This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

Chapter 391: Number One

Monarch Pillrabbit turned toward Gan Xuehua with a smile. “Silent Madness Poison isn’t particularly strong, and it takes a long time to take effect. However, once enough poison accumulates in a mortal cultivator’s body, the ability to absorb and use qi will be impaired. With enough time, it can turn a genius into a cripple, causing them to go mad. Even an immortal will find it hard to cure this poison, but it’s nearly impossible for a mortal cultivator.”

“Moreover, it has another characteristic. It is nearly untraceable, and even a monarch would find it hard to detect the poison. Although it’s undetectable, the amount of poison needed to affect a true immortal is astronomical. So, it’s mainly aimed at crippling up-and-coming cultivators.” Monarch Pillrabbit’s smile deepened. “Lass, how did you discover it?”

Gan Xuehua ignored the frightened Dufeng and saluted Monarch Pillrabbit. “Answering Monarch, I didn’t detect anything, but I know my body. Upon sensing an incompatibility between my thoughts and movements, I thought of the only logical solutions after eliminating all the impossibilities. If there was nothing wrong with me, it can only be done by someone else. And that someone is most likely my opponent, Dufeng.”

At this time, Dufeng could no longer keep silent. “You lie! You just wanted to eliminate me without fighting. That’s why you purposely poisoned yourself and blamed me! There’s no way you can detect a poison even an immortal monarch cannot!”

Monarch Pillrabbit chuckled. He glanced at Gan Xuehua with some expectations and asked, “Lass, although he isn’t very smart, his words do have some logic. How exactly did you detect it?”

“I know this body,” Gan Xuehua said. In order to master her new body, she constantly explored during cultivation to reduce the incompatibility as soon as possible. She raised her arm, allowing the sleeve to slide down and reveal her milky white skin. “Although I cannot say that I can sense the change of every cell in my body, but I can definitely detect any abnormal changes, even if it is less than one percent. I could feel the circulation of my qi stagnate slightly, hence my judgment.”

“You’re quite confident,” Monarch Pillrabbit said. “When I said an immortal monarch cannot sense the Silent Madness Poison, that wasn’t completely true. They can’t detect it outside their body, but once they detect any abnormal changes inside their body, poisoning them becomes impossible.”Nnêw n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

A few spectator’s eyes widened at Monarch Pillrabbit’s words. Didn’t this mean that Gan Xuehua possessed an immortal monarch’s ability? However, they soon calmed down. He only compared Gan Xuehua’s method to an immortal monarch’s ability. Still, that comparison caused her potential to rise in the eyes of many.

“Great Immortal, please investigate clearly!” Dufeng practically shouted. If this continued, his name would be synonymous with insidious, and his future would become bleak.

However, the other people in the arena ignored him. Monarch Pillrabbit and the true immortal referee saluted to the grand elders sitting at the seats of honor. “How should we deal with this rule breaker?”

Dufeng wanted to say more, but no words escaped his lips. More harrowing, he discovered he was frozen in place like a sculpture. His five senses still worked, but he could only wait for his judgement.

Grand Elder Xi and Grand Elder Zhang didn’t pay attention to the battle, preferring to stay silent. On the other hand, amusement twinkled in Grand Elder Nine Heaven’s eyes, but he also said nothing. Instead, it was Grand Elder Xia who seemed to contemplate the problem seriously.

“The disciple of the Black Halo Sect does not respect the spirit of the competition. I decree that he and the Black Halo Sect shall be expelled from the Immortal Court,” Grand Elder Xia said with majesty. His words permeated every corner of Primordial Mountain, as if he was speaking in front of each person.

“Please wait, Emperor Xia!” the leader of the Black Halo Sect said, standing up. “This is an independent decision of Dufeng, not the Black Halo Sect’s intention. Expelling all of us for a mere core formation master’s mistake, aren’t you going too far?”

Grand Elder Xia sneered. After learning about how powerful the Silent Madness Poison was, who would believe that a core formation master had the ability to get it? Nine out of ten, Dufeng was nothing more than the Black Halo Sect’s scapegoat.

“A sect that can’t even teach their disciple well has no place here.” The Black Halo Sect Master still wanted to argue, but a massive pressure emanated from Grand Elder Nine Heavens, drawing everyone’s attention.

The Gan Emperor scanned the second-rate and first-rate forces, wondering who propagated such an insidious plot. However, even if he knew, he didn’t have the power to carry out revenge. He sighed and turned to Gan Xuehua. “I’m sorry, Xuehua.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry about,” Gan Xuehua said. Before she came down, Monarch Pillrabbit had already given her the antidote. Luckily, she had discovered it early, so detoxification was still possible.

“You don’t have to surrender anymore. Fight to your heart’s content and aim for number one,” the Gan Emperor continued.

“Huh?” Gan Xuehua uttered. Shouldn’t he convince her to surrender and not continue to fight? “Didn’t Emperor-Father say I should surrender?”

The Gan Emperor sighed. “It’s too late. Since someone already wants to kill you, there’s no point in staying low key anymore. Fight! Win! And show your power to all today! If you’re lucky, someone might take you as a disciple. I saw that Monarch Pillrabbit looks at you favorably. Maybe you have a chance at becoming his disciple.”

‘No, I really want to surrender,’ Gan Xuehua thought. Although getting sturdy backing was a good idea, the problem was that her current strength didn’t even enter the top one hundred. ‘Forget it. I’ll just surrender the next chance I get.’

Alas, Gan Xuehua couldn’t fulfill her wish. The next moment she stepped into the arena, her opponent surrendered before she could even open her mouth. ‘What’s wrong with you people? Aren’t you all proud geniuses? Why are so many of you eager to surrender?!”

Gan Xuehua did not know the reason, but that didn’t stop her mood from souring. Although she tried to rein it in, it eventually leaked out. Her aura resembled that of a snake, waiting for a chance to strike and kill its foe.

Many of her opponents guessed that she must be very unhappy right now. The Young Heavens Tournament is a place to show your strength, and although Gan Xuehua showed her strength, no one was her opponent. No one had forced her to make more than one move, and more than that, someone tried to poison her. If they were her, they would vent their frustrations on their next opponent.

Thus, the weaker and smart people who didn’t have the confidence to fight Gan Xuehua decided to give up. Unfortunately, these people haven’t heard of the idiom, ‘too clever by half.’

As a result, Gan Xuehua would receive an automatic victory whenever she met these people, but she knew her winning streak wouldn’t last long. She would eventually meet the talented disciples not afraid of her, however, her luck turned out to be abnormally good. Before these people met her, they would have fought a long and hard battle that depleted their strength. Gan Xuehua would just need one or two strikes to defeat her weakened opponent.

At the end of the tournament, Gan Xuehua could only watch in a daze as she was crowned the winner of the Young Heavens tournament - Master division.

Even after she returned to their guest residence for the night, Gan Xuehua still didn’t know how she won. The Gan Emperor had thrown a banquet in celebration, and Gan Xuehua could only mutely accept everyone’s congratulations. Without realizing, she drank too much and became drunk.

Upon seeing this, the Gan Emperor, who had flush cheeks, ordered a maid to help the thirteenth princess back into her room. He knew that he would eventually face troubles in the future, but for now, he allowed himself to bask in the glory. His mood was so good, he even unsealed Gan Linyou’s ability to speak.

After the maid laid Gan Xuehua on her bed, she quietly left. A few minutes later, Gan Xuehua opened her eyes with no signs of drunkenness. She stood up and opened the door before walking to an uninhabited courtyard. Before long, a man in black and red robes appeared.

Gan Xuehua saluted the man. “Divine Flame Monarch.”