Murong Xue’s voice from above the dome wasn’t loud, but everyone could hear it.
Lin Xinyi still found it hard to believe.
Lin Xinyi wasn’t the only one in disbelief.
Just moments ago, Qu Siyao lay on the ground, her eyes filled with confusion as she stared at the clear blue sky.
Qu Siyao couldn’t believe she had lost.
“What happened? Why am I lying here…”
Qu Siyao only remembered the moment she charged at her opponent with her magical tool.
An invisible force seemed to take control of her body.
“Lie down. Just lie down until the end.”
The icy voice stabbed into her mind like a bone-chilling wind.
At the same time, Qu Siyao felt her body instantly lose control.
Her legs straightened and she fell forward.
She tried to brace herself with her magical tool, but it didn’t change her fate of falling.
Almost at the same moment, thunderous cheers erupted from everyone watching the match.
Even Murong Xue, seated high above, stood up with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
“How did I not see it…”
Dharma Art: Six Desires Demon Art
Contract of Desire
Bai Qianqian stood still, not even intending to move.
She merely raised her finger slightly, and a nameless energy burst from her fingertip, driving into Qu Siyao’s body like a nail.
“Damn it! Why? Why can’t I move?!!”
“Miss Qu, stop struggling. The outcome is already decided…”
“I refuse to accept it! I haven’t lost! I haven’t lost!!”
Qu Siyao tried to struggle again, but when the longsword lightly grazed her dress, she felt a chill and caught sight of the coldness in Bai Qianqian’s eyes.
“Miss Qu can fight to the death and refuse to admit defeat, but you can’t do anything now…”
“I… I…”
Faced with Bai Qianqian’s words, Qu Siyao understood that the moment her body went out of control, the outcome was sealed.
But she really didn’t want to let go so easily—not the top spot that was supposed to be within easy reach.
At this point, Qu Siyao couldn’t hear anything.
She only felt that her loss was too absurd.
Gritting her teeth, she even prepared to burn her essence blood.
If she forcibly boosted herself to a major realm, she might still have a chance to fight.
“You say I should surrender—how could I just…”
Bai Qianqian’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if she sensed Qu Siyao’s intention.
She swung her longsword down in one swift motion, so fast that even the elders in the stands couldn’t react.
“Then, Miss Qu, pardon my rudeness…”
Just as the elders in the stands tried to stop her, the sound of a sword cutting through the air rang out.
At the same time, Qu Siyao thought her opponent was going to strike hard, but instead felt a cool sensation on her remaining other sleeve.
“You!! What are you doing?!”
“I don’t want to hurt anyone, so if Miss Qu still refuses to surrender, the next swing will cut your clothes open from the middle…”
Bai Qianqian’s voice wasn’t loud—only Qu Siyao could hear it.
But upon hearing it, Qu Siyao’s face flushed with anger and embarrassment. She never expected that her opponent would use such a despicable method to force her to admit defeat.
“You could have crushed me and won outright—why use such a low tactic?!”
“I’ll give you three seconds…”
Qu Siyao wanted to question her, but Bai Qianqian had no intention of discussing it.
She felt she had wasted enough time and only wanted to meet her master quickly.
“Three…”
“Don’t think this will make me…”
“Two…”
“You…”
Qu Siyao tried to stall, but Bai Qianqian gave her no chance.
The raised longsword made it clear she was serious.
If her clothes really were cut open…
Just imagining that happening in front of everyone—she was the daughter of the prime minister.
To be seen like this in public—how could she continue to live with any dignity?
“I surrender!!”
Qu Siyao’s cry of surrender echoed throughout the venue.
Everyone paused for a moment, unable to believe that the same Qu Siyao who had been so fierce moments ago had lost so simply.
“Sister Luo, was I too harsh?”
“With a young lady like that, you have to be a bit underhanded, or else she would have fought you to the death~”
Luo Qingyao slowly descended from the sky.
That whole idea Bai Qianqian had used was Luo Qingyao’s scheme.
If Qu Siyao really had fought desperately, Bai Qianqian might have had to reveal more of her trump cards.
“To have cultivated the Six Desires Demon Art to such a level…”
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator, caught off guard, could have their consciousness controlled by this technique, let alone Qu Siyao, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.
What was supposed to be a brilliant match had ended with Qu Siyao, the presumed first-place favorite, losing so decisively.
“Interesting. Elder Lin certainly has a sharp eye~”
Murong Xue now seemed to understand why Lin Xinyi had taken an interest in this girl.
The young woman named Bai Qianqian—regardless of what techniques or spirit treasures she used—was undoubtedly an unparalleled genius.
After all, even Murong Xue hadn’t seen what she did in that instant.
As the result was announced, Qu Siyao felt the control over her body fade.
“I’ll remember you…”
When the control vanished, Qu Siyao stood up on the platform, tears glistening in her eyes.
She refused to accept this outcome in her heart.
At the same time, Qu Siyao walked slowly off the stage as if all her strength had been drained.
Her eyes were full of unwillingness, and before leaving, she shot a hateful glare at Bai Qianqian behind her.
“It seems things went smoother than expected. Now I can formally become Master’s disciple~”
“Sigh, back in Fangcun Heaven, you could have kept that person by your side forever. Why did you have to let her go and go through all this trouble…”
Luo Qingyao complained helplessly, but Bai Qianqian had a completely different opinion.
Her eyes held longing and anticipation.
“A Master like that has no soul. I want a Master who is completely mine~”
“Sigh, I don’t understand you little ones…”
Luo Qingyao had never experienced such romantic entanglements.
Though confused, she still supported Bai Qianqian’s choice.
Just then, Murong Xue announced the final result from above.
“But it’s a pity. If this surprise could be shown to Master face to face, her expression would be wonderful~”
“Don’t know about wonderful, but it’ll probably be that look…”
At Luo Qingyao’s words, Bai Qianqian paused slightly.
She slowly turned her head and followed the direction of Luo Qingyao’s finger.
Sure enough, she saw that familiar figure in the stands.
“Master!”
When Bai Qianqian saw her, she was momentarily stunned, then realized something.
She slowly removed her veil and revealed the sweetest smile.
“Master came late—must be to celebrate with me, right~”
Bai Qianqian raised her eyes and looked at Lin Xinyi standing by the railing.
She couldn’t see her expression clearly, but she could see that her body was trembling with excitement at seeing her.
Bai Qianqian couldn’t wait to throw herself into her arms.
At that moment, Lin Xinyi stood at the edge of the stands, looking down at that silver-white figure.
Her trembling body screamed fear.
When the white figure slowly turned around, Lin Xinyi’s mind had only one thought: leave quickly.
But her body refused to obey.
Then she felt her gaze lock with the other’s.
“Oh, that girl took off her veil. She’s quite a beauty~”
“She looks like she could be some noble’s daughter~”
“This selection is really exciting. Look, Elder Lin was invited over too~”
Lin Xinyi couldn’t hear anything the other elders were saying.
She just stood there stiffly, able to see Bai Qianqian below the stands moving her lips as if saying something.
Under that slightly youthful face, pale gray eyes fixed on the figure in the stands, as if engraving that form into her memory.
Bai Qianqian, unsure if the other could hear her, slowly spoke a few words.
“Wait for me, Master~”
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