Myriad Laws Cannot Invade?

"Save her!"

The disciples below the platform cried out in alarm at the sight.

Such a delicate beauty had just been crushed flat.

What a terrible shame.

The guardians responsible for keeping the contestants safe were about to go up and check on her when Shi Yaoqian suddenly stopped them.

"No need to go up. Lin Shuishui is fine."

Shi Yaoqian was a Golden Core cultivator, so naturally, he had seen the light that appeared around Lin Shuishui when the rock struck her.

That glow only came from top-tier armor. Once he realized this, his expression turned exceedingly ugly.

He immediately sent Tang Que a voice transmission. "Sect Master, Su Wan'er is the Su Family's daughter. She must have given Lin Shuishui that armor."

"We can't let this continue!"

"With the Su Family's wealth, what armor couldn't they buy? Those two could coast straight into the top three on that alone."

While he and Tang Que exchanged voice transmissions, the situation on the platform changed.

The fat man who had cast the spell was now coughing up blood, clutching his chest as he knelt on one knee.

Just moments earlier, after Lin Shuishui slowly emerged from the rubble completely unscathed, an ocher beam of light had suddenly shot from her body and struck him.

"Urgh!"

The fat man stared at Lin Shuishui in disbelief. "You're actually wearing the Thorn Armor!"

His words sent the crowd below into another uproar.

"Holy shit! That's rich-lady armor!"

"Fuck, forgive my ignorance, but if I remember right, the Cultivation Daily ran an article on that armor. Doesn't it cost a million spirit stones?"

"How the hell is anyone supposed to compete with that?"

"Exactly! With that armor on, who could break through Lin Shuishui's defenses?"

Amid the clamor below, after the referee declared Lin Shuishui the winner, Tang Que suddenly spoke up.

"I hereby announce that, to ensure fairness in this competition, armor exceeding the capabilities of Foundation Establishment may not be worn into a match."

"The competition will now continue."

After speaking, Tang Que exchanged a glance with Shi Yaoqian, and the two shared a knowing smile.

Let's see what Li Shouyi does now.

"Master, I won!"

Lin Shuishui ran up to Li Shouyi with a smile, only to fall asleep again the moment she finished speaking.

Li Shouyi hurried forward to catch her, then said to Su Wan'er, "My good disciple, did you hear what the sect master just said?"

"Yes, I heard."

"It just means we can't wear armor, right?"

"Leave it to me!"

Leave it to you, my ass.

Is that what I meant?

I meant, hurry up and show me whatever other treasures you have so your master can stop worrying.

But before he could question Su Wan'er further, a shout suddenly rang out from another platform.

"Number 146, Su Wan'er! Please come up immediately."

Su Wan'er's eyes lit up at once.

Her senior sister had already had her moment in the spotlight.

Now it was finally her turn to make her master hold his head high.

"Master, I'm off!"

Su Wan'er made an encouraging gesture at Li Shouyi, then dashed onto the platform with a beaming smile.

She did not give Li Shouyi even a moment to react.

He cursed inwardly, then looked toward where the sect master and elders were seated and continued cursing. Those damned old bastards. Not preparing a seat for me was bad enough.

Now they're actually resorting to dirty tricks.

By now, he understood completely: the Cloud Cliff Sect's master had no intention of showing him even a shred of consideration.

Not reserving him a seat was one thing.

But Zhou Kangyong was actually sitting in a seat meant for an elder. They were not content with killing him; they had to stab him through the heart as well.

When Su Wan'er stepped onto the platform, the scene was entirely different from when Lin Shuishui had appeared.

"The Gambling Goddess is up!"

"Place your bets!"

"I'm betting a thousand Spirit Stones that the Gambling Goddess will use her Way of Money and make her opponent's knees go weak, dropping him to the ground in an instant."

"Holy shit, have you lost your mind? You actually dare bet a thousand Spirit Stones?"

"Heh, the Gambling Goddess is here anyway. If I lose, I'll just go win it back from her in a couple of days."

His words made everyone's eyes light up.

They thought, That's right!

With the Gambling Goddess around, what's there to fear?

They immediately began placing bets in droves.

Su Wan'er's opponent on the platform had also been specially arranged by Tang Que, and he too was an expert in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator had joined the Cloud Cliff Sect for its cultivation methods spanning the Golden Core Realm through the Nascent Soul Realm. In the Cultivation World, passing cultivation methods to outsiders was strictly forbidden. After all, the Dao could not be imparted lightly.

"Haha, Gambling Goddess, I've long heard of your great reputation."

"You know me?"

Su Wan'er had never imagined her name was so well known.

"The illustrious Gambling Goddess—your name carries even more weight in the Cloud Cliff Sect than the sect master's."

The man's words made Su Wan'er's eyes shine.

Why did she work so hard going out to lose money every day?

Was it merely for the Way of Cause and Effect?

No. She, Su Wan'er, did it so that one day, the entire Cultivation World would know her name.

"Although your words are very pleasing, I promised my master that I would win first place for him."

"So make your move!"

This idiot!

Hearing Su Wan'er's words from afar, Li Shouyi could not help covering his face and cursing inwardly.

Why are you bothering with etiquette up there?

It was bad enough that you didn't ambush that fool while he was laughing.

Now you're even letting him attack first? I distinctly remember this moron didn't drink this morning.

How did she get this drunk?

Su Wan'er's words irritated the man opposite her. He sneered. "Gambling Goddess, you asked for this."

"It's fine. Go ahead and attack!"

Su Wan'er remained perfectly composed, looking as though victory was already in her grasp.

"You're courting death."

The man muttered a curse, formed a hand seal, and chanted!

"Swiftly, in accordance with the decree! Five Elements Dao Art—Fire!"

He aimed both hands at Su Wan'er, his wrists spewing an unending stream of flames at her like high-pressure flamethrowers.

Just as the flames were about to reach Su Wan'er, a Yin-Yang Diagram slowly appeared behind her, spinning continuously as it swept up every last flame.

"Look! What Dao art is the Gambling Goddess using?"

"What a huge Yin-Yang Diagram. That shouldn't be a Dao art, should it? It looks more like a formation."

"What the hell do you know? That must be a protective Magic Treasure Rich Man Su bought for his daughter!"

"I think it looks like a Magic Treasure too. I've never heard of any divine ability that can absorb Dao arts."

The disciples below the platform chattered among themselves, all convinced it was Su Wan'er's Magic Treasure or a formation diagram.

Those disciples lacked a discerning eye, but Tang Que and the others were different. At the sight, they cried out in astonishment, "Is that Myriad Laws Cannot Invade?"

"Surely that's impossible. How old is she? How could she have comprehended such a profound Dao art?"

Shi Yaoqian's eyes bulged. What kind of dog-shit luck had Li Shouyi stumbled into?

He had actually picked up a genius who had comprehended Myriad Laws Cannot Invade.

Fortunately, Li Shouyi had not heard him. Otherwise, he would certainly have said:

Come on, then. Take the disciple. You teach her.

Heaven knew how desperately he wished Su Wan'er were a useless dud.

Meanwhile, on the platform, as the Yin-Yang Diagram behind Su Wan'er continued absorbing enormous amounts of flame,

the man opposite her finally could not hold on any longer and collapsed to his knees on the platform.

This outcome caught everyone completely off guard.

Although it had still made someone's knees go weak, it was not what the crowd below had imagined.

Wasn't the Gambling Goddess supposed to use her Way of Money and end the fight in an instant?