Li Shouyi's reminder instantly brought Su Wan'er to her senses.
That's right!
I can use it myself!
"Thank you for your guidance, Master."
"Will you stop fucking looking at me? Watch your opponent!"
Seeing that his idiot disciple actually still had the leisure to thank him—
Li Shouyi's face flushed red with anger. He wanted nothing more than to point at her and start cursing.
He thought that an idiot like Su Wan'er would be sold off within minutes of leaving the sect, and might even help her kidnappers count the money!
Seeing Li Shouyi lose his temper, Su Wan'er couldn't help sticking her little tongue out at him, looking utterly adorable.
When the spectators below the platform saw this, they all started howling like wolves.
"Did you bastards see that? Senior Sister just stuck her tongue out at me!"
"Bullshit! The Gambling Goddess was obviously sticking it out at me."
Seeing how adorable Su Wan'er looked, these animals cheered for her even louder.
"Haha, did you think I came unprepared?"
Of course, Zhou Kangyong knew he couldn't defeat Su Wan'er with martial techniques alone.
With a smile, he lifted his clothes, revealing the gleaming golden armor underneath.
"This Golden Thread Treasure Armor is the Forge God Hall's latest model. Nothing below the peak of Foundation Establishment can break it. Let's see just how powerful your Dao techniques are."
Holy shit, this brat is fucking loaded!
Li Shouyi's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
This Golden Thread Treasure Armor was designed specifically for the filthy rich. Its purpose was to make their children unbeatable in sect tournaments against opponents at the same cultivation level.
Seeing it, Su Wan'er gave a mysterious smile. "Then keep your eyes peeled!"
Her expression made Zhou Kangyong inexplicably nervous, but then he reconsidered.
No one could be such a genius that they could comprehend two profound great Daos in such a short time.
He took a deep breath and said to Su Wan'er, "Stop pretending. You can't scare me."
Su Wan'er ignored him. She pressed her hands together and murmured, "All things have a cause, and every cause must bear an effect. Three Thousand Cause-and-Effect Devour."
Boom...
Countless densely packed threads burst from Su Wan'er's body, shooting toward everyone bound to her by cause and effect.
Only she could see these threads.
Or rather, anyone stronger than her could see them too.
Seeing a red thread suddenly appear on his body, tightly linking him to Su Wan'er, Li Shouyi was deeply puzzled.
Why does this thing look like the Matchmaker God's red thread? Surely that little lass isn't lusting after my good looks!
Su Wan'er glowed brighter and brighter, then gave a sharp cry of "Go!"
Those eerie threads pierced through the void and plunged into Zhou Kangyong's body.
Zhou Kangyong felt something strange in his body, but couldn't tell exactly what it was!
He frowned at Su Wan'er, who was smiling in midair, and scoffed, "Parlor tricks."
Then he raised his sword and tried to fly up and thrust it at her.
Thud...
Instead, the moment he used a little magical power, he fell flat on his face, knocking out two front teeth.
"Ptooey."
Zhou Kangyong's entire mouth tasted of blood. With a spit, he spat out two bloodied front teeth.
"Hahaha, you can't attack me anymore. And you're going to have bad luck—really, really bad luck."
Su Wan'er had already landed. Hands on her hips, she laughed as she watched Zhou Kangyong.
"Witch, I'll kill you!"
His face twisted with blind rage, Zhou Kangyong raised his sword and charged forward. Then—
Perhaps because he had just wiped his mouth and gotten bloody spit on his hand, the Seven-Colored Glazed Sword slipped from his grip and flew into the sky. At that exact moment, he stepped on those two front teeth, and his foot slid.
With a thump, Zhou Kangyong fell flat on his face yet again. But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that, after spinning several times through the air, the Seven-Colored Glazed Sword plunged point-first toward a certain place where spring was warm and flowers bloomed.
"Ooohhh... my balls! My balls!"
From his prone position, Zhou Kangyong instantly lunged forward like a vicious dog pouncing on food, then clutched his crotch and ran howling out of the arena.
Everyone stared, utterly dumbfounded.
Then the crowd erupted in laughter.
"Hahaha, do you think that thing still works?"
"No, you should say the Fourth Prince doesn't care about a measly inch or two. His wasn't even that long to begin with."
"Haha, any friends with unusual tastes want to go up and see whether he left that nourishing delicacy behind?"
"Urgh... you really are a fucking genius, kid. Urgh!"
"Disciple, wait for your master!"
Shi Yaoqian, the last to react, hurried after him, his heart filled with worry.
He prayed that nothing serious had happened to Zhou Kangyong. Otherwise, the entire Cloud Cliff Sect would be implicated.
At the sight, Li Shouyi instinctively squeezed his legs together.
Then he swallowed and looked at Su Wan'er, who was giving him a thumbs-up with a goofy grin. He managed a few awkward chuckles in response.
This little lass's Cause-and-Effect Dao is way too terrifying.
Only then did the referee regain his senses and shout, "Su Wan'er wins!"
Then he examined the puddle of blood Zhou Kangyong had left behind. Finding nothing round in it, he discreetly signaled toward Tang Que.
That was because Tang Que had just sent him a private voice transmission, asking him to check whether His Highness the Fourth Prince had left any "dragon eggs" behind.
Receiving the response, Tang Que breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Li Shouyi, who was also snickering, and muttered viciously.
"Just you wait. You'll be crying soon enough."
Yes, he intended to announce Li Shouyi's expulsion from the sect.
He didn't want to keep him around a moment longer.
Besides, Lin Shuishui had just won her match too.
There was absolutely no need to wait any longer.
But before he could speak, Su Wan'er suddenly called out to him, "Sect Master, it's just me and my senior sister now, so I'm planning to concede and let her take first place. That's all right, isn't it?"
Tang Que paused, then said, "That's fine. I hereby announce that Lin Shuishui is the champion of the newcomers' tournament, Su Wan'er is the runner-up, and Zhou Kangyong takes third place."
He did this because both women were geniuses, and he intended to keep them in the Cloud Cliff Sect's service.
The moment Tang Que finished speaking, a majestic voice, brimming with domineering authority, resounded throughout Endless Cliff.
"Li Shouyi, come out and die!"
The shout stunned Li Shouyi.
If the memories he had inherited from this body's former owner were correct, that was the voice of his sworn enemy.
With that shout, violent winds erupted in the sky, sending the Cloud Cliff Sect disciples gathered throughout the venue staggering in every direction.
Then a black hole appeared in midair, and a figure slowly stepped out of it.
Countless bolts of lightning followed behind him.
Seeing this, Li Shouyi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered a curse. "The Spirit Severing Realm?"
But then a voice rang out in his sea of consciousness, leaving him utterly stunned...
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