Chapter 165 The Highlight
Mu Jianjian looked at Jin Fuzhen, who had walked to the center of the hall and was now holding her hands, her eyes covered by silk and her face smiling. Her feelings were complicated.
Feeling somewhat nervous about these bets being placed on her shoulders, Mu Jianjian listened to the encouraging voice from the system in her mind and slowly walked into the hall, standing in front of Jin Fuzhen.
The center of the main hall was enclosed by Nangong Yining's magic, so there was no need to worry too much about whether the fight would endanger the surrounding cultivators. Mu Jianjian raised her eyes and listened to the woman opposite her speaking softly.
“Miss Mu, there’s no need to worry. The duel will stop when one side concedes defeat. The other side must stop.” Jin Fuzhen’s silk eyeglasses fluttered without wind, contrasting with her fair skin, and her gentle voice reached the ears of everyone present.
All she needs to do is make Mu Jianjian lose to her and lose face in everyone's eyes. If she is too proud to admit defeat, she doesn't mind cutting her a few more times.
After all, cultivators will inevitably make mistakes when competing with their true energy. Who would blame a kind-hearted blind woman like Jinwu Ji?
"Okay." As soon as Mu Jianjian finished speaking, a surge of true energy rushed towards her!
She quickly dodged and raised an eyebrow, it seemed that the other party was really not going to show any mercy to someone like her who was at a "low-level Foundation Establishment".
But it makes sense, if Kim Bok-jin could quickly suppress her to admit defeat, the amazing effect it would bring to others would definitely be the most exaggerated.
Who wouldn't like a stupid and incompetent stepping stone?
Unfortunately, she wasn't a stepping stone; she was Mu Jianjian.
Mu Jianjian raised her hand and removed the Morning and Evening Hairpin from her hair bun. The three crystal-carved flowers were lifelike and exceptionally beautiful. She easily dodged the opponent's attack and met the opponent's momentum head-on, retreating instead of advancing.
"Hairpins at dawn and dusk, intertwined branches—"
The three lifeless bouquets miraculously came back to life. Starting from Mu Jianjian's hand, they rapidly grew into sturdy tree trunks that supported the girl's body, while the branches, like sharp blades, attacked Jin Fuzhen!
Trees suddenly sprouted from the spot that Nangong Yining had sealed with her magic, and the source of this was just an inconspicuous decorative hairpin in the girl's hand!
The surrounding cultivators stared wide-eyed at this strange secret technique, wishing they could sew their eyes onto it.
Jinwu Ji Nu had been at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage for a long time, while Miss Mu had only been cultivating for a few months. Not only could she dodge her opponent's attacks, but she could also react and counterattack.
Dissatisfied with her missed attack, Kim Bok-jin raised her hand, her red lips parted slightly, and said, "Barrier—"
We really shouldn't underestimate our opponent.
He's only at the low-level Foundation Establishment stage, but the thickness of his true energy and his reaction speed are nothing like those of someone at that stage. It seems I'll have to show some real skill...
The moment the intertwined branches formed by the morning and evening hairpin touched Kim Bok-jin, a pale golden barrier appeared in front of her as her voice fell. The originally fierce branches were like ordinary paper strips in front of the barrier, lightly striking it a few times.
One of the secret techniques of the Golden Crow Temple.
A weak, ineffective attack won't break through her defenses.
Kim Bok-jin's upturned lips revealed her effortless command: "Pat."
A crisp sound accompanied her upturned eyes. Behind the woman, two translucent golden giant hands inexplicably rose up and slowly reached out towards the girl sitting on the giant tree.
Mu Jianjian raised an eyebrow.
I guess I had to scare her a bit before she'd actually use the Golden Crow Shrine's secret technique.
While learning about the Golden Crow's secret techniques, you can also try out her latest research on the Morning and Evening Hairpin—
As she guessed, the power of nature given to her by the Tree God of the Wood Spirit Clan was indeed used to infuse the Dawn and Dusk Hairpin, and it was able to create a physical object. However, it felt like it consumed too much true energy without achieving the desired result, so the cost-effectiveness was not very high.
If Kim Bok-jin knew what the girl was thinking, she would probably be so angry she'd vomit blood.
She was thinking about how to kill the other person quickly, but she was actually thinking about using her as practice.
Kim Bok-jin stood motionless in the hall the entire time, exuding the air of a closest person, yet seemingly conveying the same message from beginning to end—
"You are not worth my time."
She spread her divine sense throughout the entire barrier, feeling the large hand that the girl had conjured up and down due to her secret technique jumping around, but she didn't take it seriously.
With a barrier protecting her in front and golden palms attacking from the outside, no one with more powerful internal energy than her could break through the "spear and shield." Under such circumstances, how could Mu Jianjian possibly escape?
Jin Fuzhu has already written the final ending: Mu Jianjian escapes without exhausting her true energy, and she wins by obtaining four high-grade magic artifacts!
Before Kim Bok-jin could think any further, she suddenly felt the girl, who was clearly at the farthest point of the barrier, stand right in front of her.
"Sister Jin, try not to get distracted during the fight." Mu Jianjian faced Jin Fuzhen, completely ignoring the golden hand reaching for her from behind, and instead gently placed her hand on the barrier as she spoke with a bright smile.
Kim Bok-jin was taken aback, but then sneered.
Who's she trying to scare? Does she want to stand in front of the barrier herself and then attract her golden palm to strike it?
The idea is good, but it's ridiculous.
Putting aside the fact that her golden palm could automatically attack her, once Mu Jianjian's body moved away from the barrier, no matter how fast it was, the golden palm would automatically follow. Even if the golden palm actually hit the barrier, the two would only absorb each other and would not cause any harm to her body!
Jin Fuzhen remained motionless, her voice filled with regret and remorse, "Miss Mu, what you're doing is useless—"
Before the words were finished, a loud "boom" resounded throughout the entire hall, and billowing white smoke and dust rose within the barrier, obstructing everyone's view.
"Do you think Miss Mu will be alright?"
"That's right. No matter how talented you are in cultivation, you still can't beat Jinwu Ji Nu. If you don't use your true qi to protect yourself from an impact of that level, you'll definitely break your arms and legs."
"You all praise Miss Mu, but in my opinion, she's just a fake genius who was pushed up by Sect Leader Mu. Did you see that? Just now, Miss Jinwuci stood still and didn't move an inch!"
"..."
There was much discussion among the crowd, but everyone's eyes were focused on the barrier within the hall, waiting for the dust to settle and the outcome of the battle.
"Jin'er, what do you think?" Old Xu showed no remorse for losing the magic weapon he had crafted. Instead, he stroked his white beard with a cheerful smile and approached Gong Yuanjin like a child.
Gong Yuanjin continued to brew tea with a white porcelain cup in his hand, not giving a single glance to the competition in the hall. "The outcome was decided long ago."
He didn't know why his master would place his hopes on Mu Jianjian. Besides, what would be interesting to watch if two delicate young ladies who were pampered and cherished fought?
"Then you've misjudged it." Old Xu smiled and fixed his gaze on the barrier again. As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, he narrowed his eyes and saw the figure standing in the center of the barrier.
To everyone's astonishment, the person standing within the barrier was actually—
Mu Jianjian?
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