Killing intent surged.
Shan Hanyi once again reached for his lower back.
"Young Master, you must not!"
The butler quickly stepped forward and stopped Shan Hanyi's movement.
"You dare to stop me?"
Shan Hanyi's eyes were bloodshot, his tone chilling.
This time, he was confident he could kill Ling Feng!
Anyone who dared to obstruct him would be met with divine wrath.
"Young Master, you need to be clear-headed. You have already provoked a powerful enemy for the Shan family, and the Master has just sent a message! See for yourself!" The butler reminded him fearlessly, then placed a Gu worm on Shan Hanyi's shoulder.
The Gu worm flickered twice, and Shan Hanyi's face instantly turned pale.
"If you dare to act rashly again, you will be expelled from the Shan family!"
This was his father's voice.
Shan Hanyi instinctively flinched and clenched his fists.
Expelled from the Shan family?
Such a severe punishment!
His father was truly furious.
"Fine! I understand!"
Shan Hanyi glared at the butler with shame and anger, gritting his teeth.
After calming down, Shan Hanyi felt a chill down his spine, and sweat beaded on his forehead.
If he had made a move during the final battle, it would not only have been an insult to the Saintess but also a stain on the reputation of the Witch God Hall, a blatant provocation to the Martial God Hall.
"What do you mean?" Ji Yunyue's expression was filled with confusion, her beautiful eyes fixed on Ling Feng.
Although she disliked Ling Feng's condescending tone, she had to admit that Ling Feng was the strongest opponent she had encountered so far.
Ling Feng's strength was like looking at flowers in a fog, making it impossible for her to fathom.
Now, this feeling was becoming even more pronounced.
Therefore, listening to Ling Feng's opinion of her might provide a breakthrough.
Ling Feng nodded inwardly at Ji Yunyue's attitude.
Being able to control one's emotions and patiently listen to an opponent's advice was also a quality essential for the strong!
"Your fatal flaw is that you haven't found your own combat rhythm!"
"What do you mean?"
Ji Yunyue became even more confused.
Combat rhythm? She had never heard of such a thing.
"It's this!"
Ling Feng suddenly waved his hands, and tiny Gu worms flew out, pouncing madly towards Ji Yunyue.
"Cheating?"
A trace of anger flashed across Ji Yunyue's face.
Ling Feng had suddenly attacked, and his Gu worms were too strange. These tiny Gu worms were shaped like bees, but with a difference: as they flapped their wings, they emitted bursts of powder!
"Poisonous!"
Ji Yunyue held her breath and simultaneously controlled her Gu worms to drive them away!
Feather-like snow began to fall continuously.
Ling Feng continued to control his Gu worms to attack various vital points around Ji Yunyue.
Ji Yunyue, on the other hand, accelerated her movements.
"Hmph!"
Ji Yunyue once again dispelled the Gu worms in front of her, bit her finger, drew a blood-red rune on her palm, and then slapped it towards Ling Feng!
Whoosh!
The wind and snow suddenly intensified, the feather-like snow turning into a true blizzard, and the accumulated snow on the ground kept increasing.
"This is rhythm! Dodging, defending, counter-attacking! You don't have your own combat rhythm, and even when you attack proactively, you easily fall into the opponent's rhythm. That's why you were defeated by that little girl earlier!"
Ling Feng said coldly.
Ji Yunyue's eyes widened abruptly, as if something in her mind had exploded.
Then, Ling Feng spat out a cloud of bloody mist!
"This is... Soul Devouring Ghost Mist!?"
Ji Yunyue exclaimed in shock!
"No! This is not Soul Devouring Ghost Mist!" Guan Ya said after his shock.
The crowd around them was bewildered. Wasn't this precisely Soul Devouring Ghost Mist?
The bloody mist quickly enveloped the entire arena, and the snowflakes instantly vanished.
The mysterious girl forgot to exclaim, her breathing gradually quickening.
"The Gu worms... have been refined? This thing is even more potent than Soul Devouring Ghost Mist. What exactly is it?"
The mysterious girl, being so close, could only see about seventy to eighty percent of what was happening on the stage. Others were even less fortunate.
For example, Shan Hanyi was completely baffled at this moment.
But all of this happened quickly and passed even faster!
A gust of cold wind blew, the bloody mist disappeared, and the snowflakes that filled the sky had long since melted and vanished.
Ji Yunyue, however, was panting and half-crouched on the ground, looking up stubbornly at Ling Feng.
"You lost!"
Only then did Ling Feng slowly lower his hands.
Uh!
The entire audience was shocked!
Ling Feng had fought Ji Yunyue the entire time with his hands behind his back.
The gap! The gap between the two was too vast!
The Great Elder's face was deathly pale, and a bitter expression appeared on his usually impassive face.
"The gap is too great! Even I... cannot fathom his strength. The Witch Doctor lineage is about to shine brightly!"
The Great Elder sighed.
At this moment, the entire Witch God Hall had returned to normal, no longer feeling the chill from before.
"My true qi was depleted by the mist just now. Why is that? I held my breath, so the mist shouldn't have entered my body!" Ji Yunyue's eyes burned with eagerness as she asked.
"It's the Gu worms, the ones I cultivated. They are nano-level. They don't need to enter your body. Your innate Gu has been in a released state all along, so through the aura you emit, it acted as a medium to deplete your true qi!"
Ling Feng explained patiently.
Ji Yunyue's pupils contracted, and she took a deep breath before shakily standing up.
"I lost! You are indeed very strong! However, I will definitely defeat you!"
"I'll be waiting anytime!"
Ling Feng replied indifferently, turned, and stepped off the stage.
She had lost, and she had disgraced the Witch God Hall.
Ji Yunyue felt immense shame.
But she would not concede.
Ling Feng was a worthy opponent, and she would definitely defeat him!
"Winner! Ling Feng!"
As the announcement was made, the Great Elder felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
The gap between them was too enormous; the Saintess's defeat was expected.
Fortunately, she was unharmed!
As a true Great Witch Doctor, the Great Elder knew the terror of the bloody mist from the very beginning!
If Ling Feng had not shown mercy, the Saintess would have suffered the same fate as the surrounding Gu worms!
Vanished without a trace!
This would have affected the entire Witch God Hall, a responsibility he could not bear.
Therefore, the Great Elder was immensely relieved.
"Damn it! This scoundrel actually suppressed Ji Yunyue so thoroughly!"
Shan Hanyi grumbled hatefully in a low voice.
"I never expected Ling Feng to become the biggest dark horse of the Witch Gu Assembly!"
"Even the Saintess lost. The cultivation the Saintess displayed just now could have instantly killed that nameless girl!"
"Alas, it's useless to say these things now. The dust has settled, and the Saintess only got third place!"
"Third place? Hmph, are you all blind? You've all seen how powerful Ling Feng is!"
"Yes! Ling Feng is too strong. It's already very good that the Saintess managed to get third place!"
"Indeed, haven't you seen Shan Hanyi? He only made it into the top eight this time!"
The crowd's clamor continued, eventually shifting the topic back to Shan Hanyi.
Shan Hanyi's face turned red, both from shame and anger.
Top eight!
He, Shan Hanyi, had only achieved a top-eight finish.
This statement deeply stung Shan Hanyi!
Shan Hanyi's malevolent aura surged.
If it weren't for Ling Feng, if it weren't for that mysterious girl, he was sure he could have at least reached the top four...
And that kid Guan Ya benefited from it!
"The Witch Gu Assembly has successfully concluded! Next, we will present the rewards!"
The Great Elder announced loudly, leaning on his staff.
Everyone looked on with anticipation.
They also wanted to see the true form of the Life and Death Gu.
But the Great Elder's next words directly dashed their hopes.