It turns out that popping champagne at halftime is extremely unlucky.
Viola now deeply understood this truth.
She had thought the situation looked great, watching Lauren and Yuli being surrounded by an endless stream of people, thinking they were gradually losing steam.
Unexpectedly, the two before her seemed to possess inexhaustible strength.
No matter how difficult the situation, they overcame it with that bizarre sword technique.
“Yuli, don’t be afraid.”
“Listen to me, move toward the [Sword Qi Monsoon]. It will be our greatest ally in the arena!”
In the midst of fighting side by side, Yuli still couldn’t help but complain.
“You call that thing a partner? Does your partner attack indiscriminately?”
“It hasn’t shredded us yet, so it’s a potential partner.”
“I don’t know where you get your confidence.”
Even though she said that, her feet were already moving with Lauren toward the monsoon.
“Faith doesn’t need proof!”
Lauren added, as a response to Yuli.
The pursuers behind them hesitated for a moment.
The silver-white wind pillar was slowly rotating, its edges glinting with cold sword light.
No one was unafraid of that wind.
Being sucked in meant elimination, no exceptions.
“They slowed down!”
“Of course they slowed down.”
Lauren said as expected.
“Because they’re afraid of death, and we’re not.”
“But I’m afraid!”
“Then just pretend you’re not.”
Lauren comforted her.
“Fortunately, I’m a technical fighter.”
Although they took advantage of the [Sword Qi Monsoon], using its pervasive nature to force the surrounding crowd to be scattered repeatedly, gaining a moment to breathe.
But how could they be completely unaffected?
It was as if they were cheating—the [Sword Qi Monsoon] only attacked Viola’s people, not harming Lauren and Yuli in the slightest.
It was as if they had bribed the [Sword Qi Hurricane]!
‘How is that possible? Could someone be more influential than me? No, who could be more favored by the heavens than me!’
Seeing this, Viola grew angry. She couldn’t help complaining:
“What are those people up there doing! I gave them so many benefits, weren’t we promised that I would advance?”
“Why did this obstacle appear halfway? Could it be that my siblings are deliberately messing with me?”
She couldn’t help but suspect.
At this moment, on [Sword God Mountain], the situation was completely opposite to Viola’s expectations. No one dared to move.
“Just a small trial, and what’s this about the [Sword Lord] ancestor personally coming down to inspect?”
“Could it be that my bribery was discovered?”
Hearing this news, the examiners’ minds wavered.
But before they could be shocked, a white sword light descended upon the scene.
Infinite white light materialized—a being that could not be looked upon.
This was a legendary-level powerhouse.
One glance would cause an explosion.
At that moment, all the examiners bowed their heads, not daring to breathe.
No one dared to speak, not even the lively host, Yisiliya.
She saw the white light fall from the highest peak of Sword God Mountain, like an invisible sword, cutting through clouds and void, plunging straight into the core of the trial ground.
Then everyone began to tremble and lower their heads.
No one dared to speak anymore.
Everyone waited quietly for the [Sword Lord] to speak, but He did not utter a single word.
He only quietly gazed at the trial ground below, as if He had discovered something.
At the risk of her eyes exploding, Yisiliya forced herself to look up.
She then closed her eyes, and two streaks of blood flowed down.
Fortunately, she saw what she wanted.
It was Trial Ground 007, the one where the data anomaly occurred.
“Was this what caused the ancestor to descend?”
“They were still discussing how to handle it. Was the danger level really this serious?”
However, He did not say a word.
No one present could guess His thoughts.
He pointed a finger at the scene where Lauren was.
Only ten minutes had passed since the start, and none of the trial participants knew what kind of elimination storm they were about to face.
It was truly unimaginable.
Viola didn’t believe it.
Could they really defeat the world with just the two of them?
She suddenly noticed that the other party seemed to have noticed her.
Their position was gradually moving toward her.
“What a bunch of useless trash! Can’t even stop them!”
Viola couldn’t help cursing.
But thinking about her own safety, and that so many people had at least worn them down…
She gritted her teeth and sent her elite guard to hunt down Yuli and Lauren’s duo.
Viola couldn’t believe it.
Her guard were all top ten ranked trial participants.
There was no way they couldn’t take down a combo of first place and dead last!
How could this possibly fail!
“Indeed, the only spot in the arena that hasn’t moved is too conspicuous. The enemy commander is right there.”
Yuli praised Lauren’s keen insight.
“Trust me, use the power of great fortune on that brat girl and just crush her!”
Lauren replied confidently.
“Careful, a squad of top ten around that commander is heading our way!”
Yuli warned.
“The decisive moment is now!”
Lauren said nothing, simply kept on swordfighting.
Just as they were about to engage in close combat, a sudden change occurred.
A sword cry echoed in everyone’s hearts.
It was the power of the [Sword Lord].
The moment the sword cry sounded, not just Viola, but everyone’s mind had only one thought: it’s over!
The Sword Qi Monsoon stopped spinning.
The wind blades froze in the air, like a painting that had been paused.
The crowd stopped moving.
Some still held running poses, some had swords halfway swung, some had mouths open as if shouting, but all sound disappeared.
Only the sword cry remained, echoing in everyone’s hearts.
Then, one by one, everyone’s figures disappeared.
The world began to become empty.
Except for Lauren, because the target of the attack was him, and it was a live capture.
Fortunately, he still had the ability to protect Yuli beside him.
Through the System’s link power, he successfully merged Yuli with himself as a single target, keeping her on the trial ground.
In the end, only two people remained in Trial Ground 007: Lauren and Yuli.
When Yuli broke free from Lauren’s embrace, she still didn’t realize what had happened.
She stared at the vast white expanse—truly clean—and asked dazedly.
“Since it’s just the two of us, should we fight to decide who advances?”
“No, I’m done. See you later.”
Almost immediately, Lauren also disappeared.
The [Sword Lord]’s great hand ultimately failed to catch him, grasping at nothing.
He remained silent, mortals unable to discern any fluctuation in emotion.
“Where… where did he go?”
“Just ran off like that?”
Yuli couldn’t believe it.
So that meant she’d gotten a first-place promotion for free? Such good luck?
“I might never forget you in this life, Big Lao.”
Yuli was deeply impressed now.
“Damn, I almost got caught on the spot. Good thing I reacted fast!”
Lauren suddenly sat up in bed, breathing a sigh of relief.