As the gong rang, the atmosphere on the arena instantly changed.
Almost instinctively, people started attacking those around them. In an instant, on the two fighting platforms, it was like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, with people falling off from time to time.
According to the rules of the martial arts competition, only fifty people would remain on each platform in the end. Those who could stand until the end would be the absolute winners.
Nan Chaoyu and the other three stood back - to - back. No matter who came, they would be swept away directly.
Soon, they attracted the attention of those around, and for a while, no one dared to provoke them.
Nan Chaoyu took a moment to look up at Mu Qihan's situation. When she saw it, she was immediately shocked.
Mu Qihan and Xiaotian also stood back - to - back and had not been dispersed.
The Soul - Reaping Bone Fan in Mu Qihan's hand swept out with inner energy. Those who were hit would be cut with long slashes and bleed non - stop.
Although Xiaotian's skills were not as good as Mu Qihan's, his body was extremely flexible, and ordinary people couldn't even touch him.
These two also seemed quite relaxed.
Nan Chaoyu felt relieved and no longer worried about them. She concentrated on dealing with the situation in front of her.
Xie Zhenkai was leading the Xie family members towards them. Nan Chaoyu had never forgotten that furtive look she had noticed before.
People on the fighting platforms were fighting fiercely, while those on the high platforms watched nervously.
Tinglan had been invited by Li Yuejin to the best viewing spot. Seeing her jumping up and craning her neck to look down, Li Yuejin comforted her, "Don't worry, miss. With the princess's skills, she will definitely get the quota smoothly!"
"Let's hope so with the city lord's kind words. But the Xie family is on the same fighting platform as the princess. Their intentions are obvious. I'm just afraid that it'll be hard to guard against them!"
Li Yuejin knew she was telling the truth and couldn't think of any words to comfort her for a moment. At this time, the voices of the people around them came.
"See that young man with the fan? He's the young city lord of Wuxiang City. I didn't expect him to come here in person this year."
"The young city lord of Wuxiang City? But why didn't we see such a person yesterday?"
"You don't know this. Wuxiang City has always looked down on Menghai City. How could their young city lord give Li Yuejin any face?"
"But now a grand princess has been enfeoffed in Shengguang City. If she supports Li Yuejin, the situation in Menghai City will be different."
"Will the surname of Menghai City change from Xie to Nan?"
"Hahaha!"
These people spoke without any restraint. Even Tinglan felt a bit embarrassed for Li Yuejin.
She turned to look at Li Yuejin. He was concentrating on watching the competition in the arena, as if he hadn't heard a thing!
Just as she was distracted, she heard exclamations all around. Even Li Yuejin stood up abruptly.
Tinglan quickly turned back and saw a red figure descending from the sky. She recognized it as Nan Chaoyu, and her heart instantly tightened.
Just now, Nan Chaoyu's group had been separated from Mu Qihan and Xiaotian.
They were outnumbered and were targeted by more than a dozen people from a certain force.
At first, Mu Qihan could handle it, but Xiaotian was struggling. He accidentally got cut,
so Mu Qihan protected him, and his pressure suddenly increased.
Seeing this weakness, these people immediately launched a more fierce attack, trying to force the two of them out of the arena.
At a critical moment, Xiaotian was exposed under the enemy's sword. Nan Chaoyu saw Mu Qihan instinctively trying to block the sword.
So she took a deep breath, circulated the inner energy in her dantian, and it directly supported her body to fly. She stepped on several people in a row and plunged straight into the encirclement.
She unsheathed the Mysterious Ice Sword in her hand and blocked that sword.
"Mu Qihan, are you trying to get yourself killed? Can your hand be faster than a steel sword?"
Nan Chaoyu grabbed Xiaotian and shouted at Mu Qihan irritably.
God knows how scared she had been just now.
Perhaps shocked by Nan Chaoyu's sudden appearance from the sky, Mu Qihan rarely didn't retort. Even Xiaotian tried to reduce his presence.
But in just a short while, the people who had been forced back by Nan Chaoyu surrounded them again.
Xie Zhenkai, who had been paying attention to Nan Chaoyu from the beginning, immediately brightened up when he saw her jump into the encirclement. He called on the Xie family members to surround them.
Mu Qihan was sharp - eyed. He caught a glimpse of Xie Zhenkai approaching and twitched the corner of his mouth. He glanced at the woman beside him.
Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Are you here to help or to cause trouble?"
Nan Chaoyu also saw Xie Zhenkai. She held the Mysterious Ice Sword in front of her and said bluntly, "We're all in the same boat. Why be so calculating?"
After saying that, the tip of her sword pointed directly at Xie Zhenkai.
Although there were many people in between, when Xie Zhenkai saw Nan Chaoyu's evil - looking sword, he remembered the cold sword trembling on his neck. A sense of fear welled up in his heart, and he involuntarily took a step back.
Although Nan Chaoyu was dealing with the people rushing towards her, her attention was always on Xie Zhenkai. Seeing him take a step back,
she sneered inwardly. This man was so scared but still forced himself to cause trouble for her. He was really stupid.
The people besieging Mu Qihan saw that someone else had the same intention, so they charged even more bravely.
Like they were on a high, they were determined to force them out.
The three of them fought and retreated, and they retreated to the edge of the fighting platform. If they took one more step back, they would really fall off.
This was exactly what Nan Chaoyu had been waiting for. She stepped in front of Mu Qihan, breaking the formation.
She looked back at Mu Qihan, hooked the corner of her mouth, and said playfully, "Sir, after I deal with them, how about going to the Soul - Devouring Sea together?"
Mu Qihan slowly opened the Soul - Reaping Bone Fan. Only then did Nan Chaoyu notice that instead of landscapes, there were uneven stone peaks standing on a desolate Gobi on this fan.
At first glance, it seemed a bit strange, as if it could bewitch people's minds!
"Miss, let's talk after you can break out!"
Nan Chaoyu came back to her senses, curved her fox - like eyes, and said, "Then you'd better watch closely."
Before the word "watch" was even fully out, the sound came from mid - air.
The inner energy of a high - level cultivator was attached to the Mysterious Ice Sword. The cold seeped into the air. Under the noon sun, wherever it went, there were countless water vapors.
The overwhelming frost mixed with the omnipresent sword qi. Wherever it passed, skin was split open, and blood splashed.
In just one encounter, she faced more than a dozen people head - on and forced a gap in the surrounding crowd.
Wherever she went, she showed her sharpness, and for a moment, no one dared to stop her.
"The princess of Shengguang City is actually this powerful. It's really unexpected!"
"I thought she was just a useless beauty, but it turns out she's hiding her strength."
For a while, people were all talking about the few moves Nan Chaoyu had just shown.
Mu Qihan followed behind Nan Chaoyu, pulling Xiaotian, and they successfully joined the other three.
"Princess, you were so amazing just now. Didn't you see the looks on those people's faces?"
Ye Yun took over Nan Chaoyu's position and blocked the people chasing after them. While speaking, his hands didn't stop!
But the next second, when he turned around, his heart skipped a beat.
He shouted, "Princess, be careful!"
and rushed towards Nan Chaoyu.