The sword intent was already pressing down on him. In just an instant, Wan Rong had the illusion that the sky was about to collapse. It seemed to be nothing, but it was heavy with accumulated power. He wanted to raise his hand and launch his next hidden weapon. He had already planned to launch his next attack on her when her attack revealed an opening. But at this moment, his movements were restricted and too slow. He could no longer complete the launch of the hidden weapon that required extremely fast speed!
Wan Rong was terrified. Could this be the legendary sword that could break through all laws? Any magic or magical artifact would have to retreat and give way to such sword intent.
Taking advantage of the moment when he was stunned, Shi Xuan flew out an attack pill from his other sleeve. The direction of the pill was different from the sword intent, as if it had missed.
Then, in the next instant, Wan Rong snapped out of his daze from the sword intent and quickly dodged to the side. Coincidentally, the direction he dodged was exactly the same as the direction Shi Xuanfa dodged the pill. In that split second, he dodged the sword intent but couldn't dodge the pill.
When he realized the pill was in danger and tried to dodge it, it was too late. All his attempts to evade were futile, and the pill struck him squarely.
Wan Rong quickly channeled his spiritual energy into his defensive artifact, attempting to erect a spiritual energy shield to prevent the pill from getting close.
He himself was skilled in using hidden weapons, so he naturally knew that any pills flying over during a battle were definitely not good.
Sure enough, when the spiritual energy shield blocked the pill, the pill suddenly shattered into powder.
Wan Rong immediately held his breath to prevent himself from inhaling the powder, but Zhen Zheng thought that the powder didn't need to enter his body through breathing; it simply stuck to his skin.
This pill is the Spirit Locking Pill, a fifth-tier pill specially made by Shi Xuan. It is an advanced version of the previous Spirit Stagnation Pill. Wherever it goes, the flow of spiritual energy gradually becomes stagnant, slowly eroding the opponent until they lose their fighting ability.
Wan Rong was initially unaware, while Shi Xuan continued to unleash his sword energy at him as always, and the two quickly exchanged several blows.
Then Wan Rong realized something was wrong. He seemed unable to use his full spiritual power; it felt very stiff, like the feeling of circulating spiritual power during the Foundation Establishment stage. But he was already at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage—how could this be!
Wan Rong recalled the course of the battle; it was that pill!
He's been hunting geese all his life, but now a goose has pecked his eye! He's used hidden weapons for years, and he's always been the one plotting against others; this is the first time he's been plotted against!
Shi Xuan watched helplessly as Wan Rong's spiritual energy flowed sluggishly, his face gradually showing astonishment.
She actually had many ways to deal with Wan Rong in a short time, but Shi Xuan chose to retaliate against him in his most triumphant moment.
She heard about his exploits at Tianxiang Tower at noon and wanted to meet him. He had a habit of challenging others when they returned injured from missions, and he would use all sorts of dirty tricks in the battles, doing anything to win.
In their battle, his first attack on Shi Xuan was armed with poisoned needles, and who knows how many more such weapons he had up his sleeve.
Shi Xuan had no intention of resorting to underhanded tactics in such a competition among the prodigies. However, she always upheld the principle of fairness, and if others used such methods against her, they shouldn't blame her for retaliating in kind.
Isn't Wan Rong known for his hidden weapons? Doesn't he boast that no matter how he wins, it's all deserved? So, it's most fitting that he lost in the area he's most proud of.
Wan Rong never expected that, in the past, others would lose their fighting ability under his poison attacks, but now he himself would fall victim to such a sneak attack under someone else's offensive!
While others might criticize Shi Xuan for lacking martial ethics, he couldn't. In this outer arena, he was probably the only one without the right to criticize others for doing so, because he was the one who usually did it.
Upon discovering this, Wan Rong quickly took out an antidote pill and swallowed it.
However, the Soul-Locking Pill that Shi Xuan released was not a poison at all, so his antidote pills naturally had no effect.
In less than fifteen minutes, Wan Rong was no longer able to fight and was kicked out of the arena by Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan could have kicked him out much earlier, but letting him experience the process of gradually losing spiritual power on the field is not bad. There's no rush; he can leave whenever he wants.
Meanwhile, off the field, it's best not to tell us that our team members are already overjoyed. A group of people are jubilant, cheering and celebrating. This trip was worthwhile; they've risen from 45th to 38th place. When they return, the elders will probably line the streets to welcome them again.
Although they only moved up a few places, it's a significant improvement from the top 50 to the top 40!
After a moment of silence, the audience erupted into a heated discussion.
"Three battles in one day, three Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators, taking turns to fight, and they still couldn't defeat a single Golden Core Eighth Level cultivator? Is this really true? This is too terrifying."
"I have a feeling she did it on purpose. Given the intensity of her fight with Lai Youfu and Cheng Yi, Wan Rong should have been eliminated long ago, but he dragged it out for a quarter of an hour. There must be something going on!"
"Didn't you understand? Shi Xuan used a poison pill to render Wan Rong incapable of fighting!"
"Huh? Is it a poison pill? No wonder Wan Rong acted so strangely. Speaking of which, Wan Rong used to be the one poisoning others, and now it's finally his turn. How satisfying! I really don't want to deal with someone like Wan Rong."
"Then you also have to be careful of Shi Xuan. Although she doesn't take it out easily, she has it."
"Shi Xuan didn't use her poison pills in the first two rounds, and she didn't use anything other than her sword during her fight with Cheng Yi for more than an hour. But she used her poison pills right from the start of her fight against Wan Rong. She was clearly prepared. Could it be that she uses different methods for different opponents?"
"Anyway, there's another person on my list of opponents I don't want to face!"
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Just as the team members had expected, Shi Xuan made it into the top forty this time and received a warm welcome from the elders in the area.
If the elders could attribute the first time he reached the forty-fifth position to luck, then this time, reaching the thirty-eighth position is something that luck can no longer explain.
Shi Xuan truly possesses the ability to fight alone!
When she first came here, everyone said she had won many championships in the Six Sects Grand Competition. The elders didn't take it seriously, since several disciples who had won the Six Sects Grand Competition would come every year. But in reality, it was extremely difficult to make a name for oneself here.
The cultivation level and the talent of their disciples in the Qian Yuan Continent still lag far behind those of other continents. The elders are used to staying in the lower ranks and trying not to attract attention when they go out. But today, the Qian Yuan Continent has finally had a moment of glory—they actually produced a disciple ranked thirty-eighth on the Prodigy Ranking!
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