The Senior Sister was stunned, her eyes darting quickly beneath her eyelids.
She wasn't sure when the Golden Rooster Sword appeared beneath her neck.
She moved, wanting to confirm that what was happening wasn't a dream.
The Golden Rooster Sword released a burst of power, and a drop of blood seeped from beneath her skin.
"Can you really see me?" a hoarse voice asked, expressing a wounded heart.
"I told you the truth, but you wouldn't believe it," Qian Duoduo said, still speaking the truth.
Two tears flowed from the Senior Sister's eyes.
She waved her hand, retracting the four banners.
The black smoke dispersed, and light returned to the stage.
The Senior Sister lowered her head and walked off the stage, treading on her tears.
"Hooligan, liar," a low female voice came from the adjacent stage.
Qian Duoduo looked over, but only saw the back of Yu Yixiang's head.
Among that group of people, she was the only female.
But... he decided to forget about it.
At this time and place, getting into an argument with her, she wouldn't even have to move her red lips; a single glance from her would be enough for her admirers to gang up on Qian Duoduo.
The fifth Senior Brother to challenge the stage was like a large hedgehog, covered in Magic Treasures, all of them disposable and glowing blue.
Even though they were disposable, if you were hit even once, you would lose.
The first thing this Senior Brother said when he came up was, "Don't worry.
All the Magic Treasures I use are poisonous, but the antidote is on me, so you don't have to worry about dying."
His words were as poisonous as his Magic Treasures.
Thankfully, Qian Duoduo used his skill from slaying Spiritual Locusts to block his poisonous locusts, not wasting a single bottle of his antidote.
When the sixth challenger stepped onto the stage, Qian Duoduo wondered if he had torn down his door to use as a Magic Treasure.
The sword in his hand was so wide and long that it could easily serve as a door panel.
The door-panel sword caused Qian Duoduo a lot of trouble; when attacking, the sword weighed a thousand jun, and when defending, it was like a giant rock blocking the way.
Fortunately, this Senior Brother's goal was to break into the top ten.
Seeing that he couldn't win quickly and that continuing would only result in a mutual loss, he decisively withdrew.
He withdrew, but others felt it was the perfect time to attack.
As soon as the seventh Senior Brother stepped onto the stage, he transformed into a Golden Ox.
With two large ox horns, he charged towards Qian Duoduo.
Little did he know that Qian Duoduo had diligently studied the Spiritual Beast Scroll and had long since discerned the Golden Ox's weakness.
Qian Duoduo struck the ox's nose fiercely with his sword hilt.
The Senior Brother, transformed into a Golden Ox, was teary-eyed and snotty, his vision blurred, and he was then kicked hard in the ox's rear by Qian Duoduo from behind, tumbling off the arena stage and kicking up a large cloud of dust.
The Senior Brother who came up next had green light glowing in his eyes, like a Spiritual Wolf at night.
After stepping onto the stage, he popped a Spirit Medicine into his mouth, and his already formidable Aura surprisingly rose by a large margin, seemingly reaching Condensing Qi Stage Level Seven, a level Qian Duoduo had never faced before!
His Flying Sword, like Qian Duoduo's, was a genuine Golden Sword, and it did not fall behind in the slightest during their aerial clash.
"Level Seven against Level Five!" On the viewing platform, a good Senior Brother, thoroughly enjoying the fight, shouted loudly.
Fortunately, the effect of the Spirit Medicine came quickly and faded just as fast.
After enduring a beating from the Spiritual Wolf Senior Brother, Qian Duoduo noticed that his Golden Sword was flying a bit unsteadily.
Qian Duoduo immediately counterattacked with three sword strikes, knocking his Golden Sword away and winning this most difficult round.
Counting it up, there were only two more matches left for a ten-win streak.
Qian Duoduo took the opportunity to pop a Spirit Increasing Pill into his mouth.
Even a Level Seven couldn't defeat Qian Duoduo, causing the Senior Brothers below the stage to start conspiring.
If they didn't come up, Qian Duoduo could take the opportunity to rest.
However, just as he had sat cross-legged on the ground for a short while, a Senior Brother walked up, fanning himself.
His leisurely demeanor was like that of a rich Young Master on a spring outing who had accidentally wandered into this place.
"Junior Brother, I apologize for the interruption, care for a short match?" the Senior Brother snapped his fan shut and bowed.
"Senior Brother, let's begin," Qian Duoduo rose and returned the bow.
All pleasantries were a facade; ultimately, it was about fighting.
If one believed the facade, they would get beaten.
The Senior Brother fanned Qian Duoduo, and a strong gust of wind blew towards him.
The wind carried snow and sand, almost blowing into Qian Duoduo's eyes.
Qian Duoduo quickly dodged, avoiding this strange wind.
While dodging, Qian Duoduo saw that the fan's surface actually had the words "Look in Vain" written on it.
"It's all a trap," Qian Duoduo thought to himself.
"These four words are telling you to look, but if you actually look, you'll fall for it.
And these four words already told you not to fall for it, 'Look in Vain.'
If it tells you 'Look in Vain' and you still look, then that's your own business."
"Junior Brother, you must be careful," the Fan Senior Brother kindly whispered, then swiftly threw his left hand, and a Talisman floated to the ground, transforming into a circular snake, flicking its venomous tongue, and coiling around Qian Duoduo's legs.
"Ah!" Qian Duoduo yelped in alarm.
This circular snake successfully ignited Qian Duoduo's fear.
The Golden Rooster Sword shot out, sweeping across the ground, and the circular snake was cut into several pieces by Qian Duoduo's sword, turning into several pieces of Talisman paper.
"Junior Brother, be careful!" Seeing Qian Duoduo in a flurry, the Fan Senior Brother smiled and tossed out a handful of Talismans, some transforming into Heroic Eagles, some into venomous snakes, and others into poisonous bees.
Three Heroic Eagles swooped down from the sky, several venomous snakes twisted their bodies to attack in unison, and a swarm of poisonous bees buzzed as they flew towards Qian Duoduo's back...
The arena stage was like a Primitive Forest, fraught with danger.
The Fan Senior Brother held his fan, moving around in front of Qian Duoduo, and as soon as Qian Duoduo showed any sign of weakness, the sword-tip-like fan head would cut towards Qian Duoduo's throat.
In his Spiritual Awareness, the ground snakes were the fastest.
Qian Duoduo unleashed his full Spiritual Qi, and the Golden Rooster Sword radiated dazzling light.
In a flash, he severed all the ground snakes.
With the Golden Claw Armor on his body, he wasn't afraid of the poisonous bees.
Qian Duoduo retracted the Golden Rooster Sword, protected his face, and swatted several times horizontally, knocking all the poisonous bees down.
During this time, the Fan Senior Brother's eyes glowed, and he probed twice, but failed to find a suitable moment to attack.
The three Heroic Eagles formed a formation.
The one in the middle extended two steel claws, aiming directly for Qian Duoduo's crown.
The two on the sides extended their sharp beaks, pecking at Qian Duoduo's eyes.
Before the strong wind arrived, the chilling Aura was already pressing.
The Fan Senior Brother threw out another handful of Talismans as if they were worthless, and at the same time, he shouted, "If not now, when will you surrender?"
"Snap," the Fan Senior Brother opened his fan and fanned Qian Duoduo several times in quick succession.
Qian Duoduo circulated his Everlasting Wealth and Nobility cultivation art, closed his eyes, and used all his spiritual power.
The Golden Rooster Sword swept upwards from below, striking the cluster of Talismans, cutting them all into torn paper before they could even unfurl.
The Golden Rooster Sword's momentum did not diminish, meeting the three Heroic Eagles in the air.
"Bang!" A loud sound echoed, and the sword's momentum dipped downwards, while the three Heroic Eagles simultaneously transformed into six pieces of Talisman paper, fluttering in the air.
The Golden Rooster Sword reversed and stabbed towards the Fan Senior Brother.
The Senior Brother frantically used his fan to block.
Unexpectedly, he didn't have time to retract the fan's surface, and where the Golden Rooster Sword struck, it immediately pierced through, turning it into a broken fan.
Qian Duoduo retracted and then thrust his sword, sweeping away a golden light, and chopping the Fan Senior Brother's fan to the ground.
As the Fan Senior Brother retreated, his hand went to the side of his Storage Pouch, fumbled a few times, then dropped it, not throwing any more Talismans.
He cupped his hands, "Junior Brother is mighty, I, your Senior Brother, shall take my leave!"
With a forceful flick of his blue robe, he stepped off the arena stage.
"Senior Brother, be careful, and take care," Qian Duoduo picked up the fan and tossed it off the stage.
There was only one more left.
Qian Duoduo let out a long sigh of relief, sweeping away the Talisman paper on the stage with several bursts of Qi.
On the Talisman paper, the winding Talisman patterns still exuded Spiritual Qi.
"Junior Brother, no rush.
I am Xu Fa.
Once you've rested well, we can compete again."
A Senior Brother with a long, bushy beard slowly and calmly walked onto the stage, sat cross-legged in front of Qian Duoduo, and placed a long sword horizontally across his knees, clearly indicating he was a Sword Cultivator.
Xu Fa, that name sounded familiar; he was Yu Yixiang's close friend.
Coming up at this moment, he couldn't possibly be trying to end his winning streak, could he?