Sorry, I'm Winning This Match

This thin man in black is no simple character!

Seeing a new opponent appear, Lu Li's expression turned stern.

Although the man before him was also only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Lu Li could faintly scent a trace of danger.

This final battle was highly likely to end in death!

"Wait!"

Seeing the man in black about to reach the center of the hall, Lu Li's expression grew solemn as he called out.

"Hmm? Kid, are you trying to flee before the battle? If you dare to run, I will be the first to strike you down!"

Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking said with a fierce gaze.

"Naturally not."

Lu Li's expression was cool and detached as he said slowly, "The previous two battles consumed quite a bit of my mana and blood essence. Let me recover for a moment, and while I'm at it, allow me to change my clothes. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Once these words were spoken, Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking had nothing to say.

True Lord Yellow Spring and the others frowned slightly, but they raised no objections.

Thus, Lu Li walked back to the side of Ghost Demon True Person and cupped his hands, "Master, please grant me a Vermilion Fruit so that this disciple may recover his mana and blood essence."

"Very well. Be careful."

Ghost Demon True Person flicked his sleeve, tossing out a vermilion fruit, and warned him sternly.

"This disciple will be careful."

Lu Li nodded, caught the Vermilion Fruit, and consumed it in a few bites.

At the same time, he waved his right hand, taking a set of clothes from his storage ring to replace the tattered rags that had been shredded into strips by the blade aura earlier.

The entire process was unhurried, as if he were stalling for time.

In the hall, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the thin man in black, but his expression remained unchanged, and he did not urge him to hurry.

Li Jing, however, who was sitting by the table, had a gaze as gloomy as water; his hands gripped the armrests of his chair tightly, looking rather impatient.

The others wore expressions of surprise.

Could this kid surnamed Lu still have a trump card?

Bai Jinfei, as well as that Second Senior Sister, Meimei, were equally curious, but they were filled with more worry.

They had also realized it.

This thin man in black before them was the trump card arranged by True Lord Yellow Spring and the others!

Junior Brother Lu is in danger!

At this moment, Lu Li finally finished changing into a cyan robe, his blood essence full and his mana completely restored.

The expressions of everyone present turned serious as they stared at him intently.

Even the Scripture Protection Elder was no exception.

After all, the stakes behind this battle were too high! Even he was paying close attention!

"Ready."

The next moment, Lu Li turned to face the thin man in black and smiled slightly, "Senior Brother, to ensure fairness, I shall count down from three. When I reach one, we begin. How about that?"

"Agreed."

The thin man in black nodded, his voice muffled.

It seemed as if he were holding something in his mouth.

The mana within his body began to surge, pouring into the Pear Blossom Bloom and the Tiger Soul Jade Talisman held in his hands.

At the same time, the Pure Silver Sword Pellet in his mouth began to glow, and streaks of silver sword patterns began to emerge on its surface.

As soon as the match started, the Tiger Soul Jade Talisman would fire, shaking Lu Li's soul!

It would render him unable to move!

Then, the Pear Blossom Bloom and the Sword Pellet would strike simultaneously!

No matter how powerful this kid's golden body was, he would be split in two on the spot and riddled with holes!

"Right! Three..."

Lu Li's countdown echoed.

The thin man in black focused his mind intensely, staring at Lu Li's mouth, already beginning to anticipate and prepare to launch a preemptive strike the moment Lu Li finished saying "two" and was about to say "one."

At that moment, the kid would surely be unable to react in time and would be killed on the spot!

Hmph.

Daring to offend Senior Brother Li, and daring to offend True Lord Yellow Spring? You are courting death!

"...one!"

However, the "two" that had been anticipated did not emerge from Lu Li's mouth; instead, the word "one" rang out with absolute clarity.

Hm?

???

The thin man in black was stunned for a moment.

In that very instant of his bewilderment.

BOOM!

The earth shook violently!

Blood energy, masculine and fiery, erupted in all directions.

Lu Li's figure flickered, instantly manifesting ten silhouettes.

Spirit Ghost Phantom Step!

Layers of Ghost Shadows!

The thin man in black's vision blurred, leaving him completely unable to lock onto his target.

The next moment, in his eyes, those ten silhouettes soared into the sky and lunged toward him.

Furthermore, all ten afterimages simultaneously extended massive palms in mid-air.

What is this?

A palm technique descending from the heavens?

The thin man in black instinctively looked up, stunned once more.

And then.

ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR ROAR!

Ten dragon roars suddenly erupted within the hall, shattering eardrums.

Accompanying the astonishing dragon roars, the thin man in black was shocked to discover that from the palms of those ten afterimages, golden dragons were flying out!

Ten in total!

Each of these ten golden dragons was ten feet long, as thick as a century-old tree, half-ethereal and half-solid, their bodies shimmering with golden light as they whipped their tails and roared toward him!

Their dragon eyes were scarlet and hideous, looking exceptionally ferocious!

Flying Dragon in the Sky!!!

Seeing the golden dragons pouncing, the thin man in black was startled and finally snapped to his senses. Unable to care about anything else, he flung his hands and spat out from his mouth.

ROAR.

Instantly, a tiger roar that shook the mountains and forests resounded.

A pure black, ferocious tiger, entirely ethereal and mighty, lunged out.

A massive pear blossom also bloomed in his hands, spraying hundreds and thousands of golden, needle-like poisonous hairs in all directions.

From his mouth, a streak of even purer, silver-white sword light—like a divine beam capable of parting water and splitting seas—slashed fiercely forward!

One golden dragon was sliced directly in two.

However, the other poisonous needles and that ethereal black tiger passed straight through the golden dragons.

They caused no damage whatsoever.

The next moment, nine blood-eyed golden dragons slammed violently into the thin man in black.

The thin man in black's eyes instantly widened and bulged.

His entire body shuddered violently nine times.

Then, the nine golden dragons passed through his body, their forms dissipating into specks of golden light that vanished into the air.

BANG.

Accompanied by a muffled explosion.

A massive flower of blood bloomed in the center of the hall.

It was incomparably vivid.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

A thick, pungent scent of blood immediately permeated the air, shrouding the entire hall.

Where the thin man in black had originally stood, only a pool of crimson blood and shreds of a blue shirt remained.

There was also a Black Iron Dice, a shattered jade talisman, and a black jade storage ring.

The man... was simply gone.

At the entrance of the cave hall, Lu Li landed, his face slightly pale, yet his posture remained upright.

"My apologies. I have won this match."

His gaze was sharp as he swept across the room, speaking coldly.

With that, he flicked his hand, and yellow paper filled the sky, dancing in the wind.

Everyone watched, stunned, as the yellow paper landed on the blood and turned crimson.

Even Ghost Demon True Person found it hard to believe.

Lu Li had actually won again?

And it was an instant kill!

The man in black, who possessed a mountain of lethal techniques, had still died at Lu Li's hands! He hadn't even lasted three breaths!

He didn't even have a corpse left!

It was all too fast.

On the other side, the calm expression on True Lord Yellow Spring's face finally vanished, replaced by a trace of cold, gloomy haze.

Beside him, True Lord Flying Fox and Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking also stared with wide eyes, unable to believe what they had seen.

The person with the worst expression was naturally Li Jing.

His face cycled through shades of iron-blue, pot-bottom black, and paper-white, his molars clenched so tightly it seemed they might shatter at any moment.

The trump card he had painstakingly prepared had just died like that?

Without even scratching a single hair on Lu Li?

And on top of that, he had implicated his master, True Lord Flying Fox, and Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking, causing them to lose a supreme treasure?

Pfft.

At this thought, Li Jing's pupils dilated, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, driven to fury.

"I don't accept this!"

Just then, with a loud bang, Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking slammed his palm onto the newly brought table, shattering it. He stood up abruptly, his face full of rage, and roared, "This brat clearly said he would count down from three, but he only counted two numbers! He skipped from three straight to one! This brat is playing dirty! I don't accept this!"

Hearing this, the crowd instantly snapped back to reality.

That's right.

It was supposed to be a countdown of three, but he only counted two. That was cheating.

Everyone's gaze turned in unison toward Lu Li.

"I am not playing dirty."

Lu Li's expression remained calm as he said slowly, "Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking, think carefully about what I said. I said, to ensure fairness, I would count down three numbers, and when I reached one, the duel would begin."

"That's right! Brat, This Seat remembers it clearly! You only counted two numbers!"

Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking gripped the God-Urgent Wood in his hand, his gaze sharp and icy.

"Senior, think about it again."

Lu Li curled his lips into a slightly wicked smile. "After that dead man in black agreed, what did I say?"

"You said, 'Alright, three... one!' And then you attacked immediately! If that isn't playing dirty, what is?"

Great Devil King Heaven-Shaking said, brimming with killing intent.

As soon as these words were spoken, True Lord Yellow Spring's expression in the hall darkened.

Lady Red Furnace, Green Lotus, Ghost Demon True Person, Scripture Protection Elder, and Second Senior Sister Meimei all had their eyes light up.

They had already realized what happened.

"Senior, it seems your brain isn't working very well."

At this moment, Lu Li held up three fingers and bent them one by one, smiling wickedly. "'Alright, three, one'—isn't that three numbers in total? I did indeed wait until I reached 'one' to make my move."

"Therefore, in this duel, I won fair and square!"