"My goodness, is the schedule for first place this tight? They're not even giving us more time to rest and recover, and I just got off the stage!" the victor of the last ring, the squirrel demon Song Qing, couldn't help but complain.
Yu Lianxin, the Carp demon who was the first to achieve victory among the five demons, was very calm. Hearing this, she said mockingly, "Who told you to take so long to win? The length of victory time was originally a way to test strength!"
"Yu Lianxin, why are you so arrogant? I took a long time because the opponents in my ring were all very powerful demons!" Song Qing explained with dissatisfaction.
"Excuse me, the opponents in my ring were all not very strong! But what can be done? Luck is also a part of strength!" Yu Lianxin glanced at Song Qing haughtily and went to her assigned seat to rest.
Song Qing's face turned even more ashen with anger, but he immediately clenched his fists. He endured it. Thinking that it was more important to seize the time to meditate and recover, he flicked his sleeve and left.
Mao Peilan, seeing this, also pulled Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) to the rest area. Jin Lang still followed, sitting between Mao Peilan and Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang), just like their dormitory.
"Sister Qiushui, we'll be in the same ring later, and I won't go easy on you!" Mao Peilan chose to say the unpleasant things first.
"You might not even be the little rabbit's opponent! Don't think you're so great all day long!" Jin Lang couldn't help but retort.
"You stinky dog, I'll fight you one-on-one first! Let's see how long you can be so arrogant?" Mao Peilan gritted her teeth, almost revealing her cat claws.
"Let's fight, you stinky cat, don't really think you're invincible! You didn't meet me in the last round, or you wouldn't have had the chance to enter the finals!" Jin Lang also spoke without backing down.
As they talked, the two demons were about to start fighting again, but they both stopped when they stood up. Because they discovered that Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) in the middle had already started meditating and cultivating with her legs crossed in such a noisy environment.
Are they all this competitive? The two demons exchanged a tacit glance, and then looked away from each other. Forget it, let's follow along and practice.
The melodious bell rang again, and after the last chime, the deep voice arrived as scheduled: "Half an hour has passed, ascend the stage!"
The five original rings on the square slowly retracted, and then the formation lights flickered, and another huge circular stage rose up, which was five times larger than the preliminary round stage.
"We only have five contestants, do we need such a large stage?" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) asked out of curiosity.
Jin Lang, as usual, was eager to teach, and was the first to answer: "Because the winners are not ordinary demons, their destructive power is somewhat strong, and some focus on their footwork, so the requirements for the venue are also relatively high."
"Thank you, Brother Jin, for your enlightenment." Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) found that this golden-haired dog demon was more suited to being a know-it-all, as he knew many things.
"Hmph! You're just showing off! What's so great about that?" Mao Peilan said disdainfully.
Jin Lang did not argue with her this time, but gave Mao Peilan a smug look.
After the stage was fully raised, the deep voice continued, "Please the five contestants quickly take your positions on the central stage, and the audience should also find their seats quickly."
Yes, they now had an audience. In fact, there were no audience members during the assessment round, and every participating demon was a contestant. However, after rounds of competition, only a small number of the defeated demons chose to return directly. Most of them chose to stay and observe, which led to many audience members.
After the five demons took their positions, the protective barriers of the large stage were all raised. The light screen in front displayed the personal basic information of the participating contestants again. Without a doubt, Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) was still the one with the shortest enrollment age.
"Now I announce that the final assessment officially begins!" As the deep male voice fell, the demons on the stage rushed at each other.
As if by prior agreement, Mao Peilan was pitted against Jin Lang, and Song Qing found Yu Lianxin. Our little white rabbit, Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang), was once again given a bye.
She simply found a corner at the edge of the stage, put up a demon energy defense shield around herself, and sat down to absorb spiritual energy while observing the competition. She had to admit, this was a VIP viewing spot!
The first to be eliminated was Song Qing. He had already used the most demon energy in the first match, and after being provoked by Yu Lianxin before the match, he adopted a very rapid, all-out fighting style that consumed demon energy quickly, thus becoming the first to lose.
After defeating Song Qing, Yu Lianxin shifted her gaze to Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang). She had won first place in the assessment round, so she had watched the white rabbit demon's entire match and knew that her strength should not be underestimated.
"Come on! Don't waste time!" Yu Lianxin invited Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang).
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) removed the demon energy shield in front of her and stood up.
"Show me your weapon!" Yu Lianxin said, seeing that the other party was just standing there.
"I don't have a weapon. My cultivation method is based on strengthening my own body," Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) said truthfully.
"You're actually a body cultivator?" Yu Lianxin's usually cool face began to show other expressions.
"Uh... I guess so!" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) didn't know how to explain. Several demons had thought she was a body cultivator today.
"Alright! Then I'll show you my weapon!" Yu Lianxin's weapon was a bone fan forged from her own fish scales and red iron, suitable for long-range attacks.
She quickly unfurled the bone fan, infused it with silver demon energy, then cast a spell as she ascended, and the bone fan flew towards Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) spinning. The fierce wind generated by the spinning fan was felt even by Jin Lang and Mao Peilan, who were fighting in close combat on the other side of the stage.
However, Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) remained unfazed. She began to form seals and absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, arranging the obedient spiritual energies into a sphere, and sent it towards the bone fan.
At the moment of impact, the spiritual energy ball not only blocked the fan's attack but also continued to push it back towards Yu Lianxin.
Yu Lianxin hastily controlled her bone fan, deviating its course. However, she couldn't control the spiritual energy ball, and in an instant, she was hit by its power and forced off the stage. Lying on the ground, Yu Lianxin spat out a mouthful of blood. She had no hope of becoming this year's number one.