Chapter 1614: Ingenious Plan

“Two junior sisters…” In the end, Su Lingfeng spoke: “We are here to defeat Wuji Sect. Please don’t be impulsive.”

Ji Yue’Er obviously didn’t intend to fight. After all, if there was internal conflict now, they would essentially lose this competition.

Compared to her grievances with Lei Xiuzhu, she was more focused on defeating the Evil Sect Wuji Sect.

“Hmph!” Ji Yue’Er snorted, acting as if she couldn’t be bothered to deal with Lei Xiuzhu.

Lei Xiuzhu also turned her head arrogantly, muttering: “What a show-off, just a woman good for nothing but looking pretty!”

This major battle did not occur, but the prodigies were not relieved.

Having lost two Brocade Banners and being humiliated by the Wuji Sect, a near internal strife only added to the chaos.

With such an impending disaster, how could the Huashan Sect compete?

Unconsciously, a wave of sadness spread across people’s hearts.

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Not far from the Huashan Sect’s location.

The Poisonous Spider lay sprawled on a tree, gazing at the Huashan Sect’s crowd from afar, unable to help but laugh: “Have they started arguing among themselves even before the fight began? Is the Huashan Sect just a bunch of useless people?”

She raised her hand, holding a Brocade Banner in her palm, which was undoubtedly the one she had snatched from the side of the toad just now.

“That toad was really fierce, my Hundred Poison Spirit Body was nearly injured by it. Thankfully, I ran fast, or the consequences would have been unimaginable!”

Storing the Brocade Banner into the Void Storage Ring, the Poisonous Spider, filled with arrogance, looked at the Huashan Sect’s crowd, licked her lips, and smiled wickedly: “You guys really won’t have a chance to get any Brocade Banner with my attacks!”

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Having dealt with Blood Child, Qin Hao didn’t rush to compete for the Brocade Banner.

There was plenty of time; there was no need to be in a hurry to compete for the Nine-sided Brocade Banner.

He first found a tree to rest until the sky gradually brightened before he got up.

Two beams of light in the sky had disappeared, indicating that two Brocade Banners had been snatched.

“So fast, looks like both Wuji Sect and Huashan Sect have secured a Brocade Banner? I need to hurry to gain some credit, otherwise, there’s no way to explain once I leave.”

Qin Hao muttered a phrase and headed towards the nearest beam of light.

In his subconscious, while the prodigies of Huashan Sect are indeed wild, they surely have some skills.

It shouldn’t be that they couldn’t secure a Brocade Banner.

But he overestimated the prodigies’ mindset and on-the-spot reactions.

If one Brocade Banner fell into the hands of the Poisonous Spider, she might laugh out loud in public, shouting: “The true face of Huashan Sect is me, Qin Hao!”

Half an hour later, Qin Hao arrived near a Brocade Banner, seeing the beam of light from afar was so dazzling.

Suddenly, a strange sound entered his ears, as if there were people fighting.

Qin Hao was slightly surprised and quickly dashed toward the Brocade Banner, hiding behind a tree, quietly observing the situation in the field.

It turned out that the Brocade Banner was inserted on top of a hill.

The Guardian was a purple scorpion, half the size of a person, with a sharp and long tail tinged with a grim hue.

The one fighting the purple scorpion was an exceptionally tall burly man with a robust body hidden under his wide-sleeved robe.

Even in the midst of battle, one could sense his formidable presence.

Normally, this man standing undisturbed on the ground would surely be imposing and unapproachable.

Yet now, under the pressure of the purple scorpion, the man was retreating step by step, his greatsword already showing cracks.

Clang clang clang clang!

Each time the purple scorpion’s tail jabbed out, the man’s sword blocked, causing a slight crack in the blade, and the man would be knocked back.

Having seemingly fought for a while, the man’s face was filled with pain, even the corners of his mouth were bleeding.

“This guy dares to challenge a Guardian Spirit Beast, is he out of his mind?”

Qin Hao found it very strange.

But even more bizarre, he realized the man was wearing Huashan Sect’s attire, actually the same sect.

“Since when did Huashan Sect have such an arrogant fool?”

Qin Hao suddenly remembered, there was a haughty prodigy within the sect who never looked down upon anyone.

“Zhan Wuji? This fool is Zhan Wuji?”

When Qin Hao realized, coincidentally the purple scorpion struck out with its tail once more.

Clang!

Zhan Wuji’s greatsword intercepted, but the greatsword completely broke.

Whoosh!

Another whip-like blow from the scorpion’s tail followed.

Without any weapons for defense, Zhan Wuji could only raise his hands to block.

Bam!

Unfortunately, the scorpion’s tail contained immense force.

With this whip, Zhan Wuji flew high, spewing blood even while in the air.

After landing, he didn’t fall, rolling around before getting up and starting to flee!

“Looks like this guy isn’t completely foolish, at least he knows how to run!”

Qin Hao shook his head helplessly.

The scorpion chased several hundred meters in the sandy ground before retreating, curling beside the Brocade Banner, seemingly resting.

“Seems this scorpion is pretty strong…”

Not far away, Qin Hao, resting his cheeks, began to ponder.

Don’t be fooled by Zhan Wuji’s foolish appearance.

In reality, this guy’s power is quite formidable.

Blood Child definitely couldn’t compare; it wasn’t easy for Qin Hao to defeat him without special means.

From Zhan Wuji’s strength, Qin Hao also inferred the scorpion’s power.

There was no escaping the Qi Condensation Realm for sure, and its abilities were stronger than Ren Zhengfei.

“Against Ren Zhengfei, the coward, I can use an eye-for-an-eye strategy! But not with this scorpion! They are all formed from Spiritual Qi, fearless of death, and also lack much spiritual intelligence… So, how to kill it and seize the Brocade Banner?”

After a long contemplation without finding the answer, Qin Hao’s face showed two signs of distress: “Could it be I can’t defeat this guy? Then how to seize the Brocade Banner? Remember, I must gain a few Brocade Banners to redeem my reputation! If I can’t secure a Brocade Banner, I’ll be done for when I go out!”

Frowning desperately, Qin Hao troubled deeply, suddenly a flash of insight crossed his mind, he suddenly slapped his forehead.

“Why be fixated on killing the scorpion? Isn’t our task to compete for the Brocade Banner? Is there any mandate that requires killing the Guardian Spirit Beast!”

“That means, I don’t have to kill the scorpion to seize the Brocade Banner? So, how to do it?”

Qin Hao quickly found an answer, grinning slyly: “Of course, steal it!”

A plan took shape in his mind.

Qin Hao retrieved the Dream Stone from the Void Storage Ring, gently tapping it: “Yingzi, quickly call out Xiong Da and Xiong Er.”

“Okay, master.” Yingzi’s soft voice came from the stone.

Then, the Dream Stone slightly trembled, a flash of white light passed, and two pangolins appeared beside Qin Hao, precisely Xiong Da and Xiong Er.

“Oh right, we need the little leopard too.”

Qin Hao ordered once more, and with Yingzi’s cooperation, the Flame Leopard appeared as well.

The three little beasts looked around in confusion; unaware of their location, they only felt this place was perilous, not a good place.