“Where’s Yun Nishang? Tell her to come here.”
“Do you not understand basic manners when so many esteemed guests have arrived?”
Tears streamed down Yun Nishang’s cheeks as she leaned against Qin Xiu’s shoulder. But the moment she saw the powerful cultivators gathered around Gao Yang, despair flooded her heart.
Gao Yang gnashed his teeth at the sight, “Yun Nishang, you still dare to stand beside this criminal who’s on the brink of death?”
Looking at Qin Xiu, Gao Yang felt a sharp pain in his chest. Today, he wouldn’t let Qin Xiu walk away alive.
“To let the esteemed guests witness such disgrace, I, Gao Yang, offer my apologies.”
He shouted angrily, “This man was once engaged to my cousin but broke the engagement and betrayed her. Not only that, he stole the woman I love!”
“If he’s not eliminated, I will never be at peace!”
As soon as these words fell, a deep disgust appeared in the eyes of Jiang Qianhe and the others. The princess looked at Qin Xiu with contempt. Although he was handsome and full of masculine charm, that wasn’t an excuse to be a heartless man.
Facing the fury of these powerful cultivators, Yun Nishang wept, “Gao Yang, I beg you, please be magnanimous. Spare Qin Xiu…”
Qin Xiu had only narrowed his sword-like eyes slightly, but the moment he saw Yun Nishang cry, his gaze turned ice-cold.
“Gao Yang, have you already forgotten the kick I gave you yesterday?”
Gao Yang’s expression twitched. He hadn’t told anyone about that humiliating moment, but he quickly shouted back, “Hmph, on the verge of death and still spouting nonsense?”
“Cousin, what’s the point of keeping such scum around?”
A cold glint had already flickered in Yun Xuerong’s eyes. Her voice was as indifferent as it had been that day.
“Qin Xiu, I gave you a chance to apologize, but clearly, you didn’t value it.”
“Now, you don’t even have that chance.”
Although this was indeed a private matter, she was now standing with the three top powers of the Great Li Empire.
“Master, please allow me to act on impulse today. If I don’t kill him, my heart will never find peace.”
The Grand Elder of the Heavenly Profound Sect frowned when he heard this and gave Qin Xiu a dismissive glance.
“Is this the fiancé you mentioned? Such a heartless man—go ahead and kill him. Do you need my help?”
“This kind of trash isn’t even worthy of dirtying your master’s hands.”
Yun Xuerong stood tall, and the spiritual Qi of her 6th stage Qi Refining Realm burst forth.
Yun Nishang’s vision blurred with tears, yet she still tightly held Qin Xiu’s hand.
“He’s not like that… Qin Xiu isn’t heartless…”
“Shut up, or I’ll deal with you too!”
What truly drove Yun Nishang to despair wasn’t just her sister’s cold killing intent. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
It was the scorn and disdain in the eyes of all the powerful figures around Gao Yang.
This world ultimately belonged to the strong.
Even if she revealed the truth, so what?
Not only would no one believe her amidst the conflicting accusations, but in order to win over Gao Yang with his powerful spirit body, these people would choose to turn a blind eye.
Just then, Qin Xiu suddenly stepped forward. His sword-like eyes burned with a fiery rage like a dragon’s glare.
“Yun Xuerong, at this point, I don’t care about right or wrong anymore.”
“But you’re right about one thing—today, I never intended to give you a chance to apologize either.”
BOOM!
Qin Xiu’s spiritual Qi surged as his presence grew powerful and majestic.
The entire Yun family was stunned.
“Spiritual Qi? You can actually cultivate?”
Qin Xiu said nothing, just clenched his fist. If this had happened a few days earlier, he wouldn’t have let Yun Nishang suffer this much!
After her initial shock, Yun Xuerong sneered coldly, “After leeching off the Yun family’s spirit herbs for so many years, and you’re only at the 2nd stage Qi Refining Realm? If not for your unforgivable sins, you wouldn’t even be qualified to stand before Gao Yang and me.”
BOOM!
Killing intent burst from Yun Xuerong as she transformed into a cold, murderous silhouette, giving Qin Xiu no chance to speak the truth.
Qin Xiu pushed Yun Nishang behind him and launched forward like a dragon emerging from the deep sea.
“When I beat you until you cough blood, I hope you still claim those spirit herbs belong to the Yun family.”
To Jiang Qianhe and the others, this was a petty squabble.
But Yun Xuerong’s 6th stage Qi Refining Realm strength was already top-tier in Lingqu City. The cold water surrounding her made even the princess marvel.
“Water Radiance Spirit Body… The Heavenly Profound Sect really got lucky. Shouldn’t you stop while you’re ahead?”
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect replied calmly, “This just proves our sect’s fate has arrived. I advise Your Highness to let us enjoy this fortune.”
The others already began plotting what treasures to offer Gao Yang afterward. As for the outcome of this fight, none of them were even interested in watching.
After all, from cultivation alone, the difference was vast.
“This brat’s about to die and still won’t beg for mercy. 2nd stage Qi Refining Realm trying to show off before a Water Radiance Spirit Body? Laughable.”
“Trash like him doesn’t even grovel before Xuerong, let alone betray her. He deserves death.”
Gao Yang sneered mockingly, “This guy loves to twist the truth. He thinks the spirit herbs gifted by the Yun family plus some brute strength make him qualified to challenge my cousin?” Get faster updates on novelping.com.
Gao Wanhua snorted coldly, finally free of this lingering frustration, “Him? He probably can’t even break through the water barrier condensed by Xuerong’s spirit body.”
Jiang Qianhe and the others had no doubts. The Water Radiance Spirit Body was renowned for its defense and ability to trap enemies.
Let alone its innate might—even without it, the four-stage difference meant this heartless man named Qin Xiu couldn’t even shake Yun Xuerong’s protective spiritual Qi.
Yun Xuerong condensed her sword from water, its ripples reflecting her utterly disdainful sneer.
“Trash, die with all that junk on you. With Gao Yang by my side, the Gao family will resonate throughout the Great Li Empire.”
She thrust her sword straight at Qin Xiu’s chest.
The tip gleamed coldly, yet Qin Xiu didn’t dodge or retreat. His right palm reached out and directly grabbed the sword’s blade.
Seeing this, Yun Xuerong’s eyes were full of even greater contempt.
She thought he was desperate enough to struggle just because her Water Radiance Spirit Body specialized in defense?
The water condensed by her spirit body was as sharp as any blade. Even those at her level avoided it—let alone someone at the mere 2nd stage Qi Refining Realm.
Just as Qin Xiu’s hand was about to touch the water sword, a patch of dragon scales suddenly formed in his palm. His spiritual Qi transformed into intertwining golden-red dragon force!
His right arm was coiled with a dragon’s shadow. As his hand closed tightly, the dragon’s mouth snapped down and bit into the flowing water.
Water may be formless and ever-changing, and while the Water Radiance Spirit Body was filled with mysteries that earned the favor of the Heavenly Profound Sect, that dragon’s maw erupted with a savage, destructive power capable of tearing anything apart.
A true dragon lies dormant for eighteen years—once it roars, the world trembles.
Crack!
Qin Xiu clenched his fist violently, and the flowing water instantly shattered!
He then threw a punch with his left hand, another wave of dragon Qi bursting forth and slamming into Yun Xuerong.
The surrounding water evaporated instantly, blasting out a massive shockwave.
BOOM!
The punch was filled not just with overwhelming dragon might but also with Qin Xiu’s seething hatred!
Where the fist landed, nothing could stand. The Water Radiance Spirit Body was broken apart, its power completely destroyed along with Yun Xuerong’s protective spiritual Qi.
“And a clown like Gao Yang wants to make the Gao family famous across the Great Li Empire?
Then what does it mean that I just shattered your Water Radiance Spirit Body with one punch?”