It wasn’t just Wen Wuya who noticed something unusual about Kuang Tianqing; countless spectators watching the battle at this moment also sensed it.

“Is Kuang Tianqing out of her mind? What is she waiting for? Hurry up and completely obliterate Bai Zhenzhen to win this battle!”

“Damn it, Kuang Tianqing, is she throwing the match?! I’ve bet my entire fortune on her winning before this time!”

“Act! What are you standing there for?”

While countless people in the Spirit Realm were commenting on the battle, violent thoughts surged through Kuang Tianqing’s mind.

Just as the words left her mouth, she had already realized something was wrong. It was like many people feel they’ve said the wrong thing after speaking.

Kuang Tianqing was no different; in fact, she not only felt she had said the wrong thing but also that her thoughts were seriously flawed.

“What am I doing?”

“Letting Bai Zhenzhen prepare herself?”

“Waiting for her, allowing her to calmly deliver the final blow, to kill me?”

“Why… why would such a thought emerge in my mind?”

“Such a malicious thought towards myself?”

“Is it the memory influencing me?”

Kuang Tianqing wanted to overcome this thought, to act immediately, to end Bai Zhenzhen right now and conclude this battle.

But a thought in her heart made her unwilling, resentful, and even ashamed to do so. The conflict of thoughts caused her to hesitate, no longer as decisive as before.

It was like some people, even knowing that eating excrement was good, would still hesitate when actually faced with doing it. Kuang Tianqing felt this uncontrollable hesitation rising in her heart at this moment.

The difference from ordinary people was that Kuang Tianqing, once she judged right from wrong, could quickly make up her mind and forcefully suppress the malicious thoughts in her heart.

“This is the Top Ten League, determining the future direction of the world, the immortal paths of countless people, and how far I can go on the immortal path in the future.”

“How can I hesitate at a time like this?”

“How can I be influenced by those backward, nonsensical, ancient malicious thoughts in my mind?”

The moment Kuang Tianqing made up her mind, her body moved.

“No hesitation.”

“Not only no hesitation, but I must also sneak attack! I must launch a preemptive strike! Absolutely not give the opponent the slightest chance…”

“This is my Kuang Tianqing’s determination.”

As the Level 20 Dan Yun Da Fa circulated, the light of a shattered Golden Core once again flashed within Kuang Tianqing’s body. Using the power of the shattered Golden Core to drive a military-grade martial art, Kuang Tianqing had already arrived beside Bai Zhenzhen like a fleeting shadow, unleashing the powerful moves of You Ming Jie Ti Fa, attacking the vital points all over Bai Zhenzhen’s body with terrifying power.

Faced with Kuang Tianqing’s lightning-fast offensive, Bai Zhenzhen counterattacked without hesitation. Or rather… Bai Zhenzhen, who had severed her emotions with the Qi Qing Jian Dao, had always been in a combat state, never relaxing her guard against the enemy.

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen, having cast aside all emotions, had only one thought in her mind: to destroy her opponent. Driven by this thought, black sword qi pierced through her body, destroying her flesh, meridians, bones… destroying everything in her body.

But even in this self-destructive state, even though she was already at the end of her tether, Bai Zhenzhen did not stop. At this moment, perhaps only death could end her fighting spirit, her will to battle.

In the fierce collision, the black sword qi was gradually suppressed by Kuang Tianqing.

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen, Kuang Tianqing sneered, “Bai Zhenzhen, your sword strike is weaker than before.”

“As expected, your body cannot sustain the maximum power of Ji Qing Jian Dao.”

“After the peak comes the precipice. When your peak sword strike failed to defeat me, your defeat was sealed.”

“Now it’s my turn to harvest the fruits of victory.”

Kuang Tianqing opened her mouth and spat out a crystal that shot towards Bai Zhenzhen. In an instant, Bai Zhenzhen’s spiritual energy all over her body slightly stirred, seemingly attracted by the crystal.

Earlier, Kuang Tianqing wanted to wait for the opponent’s final blow? To give her respect? The current Kuang Tianqing… the more she thought about having said such words, such malicious words to herself, the angrier she became.

And at this moment, she would not only not wait for the opponent, not give any respect, but also sneak attack, crush, and drain the opponent’s power.

“The power of Ji Qing Jian Dao! I’ll take it!”

As the crystal landed on Bai Zhenzhen’s forehead, Kuang Tianqing abruptly activated Tian Di Yin Yang Da Le Fu, intent on extracting the sword qi from Bai Zhenzhen’s body.

“Bai Zhenzhen, let me use the dual cultivation method to drain every ounce of your power.”

Kuang Tianqing smirked, “Enjoy it thoroughly. The Ji Qing Jian Dao you pushed with all your might will ultimately become my aid, contributing to my ascent to the top of the Top Ten League.”

In the Spirit Realm, countless spectators watching this scene cheered in unison.

“This is the demeanor of a Demonic Scholar!”

“She’s back, Kuang Tianqing is back! She’s not being foolish anymore; she’s delivering a beautiful finishing blow!”

“The victory is decided, thoroughly devoured! I declare Kuang Tianqing has already won the championship!”

Amidst the cheers of countless people in the Spirit Realm, a hint of clarity gradually appeared in Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes.

Looking at Kuang Tianqing, who was frantically extracting her power, Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself, “This guy… extracted the sword qi that my Qi Qing Jian Dao severed, thus restoring my emotions and bringing me back from that previous state.”

But this restoration did not make Bai Zhenzhen stronger; it even weakened her state, making her even more powerless to resist Kuang Tianqing’s extraction.

As Bai Zhenzhen felt all of this, Zhang Yu’s figure suddenly appeared in her mind.

“Yu Zi should be able to defeat Tian Sheng Gong, right?”

“I failed to stop Kuang Tianqing…”

“Then her opponent in the finals will be Kuang Tianqing. How can I let Kuang Tianqing… use my power against him?”

“Senior Sister…” Bai Zhenzhen slowly said to the sword spirit in Yu Huan Jian, “Lend me a hand.”

Lian Yu Huan, as the daughter of Qi Qing Shen Jun, this daughter of a Soul Transformation stage cultivator once had an original idea: to break through attachment and combine righteousness and evil, integrating both dual cultivation and Ji Qing Daos to create a new Ji Qing Jian Dao.

But apparently, she ultimately failed, and her body, like countless practitioners of Ji Qing Jian Dao, transformed into a flying sword.

However, unlike the flying swords formed by other Ji Qing Jian Dao practitioners, perhaps because she cultivated the immortal techniques of He Huan University, Yu Huan Jian possessed a power of human-sword fusion and human-sword dual cultivation. The trend of many students at Tian Jian University cultivating with sword spirits originated from this, which Qi Qing Shen Jun deeply resented.

At this very moment, with crisp cracking sounds, Bai Zhenzhen’s body began to twist, and her bones began to deform.

“Kuang Tianqing’s dual cultivation technique targets the human body.”

“The best way to counter it… is to stop being human.”

Bai Zhenzhen embraced Yu Huan Jian, wrapping her body around the flying sword, gradually transforming into a pure white spiral longsword.

Kuang Tianqing’s gaze narrowed at this sight: “Human-sword fusion?”

Then she snorted coldly and reached out to grab the flying sword: “Good! Bai Zhenzhen, you shall become my sword and help me change the world!”

But in the next moment, Bai Zhenzhen’s figure appeared behind the spiral longsword. Kuang Tianqing’s gaze sharpened, and a series of thoughts rapidly flashed through her mind: “Soul cultivation? Is it Bai Zhenzhen’s soul? She has entrusted her soul to the flying sword, temporarily becoming a sword spirit?”

At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen, behind the spiral longsword, lightly flicked her sword finger, and streaks of electric light emanated from the longsword. Even in her soul state, Bai Zhenzhen could still control her physical body and wield the sword with her soul through the deformed Dharma Skeleton in her physical body, the electricity emitted by the thunder spiritual energy, and the surging Spirit Realm signals.

At the same time, at this moment, streams of pure white sword qi emerged from the formless,贯통the spiral longsword.

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen, having abandoned her physical body and achieved human-sword fusion, suddenly comprehended more of the profound mysteries of Ji Qing Jian Dao.

“In Ji Qing Jian Dao, a realm higher than destruction… is sacrifice.”

“Using extreme emotions to drive ruthlessness, and from ruthlessness, extreme emotions are born…”

Bai Zhenzhen felt as if all this was like the yin and yang halves of a Taiji diagram, endlessly cycling and revolving with the Taiji diagram, full of infinite profound mysteries.

Her control over Ji Qing Jian Dao also reached an unprecedented peak, unleashing surging white sword qi from her spirit. Bai Zhenzhen’s thoughts accelerated continuously, and everything around her seemed to slow down infinitely.

At this moment, she looked up at the rising sun in the sky.

“How nostalgic…”

Looking at the rising sun, Bai Zhenzhen seemed to return to her high school days, recalling her past.

“I had absolute talent since childhood, but due to poverty and insufficient immortal potential, I could only struggle every step of the way on the immortal path. Compared to the wealthy, one could say I lost at the starting line.”

“Originally, my life was destined for failure, but Zhang Yu’s help changed my destiny.”

“We both passed the Foundation Establishment Certificate, enrolled in the Top Ten, and achieved unprecedented results.”

“Before I knew it, Zhang Yu had become the most important person in my life.”

“After coming to university, with my divine spiritual root, I was even taken as a disciple by a Soul Transformation cultivator, greatly increasing my immortal potential.”

“I pushed my cultivation step by step to the peak of Foundation Establishment. I was confident in facing any opponent; even in today’s battle with Kuang Tianqing, I was fearless, only wishing to fight with all my might for that one-in-a-million chance.”

Her gaze swept across Kuang Tianqing again, and Bai Zhenzhen sighed inwardly, “But in the end, I still lost, and my physical body will completely perish.”

“And this defeat, this death, is it merely due to the disparity in wealth between me and Kuang Tianqing? The disparity in resources?”

“No, if I were willing to dual cultivate, willing to use various methods to enhance my immortal potential, perhaps my win rate would be higher.”

“If I hadn’t gone all out, but had retreated in time, fighting with the mindset of inevitable defeat, perhaps I wouldn’t have died.”

“But this is my choice, my personality.”

“I just don’t want to dual cultivate, don’t want to change gender, just don’t want to use all sorts of messy, secondary methods to enhance my immortal potential.”

“I just don’t want to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; I just want to strive for first place, just want to perfect the Ji Qing Jian Dao.”

“So I fought with everything I had, burning my last bit of strength, my last life, to fight, moving towards the end I chose for myself.”

“And at the last moment of my life, I am no longer fighting for victory.”

“I want to stake my life to pave the way for Zhang Yu, to send him to the throne.”

“Because I believe, I believe that if Zhang Yu were in this position today, he would make the same choice for me.”

“This is my Bai Zhenzhen’s choice.”

Unbeknownst when, Bai Zhenzhen’s phantom already held the spiral longsword, and she calmly thought, “It’s time…”

She looked at Kuang Tianqing: “The opponent should no longer be kept waiting.”

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen, who held the spiral longsword and struck with a single blow, Kuang Tianqing only felt an unprecedented threat.

In her eye sockets, countless alarms from her Dharma Skeleton densely packed together, forming a red waterfall of information, as if to completely fill her vision.

But as Bai Zhenzhen’s sword tip descended bit by bit, Kuang Tianqing felt as though she couldn’t move a single inch.

“Move!”

“Move, damn it!”

Spiritual energy, spiritual essence, vital energy, blood… everything seemed to fall into a deadly silence. Only Bai Zhenzhen’s sword tip, in Kuang Tianqing’s eyes, descended inch by inch, getting closer and closer to her head.

As the sword tip collided with Kuang Tianqing’s forehead, her entire Dharma Skeleton automatically activated, the Zhou Tian Wan Mo Zuo operated to its limit, and Kuang Tianqing’s figure violently flickered between semi-real and semi-illusory.

And Kuang Tianqing’s will also seemed to break through some kind of limitation; the power within her body erupted wildly, pushing out the light of a shattered Golden Core. And it wasn’t just her own power, but also the power accumulated in the Yin Artifact, the power of scholars from Tian Mo University, You Ming University, He Huan University, and Bai Gu University.

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen and Kuang Tianqing simultaneously unleashed all their underlying power, colliding with earth-shattering fighting intent and force, fiercely striking each other.

There were no more tricks, no more reservations; both sides had cast aside all scruples, only for a full-strength strike, to utterly obliterate and defeat the opponent with the strongest, fiercest, most absolute power.

When the light and shadows dissipated, the dust settled, and the earth stopped trembling, the outcome of the battle was decided.

Kuang Tianqing raised her head and looked at the spiral longsword embedded in the ground before her.

At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen’s phantom stood with her hands clasped behind her back, beside the spiral longsword, facing away from Kuang Tianqing.

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen’s back, Kuang Tianqing couldn’t help but think, “Bai Zhenzhen, if I hadn’t had the assistance of the Eight Soul Transformation cultivators, hadn’t cultivated the unique arts of the four schools, and hadn’t used the power of so many scholars to exhaust you, perhaps this battle… you would have won.”

“And if today weren’t fought on the battlefield of the Top Ten League, perhaps I would even be willing to acknowledge your victory.”

“But the Top Ten League is of great importance. For the stability of the world, for the prosperity of the immortal path, for me to reach the peak… I must win.”

With that, Kuang Tianqing lightly waved her palm.

Along with a surge of Spirit Realm signals, Bai Zhenzhen was completely severed from the flying sword, and the phantom she had transformed into dissipated into the atmosphere.

Looking in the direction of the waiting area, Bai Zhenzhen’s shattered phantom showed a faint smile, finally disappearing completely from the material world.

At the same time, Kuang Tianqing walked towards the spiral longsword, and just as she was about to reach out for it, a seven-colored radiance descended from the sky, protecting the spiral longsword.

“Qi Qing Shen Jun?” Kuang Tianqing’s heart stirred, and she saw the seven-colored divine light sweep the longsword skyward, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Bai Zhenzhen: Yu Zi, the rest is up to you.

In the waiting area.

After defeating Tian Sheng Gong, Zhang Yu returned here to watch the battle between Bai Zhenzhen and Kuang Tianqing.

Seeing the message Bai Zhenzhen sent him at the end of this battle, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but reply: “A Zhen.”

Zhang Yu: “A Zhen, how are you?”

Zhang Yu: “I’ll come get you right away.”

But no matter how many messages Zhang Yu sent, the other party never replied, and even her avatar dimmed, indicating she had gone offline.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu became increasingly anxious and directly contacted Qi Qing Shen Jun, asking: “How is A Zhen?”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “She has burned out.”

Zhang Yu was startled: “Burned out?!”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Her account balance is currently 0.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Her Spirit Realm data is also used up.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Let her rest for now; don’t consume too much mental energy in the Spirit Realm. I’ll top up her account later.”

Hearing this, Zhang Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then, remembering the spiral longsword Bai Zhenzhen had transformed into, he became anxious again and quickly asked: “Given A Zhen’s current state, how much will it cost to revive her?”

Zhang Yu knew very well that the spiritual coins required for revival varied, depending on the individual and their specific situation. Generally, the stronger the cultivation and the physical body, the more spiritual coins were needed for revival. And the more severe the damage and destruction to the physical body, the more spiritual coins were required.

Considering Bai Zhenzhen’s final human-sword fusion in this battle, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but feel it would be very expensive.

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “No rush about the revival.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Let’s talk about your next battle first.”

Zhang Yu: “What does this have to do with my next battle?”

Zhang Yu: “No matter whether I win or lose my next battle, I will revive A Zhen.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Young man, Bai Zhenzhen staked her life on that final sword strike.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “If she won, then she won.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “But if she lost, this sword strike was a prelude for you to take first place.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “It was a sword strike to send you to the strongest throne.”

Gently stroking the spiral longsword before her, Qi Qing Shen Jun sighed, then replied: “She wants to fight with you.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “She hopes you can use her to defeat Kuang Tianqing and ascend to the throne of the Top Ten’s strongest.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Have you forgotten her will? Half of this sword is yours.”

Zhang Yu was slightly stunned by Qi Qing Shen Jun’s reply. The image of the white spiral longsword flashed through his mind, and he thought, “A Zhen… wants to fight with me?”

Qi Qing Shen Jun then sent another message: “Young man, I won’t comment on Bai Zhenzhen’s choice.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “But since it’s a decision made by my disciple, staking her life…”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “I am willing to respect her determination.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “Therefore, I can temporarily lend you the ownership of the other half of her remains.”

Zhang Yu: “I understand.”

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, looking at Kuang Tianqing, who was being sent back to the waiting area, enveloped in divine light. His fighting spirit surged to an unprecedented height.

And as if sensing Zhang Yu’s gaze, Kuang Tianqing looked back, a playful smile on her face.

Kuang Tianqing thought to herself, “I will never allow the choice of Ten Thousand Paths. I will never stand by and watch the Dharma Realm destroy all my cultivation; I will use longevity techniques to reach the peak of the immortal path.”

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “A Zhen, next battle… we’ll defeat her together.”

Sensing the undercurrents of clashing aura between the two, Tian Sheng Gong, nearby, secretly rejoiced, thinking, “Good, Zhang Yu seems to have temporarily forgotten our agreement.”

Before the battle, Tian Sheng Gong and Zhang Yu had a verbal bet. According to the terms of the bet, if Tian Sheng Gong lost to Zhang Yu, he would no longer be able to equip the Extreme Tiger Dharma Skeleton.

Thus, after his defeat, Tian Sheng Gong had been troubled by this. Although they hadn’t signed a contract and everything was just a verbal agreement, reneging would also cause a lot of trouble. Especially since he had just lost, if Zhang Yu were to humiliate him while live-streaming, he would be defenseless.

Tian Sheng Gong never expected that after Zhang Yu returned to the waiting area, his entire focus seemed to be on Kuang Tianqing’s and Bai Zhenzhen’s battle. And the excitement of that battle indeed far exceeded everyone’s expectations, drawing a lot of attention away from Tian Sheng Gong.

Tian Sheng Gong thought to himself, “At least don’t remember before leaving the waiting area.”

After a brief exchange of glances with Kuang Tianqing, Zhang Yu received a new message from Qi Qing Shen Jun: “For the next seven days, I will take Zhenzhen back for repairs.”

Qi Qing Shen Jun: “In the finals seven days from now, I will lend her to you for another battle.”

Zhang Yu, however, remembered Bai Zhenzhen’s instructions and the contents of her will, and quickly said: “Can I see A Zhen one more time?”

The other party did not reply. Zhang Yu was just thinking about how to switch back the True Spiritual Root in his belly when, as the match ended, he and everyone else were sent out by surges of divine light.

At the same time, An Zhen Zhen Jun sent a message to Zhang Yu: “Prepare yourself, the Principal wants to see you.”

Zhang Yu was shocked: “Which Principal?”

An Zhen Zhen Jun: “Tian Yan Shen Jun.”

Zhang Yu: “When?”

An Zhen Zhen Jun: “Now. The Principal is already waiting for you in the Spirit Realm. Hurry and prepare.”

Zhang Yu: “I have something to do right now. Can it be a little later?”

An Zhen Zhen Jun: “Make the Principal wait for you? What are you thinking?”

An Zhen Zhen Jun: “Whatever you have can wait. Come with me to pay respects to the Principal first.”

An Zhen Zhen Jun: “This concerns your upcoming match arrangements.”

Looking at the Spirit Realm connection request from the other party, Zhang Yu sighed helplessly, found his Spirit Realm mask and put it on, then accepted.

In an instant, his consciousness traversed through layers of the Spirit Realm. With flashes of light and shadow, when Zhang Yu regained his senses, he found himself in a place like a celestial realm.

Lush green peaks towered into the clouds, and white mist rolled and flowed like waves around the mountainside.

A young man stood before Zhang Yu, looking at him with a slight smile, and asked: “Zhang Yu, if you were to choose, what kind of immortal sect cultivation method would you choose?”