The referee's words had barely fallen when Bai Ran, like an arrow shot from a bow, charged at the three disciples from the White Tiger Kingdom.
She grabbed one with her left hand, another with her right, and stomped on the third.
All three were stunned, utterly defenseless!
They hadn't even noticed when the woman approached.
Normally, Bai Ran wouldn't be so aggressive, but her mood was terrible today, so they would have to bear the brunt of it.
"You can't escape. Prepare yourselves."
Her chilling words echoed, meeting Bai Ran's cold, bloodthirsty gaze. In an instant, the three felt a shiver down their spines, as if they were in hell.
She swiftly dislocated their jaws and, without even drawing a weapon, attacked them with her bare hands.
With each punch, she controlled her strength, striking their vital points with precision, yet not lethally, in a manner both skillful and cruel.
A series of dull thuds rang out. Others, drawn by the sound, stopped their actions and looked over, only to be shocked.
Such a fighting style! She was a lunatic!
The members of the White Tiger Kingdom team watched, their eyes bloodshot with extreme fury!
This woman! How dare she be so arrogant! She didn't put the White Tiger Kingdom in her eyes!
Furthermore, they couldn't see through her strength at all.
A murderous glint flashed in the vice-dean's eyes.
If she couldn't be recruited, she had to be eliminated. They couldn't allow the Vermilion Bird Kingdom to have such a powerful asset!
Gradually, the arena was stained with the blood of the three.
"The White Tiger Kingdom isn't much," Bai Ran said, wiping her hands and looking at the three in the pool of blood with disdain.
"Hiss."
The audience gasped. Wasn't this a direct provocation to the White Tiger Kingdom?
As expected, everyone from the White Tiger Kingdom erupted.
"You look down on the White Tiger Kingdom? Little girl, do you want to die!"
"You slut! You definitely cheated!"
"That's right! We demand an inspection!"
Bai Ran raised an eyebrow. "What? If the Vermilion Bird Kingdom wins, it's cheating? If the White Tiger Kingdom wins, it's due to strength?"
"Exactly! The Vermilion Bird Kingdom could never defeat the White Tiger!"
"The White Tiger Kingdom demands an inspection of this woman!"
"She must have cheated!"
Bai Ran chuckled softly, releasing all her spiritual energy. The spiritual pressure of the eighth stage of the Golden Core realm instantly filled the entire competition ground.
Everyone from the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger Kingdoms was thrown from their seats, falling to the ground in agony, their knees sinking into the earth.
The oppressive pressure bowed their spines, forcing them to lower their heads.
Some who tried to resist coughed up blood.
Everyone felt the immense gap in strength!
The entire audience, ten thousand strong, knelt before a single woman!
The scene was truly spectacular.
Bai Ran looked down at them from above. "When I, Bai Ran, act, I only seek a clear conscience and do not heed others' prejudices."
"Also, in the future, the Vermilion Bird Kingdom will only grow so strong that the other three kingdoms will look up to it, bowing in submission. Remember this well."
Arrogant! So arrogant!
This thought flashed through everyone's minds, but under the crushing pressure, they couldn't utter a single word.
Those from the Vermilion Bird Kingdom listened, their hearts surging with excitement and filled with hope for the future.
Bai Ran's words always made people believe her inexplicably, and inexplicably made them want to follow her.
This was who she was.
Dazzling and flamboyant like the sun, mysterious and unfathomable like the stars, and peerlessly graceful like the moon.
Fang Tianhui stared blankly at Bai Ran, her eyes filled with deep admiration and respect.
This girl was actually at the eighth stage of the Golden Core realm!
Xuan Yuan was deeply shocked. He was only at the third stage of the Golden Core realm. Recalling his actions towards Bai Ran just now, he felt a pang of guilt.
She was so magnanimous... she wouldn't hold a grudge, right?
Unexpectedly, upon returning to the academy, Xuan Yuan and Elder Hong were tormented by Bai Ran to the point of near-death.
Bai Ran withdrew her pressure, as if nothing had happened, and continued the competition.
Everyone's bodies felt lighter, but their knees were still buried in the soil. Some with lower cultivation even had shattered bones, in too much pain to get up.
With her overwhelming strength, no one dared to utter another word.
In the subsequent matches, thanks to Bai Ran, the Vermilion Bird Kingdom undoubtedly took first place.
The people from the three kingdoms looked ashen-faced, while the Vermilion Bird Kingdom rejoiced, their spirits high.
They knew that Bai Ran was a miracle-maker!
"Next, for the second round of the Grand Competition, the team that dissolves the formation the fastest gets ten points, second gets five points, and third gets three points," the referee said, glancing fearfully at Bai Ran.
"The second round of the Four Kingdoms Grand Competition officially begins!"
As expected, the Vermilion Bird Kingdom won first place again with an astonishing time of thirty-six seconds.
Thirty-six seconds!
Was this a speed achievable by humans?
The second and third rounds were also swept by the Vermilion Bird Kingdom.
Monstrous!
This Bai Ran was a monster!
In total, four rounds, four matches, and each time she secured first place with absolute dominance, leaving others in the dust.
Beast taming, alchemy, formations, coupled with her insane fighting style.
Was there anything she couldn't do?
They finally understood why Bai Ran's arrival had caused such excitement among everyone in the Vermilion Bird Kingdom.
So this was their trump card!
"The Four Kingdoms Grand Competition has come to a successful conclusion! Congratulations to the Vermilion Bird Kingdom for winning first place in this Grand Competition!"
"First place!"
"We got first place!"
"It's really first place ahhhh!"
Everyone from the Vermilion Bird Kingdom watching the event jumped with joy, their faces beaming, tears welling up in their eyes.
The shameful battles of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom were finally over, completely eradicated.
From this moment on, the Vermilion Bird Kingdom officially became the strongest nation among the four!
And all of this was attributed to one person.
Simply because of her, simply because she was present.
Gao Yu, who had bullied Bai Ran before, sat in a corner, watching Bai Ran being surrounded by everyone, a surge of inexplicable hatred growing in his heart.
Why?
She possessed such talent and shone so brightly?
While he could only remain unknown, a nobody?
Ultimately, the heavens were unfair...
Heaven was unfair!
A black mist began to spread in his heart, taking root deeper and deeper, unnoticed by anyone.
The dean of the Azure Dragon Kingdom team approached, smiling fawningly at Bai Ran. "Miss Bai, do you have any thoughts about joining our Azure Dragon Kingdom?"
Join the Azure Dragon Kingdom!
They were trying to poach someone right under their noses!
"Pah! Shameless old fool!" Fang Tianhui was so angry he wanted to slap the man across the face.
Having witnessed Bai Ran's strength, they shamelessly tried to poach her?
Bai Ran turned around, as if not seeing him, and walked away.
Just as the Azure Dragon Kingdom had always disregarded the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, she disregarded him.
How could the Azure Dragon Kingdom's dean not understand the meaning of this action?
People of low strength were not worthy of her attention.
The victorious members of the Stargazing Academy followed Bai Ran back to the academy.
"So satisfying!"
"Isn't it! Did you see that expression like he'd eaten shit?"
"Goddess Bai is truly amazing."
Upon returning to the academy, Bai Ran hadn't even sat down properly when she heard Xiao Zhu shouting excitedly from within her spatial artifact.
With a wave of her hand, she released Xiao Zhu.
"Master! Hurry to the academy's Sacred Land!"
"The academy's Sacred Land?" Bai Ran asked, confused.
"The White Tiger is in the academy's Sacred Land!"
Xiao Zhu flapped its fiery red wings excitedly. "Master! The White Tiger is waiting for you!"