The fan was adorned with peculiar patterns, emitting a faint white light.
Bai Ting directly charged towards the incoming Azure Lotus Sword Rain, flicking her fan.
Countless white wind blades shot out, cleaving directly into the Azure Lotus Sword Qi.
"Bang, bang, bang."
The Azure Lotus Sword Qi and the azure wind blades intertwined, explosions erupting as countless Azure Lotus Sword Qi and white wind blades shattered and vanished.
However, one-third of the power of the white wind blades unleashed by Bai Ting remained, and more than half of it still struck Nalan Wushuang.
"Pfft."
Nalan Wushuang spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale, with streaks of blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.
His clothes were torn by the white wind blades, revealing fair and delicate skin.
The four Floating Life Lotuses were also shredded by the white wind blades, turning to dust and falling to the ground.
"Damn, this violent woman really goes all out. Dad, why did you find me such a fiancée? I'll be miserable every day with her...!"
Liu Mu Ming, who was spectating from not too far away, felt his melon and fruit go flavorless as he witnessed this scene.
"Hmph, dealt with."
Seeing that Nalan Wushuang was no longer able to fight, Bai Ting retracted her fan and snorted.
The outcome of this battle surprised everyone.
The people from the Observatory were stunned. Bai Ting's strength was too terrifying, to have instantly defeated Nalan Wushuang with a single move?
Moreover, it seemed that Bai Ting had held back.
This made everyone no longer dare to underestimate the four individuals dispatched by the Four Symbols Academy.
This year's Four Symbols Academy truly had hidden talents, possessing such powerful disciples. It was indeed worthy of being the foremost academy in the Eastern Continent.
Shortly after Bai Ting's battle concluded, Mu Qing Qing encountered the most mysterious prodigy of this Eastern Continent Grand Competition.
This was the white-haired, bandaged woman from the Puppet Sect.
To this day, Mu Qing Qing still did not know this woman's name.
As soon as the two Ascension Platforms connected, two spider puppets appeared beside the white-haired bandaged woman.
The white-haired woman looked up, her eyes filled with cold killing intent.
Without a word, she controlled the puppets and charged towards Mu Qing Qing.
The spider puppets moved with extreme speed, lunging towards Mu Qing Qing in an instant.
This white-haired woman was highly likely to be connected to the Puppet Sect, perhaps even a member of it. This possibility was very high.
If that were the case, these two puppets would not be ordinary martial artist puppets.
The main personality, Xin Ci, had dealt with them once before, so Mu Qing Qing, as the second personality, naturally knew how to cope.
Before the spider puppets could even get close, the spiritual energy threads controlling them were already incinerated by the Undying Phoenix Flame.
Mu Qing Qing calmly observed the mysterious woman from the Puppet Sect, not making any further moves.
She was also very curious as to why this woman harbored hostility towards her.
"You should know that with your current puppet technique, you cannot cause me any harm."
Mu Qing Qing said calmly, retracting the Undying Phoenix Flame at the same time.
Upon hearing Mu Qing Qing's words, the cold glint in the white-haired woman's eyes intensified. She said coldly,
"Hmph, you must die! You know puppet technique and have seen my body. I will not let you leave the Ascension Platform alive!"
Mu Qing Qing was immediately puzzled and instinctively retorted, "It wasn't me who saw you bathing by the river, why are you targeting me?"
"You're spouting nonsense!"
"You still dare to deny it? Even if you want to pretend not to know me, you should at least disguise yourself so I wouldn't recognize you!"
The white-haired woman trembled with rage. She never expected this young man in front of her to be so thick-skinned, daring to spout such nonsense!
Mu Qing Qing also sensed the white-haired woman's surging anger and muttered softly to the side, "Xin Ci saw you bathing by accident last time, not me. So I'm not saying anything wrong, why are you getting angry?"
The white-haired woman took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her chest.
She didn't expect the young man in front of her to be so detestable, not admitting to peeking at her while she was bathing!
Moreover, she suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon: this young man in front of her seemed different from when she last saw him.
He seemed less wooden and stiff, and even his words and actions seemed to have changed completely.
What could be the reason for this?
She stared intently into Mu Qing Qing's eyes for a long time and found that the young man's eyes were brighter and more spirited compared to their last meeting.
"What! Why are his pupils shaped like strange star wheels?"
Suddenly, the white-haired woman noticed the peculiar star wheel shape in Mu Qing Qing's pupils and was shocked.
These star wheels were exceptionally radiant and captivating, like the stars in the night sky, beautiful and dazzling! Absolutely extraordinary!
Not only the star wheels, but the young man's aura had also been completely transformed.
He seemed like an entirely different person, making him appear more than just an ordinary young man.
"Who are you, and why do you know puppet technique?"
The white-haired woman couldn't help but ask.
Mu Qing Qing shrugged and said, "Who I am, shouldn't be very easy for you to know? I'm just an ordinary disciple of the Four Symbols Academy."
"On the other hand, I still don't know your name."
"By the way, what's your name?"
Mu Qing Qing asked again.
The white-haired woman remained silent for a moment, then slowly uttered four words.
"Shi Er Luo Yue!"
Hearing this name, Mu Qing Qing was taken aback.
Shi Er Luo Yue?
What a strange surname.
But it sounded very pleasant.
Elder Han in the crystal space also expressed surprise upon hearing the name Shi Er Luo Yue.
He transmitted his voice to Mu Qing Qing, "Little girl, this white-haired woman is likely a true orphan of the Puppet Sect. The former sect master of the Puppet Sect was named Shi Er Dao Chen. Perhaps this Shi Er Luo Yue is his descendant."
"Shi Er Dao Chen? Shi Er Luo Yue?"
Mu Qing Qing murmured to herself, a hint of confusion in her heart.
In her memory, the Puppet Sect in the original storyline had already been annihilated by the four great families of the Central Continent.
There was no further news of the Puppet Sect in the later plot. The original male lead, Xin Ci, only incidentally heard of the Puppet Sect after heading to the Central Continent.
Seeing Mu Qing Qing lost in thought, Shi Er Luo Yue retrieved the two spider puppets into her spatial ring.
Mu Qing Qing was somewhat surprised to see Shi Er Luo Yue putting away her spider puppets.
She thought Shi Er Luo Yue must have other means, so why would she suddenly stop attacking?
"You win."
Shi Er Luo Yue calmly looked at Mu Qing Qing.
Mu Qing Qing frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "What did you just say?"
"I said, you win."
Shi Er Luo Yue repeated.
Mu Qing Qing's doubts grew. She felt Shi Er Luo Yue's attitude had shifted too quickly.
Just moments ago, she had declared she wouldn't let her leave the Ascension Platform alive, and now she had changed her tune.
"Remember, you winning doesn't mean I'll give up on killing you. It's just that I'm not your match right now. I will personally settle this with you one day."
After saying this, Shi Er Luo Yue, along with her Ascension Platform, vanished from Mu Qing Qing's sight.
Mu Qing Qing was left somewhat bewildered by this turn of events.