At the critical moment, Wang Yuyao could no longer care about her own injuries.

She hurriedly summoned the Perfect Minor Thousand-Mountain Seal and activated the power of the Perfect Profound Water Ring for support.

The next instant, Ye Lingyun's attack descended.

Boom!

A terrifying Qi explosion erupted violently.

Wang Yuyao let out a muffled groan, being flung away like a scarecrow, falling towards the audience seats.

Just as she was about to hit the ground, a figure swiftly flew over and caught her in his arms.

"Senior Brother Wang."

Wang Yuyao's pale face lit up.

Wang Jianqiang nodded and slowly landed.

"Let's heal first."

He released his arms from around Wang Yuyao's waist.

Ye Lingyun's attack was indeed fierce and domineering.

However, although Wang Yuyao appeared to be in a dire state, her injuries weren't as severe as they seemed under the protection of the Perfect Water-Moon Skirt.

Wang Yuyao nodded and sat cross-legged on the ground without hesitation.

Seeing Wang Yuyao enter meditation.

Wang Jianqiang looked up at Arena Stage 9.

At this moment, Ye Lingyun stood at the edge of the stage, his gaze cold and filled with disdain and mockery.

Just a useless person, daring to oppose him repeatedly.

Truly overestimating herself.

If not for being within the sect, he would have made this useless person regret it for life.

Wang Jianqiang's gaze lingered on Ye Lingyun for a moment, then he looked towards the sky.

"Elder, Wang Yuyao has already jumped off the stage, clearly intending to concede, yet Ye Lingyun still pursued her with lethal intent. Is this not a violation of the rules?"

Cloud Sparrow remained expressionless, silent for a moment before speaking indifferently, "She hadn't landed yet, so it doesn't count as leaving the stage. Ye Lingyun's final strike was before Wang Yuyao landed, so... it's not a violation..."

According to the competition rules, as long as one party shows the intention to forfeit, it counts as conceding, and the other party must not continue to attack.

Cloud Sparrow was clearly talking nonsense.

However, Wang Jianqiang showed no anger, merely smiled indifferently and cupped his fists towards Cloud Sparrow, "Disciple understands, thank you Elder for clarifying."

Seeing Wang Jianqiang's calm demeanor, Cloud Sparrow frowned, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

He frowned and coldly said to Wang Jianqiang, "The competition strictly prohibits any non-participants from intervening. You've already violated the rules. If it happens again, there will be punishment according to the sect's rules."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang sneered inwardly.

He hadn't even left the audience seats, just caught Wang Yuyao, and that counted as intervening in the competition?

Such a statement was truly far-fetched.

But facing a Core Formation expert, he dared not refute.

It's not a matter of being cowardly or not.

It's a matter of being smart or not.

On Arena Stage 9, seeing Wang Jianqiang suffer a setback, Ye Lingyun's mockery grew even stronger.

This Wang Jianqiang was not only useless but also seemed to lack intelligence.

He was currently the top disciple of the Outer Sect.

Su Yutong was even more of an unparalleled arrogance, achieving such astonishing strength in just three years since entry.

In Elder Cloud Sparrow's eyes, Wang Jianqiang and Wang Yuyao couldn't even compare to them.

This useless person couldn't even understand such a simple truth, repeatedly trying to seek "justice" from Elder Cloud Sparrow?

Truly foolish beyond measure.

Then he looked at Wang Yuyao.

"With me here, you can forget about entering the top ten in this competition."

His domineering words spread without any concealment.

Wang Yuyao opened her eyes, a look of anger appearing on her face.

"Ignore him, focus on recovering."

Wang Jianqiang looked at her calmly.

Wang Yuyao nodded and closed her eyes again to recover.

Ye Lingyun sneered at this, his gaze sweeping over the challengers below the stage, "This Arena Stage 9 belongs to Su Yutong. Anyone who dares to take it will be my enemy."

With that, he turned into a golden streak of light and shot back to Arena Stage 1.

After he left, Arena Stage 9 was left empty.

Below the stage, those contestants who hadn't used up their challenge attempts looked at the empty Arena Stage 9, their eyes flickering.

But out of fear of Ye Lingyun, no one dared to step onto the stage.

Time passed.

As the competition neared its end, Wang Yuyao finally stopped her recovery.

"How's the recovery?"

Wang Jianqiang asked.

"The injuries have been suppressed, and my spiritual power has recovered to seventy percent," Wang Yuyao replied.

Wang Jianqiang nodded, "Go on stage, head to Arena Stage 9."

Wang Yuyao was taken aback, but without asking, she decisively stepped onto the empty stage.

She had heard Ye Lingyun's domineering declaration.

But... so what?

Since Senior Brother Wang told her to go, she would go.

Seeing Wang Yuyao actually step onto Arena Stage 9 again, everyone was invigorated.

This Wang Yuyao was truly audacious, daring to confront Ye Lingyun head-on.

Was she not afraid of death?

Meanwhile, sitting cross-legged in the center of Arena Stage 1, Ye Lingyun's face had already darkened.

"Courting death!"

He snorted coldly, turning into a golden light, shooting out from Arena Stage 1 at an astonishing speed.

Seeing Ye Lingyun attacking again.

Wang Mengyao's expression turned serious.

The Perfect Minor Thousand-Mountain Seal appeared, hovering in front of her, spinning rapidly.

Just as she was about to take the initiative, a voice transmission suddenly echoed in her mind.

She paused, couldn't help but look towards Wang Jianqiang in the audience.

Wang Jianqiang didn't continue the voice transmission, just nodded.

Seeing this, Wang Yuyao took a deep breath and looked at Ye Lingyun again.

At this moment, the opponent had already appeared on Arena Stage 9.

After entering Arena Stage 9, he didn't pause at all, shooting towards Wang Mengyao like an arrow.

Just when everyone thought a fierce battle was about to erupt, Wang Yuyao suddenly made an unexpected move.

She turned and jumped off the stage.

"Escaped... escaped?"

Everyone was stunned.

"That's too cowardly, isn't it?"

"If that's the case, why not just hide under the stage? Why go up and embarrass yourself?"

...

"No, it seems like she hasn't used her challenge attempts yet. She's trying to exhaust Ye Lingyun's challenge attempts!"

This statement immediately caused an uproar.

Indeed!

Everyone only had two challenge opportunities.

Ye Lingyun had already used one, and now it counted as his second challenge.

Which meant he could only stay on Arena Stage 9.

In contrast, Wang Yuyao still had one challenge opportunity left and could completely turn around to seize Arena Stage 1.

Truly a clever plan!

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Hearing the discussions around him.

Ye Lingyun's face turned ugly.

He had been so focused on avenging Su Yutong that he hadn't considered this issue.

Only now did he realize he had been outsmarted.

"Bitch, you're ruthless!"

He gritted his teeth and walked to the edge of the stage, looking down.

Then he was stunned.

Where was Wang Yuyao?

Whoosh~

Just as a look of astonishment appeared on his face, a flying sword and a seal platform suddenly flew towards him.

"It's that bitch's magical artifacts!"

"I've been tricked!"

"She wasn't trying to exhaust my challenge attempts; she was trying to eliminate me completely!!"

Ye Lingyun's expression changed, then turned ferocious, "Bitch, you're dreaming!"

"Explode!"

At the same time, a delicate shout rang out.

The Perfect Cloudwater Coldglow Sword and the Perfect Minor Thousand-Mountain Seal exploded simultaneously!