es ice and water in a formidable way," the herb on Qin Yi's neck whispered only for him to hear.

    Becoming cautious, Qin Yi nodded.

    "Very well, let’s fight!" Qin Yi's booming voice excited the crowd.

    Qin Yi and Ye Xue stood at the center of the stage. "Referee, I wish to spar with this junior brother, unrelated to the competition. Please allow it," Ye Xue requested. The referee, after a moment's thought, nodded.

    "Qin Yi, if Tang Qixin couldn’t beat you, I’ll make sure you feel my wrath," Ye Xue declared. Qin Yi ignored her threats.

    "Ice Bind."

    Ye Xue murmured as pale blue spiritual energy coiled around her legs. Qin Yi immediately felt an icy force rising from below him, and before he could react, he was encased in ice.

    "So weak, yet you dared to insult me? What a joke!" Ye Xue mocked, as the audience laughed at Qin Yi, questioning his sanity for challenging her.

    Even Guan Po couldn’t resist mocking him: "You’re always so arrogant. Now you face the consequences."

    As Ye Xue turned to leave, a voice stopped her.

    "Crack."

    The sound of shattering ice echoed. Inside the ice, a blood-gold light burst forth, a powerful force breaking the ice.

    Ye Xue quickly formed hand seals, summoning a blue crystal spear at the core of her light blue spiritual energy, sending it hurtling toward the ice.

    "Ice Lotus Crystal Spear."

    As the spear burst into a blue crystal lotus, Qin Yi’s roar accompanied the breaking ice.

    The crowd was stunned by Qin Yi breaking Ye Xue’s ice bind.

    Seeing the lotus spear, Qin Yi summoned a sphere of blood-gold lightning, enveloping his hand, to block it.

    "Get lost!" Qin Yi punched the spear, shattering it with the relentless power of blood-gold lightning.

    The audience was in awe, and Xiao Yan couldn’t believe her eyes. Even Guan Po stared in shock, sweat forming on his back.

    Ye Xue instinctively retreated, but Qin Yi’s fist was already in front of her.

    "Sister Ye Xue, watch out!" Xiao Yan shouted, but it was too late.

    Qin Yi pulled his punch at the last moment, smashing it into the ground before Ye Xue instead. A large pit formed, crackling with blood-gold lightning, as Ye Xue stood there in shock.

    Dusting himself off, Qin Yi turned away from Ye Xue, pointing at Guan Po with a wicked smile on his face.

    "Your turn now!"

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Divine Trickster, Zhao Long

    "Qin Yi, you’re going too far!" Guan Po roared.

    Waves of heavy, earth-yellow spiritual energy emanated from him. With a push off his toes, he flew toward Qin Yi.

    "Pathetic clown, what a bore," Qin Yi muttered, shaking his head as he watched Guan Po approach.

    Guan Po’s halberd thrust toward Qin Yi, spinning in the air and carrying a sharp aura.

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