"Yes," responded a few people nearby.
The alchemy competition continued until evening. Since the preparation of Ninth Grade elixirs took a considerable amount of ti, by the ti everyone finished, it was almost dark.
The elixirs were sent to the judges for inspection. Except for Wuhu who failed to produce a Ninth Grade elixir, the other four contestants successfully created their elixirs. Shayan and Green Emperor Xiahou produced Interdiate Level elixirs, while ng He and Dugu Qianye both produced Primary Level ones, but since Dugu Qianye finished five minutes earlier than ng He, ng He was eliminated.
The host ca up to announce the results and declared that since everyone had been practicing for the competition recently, the Alchemist Guild decided to schedule the final round for November 30. This allowed nearly ten days of rest and relaxation for the contestants.
Regarding Dugu Qianye’s advancent, everyone felt it was expected. Although she seed inconspicuous at the beginning, she consistently advanced steadily, overturning others’ beliefs about her.
After the competition concluded, night had fallen. To avoid the crowd, Dugu Qianye and others in the stands waited until most people had left before departing. Zi Xiao and Hao Pengyou understood Dugu Qianye’s intention and also waited. By the ti they left, another half an hour had passed.
The four of them walked on the road back, the streets now much emptier than when they had arrived. Dugu Qianye, eager to return and consult with Dugu Yilan, moved swiftly. As they rounded a corner, they suddenly felt an overwhelming killing intent press in from all directions.
Feeling the suffocating killing intent, Dugu Qianye and the others halted. The passersby, sensing the murderous aura, kept their distance, leaving only them standing there.
"Quite sensitive," ca a voice like one from hell, as several figures appeared, surrounding Dugu Qianye and the others.
Dugu Qianye furrowed her brow; she didn’t recognize these people.
"Who are you?" Dugu Qianye asked.
"The ones to send you to hell!" The leader spoke and imdiately attacked Dugu Qianye and her group with ferocity—all ruthless characters.
Zi Xiao and Hao Pengyou summoned their Contract Beasts. Ci Hun, upon seeing the figures in black, yelled, "I thought you summoned to see beauties, not to fight for my life!"
"If you don’t want to co out, then stay in," said Zi Xiao coldly.
"Fine, I’ll go fight the enemy," Ci Hun grumbled. Having finally co out, it didn’t want to be recalled so quickly.
It was obvious that after Ci Hun had been saved by Baili Ruyan once before, it had beco motivated. Its combat ability had improved significantly from before. It was uncertain how Zi Xiao managed to enhance it in such a short ti.
Dugu Qianye couldn’t summon Lan i and the others right now and spoke to the Man-Eating Flower King in her hand, "Vine Emperor, soone is bullying us."
Still drowsy, the Vine Emperor shot up at Dugu Qianye’s words, muttering, "Who dares bully us—I’ll eat them!" Then, it dropped a vine onto the ground.
The man in black, witnessing his opponent toss a segnt of vine to the ground, didn’t find it amusing. Instead, he watched it warily. As expected, the vine began to grow wildly, becoming a man-eating flower over a hundred zhang tall in less than half a minute, with countless branches, all bearing blossoms of the man-eating flower.
The n in black had never seen plant-type Contract Beasts before, but this one gave them a sense of crisis. Aside from one-on-one combat, the rest of the n in black attacked the Man-Eating Flower King.
The man-eating flower’s tendrils lashed out from all directions. Even as they cut so down, more imdiately took their place, growing faster than they could destroy them!
Hao Pengyou watched the frenzied attacks of the Man-Eating Flower King, noticing it was even more powerful than last ti in the valley. Could this be because of its contract with Dugu Qianye?
Part of the reason was the contract; the other was because Dugu Qianye found that the Vine Emperor loved eating elixirs – and they were remarkably effective. So, during this period, he fed it a great many elixirs; Sixth and Seventh Grade elixirs were eaten like jellybeans.
A Spiritual Master, entangled by the Man-Eating Flower King, thought of using fire to attack. However, the Vine Emperor, after contracting with Dugu Qianye, no longer feared fire attacks. With such a formidable backer like Yan, what was your little fla to it?! Fla used to be its only weakness, which allowed Dugu Qianye to take advantage of it originally, but now, devoid of weaknesses, the Man-Eating Flower King truly was the king of plants, even more formidable than a Spiritual Beast!
An opponent’s Divine Technique, fire-based, ca their way. They had expected it to at least burn a large area, but to their dismay, only a leaf or two was singed. Not only did it fail to break the encirclent, but it also incited an even more frenzied attack from the Man-Eating Flower King.
But the opponents were not weak; they kept entangled with Dugu Qianye and his group. Soon, a more advanced Divine Technique accompanied by a shout of anger ca at them.
"Ouyang Lin, your Ouyang Family is truly shaless!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than Dugu Yilan, accompanied by Dugu Qianqian and Dugu Qianqi, landed in front of Dugu Qianye.
Dodging Dugu Yilan’s attack, Ouyang Lin said, "Hmph, whatever the Dugu Clan wants, we’ll surely destroy it, today or tomorrow. Ha ha, do you think you can guard her every mont?" He then looked at Dugu Qianye, "You got lucky today! Let’s go!"
Upon saying this, Ouyang Lin prepared to retreat, intending to kill Dugu Qianye another ti. With Dugu Yilan present, they best not entertain the thought for today.
Dugu Qianye gave a malevolent smile and said, "I didn’t say you could go. What makes you think you can just leave?"
"You..." Ouyang Lin managed only one word before he saw the Vine Emperor’s tendrils envelop the skies, trapping a few of them together. Then Dugu Qianye and Zi Xiao joined Hao Pengyou in the air. If anyone managed to escape, they attacked together.
Ouyang Lin, barely escaping the Man-Eating Flower’s enclosure, found Dugu Qianye standing before him with a wicked grin. Before he could unleash his spiritual power, Dugu Qianye had already landed a kick. No matter how formidable a Spiritual Master was, unless they were adept at Spiritual Sword Dual Cultivation or had broken through to the Divine Level, their physical bodies were fragile.
Ouyang Lin was kicked to the ground, and as he attempted to rise, Dugu Qianye swiftly approached with the Ethereal Step Technique. With a flash of a dagger, Ouyang Lin’s head was sheared off. Even as it hit the ground, his eyes remained wide with disbelief.
Blood sprayed from Ouyang Lin’s neck, and as his head rolled to the ground, Dugu Qianye had already long since departed without a drop of blood on him. The Vine Emperor absorbed all the spilled blood, not leaving a trace on the ground.
Tasting the blood, the Vine Emperor grew even more excited. Next to Ouyang Lin’s corpse, it blood a man-eating flower as tall as a person, devouring his entire body. Then, the blossom swiftly closed. When it opened again shortly after, nothing but a pile of clothing remained inside.
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