On the arena, Xuan Jing's eyes blazed with fighting spirit, while Ji Jiuying remained calm and composed.
"It seems you have reached the Immortal Realm," Xuanjing said with certainty.
"You're not bad either."
Their figures overlapped once more. Ji Jiuying looked at Xuanjing with a calm and collected expression, but the unease in her heart became increasingly apparent.
Ji Jiuying couldn't help but speed up her attack. Xuanjing narrowed his eyes, released his spiritual energy, and his strength as an immortal was immediately exposed to everyone. The spiritual techniques in his hands suddenly formed several beams of light, flying towards Ji Jiuying like shooting stars chasing the moon.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats. They never expected that Xuanjing would also reach the Immortal Realm. Those who bet on Ji Jiuying immediately looked dejected, but Ji Jiuying's wonderful performance in the Heavenly Ladder Tournament made some people look forward to it.
Along the way, she proved countless people wrong, so I believe she won't falter at this crucial moment.
Xuan Jing advanced triumphantly, while Ji Jiu Ying's expression remained cold and icy. Suddenly, Ji Jiu Ying stopped dodging, and Xuan Jing's lips curled into a slight smile: "So, you're finally going to make your move?"
With a gust of wind, Ji Jiuying clasped her hands together, and a high-level killing formation appeared in everyone's sight. Whether it was the people on the high platform or the spectators, everyone was stunned in place.
I had no idea when she set up the formation.
Yuehua stood up, her eyes fixed on the killing formation in the arena.
"This girl's talent in formations is truly remarkable. Even I didn't notice when she set up the killing formation. Moreover, this killing formation is a formation within a formation. I can't imagine how powerful her mental strength is."
Yuehua couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, while a hint of regret appeared in her eyes. How wonderful it would be if this girl were her apprentice.
"Yuehua, your Array Sect has really struck gold," Dongli said with a smile, his face full of envy.
Xiao Yichen narrowed his eyes. This girl is so outstanding. She truly deserves to be Lan'er's daughter.
"What a brilliant formation."
"This formation is like a killing formation, but it is also different from ordinary killing formations. As for how it is different, I can't tell."
"What's most shocking is that we have no idea when she set up the array. Judging from the shocked look on the Moon Goddess's face, she probably didn't know either."
"It's true what they say, Lan Xi is a genius of formations, it's not just a rumor."
"Mentor, can you understand Lanxi's formation?"
Some disciples looked at Huang Qiming and asked in confusion.
Huang Qiming came to his senses and explained, "Lanxi set up this killing formation back in the training ground, but none of you noticed it."
"This formation is a formation within a formation. When you try to break through the first layer of the formation, it will trigger the real killing formation, catching the enemy off guard. However, to set up such a formation, you must have strong mental power, otherwise it is easy to expose a flaw."
The disciples of the Array Sect suddenly realized what was happening and admired Ji Jiuying. Leng Qingqing and Instructor Leng felt quite uncomfortable listening to this.
As expected, Xuan Jing failed to detect anything amiss with the killing formation. When he deciphered the formation's core, Ji Jiuying's lips curled into a slight smile—it was about to end…
With a whoosh, the sound of air being torn apart rang out from all directions. Xuan Jing was shocked and hurriedly defended against the fierce killing techniques. The killing array continuously consumed his spiritual power, while Ji Jiuying's figure appeared behind him like a ghost, but he was completely unaware.
When he realized something was wrong, he felt a cold sensation on his neck. If it were an enemy, he would probably already be a corpse.
Those who had bet on Ji Jiuying breathed a sigh of relief; she had indeed not disappointed them, and cheers erupted from the crowd.
"I still lost to you."
He thought his cultivation speed was fast enough, but he still lost to her.
Ji Jiuying put away the dagger in her hand: "Thank you for the concession."
"However, I'm curious when you set up the killing formation?" Xuan Jing asked suspiciously, as he was certain that his eyes hadn't left her during the battle.
"Actually, I had already started setting up my formation the moment they all came up to the stage."
Xuanjing then understood and admired her for her sharp mind.
After leaving the arena, Yao Guanglin leaped onto it.
"Junior Sister Lan shone brightly in the ladder competition, let me learn from her." Yao Guanglin cupped her hands in greeting.
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind to say you've learned something from me."
Ji Jiuying couldn't help but tease her, and Yao Guanglin blushed upon hearing this.
"I won't go easy on you just because you're Lan Zhao's sister."
"Don't worry, I won't go easy on you just because you're my future sister-in-law."
The two smiled at each other, and the battle was about to break out. Neither of them gave way. After about a hundred moves, with a loud bang, the two separated. Behind Yao Guanglin, a level nine spirit beast, the Thousand-Scaled Golden Dragon, appeared.
The Thousand-Scaled Golden Dragon is a half-demon beast that dwells in the depths of the East Sea. Its body is covered with golden dragon scales, and it can control the water system, turning rivers and seas upside down. However, it is also an extremely difficult demon beast to subdue.
However, although it is a Jiao, it is not a true Jiao. Unlike Lingxiao, it is a Jiao now, but it is very likely to become a true dragon, while the demon beast will never have such a day. That is the difference.
Instead of summoning Lingxiao, Ji Jiuying used her staff to fight Yao Guanglin and Qianlin Jiaolong with water-based magic. This scene led everyone to mistakenly believe that she did not have a spirit beast.
The moment her staff appeared, the Thousand-Scaled Flood Dragon trembled involuntarily. Ji Jiuying knew that it was fear of the staff, not of her.
"Holy crap, Lanxi has lightning and fire elements, and now there's ice element too. Could she be a full-elemental spirit type?"
"You mean the five spiritual roots?"
"Impossible! Five spiritual roots are practically legendary! How could that be possible! Besides, what's so great about five spiritual roots? Although they can cultivate all types of spiritual techniques, their cultivation path is far more difficult than ours. Cultivating five spiritual roots at the same time would just hinder their cultivation..."
"That's true... Five spiritual roots absorb nutrients much slower than ordinary spiritual roots."
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On the arena, a monstrous wave surged as Ji Jiuying's slender figure dodged and weaved through the air, her staff emitting a ghostly blue light as she seized her opportunity.
"The land is frozen solid for thousands of miles."
Suddenly, snow began to fall from the sky. The Thousand-Scaled Flood Dragon's water-based spiritual skill was instantly frozen in place when it encountered the falling frost flowers.
Seeing the snowflakes falling from the sky, Yao Guanglin was shocked for a moment, and a bad premonition arose in her heart.
Just then, the Thousand-Scaled Dragon transformed into an ice sculpture before her eyes. Yao Guanglin's eyes widened, and she quickly gathered fire-elemental spiritual power, but it was too late. Her hands were instantly frozen by frost, which slowly buried her feet, and then her body...
Ji Jiuying walked towards her step by step, her right hand half-raised, with a sharp, giant snowflake floating above her palm, radiating a cold, icy light.
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind!"
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