Transmigrating into the body of a white-haired fairy, she also encounters a late-born woman seeking

at the same time.

On the arena.

Countless sword lights and blood-red glints clashed hundreds of times on the arena.

A surge of energy swept out of the arena, clearly indicating that the battle had entered a heated phase.

Lin Xi had clearly investigated Liu Tianhao before the competition.

The cultivation technique he practices is the Emperor-level technique of Zidan Peak, the Devouring Pill Emperor Technique.

The Devouring Pill Emperor Technique is perfected by condensing ninety-nine dantians, and finally condensing the power of the pill fire.

According to Chu Yang, Liu Tianhao has already condensed nine golden cores within his body.

The spiritual power within his body is several times that of an ordinary cultivator.

In addition, with the Yin Sha Divine Body's Yin Sha power, his strength is enough to shake a late-stage Ascending Emperor Realm cultivator!

If she hadn't already converted her Ice Soul Magic into Pure Void Magic, she probably would have been defeated long ago.

"Damn it! How did Lin Xi's strength increase so much in such a short time?!"

"She can withstand the Devouring Flame?"

Why did she suddenly become a different person? A complete transformation?!

While Lin Xi was amazed by Liu Tianhao's strength, Liu Tianhao was even more shocked by the combat power that Lin Xi had displayed.

This filled him with even greater horror and dread.

He's at the peak of the King Realm! He can even fight opponents of higher levels; Lin Xi, who just broke through to the King Realm, was able to contend with him.

Even if it's a very difficult task.

But compared to Lin Xi, he was practically mediocre.

"Her magical power is so incredible, it can even neutralize my inner fire!"

"This isn't Ice Soul Magic; it's a new magical power. The feeling of trepidation this power gives me has only ever been given by Shen Lingtian."

"The key is that this magic power can be completely integrated into her swordsmanship. This should be a Saint-grade swordsmanship, combined with a Saint-grade spiritual sword and her Sword Heart Clarity..."

blah blah-

"Hmph, but your realm is only at the early stage of the King Realm. If you were in the middle or late stage, I might be a little wary of you."

"You're like a raging inferno, let's see how long you can hold out!"

Liu Tianhao roared, and gray-black flames spread around him, engulfing the entire arena.

"Mysterious Shadow and Radiant Moon!"

With the power of the Pure Void and the clarity of the Sword Heart erupting, Lin Xi unleashed several beams of Xuan Yue Sword Light from the White Crane in his hand.

Although the sword light was small, it extinguished the gray-black flames on the arena.

Moon Shadow Sword Manual, Second Form.

"The Crimson Pearl Fiery Transformation!"

Liu Tianhao snorted coldly upon seeing this, and the black flames descended once more, transforming into black beads of flames that crashed towards Lin Xi.

This offensive was several times more intense than the previous one.

"cut!"

Feeling the surging power, Lin Xi's expression changed, but she did not back down.

She gathered all her pure and ethereal magical power into a sword light and slashed at the black bead.

Moon Shadow Sword Manual, the third move of a Saint-grade sword technique.

This was her all-out attack.

With a loud bang.

A massive energy ripple spread out, and Lin Xi was instantly blasted back a hundred meters by this force, retreating to the edge of the arena.

At this moment, a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her white clothes were slightly torn.

Clearly, she sustained some injury from that attack.

"A head-on confrontation really doesn't work..."

Lin Xi wiped the blood from her mouth and suppressed the surging blood in her body.

Although she was blessed with the Immortal Scripture and the Sword Heart Clarity, the other party was, after all, a divine body and an Emperor-level cultivation technique, nurtured by a thousand-year-old family with all their might.

Swish swish swish—

"So it really wasn't enough? After all, her cultivation level is what it is. Actually, Senior Sister Lin Xi has already exceeded everyone's expectations. At the age of eighteen and in the early stage of the King-Sealing Realm, she was able to break into the top eight. Not to mention Senior Brother Shen Lingtian, even the Xuanling Sect has never had such a thing in ten thousand years!"

"Liu Tianhao is the winner this time, but will Senior Sister Lin Xi definitely be the winner next time?!"

"My dear senior sister! Please don't get hurt! It hurts me more than you!!"

"......"

"Can't you think about why Senior Sister Lin Xi's combat strength is so amazing? You know, Liu Tianhao cultivates an Emperor-level technique, and he's been practicing it for a long time, while Senior Sister can fight against a Perfected cultivator at the initial stage. What exactly is her cultivation technique?!"

"Huh? What technique? Isn't the Ice Profound Moon Scripture what the true disciples of Water Moon Peak are currently practicing?... Damn! Senior Sister is being forced into retreat! Tian Hao, you brat, go easy on her!!"

"......"

The audience was on the edge of their seats as Lin Xi faced off against Liu Tianhao.

At this moment, Lin Xi was already suffering repeated defeats at Liu Tianhao's hands.

She couldn't directly counter Liu Tianhao's offensive, so she resorted to tactical maneuvers.

Time is getting longer and longer.

As Lin Xi sensed Liu Tianhao's increasingly rapid attacks, to the point that his pupils were bloodshot, a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

"He really panicked..."

In a daze, she remembered what Chu Yang had told her that morning...

In the quiet courtyard, Lin Xi sat down opposite Chu Yang out of curiosity.

"Chu Yang, my duel with Liu Tianhao is in a few hours. What about the method you promised to help me defeat Liu Tianhao?"

"Yesterday was exactly what you wanted, you can't just end it and then abandon it!"

"You ran away yesterday yourself, what does it have to do with me...."

"What did you say?!"

Lin Xi immediately grabbed his sleeve.

"Stop." Chu Yang said, gesturing for them to stop.

"The way to defeat Liu Tianhao is simple: wear him down."

"Delay him? What do you mean?"

"You think I can win just by wearing him down? Are you kidding me?" Lin Xi frowned slightly.

"This Liu Tianhao seems to have many methods and a strong foundation, but in fact his foundation is somewhat weak and his Dao foundation is flawed."

"Is there a flaw in your foundation?"

Chu Yang nodded slightly. "I sensed his magical power as soon as I felt it. This is not hard to understand, after all, this person is extremely ambitious and values ​​fame and fortune the most. He almost wants to step on everyone else."

"However, Dan Chen exists on Zi Dan Peak. Dan Chen is always one step ahead of him in both alchemy and cultivation level. Therefore, the only one who stands out on Zi Dan Peak is Dan Chen. In fact, the longer the time goes on, the further away he gets from Dan Chen."

"Therefore, he harbored resentment and began to cultivate unorthodox secret techniques to assist the Devouring Pill Emperor Technique in breaking through to the minor success stage."

"That's why he developed combat power comparable to the chief in just a few years."

"However, this also sowed the seeds of hidden dangers in his foundation. He originally had nine dantians and had achieved minor success in the Devouring Dan Emperor Technique. The dantians could nourish each other, but his nine dantians could not communicate with each other, causing his magic power to stagnate and his supernatural abilities to be unstable at critical moments."

"Furthermore, his mind is influenced by unorthodox secret techniques, so he is very likely to make a mistake at a crucial moment in the battle."

"So seizing this tiny opportunity is the key to your victory."

As he spoke, Chu Yang pointed his slender finger at Lin Xi's brow, and an ancient and desolate character for 'sword' entered his mind.

"It can unleash your swordsmanship potential and help you achieve victory in the final, decisive blow."

Lin Xi came to her senses and touched her brow, feeling the extremely yang and warm power.

Chu Yang's power....

Does this count as cheating?

"......"

I don't think Liu Tianhao counts.

After all, if he can cultivate evil secret methods, why can't I break through my potential with the help of external forces?

Besides, Chu Yang is her fiancé, and she's not an outsider who's taken so many advantages from him.

What belongs to Chu Yang is hers, and what belongs to her is also hers.

Therefore, this power is not considered cheating.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.