God-Level Special Forces Soldier

Ji Dantong’s heart was conflicted and tangled because, on one hand, Bai Xiaoxuan’s words were indeed defending her, and unlike the sarcastic tone of adults, she was genuinely speaking on her behalf.

But on the other hand, without Sun Miaohan explicitly naming names, Bai Xiaoxuan’s words seemed somewhat suspiciously close to exposing something unintentional, so she had to stop it.

As expected, upon hearing Bai Xiaoxuan’s words, Sun Miaohan’s smile grew even wider: "Xuanxuan, how do you know I’m talking about your Dantong? Do you also feel that being in her arms is not as good as being in mine?"

The moment these words fell, the audience exploded with laughter. Ji Dantong, who was under the peculiar gazes of everyone, couldn’t help but protest: "Are you ever going to stop?!"

Sun Miaohan was about to retort, but before she could speak, she heard a crisp sound near her ear. Looking up, she saw the countdown had reached the last ten seconds, so she could only snort coldly and focus on preparing to face Bai Xiaoxuan.

Unlike the others, as one of Bai Xiaoxuan’s sparring partners, Sun Miaohan knew well the complexity of the young girl. If she was deceived by her petite and adorable appearance, she certainly would suffer a great loss.

While stacking her Protective True Qi, Sun Miaohan said to Bai Xiaoxuan with a cheerful smile: "Xuanxuan, I know you wouldn’t bear to go hard on me, right?" Saying this, she playfully winked, her phoenix eyes seemed to flicker with electric light.

Yet this statement caused an uproar among the audience below the stage. For such a little girl, you would resort to such tactics; have you no sense of shame?

Regardless of how the audience under the stage felt, both Sun Miaohan and Bai Xiaoxuan on the stage seemed largely unaffected, both adopting an expression of being ready for battle, with solemn faces as if facing a great enemy.

And this solemnity naturally stemmed from mutual understanding between the two.

Just as Sun Miaohan knew Bai Xiaoxuan’s complexity, Bai Xiaoxuan was equally aware of Sun Miaohan’s toughness. Even without considering her superb mastery of hidden weapons, Sun Miaohan is definitely a formidable opponent.

As the countdown ended and the one-minute timer began anew, Bai Xiaoxuan briefly closed her watery big eyes, then formed a mysterious hand sign, her little face filled with seriousness.

At this moment, everyone on and below the stage, including the high-level members of Heartbreak Valley in the attic, watched her every move, even deliberately slowing their breathing, afraid of missing any detail.

Seeing Bai Xiaoxuan’s actions, Sun Miaohan, for some unknown reason, recalled the scene of Xiao Tian teaching her a complex hand sign that was almost self-harming, images flickered like slides, making her involuntarily feel immersed in them.

In the next instant, Bai Xiaoxuan gently opened her mouth and uttered a smooth syllable: "Break!"

As soon as this word escaped her lips, a snowflake pattern instantly flashed on Bai Xiaoxuan’s forehead, due to its extreme speed, only the high-skilled individuals like Xu Ming in the attic noticed it, while other disciples remained unaware.

Simultaneously, Bai Xiaoxuan’s small pink fist was suddenly overlaid with a pale blue glow; she then leaped forward fiercely, rushing towards Sun Miaohan.

Awoken from her memories by this scene, Sun Miaohan instinctively operated True Qi, wanting to intercept Bai Xiaoxuan’s attack, but quickly realized she was currently on the defensive. If she really used her hand to intercept Bai Xiaoxuan’s attack, she would directly lose the first round.

In a hurry to retract her hand, Sun Miaohan couldn’t help but curse Xiao Tian under her breath; why appear now to distract me!

It’s fortunate that this is a competition; otherwise, in an actual battle, there would be a risk of being directly killed.

While thinking, she recklessly converted all True Qi into defense, stacking it upon her Protective True Qi, causing Sun Miaohan to soon be thoroughly protected by True Qi, her figure indistinct, only a thick layer of a halo, as if multiple shields were stacked on her.

Indeed, this was Sun Miaohan’s first time purely deploying all she learned in defensive techniques, and the spectators below the stage naturally saw this for the first time.

Because this strategy, purely based on defense, was evidently impractical in real combat. After all, if one only defends without counterattacking, it would be more sensible to directly flee; with the time spent taking hits while standing, one could have run two miles away.

Furthermore, generally speaking, having one or two defensive moves is sufficient. After all, if you can’t withstand it, you can dodge using Body Technique; no one would foolishly use everything thoroughly for defense.

Nonetheless, despite this reasoning, Sun Miaohan’s stacking of over five types of defense methods in a short time was indeed a pleasant surprise to the audience below.

They also couldn’t help but feel a bit of anticipation, under such a cornerless, almost perverted defensive method, how many layers of defense could Bai Xiaoxuan, this little girl, break through?

Though it sounded complex, in reality, only a few blinks of time had passed.

Bai Xiaoxuan, advancing halfway, upon seeing Sun Miaohan’s silhouette rendered indistinct by her assembled defense layers, her gaze changed, and her pace instantly slowed considerably.

This situation made the audience below somewhat puzzled, as suddenly slowing mid-advance would surely lessen the impact force. Could it be Bai Xiaoxuan, being young, was intimidated by Sun Miaohan’s scene?

While everyone was speculating, yet another word emerged from Bai Xiaoxuan’s lips...

"Freeze!"

This single word pulled everyone’s thoughts back to reality, everyone hastily focused on the stage; apart from Ji Dantong, who seemed to have seen through everything earlier, all showed surprised expressions.

Could their previous guesses be wrong? Bai Xiaoxuan wasn’t intimidated?

On the stage, Sun Miaohan, wrapped tightly by a protective aura, upon hearing Bai Xiaoxuan’s "freeze," instantly felt a chill invade from all directions, making her feel as though bathed in an ice river, her eyelashes instantly layered with frost.

Moreover, as time passed, even her long hair acquired a coating of ice, her tightly clenched teeth began trembling uncontrollably, her white teeth clashing with each other, producing a sound only she could hear.

Under such circumstances, even Sun Miaohan’s resolve couldn’t help but be shocked; her layered shields, though appearing reckless and undiscriminating, were well-considered. At least before now, Sun Miaohan was confident, whether engulfed in flames, amidst bitter cold, or struck by lightning, she could protect herself from significant harm.

Yet now, she felt utterly puzzled that Bai Xiaoxuan’s Words Accompanied by Law could bypass defenses and directly cause damage!