The thrill and excitement that had previously dwindled due to the lack of something as enjoyable as the battle of Zhao Wei and Xin Wuheng was now steadily rising due to the emergence of one person.
Zhao Yufei.
She was a peerless beauty, fresh and pure like a white lotus, so it wasn't a surprise for her to garner most of the crowd's attention if not all.
Another factor was her high cultivation despite her young age. She was at the Peak of the Fifth Rank and her age was only 15. Qiu Mengyu who also had the same cultivation was two years older than her.
She was a rare talent among the talented.
People wondered about her true capabilities.
Was she going to be as monstrous as Zhao Wei or was her battle prowess going to be on par with the four geniuses?
"I challenge the host of the Summit, Qiu Mengyu."
"Why don't we have a little spar, sister Mengyu?"
Her bold words swept everyone's mind like a storm.
Zhao Yufei didn't want to bother accepting useless challenges and issued her own challenge to one of the four geniuses, Qiu Mengyu.
"Hehe, I won't decline your challenge Sister Yufei." Qiu Mengyu flashed a mature, alluring smile that captivated the souls of the male spectators.
"I would like to know what you are capable of. It's been so lonely up here." Qiu Mengyu then descended on the stage with her graceful movement.
A battle between two of the most beautiful girls was going to be visually impactful and a sight to behold.
Zhao Yufei smiled back as she took on a battle stance.
"It would be a pleasure."
Zhao Wei who had been taking a nap, slightly peeked through one of his eyes.
A curious glint showed in his eye.
'Hmm, I wonder how much she has improved.'
Zhao Wei also wanted to witness the techniques used by both women.
'Qiu Mengyu focused on softness to counter the attacks of her opponents from the novel and unsurprisingly, Zhao Yufei also uses a similar style of fighting. Is this battle going to be a draw or will a winner finally emerge?'
'Oh, Fate show me the twist so that I won't be bored.' But he could already anticipate the twist to some degree.
As a spectator and someone journeying through a dream, Zhao Wei didn't go all in on any of the two with the bets. He took a neutral approach since he didn't support anyone but in his mind, he had a picture of the final winner calculated through cheap predictions.
Qiu Mengyu executed her movement technique "Butterfly Snake Steps" and when she moved, she seemed like a snake, unpredictable and fast, her body soft enough to partially defy gravity for a few seconds.
Zhao Yufei smirked as her clear eyes smoothly followed all of Qiu Mengyu's unpredictable movements without straining.
'That bastard taught me what true speed is.' Zhao Yufei reminisced as she exchanged several moves with Qiu Mengyu across the arena.
Under the silvery radiance of the moonlight, the two beautiful women looked majestic and breathtaking as they continuously countered each other.
Everyone from the three pavilions watched with bated breaths as the fight seemed to be approaching the acme.
[Cloud Leaf Steps]
Zhao Yufei used another movement technique which significantly boosted her speed to higher levels, making her slightly faster than Qiu Mengyu.
She was like a leaf gradually gliding to the ground and sometimes like a leaf being carried by the swirling wind.
Qiu Mengyu controlled her breathing and tried to be as natural as possible while she clashed with Zhao Yufei whose momentum was steadily rising.
'But it is a good thing that I can resist her despite her superior speed.'
PAH!
Their smooth palms met each other with ease resulting in a resounding clap.
Both of them retreated at equal distances due to the resultant force.
'I never expected her to be this strong. Why are so many monsters emerging from the Zhao Clan this time round?' Qiu Mengyu frowned internally.
The Zhao Clan's luck and providence were inconceivable to give rise to someone like Zhao Wei and Zhao Yufei who got easy recognition due to their young age.
But there was still another one. A forgotten character from the Zhao Clan that had yet to display his skills. It was Zhao Feng.
'The Zhao Clan are truly worthy of envy.'
Qiu Mengyu who was lost in her own thoughts unconsciously used [Twirling Snake Body] to negate some of the force from Zhao Yufei's lethal sneak attack but she wasn't left unscathed. Zhao Yufei had attacked from her blind spot.
A line of red formed at the left corner of her sexy mouth.
"Sister Mengyu please don't be distracted." Zhao Yufei warned with a cheeky smile on her innocent face. Her voice was filled with good intentions you might have thought that she and Qiu Mengyu were true sisters who cared genuinely for each other.
Zhao Wei chuckled at her sloppy and mischievous little acting.
'Oh Yufei, I didn't know that you had it in you.'
"Hmph, I didn't expect that behind that veil of innocence, you were also funny." Qiu Mengyu used her long, slender pink tongue to lick the blood on the left corner of her lips, a seductive action that set the hearts and groins of many ablaze.
She looked like a foxy seductress who could easily lead men into the abyssal depths of sin.
"We are left with only one move to decide the winner and if the winner isn't decided by it, we can only conclude with a draw." Qiu Mengyu explained the obvious.
"You don't want that, right?" She gave Zhao Yufei a knowing smirk.
"Hmm, aren't you the same?" Zhao Yufei pouted.
"That only makes things more interesting. I wouldn't be standing here if I lacked a competitive spirit, sister Yufei."
Silence.
The finale was about to be actualized.
WHOOSH!
Qiu Mengyu was the first to move using all of her physical strength and movement techniques.
She then used up all of her inner strength to perform her peak-ranked palm technique [Snakewhip Palm] which she had painstakingly trained to the peak level.
Across the arena, Zhao Yufei didn't move a single muscle from her initial position.
Her slender feminine form remained relaxed while her eyes were unusually deep in concentration and evoked a sense of mystery.
Her sight never left Qiu Mengyu like a tigress marking her prey.
The two then met head-on in one last deciding move.
PAH!
Qiu Mengyu reeled back in shock as she unconsciously clutched her belly with a grimacing face full of shock and doubt.
She then vomited a mouthful of blood on the ground.
As for Zhao Yufei, though she still stood her ground, a crimson line of blood trickled from her lips.
'What was that?' Qiu Mengyu had some doubts about what had happened a that last moment of contact.
She then shook her head before sighing in defeat.
Her voice quivered in slight disappointment before she controlled her emotions.
"I-I… lost!"
Qiu Mengyu then gave Zhao Yufei a respectful gaze.
"It's your win, sister Yufei."
The corners of Zhao Yufei's lips lightly tugged upwards.
"It's our win. We both tried our best."
At the end of the fight, it seemed yet another demonic genius from the Zhao Clan had emerged.
Did the Zhao Clan solely want to occupy all the spaces of the four great geniuses?!
Zhao Yufei's beautiful face and figure were deeply imprinted in everyone's mind during that night.
'We both tried our best, huh?' Zhao Wei scoffed in amusement as he closed his eyes.
What a sweet liar.
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