61: Chapter 61 Poison Needle Detonates Void Vortex! Xiao Xin'er Risks Her Life

Facing that sinister, tricky, and lightning-fast dark hidden weapon, the cold chill in Li Siwen's eyes suddenly coalesced!

He had already expected that Chu Youcai, driven to desperation, would surely have a dirty trick up his sleeve!

The previous sword momentum, which seemed smooth and completely dominant, was actually building up power in secret with every move and stance, preparing for his strongest counterattack at this very moment!

[Basic Sword Dao · Profound Truth Strike]!

At the very instant that poison-coated "shadowless button" was about to strike him—

Li Siwen's wrist flicked violently!

The fengwu sword in his hand let out a high-pitched and clear Phoenix cry!

On the blade, the flowing crimson flame light instantly condensed to the extreme, turning into a highly concentrated and brilliantly radiant crimson thin line!

The thin line sliced through the air silently, striking later but arriving first, accurately hitting the very center of that pitch-black "shadowless button"!

Clang—!

An extremely sharp and ear-piercing sound of clashing metal rang out!

There was no world-shaking explosion, only an ultimate power of penetration and annihilation!

That high-grade and incredibly sinister "shadowless button" was instantly pierced through and shredded like fragile glass before this Sword Qi, which condensed the Profound Truth of Basic Sword Dao and the power of the Third-Stage Extreme Realm!

It turned into dust!

However—

A sudden change occurred!

The shredded "shadowless button" did not scatter like ordinary hidden weapons; instead, some strange rune contained within it suddenly erupted the moment it was destroyed!

Buzz!!!

A mass of deep, distorted, and constantly rotating pitch-black mist suddenly appeared out of air!

The black mist expanded rapidly, turning into a Void Realm vortex about ten feet in diameter!

The center of the vortex emitted a strange, cold, and incredibly powerful suction, as if it were connected to some unknown space filled with silence and danger!

The strength of this suction was beyond imagination, specifically targeting the blood-qi and Divine Soul of living beings!

Being the closest, Li Siwen bore the brunt of it!

He felt his whole body tighten, as if being gripped tightly by countless invisible giant hands; his blood-qi surged and his Divine Soul wavered, making him completely unable to resist that terrifying pulling force!

"Not good!"

His expression changed slightly as he circulated his cultivation with all his might, the power of the Third-Stage Extreme Realm exploding forth in an attempt to steady himself!

He thrust the fengwu sword into the arena floor, carving a deep crack, yet he still couldn't stop his body from being dragged toward that deep vortex!

It all happened too fast!

From Li Siwen striking and shattering the shadowless button to the appearance of the black vortex and its eruption of terrifying suction, it was all in the blink of an eye!

"Siwen!!"

Below the stage, Chen Yaojia, who had been completely focused, turned pale with fright and let out a shrill cry, about to rush onto the stage without a second thought!

But Chen Mingtao, who reacted faster beside her, grabbed her firmly: "Yaojia! It's dangerous! Don't go over there!"

"Brother! Let me go! Siwen is in danger!" Chen Yaojia struggled frantically, her beautiful eyes instantly filling with tears and boundless panic!

All the spectators below the stage were stunned by this sudden and shocking turn of events!

After a brief dead silence, there was an overwhelming uproar and anger!

"What is that thing?!"

"A Void Realm vortex?! Chu Youcai actually used such a forbidden item!"

"Shameless! Despicable! Using such underhanded tactics just because he can't win!"

"This is murder! Blatant murder!"

"Senior Sister Li!!"

"Save him, quickly!"

[Extreme shock and anger from the entire audience +99999!]

[Despair and panic from Chen Yaojia +8888!]

[Rage from Chen Mingtao +7777!]...

The emotion points instantly exploded! Reaching an unprecedented peak!

Everyone could see clearly that the Void Realm vortex was mysterious and unpredictable with terrifying suction; Li Siwen was being forcibly dragged into it, his life or death uncertain!

On the judges' bench, Grand Deacon Liu Qing's face changed drastically, and he suddenly stood up, about to rush onto the stage to stop it regardless of everything!

But someone was faster than him!

No! Faster than everyone!

At the final moment before Li Siwen was about to be completely sucked into the vortex—

A white figure, like a fleeting glimpse of a startled swan or a Mystic Goddess from the Nine Heavens descending to the mortal realm, appeared silently at the edge of the arena with a speed that surpassed everyone's reaction!

The newcomer was none other than—Xiao Xiner!

She had left the high balcony at some unknown point; now, a sharp, sword-like light flashed in her cold eyes beneath the veil, without the slightest hesitation!

Under the slightly stunned gazes of everyone, including her father Xiao Zhuoyue—

She took a step forward of her own accord and threw herself into that deep, strange, and terrifyingly powerful Void Realm vortex without hesitation!

The white figure flashed and was instantly swallowed by the darkness!

"Xiner!?" A low cry of surprise came from Xiao Zhuoyue in the high balcony.

It all happened too fast; from Xiao Xiner's appearance to her entering the vortex, it was completed almost in the same instant!

So fast that Chen Yaojia hadn't even had time to completely break free from her brother's hand!

Chen Yaojia stared at the disappearing white figure, completely stunned, her mind going blank.

Xiao Xiner? The Sect Leader's daughter? The number one Prodigy of the Xuanjian Sect? She... why did she...

And in the very next instant after Xiao Xiner entered the vortex—

"Hahaha! Die, all of you!!"

On the stage, Chu Youcai, who had been heavily injured and spitting blood, revealed a crazed and venomous sneer on his face!

At some point, he had swallowed a crimson Medicinal Pill, forcibly suppressing his injuries and recovering a bit of mobility!

Struggling to his feet, he gathered all his remaining strength and, with a grin, fiercely slashed his mountain splitter blade at the slowly shrinking Void Realm vortex!

He actually intended to completely destroy this entrance!

"No—!!" Chen Yaojia let out a heart-wrenching scream!

Boom!!!

The Blade Energy violently struck the vortex!

The already extremely unstable Void Realm vortex, subjected to this violent external blow, instantly underwent severe distortion and collapse!

The pitch-black mist suddenly collapsed inward, followed by a muffled explosion, and finally dissipated completely into the air!

As if it had never existed!

On the stage, there was only Chu Youcai, leaning on his blade and panting frantically with a face full of hideous triumph, and... the empty space ahead.

Li Siwen had disappeared.

Xiao Xiner had also disappeared.

Both had been swallowed by the collapsing Void Realm vortex, their whereabouts unknown.

The entire Martial Arts Field fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was so shocked by these successive changes that they lost the ability to think.

Chen Yaojia stood dazed where she was, looking at the empty stage, her delicate body trembling violently, her pretty face pale and bloodless.

In those eyes that were once full of life, there was now only endless emptiness, despair, and disbelief.

It was as if the entire sky had completely collapsed at this moment.

"...Siwen..."

She murmured to herself, her voice as soft as a whisper, yet filled with heart-wrenching despair.

The next moment, her vision went dark, and she went limp, falling backward.

"Yaojia!" Chen Mingtao cried out in alarm, quickly catching his unconscious sister, his face looking extremely grim.

After the silence came an all-out explosion of heaven-shaking fury!

"Chu! You! Cai!"

Grand Deacon Liu Qing let out a world-shaking roar, and a terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire stage, his eyes filled with unprecedented killing intent!

"You actually dared to use a sinister forbidden object to harm a fellow disciple! You deserve ten thousand deaths!"

At this moment, everyone fixed their gaze on the now-crazed Chu Youcai with eyes full of extreme anger and disgust.

He had caused a catastrophic disaster!