Take Both of You On!

"The winner of this match is Gu Zhen!"

As the referee's words fell, bursts of praise and astonishment rose from the spectator stands.

"Gu Zhen is quite formidable. He deliberately exposed an opening to lure the two of them into attacking. In truth, wasn't his first move simply him pretending to be weak?"

"That fast? Are they all putting on an act?"

"How could this kid named Gu Zhen have such seasoned combat techniques?"

"Tsk, tsk. He held his own against two opponents. Aside from Gu Qingyang, is he the second strongest among the younger generation of the Gu Clan?"

Gu Zhen, standing in the center of the arena, paid little attention to the noisy spectator stands. He lowered his head and stared intently at the strange blade covered in cyan light in his hand.

"Ah..."

With a soft sigh, he slowly left the arena.

"Gu Zhen is so strong too. I wonder, between him, Gu Yao, and Gu Qingyang, who is stronger?" Xun'er softly said as she watched Gu Zhen's retreating figure. "They're all so strong. I need to work harder too. I wonder when it'll be my turn."

As the noise outside the arena gradually faded until the surroundings became completely silent, the referee's voice rang out again.

"Prepare for the second round. Numbers twelve, sixteen, and one, enter the arena!"

Hearing the referee's voice again, Xun'er's large eyes swept around. When she saw that only two people had entered the arena, she asked in confusion, "Why are there only two? Who's the third person?"

She was not the only one. Many people both inside and outside the arena began discussing it.

"Only two? Where's the other one?"

"Huh? It seems like one person is missing."

"Did they forfeit?"

Listening to everyone's discussion, Xun'er grew even more confused.

"Xun'er, what number are you?" Yun Xi's calm voice came from beside her.

"Twelve."

"What numbers did the referee just call?"

"Twelve, sixteen..."

Before she could finish, Xun'er suddenly froze in shock. It seemed that the person who had yet to enter the arena was her...

She took out the bamboo slip from her storage ring again and looked at the clearly written words: Number Twelve. Xun'er. Her expression immediately became rather unnatural.

"Hurry up and get in there. Good grief, so the person drawing everyone's attention was you." Yun Xi did not know whether to laugh or cry, but he promptly urged her on.

Thus, under everyone's gaze, Xun'er slowly stood and walked toward the arena in tiny steps.

It was the first time she had felt this embarrassed. Just moments ago, she had been sitting comfortably outside the arena, looking for that fool. Yet the fool turned out to be herself??

"Phew, I made it..."

Having finally walked into the arena under everyone's watchful eyes, Xun'er let out a soft breath.

That had not been easy at all!

Only after entering the arena did Xun'er raise her head to see who her opponents were. However, the moment she saw them clearly, she was startled.

"Lin Xiu, Gu Hua..."

"Miss Xun'er."

"Miss Xun'er, please go easy on us."

Looking at the two smiling men in the distance, she suddenly felt rather awkward.

Lin Xiu was a Two-Star Dou Shi, while Gu Hua was a Three-Star Dou Shi.

She was only a Six Star Dou Zhe...

"Hehe, you two do your best. Don't mind me..." Xun'er smiled somewhat "hypocritically" and took several steps back.

Just as Xun'er retreated, the referee's voice suddenly rang out.

"Begin!"

As the referee's words fell, Lin Xiu and Gu Hua began fighting each other.

Xun'er quietly watched the two men locked in an intense battle from the side. Though she found it rather inexplicable, she was still quite happy.

"Let them fight first. Once they both end up badly injured, I'll step in. Hehe." Xun'er covered her mouth and chuckled. She was more than happy to see this situation unfold.

Boom!

After an explosive sound, the two men who had been fighting fiercely finally separated for a moment.

"Lin Xiu, not bad."

"Brother Gu Hua, you flatter me. I'm still far from your level."

The two exchanged compliments, then... then they turned their eyes toward Xun'er at the side.

"How about... we eliminate Miss Xun'er first?"

"Agreed."

Xun'er watched helplessly as the two suddenly came to an agreement and said somewhat helplessly, "Don't do this. I'm just a Dou Zhe..."

"We've never seen a Dou Zhe eliminate a Three-Star Dou Shi, so... to be safe, we'll have to trouble you, Miss Xun'er." Gu Hua put away his smile and spoke rather seriously.

The instant he finished speaking, Dou Qi surged from his body as he fully unleashed the aura of a Three Star Dou Zhe.

At the side, seeing this, dark black Dou Qi erupted from Lin Xiu's body as well.

Seeing the two stop wasting words and attack directly, Xun'er gradually put away her smile. Just moments ago, she had been talking about Gu Zhen fighting two opponents alone. In the blink of an eye, she was receiving the same treatment.

"Come on!"

Since she could not avoid it, then she would fight!

As she circulated the Dou Qi within her body, golden Dou Qi slowly surged forth. Strands of golden flames of the same color churned within it, spreading across the floor beneath her feet at a visible speed. Even the air was distorted by the scorching Heavenly Flames.

The two opponents exchanged a glance, each seeing a trace of confusion in the other's eyes. Why was her Dou Qi different from ours???

Yet only a moment later, the two charged straight at her.

Staring intently at the two figures rapidly approaching, Xun'er slowly shifted her footing and assumed a defensive stance.

Burning Heaven Armor, activate, she silently chanted.

Immediately afterward, the Heavenly Flames flowed over her entire body like water, completely covering Xun'er and gradually forming small pieces of armor.

Under the slightly astonished gazes of the crowd, the pieces of armor began connecting one after another, ultimately forming an exquisite suit of soft Heavenly Flame armor.

Boom!

At the very moment Xun'er's soft armor took shape, the attacks of the two men arrived and heavily struck her body.

The one-sided result they had imagined did not appear. They could clearly feel that when their Dou Qi-infused attacks landed on Xun'er, they seemed to be strangely absorbed.

Facing their attacks, Xun'er's expression did not change in the slightest. She directly chose to confront them head-on.

Boom!

Her hands wrapped in golden light lightly struck the two men. The seemingly weightless palm strike made their bodies tremble uncontrollably before they traced perfect arcs through the air and crashed onto the ground.

By now, cheers had erupted across the spectator stands.

"What kind of Dou Technique is that? Automatic defense?"

"These flames give me a very strange feeling."

"Would it be an exaggeration to call her the Gu Clan's greatest Dark Horse?"

The others might not have known, but that Elder from the Yan Clan stared blankly at the flame armor covering Xun'er's body and muttered, "This is... the Golden Emperor Burning Flame?! Fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking! I never expected it to be in the Gu Clan!"

On the main platform, Gu Yuan's eyes lit up when he saw Xun'er in this state.

"This girl truly is worthy of being my daughter, Gu Yuan's daughter. At such a young age, she can already control Heavenly Flames so exquisitely."

She had only managed to obtain this Dou Technique from Yun Xi after pestering him relentlessly that night. Heavenly Flames alone were naturally not enough, but if strands of Yun Xi's spiritual power were mixed into those flames, things became entirely different.

This was also the first time she had fully unleashed the Dou Technique after obtaining it. However, it consumed a great deal of both spiritual power and Dou Qi, so she had to finish the battle quickly.

Xun'er looked at the two men standing up again in the distance and said coldly, "You two... come at me together!"