Chapter 176: Before Competition
At this moment, Li Meng’er looked at Chang Heng, who had already escaped from her attack.
She spoke, "What’s wrong, Eldest Prince? Didn’t you say you’d let me have three moves? How is it that just one move from me turned you into this? Look at how disheveled you are. I told you not to challenge me, but you just wouldn’t listen. In that case, there’s nothing I can do; I can only fight you."
"So, Eldest Prince, my second move is coming. You’d better watch out!"
After Li Meng’er finished speaking, she unleashed another punch in the direction of Chang Heng.
"You... you’re lying! You deceived everyone! You’re not in the Earth Immortal Realm; you’re a True Immortal!" Chang Heng shouted loudly at this moment.
"What? She’s a True Immortal? How is that possible?"
The disciples of the Jidao Imperial Court who were watching kept exclaiming.
Li Meng’er heard the Eldest Prince’s words and said, "I deceived everyone? When did I ever deceive anyone? What realm I am in, why should I say it? But I did tell you not to compete with me, yet you just wouldn’t listen. There’s nothing to be done then; you must bear the karma you sowed yourself."
Li Meng’er’s massive fist print pressed towards Chang Heng. Chang Heng took out a shimmering, colorful shield and placed it in front of himself.
With a "boom," Chang Heng was directly sent flying, crashing into the protective shield of the formation.
At this moment, the onlookers watched in horror. The Eldest Prince in their eyes was utterly defenseless against that single blow just now. He continuously spat out fresh blood!
"Quick, quickly activate the martial arts arena’s formation and save the Eldest Prince!" Someone in the crowd shouted.
Li Meng’er naturally heard it, but she didn’t want to let the Eldest Prince off so easily. After all, she was now the Saintess of the Jidao Imperial Court, and it was inevitable that she would deal with the Eldest Prince in the future. Li Meng’er’s goal was to make the Eldest Prince fear her, otherwise, what if he made things difficult for her later on?
While thinking, she unleashed another punch, but this punch was incredibly powerful. Its might was even greater than the two previous punches, and the entire space of the martial arts arena emitted a booming sound, as if it couldn’t withstand such power.
This was because the martial arts arena could only withstand power up to the True Immortal Realm at most. Those in the True Immortal Realm were basically elders of the sect, and the martial arts arena was only open to disciples.
The massive fist print released by Li Meng’er continuously crushed the space of the martial arts arena. When Chang Heng saw this, his eyes widened. He couldn’t believe his eyes; he could tell that Li Meng’er’s punch was aiming for his life.
So he quickly shouted,
"You are still the Saintess of the Jidao Imperial Court right now. If you try to kill me, the Eldest Prince, no one in this Jidao Imperial Court will support you in the future. Moreover, I am the son of the Lord of the Jidao Imperial Court. Are you not afraid of my Imperial Lord by trying to kill me so openly?"
Hearing Chang Heng’s words, Li Meng’er controlled the force in her hand, slowly reducing the speed of the incoming fist print. But even so, Chang Heng still couldn’t escape her attack range.
"You’re right, but my attack won’t take your life; it will only teach you a good lesson. Sometimes, don’t easily underestimate someone, and don’t think you are the heavens and the earth, and that everyone needs to support you. It’s true that you are the descendant of the Lord of the Jidao Imperial Court, but you don’t understand the hardships of people like us who fought our way up from the lower realms little by little."
"Can your high and mighty attitude really allow you to disregard everything? If you weren’t born into this Imperial Lord’s family, with your personality, you would have died countless times over. I am merely giving you a lesson today."
"So, just bear it."
As Li Meng’er’s words fell, the massive fist print directly crushed towards Chang Heng. This time, Chang Heng raised his cultivation to its peak, holding the shield given to him by Changtian. But he was still directly sent flying by Li Meng’er’s immense attack force, and several of his bones were already fractured.
Just as he flew out, the martial arts arena’s protective shield was opened. And Chang Heng’s figure directly smashed into a nearby building, raising a cloud of dust.
At this moment, the Lord of the Jidao Imperial Court, Changtian, also rushed over. Understanding the cause and effect of the matter, he hurriedly rushed towards the Eldest Prince Chang Heng’s location. Although he knew Chang Heng deserved it, out of fatherly love, Changtian picked up Chang Heng and put a pill into his mouth.
He spoke to the onlookers, "This farce should end now. You all go do what you need to do. Li Meng’er and the eight princes, stay and come with me to the main hall. I have something to tell you."
Several princes nodded and followed. Li Meng’er also showed no fear, and everyone departed together.
At this time, Wang Yufan, who had finished watching the show, walked out of the void.
"Oh dear. After the so-called Five Great Imperial Courts Grand Competition ends, I’ll have to leave again. However, before I leave, I need to retrieve that one item."
After Wang Yufan finished speaking, he vanished from his spot.
Changtian called Li Meng’er and several princes to the main hall and reasoned with them.
Knowing Li Meng’er’s importance to the Jidao Imperial Court, he warned all the princes, and the matter was thus put behind them.
One month later.
Above the central plaza of the Jidao Imperial Court, a massive battle-boat stood in mid-air, already filled with disciples of the Jidao Imperial Court.
Among them, Wang Yufan and others had already been arranged in the central VIP box.
With a loud shout from Changtian, the battle-boat was filled with energy crystals by the disciples of the Jidao Imperial Court. The battle-boat trembled slightly and then soared towards the horizon.
Inside the battle-boat.
Wang Yufan looked at Li Qiye beside him and said, "The effect seems pretty good, doesn’t it? You’ve already stepped into the Earth Immortal Realm now."
Hearing Wang Yufan’s words, Li Qiye scratched his head and said, "This is all thanks to Master’s excellent guidance; otherwise, I wouldn’t have entered such a great realm so quickly."
"Oh ho, Li Qiye, you’re quite good at flattering, aren’t you?" Li Meng’er, standing to one side, deliberately said.
"Not at all, I’m just speaking the truth. It really is Master’s excellent guidance. If it weren’t for Master bestowing upon me cultivation methods and pills, how could I have broken through so quickly? This realm isn’t something that can be raised as easily as drinking water; it still depends on Master," Li Qiye said.
"Li Qiye, you don’t know that you have a Senior Brother. If he knew your current situation, he’d probably die of envy," Li Meng’er said.
"Ah, why?" Li Qiye asked.
Li Meng’er glanced at Wang Yufan, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon, and said, "It’s all because your Master plays favorites. Maybe your talent is a bit better. You don’t know how miserably your Senior Brother was tortured by your Master back then, tsk tsk tsk. You should be careful too; if you don’t perform well in the future, I estimate your Master will treat you the same way."