Buzz!
Wan Wan glanced at Bai Qing'er and released a slight burst of her aura.
In the next moment, Bai Qing'er's face changed drastically.
Cold sweat streamed down her forehead uncontrollably.
Her entire body collapsed to the ground, forced to kneel.
No matter how she struggled, she could not resist in the slightest.
"How can this be? What kind of demonic sorcery is this?!"
Bai Qing'er screamed.
"Junior sister, there's one thing you must remember well. Even if I don't want something, unless I choose to give it, you have no right to take it on your own."
"If you go against that… hehe, do you know what the most miserable person in our Holy Gate ends up like?"
Wan Wan spoke with a sweet smile.
But in Bai Qing'er's eyes, it looked like the smile of a devil.
"Spare me! I'll never dare do it again!"
Bai Qing'er's face turned pale as she stammered her plea.
Her gaze toward Wan Wan was filled with terror.
Buzz!!
At that moment…
The ranking in the sky changed again.
[Hidden Dragon Ranking - Seventh Place]
[Wan Wan]
[Identity: Saintess of the Yingui Sect, Sui Dynasty]
[Cultivation: Late Great Grandmaster]
[Technique: Moth Void Evil Fire, Heavenly Demon Strategy]
[Reward: Heaven-Grade Low-Tier Pill – Spirit Body Pill. Upon consumption, it improves one's constitution and has a chance to evolve the body into an innate spirit body, greatly enhancing martial comprehension and affinity]
"Ah…"
"Wan Wan, you're actually a Late Great Grandmaster?!"
"How is this possible?"
"Weren't you just a Grandmaster?!"
"You really hid yourself well!"
Bai Qing'er screamed venomously.
If she had known Wan Wan was this powerful, stronger even than their master, why would she have spent so much time trying to provoke her?
This woman was malicious. Cunning to the core!
Wan Wan had been toying with her the entire time.
That humiliation was far worse than being defeated by force.
If she had the strength, Bai Qing'er would have torn her to pieces on the spot.
"Hmph. Only now do you realize?"
"I gave you many chances, but you were foolish enough to offer yourself up. You have no one to blame."
Wan Wan replied nonchalantly.
"Wan Wan, you…"
Just then, Yin Empress Zhu Yuyan and several elders of the Yingui Sect rushed over.
Their faces were filled with shock and joy as they stared at Wan Wan.
As if they were seeing her for the first time.
Especially Zhu Yuyan. Her heart was both thrilled and extremely conflicted.
Late Great Grandmaster!
"Wan Wan, you broke through the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Demon Method?"
As soon as she spoke, Zhu Yuyan attacked without reservation.
Each strike is more vicious than the last.
She wanted to test Wan Wan.
To see just how strong the seventh-ranked on the Hidden Dragon Ranking really was.
She unleashed strength comparable to an early-stage grandmaster.
But after a few exchanges…
Wan Wan dodged with ease, completely untroubled.
It was real.
Not an illusion.
Zhu Yuyan was overcome with excitement.
Finally, the Yingui Sect was about to rise.
Cihang Tranquil School.
Calm Mind Zen Temple.
The various sects and factions of the Holy Gate would soon submit under their feet.
"Hahaha, excellent! Wan Wan, you truly did not disappoint your master!"
"Late Great Grandmaster… even reaching the legendary Land Immortal realm might not be impossible in the future!"
"From now on, the Yingui Sect is yours to lead."
Wan Wan, upon hearing this, did not look as happy as expected.
"Master, I killed Elder Bian Bufu earlier. That's a violation of sect rules. Technically, I am not qualified to succeed the position of sect leader."
"Bian Bufu? That worm?"
"If he offended you, then he deserved to die."
"Compared to you, a Late Great Grandmaster, what does an insect like him matter?"
"Not just Bian Bufu. Even if you killed me, you would still be qualified to lead the Yingui Sect."
Wan Wan was speechless.
Her master was truly too indulgent now.
Before, when she was just a Grandmaster, even speaking harshly to Bian Bufu displeased Zhu Yuyan.
Now that she has advanced to Great Grandmaster…
Her master's tolerance had skyrocketed.
It seemed that even with the closest of bonds, strength was what truly mattered in the Yingui Sect.
"Master, what you say may not matter to the elders, but do you think Junior Sister Bai Qing'er would accept it?"
As she said this, Wan Wan glanced playfully at Bai Qing'er, who was still on the ground.
Thud!
Bai Qing'er panicked and slammed her forehead hard against the floor.
"Senior Sister Wan Wan, I was blind and foolish. I know I was wrong. Please spare me just this once!"
"Hehe, Junior Sister Qing'er, what are you doing? Get up. I never said I was going to kill you!"
Wan Wan couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how much her status had changed since her strength was revealed.
If not for that certain someone, she would still be like Bai Qing'er, desperately struggling in the sea of fate.
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Cihang Tranquil School.
Abbess Fan Qinghui looked grimly at the name on the ranking list.
Her heart filled with dread.
Wan Wan.
Seventh on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
Late Great Grandmaster.
How was this possible?
How could she be so strong?
Even Ning Daoqi couldn't compare to her!
"Feixuan, the demonic witch Wan Wan from the Yingui Sect is on the ranking."
Fan Qinghui gritted her teeth as she spoke to Shi Feixuan beside her.
"All these years, you've been entangled with her. Did you not notice anything?"
"And that Moth Void Evil Fire… It's clearly a wicked technique. You didn't sense anything wrong?"
Heavens!
A Great Grandmaster.
If Wan Wan were to show up seeking vengeance, the entire Cihang Tranquil School might not be able to stop her.
They might even be wiped out by her alone!
What should they do now?
Go into hiding?
No.
If they did that, the reputation Cihang Tranquil School had built over centuries would be destroyed.
"What the Master says is true. The Moth Void Evil Fire is a terrifying demonic technique."
"Whenever Wan Wan uses it, her body radiates a horrifying aura of evil."
"Anyone below the level of the Great Grandmaster who faces it is burned to death instantly."
"It is exceedingly cruel and bloody."
"Even Great Grandmasters can't last more than a few moves."
Shi Feixuan recounted the facts with utter calm.
Fan Qinghui felt a chill run down her spine.
A true demonic witch.
But where did she learn such a terrifying technique?
Could there be someone even more terrifying within the Demonic Sect?
What Fan Qinghui completely failed to realize…
Was that Shi Feixuan showed no fear at all when speaking of Wan Wan's power.
In other words, Shi Feixuan was not afraid of a Late Great Grandmaster like Wan Wan.
If she had realized that, her mood would have shifted entirely.