"Game start!"

Compared to the elders' commotion on the platform, the students on the field were more focused on the battle for the rankings. When the eldest elder, Su Qian, stepped forward and shouted, the arena battle officially began.

Seeing that the leaders had set the tone and would no longer pursue the issue of Xiao Xuanyuan's embezzlement of pills and medicinal herbs, the elders also gave up. After all, they had made him do hard work for nothing and had even obtained high-quality pills, so it wasn't too much of a loss. They all returned to their seats and watched the first battle of the third round.

Upon hearing the announcement, Xiao Ziyan skipped and hopped onto the arena, looking adorably dazed. However, those who knew the truth were aware of just how terrifying this little girl's physical strength was!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have secretly given her the title of "King of Brute Strength".

Today, Xiao Ziyan was dressed in a form-fitting mink coat, which was an extremely precious luxury item. It made her petite 1.5-meter frame appear exceptionally graceful and lively, exuding an undeniable fashionable and youthful vibe. She also wore a pair of brown designer shoes with a "flame" logo.

Little Ziyan's waist-length light purple hair was tied into a long ponytail. Her fair face resembled a porcelain doll, and her large, dark, bright eyes revealed a hint of naivety. Only Xiao Xuanyuan, who understood the little one's quirky and clever nature, truly appreciated her formidable abilities.

This outfit cost Xiao Xuanyuan over two hundred fire energy, which really hurt him. Then, this annoying little guy continued to drag Xiao Xuanyuan shopping, spending nearly five hundred more fire energy to buy two other sets of clothes.

However, the little guy seemed quite energetic today, so Xiao Xuanyuan felt that the fire energy he spent was worthwhile.

As soon as Xiao Ziyan stepped onto the stage, she spotted Xiao Xuanyuan smiling at her from the high platform in the distance. She made a face in that direction and stuck out her tongue, making Xiao Xuanyuan laugh. He immediately transmitted his voice to the little girl's ear, "If you win, Uncle will treat you to a hot pot buffet."

"Really?!" Xiao Ziyan was stunned, her big eyes immediately sparkling as she looked in Xiao Xuanyuan's direction.

"When has your uncle ever lied to you?" Xiao Xuanyuan continued to transmit his thoughts telepathically.

"You big bad uncle, don't lie to me! Otherwise, I'll smash your pig head in!" Xiao Ziyan suddenly stared in the direction of Xiao Xuanyuan, waved her little fist in a show of defiance, and shouted this loudly. In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to Xiao Ziyan, and then they followed her gaze to Xiao Xuanyuan.

Xiao Xuanyuan's face twitched, feeling a bit embarrassed, and he quickly jumped off the hosting platform. This little guy was too much of a troublemaker.

With so many people watching, what kind of talk is that, you big bad uncle?! Am I that bad?! People would think I'm kidnapping underage girls!

If you can't say it, then don't say it. At this moment, I have an urge to slap Xiao Ziyan to death. This hateful little devil Xiao Xuanyuan regrets it in his heart. He has lost face big time now.

Dressed in white, her robes fluttering like snow, Xiao Xue resembled a fairy descended from the heavens to the mortal realm. Holding an exquisite longsword, she lightly stepped from below the stage and floated onto the arena.

Wow, so ethereal!

"What a beautiful woman! Her light and graceful movements are absolutely amazing."

Soon, everyone present stared at Xiao Xue, who had just stepped onto the stage, their eyes filled with a complex mix of amazement, envy, and admiration.

"Compared to the cute little girl who came on stage before, this ethereal girl is even more outstanding. No, no, I love her!" Compared to the female students, the male students were more enthusiastic about the competition. Countless burning gazes were focused on Xiao Xue.

With a slender and graceful figure, snow-white and crystal-clear skin, an ethereal and otherworldly aura, a pair of aloof and bright eyes, a straight and delicate nose, and slightly thin and long red lips, her almost perfect features seemed to be carved by nature itself. However, the only flaw was that Xiao Xue's always cold and clear eyes unconsciously gave people an unapproachable chill, a chilling coldness, a cold loneliness, a coldness as cold as snow, like an ancient ice lotus on a snow-capped mountain. If you were to touch it, it would instantly freeze your heart.

Wow, what a cool and aloof aura!

All the male students shivered involuntarily, feeling the icy chill emanating from Xiao Xue.

"My name is Zi Yan. May I ask what your name is, sister?" Little Zi Yan frowned her cute eyebrows and blinked her big black eyes, constantly looking at the beautiful woman in front of her. At the same time, Little Zi Yan also felt the icy aura emanating from the other woman.

Xiao Xue parted her thin lips slightly, "Xiao Xue! Please give me your guidance!" Before Xiao Ziyan could react, she had already charged out, her slender, fair fingers gripping the drawn sword, and slashed at Xiao Ziyan.

"Wow, miss, you have no sportsmanship!"

With a strange cry, Xiao Ziyan slammed her chubby little fists out, unleashing a powerful, invisible force that clashed with Xiao Xue's incoming sword.

Clang!

With two clanging sounds of metal clashing, Xiao Xue was sent flying backward, while Xiao Ziyan also staggered back two steps, her footsteps leaving two footprints on the arena. The arena was made of the hardest Qinggang stone as its base, and normally a full-force punch from a peak nine-star Dou Master wouldn't leave any mark. However, Xiao Ziyan's footsteps left two footprints of different depths, demonstrating the immense force of their exchange.

After the attack, the carefree smile that had been on Xiao Ziyan's face slowly disappeared, and her dark eyes became serious. The strength of her opponent exceeded her expectations.

"The brute force of a peak five-star Dou Wang! Little guy, you are no match for me." Xiao Xue's red lips parted slightly, her pretty face without a trace of a smile, only a cold and rigid expression. Apart from her celestial beauty, she had no other expression.

"Miss, you're not bad either, you've reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Wang level!"

"Xiao Ziyan replied indifferently."

"Let's see what you've got, kid!"

Xiao Xue sprang up again, arriving in front of Xiao Ziyan in the blink of an eye, and slashed at her with her sword once more.

"Mystic Ice Slash!"

"Mighty Hammer!"

Xiao Ziyan had already awakened a part of her bloodline and received some inheritance. The "Fragrant Purple Dragon Technique" was the cultivation method she was currently practicing. She threw a punch at the long sword that Xiao Xue was slashing at.

Chapter Forty-Six: Sword Master Xiao Xue and Zi Yan on the Brink of Death

Clang!

The terrifying, invisible force collided with the longsword that had filled the surrounding air with frost, producing a metallic clang. The terrifying energy swept around, carving deep cuts into the hard bluestone of the ground.

Xiao Ziyan's small figure dodged left and right under the cover of countless frost and sword shadows and lights, her chubby little fists constantly punching at the sword shadows and lights that kept shooting towards her from all directions, while Xiao Xue's figure seemed to be scraping in mid-air, slashing out countless sword lights and shadows, attacking Xiao Ziyan densely from all directions.

Clang clang!

Boom!

The invisible force of the fist struck the ground, creating a small, fist-deep crater, demonstrating its terrifying power.

The sword shadows and sword lights filled the sky, sharp and unparalleled. Any bluestone on the ground that was touched by them was easily shredded like tofu. In an instant, Xiao Ziyan and Xiao Xue were locked in a fierce battle, entering a white-hot stage.

"Snowflakes are falling beautifully!"

"The Wound of White Snow!"

"Flying snow and falling moon!"

Xiao Xue executed dazzling and powerful sword techniques with exquisite skill, causing the temperature on the arena to drop rapidly and become icy cold. Even the spectators felt a chill, especially those near the edge of the arena, who couldn't help but hug each other and shiver slightly from the cold.

The entire arena seemed to have become Xiao Xue's icy domain, with countless snowflakes falling and the sword intent hidden behind them was breathtaking. Sword shadows and sword light filled every corner, covering Xiao Ziyan's escape route.

Sensing the hidden sword intent and killing intent around her, Xiao Ziyan was not discouraged. Gritting her little silver teeth, she pushed the "Fragrant Purple Dragon Technique" to its limit. Invisible and powerful forces tore through the heavens and earth. With a single punch, she swept away a void and crushed the sword intent behind the snowflakes.

"Mighty Hammer!"

"Little fist punch!"

"A delicious-smelling hammer!"

Xiao Ziyan's chubby little fists swept out continuously, clearing away the surrounding snow-covered area, as she engaged in fierce combat with Xiao Xue's elusive and intangible figure.

In a very short time, the two fought to a standstill!

Throughout the battle, Xiao Xuanyuan watched from the sidelines without ever leaving. His gaze remained somewhat worried as he looked at Xiao Ziyan on the arena. Although Xiao Ziyan was currently evenly matched with Xiao Xue and was not at a disadvantage, she was constantly in danger due to Xiao Xue's exquisite and profound swordsmanship. If she made the slightest mistake, she would be cut down by Xiao Xue's sword.

Staring at Xiao Xue's exquisite sword fighting skills, Xiao Xuanyuan frowned deeply. With this woman's superb swordsmanship, Xiao Xuanyuan was certain that there was probably no student in the inner courtyard whose swordsmanship could match hers, and perhaps even among the many elders, there was no one whose swordsmanship could surpass hers.

"Such exquisite swordsmanship and combat skills, this student's strength is not simple." The Grand Elder stroked his white beard and nodded slightly.

"Indeed, among all the top-ranked students, only she displayed a swordsmanship that felt like a divine mastery. Moreover, she overcame all obstacles along the way, and no other top-ranked student could withstand her exquisite swordsmanship and fighting skills." Elder Zhongsun, standing to the side, also strongly agreed upon hearing this.

"Where does this student come from?" Su Qian couldn't contain his curiosity and asked the elders beside him.

The elder in charge of the student's place of origin quickly opened the record book and replied, "This female student is named Xiao Xue, and like Brother Xiao, she comes from the Xiao family of Wutancheng in the Jia Ma Empire!"

"The Xiao family, hehe, I didn't expect to be involved with this little guy again." Su Qian stroked his white beard, looked at Xiao Xuanyuan in the distance, and said with a smile.

"The Xiao family is quite something; five or six of the top twelve are from the Xiao family." An elder who still held a grudge against Xiao Xuanyuan for only giving him one pill said resentfully.

Now no one spoke. As insiders, many elders knew about this, but they all turned a blind eye because Xiao Xuanyuan had promised to refine pills for them for free. That's why the Xiao family members didn't meet each other in the first and second rounds.

However, now that the elders have received the refined pills, some of them are feeling dissatisfied and resentful.

However, Su Qian didn't care about these things and casually asked, "How many people from the Xiao family made it into the top twelve?"

“Xiao Xuanyuan, Xiao Xue, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, a total of five people!” Elder Xing, who had just complained, immediately replied.

"Hehe, there are only four. Xiao Xun'er shouldn't count." Su Qian looked meaningfully at Xiao Xuanyuan and the elegant figure in light blue beside him.

"Xiao Xue, keep it up! Get that child out of there as soon as possible!"

"Xiao Xue is awesome! Don't tell me you can't even beat a kid."

Among everyone, only Xun'er knew about the relationship between Xiao Xuanyuan and Xiao Ziyan, while Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and the little witch Hu Jia were unaware of it and were all cheering for Xiao Xue.

Looking at everyone around him, all cheering for Xiao Xue, Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that he was the only one supporting Xiao Ziyan.

Boom!

A powerful energy explosion forcibly pulled Xiao Xuanyuan's thoughts back to reality. He looked up and saw that Xiao Ziyan on the arena was already at a disadvantage, being disrupted and suppressed by Xiao Xue using countless snowflake sword intents.

"The Song of Heavenly Snow, Condensed!"

With a loud shout from Xiao Xue, the countless snowflakes falling on the arena paused for a moment in mid-air. Then, as if driven mad, all the snowflakes on the snow-covered arena rushed towards Xiao Xue and towards the sword in her hand.

The entire snow-covered area collapsed instantly, and the longsword in Xiao Xue's hand was now covered with countless icy, bone-chilling frost flowers.

"The Song of Heavenly Snow, a lament!"

Xiao Xue brought her fingers together to form a sword finger, made a sword incantation, and held a long sword covered with frost flowers in her right hand, slashing fiercely diagonally downwards from the sky.

With this sword strike, an icy chill enveloped the entire arena, causing everyone around to shiver uncontrollably. A massive frost sword shot out from Xiao Xue's hand, hurtling towards Xiao Ziyan.

scoff!

The ear-piercing sound of a tattered rag tearing through the air pierced everyone's ears, causing them to instinctively cover their ears. It was as if the void itself had been cleaved by this enormous frost sword, which appeared before Xiao Ziyan in the blink of an eye, carrying an extremely cold and chilling aura.

The frost sword was fast, cold, and extremely sharp. In an instant, it reached Xiao Ziyan's throat and was about to kill her on the spot!

Chapter 47 I'll Marry Him When I Grow Up

"Little Ziyan!"

Xiao Xuanyuan exclaimed in surprise, almost unable to resist jumping onto the arena on the spot, wanting to block Xiao Xue's sharp killing move.

Not only him, but even the First Elder Su Qian couldn't help but stand up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, ready to take action at any moment to rescue Xiao Ziyan. Everyone present was worried about Xiao Ziyan.

However, a few moments later, a single sentence from Xiao Ziyan put everyone at ease.

"Miss, you can't kill me! Hehe."

Just as the tip of the giant frost sword was about to pierce the fair skin on Xiao Ziyan's neck, Xiao Ziyan's chubby little hands tightly gripped the giant frost sword in front of her.

Xiao Ziyan stomped her foot hard on the ground, sinking deep into it. A tremendous force suddenly erupted from her forearm, and then, to everyone's astonishment, she crushed and tore the trembling Frost Greatsword to pieces.

Boom!

The frost greatsword exploded, and a shockwave of energy swept in all directions.

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