Ye Zhaozhao got up, gritting her teeth.
She said coldly, "Li Shuang, I underestimated you after all. So, what about this next move? Can you still block it?"
Ye Zhaozhao held her sword in front of her. Both she and Long Yan radiated a terrifying aura.
The next moment.
Long Yan merged into Ye Zhaozhao's body, and Ye Zhaozhao's aura forcefully increased by a notch.
"The Sword Spirit and the Sword Cultivator have merged their souls? Isn't this something that can only be achieved at the unity of heaven and man realm?"
"This Fang Qingyu, as a disciple of the Overlord Blade Sect, practices sword arts. Moreover, she can cultivate a sword spirit and achieve such a tacit understanding with it!"
Gasps of surprise erupted from the crowd.
Ye Zhaozhao glared at Li Shuang: "You and your sword spirit have a purple compatibility, don't you? Can you do this?"
As Ye Zhaozhao's words fell.
The sword in her hand had already swung out!
Long Yin shrieked, black patterns faintly appearing on the sword's blade. Ye Zhaozhao moved like the wind, arriving in front of Li Shuang once again.
Li Shuang gave her a nonchalant glance: "In three years, you've managed to cultivate your sword art to this extent, which shows some effort. It's just a pity... it's still far too lacking."
Li Shuang transformed her sword into a circle, gently tapping, directly hitting the Long Yin sword.
In an instant.
The patterns on the Long Yin sword disintegrated furiously. This seemingly powerful move instantly vanished into thin air.
"You two废物, do you even deserve to let Liyuan and I merge our souls?" Li Shuang's eyes were cold, and her voice carried a hint of sarcasm.
Ye Zhaozhao was suddenly sent flying. Her hand, gripping the sword, trembled slightly.
She had used all her strength.
But why.
No matter how hard she tried, Li Shuang handled everything with such effortless grace.
Let alone defeating Li Shuang, she couldn't even fathom Li Shuang's true power.
On the Cangyuan Sect arena.
Yan Fan had not yet stepped onto the stage. He didn't watch his own arena, his gaze couldn't help but drift towards Li Shuang's side.
His expression changed from time to time.
This Fang Qingyu's strength was quite good.
At least.
Yan Fan admitted that if he were on the arena, he wouldn't be able to maintain such composure.
But what about Li Shuang?
She actually handled it so effortlessly.
Li Shuang's true strength was...
Yan Fan couldn't help but look at the Dark Abyss Sword in Li Shuang's hand.
The Dark Abyss, upon being unsheathed just now, actually carried boundless pure light, and a faint hint of the scorching heat of the sun star.
For some reason, he felt that this scene was becoming increasingly familiar. He desperately searched his memory but couldn't place it at the moment.
Yan Fan's expression became slightly serious.
It seemed that in these past three years, he wasn't the only one who had made progress!
Fang Qingyu!
Li Shuang!
They probably both had other fortuitous encounters.
This Grand Competition would be more difficult than he had imagined.
However.
No matter what, he would definitely achieve final victory!
On the arena.
Ye Zhaozhao's expression kept changing.
"Host, stop fighting. Just activate the Demonic Crystal Dust," the system said somewhat impatiently. "Winning against Li Shuang was never the main point anyway."
This was indeed not the main point.
Ye Zhaozhao wanted to win against Li Shuang just because of a sliver of unwillingness in her heart.
Long Yan also just wanted to prove that he was no worse than Fenli Li.
But now.
Li Shuang's power exceeded their imagination. The previous fantasy of knocking Li Shuang to the ground was already destined to be a pipe dream.
A trace of unwillingness flashed across Ye Zhaozhao's face, but she still gritted her teeth.
Since she couldn't defeat Li Shuang, then... she would make her fall from the peak of her pride!
On the arena.
Li Shuang slowly walked towards her, then raised the sword in her hand.
Ye Zhaozhao's eyes flickered.
Her finger moved almost imperceptibly.
The next moment.
The Dark Abyss Sword descended!
But that boundless pure light suddenly transformed into soaring demonic energy!
"Demonic energy!"
"Where did this demonic energy come from!"
"It's Li Shuang! It's radiating from Li Shuang!"
"Heavens, what's going on! Is Li Shuang a demon?"
"Such intense and cold demonic energy, she must have countless lives on her hands!"
On the high platform.
The sect masters of the ten sects also changed their expressions.
The sect master of the Flowing Moon Sect couldn't help but shout, "I knew there was something wrong with Li Shuang! Looking at the purity of this demonic energy, she has been a demon for more than just a day or two!"
Yan Zhonghe also smiled, his expression cold: "Three years ago, Li Shuang publicly spread rumors, saying that my daughter, Fang Qingyu, was Ye Zhaozhao brought back to life! She kept saying that Qingyu's cultivation speed was abnormal, and that Qingyu was a demon! I was wondering why she would come up with such an outrageous rumor. Turns out, she herself is a demon!"
On the arena.
The demonic energy on Li Shuang's body uncontrollably diffused.
The entire audience grew increasingly commotion-filled.
Meng Yifei's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but say, "Impossible! Li Shuang can't possibly be a demon! This must be someone secretly framing her."
"Framing? Your disciple herself emitted demonic energy, how can that be false?" Yan Zhonghe looked at Meng Yifei mockingly: "Master Meng always claimed to eliminate demons and defend the righteous path, but now that a disciple of your own sect is found to be a demon, you want to secretly protect her?"
Meng Yifei's voice also grew cold: "I said, Li Shuang can't possibly be a demon! This must be someone using some unknown means to frame her! If you don't believe me, I'll take Li Shuang back to the Sword Sect, let Li Shuang go on the Heart-Searching Platform again, and naturally, her innocence will be proven."
"Heart-Searching Platform?" The sect master of the Flowing Moon Sect smiled: "That's a secret place of your Sword Sect, who knows if Master Meng will secretly use tricks to distort the truth! In my opinion, Li Shuang publicly erupted with demonic energy; it is an undeniable fact that she is a demon! Better to kill her on the spot to set things right!"
"Absolutely impossible!" Meng Yifei flared up in anger: "To touch Li Shuang, first ask if the sword in my hand agrees."
"Master Meng, you're being a bit unreasonable." Yan Zhonghe sneered, "Publicly protecting a demonic path, does your Sword Sect still dare to call itself one of the Upper Six Sects?"
The several people argued.
Yun Qingyu's eyes moved, and he said coldly, "Due to the sudden situation today, all arena matches are suspended. First, bring Li Shuang under control, and then we will interrogate her privately!"
The Cangyuan Sect immediately implemented Yun Qingyu's directive.
All arena matches were suspended.
Everyone looked at Li Shuang, who was still constantly emitting demonic energy on the arena, a trace of disbelief flashing in their eyes.
A hint of malicious pleasure flashed in Ye Zhaozhao's eyes: "Fellow Daoist Li! You inexplicably slandered me as a demon! Now it seems, you are the one who has turned demonic!"
"Is that so?" Li Shuang looked at Ye Zhaozhao indifferently.
She was waiting.
Waiting for more and more people to expose themselves voluntarily.
"Eliminating demons and defending the righteous path is everyone's responsibility!" Ye Zhaozhao shouted, "With a demon right in front of us, we don't need to abide by any rules! Let's eliminate Li Shuang together!"
The disciples of the Overlord Blade Sect rushed forward without hesitation.
This sudden turn of events happened in an instant.
The Sword Sect disciples' expressions also changed.
"Junior Sister Li cannot possibly be a demon!" Jiang Rongyi quickly made a decision: "The higher-ups haven't made a conclusion yet, all Sword Sect disciples, protect Li Shuang!"
The Sword Sect disciples unhesitatingly stood in front of Li Shuang, firmly protecting her behind them.