Nan Gong Qian’er’s face instantly turned red with embarrassment, as if her thoughts had been exposed. She angrily retorted, "Ye Wanjun, I have nothing to do with you. Why are you slandering me?"

  "Ye Wanjun, what nonsense are you spouting!" Wei Yu Gong was also furious. Qian’er was so kind-hearted; she would never think like that!

  "Can’t I just speak the truth? If you can’t handle the truth, stay away from me. How unlucky!" Ye Wanjun waved his sleeve in disgust, as if breathing the same air as them was an insult to himself.

  "Ye Wanjun, if you’re so capable, let’s see what you’ve got during the disciple trials!" Wei Yu Gong challenged. This time, he and Qian’er would team up. Both of them were ninth-grade talents, and they were sure to come out on top in this trial.

  But Ye Wanjun just laughed. "Only those who can’t handle losing feel the need to compare themselves everywhere."

  "You!" Wei Yu Gong clenched his fists, but at that moment, a wave of astonished exclamations erupted from the arena.

  "Wow—"

  "Ye Sang’s challenge succeeded. She can enter for six hours."

  "Nan Gong Huan’s challenge succeeded. She can enter for... twelve hours." Two elders announced simultaneously.

  It turned out that while the three of them were "friendly chatting," Nan Gong Huan and Ye Sang had almost simultaneously finished their matches!

  Even more shocking was that both of them had won!

  "What? What just happened?!" Ye Wanjun gaped, looking left and right. Didn’t it just start? How could it be over already?

  Nan Gong Qian’er and Wei Yu Gong were also wide-eyed in disbelief. How did it end so suddenly?

  Ye Wanjun’s lackeys provided the answer. "Miss Sang’s Ancient Sky Bird suddenly gained a huge boost in power, defeated its opponent, and then flew over to Nan Gong Huan’s side and instantly defeated her opponent too!"

  "That’s too bizarre! Why would Miss Sang’s spirit beast help Nan Gong Huan?"

  "This must be fake! Did Nan Gong Huan cheat?"

  There were plenty of skeptical voices, but the elder raised his hand, and everyone fell silent.

  "Come on, child, explain yourself," the elder on Nan Gong Huan’s side nodded at her. This girl was truly making people see her in a new light.

  Nan Gong Huan stood tall, smiling calmly as she explained, "I communicated with Miss Ye Sang’s spirit beast through spirit communication and asked it to help me once. Well, I’m a spirit communicator."

  She glanced at Ye Sang, and their eyes met. They nodded in silent understanding.

  The truth was that she had used earth spiritual energy to give the Ancient Sky Bird a temporary boost and secretly communicated with it to ask for help. Ye Sang had tacitly agreed, and the two had reached an understanding in just two seconds.

  Given the peculiar nature of the spirit communicator profession, Nan Gong Huan’s "calling for external help" didn’t violate the rules.

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  At that moment, everyone’s perception of spirit communicators was completely refreshed!

  A mere translator could actually enlist the help of a third-level Ancient Sky Bird!

  "Elder sister, you weren’t bribed by Nan Gong Huan in advance, were you?" Ye Wanjun shouted, clutching his head.

  This was also everyone’s doubt. How could a spirit beast just agree to help like that?

  Ye Sang stroked the Ancient Sky Bird’s smooth feathers and said loudly, "Even if my Sky Bird hadn’t helped, another spirit beast would have stepped in."

  "Sister Huan, you mustn’t cheat. I believe you’re not that kind of person," Nan Gong Qian’er called out sweetly, but her tone clearly implied that Nan Gong Huan had cheated.

  "Impossible, I don’t believe it either!" Wei Yu Gong also spoke up, echoing everyone’s thoughts.

  Ye Sang rolled her eyes. The elder hadn’t said anything, yet these people were making a fuss. If they didn’t believe it, they’d see for themselves soon enough.

  Nan Gong Huan turned her neck slightly, tilting her head as she gave the hand-holding pair a disdainful smile. She pointed at the guard behind Wei Yu Gong and said, "He’s at the peak of the second level, right? Come up."

  "Go on, go on!" Ye Wanjun shouted, following her lead. He hadn’t seen the earlier scene, so he definitely wanted to see what kind of sorcery Nan Gong Huan was using this time!

  Wei Yu Gong glanced sideways and saw the elder looking at him. Reluctantly, he said, "Acheng, go."

  "Yes," the guard Acheng immediately walked toward Nan Gong Huan.

  Nan Gong Qian’er also clenched her fists. The ugly freak might have beaten a mid-second-level opponent, but a peak-second-level one was a different story!

  Disciples from other arenas also turned their attention to the spectacle.

  "If Nan Gong Huan could beat a mid-second-level opponent, she must have reached her limit. How dare she challenge a peak-second-level one?"

  "I bet she can’t win!"

  "If she can win, pigs can fly!"

  Acheng stood in front of Nan Gong Huan, holding his long spear, and said coldly, "I won’t hold back."

  But Nan Gong Huan shook her head.

  "What, are you giving up?"

  "Backing out?"

  "Finally realizing your limits?"

  Nan Gong Huan chuckled softly, then turned to Wei Yu Gong and Nan Gong Qian’er, crooking her finger at them. "Why don’t you two come up as well? Otherwise, I’m afraid people will say I’m bullying you later."

  How arrogant!

  The crowd burst into laughter!

  A peak-second-level opponent wasn’t enough for her to handle, and now she wanted to take on three at once?!

  "Sister Huan, are you running a fever?" Nan Gong Qian’er almost laughed. She might not be able to beat the ugly freak one-on-one, but with Wei Yu Gong by her side, there was no way she could lose!

  "With so many people watching, why don’t we make a bet? If you lose, all three of you have to kowtow to me three times," Nan Gong Huan said with an innocent smile.

  "And if Sister loses?" Nan Gong Qian’er eagerly pressed, her competitive spirit thoroughly aroused.

  Nan Gong Huan shrugged. "You can set the terms."

  "Deal!" Wei Yu Gong immediately agreed, afraid Nan Gong Huan would back out. If he won, he’d make her kneel and lick his shoes! She had humiliated him this morning, and he was determined to get his revenge.

  "That’s what Sister said. Don’t regret it later!" Nan Gong Qian’er seemed to already see her moment of victory, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.

  She’d make this ugly freak kowtow a hundred times, then strip her naked and make her run three laps around Jianglou City!

  "Sure, no regrets," Nan Gong Huan yawned. These two were really dragging things out.

  Many people glanced at the elder, who also looked like he was enjoying the drama.

  It wasn’t often that things got this lively. It would be a shame to miss it. Besides, he wouldn’t favor any disciple. Everyone here was treated equally.

  Nan Gong Qian’er and Wei Yu Gong quickly stepped forward and took their positions. The crowd gathered around, eager to see what gave Nan Gong Huan the confidence to take on three opponents at once.

  "Sister, you go first," Nan Gong Qian’er put on a magnanimous act.

  "Then I won’t hold back," Nan Gong Huan’s lips curved into a smile as she looked up at the sky.

  As soon as she finished speaking, the sky darkened slightly, and shadows began to flicker across the ground, as if the sunlight had been shattered into countless fragments.

  Everyone looked up and saw hundreds of wind-elemental spirit branch birds flying in from all directions, swirling in the air with a green glow!

  Their bodies were as white as clouds, and their melodious chirps blended into a symphony, creating a breathtakingly spectacular scene!

  Plop—

  Just as Nan Gong Qian’er looked up, a bird dropping landed right on her face!