Chapter 273: Champion of the Lianqi Tournament

"Miss, that Old Huang seems a bit formidable, huh?" Xiao Huan, standing in the audience, muttered softly.

"He's indeed stronger than you; if you don't practice more diligently, the disciples entering from the back will catch up to you," Feng Xiaoqing said with a smile.

Xiao Huan pursed her lips: "I'm at least at the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"Looking at their strength, breaking through the Foundation Establishment Stage shouldn't take long. The key is that each of them has many methods, and their magical power is surprisingly deep; I really don't know how they cultivate," Feng Xiaoqing said.

"Huh? Miss, you were stronger than them when you were in the Lianqi Phase, right?!"

Feng Xiaoqing raised an eyebrow and said, "That's only a little bit stronger."

"Miss, you are truly modest."

Beside them, a cultivator at the Core Formation Stage suddenly walked over, followed by several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He came to Feng Xiaoqing's side and smiled, "Junior Sister Feng, long time no see."

Feng Xiaoqing frowned, "So it's Senior Brother Yuan. While you're not in seclusion contemplating your Accumulation Beast Armament, how do you have the leisure to watch the disciples' duels?"

"Hehe, it's just quiet contemplation leading to action; perhaps I'll discover a method suitable for my Accumulation Beast Armament."

Feng Xiaoqing laughed, saying nothing more.

The battle on the stage resumed, and another person, also at the Core Formation Stage, came over from the audience.

"Feng Xiaoqing, Yuan Shoucheng? You two are here too?"

"Isn't that Senior Sister Chu Renli?" Feng Xiaoqing laughed.

Chu Renli pursed her lips, "Put away that fake smile; it's making my whole body feel weak."

Feng Xiaoqing smiled without replying; beside her, Yuan Shoucheng waved his hand, "Senior Sister Chu also came? I recall you were contemplating a secret technique—did it succeed?"

"Of course it succeeded; this time the Abnormal Beast zone is wide open, and my fame will spread across the world!!" Chu Renli said proudly.

Yuan Shoucheng smiled, "Then congratulations in advance, Senior Sister."

"By the way, that old man's double pupils are the Abnormal Beast's eyes, right? That's daring—aren't you afraid the Mutant Force will backfire on you?" Chu Renli said, pointing at Yan Buji on the arena.

Yuan Shoucheng nodded, "Indeed, if he didn't have that massive magical power, he probably wouldn't dare use that eye technique."

"Let's take a look first."

The situation on the stage shifted intensely; Liu Ruhua and Yan Buji's attacks and defenses switched extremely quickly—sometimes Yan Buji seized the chance to launch a fierce assault and then retreated swiftly, while Liu Ruhua seized that moment to counterattack.

As the fight continued, Liu Ruhua could no longer hold back; after realizing Yan Buji's eye technique only disrupts magical power, she took out her earlier landscape fan and tossed it into the air!

In the blink of an eye, black ink seeped into the world!

Yan Buji turned his head and, in an instant, located Liu Ruhua's true form.

"Senior Sister Liu, what do you mean?"

He didn't understand; Liu Ruhua's painting art is so superb that, once inside it, Yan Buji had no confidence he could instantly detect her trace.

Yet she didn't use the tactics she employed against Zhao Guoping before, which shows she deliberately revealed her true face.

Liu Ruhua's expression turned serious: "Junior Brother Huang helped me earlier, and since you have that eye technique, I don't want to waste any more time."

"Whoa." Yan Buji chuckled.

"So I intend to let you see my true strength!"

As she spoke, rolling black ink enveloped Liu Ruhua, solidifying into a slew of sharp weapons!

Yan Buji then saw the opponent toss a retreat umbrella into the air, reopening a red canopy!

"Go!"

Countless black weapons surged toward Yan Buji; the red light in the sky reappeared, and Yan Buji, dodging within the ink world, found himself briefly unable to fend them off.

Mainly because Yan Buji himself lacks any lethal Accumulation Device, and the only effective Zhenjiao Disc isn't meant for killing.

Moreover, being trapped in the painting art now, how could Yan Buji know whether that person was Liu Ruhua's true form?

At a glance, indeed the Liu Ruhua who was channeling the technique had turned into an ink shadow in his eyes; she had hidden herself again.

"Since that's the case, it seems we can only brute-force our way through!"

Yan Buji summoned the Magic Power Golden Wheel to block the red light's assault, then spewed Spiritual Fire from his mouth, the raging flames continuously eroding the surrounding ink.

Yet the ink seemed immovable; no matter how Yan Buji channeled his magical power, it was useless.

Whoosh!

Bang!

"Accumulation Armor?!" Liu Ruhua suddenly appeared, brandishing a short sword that lunged at Yan Buji, the blade almost piercing his chest!

Fortunately, Yan Buji reacted in time; the Accumulation Armor blocked the attack, and its dark aura burst forth, shaking Liu Ruhua's spirit!

"You really came!" Yan Buji's eyes lit up; seizing the moment, the surrounding Earthfire surged, forming a massive dome that enveloped both of them.

Liu Ruhua strained, shook her head, hurriedly stepped back a few steps, and took a deep breath.

"You deliberately released Spiritual Fire, pretending to be unprepared, to lure me into striking?!"

"Hehe, Senior Sister's painting art is truly formidable; Junior Brother has no way."

"Indeed, if I don't expose a flaw, I probably wouldn't put myself in danger." Liu Ruhua felt the scorching force within the Earthfire continuously corroding her magical power, and she activated a wondrous Spiritual Shield to block.

This Spiritual Shield only protected her dantian, but the surrounding scorching force could no longer erode her magical power.

However, what shocked Liu Ruhua even more was that Yan Buji actually possessed an Accumulation Armor!

"No wonder you didn't use any Accumulation Device; so this Accumulation Armor is your greatest reliance."

"Indeed!"

As Yan Buji spoke, he donned two Spiritual Shields and a Fiery Armor, making himself as hard as an old turtle; Liu Ruhua's complexion changed abruptly.

"Are you so afraid of death?"

"I'm not afraid of death, but I also don't want to die for no reason." Yan Buji chuckled, brandishing a thunder spear.

"Senior Sister, within this range, do you think your spell activation is faster, or mine is faster?!"

"Don't forget, you're still inside my painting art; as long as I...."

So then!

Yan Buji's figure suddenly vanished, using the Qi Condensing Secret Technique on himself, his speed surging severalfold!

A Thunder Spear suddenly appeared before Liu Ruhua's eyes, viciously thrusting at her neck: "You're too overconfident!"

"Me? Overconfident? Heh, back then I had the grounds for confidence!" Liu Ruhua chuckled lightly, her figure suddenly disappearing!

Yan Buji—in an instant!

Withdraw the Earth Origin Fire!

Throw the Thunder Spear!

Whoosh!

Qi Condensing Secret Technique!

Yan Buji locked his left eye's double pupil onto the vanished Liu Ruhua, or rather, the Liu Ruhua who had just sneak‑attacked him was still not her true form, showing how cautious this person is.

But Yan Buji was finally able to pinpoint the opponent's position using magical fluctuations and the power of his double pupil; at the very moment the beauty before him vanished, all kinds of techniques erupted!

"You!"

Liu Ruhua widened her eyes in disbelief, watching her true form actually be seen through by him.

Seeing herself stuck in a vacuum, moving slowly, and then that pupil technique threw the surrounding magical energy into chaos, plus the Thunder Spear came flying at her!

Boom!

A violent explosion rang out on the arena, Yan Buji felt the surrounding darkness and evasion umbrella disappear, and he returned to the competition field.

Seeing Liu Ruhua's whole body blackened from electricity, collapsing to the ground, she stared hard at Yan Buji, gritting her teeth and said:

"I lost!"

"The winner of the Qi Refining Grand Competition, Huang Hao of Accumulation Device Peak!"