As he spoke, he looked towards Qin Xiao, his eyes cold as he said, "To die at my hands, to experience what a level 99 peak fighter is like, you should be content."
"Hahaha."
Qin Xiao suddenly laughed. "Just you, also fit to compare with Tang Chen and Qiandaoliu? You're nothing but a deviant who traded his life for a brief boost in cultivation level..."
Deviant? I'm inferior to Tang Chen and Qiandaoliu? Yu Yuanzhen's eyes flashed with confusion and doubt upon hearing these words.
"Yes, that's certainly nothing to envy!"
"Nor is it something to boast about."
Having heard Qin Xiao's words, Du Gu Bo no longer envied Yu Yuanzhen.
Because he could guess the huge price Yu Yuanzhen paid while gaining his cultivation level.
Qin Xiao then took the opportunity to transmit a message to Du Gu Bo using Sound-thread Telepathy.
"Old poison, don't space out. Take this chance to leave with Er Long. And help me take Yiran and Zhu Qing away from the academy. From now on, the herb garden is yours again."
What!
Du Gu Bo looked at Qin Xiao, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He felt that Qin Xiao's tone was like entrusting his last wishes...
"There's no need to be 'what' about it. Given the strength of the cultivation level Yu Yuanzhen is showing, even I'm not entirely sure of victory. And the loser only has one end..."
Qin Xiao's voice once again rose in Du Gu Bo's ears.
Upon hearing this, Du Gu Bo nodded heavily.
His eyes were filled with determination.
Communication between men was just like this, no need for verbose speeches, a single glance was enough.
Having received the affirmative reply from Du Gu Bo, Qin Xiao then turned his gaze to Liu Erlong and using Sound-thread Telepathy said, "Er Long, the battle to come will be even more dangerous. Leave with Du Gu Bo, and don't refuse. I will come to find you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong was first startled, then nodded silently without uttering a word.
With Du Gu Bo leading, Liu Erlong silently began to retreat.
Seeing that the two were about to move far away, Qin Xiao transmitted another message to Liu Erlong, "Er Long, you're very beautiful, I really like you...."
Hearing this, Liu Erlong trembled all over.
But before she could say anything, Du Gu Bo stopped her, "Now is not the time to distract him. Whatever you have to say can wait until Qin Xiao comes back."
Of course, he added silently in his heart.
Some words may never have the chance to be said in this lifetime.
....
"So what if that is the case, so what?"
"As long as I can have revenge, even if it costs my life, what does it matter?"
"Anyway, this old man has already lost everything, alone in this world without attachments. You are my only obsession. As long as I kill you, it's all worth it! Die!"
After a brief moment of daze, Yu Yuanzhen snapped back to reality.
He seemed to go mad, roaring at Qin Xiao.
At the same time, his ninth soul ring lit up.
A hundred-meter-long phantom of the Holy Radiant Dragon took over the sky.
"Holy Dragon!"
"Annihilation!"
As a grand voice echoed throughout the void, the phantom of the Holy Radiant Dragon, under Yu Yuanzhen's control, launched an attack along with Yu Yuanzhen's own incarnation of the Holy Radiant Dragon towards Qin Xiao.
"Nine Heavens Tribulation Light!"
Qin Xiao stretched out both hands, and from within the world behind him, a rainbow light suddenly burst forth.
With Qin Xiao as its vessel, the light shone brilliantly.
Whoosh!
In just an instant, a seven-colored light also occupied half of the sky, standing against the massive Holy Radiant Dragon!
For a moment, the two sides were caught in a deadlock.
However, Yu Yuanzhen's heart couldn't calm down.
"How is this possible? Even if I don't have the power of a god, I should at least have the power of a demi-god by now. How can he withstand it?"
"I don't believe it. With your cultivation level, you can't outlast me!"
Yu Yuanzhen grew even more frantic.
In contrast, the changes on Qin Xiao seemed to indeed confirm his words.
Crack, crack, crack...
Fine cracks appeared on the surface of Qin Xiao's Thunder Emperor Armor.
Then, with a "bang," it shattered.
It turned into arcs of electricity and ultimately dissipated.
And as the Thunder Emperor Armor shattered, his cultivation level began to fall from level 97.
Level 95, level 94, level 93...
In an instant, he was reduced to his original form.
The opportunity has come! Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes shone with excitement.
Roar!
The Holy Radiant Dragon made a sudden powerful move, fiercely pressing down the rainbow Nine Heavens Tribulation Light.
Qin Xiao immediately found himself in a crisis.
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"Your Highness, you, let me go!"
In a more distant place, Liu Erlong noticed something amiss and no longer wanted to follow.
It was as if a massive hand had fiercely clenched and squeezed her heart.
It hurt so much she could hardly breathe.
"Don't go back."
Du Gu Bo extended his hand, stopping Liu Erlong, "Shihu explained to you that Qin Xiao had already prepared for life and death when he sent me the message. If you go back now, you can't save him; instead, it will make him die with his eyes open."
"What!"
The beautiful eyes of Liu Erlong suddenly became misty.
She couldn't believe this was real.
"Bang!"
But in the next moment, she felt a heavy blow to the back of her head and blacked out.
"Good people don't live long, villains live for a thousand years."
"Qin Xiao, oh Qin Xiao, you troublemaker, you better not die."
"Don't make me look down on you."
Gazing in the direction of Qin Xiao, Du Gu Bo muttered under his breath.
Then, carrying Liu Erlong, he hurried towards Tiandou City.
...
Meanwhile,
Tiandou City.
Inside the imperial palace, Qian Renxue suddenly stood up from the throne.
She looked in one direction and asked loudly, "Elders, do you know what has happened?"
Her strength was not weak; she could vaguely sense that there was some disturbance in that direction.
As Qian Renxue's voice fell, the figure of Snakelance Douluo appeared in the main hall and answered solemnly, "Your Highness, it seems that there is a powerful battle in that direction!"
"How far away is it?"
Qian Renxue asked.
"At the very least, it's about a hundred miles away!"
Snakelance Douluo thought for a moment before answering seriously.
"A battle a hundred miles away and we can still sense it, I wonder what kind of powerful beings they are!"
Surprise filled Qian Renxue's voice.
"Perhaps, maybe, probably, it's a power not weaker than the Great Priest."
With a heavy voice, Snakelance Douluo answered, "Once, I saw the Great Priest make a move; even a hundred miles away, powerful Soul Masters could still sense the disturbance...."
A power on par with grandfather? Shock flickered across Qian Renxue's eyes.
Doesn't that mean they are at the pinnacle of Soul Land?
Someone fighting against such a powerful being can't possibly be weak, right?
"Where is the Porcupine Elder?"
She asked again.
Without any hesitation, Snakelance Douluo answered, "He has already gone to investigate."
"Then let's wait for the Porcupine Elder to return; everything will become clear."
Qian Renxue nodded and slowly sat down in her original position.
However,
What she didn't say out loud was that she already had an immature idea in her mind: wouldn't all this be related to Qin Xiao again?
As she thought this,
She shook her head secretly, "Qian Renxue, you are being really immature. Although grandfather deemed Qin Xiao to have the potential to become a god, he's still too young. No matter what, he can't contend with a strong being like grandfather."
...
At the same time,
Seven Treasures Glaze Sect.
"Sect Master, Uncle Jian, Uncle Jian, what's wrong with you?"
Inside the Sect Main Hall, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were discussing some sect affairs.
However, as they were talking, Ning Fengzhi realized that Sword Douluo was becoming distracted.
Moreover, when he called him several times, Sword Douluo did not respond.
Boom!
Just then, a loud noise came from outside the main hall.
Ning Fengzhi promptly looked over.
He saw the figure of Bone Douluo descending from the sky, landing outside of the main hall.
"Uncle Bone, what happened to you?"
Ning Fengzhi furrowed his brows.
He felt that Bone Douluo was also acting very unusually.
At that moment, Bone Douluo also entered the main hall hurriedly, his face devoid of its usual smile and with a look of seriousness, he asked, "Sect Master, Ning, have you sensed it?"
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