Chapter 602: Ch 602 - You Are No Match Me

"Lady Pei, if you don’t mind, you can come visit my Senior Sister today." Yino looked at the beautiful woman in black standing behind Lin Che and spoke calmly.

Pei Zhihan froze for a moment, seemingly yet to grasp his meaning.

Seeing this, Yino smiled helplessly. "It’s shameful to admit, but my Senior Sister cultivated too hard last night, and her body is still unwell today. I have to go down for the competition later and cannot stay to take care of her. Therefore, I hope you can come help her circulate her energy if you have the time so you two can look out for each other."

This time, he spoke a bit more bluntly.

This sentence was meant to protect Yuyan, but in truth, it also secretly protected Zhihan.

"Mhm. Yuyan and I have been friends for many years. How could I treat her like a stranger?"

Zhihan understood his intent and nodded obediently.

Yino nodded in acknowledgment before carrying Yuyan into the private room.

He stayed by her side until her breathing grew steady. Then, he sat alone on the side and quietly meditated for a while. He attached great importance to this upcoming round of the competition against Wen Ruzhi.

Actually, winning or losing was not his primary concern.

Primarily considering Lin Che’s future match schedule, it was necessary for him to eliminate Wen Ruzhi ahead of time before she could run into Lin Che.

Taking out another strong opponent meant that if an accident happened to Lin Che later on, Yino would have a higher margin of error to work with.

"Next round. Wuji Sect’s He Yino against Divine Abyss Gate’s Wen Ruzhi!"

Two more hours passed. The announcer shouted passionately. Having reached the most critical juncture of the tournament schedule, the crowd gathered below the stands of the Immortal Alliance Pavilion was more than ten times larger than when they had arrived that morning.

Yino opened his eyes, clenching his newly broken-through Divine Transformation sword intent in his fist. He also raised a hand, summoning the Purple Illusion Glazed Mirror that Ruoning had gifted him earlier from his Storage Ring.

This was one of his trump cards.

If he truly couldn’t defeat Wen Ruzhi with his own strength without using his demon form, then she couldn’t blame him for using a cheat to make her miserable.

"Yino..."

Right before he left, Yuyan who was resting with her eyes closed in the main seat opened her beautiful eyes.

She looked at the handsome young man who had grown up so much. She smiled faintly as if recalling something, sending the silver sword and jade pendant she usually kept close to her chest flying over to him through the air.

"My sword, and the jade pendant sealing my strongest sword technique."

"Even though you’ve grown so much since then, making these treasures of mine no longer as crucial to you..."

"A martial arts competition is essentially a battle of mutual foundations. Perhaps they can still help you at a critical moment."

The beautiful woman spoke sincerely, blinking her lovely eyes.

Yino gripped the Frost Chant sword and the jade pendant. "Why do I feel like my mom just made me breakfast and is sending me off to school?" he muttered to himself.

"School?"

Yuyan did not clearly hear what he said.

Yino waved his hand.

"It’s nothing. I gratefully accept your kind intentions, Senior Sister."

As he spoke, he gently brought the Frost Chant to his nose, taking a sniff of the faint, serene milky fragrance lingering on it.

Instantly, Yuyan blushed deeply again. "It’s not like the past anymore. Did you not smell enough last night? How can you still not kick this little pervert’s bad habit..."

"Frosty has its own unique cold charm. You don’t understand, Senior Sister."

Yino stored the sword away into the void, flicking his sleeves with a smile as he turned to leave.

By the time Yino stepped onto the stage, Wen Ruzhi had already been standing on the right side of the Dao Testing Pavilion waiting for a long time.

Because she had failed against him last night, she had barely slept a wink. Her mind was entirely filled with the image of him grabbing her neck and sneering smugly at her.

Ever since she was born into the Divine Abyss Gate, she had relied on her peerless talent to remain invincible among her peers. Even when clashing with Nangong Xi, it had ended in a draw at worst. She had never tasted defeat.

This was the first time she had ever felt so suffocated by anyone.

She was not frustrated because she was outmatched.

She was primarily indignant because he had looked down on her and mocked her before she could even exert her full strength.

But stepping onto the stage for today’s martial arts competition was different.

She no longer needed to hold back against him, and he would have no way out. Today, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they would battle it out to see who was superior!

"You’re finally here. I thought you were afraid your bragging from yesterday would be exposed and were going to surrender without a fight today."

Compared to the lethargic girl in the black dress from last night who had barely wanted to speak, the Wen Ruzhi today immediately curled her lips in a fiery provocation the moment they met.

Her eyes were no longer hollow from boredom. This man standing before her was actually a rare opponent worthy of her taking him seriously!

"A try-not-to-laugh challenge? Interesting..."

Yino descended from the sky. He stood with his hands behind his back as always, sizing up Wen Ruzhi as if looking down on all creation.

An arrogantly cold and beautiful face that looked down on everyone. Long, dark purple hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall. A black dress stitched with dark gold threads forming the totem of the Divine Abyss Gate. And those ancient dual pupils, a pair of eyes filled with an ethereal purple illusion...

She still matched the image of the little Demoness dressed in dark purple in his memories.

"Sharp-tongued! Let’s see how long you can stay composed this time!"

The girl was instantly enraged. She waved her pale hands hidden beneath her sleeves toward the sky. Instantly, several abyssal black swords manifested around her, locking onto him.

"I admit your physical body is stronger than mine. But today, I insist on seeing whether your body is tougher, or my swords are sharper!"

Wen Ruzhi sneered as her words fell. She rapidly formed hand seals in front of her. The several black swords orbiting her immediately vibrated, letting out abyssal sword cries as they shot forward explosively.

Yino remained motionless. It wasn’t until the black swords were an inch away from his forehead that he abruptly stomped his foot into the ground. Boundless ancient demonic energy erupted into the cracked air.

"You are merely showing off your meager skills before an expert."

"Miss Ruzhi, if you really want to broaden your horizons, I will crush your pride one by one!"