I am destroying the protagonist in the fantasy world!

Chapter 172: Exploring the Mystery of Soft Water, the Truth Emerges

Golden lightning streaked through the air, aiming straight for Miss Roushui's heart. In the nick of time, Miss Roushui retreated, barely avoiding the fatal blow. However, the golden sword energy still left a shallow bloody mark on her chest. A few drops of blood oozed from the wound, staining her clothes red.

Miss Roushui covered her wound, her face pale and her eyes filled with fear. She had never imagined that Lei Yi could actually unleash such a powerful force.

"You...you actually..." Miss Roushui pointed at Lei Yi, her voice trembling, but she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Lei Yi ignored Miss Roushui's panic. He knew that although the previous attack had forced her back, it had not caused her any substantial damage. The black light still lingered on Miss Roushui's wrist, continuously providing her with strength.

Lei Yi's sword continued to move forward, the golden sword transforming into streaks of light, attacking Miss Roushui like a torrential downpour. Although Miss Roushui was still in shock, she reacted quickly. She swung the whip in her hand, and the black light transformed into barriers, resisting Lei Yi's attack.

The two exchanged blows, the battle intensifying. On the viewing platform, everyone watched intently, not daring to utter a single sound. The clan leader's face was solemn, his eyes flickering as he pondered something. Meanwhile, the Ghost-Faced Strategist remained cloaked in darkness, only the occasional flash of a cold gleam betraying his inner viciousness.

Dongfang Liuli clenched her fists tightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Lei Yi, her heart filled with worry. She could sense that Lei Yi's spiritual energy was rapidly depleting, while Miss Roushui seemed to have endless energy, becoming more and more courageous as the battle went on.

As expected, under the continued fierce attack, Lei Yi's offensive gradually slowed down. After all, he was only at the peak of the Spiritual Movement Realm, while Miss Roushui had already reached the early stage of the Spiritual Sea Realm. Coupled with the blessing of that strange black light, Lei Yi's defeat was only a matter of time.

"Lei Yi, be careful!" Dongfang Liuli couldn't help but exclaim.

However, it was too late. Miss Roushui seized Lei Yi's weakness and transformed the long whip in her hand into a black venomous snake, which wrapped around Lei Yi's waist like lightning and threw him out fiercely.

"boom!"

Lei Yi fell heavily to the edge of the ring, spurting out a mouthful of blood. He struggled to stand up, but felt as if his bones were falling apart, and the intense pain made him unable to move.

"Lei Yi!" Dongfang Liuli rushed to the ring desperately, tears in her eyes.

Lei Yi tried hard to raise his hand, but everything in front of him became blurry. Before he completely lost consciousness, he seemed to see the black light on Miss Roushui's wrist suddenly become more dazzling...

"It seems like things aren't that simple..." Lei Yi thought to himself, then his vision went dark and he passed out. Lei Yi's vision darkened, his consciousness drifting in and out of the darkness. Intense pain surged over him like a tide, assaulting his nerves. In a trance, he seemed to hear Dongfang Liuli's anxious call, but he was too weak to respond.

However, just as he was about to pass out, an unusual energy fluctuation caught his attention. This fluctuation came from the direction of Miss Roushui, with a strange and cold feeling, completely different from her own spiritual power.

Lei Yi endured the severe pain and tried hard to open his heavy eyelids. Through his blurred vision, he saw that the black light on Miss Roushui's wrist was more dazzling than before, like a black sun, emitting an ominous aura.

"Something's wrong..." Lei Yi's heart was filled with alarm. This power was definitely not something that Miss Roushui could possess on her own. Could it be... that someone was helping her in secret?

He turned his gaze with difficulty towards the viewing platform, sweeping across faces that were either surprised, worried, or gloating, and finally stopped at the family patriarch and the ghost-faced strategist.

The family patriarch stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his seemingly calm exterior concealing a subtle nervousness. The Ghost-Faced Strategist remained hidden in the darkness, but Lei Yi could clearly sense two cold gazes piercing through his mask, their gaze fixed on him intently, a hint of icy serpentine curling at the corners of his mouth.

Lei Yi suddenly understood. They were the ones behind this! To ensure Miss Roushui's victory, the clan leader had even resorted to using the family treasure to secretly channel power into her!

"Despicable!" Lei Yi's heart burned with rage, yet he was powerless to expose their plot. His current physical condition was extremely poor. Even if he could barely stand up, he would never be a match for Miss Roushui, not to mention the two sinister villains, the family patriarch and the ghost-faced counselor, who were watching covetously from the sidelines.

"Brother Lei Yi!" Dongfang Liuli's anxious voice sounded in his ears, filled with worry and concern.

Lei Yi tried hard to respond to her, but found that he didn't even have the strength to open his mouth. He could only watch as Dongfang Liuli rushed onto the stage and helped him up, tears of heartache dripping down his face.

"Don't worry, I'm fine..." Lei Yi uttered a few words with difficulty, his voice so weak that it was almost inaudible.

He didn't want Dongfang Liuli to worry about him, and he didn't want her to be involved in this conspiracy. He had to find a way to escape as soon as possible and then expose the true identity of the family patriarch and the ghost-faced strategist.

A bold and risky plan gradually formed in his mind. He took a deep breath, endured the severe pain, and with the help of Dongfang Liuli, he slowly stood up.

"You..." Miss Roushui looked at the shaky figure in front of her, a flash of surprise in her eyes, and then turned into contempt. "Why, do you still want to continue? Just look at the way you are now?"

Lei Yi ignored her ridicule, but just stared at her with burning eyes, a meaningful smile on his lips.

"I suddenly realized..." Lei Yi paused, his voice hoarse but remarkably firm, "You have more weaknesses than I thought."

Lei Yi's words were like a stone, stirring up a thousand waves in Roushui's tranquil heart. Doubts flooded her mind. Weakness? What weakness? He was already at the end of his rope, could there be any more tricks up his sleeve?

"You're just bluffing!" Miss Roushui scoffed, but she was actually a bit more alert. She gripped the whip tightly, not wanting to be careless again.

Lei Yi saw her concern and the smile on his face widened. He deliberately stumbled, his steps unsteady, as if he would fall at any moment.

"Miss Roushui, I truly admire your strength, but I, Lei Yi, am not one to give up easily." He panted heavily and spoke haltingly, "I admit that I'm in a very bad state right now, but... you're still a long way from defeating me!"

After saying this, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with brilliance, like a last gasp of light, bursting out with astonishing momentum. He endured the severe pain, mobilized the remaining spiritual power in his body, and rushed towards Miss Roushui.

"You don't know your own limitations!" Miss Roushui sneered, and swung her long whip like a poisonous snake, sweeping towards Lei Yi with a fierce gust of wind.

However, Lei Yi's actions were beyond her expectations. He didn't take her attack head-on, but dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the whip's attack range. At the same time, his fingers quickly formed seals, and mysterious runes flew from his fingertips, like moths to a flame, rushing towards the black light on Miss Roushui's wrist.

Miss Roushui was startled and instinctively wanted to step back, but she found that her body seemed to be restrained by an invisible force and she could not move.

"What's going on?!" she exclaimed, and the black light on her wrist began to flicker violently, as if it would go out at any time.

"Now!" A gleam of brilliance flashed in Lei Yi's eyes. He seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack without hesitation.

The long sword in his hand turned into a flash of lightning and went straight to Miss Roushui's chest.

"Stop!" On the viewing platform, the family patriarch's face changed drastically when he saw this scene. He stood up suddenly and roared.

At the same time, the Ghost-faced Strategist also moved. He flashed and turned into a black shadow, rushing towards the ring.

However, it was already too late.

Lei Yi's sword had already pierced into Miss Roushui's chest, blood splattered, staining the arena red.

"Ah!" Miss Roushui let out a shrill scream and fell down weakly.

"Rou'er!" The family patriarch was horrified and rushed to the ring desperately. At the same time, a terrifying pressure burst out from him and enveloped Lei Yi.

Lei Yi's heart trembled, knowing that he had been exposed, but he was not afraid at all. Instead, he attacked Miss Roushui even more frantically. He wanted to get rid of her completely before the family patriarch arrived!

"You dare!" The ghost-faced strategist roared, and a black light shot out from his hand, heading straight for Lei Yi's back.

At the critical moment, a figure stood behind Lei Yi and blocked the fatal blow for him.

"Liuli!" Lei Yi exclaimed, his eyes full of worry and self-blame.

Dongfang Liuli's face was pale, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, but she endured the pain and gave Lei Yi a forced smile.

"I'm fine... hurry... take care of her..."

A flicker of determination flashed in Lei Yi's eyes. He no longer hesitated, and with the sword in his hand shining brightly, he thrust it towards Miss Roushui's dantian...

"Stop! Otherwise, I will make you live a life worse than death!" The family patriarch's eyes were bloodshot and he roared at the top of his lungs. His voice was filled with rage and murderous intent, shaking the entire training ground.