Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

Along the river valley, the water murmurs softly.

"Brother Yang, look!"

"Xi'er caught a big fish!"

Zhou Xier, carrying a large, still lively fish, ran to Yang Xian like she was presenting a treasure.

Excitement shone in his clear, lake-blue eyes.

A few drops of water clung to her little face, and her smile was radiant.

Seeing the girl's smug little face, Yang Xian couldn't help but laugh and reached out to rub her head.

"Yes, our Xi'er is wonderful!"

[Happy: I got praised by Brother Yang today! +100 points!]

"Xi'er wants to eat your grilled fish!"

The girl's smile grew even sweeter, as if she had received the best reward in the world.

However, this tranquility was soon broken by a series of hurried footsteps.

"Hey! You two, run! Run!"

A swimmer covered in injuries rushed over from upstream, his face filled with terror.

Seeing Yang Xian and Zhou Xier looking so relaxed, he shouted anxiously, "That madman is coming soon!"

"madman?"

Yang Xian and Zhou Xier spoke at the same time, not understanding what the other was saying.

Seeing the two men's bewildered expressions, the contestant didn't have time to explain and continued to flee, bypassing them.

"Whoosh...!"

But the next moment, several sharp whooshing sounds came from the air.

Several small throwing knives suddenly shot out from behind the contestant!

"Get out of the way!"

Yang Xian's pupils contracted, and he instinctively pulled Xi'er to dodge, the flying knife grazing the hem of his clothes.

But the already seriously injured player was unable to dodge.

"Pfft!"

Several throwing knives accurately pierced his back, drawing out a trail of blood.

"Enemy?" Yang Xian's eyes instantly turned cold. He grabbed the straight knife that was lying by the river and shielded Zhou Xier behind him.

"Brother Yang..."

Zhou Xier gripped Yang Xian's clothes tightly, her expression somewhat flustered.

A clear, cold female voice rang out from the shadows of the nearby woods.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Hearing this voice, the contestant gritted his teeth and roared, "Damn it! Even if I'm eliminated, I won't give you any points!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he crushed his bracelet.

A beam of white light shot into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Xian's bracelet lit up, and the points number on the screen jumped up significantly.

The person closest to that contestant before he died was Yang Xian.

Therefore, half of his points went to Yang Xian.

Seeing this, Wang Zhiwen's eyes darted around and locked onto Yang Xian.

"Xi'er, stay away from her."

"I'll take care of her first."

Yang Xian lowered his voice.

"Okay." Zhou Xier obediently stepped back.

But before Yang Xian could make a move...

With a flick of her wrist, Wang Zhiwen unleashed several more hidden weapons, but her figure vanished from the spot.

"They escaped?"

Yang Xian deflected the hidden weapon with his knife, his brows furrowed slightly, and he did not intend to give chase.

He and Xi'er are both in the top eight, so there's no point in catching up.

However, the next moment...

A golden spear tore through the air with unparalleled force, pointing directly at Zhou Xier behind him!

"Xi'er!"

Yang Xian shouted immediately.

hateful!

The distance was too far! There was simply no time to intercept them!

Even if she forcefully intercepts, the terrifying impact would be enough to seriously injure Xi'er!

"System! Maximize my understanding of 'The Enchanting Steps'!"

[Ding! 15000 Emotion Points have been consumed!]

[Congratulations, host, on reaching the "Return to Simplicity" level of comprehension of "The Enchanting Steps: Enhanced Edition"!]

[Current total points: 6100!]

If it weren't for the fact that Yang Xian had gained a lot of points from Zhou Xier these past few days...

It's really impossible for him to improve this movement technique from "slightly accomplished" to "returning to simplicity" in one go.

Let's just say it's... taking from "joy" and using it for "joy"!

"Brother Yang..."

Zhou Xier had no time to dodge.

They could only watch helplessly as the spear rapidly magnified in their field of vision.

Just moments before the spear pierced her body.

A figure appeared in front of her.

"Clang!"

A piercing metallic clang exploded!

Yang Xian held his sword horizontally in front of him, steadily blocking the unstoppable golden spear, the ground beneath his feet cracking inch by inch.

The spear emitted a hum, flew back, and landed in a large, broad hand.

"They actually managed to block my attack; they're not bad!"

A tall, imposing man emerged from the forest with an air of authority.

The moment Wang Yi appeared, the live stream room of Group Six completely erupted in excitement.

[Holy crap! Wang Yi! He still came knocking on our door!]

[My God, that spear was so fast! I didn't even see how that guy surnamed Yang blocked it!]

His movement was incredibly fast! It was practically like teleportation!

[So what if he blocked it? Look at how relaxed Wang Yi is; he didn't even use his full strength in that attack!]

[Oh no, Yang and the blue-haired girl are going to be eliminated! Group 6's last hope is gone...]

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Wang Yi."

Wang Yi raised his hand, his spear pointing directly at Yang Xian and his companion. "I hope you won't disappoint me like those good-for-nothings."

"Wang Yi...you're the one ranked number one on the list?"

Yang Xian's eyes were serious.

Judging from that attack alone, the opponent's strength is at least at the late stage of the third realm, and there is a very high probability that it is at the peak of the third realm!

The difference between friend and foe is an entire realm.

This is getting a bit tricky.

"It is I."

Wang Yi's lips curled up. "I've come here to hunt down the two of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Zhiwen appeared behind him, standing respectfully to the side.

"Both the top two on the leaderboard are here, they're really giving us face."

Yang Xian sneered and gripped the straight knife in his hand tightly.

He was saying this, but in his mind he was quickly taking stock of his own cards.

To quickly resolve the battle, the most powerful "Thunder Prison Demon Suppression Technique" is undoubtedly the best choice.

However, under the live broadcast, using it would be tantamount to announcing to the world that one possesses a god-level skill.

With the points he had left, he could only raise his understanding of the "Ice Soul Divine Technique" by one level to reach the "Peak of Perfection".

Although the Wang family ranks last among martial arts families, their family's inherited techniques are at least at the Earth level.

With his attention focused on protecting Zhou Xier, Yang Xian wasn't entirely confident he could take on two opponents at once.

"Brother Yang..."

Zhou Xier murmured softly, her tone filled with self-reproach.

I'm sorry... It's all Xi'er's fault for being useless...

It's Xi'er who's holding Brother Yang back!

Brother Yang's agility is so good. As long as he doesn't have me as a burden, even if he can't win, he will definitely be able to escape safely.

The girl felt a pang of pain in her heart as she looked at Yang Xian's tall and straight back.

She bit her lip, preparing to transfer all her points to Yang Xian, then crush the bracelet and leave.

But just then...

A familiar voice suddenly rang out from the depths of her mind.

"My other self, don't give up so easily..."

"There's still a way..."