Su Yin snorted coldly, rolling her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest."Shut your mouth, Fang Zhe. In a situation like this, you still find the time to brag about your shabby face?"The girl then glanced toward Cailin, who was currently glaring at Fang Zhe with fiery eyes brimming with hostility."Cailin is the type of person who is extremely arrogant, short-tempered, and utterly unable to accept having her position displaced," Su Yin whispered softly, her voice carrying a tone of warning. "All this time, she has considered herself the strongest female cultivator among the younger generation of disciples in our sect. Seeing her third-place position seized just like that by a new disciple known as a 'medicine brewer,' her pride must be shattered to pieces. She will not rest until you agree to accept her challenge and prove who is truly more deserving.""Oh boy, that sounds like real trouble," Fang Zhe murmured as he rubbed his chin, curling a subtle smile loaded with mischievo

Sensing a killing intent far more terrifying than any blizzard locked onto his back, the hairs on Fang Zhe’s neck instantly stood on end. The narcissistic smirk that had adorned his handsome face faltered slightly as his eyes caught Su Yin’s crystal eyes blazing with cold fury.'Oh boy, trouble... My Future First Wife's jealousy radar went straight into overdrive!' Fang Zhe screamed in panic internally.Without thinking twice, and purely to save his own skin from Su Yin’s sword, Fang Zhe instinctively threw his arms wide open, releasing his warm embrace from Cailin’s waist.THUD!"Ouch...!"Cailin’s body—still locked by Qi sealing and stiff as an ice statue—instantly went into freefall, collapsing helplessly onto the jade floor in a position that was far from graceful. The third-ranked genius lay sprawled on her back, her chest heaving as she held back boiling anger and immense humiliation, while her eyes glared fiercely at the sky as if wishing to burn Fang Zhe into ash.Yet, Fang Zh

A sensation of calm chill welcomed Fang Zhe and Su Yin as they set foot in Su Yin's isolated residence on the slopes of the Ice Peak. The lawn, blanketed in a thin layer of snow, felt serene—a stark contrast to the tumultuous clamor of the arena courtyard they had just left behind.Without wasting a second or uttering his usual playful banter, Su Yin stepped directly into the main hall. The look in her eyes betrayed an extraordinary seriousness.TAP!Su Yin flicked her sleeve over the cold jade table. Instantly, five spatial rings etched with pure ice patterns glowed faintly in unison. Spiritual light shone brightly as Su Yin produced a mountain of her combat logistics onto the table.Right in the center of the table, ten white porcelain bottles laced with gold thread were lined up neatly. As Su Yin unstoppered one of them, a pure, dense herbal fragrance suddenly swept through the air, triggering subtle vibrations within the room's Qi circulation."One hundred Emperor-grade Internal a

Su Yin instinctively caught the porcelain bottle tossed by Fang Zhe with both hands. Her eyes widened blankly as she watched the young man depart—he casually leaped through the cracked roof of the residence, soared across the storming winds, and landed smoothly atop the jade roof tiles.WHOOSH!Outside, mass panic erupted across the entire Maiden Valley Sect. Thousands of disciples who had only just dispersed from the arena were now flocking back, gathering at the courtyard of Ice Peak. The deafening roar of thunder and the raging aura of heavenly suppression forced them to look up with pale, terrified faces.However, the moment their eyes caught sight of the figure of the young man in white robes standing arrogantly atop Su Yin’s roof—beneath the pitch-black swirling storm clouds—every single disciple instantly froze, mouths agape."T-that's... Fang Zhe again?!""Insane! He just caused an uproar in the arena, and now he goes and triggers a Heavenly Tribulation Storm?!""What kind of

CRACK! CRACK!The sounds of bones snapping into alignment and the refining of meridian circulation echoed loudly from within Fang Zhe’s body. A golden-purple light flickered, enveloping his smooth skin and emanating a fluctuating energy that surged exponentially!One-Star Earth Warrior...Two-Star Earth Warrior...Until finally, the tremor of his spiritual aura locked perfectly into the realm of a Three-Star Earth Warrior!Fang Zhe’s Dantian, now filled with a torrent of ancient lightning, felt exceptionally dense and stirred with terrifying intensity. His body suddenly felt extraordinarily light, as though the gravity of Ice Peak no longer bound his footsteps.The sensation of new strength creeping through every corner of his blood vessels left the narcissistic young man unable to contain the surge of exhilaration swelling in his chest."HAHAHA! Up another rank! HOW THE HELL ARE FIFTY LIGHTNING STRIKES ONLY WORTH THREE STARS, DAMN IT!" Fang Zhe shrieked hysterically, his face beaming