"Sister Xuelan, shall we go too?"
Xiao Lan couldn't help but want to show off her skills, but she knew her strength was in the lower-middle tier among these people, making it difficult to secure a spot. However, Sister Xuelan was powerful; if she went up, she could definitely sweep everyone present! Except for that Su Fan whose strength was unknown.
Xiao Lan glanced at Su Fan, who was sitting and talking with Su Bei, and felt a bit uneasy.
Su Fan sensed Xiao Lan's gaze, turned to look at her, and smiled, nodding at her.
Xiao Lan's face immediately turned red, feeling a bit shy.
"Sister, he... he smiled at me!"
Xiao Lan said to Hu Xuelan with a lovesick expression.
Hu Xuelan flicked Xiao Lan on the forehead.
Xiao Lan immediately pouted and looked at Sister Xuelan aggrievedly.
"Stop reading so many romance novels. If you have that much time, you might as well cultivate a bit more," Hu Xuelan said to Xiao Lan helplessly.
"Got it," Xiao Lan said with a pout.
But... but he was really handsome, just like the protagonist described in novels.
Xiao Lan secretly watched Su Fan with sparkling eyes.
Su Fan was indeed very handsome, especially after consuming a large amount of attribute pills. It was unclear if the attribute pills had a beauty-enhancing effect, but they made Su Fan's skin more delicate, making him look as if he had a beauty filter applied.
Hu Xuelan felt it was time for her to make her move.
Stepping forward, she, like Qi Xiong, asked if anyone wanted to challenge her.
"I will!"
"I will!"
...
But to Hu Xuelan's surprise, several people rushed forward, eager to challenge her. This puzzled her. They were all people, so why the preferential treatment?
Su Fan almost burst out laughing at this.
"You're so beautiful, are they challenging you? They're lusting after you."
Hu Xuelan was momentarily flustered, unsure who to accept a challenge from among so many people.
"I was first! Get lost!"
"Who says you were first? I said it first!"
"Junior Sister, choose me, I'm easy to beat!"
"What the hell are you fighting for! I want to challenge you!"
"Who's afraid of whom! Come on!"
...
These people actually started fighting because of Hu Xuelan's appearance. What was supposed to be a challenge to Hu Xuelan turned into a free-for-all, and she ended up as a spectator.
The fight was fierce, and Hu Xuelan couldn't bear to watch.
"Monkey stealing the peach? What sect are you from? Don't you think you're disgracing your sect?"
"How much better are you? Can you put down the sand in your hand when you say that!"
These people fought using every trick in the book, resorting to all sorts of underhanded and dirty tactics.
Su Fan watched with great interest.
"Hey, this is good, learned another move!"
"Damn! A groin kick is a bit much."
Su Bei looked at Su Fan speechlessly. He was so strong, why was he interested in these low-class moves?
In the end, only a few people were left standing, their faces bruised, and the more severely injured ones were clutching their crotches and howling.
"Junior Sister, challenge me, I won!" a young man who looked relatively clean said excitedly to Hu Xuelan.
"Alright," Hu Xuelan agreed reluctantly. Besides, the fact that he could win among so many people meant he was probably quite strong, a suitable opponent.
The young man was thrilled.
His sect was full of men, and they stayed within the sect for years, making it very difficult to descend the mountain. This time, he had a mission. He had finally encountered a beautiful junior sister and couldn't possibly miss this chance. Even if he couldn't kiss her, he at least wanted to take some liberties.
"Junior Sister, here I come!" the young man said with a wicked grin as he lunged at Hu Xuelan.
Hu Xuelan frowned and delivered a high kick directly to his chin. A stream of bright red liquid arced beautifully through the air.
The young man fell to the ground and made no further movement.
Those who had been eagerly challenging Hu Xuelan shivered. They immediately scattered, no longer mentioning challenging Hu Xuelan.
Hu Xuelan returned, feeling helpless. She hadn't expected him to be so weak; she had only kicked him once, and it was over.
Afterward, more and more people started challenging, and more and more were eliminated. Some, after a battle, realized they didn't have the strength to stay and chose to give up. Others, after losing, wanted to wait for an opportunity, only to be challenged again by others, leaving them no room to rest. Eventually, they couldn't avoid being eliminated, and there were even casualties.
The competition became fiercer as time went on because everyone knew that those who remained were strong.
Su Fan observed that only fourteen people were still on the mountaintop. Qi Xiong had been there all along, unchallenged. Su Fan and Hu Xuelan were in the same situation.
Besides Hu Xuelan, her fellow disciples were also present.
Su Bei was with Su Fan. It was unclear if it was because of Su Fan, but Su Bei had not been challenged.
At this point, those remaining fell into a stalemate again, with no one willing to be the first to initiate a challenge, fearing they would be taken advantage of.
"Junior Sister Xuelan, you have the most people. Why don't you send someone out to make a statement?" Qi Xiong said, looking at Hu Xuelan.
Among those present, Hu Xuelan's group had the most remaining members, with all four from their sect still in. It wasn't that they were exceptionally strong, but no one had challenged them out of respect for Hu Xuelan. However, this was no longer a time for politeness.
"If you don't like it, then come up and challenge us. No one will stop you," Hu Xuelan replied expressionlessly to Qi Xiong.
Qi Xiong's words were merely for others to hear, to prompt them to be the vanguard and break the deadlock.
Su Fan looked at Su Bei and Xiao Lan, who was beside Hu Xuelan.
Currently, only the two of them had not been challenged or challenged others. Everyone else had fought at least once.
"Brother over there, what do you say?" Qi Xiong turned his gaze to Su Fan again. Besides Hu Xuelan, Su Fan also had the largest group. While others fought individually, these two had a collective.
"You guys do as you please. I want two spots," Su Fan said, holding up two fingers.
One for Su Bei and one for himself, clearly indicating he needed two spots.
Qi Xiong's expression changed. He hadn't expected Su Fan to be so audacious at this point.
"Brother, isn't that a bit much? If you want two spots, what about the rest of us?" Qi Xiong said with some difficulty.
Su Fan demanding two spots at this moment was equivalent to directly offending everyone present.
"I want two as well," Hu Xuelan said, extending her hand, before Su Fan could speak.
Su Fan looked at Hu Xuelan strangely.
It was as if he was asking, "Why are you imitating me?"
Qi Xiong fell silent.
It was like when everyone was dividing a cake, and Su Fan and Hu Xuelan had directly taken half of it, while everyone else hadn't even had a slice yet.
"Don't push it too far!"
Finally, someone couldn't help but speak. The actions of these two were like defecating on everyone else's heads. Were they treating them as air?