Encountering the Saintess, what else could be done but concede and accept bad luck!
With this thought, the others felt fortunate and dared not mock any longer.
"Number fourteen, Tu Jintong versus number thirty Luo Huayang!"
As the voice fell, another stir arose below.
"The Tu family and the Luo family are both among the Eight Great Families. This Luo Huayang seems to be participating for the first time!"
"Luo Huayang is only twenty-one years old, and he only lasted eight minutes before. The outcome is completely predictable!"
"Young Master Tu, kill him!"
The spectators below were already seated, waiting to watch the show, anticipating Luo Huayang's miserable defeat.
The disciples of the Eight Great Families had similar strength, but Tu Jintong and Feng Wujiang were both notoriously difficult to deal with, shining as geniuses below Shan Hanyi.
After stepping onto the stage, Tu Jintong did not move an inch. Numerous蛊worms (gu worms) emerged on the arena, constantly attacking Luo Huayang!
Luo Huayang was clearly prepared and had figured out Tu Jintong's weakness.
While defending with his own蛊worms and peculiar witchcraft, he continuously pressed towards Tu Jintong, attempting to use close-quarters martial arts to kick Tu Jintong off the stage!
Unfortunately, he was completely surrounded and overwhelmed by the surrounding蛊worms after only approaching three meters.
This outcome was within everyone's expectations, but this scene made everyone feel that this was the true way of斗蛊 (dou gu)!
This was how the battles of the巫蛊之士 (Wu Gu Zhi Shi) should be!
The strange巫医 (Wu Yi) methods like Ling Feng's were truly unacceptable!
"Tu Jintong has so many蛊worms, and they are all famous rare species. The Eight Great Families are indeed powerful!"
Guan Ya praised repeatedly.
Ling Feng, however, said coldly, "Feng Wujiang, whom you defeated earlier, is also from the Eight Great Families!"
"Ah? Is that so?" Guan Ya scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
He truly knew little about the Wu Gu world.
"Number fifteen, Wuming, versus number thirty-one, Wuming!"
The Great Elder's voice sounded again, causing another commotion in the venue.
Some people were unwilling to reveal their names, which was permissible, but a situation like this, where two unnamed individuals were fighting, was extremely rare!
Upon seeing the participants, Shan Hanyi and the other masters grew solemn!
Because number thirty-one was the mysterious girl!
This mysterious girl, who had lasted over half an hour in the first round, was also a hot favorite to win. Lin Shuainan naturally had odds set for her!
"Hey, hey, place your bets! In this match, the straw-hat girl is at odds of three to one, and the little dwarf opposite is at odds of one to one!"
Lin Shuainan shouted, and people quickly came forward to place more bets.
The other man who stepped onto the stage, who was less than 1.5 meters tall, immediately flushed red.
"Guapi! You Nongfei, who are you calling a little dwarf!"
Rural non-mainstream, abbreviated as Nongfei!
This statement was a huge insult to Lin Shuainan's beliefs, and it ignited Lin Shuainan's temper!
"Hey! Little dwarf, open your eyes and look properly. I am the chief honorary consultant of the Funeral Love family. If you love, love deeply; if you don't understand love, then get lost! How dare you lump my noble Funeral Love family's honorary consultant with those Nongfei? I will change your odds to zero point three to one!"
The consequences of offending Lin Shuainan were severe.
This directly caused the odds for the little dwarf on stage to plummet, and very few people supported him!
"Make your move!"
The mysterious girl gently stroked the gauze around her, her voice ethereal.
"What's the hurry? I'm more anxious than you. After I kill you, I'll go down and slaughter that Nongfei!"
The little dwarf cursed, raised his hand, took out a flute, and began to play it with a "didi dada" sound.
Swish, swish, a large number of surrounding蛊worms crawled onto the arena.
"Corpse Armor Worms!"
Someone exclaimed in surprise!
As the name suggests, these蛊worms were covered in corpse poison, and those who were infected found it difficult to clear the poison even for the蛊师 (gu master) themselves. They were extremely cruel!
It was clear that this little dwarf had been underestimated by many!
"Hey, I'm betting on him, betting..."
"Betting what? I already said place your bets. If you want to bet, go up on stage and bet!"
Lin Shuainan, seeing that things were not going well, was about to pack up and leave!
But he was stopped by a group of people, who all handed him dozens of bank cards.
Lin Shuainan had no choice but to swipe the cards while silently praying for the little dwarf's defeat.
The little dwarf on stage saw this and became smug. He sneered but did not rush to attack the mysterious girl.
Only when his supporters far outnumbered the mysterious girl did the little dwarf control the numerous Corpse Armor Worms to围剿 (wei jiao - surround and attack) her!
"Corpse Armor Worms? Is this person from the Corpse Gu family?"
Su Xingyan narrowed his eyes, his mind filled with speculation, and his gaze fell on Ling Feng.
Ling Feng was also staring at the little dwarf above, lost in thought.
Just as most people thought the mysterious girl had met a formidable opponent.
The mysterious girl's ethereal voice, tinged with arrogance, resounded throughout the venue: "You are wasting my time."
"What?"
The little dwarf was stunned.
Then, the light gauze around the mysterious girl swayed, and streaks of pink fluorescence scattered down. The围剿ing Corpse Armor Worms suddenly lost their direction, spinning in place like headless flies.
"This is impossible!"
The little dwarf shrieked, blowing his flute even harder.
The Corpse Armor Worms indeed became restless, but as the fluorescence fell, the mysterious girl's figure floated up, like a butterfly dancing in the air.
"I'll give you one last chance, surrender!"
"Bastard, you want me to surrender? What are you, a little girl... Ah! My Corpse Armor Worms!"
Before the little dwarf's curses could finish, the surrounding Corpse Armor Worms suddenly changed direction and instantly engulfed the little dwarf's body.
A moment later, the Corpse Armor Worms swarmed around the mysterious girl, their originally dark color turning pink, making them look somewhat cute. Of course, this was not the case for those with trypophobia.
"He's dead?"
"Haha, you all lost! Come on, those who won, you've made a fortune!"
Lin Shuainan's spirits soared. He had thought he would lose all his clothes, but now he had made a killing!
Those who won rejoiced, while those who lost cursed incessantly.
Lin Shuainan couldn't help but add a sarcastic remark: "Look at you all, I advised you earlier. That little dwarf clearly hadn't developed properly, and the蛊worms he raised were also idiots. They didn't even recognize their master and ate him, haha..."
The mysterious girl moved her pink lips, and a clear whistle sounded. The pink Corpse Armor Worms descended from the arena one after another, disappearing in an instant.
Shan Hanyi and the Saintess's expressions grew even more solemn.
Tu Jintong even swallowed hard: "Controlling others'蛊worms, such a method..."
...
After the first round of the second stage, only sixteen out of thirty-two participants remained!