Chapter 125 : Stall for a Moment
Chapter 125: Stall for a Moment
“No! That’s not it! That’s the Fragrant Splendor Pill!”
“He took the Fragrant Splendor Pill, forcefully overdraw his body and spiritual potential, forcibly opening the Mysterious Gate—after one great battle, even if he doesn’t die, he’ll be crippled!”
“Hiss… the Fragrant Splendor Pill—isn’t that a desperate drug for shadow guards and death soldiers?”
“He’s a prince…”
Watching the Sixth Prince’s aura surge higher and higher, the entire scene erupted into uproar.
A dignified prince had actually taken the Fragrant Splendor Pill without regard for his life.
This was something absolutely no one had expected.
“Sword Saint, Sword God—this doesn’t count as breaking the rules, does it?”
The Sixth Prince had completely cast everything aside. Even now, he could not help but provoke the Sword God and Sword Saint.
It was as if he had already placed life and death out of his mind.
Yet the Sword Saint and Sword God showed no interest in even glancing at him.
They did not even open their eyes, still seated cross-legged in the void, condensing their aura.
A Qi Realm Perfection martial artist who consumed the Fragrant Splendor Pill might appear to possess the power of the Profound Realm, but it still could not be considered a true Profound Realm.
The Momentum of Heaven and Earth could not be fully controlled at will—he was merely half a Profound Realm.
For Li Yunqing, after so many battles, facing such a half-step Profound Realm might finally count as a real fight.
“Li Yunqing, it’s too late for regret now!”
The Sixth Prince stepped through the air, approaching her step by step, his eyes filled with vicious malice.
“Since I’m destined to die, then even in death I’ll destroy your purity…”
“I’ll make you the laughingstock of the world—make you regret it, make you suffer beyond endurance!”
With such thoughts, the Sixth Prince stepped onto the arena.
“Buzz!”
He suddenly raised his hand. Invisible flames seemed to burn upon his palm, spreading in an instant to cover the entire arena.
The fire aspect of the Momentum of Heaven and Earth!
At the same time, around Li Yunqing, chains formed from flames gathered, directly wrapping toward her limbs.
Since he was going to act, he would destroy everything she had in front of the entire world.
“Cry!”
Just as the flame chains were about to touch her limbs, a phoenix cry suddenly rang out from within Li Yunqing’s body.
In the next moment, on the arena engulfed in flames, more than a dozen figures of Li Yunqing appeared instantly.
Each figure held a different posture.
“Lightness Technique! Levitation Technique! Swift Movement Technique! Protective Technique…”
More than a dozen blurred figures, each in a different stance, seemed to simultaneously cast multiple basic techniques to enhance herself.
Seeing this, everyone was shocked:
“After all this fighting, this is the first time she’s using movement techniques?”
Only now did they realize—
after three days of battle, Li Yunqing had never once used movement techniques. Every opponent had been defeated with a single sword.
“So this is her true strength?”
All eyes focused on the arena.
“It’s useless!”
With a wave of his hand, the Sixth Prince drove the boundless flames toward Li Yunqing again, his tone cold:
“Before the Momentum of Heaven and Earth, those in the Qi Realm are ants!”
“I can kill you with a raise of my hand!”
As the flames surged, about to trap all of Li Yunqing’s afterimages—
she moved again.
Her figure was dreamlike. All the afterimages merged into one, and instead of retreating, she advanced, directly closing in on the Sixth Prince.
Her right hand lifted slightly, her index finger extended. Five-colored radiance flowed upon it, forming whirlpool-like currents that seemed capable of devouring and dissolving everything.
Ascending to Heaven with One Finger!
It pointed straight at the Sixth Prince’s chest.
Too close.
Her speed was far too fast.
By the time the Sixth Prince reacted, her index finger had already touched his chest.
The flames surrounding him were instantly pierced, leaving a tiny hole at the point of contact.
“What is this?!”
The Sixth Prince’s face was filled with shock as he stared at that finger.
“This is impossible!”
he cried out.
He could not believe that her finger had pierced through his fire-based Momentum of Heaven and Earth.
“Pfft!”
Her slender, jade-like finger landed upon his chest with a soft sound.
In the next moment, Li Yunqing’s body flickered, and more than a dozen afterimages scattered in all directions.
When they dispersed completely, her body had already returned to where she originally stood.
It was as if she had never moved at all.
Such a scene left everyone utterly confused.
They had only seen a dozen afterimages appear around her, merge into one as she appeared before the Sixth Prince, lightly tapping his chest—
then the afterimages reappeared, merged again, and she returned to her original spot.
As if she had never moved in the slightest.
“What just happened?”
“Wait… the flames around the Sixth Prince are dissipating!”
As they watched the fire-like Momentum of Heaven and Earth around him return to the natural world, everyone cried out.
Before they could say more, the Sixth Prince’s body trembled slightly.
“Thud!”
His body collapsed straight onto the arena, completely lifeless.
The anger that once filled his eyes was gone, replaced by emptiness.
“He’s dead?”
“How could that be?!”
“That finger… killed the Sixth Prince?”
“She actually dared to kill a prince!”
In an instant, all eyes turned to Li Yunqing—shock, fear, disbelief all mingled together.
Yet she remained as serene as ever, her graceful figure gentle and soft, as if she were a powerless woman.
Utterly calm, as though the death of the Sixth Prince had nothing to do with her.
But at this moment, everyone understood—
the Sixth Prince had truly been killed by her single finger.
The Profound Realm Grandmasters observing all fell silent.
Especially the lower-tier Grandmasters, whose expressions turned unprecedentedly grim.
That finger could pierce the Momentum of Heaven and Earth.
Her movement speed was dreamlike and unfathomable.
Killing the Sixth Prince had been as easy as reaching into a bag.
If she wanted to kill them—
would it not be just as effortless?
“Good!”
“Though her realm is insufficient, she already possesses the combat strength of a lower-tier Grandmaster!”
“Such talent—unseen in ten thousand years!”
“Hahaha… perhaps our path lies with her!”
The Divine Realm experts watching exchanged thoughts rapidly through the void, each filled with excitement.
It was well known—if one wished to open a new path, one either studied countless martial paths to forge a new way, or used unmatched power to break through the darkness and carve out a path.
With Li Yunqing’s current Upper Tier of the Qi Realm strength already matching a lower-tier Grandmaster, her future would only grow stronger.
At this moment, several Divine Realm experts felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
As long as nothing unexpected happened, once Li Yunqing stepped into the Divine Realm, she would surely break open a new path.
They had already seen hope.
“Bang!”
With a flick of her sleeve, Li Yunqing sent the Sixth Prince’s corpse flying off the arena, landing before the soldiers.
“Third Prince, your turn!”
Toward the Sixth Prince, Li Yunqing did not feel deep hatred.
But toward the Third Prince—who had spread rumors that she seduced the Sword Saint of Cangshan, calling her shameless and promiscuous throughout the Jianghu—
she cared far more.
Since they were enemies, there could be no turning back.
From the moment the Sixth Prince set his sights on her, this outcome had already been inevitable.
Once it involved her family, there could be no peaceful resolution.
Even if, in this era, the Sixth Prince’s mindset was not considered wrong—it was still destined to end this way.
Different positions could not coexist.
The same applied to the Third Prince.
Killing imperial princes before the eyes of the world—
only then could she achieve the result she desired.
After today, who would dare force her into marriage again?
“You… you… you…”
The Third Prince’s eyes widened, his entire body trembling.
His gaze was filled with disbelief.
He knew Li Yunqing had once slain a Profound Realm expert—but that had been with help.
And now, after only a few days—
she had killed the Sixth Prince without a scratch?
Such growth was simply terrifying.
“Do not disgrace the imperial family!”
Just as the Third Prince was about to cry out in fear, Yu Taiyan’s voice transmitted directly into his mind.
“Stall her for a moment, draw everyone’s attention—Arrow Demon will handle the kill!”
“If the Arrow Demon moves, even the Sword God and Sword Saint cannot stop him!”
“You will not die either!”