This...

  I never expected that my bet would force the arena's behind-the-ses boss to show up.

  A hint of suspi fshed across Liu Mei's face, but she had to give up. "But at least I earn back what I lost before, right?"

  She tried betting twenty thousand spirit stohis time and entered no obstru.

  After pg the bet, Lin Hao hurried to the match.

  He stepped onto the stage and saw Ting Yu, who had been waiting for a while.

  With a calm demeanor, Lin Hao said lightly, "I'll let you make the first move."

  Hmm?

  Ting Yu sidered her own strength to be det, perhaps not as good as Guan Yue, but not inferior to the likes of the Peach Blossom Bde Immortal.

  She didn't expect to be uimated.

  Initially, she had a good impression of Lin Hao, but she didn't expect him to be sant. She would show him the power of a female cultivator from the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers!

  She raised her hand, and a move called "Blossoms in Full Bloom" caused various flowers to grow within a mile radius.

  As the flowers bloomed, she gently flicked her jade-like fingers, and those mature flowers flew toward her oppo like sharp bdes.

  Seeing this beautiful move, the audience couldn't help but marvel.

  "The teiques of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers are always so beautiful."

  "Watg Fairy Ting Yu's match is a pleasure."

  "I hope Fairy Ting Yu advances. I want to see her battle the Peach Blossom Bde Immortal and avenge her sister Ting Yan!"

  The crowd chattered, clearly believing Lin Hao couldn't withstand the attack.

  However, fag the flying bdes of the flower sea, Lin Hao suddenly unleashed his early-stage Golden Elixir cultivation.

  The audiend his oppo were stunned!

  "You've reached the Golden Elixir stage?" Ting Yu asked in surprise.

  Lin Hao didn't answer. He drew the Fengming Sword from his sword sheath and sshed out a bzing sun.

  The blinding light and scorg heatwave withered the flower petal bdes.

  Ting Yu had thought her victory was assured, believing Lin Hao hadn't reached the Golden Elixir stage. But he had hidden his cultivation.

  Damn it!

  What a ing little thief.

  With a face full of aing Yu once again used "Blossoms in Full Bloom."

  This time, Lin Hao didn't ssh with sword energy. Instead, he relied on his agility to tinuously dodge the flower sea bdes.

  Each time, he narrowly avoided them but occasionally charged toward his oppo, aiming for the high mountains and deep valleys.

  This made Ting Yu struggle to cope, f her to focus all her energy on defense.

  After a prolonged battle, Ting Yu's spiritual power was mostly exhausted, and a fine yer of sweat covered her beautiful face.

  In trast, Lin Hao remained calm and posed, appearing at ease.

  On the high ptform, the leader of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers looked rather helpless. She could naturally see that her disciple was far inferior to Lin Hao, a was only a matter of time.

  "Murong, your Xuan Yi has taken in a good disciple!"

  "Daoist Qingxuan, the peerless twiies of your sect are both beautiful and strong. I even want to ask for a Dao panion for my sect's disciple."

  "That might not be impossible."

  The leaders of the other two sects had strange expressions. Was the Xuan Yi going to ally with the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers?

  Oage, Lin Hao felt the time was right. tinuing the fight would be pointless, so he prepared to end the match.

  "I'm going to get serious. Are you ready?"

  With that, a powerful aura erupted from Lin Hao.

  He sshed out a sword energy that seemed capable of tearing the sky apart!

  The astonishing sword energy stirred up the wind and clouds, carrying an unmatched momentum as it charged straight at his oppo.

  What a formidable move!

  Ting Yu's face turned pale with fright. She quickly released several talismans to erect a shield in front of her and unleashed a punch imbued with the power of the flower sea!

  Boom!

  The sword energy shattered several shields, its momentum undiminished as it collided with the punch, sending waves of energy rippling out.

  One move failed to defeat the enemy, but Lin Hao sshed out another sword energy.

  Ting Yu fought with all her might.

  Those with dising eyes could already see that Lin Hao's strength was formidable, capable of crushing his oppo. He was deliberately holding back to toy with her.

  Ting Yu, being perceptive, also realized Lin Hao's iions, and a surge of anger rose in her heart.

  Damn thief, a warrior be killed but not humiliated!

  She gathered her remaining spiritual power and once again used "Blossoms in Full Bloom," using the cover of the flower sea bdes to charge forward with her sword!

  Fag the dual assault, Lin Hao remained unflustered. First, he sshed out a bzing sun, causing the flowers to wither, then followed up with a punch.

  Bang!

  This punch carried the force of a ndslide.

  It struck Ting Yu directly, sending her flying.

  "Cough!"

  As she flew backward, she coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell like a bird with broken wings, plummeting outside the stage.

  Seeing she was about to crash heavily to the ground, Lin Hao dashed over like the wind, barely catg her in his arms.

  "Cough!"

  Ting Yu coughed up another mouthful of blood, then weakly lifted her eyelids.

  Looking at Lin Hao, she was suddenly startled.

  "You... it's you!"

  Lin Hao uzzled. What is she talking about?

  What nonsense is this outing?

  Suddenly, a thought struck him. Could she be referring to...?

  If this gets exposed, the people from the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers might tear him apart!

  Lin Hao quickly put on a serious fad said, "Fairy Ting Yu, what are you talking about? I don't quite uand."

  Hmph!

  The damn thief still wants to deny it. I'm sure it's you!

  Ting Yu struggled to stand up, gave Lin Hao a cold look, and then indicated to the referee that she ceded.

  For now, he didn't have to worry about how to deal with the woman's questioning.

  Lin Hao breathed a slight sigh of relief and prepared to collect his spirit stones!

  Six huhousand!

  Ordinary Golden Elixir cultivators don't have such wealth, and he ear effortlessly!

  When he went to collect the spirit stohe steward in charge of the betting couldn't stop twitg his mouth.

  What kind of trick is this kid pying?

  He bet four huhousand spirit stones on himself to win, aually won!

  He tur into six huhousand just like that!

  Uhe steward's resentful gaze, Lin Hao withdrew the spirit stones, roughly calg that he had bee a millionaire!

  Excitement was written all over his face!

  He calmed himself down before daring to step out.

  Liu Mei was also delighted. By following Lin Hao's bet, she earhirty thousand, recouping her losses!

  The match was Ning Qingxue against the Peach Blossom Bde Immortal.

  Returning to the sect's team, Lin Hao saw Ning Qingxue preparing to take the stage and couldn't help but advise, "Fairy Ning, your injuries haven't healed yet. Why not forfeit this match?"

  Ning Qingxue g the man, who had shown incredible strength and truly had a the top spot.

  Perhaps she didn't o fight anymore.

  But surrendering wasn't her style!

  "I'd rather be defeated in battle than surrender without a fight!"

  With that, she took the Snon Sword and stepped onto the stage.

  Opposite her, the Peach Blossom Bde Immortal looked at her pale-faced oppo and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

  "Ning Qingxue, you are very strong, and your willpower is impressive. If we were both in peak dition, I wouldn't be your match.

  But now you're injured, and you're bound to lose!"

  g!

  Ning Qingxue drew the Snon Sword, her voice clear and cold. "Enough talk, let's fight!"

  g!

  The Peach Blossom Bde Immortal also drew her dual bdes. She admired her oppo's willpower, but that didn't mean she would hand over victory.

  She decided to use her stro move to defeat her oppo!

  Ning Qingxue was indeed injured, her core wounded. Even with the Holy Spirit Pill, she couldn't recover in a short time.

  She fought the Peach Blossom Bde Immortal for twenty rounds before ultimately losing and triggering her previous injuries, causio faint.

  Liu Mei quickly took her down for treatment.

  inally, Guaill o pete with Ning Qingxue and Ting Yu for a spot iop three.

  But with one uo pete and the other choosing to forfeit, Guaomatically advao the top three. However, he wasn't happy about it. He would have preferred to advahrough battle.

  For him, every battle portunity to hone his swordsmanship.

  The happiest person today was undoubtedly the leader of the Lieya. The sect had a Divided Spirit cultivator, and their disciples made it to the top three iianjiao Battle.

  The only imperfe was that the brat from the Xuan Yi also advanced.

  He g Murong Qihinking, "You vile woma's see who es out on top. Whether it's sect strength or the Tianjiao Battle ranking, our Lieya will surpass yours!"

  Murong Qinxue, however, had no time to bicker with the Lieya's leader. She was worried about Ning Qingxue's injuries.

  Fortunately, it wasn't too serious; it was just that the battle had caused old injuries to resurface, and she would recover with some rest.

  That night, Lin Hao was meditating in his room when a servant delivered another phoenix hairpin.

  Peerjun