Chapter 189: Upheaval

On the platform, Qin Rurong stared coldly at Zhang Xingyu.

She showed no expression, but inside her heart waves roiled.

I really lost this round unfairly!

That guy opposite is truly despicable!

He actually struck while pretending to get close to me!

He didn't observe any immortal etiquette at all!

He ignored the competition rules entirely!

Although I have also heard about the situation at Nanhua Immortal Academy.

Nanhua Immortal Academy is a place where the three teachings and nine schools, fish and dragons, are all mixed together.

It is a place where you can attend school simply by paying money.

Even the handsome and dashing junior brother Cheng Haonan comes from there.

But deep down, Qin Rurong looks down on Nanhua Immortal Academy.

Therefore, regarding Zhang Xingyu from Nanhua Immortal Academy, and regarding Zhang Xingyu who advanced by luck, Qin Rurong also looks down on him deep inside.

Although this person just defeated the championship favorite Zhou Muyun.

However, Qin Rurong watched their match.

Qin Rurong thinks that Zhou Muyun lost because his shield's defense was insufficient, while Zhang Xingyu won thanks to the flying sword's abnormally high attack power.

Qin Rurong believes that as long as one's own protection is high enough, the opponent is merely a clod of mud in one's hand, no matter how it jumps it cannot escape being crushed.

For this, Qin Rurong prepared the long-hidden artifact "Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Ward".

The Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Ward, a fifth‑tier artifact, is forged from ten‑thousand‑year ice deep in the Arctic.

This treasure not only has astonishing defense, but also possesses the peculiar effect of freezing the enemy's spiritual energy.

It was once the hallmark treasure of a mid‑sized sect, the Cold Ice Immortal Sect, in the far north.

Later, the head of the Cold Ice Immortal Sect wielded it to slay a successor disciple of the Lijiang Sword Sect.

The senior elder Tai Shao of the Lijiang Sword Sect was furious and personally went to the Cold Ice Immortal Sect for revenge.

Destroy its sect, seize its treasure.

The treasure eventually fell into the hands of the Lijiang Sword Sect, and was later bestowed upon the prodigy disciple Qin Rurong.

But the treasure had not yet been used when the competition ended.

Silent tears slid down Qin Rurong's face.

The woman whose face resembled ice and frost finally shed tears on the platform, feeling aggrieved.

Clang!

Immortal Sprout Grand Finals: Lijiang Sword Sect's Qin Rurong versus Nanhua Immortal Academy's Zhang Xingyu; Zhang Xingyu wins.

Congratulations to Nanhua Immortal Academy's Zhang Xingyu for winning first place in this Immortal Sprout Grand Finals. Congratulations to Nanhua Immortal Academy! Congratulations to Zhang Xingyu!

The dust settles.

On the platform, Zhang Xingyu looked around smugly and waved at the crowd below.

Below the platform, the watching disciples of the major immortal sects let out a long hiss.

The leaders and disciples of the four Immortal Academies looked at each other speechlessly.

The rotating chair of this Immortal Sprout Grand Finals, Head of the Dan Tai Immortal Palace Liu Yueqiao, gently shook her head.

She slightly parting her vermilion lips, loudly announced, "This Immortal Sprout Grand Finals is complete......".

Boom!

Before Liu Yueqiao could finish the word "conclude", a huge roar sounded beside her ear.

Immediately after, the island shook violently.

Bad!

Liu Yueqiao let out a muted cry, ignoring the platform's sway, and loudly declared, "This Immortal Sprout Grand Finals ends here! All sects, families, and academy leaders, quickly lead your disciples away."

As soon as her words fell, a fierce wind erupted at the center of Pearl Lake, and a massive vortex formed instantly.

The vortex was like a huge mouth, crazily devouring everything around it.

At the same time, the vortex spewed out plumes of black smoke, turning the surrounding lake water into ink.

Terrible!

Liu Yueqiao shouted loudly to the audience below, "Everyone, leave quickly!"

After speaking, Liu Yueqiao rushed swiftly toward the vortex.

A moment later, her delicate body plunged into the vortex and vanished.

Zhang Xingyu was speechless.

Damn, where's the grand prize?

Having won the championship, shouldn't there be a grand prize?

It's all that vortex's fault. I finally managed to get a championship, and you messed up the award ceremony.

The small island shook more violently, and the platform collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Below the platform, people raised sword light and fled toward the lake's edge.

Just as they reached the lake surface, they fell into the water like dumplings dropped into a pot.

Beneath the lake water, an invisible hand seemed to pull the people down.

The lake water was extremely cold, freezing the drowning people into ice lollipops in an instant.

Zhang Xingyu, frozen in the ice, continuously performed the fire spirit dance to dispel the cold.

Outside the ice, waves of black aura surged toward him like tides.

Zhang Xingyu's eyes cannot see, and his whole body throbs.

He grits his teeth and persists, striving to keep his consciousness clear.

"Ding‑dong, host contributes 100 points of demonic Qi, converting into 1 God Yuan Value."

"Ding‑dong, host contributes 100 points of demonic Qi, converting into 1 God Yuan Value......"

Within the Divine Court, the system's notification tone continues to sound.

The demonic Qi grows ever denser, and the surroundings seem to have solidified.

Zhang Xingyu's entire body has been stained black.

Limbs: critical!

Viscera: critical!

Six organs: critical!

Demonic Qi ravages and tears within him, as if it will devour his flesh and blood entirely.

His flesh emits a faint yellow glow, striving to resist the demonic Qi's erosion.

No, this won't do.

If this continues, I will surely be assimilated by the demonic entity.

Even if I miraculously survive, I'll become a walking corpse‑like monster.

"System, system, call system!"

The system does not respond.

At this moment, the system is exerting its full power to help Zhang Xingyu convert demonic Qi into God Yuan.

However, the invading demonic Qi is too abundant and of too high quality; the system's conversion speed lags far behind the rate of demonic erosion.

Limbs declare loss!

Viscera declare loss!

Six organs declare loss!

Demonic Qi has breached the dantian.

Above the Spirit Sea, demonic Qi churns.

All around the Spirit Sea, everything has turned black.

At the center of the Spirit Sea, a tiny phoenix frantically spews flames.

But its aura grows weaker, and the flames shrink.

After an unknown time, the phoenix lets out a mournful cry, turning into specks of starlight that fade away.

Simultaneously, a vortex materializes out of thin air above the Spirit Sea.

The demonic Qi is torn and rushes into the vortex, vanishing completely in an instant.

Dantian restored!

Six organs restored!

Viscera restored!

Limbs restored!

At the same time, the system's notification tone keeps sounding.

"Ding‑dong, host contributes 100 points of Creation Qi, converting into 100 God Yuan Value."

"Ding‑dong, host contributes 100 points of Creation Qi, converting into 100 God Yuan Value."

"Ding‑dong, host contributes 100 points of Creation Qi, converting into 100 God Yuan Value."

In a brief quarter‑hour, all the demonic Qi that had entered his body is completely converted.

Within the Divine Court, above the Divine Sea, a light drizzle begins to fall in the void.

Zhang Xingyu feels refreshed and clear‑headed, and the pain around his body disappears entirely.

What a good opportunity!

If I convert even more demonic Qi, perhaps I can fill the Divine Sea a few more points.

Do it!

Snap! The ice shatters.

Zhang Xingyu waves his somewhat stiff limbs and swims toward the area of highest demonic Qi concentration.

Every hundred meters he advances, he stops and lingers for a moment.

The Creation Technique spins to its limit.

The demonic Qi is being converted at a frantic speed.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xingyu arrives near the vortex.

The cake seller.

Carelessly, he took the wrong direction.

Amid the rumble, Zhang Xingyu falls into the vortex.