The rhinoceros demon seemed to pay no attention to this, maintaining its attack speed steadily.
Chi Ming gradually lost patience, "Senior Sister Qi Nian, can't you just hit him with a big move?"
"Perhaps she's running out of stamina," Qi Yu said with a frown from the side. "Qi Nian's speed has decreased significantly, and her focus is a bit scattered. If it continues like this, the situation won't be good."
Feng Mingxi crossed her arms, "But we can't help at all standing here."
On the arena, life and death were determined by fate. Unless both parties were willing to stop, others below the stage could not intervene.
Although there was no explicit rule, this was an unwritten understanding.
If this rule were broken, even if they helped Qi Nian defeat the rhinoceros demon, it would be difficult for Qi Nian to gain widespread acceptance.
"..." Qi Yu had been silent, but then she snapped her fingers in the air.
The sky above the arena became overcast with dark clouds.
A low rumble of thunder could be faintly heard.
The rhinoceros demon looked up at the sky, instinctively becoming nervous, and its attack speed increased.
Yue Zhiyin, watching from the side, couldn't help but look at Qi Yu, "Are you planning to help Qi Nian?"
Qi Yu nodded, leaning back lazily. "Before I became the Heavenly Dao, I often heard a saying: 'Destiny is hard to defy.' Regardless of the true meaning of this saying, in my opinion, destiny is similar to the Heavenly Dao."
"The position of tribal chief. No one else's word counts. My position, no one else's word counts. Who I like, who I want to be chief, they can be chief."
Yue Zhiyin blinked upon hearing this. He originally wanted to say that this was not good for those who worked hard.
But the words caught in his throat, and after careful consideration, he swallowed them back.
How to put it.
This behavior was indeed unfair to those who worked hard, but... no matter who occupied Qi Yu's current position, they would favor some people.
Yue Zhiyin felt that since this would happen no matter who was in charge, why not let it happen to their own people?
Of course, this did not exclude some people who held very saintly thoughts, hoping for a truly fair Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, after much deliberation, Yue Zhiyin felt that such persuasion was unnecessary.
Since they were now on the side favored by the Heavenly Dao, they should just enjoy it.
Other things could be dealt with later.
Qi Nian, standing on the arena, also heard the rumbling sound of the dark clouds above.
She glanced at Qi Yu, who had been calmly filing her nails below the stage, her heart filled with mixed emotions, but at the same time, she felt a greater sense of warmth.
Qi Yu was on her side.
Qi Yu met Qi Nian's gaze and suddenly opened her mouth, forming words with her lips:
"Attack directly. If your strength is insufficient, I will help you."
Qi Nian understood the meaning of these words. She was stunned for a moment, then nodded, steadied her footing with all her might, and in the astonished gaze of the rhinoceros demon, summoned the Lei Tian Fa Zhen (Thunder Heaven Array).
Purple light illuminated Qi Nian's feet.
The crackling sound of electricity began to emanate from her hands.
Qi Yu watched from the side. When Qi Nian swung the Lei Tian Fa Zhen, she guided the heavenly lightning to assist.
The rhinoceros demon had already set up a protective barrier, believing it could withstand the attack with its own strength. However, it never expected that the Heavenly Dao would assist Qi Nian from behind. Before it could even react, it was blasted off the stage.
Once one party was removed from the stage, the match automatically ended.
Qi Nian retracted her hand, standing in place, her breathing unsteady.
Si Qing whispered, reminding Qi Yu, "Sister, you can withdraw your move. This guy has already lost."
Qi Yu hummed and withdrew her hand.
When she had first decided to help Qi Nian, she had hesitated, worried if her actions were unfair.
But then she thought of the efforts and help she had received from others before she became the Heavenly Dao, and Qi Yu felt that she shouldn't hesitate.
What was the big deal?
If she helped, she helped.
She never considered herself a competent Heavenly Dao. Compared to the fairness of others and their thoughts, she cared more about the important people around her.
Or, in other words, it was because they and Si Qing were always there, always supporting her, that she could become the Heavenly Dao.
Without them, without Si Qing, where would she be today?
Fairness and justice were not as important as her senior sister.
Qi Nian walked down from the stage. After her energy stabilized a bit, she looked at the rhinoceros demon lying on the ground, gazing up at the sky.
The rhinoceros demon glanced at Qi Nian, who had walked over, and remained silent. It closed its eyes, believing that the other party would kill it.
But in reality, Qi Nian walked over, placed her saber at its neck, and asked in a very serious tone, "You've been causing trouble in the demon tribe for so many days, yet no one informed me, and no one dealt with you. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."
"...It was indeed I who bribed the people under your command," the rhinoceros demon interrupted Qi Nian's questioning. "I was just unconvinced. I thought, how could someone who looks so weak as you lead the entire demon race? But now I understand. It seems even the heavens are on your side, otherwise, they wouldn't have helped you when you used the Lei Tian Fa Zhen."
The rhinoceros demon spoke with a sense of resignation.
Qi Yu stood behind, looking up at the sky.
Qi Nian said no more. She directly struck with her saber, ending the rhinoceros demon's life, and had its body taken away by others to be disposed of. She then walked back, somewhat exhausted, stretched, and said,
"Everything that needed to be dealt with has been dealt with. Let's do what we planned. Didn't we agree to go see how the spider demons' clothes are coming along? Let's go now."
Qi Yu nodded.
They all walked towards the spider demons' lair.
On the way, Qi Nian looked at Qi Yu and teased, "Little Heavenly Dao, you always favor us in everything. Aren't you afraid that one day you'll spoil us all, leading to a repeat of the Blood Demon Sha and the old Heavenly Dao and old laws incident?"
"I merely favor you; I haven't denied the efforts of others," Qi Yu said calmly. "No matter who is the Heavenly Dao, there will always be people favored by the heavens in this world, so you all don't need to overthink it."
"But what if someone's mindset changes during this time and they become greedy?" Ming Lou looked at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu looked around and asked them, "Will you?"
Feng Sixian pursed her lips, "Who can say for sure about the future?"
"Yes, just as you said," Qi Yu repeated, "Who can say for sure about the future."