"It's Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother!"
The people who were fighting all lowered their heads, but Feng Yu and Qi Feng did not stop.
Feng Qingxue frowned, and Luo Beiyue was about to step forward to stop her, but Qi Feng spoke up.
"Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother, is there any rule in this secret realm that says you can't fight in it?"
Luo Beiyue froze in place. The academy had indeed not said anything like that, and they could not interfere unless it was life-threatening.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xin was immediately furious: "You really know how to twist things! Just now, it was clearly you who led these people to try to steal the spiritual treasures we had already exchanged!"
Qi Feng glanced at Jiang Xin with a sinister look in his eyes, his tone laced with threat: "Junior Sister Jiang, talking too much isn't a good thing..."
"Senior Sister, we're asking each other questions, is there anything wrong?"
Qi Feng's gaze fell on Feng Qingxue, and he smiled.
Feng Qingxue frowned and remained silent for a long time: "No, but as long as no one is killed, that's fine."
"Senior Sister..."
“Xin’er, the academy does not have such a rule.”
It means that they shouldn't interfere in the contest between the two trainees.
Feng Yu didn't speak up to stop him, mainly because he also wanted to know how big the gap was between his newly promoted Tribulation Transcending stage and Qi Feng's mid-Tribulation Transcending stage, so that he could come up with a way to deal with it before the Heavenly Ladder Tournament.
The duel between the two resumed, leaving Jiang Xin and the others standing by with worried expressions.
"Senior Sister, thank you so much last time. If it weren't for you, I probably would have..."
Jiang Xin recalled what had happened a few days ago and thanked Feng Qingxue. However, before she could finish speaking, Lan Zhao panicked and quickly interrupted her, "Xin, Xin'er, were you hurt just now?"
Feng Qingxue looked at Jiang Xin with a puzzled expression. "Thank you for what you said last time?"
"Hey, I'm fine, can you please stop interrupting my conversation with Senior Sister!" Jiang Xin glanced at Lan Zhao impatiently. A hint of panic flashed across Lan Zhao's face, but Feng Qingxue caught it.
Meanwhile, Yao Guanglin, whose attention was entirely on Lan Zhao, darkened her expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Senior Sister, thank you for what happened in the Purple Forest. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to be in this secret realm now." Jiang Xin affectionately took Feng Qingxue's arm.
Feng Qingxue was completely bewildered. Just then, a bird with a bright red body landed on her shoulder, immediately attracting her attention. Jiang Xin's face darkened instantly. How did this bird end up on her senior sister?
Sensing that Little Phoenix meant no harm, Feng Qingxue reached out and touched its feathers: "What a beautiful bird."
"Senior Sister, this bird has a really bad temper. It won't let my brother and me touch it." Jiang Xin suddenly felt a sense of imbalance and couldn't understand what was going on.
Lan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two of them had indeed been drawn to Xiao Huang'er and no longer mentioned that matter. But Feng Qingxue was not so easily fooled, and she gave him a meaningful glance out of the corner of her eye.
"Xin'er, whose bird is this?"
"Lan Zhao picked it up."
"·····"
On the other side, Jiang Ling looked at Feng Yu with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He hadn't expected that Feng Yu's cultivation level was still one step ahead of his own.
Feng Yu paid no attention to the expressions of these people, focusing instead on the battle.
Qi Feng's lips curled up slightly, and his figure appeared like a ghost. He thrust his spear at Feng Yu. Feng Yu was focused on dealing with his moves, a resolute look flashing in his eyes. His long sword transformed into a silver light, slicing through the sky. Instantly, the sword energy swept across the battlefield, unstoppable.
Qi Feng's face flashed with surprise, but he didn't take it seriously at all. He raised his head and shouted, and the power in his body surged out wildly, bursting out with amazing power, disintegrating all the sword energy from all directions.
The sudden burst of power caught Feng Yu off guard, causing him to suffer a backlash. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and an incredulous look flashed across his eyes. Could the difference in power be so great when there was only a difference of one level?
"Brother Yu!"
Jiang Xin looked at the person in mid-air with a worried expression. Lan Zhao felt very uncomfortable seeing this, and Xiao Huang'er, who was back on his shoulder, looked at him speechlessly.
"This must feel terrible!"
“But it’s okay, there are others like you,” Little Phoenix added.
Lan Zhao paused for a moment, then turned around and met Yao Guanglin's gaze. Those melancholy eyes made Lan Zhao feel a pang of guilt. Thinking of how she had helped him earlier, he hesitated for a moment before deciding to go up and thank her.
"Linlin, thank you for what you just did."
When Yao Guanglin heard him call her that, she froze on the spot. She couldn't remember how long it had been since he had called her that, but her face remained calm.
"No need, it's just a small favor."
"I'm sorry for what I said that day... I hope you won't take it to heart."
"Lan Zhao, you have repeatedly spoken hurtful words in order to protect Jiang Xin. What use do you think this belated apology is to our senior sister?" Su Lianyi sneered.
"I······"
"Alright, enough said. Lan Zhao, I've thought it through. I'll go to the Lan family after the Heavenly Ladder Tournament to dissolve the engagement," Yao Guanglin said calmly.
She had been longing to end the marriage for so long, but Yao Guanglin had kept delaying it until now. Now that Yao Guanglin had agreed, she didn't feel as happy as she had imagined; instead, she felt somewhat depressed.
At this moment in mid-air, Qi Feng had already gained the upper hand. His speed and reaction were astonishing, as he unleashed a sharp spiritual technique that pierced fiercely towards Feng Yu.
Feng Yu blew on his flying sword, channeling his spiritual power. The sword energy surged like a torrent, directly clashing with Qi Feng's spear. The two forces collided in mid-air, and the distance between them widened once again.
A bloody smell surged up, and Feng Yu's face turned cold as he gritted his teeth and persevered. But Qi Feng gave him no chance to catch his breath, and his moves were no longer as casual as before. He slowly and continuously poured spiritual energy into the spear, and with a fierce swing, countless cold lights carrying killing intent pierced towards Feng Yu's dantian.
The crowd below was shocked; Qi Feng wanted to destroy Feng Yu!
"Qi Feng, no!"
The speed was so fast that Feng Qingxue rushed forward to stop it, but distant water can never quench a fire nearby. Although Feng Yu, the person involved, was a little shocked, he quickly calmed down. As the eldest son of Sifang City, how could he be so easily ambushed?
Three Saint-level defensive talismans appeared in his hand, and while defending, he also summoned a Holy Light Shield, reflecting all of Qi Feng's power back.
Qi Feng was shocked. This was all his strength. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell from mid-air, barely managing to stand. An incredulous look flashed in his eyes. He had planned everything, but he never expected to be defeated by a sacred artifact.
Feng Yu also landed on the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked coldly at Qi Feng: "You lost!"
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