Xiao Wuji ignored Bai Shuying's gaze and smiled.
"Are you Bai Shuying? It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Xiao Wuji. Unfortunately, we are forced to fight each other."
Xiao Wuji said as he helplessly shook his head, as if he never intended to challenge her to a fight.
Hearing his words, Bai Shuying felt he was very greasy, but she did not want to slap a smiling face.
"I am Bai Shuying."
Bai Shuying politely introduced herself and silently observed Xiao Wuji. An awkward atmosphere was created. Xiao Wuji wanted to speak to Bai Shuying, but Bai Shuying did not want to talk to Xiao Wuji due to his greasiness and the familiar disgusting feeling she gets from his gaze when he looks at her.
Strange, did I meet him somewhere before?
Bai Shuying wondered.
Xiao Wuji scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and took a seat farther away from Bai Shuying on purpose, but on the inside, he was cursing her.
Stuck up bitch, watch as I teach you a lesson later!
Xiao Wuji licked his lips. He liked women who had strong personalities and pride; he enjoyed breaking them the most. Bai Shuying narrowed her eyes, her sixth sense tingling a little, as if warning her of danger.
Bai Shuying and Xiao Wuji sat in silence for a moment. Soon, the door to the room opened again. A cheerful young woman wearing the sect uniform stepped inside and said with a smile.
"Hi, you two, you can call me Senior Sister Ye, I'll be the referee of this duel."
"Nice to meet you."
"Pleasure to meet you, Senior Sister Ye."
Bai Shuying said, followed by Xiao Wuji, who flashed his iconic smile.
Senior Sister Ye ignored him. After all, who was she? A senior in the Yin-Yang Sect! She's rolled around enough times to detect a scumbag when she meets one. Senior Sister Ye clapped her hands and said.
"Now, let's go over the rules."
Bai Shuying straightened her posture and perked her ears. Earning a chuckle from Senior Sister Ye. Xiao Wuji sat silently with a bored expression after hearing the word rule.
"First, all weapons will be provided by the Combat Hall, but you are allowed to wear your own armour if you have any."
Bai Shuying sighed with relief. She was worried since the robes gifted by her master were a profound grade artifact. Xiao Wuji's smile became brighter at hearing this. Senior Sister Ye continued to speak.
"Second, a winner will be decided when the loser concedes, falls unconscious, or is unable to fight. You can not kill your opponent."
Bai Shuying nodded her head while a dark intent flashed across Xiao Wuji's eyes.
"Thirdly, do any of you have a secondary profession in Alchemy, Talisman, Formations, or Refining?"
"I do not."
Xiao Wuji said while shaking his head. Both turned their attention to Bai Shuying, who had an awkward smile and said.
"Well, I dabbled in all four. Are we not allowed to use pills, talismans, formations, and artifacts that we created ourselves?"
Xiao Wuji and Senior Sister Ye were both stunned. They never heard of any new disciple learning all four disciplines. Usually, they are advised against it since it wastes time and energy. Becoming a jack of all trades, a master of none, in the cultivation world is not a good thing.
There's no way. She's probably mediocre in all four, acting like a genius.
Xiao Wuji shook his head in disdain at Bai Shuying, believing it was all an act, her showing off. Senior Sister Ye did not say anything; after all, if she was proven wrong, it would be like slapping her own face, now that would be humiliating.
"Um, well, if that is true, you can only use three pills, four talismans, one formation plate, and one artifact, but all of them have to be below the profound grade, the third level."
Senior Sister Ye said.
She never expected herself to say this; she only believed one of them to have one auxiliary profession, but not four, while Bai Shuying nodded her head. She did not plan on using those, but just in case she needs them, she wanted to make sure she did not break any rules that would disqualify her.
Senior Sister Ye paused for a moment, tilting her head to the side, then a smile appeared on her delicate face.
"Okay, we have permission to start. Xiao Wuji, you can grab a weapon of your choice from the rack on the side and head up to the arena first."
Xiao Wuji nodded his head.
Bai Shuying curiously tilted her head, thinking.
From his information, it said he was a sword user.
Xiao Wuji grasped the handle of a straight double-edged sword, then he made his way to the other door in the room, which opened by itself, and stepped out. The door automatically closed, leaving Bai Shuying and Senior Sister Ye in the waiting room.
Soon, Bai Shuying felt the room shake; loud cheering could be heard. Bai Shuying nervously gulped. She chose the same weapon as Xiao Wuji and then stepped in front of the cold metal door Xiao Wuji left through moments ago, waiting for Senior Sister Ye's signal for her to go.
Bai Shuying felt a tap on her shoulder and turned her gaze to Senior Sister Ye, who appeared on her left side.
"Do your best!"
Senior Sister Ye said with a smile, cheering on her junior sister. From their first impression, she liked Bai Shuying more than Xiao Wuji.
Bai Shuying smiled in return, took a deep breath, and exhaled turbulent air.
"Okay, you can go."
Senior Sister Ye said in a soft voice. The metal door creaked open, revealing only darkness. Bai Shuying stepped inside, walking through a silent, dark passage, but soon, she spotted a light that grew brighter and brighter as she came closer. Bai Shuying closed her eyes unconsciously, feeling the space around her distort. Soon, she felt a faint breeze that made her high ponytail sway. When she reopened her eyes, she was stunned.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Bai Shuying found herself in the middle of a giant stadium that was entirely packed to the brim. Loud cheering could be heard drowning out the sound of her rapidly beating heart. Four screens floated in the air, each in a cardinal direction, showing Bai Shuying's image. Surprised, Bai Shuying, with an awkward smile, lightly waved her hand, and the figure on the screen mimicked her action.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
But to the crowd, it felt as if she were saying hello to them; they cheered even louder.
In the sky, the sun shone on seventeen chairs that floated in the air, each occupied by an Inner Elder of the Yin-Yang Sect. Bai Shuying spotted Hua Xiran sitting on the grandest chair in the middle, with Hua Qingyan sitting beside her, and other Inner Elders she interacted with, but Bai Shuying noticed something odd. Some of the Inner Elders were looking at Hua Qingyan with a confused expression, while the rest looked at her with shook etched on their faces.
…
When the stadium was being filled and Bai Shuying was in the waiting room, seventeen chairs floated up into the air, holding a specific position. Each Inner Elder took a seat, and Mo Xingyu leaned lazily in her chair, resting her elbow on the armrest with her hand on her cheek, her face filled with boredom.
Soon, Hua Xiran, Hua Qingyan, and Huan Yi appeared and took their seats. Huan Yi was still in a daze. Hua Qingyan smiled, looking down at the arena, waiting for Bai Shuying to appear, while Hua Xiran coldly glanced at all the Inner Elders.
All the Inner Elders were confused about the woman who sat beside the sect master; None among them could recall ever seeing such a striking Inner Elder before, her long, glossy silver hair, her piercing emerald eyes bright against the muted tones of her green robes. A beauty like that was not easily forgotten, and yet... no one remembered her.
After a moment, the faces of some Inner Elders changed. The members of the Luxuria faction who were from the same generation as Hua Qingyan, Su Moyan, Xue Ling, and Qin Xuan. While Jiang Wei and Hua Xiran's faction, as newer Inner Elders, did not know what Hua Qingyan looked like when she was younger, they were more familiar with her older appearance.
The Inner Elder, who was the most shocked, as she felt her heart stop, was Hua Qingyan's childhood friend, Mo Xingyu. Mo Xingyu straightened her posture, her lazy aura dispersed, replaced with a serious one; she intently stared at Hua Qingyan.
Feeling her gaze, Hua Qingyan turned her attention to Mo Xingyu, smiled, and waved her hand at her. Mo Xingyu was about to send a voice transmission, but was stopped by the loud cheering of the crowd below.
Xiao Wuji appeared in the arena, his pinkish robes fluttering in the breeze, and in his hand was a sword. Mo Xingyu put her question on hold and turned her attention to her disciple.
Honestly, Xiao Wuji's appearance was average, not as great as what a Yin-Yang Sect male disciple should look like, and with the addition of his reputation, he was not favored, but He did receive some cheers.
The four massive viewing screens flickered for a moment, his image dissolving like smoke in the wind before reforming into the newly arrived Bai Shuying, her proud silhouette now dominating the arena's attention.
The crowd was stunned; they did not know such a beautiful new disciple was in their sect. No one can blame them; they were able to find what little information they could about her, but mysteriously, no picture of her was going around. After all, Bai Shuying rarely went outside; she mostly stayed in Su Meilin's residence, visited the Yin-Yang Sutra Pavilion, or any of the Halls. She even purposely went at odd times to avoid people.
You may wonder why no one in the classes she was in took a picture? Well, it was impossible, after all, her good friend Xiao Yunxi, a Su Meilin fan girl, once she determined the kind of person Bai Shuying was, she tasked her like-minded compatriots to protect Senior Sister Su's junior sister.
The screen depicted a girl with red hair tied into a high ponytail, her sky blue eyes on her pretty face, wearing white robes with a hint of pink, a blue sash wrapped around her abdomen that emphasized her figure with a blue gourd tied to her waist, and her delicate jade-like bare feet in full view.
Honestly, such a reaction was expected since Bai Shuying was a half-fox. Look at the two top beauties lists, both of the first ranks are held by two women from the Heavenly Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.