ebookland Chapter 224 Be careful, this is going to be dangerous!
Chapter 224 Be careful, this is going to be dangerous!
Wen Xupeng dared not speak, his body swayed twice, and he hurriedly took out the pill, wanting to swallow it.
He and the sable had a master-servant contract. Although he would not die if the sable died, it still damaged his wisp of divine consciousness.
In the battle, even a wisp of divine consciousness could potentially kill him.
He dared not be careless, much less fall into Zhong Lingxin's trap and start arguing with her.
As the victor, Zhong Lingxin was much more composed than Wen Xupeng and had more time to keep a close eye on everything around her. Therefore, she noticed Haiyanxin and Flying Winged Tiger earlier than Wen Xupeng.
Zhong Lingxin didn't give much thought to that flying winged tiger.
But both she and Lele fell in love with that sea flame heart.
Lele wanted to devour it.
Zhong Lingxin naturally supported it.
At this moment, Zhong Lingxin stopped pretending to be short of spiritual energy. With a shake of her arms, countless streams of spiritual energy surged toward Lele.
At the same time, the Purple Lightning Sable also struck with lightning speed, sending a bolt of purple lightning as thick as a child's arm towards Hai Yanxin.
With the support of Zhong Lingxin's spiritual power, Lele's figure rapidly expanded, enveloping Haiyanxin and beginning to devour her.
Wen Xupeng was shocked and tried to retrieve the Sea Flame Heart, but the Sea Flame Heart, which was already enveloped, had no chance to escape. Even when it occasionally struggled to produce a wisp of blue flame, it was shattered by the purple lightning swung by the Purple Lightning Sable.
Ignoring the pain, Wen Xupeng opened his mouth to shout that he had given up.
But Zhong Lingxin was quick to react. Just as he was about to open his mouth, she raised her hand and threw out a handful of second-grade explosive talismans, which blew into Wen Xupeng, whose consciousness was damaged and whose movements were slow.
Her purpose in doing this was simple: the second-grade explosive talisman would not reveal her talisman strength, but the sound it created would be enough to cover Wen Xupeng's voice, giving Lele time.
As expected, the arena host, seeing that it was a second-grade explosive talisman, did not stop the match from proceeding.
Many cultivators, because their mastery of the four arts was not high, did not register.
All he needed to do was ask Zhong Lingxin to demonstrate it on the spot after the competition.
The loud explosion indeed drowned out Wen Xupeng's voice.
Just as he was about to channel his spiritual power and shout, Zhong Lingxin's Soul-Slaying Sword attacked again.
Helpless, he could only channel his spiritual power into his longsword to deal with Zhong Lingxin's Soul-Slaying Sword. Naturally, all he could do was shout out in frustration, "I surrender," in a way that no one could hear.
Lele's devouring reached a critical moment, and Haiyan's struggle also reached its limit.
Zhong Lingxin could feel it, and Wen Xupeng could feel it even more.
Wen Xupeng tried several times to get rid of Zhong Lingxin's entanglement, and flew into the air to shout that he had given up.
At this point, how could he not realize that he had been tricked by Zhong Lingxin?
From the very beginning, Zhong Lingxin had her eye on Hai Yanxin.
All her apparent lack of spiritual power was an act. She kept pretending until her golden flames had completely figured out the workings of her Sea Flame Heart and were confident in devouring it. Only then did she launch her counterattack, starting with the Purple Lightning Sable.
Ironically, he still thought he had victory in his grasp and kept slowly wearing down Zhong Lingxin.
Wen Xupeng was decisive. He knew that if Hai Yanxin was devoured today, what awaited him would be the collapse of his divine consciousness and a regression in his cultivation, which would be no different from death.
Wen Xupeng decisively ordered the Flying Winged Tiger to self-destruct, and at the same time, his body began to swell, also preparing to self-destruct.
He didn't believe that the person in charge of the arena could stop him from self-destructing at the same time, and he didn't believe that the explosion wouldn't reach Zhong Lingxin.
The Flying Winged Tiger was no longer being chased and attacked by Huanhuan. Instead, it began to move closer to Huanhuan and its size began to increase.
Huanhuan was terrified and ran around the arena frantically, shouting to Zhong Lingxin, "Xinxin, be careful, this is going to be dangerous!"
Zhong Lingxin also saw that Wen Xupeng's figure was already inflating like a balloon.
Zhong Lingxin retreated quickly, circling the arena and using her movement technique to fly around.
Xiaoxiao, who was originally helping Huanhuan, couldn't care less about helping at this moment. She chased after Wen Xupeng and swung out purple lightning claws one after another.
Upon seeing this, Wen Xupeng instantly teleported to Lele's side, thinking that even if he couldn't blow up Zhong Lingxin, blowing up her fire would still seriously injure her.
Zhong Lingxin, disregarding the risk of exposing the Nine-Layered Tower, quickly focused her mind and tried to put Lele away.
Just then, Lele shrank in size, clearly having successfully devoured the creature. With Zhong Lingxin's withdrawal of energy, it returned to the Nine-Layered Tower to digest it.
With Haiyan Xin absorbed, Wen Xupeng's expanding body was hindered and even shrank slightly.
Seeing this opportunity, the arena officer in charge of the competition quickly used a spirit-locking net to trap Wen Xupeng.
Wen Xupeng's body shrank rapidly, collapsing to the ground, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, and looking at Zhong Lingxin with a venomous expression.
Zhong Lingxin ignored him and pointed at the flying winged tiger, which had swelled to three times its original size, and shouted anxiously, "Capture it! Capture it! Hurry! My Huanhuan is about to escape!"
The defending champion was extremely frustrated. In the many years of the sect competition, there had been very few cases of self-destruction. How come he was the one to encounter it?
He gritted his teeth. He had already used the Spirit Locking Net, so he could only use a Trapping Array.
He then went to the competition's organizing committee to claim his expenses; he couldn't let his trap be wasted.
When Zhong Lingxin saw that the Flying Winged Tiger was trapped, she hurriedly called Huanhuan back and held her in her arms, stroking her fur incessantly, looking quite shaken.
In reality, she was criticizing Huanhuan: "Why didn't you just flick him away with your tail? He chased you for eight miles, and you were all panicked. You didn't act like a mythical beast at all."
Huanhuan was angry and wanted to lash out, but Zhong Lingxin pressed her down forcefully.
Huanhuan couldn't break free from Zhong Lingxin's grip and angrily shouted, "Who said there's a fierce battle ahead and we can't reveal our strength! I wanted to kill him with one claw. A flying winged tiger with impure blood, it took me half a day to fight him. I even had to pretend to be scared, which is a disgrace to Grandma Fox."
Zhong Lingxin quickly tried to appease Huanhuan: "Thank you, Huanhuan. This is Lele. He wants to swallow the Sea Flame Heart, so we all have to cooperate with him. Otherwise, if the Sea Flame Heart is taken back, we will suffer a great loss."
The ferret jumped onto Zhong Lingxin's shoulder, its little paws gently stroking her fur to comfort Huanhuan.
To outsiders, this seemed to frighten both Zhong Lingxin and her servant.
Indeed, the arena is only so big. If someone were to self-destruct, they would be seriously injured even if they didn't die. According to one source, the young female cultivator who hadn't experienced many fierce battles was indeed frightened.
The person in charge of the arena waited for Zhong Lingxin and her friends to comfort each other for a long time before dragging Wen Xupeng, whose spiritual power was locked, to Zhong Lingxin's side and announcing her victory.
Zhong Lingxin kept saying thank you, accepted the jade token representing victory, didn't even look at Wen Xupeng, hugged Huanhuan and with Xiaoxiao on her shoulder, and walked step by step towards the registration desk amidst the pitying gazes of the crowd.
The crowd automatically parted to make way, and some people whispered among themselves, wondering if Junior Sister Zhong would be able to fight freely in the next round.
Speaking of which, Junior Sister Zhong won this battle extremely well. She first feigned weakness, then seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. She's a smart cultivator.