Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Changling was also surprised. She didn't expect that Bai Xiaobai, who was only at the first level of Qi Refining, could see through the illusion array.

Although this illusion array is not of a high level, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would need to put in some effort to break it.

But Bai Xiaobai could see through it at a glance.

Lu Feng cautiously surveyed his surroundings, but all he could see was a vast expanse of white, and he couldn't sense anything.

He mobilized all his spiritual power, gathering it into his fists, and slammed them fiercely towards the surroundings.

But the fog in front of him remained unchanged except for a ripple caused by the swing of his fist.

The surroundings gradually quieted down, and the previous chatter completely disappeared.

He could not sense any spiritual energy fluctuations, nor could he hear the slightest footstep.

It seemed as if he was the only one left on the entire competition stage.

In the deathly silence, he grew increasingly anxious.

As he swung his fist, he let out a furious roar.

"Bai Xiaobai, come out here. Stop playing tricks and fight me face to face."

Seeing Lu Feng waving his fists haphazardly, Bai Xiaobai was utterly speechless.

"Sister Changling, do you think this person is seriously ill? What do you mean I'm pretending to be a ghost? He's the one who can't see through the illusion, yet he blames me? He even wanted to fight me face to face. I'm not stupid."

The red-clad sword spirit crossed its arms and flew around Bai Xiaobai several times before finally landing in front of Lu Feng, who was wildly throwing punches.

Having confirmed that Bai Xiaobai had truly seen through the illusionary fog array, she flew back thoughtfully.

"I don't know if this person has a serious illness, but if you continue to dawdle, this illusionary fog array won't be able to hold him anymore."

Upon hearing Changling's reminder, Bai Xiaobai finally moved her body.

She tiptoed a few steps toward Lu Feng, and after confirming that Lu Feng hadn't noticed her, a mischievous smile appeared on her lips.

"Although this big guy is my opponent, he's not a bad person at heart. I won't stab him in the back; I'll just play with him for a while."

Changling shrugged helplessly: "Be careful, don't lose. You only get one chance, and if you lose, there won't be a next round."

Bai Xiaobai raised an eyebrow and gave Changling an OK sign.

Lu Feng always felt that there was a small figure in the mist, but every time he gathered his strength and threw a punch, he always missed.

He could even hear Bai Xiaobai's voice right next to his ear.

"Hey big guy, I'm here, come and get me!"

"Wrong, wrong, it should be the front."

"No, no, it's on the right."

"You're so stupid, on the left."

"Hehe, actually it's the back."

Lu Feng kept swinging his fists, but each time he missed, which made him increasingly anxious.

"Come out here, I see you. Don't hide. Once I catch you, you're dead."

Bai Xiaobai was having a great time, and even dared to pat Lu Feng on the back.

Lu Feng was completely enraged. He was certain that what he had just heard and seen was not an illusion, and he increased the speed of his punches once again.

"Bai Xiaobai, you piece of trash, how dare you provoke me?"

Bai Xiaobai remained unmoved by Lu Feng's angry outburst; her true intention was to deplete Lu Feng's spiritual energy.

Lu Feng, enraged, was completely unaware of any of this.

By the time he realized what was happening, his spiritual energy had been almost completely depleted.

He grew even angrier. "Fine, fine, I underestimated you. So this is your scheme. But even if I have very little spiritual power left, you still can't win, because I'm about to break this illusion array."

Seeing that her scheme had been exposed, Bai Xiaobai was not worried at all.

After all, even with the illusionary fog array broken, she could still manage to maneuver.

During the five months she spent in the Monster Forest and the half-month she spent in the back mountain, although her strength didn't improve much, she did improve her escape speed.

So even if Lu Feng wanted to attack me, he would have to be able to catch up.

Just before Lu Feng broke the illusion array, Bai Xiaobai was already prepared to run away.

She squatted down, rubbed her hands, which were covered in dust, on the ground, and then smeared it evenly on her face. She then rolled around on the ground a few times to make sure her clothes were also covered in dust, and finally ruffled her hair haphazardly.

After she had made these preparations, Lu Feng finally broke through the illusionary fog array.

The illusion array was broken, and Bai Xiaobai and Lu Feng reappeared before everyone's eyes.

All they saw was a tiny, disheveled Bai Xiaobai fleeing Lu Feng's pursuit.

As for Lu Feng, he mobilized the little spiritual power he had left and swung his fist to smash the small figure running away in front of him.

Although his attacks were fierce, he never managed to hit his target once.

However, he had already smashed five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten of the bluestone slabs on the competition platform.

While accurately dodging Lu Feng's punches, Bai Xiaobai cried out in a disheveled manner.

"Senior Brother Lu, we have no grudge against each other, you didn't have to be so ruthless."

"I really can't run anymore, please... please stop chasing me, okay?"

"Senior Brother Lu, spare me, Senior Brother Lu!"

The crowd couldn't bear to watch what was happening below. In their eyes, Bai Xiaobai was scrambling and crawling away in a sorry state, while Lu Feng was chasing after her menacingly.

Seeing that her once rosy face was now completely filthy, the disheveled little dumpling fled in a panic. Even most people who hoped Bai Xiaobai would lose felt that Lu Feng had gone too far.

"He's only at the ninth level of Qi Refining; he could have easily decided the outcome in a single move. Why is he toying with people like this?"

"Exactly, look how disheveled Bai Xiaobai is."

"That's outrageous! He's so big, yet he's trying to bully a three- or four-year-old toddler."

"The disciples of the Liuyue Sect are known for their troublesome methods, but I never expected them to go this far."

"..."

Hearing these comments, Bai Xiaobai suppressed a laugh.

So even if she wins, she will do so in a disheveled manner, making everyone think that she won by sheer luck.

If everyone finds out that she won very easily, then the next round of betting will be in real jeopardy.

So she had to pretend, and she had to pretend convincingly.

Lu Feng was in agony, never expecting to be completely outmaneuvered by someone at the first level of Qi Refining.

So who's playing whom?

He no longer had any spiritual energy left to throw a punch, and hearing the murmurs of the crowd only fueled his anger.

Seeing that the time was right, Bai Xiaobai deliberately slowed down her escape pace, closing the distance between her and Lu Feng.

Seeing that he had finally closed the distance between himself and Bai Xiaobai, Lu Feng was overjoyed.

Without the slightest hesitation, he used the last bit of his spiritual power to slam his fist down.

Then, instead of landing on Bai Xiaobai, the punch landed on the barrier in the arena.

To everyone's shock, Lu Feng was actually thrown off by the barrier and collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood.