The Grand Competition Ends
Su Fuyun sat up abruptly, panting heavily. She didn't care where she was; she just subconsciously reached out and touched her Dantian.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the area was completely intact, without any sign of being pierced by the spirit sword. She assumed that the incident where Sang Ying pierced her Dantian was just a nightmare.
She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, unable to bear the memory of walking step by step toward death.
But she seems to have been too happy too soon...
Because when she looked up, she saw a familiar face. The person who was looking at her coldly had clearly been sent out of the small world by the iron hooves of the Primordial Azure Ox on the very first day she entered it!
Su Fuyun suddenly felt a sense of panic. Only then did she realize that the scenery around her seemed different from that in the small world. "How could this be? Where am I?"
She looked up in a panic, and everyone she saw had a droopy face and looked dejected.
A familiar voice sounded from behind her, answering her question, "This is naturally the entrance to the small world. After dying in the small world, one will be sent here until the sect competition ends... Doesn't the Holy Maiden even know this?"
Su Fuyun turned her head to look, but only saw Chi Yan's indifferent face.
He spoke coldly, his eyes filled with resentment towards Su Fuyun: "We haven't even thanked the Holy Maiden for helping us end the competition early!"
Behind him were disciples of the Mara Gate and the Seven Emotions Pavilion. Unlike the awe they once showed towards Su Fuyun, now they looked at this holy maiden with only indifference and mockery.
"Congratulations, Su Fuyun! The title of champion of the Mara Gate for several years has finally been taken by you!" Chi Yan said through gritted teeth.
At that moment, Su Fuyun felt as if he had returned to the Flowing Light Sword Sect of the past, back to the time when he was Gu Huaiwei, a time when everyone looked down on and despised him.
Her blood ran cold, and her limbs went weak. She collapsed to the ground, but this time no one came to help her up.
"It's over!" These two words flashed through Su Fuyun's mind. The sect leader wouldn't let her go.
She knew all too well how despicable and terrifying Mara Gate. If it was truly her who caused everyone to lose the chance to continue the competition, then her fate would be all too obvious.
Su Fuyun closed her eyes, trying hard to suppress the despair and fear in her heart.
No, she can't just sit here and wait to die. She still has a chance, she still has a chance!
Inside the White Water-Clover Island Small World, Sang Ying deftly flicked away the remaining blood from her sword blade, watching Su Fuyun's body gradually disappear before her eyes.
Although her opponent didn't actually die at her hands, she had to admit that stabbing him with her sword had given her a great deal of satisfaction.
"Senior Sister, all our people have returned to provide support. All those fellow Daoists have been rescued without a single casualty! That Shen Yu was also sent out of the small world by a Buddhist Daoist with a single palm strike, preventing him from causing us any trouble!" Dong Fuzhu suppressed her excitement and reported to Sang Ying one by one.
"Very good." Sang Ying ordered, "Then press on and intercept and kill that Primordial Azure Ox here!"
The Floating River Sword reflected a cold light, revealing its sharpness just like its master.
Upon hearing the order, Dong Fuzhu immediately relayed Sang Ying's words. Her face was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
Because she knew very well that after this battle, they would not only completely eliminate their rivals, but also firmly occupy the top spot on the leaderboard.
Ten Thousand Daos Born's long-awaited championship title is finally about to be won back by them!
Standing on the hilltop, Sang Ying watched Dong Fuzhu's skipping figure in the distance, then glanced at Chi Yan, who had been dealt with by Bai Kejin and Lan Fusheng, and felt a mix of emotions.
This plan was indeed a bit risky and rough around the edges. She herself hadn't expected everything to go so smoothly.
In truth, it's all thanks to Shen Yu. If it weren't for him, Sang Ying probably wouldn't have been able to deal with the Mara Gate people so quickly.
There's an old saying in the mortal world, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind." When Shen Yu deliberately approached Sang Ying, he used the excuse that he had been injured by Demon Beast.
But Sang Ying could see clearly that if such a wound were truly caused by Demon Beast, then Shen Yu would probably have already been teleported out of the small world, and wouldn't be alive to wait for Sang Ying's rescue.
Moreover, it's clear that communication talismans can be used within the small world, but the other party had no intention of contacting fellow disciples at all, and simply settled down in the cave.
Even if Sang Ying wasn't a smart person, how could she not see through such an obvious scheme?
In particular, Shen Yu's subtle action of scattering medicinal powder to guide Su Fuyun and her group was so obvious that Sang Ying would be wasting her Half-Step Nascent Soul cultivation if she couldn't see it.
Therefore, Sang Ying decided to play along and, taking advantage of the fact that Shen Yu was too afraid to bother her while she was among the cultivators of the three sects, she revealed the whole story to Dong Fuzhu and Jingshui Fozi.
Today, she led all her elite troops away, firstly to create an opportunity for Shen Yu to force him to take action, and secondly to follow the clues left by Shen Yu to investigate the Mara Gate's true strength.
However, Sang Ying was not stupid. She left Bai Kejin and Jingshui's junior brother to secretly help her and adapt to changing circumstances.
When Sang Ying led a large group of elite troops, bypassing Su Fuyun's group, and followed the tracking powder scattered by Shen Yu to find the Mara Gate, they also unceremoniously took out Beast-Luring Powder and gave them a taste of their own medicine!
I must say, this method is indeed very useful; no wonder Su Fuyun and the others went to great lengths to use it on Ten Thousand Daos Born.
When the various levels of Demon Beast surrounding the dense forest were Beast-Luring Powder all the way to the Mara Gate's encampment, a terrible massacre began.
The cultivators appeared extremely small in the face of the immense power of the beast tide.
Sang Ying and her companions watched helplessly as the Mara Gate's team was completely annihilated under the iron hooves of the Demon Beast before they could even send out their communication talismans.
A sense of dread crept into her heart. She hoped that such a terrifying beast tide would not occur outside the small world!
After dealing with the Mara Gate disciples, Sang Ying and the others quickly returned to the vicinity of the cave.
As luck would have it, they arrived at just the right time, blocking Su Fuyun and his group's retreat.
That aloof and proud saintess thus perished under Sang Ying's sword.
Pulling herself out of her reverie, Sang Ying looked down at the Primordial Azure Ox galloping endlessly, and leaped off the high cliff.
With a sweep of the frost-covered sword Sword Qi, a large number of Demon Beast rolled over and raised their heads.
"Everyone, our rankings will be decided in today's match!" The slender female sword cultivator took the lead and charged ahead, like the sharpest sword tip, tearing a gap in the Demon Beast horde for everyone.
The cultivators from Ten Thousand Daos Born unleashed a variety of techniques; the Buddhist cultivators from Buddha Sound Temple raised their staffs and wooden fish, while the culinary cultivators from Taotie Gate balanced a large iron pot on their heads...
The three Exploding Pellet that Jimo Bai had given to Sang Ying earlier were also brought into the small world. When everyone had fought to the last bit and had no more strength left, Sang Ying summoned everyone back and threw one at the last few hundred Primordial Azure Ox.
They saw nothing else but a loud "boom." Before they could even see what happened, their heads spun and everything went black as they were kicked away by the small world!