"Senior, I'm not lying to you …"
Qin Yu smiled wryly and helplessly when he saw the old woman's cold gaze. "It's true that Duan Ling Tian has only ascended to the Spirit Overarching Heaven for less than five years. I, Qin Yu, can guarantee this with my dignity!"
Qin Yu's expression was solemn as he spoke.
The old woman firmly stared at Qin Yu. She was trying to see if Qin Yu was lacking in confidence from his eyes. However, she discovered that Qin Yu was fearlessly looking back at her without the slightest bit of fear.
She could not help but feel puzzled.
Could it be that what this Qin Yu said was true?
"Do you know Murong Bing?"
Duan Ling Tian asked in a deep voice while the old woman stared at Qin Yu. Her heart was filled with doubt.
Murong Bing!
As soon as Duan Lingtian finished speaking, the old woman's eyes widened. She shifted her gaze from Qin Yu to Duan Lingtian at lightning speed. She sneered and said, "It seems like you're aware that Miss Bing is from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect!
If that's the case, you should be able to understand that you didn't die in vain! "
As she spoke, the killing intent in the old lady's eyes soared to the extreme.
"She's from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect."
Duan Ling Tian smiled when he heard the old woman's words. He was certain Murong Bing was from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect.
This was the answer he had been searching for ever since he had parted ways with Murong Bing.
"Does she know that you're here to kill me?"
Duan Lingtian asked as he stared at the old woman.
"A person who's about to die doesn't need to know too much!"
The old woman scoffed. Celestial Origin Energy surged out of her body. Like a ferocious beast, she sent King Qin and the Third Prince, who were standing in front of Duan Lingtian, flying to the side.
Following that, Qin Yu, who was standing next to Duan Lingtian, was sent flying to the side as well.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Qin Yu, who had been sent flying to the side, seemed to have realized something. His expression changed drastically.
"Looks like she doesn't know."
Withdrawing his gaze from the old woman's eyes, the smile on Duan Lingtian's face became even more brilliant. Even when Qin Yu and Qin Wang beside him were blasted far away, he did not show any signs of fear or panic.
"Die!"
When the old woman saw the brilliant smile on Duan Lingtian's face, her old face became distorted and hideous. She let out an earth-shattering shout as waves of terrifying Celestial Origin Energy surged out of her body.
In an instant, the rolling Celestial Origin Energy enveloped Duan Lingtian like a dark cloud, making him look like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
In the next moment, the rolling dark clouds rapidly shrank.
The terrifying power swept towards Duan Lingtian with an oppressive aura.
"You shouldn't be so hesitant."
At this moment, Duan Ling Tian's calm voice resonated in the air.
Judging from his tone, he didn't seem to reveal the slightest bit of panic even until now ….
"When you return to the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect, tell your sect leader that I'll personally bring the betrothal gifts to the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect and marry Murong Bing in a grand manner!"
Duan Lingtian's voice rang in the air again.
"Hm?!"
Upon hearing Duan Lingtian's words, the old woman frowned as though she had sensed something. Her expression changed drastically.
"You … You have the Shadow Void Escaping Talisman?!"
When the old woman cried out in shock, her Celestial Origin Energy that was rolling like dark clouds began to converge. A loud bang rang in the air as the old woman's voice reverberated in the air.
Following that, the Celestial Origin Energy that had been gathering rapidly exploded.
In the next moment, an exaggerated mushroom cloud appeared and rose into the sky.
"This is bad!"
"Wa!"
"Puff!"
…
The instant the mushroom cloud appeared, a terrifying shockwave swept out in all directions from the center of the mushroom cloud. The terrifying shockwave swept through the surroundings of the arena in the blink of an eye, killing most of the young experts under the age of 100 from the various prefectures under the Duke of Qin's Mansion.
Only a few of the remaining young experts survived.
Even the elders and Revered Elders from the 16 counties under King Qin's Mansion could barely protect themselves from the shockwave. All of them coughed out mouthfuls of blood and were severely injured.
Only the County Governors of the 16 counties, who were Great Overarching Golden Celestials, were capable of protecting the young powerhouses.
However, their strength was limited. They could only protect some of the young powerhouses.
Under such circumstances, it was only natural that they would choose to protect the young powerhouses who were more important.
For example, in the spectator seats where the people from Soaring Wind County were seated, several Elders and Sinecures from the County Governor's Mansion of Soaring Wind County were severely injured. The County Governor, Chu Tingxuan, was only able to protect his two children, Chu Yan and Chu Yu. The rest of the young experts who participated in the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties were all dead!
The situation was similar in the other counties. The elders and Revered Elders could barely protect themselves while the County Governors protected the talented and powerful young powerhouses who came to participate in the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties.
Apart from Duan Lingtian, the other nine people who participated in the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties survived.
The Nine Specters County suffered the most.
This was because Tian Ji Yu, the County Governor of the Nine Specters County, had been killed by the Celestial Duke from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect. Therefore, there were no Great Overarching Golden Celestials to protect the young powerhouses. Only the inner court elders of the County Governor's estate of the Nine Specters County, Pang Bing, Zheng Qiu, and a few Revered Elders survived.
The people from the 16 counties under King Qin's Mansion were in a terrible state.
Only the VIP seats were better off.
There weren't many people, and only a few were injured.
The people in the VIP seats were from the major sects and clans under King Qin's Mansion's jurisdiction. These sects and clans were more powerful than the powerhouses from the 16 counties under King Qin's Mansion's jurisdiction. Many Great Overarching Golden Celestials had come to participate in the Martial Competition of the 16 counties.
Therefore, these Great Overarching Golden Celestials had protected most of the people.
Only a small number of people, due to various reasons, were affected by the aftershocks of the mushroom cloud and suffered some injuries.
As for the people from King Qin's Mansion, almost all of them were unharmed.
Qin Wang and the Third Prince are protecting Qin Yu effortlessly.
The host of the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties was a Golden Immortal of the Great All-Embracing Heaven. If he had been among the audience, he would not have felt any pressure. However, because he was close to the mushroom cloud, he still suffered some minor injuries.
As for the people from King Qin's Mansion behind the VIP seats, they were unharmed.
Even the nine snow-white horses with the cultivation base of Violet Sun Golden Celestials were unharmed under the protection of the Great Overarching Golden Celestials from King Qin's Mansion.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
…
The remaining power of the mushroom cloud in the sky above the battle arena continued to spread in all directions, causing the spectator seats around the battle arena to completely collapse, turning into ruins. This caused the people in the seats to only be able to step into the air and stand in the empty space.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
…
After a long while, the mushroom cloud above the combat ring finally disappeared. A gust of wind blew past, and the scene returned to its original state.
However, apart from the combat ring, all the buildings in the venue were unharmed.
Apart from the curtains behind the VIP spectator seats, the rest of the spectator seats had been reduced to a pile of rubble.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
…
Just as the entire place fell silent, everyone turned to look at the plain-clothed figure in the air above the combat ring. The plain-clothed figure was none other than the old woman dressed in a plain-clothed robe.
The old woman stood there. She couldn't be considered tall and had nothing to do with being strong.
However, as she stood there, the gazes that landed on her body were filled with the fear of surviving a calamity.
"The powerhouse from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect is so terrifying?!"
"This destructive power … Isn't it too terrifying? Moreover, she didn't use it on us. It's the aftershock of her attack on Duan Lingtian. "
"Even a peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial wouldn't have such terrifying strength, right?"
"Is this old woman a Celestial Duke from the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect?!"
…
Many people whispered among themselves as they looked at the old woman. Based on their words, most of them felt the old woman was stronger than an Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial.
A Celestial Duke!
There were many Celestial Dukes in the Compassionate Celestial Traveler Sect.
"H-he … Is he dead?"
Among the people from the Soaring Wind County, Chu Yu looked at the sky above the combat ring anxiously. He wanted to find the purple-clothed figure, but his efforts were in vain.
"He should be fine. If he's dead, there would be traces left behind. Didn't you notice there's no blood on the combat ring? "
Chu Yan who was standing next to Chu Yu shook his head.
Upon hearing Chu Yu's words, Chu Yu lowered his head and looked at the combat ring. Indeed, there was no blood on the combat ring.
Logically speaking:
If Duan Ling Tian was really killed, then even if his body was directly blasted into powder, there would surely be a mist of blood that fell down and left behind some traces on the combat ring.
However, there was none.
This meant Duan Lingtian was still alive.
"Before the old woman unleashed her power, she seemed to have lost her composure and shouted the Shadow Void Escaping Talisman. If I'm not mistaken, Duan Ling Tian must've used a Shadow Void Escaping Talisman at the most critical moment to escape from this place. "
Chu Ting Xuan, the County Governor of the Soaring Wind County, said in a deep voice.
At this moment, the gentle and refined middle-aged scholar's expression was unsightly.
Earlier, the other 28 young powerhouses who came with him to participate in the Martial Competition of the 16 Counties were killed by the old woman's power.
"Duan Lingtian!"
In the sky above the combat arena, Qin Yu, who was protected by Qin Yu and the Third Prince, had just recovered from his shock and seemed to have suddenly recalled something, causing his face to go pale. Subsequently, he looked left and right as if he'd gone mad, wanting to find traces of Duan Ling Tian.
"Don't worry, he's fine …"
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