figure slowly emerged from the mist, wearing a yin-yang mask that covered most of his face. The right half was white, and the left half was black. He looked strange and evil, making people feel uncomfortable.

He is a sinister Taoist.

"What wind brings back the Imperial Master? And why is there such a big fuss?" The Great Protector Ye Lian hid her face in the shadow of her hood, but the eyes of the demon generals present were so sharp that she could not hide the disgust and embarrassment on her face.

"Is there no one in the Demon Realm who understands astrology except me?" His voice was hoarse and seemed to be disguised, and his chin was slightly raised, revealing arrogance and playfulness.

"The Imperial Master is so talented that even the Xingji Pavilion feels inferior to him. How can we compare to him?"

Ye Lian was very upset with this imperial teacher. The two of them were the right-hand men of the previous Demon Emperor, who was destroyed by thunderbolt. In theory, before the next person who awakened the blood of the true demon appeared, the two of them should work together to manage the affairs of the Demon Realm. Who would have thought that this person would turn around and become a hands-off boss, traveling around the world, leaving the mess of the Demon Realm to her.

The sinister Taoist's beautifully lined thin lips slightly curled up, not a smile that showed joy, but an indescribable expectation -

"The situation is very bad, the true devil has appeared! Hurry up and organize your troops to welcome the new Demon Emperor!"

***

The scene of Jiang Mi fighting against the Xingji Pavilion disciple can almost be described as cruel. It was not that it was bloody, but that he allowed the Xingji Pavilion disciple to set up the spell formation first, and then with only two moves, the opponent was defeated and had no power to fight back.

Yao Yue took a closer look at Jiang Mi while he was fighting, and was surprised to find that he had already taken half a step into the state of enlightenment!

She started practicing at the age of four, and entered the state of enlightenment before leaving the mountain, which took her twelve years in total. However, Jiang Mi only practiced for six years, and his practice speed was twice as fast as hers. Jiang Mi was talented, but there was no way he could surpass her. Where did he get such great talent?

His devilish face suddenly flashed through her mind, and her heart skipped a beat -

He is still practicing the Six Desire Heavens Technique!

Those who have fallen into demons practice twice as fast as ordinary people. This Six Desires Heaven Technique is a technique between good and evil, a tightrope walking on the edge of a cliff. If you are not careful, you will fall into demons completely...

When she came to her senses, she saw the young man standing on the Shenglong Terrace, his amber eyes gazing at her tenderly and eagerly. Jiang Mi had handsome features, black clothes and black hair, and he was a picture standing there with a sword. After not seeing him for five years, he seemed to have changed a lot, but the look in his eyes when he looked at her had not changed at all.

When their eyes met, he smiled suddenly and mouthed three words, which clearly said:

I will win.

“…”

Yao Yue had the illusion of a male peacock spreading its feathers and squeezing in front of her. She didn't know what her expression was now, a mixture of shame, worry, longing... and a little indescribable relief.

Those who didn't know the truth thought that this Wanjian Mountain disciple was very brave and openly challenged Quan Xing; those who knew the truth, such as Bai Ruyu and Xing Yuan, looked very unhappy.

How is this any different from flirting in public?

The girl sighed, then raised her hand and tapped him in the air. The action was very interesting, as if she was helpless, and a bit reprimanding... or even angry.

Just this small action made Jiang Mi so excited that he could not help but take two steps towards Quan Xing. Concern and longing, heartache and madness were overwhelming.

Now even the uninformed crowd noticed something was wrong. Fortunately, Li Yun came on stage at the right time and drew everyone's attention back to the competition for the title of Wu Champion.

The moment the war drums sounded, Jiang Mi had already rushed to Li Yun's side. A trace of cold, resentful contempt flashed in his eyes. Then he turned around and grasped the Awakening Sword and slashed it down!

Li Yun was startled, his blood rushed back, his heart and liver were broken, and he quickly stretched out his claws to block. If the sword went in a little further, blood would spurt out from his neck and soar into the sky. He didn't understand why the disciples of Wanjian Mountain were so murderous, as if they were not competing in martial arts, but fighting to the death.

But Li Yun's blocking was not as effective as usual, and he actually cut off several of his sharp nails.

Wanjian Mountain asked Jiang Mi to bring the sword of the previous leader Yun Liang to the battlefield just in case. Although Xingshi had been cracked by her Fu Shui before, Li Yun's claws could not destroy this peerless sword no matter how sharp they were.

In fact, Jiang Mi should not make any mistakes using the Hantan Sword, just like how the Six Desires Heavenly Demon was able to use an iron Zen staff to block her fall. The suppression of realm is more direct and more terrifying than weapons.

Sure enough, within three moves, Li Yun's army was completely defeated, and he hurriedly called for a stop and admitted defeat. However, Jiang Mi's sword force was not dead yet. Fortunately, the referee, the elder of the Great Freedom Hall, intervened and barely blocked the sword that almost cut off Li Yun's right arm.

"Amitabha, the fighting is over."

"I declare that the winner of the sect competition is Wan Jian Shan, and Jiang Mi is the new generation of Bai Hua Wu Kui!"

Thousands of spectators had just come to their senses, and in an instant, it was like cold water poured into a boiling oil pan, and the whole place exploded! There was a loud cheer, applause and cheers, and everyone threw the Epiphyllum in their hands towards Shenglongtai!

The young man stood in the rain of flowers and looked up at her——

His eyes were warm and deep, his face was sharp and handsome, and at this moment, there was no one in the world who looked better than him. He was so heroic and so elegant, with the sunlight and sword shining against each other, and his whole body was stained with a gentle and brilliant halo.

Yao Yue smiled at him, a smile that could not be concealed at all, as if the treasure of pearls and jade that only she knew about could no longer be buried, and a brilliant and dazzling light burst out from the thousand-foot canyon.

As if by magic, or perhaps she was prepared, she stretched out her finger and flicked the snow-white night-blooming cereus, causing it to fly towards Shenglongtai.

This moment is just like that moment.

Jiang Mi seemed to see the crabapple flower on the top of Shaoyang Peak again, crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, crossing the long time, floating towards him unwaveringly!

But the next second, rage and hatred suddenly burst out from the depths of his brain, like a boiling hot current flowing to his limbs and bones——

Someone jumped up and caught the flower in his palm.