Zhenru did not stay on the periphery. Instead, she calmly adjusted her breathing, mingled with the crowd, and headed towards the fireball.
However, Zhenru was probably exhausted from using her powerful moves earlier, and after fighting Liu Yunzhao, she was surrounded and attacked again, leaving her somewhat powerless.
In short, just like this time, he failed to get close to the fireball and was once again squeezed out by the magic power in the chaos of battle.
Once squeezed out, Zhenru tried to squeeze back in.
Occasionally, I unleash a powerful attack, and then I become weak for a while.
The crowd, who were initially extremely wary of Zhenru, gradually began to discern something from the prolonged battle.
No wonder that Zhenru, who is also at the Golden Core stage, was able to overpower everyone else so much; he must have learned a secret technique that allows for concentrated bursts of power.
The advantage of this secret technique is obvious: it can be very useful in critical moments of saving lives or fighting. However, this fighting style can generally harm cultivators, and after a concentrated burst of power, their overall strength will be weakened for a period of time.
If that's the case, then they understand, and the psychological apprehension and instinctive fear of danger simply disappear.
Since Zhenru is no longer special, others will no longer hold back, nor will they target her excessively; they will simply treat Zhenru as one of the ordinary treasure hunters.
This idea is absolutely correct; it is exactly the effect that Zhenru needs to achieve. Even Qin Yue and the other two think so.
Only Liu Yunzhao, who was lurking in the shadows, began to sense that something was amiss as time went on.
What is Zhenru doing?
During the cultivation competition, she made great strides all the way without showing any weakness, even after fighting Lei Wuxin.
So... is he really hiding his strength and pretending to be weak?
Others may not know the importance of the Golden Crow's essence to Zhenru, but Liu Yunzhao does know some of it.
Given Liu Yunzhao's understanding of Zhenru, how could she possibly behave like this about something so important?
That's right! How could something like the Golden Crow's essence blood react like that?
Liu Yunzhao's expression changed drastically, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart. He didn't care about maintaining his composure and hurriedly moved closer to Zhenru.
Zhenru had been keeping an eye on Liu Yunzhao, and she noticed his every move.
A quick smirk appeared on her lips, and as if she hadn't noticed anything, she used the chaos of the battle to move away from Liu Yunzhao.
Seeing that Zhenru was avoiding him, Liu Yunzhao's guesses became clearer and he began to get really anxious. His subordinates no longer held back their strength.
"Boom boom boom—"
"Bang bang bang—"
Liu Yunzhao unleashed several powerful attacks, smashing through the people blocking her path and catching up with Zhenru at an extremely fast speed.
"Liu Yunqing! You stop right there!"
Seeing that Zhenru not only kept moving but was even speeding up her departure, Liu Yunzhao's attention was completely drawn to her, and he aimed his long-prepared ultimate move at Zhenru's back.
So close, just a little closer...
Liu Yunzhao's eyes reflected the blazing fire, and his whole body felt hot.
finally!
Liu Yunzhao's distance from Zhenru reached the perfect attack range.
Liu Yunzhao no longer held back, and with the power gathered in his hand, he slammed it down towards Zhenru.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"
"Willow, ah—!!!"
Liu Yunzhao's screams were mixed with the booming sound of the magic explosion, making it impossible to hear what she was saying. When it became clear, all that could be heard was her screams of agony.
Yes, Liu Yunzhao's scream.
When the excruciating burning pain forced its way into his body, Liu Yunzhao regained his senses and, upon seeing his current predicament, realized that he had been tricked.
Liu Yunzhao's attack did not land on Zhenru as she had hoped.
But the instant she launched her attack, flames suddenly shot up, blocking her attack and unleashing a deafening roar that echoed through the mountains.
Liu Yunzhao looked closely and saw that the rising flames were none other than the fireball containing the essence blood of the Golden Crow on the Vermilion Bird Golden Stone Platform.
"The fireball is gone!"
A shout came from somewhere, and everyone in the midst of the chaotic fight turned their gazes to Liu Yunzhao.
Liu Yunzhao's attack was aimed at Zhenru, but to others it appeared as an attack aimed directly at the fireball.
Zhenru's figure was no longer in front of Liu Yunzhao.
Liu Yunzhao was unaware that Zhenru had appeared on the outskirts of the crowd. Looking up, she met Zhenru's raised eyebrow.
She did it on purpose!
They deliberately lured me to the edge of the stone platform, deliberately provoked me to attack, and then pinned the blame for the disappearance of the Golden Crow's essence on me!
Liu Yunzhao realized what was happening. Not only did she realize it, but she also remembered from Zhenru's meaningful gaze that she had been tricked by Zhenru in the same way during the last competition for the Golden Crow's essence blood.
She, Liu Yunzhao, made the same mistake twice!
Liu Yunzhao was furious, but she couldn't immediately confront Zhenru, because those who were vying for the Golden Crow's essence blood had already shifted their attention from the stone platform to her.
In the treasure hunt of secret realms, everyone must rely on their own abilities.
But whether or not one can keep the treasure they've acquired depends on their own abilities.
Everyone thought that it was her ability to not yell at Liu Yunzhao for taking the treasure.
However, now that everyone knows that Liu Yunzhao took the treasure, they have every right to fight back and seize it.
"I'm not..."
Liu Yunzhao frowned. Her target was never these outside cultivators. Unfortunately, before she could finish speaking, a magical force attacked and interrupted her.
Liu Yunzhao initially thought the attack came from Zhenru, but what met him was a sword light carrying the power of thunder—Lei Wuxin.
Was it intentional or unintentional?
Zhenru was somewhat surprised, and Liu Yunzhao was also suspicious, but there was no time for the two of them to think about it.
After Lei Wuxin's thunderous sword strike, Liu Yunzhao completely lost her chance to speak. She glared at Zhenru hatefully, pushed her palms forward, and the sound of ice cracking filled the air.
This was originally Liu Yunzhao's trump card to deal with Zhenru Tianhuo.
True fire is powerful, water cannot overcome it, but ice is useful.
Unfortunately, this trump card was not used, but instead used on Liu Yunzhao himself—to save his own life.
Everyone in the hall felt a chill run through them, and their movements became momentarily slowed.
It was this brief delay that allowed everyone to dispel the chilling atmosphere that impaired their mobility, only to discover that Liu Yunzhao had vanished into thin air.
If Zhenru knew, Liu Yunzhao hadn't vanished into thin air; he had simply hidden himself in a mustard seed space.
After searching around and confirming that they could not find Liu Yunzhao, the remaining people had no choice but to give up and turn their attention to the stone platform made of Vermilion Bird Gold Stone.
"The Golden Crow's essence blood has already been stolen. What about the Vermilion Bird Golden Stone? Should we divide it up or fight it out?"
It was as subtle as the slightest lift of an eyebrow.
Sure enough, these people were very knowledgeable and easily recognized the Vermilion Bird Gold Stone.
Fortunately, Zhenru already possessed enough for his own use, and the fact that he was able to silently obtain the Golden Crow's essence blood under these circumstances was already a huge gain. Therefore, Zhenru was not attached to the Vermilion Bird Golden Stone.
"Let's break up, don't keep fighting and miss the Tower of Ascension."
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