บท 85: The Fierce Battle of Wen Qingxue

The young man in white robes moved at an incredible speed, but everyone present, except for two maids, were top-tier experts, and they reacted immediately.

Elder Zhu's face changed, and he was about to step forward, but then he seemed to think of something and hesitated, stopping the left foot he was about to lift.

Just as everyone thought Wen Qingxue had no way to escape the incoming attack, they were surprised to find that her speed was no weaker than that of the young man in white robes.

Wen Qingxue's figure suddenly became elusive, effortlessly evading the approaching palm and appearing by the side of the young man in white robes. She silently struck out with her palm.

"Hmm?"

The young man in white robes was slightly surprised but not flustered.

As he moved again, his right hand extended.

A substantial orange true qi extended from his palm, rapidly twisting and expanding outward.

In less than the blink of an eye.

A true qi giant palm, nearly ten meters tall, appeared before everyone, carrying an unparalleled terrifying aura, reaching for Wen Qingxue's body.

The true qi giant palm was entirely orange, and its palm alone was as tall as a building. Its five slightly curved fingers were thicker than an average person's waist, and as it reached forward, the fingers began to tighten, as if they wanted to crush Wen Qingxue's body in their grasp.

It was lifelike, like a real flesh and blood palm.

"Whoosh!"

A massive amount of air was swiftly pushed aside, creating a storm-like wave of qi.

The distance between them was not far to begin with, and the speed of the true qi giant palm was extremely fast. In Wen Qingxue's eyes, it was like an overwhelming, sky-covering curtain, leaving her with no escape.

The two maids standing at the gate were stunned by this scene, but they dared not make a sound. They could only cover their mouths and watch in horror.

Just when everyone thought Wen Qingxue had no way out, her figure suddenly blurred, instantly splitting into a dozen or more residual shadows that scattered in different directions.

"Huh? This movement technique..."

The young man in white robes furrowed his brow.

For a moment, he couldn't even distinguish the true and false Wen Qingxue residual shadows and randomly moved toward one of them, making a gentle grab.

"It's truly the exceptional body technique of the Spirit Sea Realm."

"Condensing qi into form, transforming into myriad things, indeed formidable!"

On the other side.

Wen Qingxue, who had escaped danger, clapped her hands lightly and said with a smile, "However, to have a high-ranking envoy of the sacred sect bully the weak doesn't seem like much of a skill. How about having a disciple at the Innate Realm of the sacred sect spar with me?"

The young man in white robes withdrew his attack, looking somewhat surprised as he said, "It's actually a Heaven-ranked perfected body technique."

"Since you managed to evade my two attacks, I won't hold your offense against you this time. But if I hear any more disrespectful words, I won't let you off so easily."

Wen Qingxue smiled and was about to speak when the other silent envoy suddenly stepped forward.

He appeared much younger, like an adolescent, carrying an unsheathed long sword with an indifferent expression.

"Senior Brother Bai, since Wen Qingxue wants to spar with one of the Innate Realm disciples of our sacred sect, I'll accompany her."

The young man named Senior Brother Bai glanced at him and smiled, "Alright, go ahead and spar!"

The young envoy continued to walk forward slowly.

"I'm Shi Junchen. Although I'm five years older than you, we're both at the Innate Realm. Challenging someone younger than you doesn't count as bullying, right?"

Wen Qingxue tilted her head and pondered for a moment.

"Are you the Shi Junchen who is currently ranked first on the Hidden Dragon List?"

Recently, because both Jiang Heng and herself had made it onto the Hidden Dragon List, she had looked at the rankings and had some impression of this name.

"That's right!"

Shi Junchen drew his sword, his expression remained cold.

"Good!"

Wen Qingxue smiled, then glanced at one of the maids who had quietly stood up against the wall, "Fetch my sword!"

One of the maids hurriedly ran into the courtyard and returned shortly with a magnificent long sword, holding it with both hands and passing it to Wen Qingxue.

"Clang!"

Without turning her head, Wen Qingxue drew the long sword.

The silver blade seemed to radiate a chilling sword light.

The maid immediately retreated to the wall, and Senior Brother Bai also stepped back a few steps.

At that moment, there were no obstacles between Wen Qingxue and Shi Junchen, and they were ready to face off.

A fierce battle was about to begin!

Including Elder Zhu and Senior Brother Bai, everyone watched with some anticipation.

Originally, everyone thought that Wen Qingxue's presence on the Hidden Dragon List was mainly due to her exceptional talent, and her strength might not necessarily surpass other Hidden Dragon List geniuses.

However, the moment of her displayed movement technique just now had even impressed Elder Zhu and Senior Brother Bai.

Heaven-ranked martial arts, even for Hidden Dragon List geniuses, very few could cultivate them to perfection, let alone the mastery level.

So, with just a Heaven-ranked perfected body technique, Wen Qingxue was more than capable of standing undefeated in many situations.

And Shi Junchen had held the top spot on the Hidden Dragon List for over a year.

His last public action had been over half a year ago when he instantly killed a wanted criminal at the Ninth Stage of the Innate Realm.

The two maids standing by had forgotten their fear and were now looking forward to the upcoming duel with excitement.

One was a 14-year-old genius ranked on the Hidden Dragon List.

The other was the top-ranked Hidden Dragon List genius for a year.

For them, this was undoubtedly an unprecedented peak showdown!

Suddenly.

Both of them moved at the same time.

Like two streaks of light, one black and one white.

The white was Shi Junchen, the black was Wen Qingxue.

"Clang!"

The two streaks of light shuttled back and forth on the open ground, with silver sword light tracing various elusive arcs. They clashed in the air repeatedly, occasionally releasing sharp sword qi.

As the battle progressed, Senior Brother Bai's expression gradually grew more serious.

"This Wen Qingxue not only has perfected her body technique, but her explosive power is also astonishing. With a cultivation of the Sixth Stage of the Innate Realm, she can actually contend head-on with Shi Junchen!"

"Her martial talent is truly formidable, even I have to admit my inferiority."

"Combined with her incredible cultivation speed..."

"I'm afraid that within the entire sacred sect, she belongs to the most elite few."

Meanwhile, in the midst of the battle, Shi Junchen's expression became increasingly solemn.

Based on the true qi attached to Wen Qingxue's long sword, he could naturally judge that her cultivation was at around the Sixth Stage of the True Qi Realm.

While he himself was at the Tenth Stage of the Innate Realm.

He had always challenged opponents of higher levels, but unexpectedly, he was now in such a difficult and evenly matched battle with a 14-year-old girl of lower cultivation.

Even in hundreds of exchanges within a minute, he hadn't gained any upper hand and couldn't see any hope of winning.

"It seems it's time to call it a draw."

Shi Junchen sighed inwardly.

Just at that moment.

Wen Qingxue used all her strength to push him back with a single sword strike. Then, she leaped backward, her right hand holding the sword, which she retracted to her waist, as if preparing to unsheathe it.

Her entire body's true qi continued to condense, and the crimson true qi on her long sword visibly solidified at an alarming rate, emitting an increasingly terrifying aura.