The man-eating beasts felt the power above and their initial arrogance instantly vanished.
They bared their bloody mouths, transforming into gusts of hurricanes, struggling to resist Gu Qianying's silver needles.
Bai Yulan was very surprised, looking at Gu Qianying blankly, "You have spiritual power on you? Why did you hide it before?"
Gu Qianying gritted her teeth. The man-eating beasts before her had surging power within them. It seemed that due to the mountain forest, their surrounding aura was far higher than usual.
She painstakingly channeled more spiritual power, pushing back the frantically attacking forces.
"Now is not the time to talk about this, help me quickly."
"Alright!"
Bai Yulan's face showed panic. She rapidly forced out her spiritual power, but her spiritual power was too meager. When she confronted the ferocious beasts, she felt utterly overwhelmed.
The man-eating beasts roared again, their inner power erupting, transforming into waves of hatred that swept upwards.
"Ah!"
Gu Qianying's internal power became unbalanced, and she could no longer withstand their might.
She felt her movements falter.
Then, they fell into mid-air, only to be pressed down by the surrounding hurricanes.
Like kites with broken strings, the two were directly slammed to the ground.
Seeing an opportunity, the man-eating beasts swiftly attacked.
But just as they were about to succeed.
The pillar of light in mid-air instantly showed signs of shattering. The beasts within roared repeatedly, eventually turning into mournful cries.
With a bang.
Heaven and earth changed dramatically. Bai Yufeng returned to the world. His body was unharmed, not even a drop of sweat left on him, as if it had only been a moment, like a brief meal.
He looked down and saw Gu Qianying and Bai Yulan trapped in danger.
His gaze instantly turned sharp, and his aura surged, transforming into several lightning bolts that directly struck the man-eating beasts.
These were the last two spirit beasts remaining of the man-eating beasts, but with this, all were destroyed by Bai Yufeng's hands.
As their forms withered, a pale red spirit pearl floated in mid-air.
Bai Yufeng slowly descended, pulling the two from the deep pit. He looked at them with extreme disdain, "You can't even defeat this kind of thing. Do you have the nerve to participate in this trial?"
Gu Qianying was speechless, "I was clearly forced into it."
Bai Yulan pouted pitifully, "If I weren't from the family, I wouldn't come here to risk my life."
Bai Yufeng's sharp eyes pierced forward, then he sneered, "Don't make excuses for yourselves. I dislike it the most."
After speaking, he raised his right hand, and the pale red spirit pearl landed in Bai Yufeng's hand.
Spiritual energy clung to the spirit pearl, making it no exaggeration to call it a treasure of heaven and earth.
Gu Qianying was drawn to it and exclaimed, "Truly amazing."
Bai Yufeng put the item away and said indifferently, "This has nothing to do with you."
Gu Qianying clicked her tongue and nodded helplessly, "Yes, yes, yes, it has nothing to do with me."
Members of the Sheng Yu family were by no means ordinary people.
Bai Yufeng obtained a spirit pearl, and so did they.
As the power within the fierce beasts disappeared, Bai Xuan carefully took the spirit pearl floating in mid-air, his fingertip gently grasping it.
"It seems we are the first to obtain a spirit pearl here."
He looked pleased. Every year, Bai Yufeng would take the lead, and it was Bai Yufeng who obtained the first spirit pearl.
But this year, it was time for a complete change!
Because the first person to obtain a spirit pearl was him.
Just as Bai Xuan was feeling smug, they suddenly heard an explosion from behind, accompanied by violent tremors in the jungle.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Bai Xuan's eyes. He quickly looked back.
"Who is it?"
Someone beside him frowned and said, "That aura seems to be from Bai Yufeng."
When they looked more closely, everyone's face showed horror, "The man-eating beasts have been wiped out, all of them."
But after their shock, their expressions quickly returned to normal. Who else could it be but Bai Yufeng? It was nothing out of the ordinary.
Bai Xuan was furious. He gritted his teeth. The spirit pearl he had finally obtained was useless to him.
"Damn it, why does this person always like to steal my spotlight?"
He was enraged and charged forward.
"Let's go see what's happening!"
Those behind exchanged glances and all shook their heads.
They knew Bai Xuan's actions were futile. That was Bai Yufeng. Who could possibly contend with him?
There was only one fork in the road in this jungle.
And the two teams happened to meet.
Everyone's footsteps stopped. Gu Qianying saw the disdainful expression on the faces of the people opposite, and her heart sank. It seemed more trouble was coming.
Bai Xuan dared not confront Bai Yufeng directly, but he completely disregarded Bai Yulan, who had weak strength.
At this moment, Bai Yulan, due to her frantic escape earlier, had her originally clean and prepared clothes torn in several places. Mud clung to them, making her look particularly disheveled.
Bai Xuan's mocking voice immediately rang out. He looked forward with disdain and clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Bai Yulan, oh Bai Yulan! It's one thing to say you're a waste, but you should just stay put and not cause trouble for others, wouldn't that be great."
"But why!" he sneered, his contemptuous gaze falling on Bai Yulan, "Must you come out and embarrass yourself? Do you really think you have to add to others' troubles, that it doesn't suit your status?"
As he spoke, Bai Xuan's people burst into laughter.
They had always been like this, channeling all their resentment towards Bai Yufeng onto Bai Yulan.
Moreover, what was wrong with scolding a waste like Bai Yulan?
This was what she deserved.
Bai Yulan looked embarrassed, lowering her head nervously, and secretly covered the torn clothes with her hand.
Earlier, Bai Yulan had been of no help and had become a burden to others.
She already felt guilty.
Now, being spoken to like this, she wished she could bury her head in the ground and dig a hole to hide it.
Gu Qianying felt disgusted looking at their ugly faces.
At the same time, she quietly asked Bai Yufeng, "Young Master, they are bullying someone now, and that person is your sister. Don't you really care?"
Not a ripple appeared in Bai Yufeng's eyes. He merely looked at Gu Qianying lightly.
That indifferent expression clearly told Gu Qianying.
Do I need to care?
Gu Qianying was truly angry. If her own sister were being bullied like this, she would never stand by. She would probably wish to slap the malicious people in front of her a few times to let them know how cruel the world could be.
Bai Xuan and the others' laughter intensified. They taunted repeatedly.
"Bai Yulan, why do you keep hiding behind others? Do you know what people say about you? They call you a waste, useless people have no right to stay in this family. You should have just died under the claws of those beasts earlier, you know?"