The expressions of all the Golden Core cultivators changed drastically. One of them grabbed the cultivator's collar. "What? Tell me clearly. What exactly happened?"
The gazes of the other cultivators towards Li Qingshan and the others also became extremely unfriendly. They had already expected that there would be casualties in this competition, but they did not expect that it would be a near complete annihilation.
The Foundation Establishment cultivator recounted what had happened while trembling. The group of Golden Core cultivators were all furious. Some of these dead disciples were like their own children to them, while some were directly their descendants. They had deep feelings for each other, and they were also the foundation of their sect. Now, they had all been sacrificed to the Asura's artifact refinement. All of them had died, so they were filled with hatred.
"Si Qing, I won't rest until you're dead!"
On the Soaring Clouds Platform, Si Bao shaded her eyes with her hand. She saw a dozen or so streaks of light flying into the sky. She said, "They're really fast. This North Moon is really bold. However, how could he escape Mo Yu's pursuit!?" She did not expect that the competition would end just like that.
Gu Yanying waved her folding fan lightly and pursed her lips into a smile. "It's just a clone. It doesn't matter even if it's killed. However, if he really succeeds, then Si Qing and the others will be crying!"
Si Bao said in admiration, "Sister, you must have expected this long ago!"
"Of course not. That guy is very difficult to predict."
…
Pitch-black feathers streaked across the sky in pitch-black trajectories.
North Moon did not dare to underestimate the Demon Crown Prince's methods. A mere mirror clone was definitely not Mo Yu's match. If he was delayed for even a moment, Si Qing and the others would immediately rush over, and it would be difficult for him to escape.
He turned around. With a flip of his hand, the Asura Field that had shrunk to the size of a bowl was raised high. A suction force erupted from it, and all the black feathers were sucked into it like stones sinking into the ocean.
He smiled slightly. Aside from being able to summon Asura, this object was also extremely good as a shield. No matter how powerful a move was, once drawn into this Asura Field that spanned several hundred kilometers, it would be difficult for it to cause any damage.
High up in the sky. The two demons, one advancing and one retreating, moved as fast as lightning.
Mo Yu's attack had failed. He stretched out a pale, corpse-like hand and grabbed at Li Qingshan's throat at lightning speed.
"Quake!"
Li Qingshan countered with a palm strike. He wanted to use the force to flee, but Mo Yu's palm gave off a powerful suction, pulling him in firmly. At the same time, a deathly, cold power of death appeared, constantly corroding his body. Wherever it came in contact with, his body would immediately stiffen up and become numb.
In an instant, his entire arm went numb. The color of his skin had also turned deathly grey. With the power of a mere doppelganger. They were far from being a match for a powerful Daemon Commander like Mo Yu. They could not even last a single move.
Bang!
Mo Yu suddenly unfurled a pair of pitch-black wings, wrapping Li Qingshan's entire body within, forming a black ball that began to distort, collapse, and shrink.
Jia Hou waved his feather fan. A blazing white bolt of lightning shot toward Mo Yu. E Dan threw a punch, and the fist aura turned into a ferocious wolf.
However, in that instant, the black sphere had already shrunk to the size of a fist. Bringing along North Moon and the Asura Field, Lightning and Vicious Wolf both missed.
"No!" Si Qing let out a hysterical roar.
A thousand kilometers away, a black dot appeared out of nowhere, transforming into a black sphere. A pair of black wings unfurled. Mo Yu grabbed North Moon's neck and said sinisterly, "You will die!"
"Everyone will die, but not today!"
North Moon's face also turned deathly grey, but he smiled extremely radiantly.
Mo Yu suddenly felt that something was wrong. When he looked at North Moon's hands again, they were completely empty. The Asura Field had already vanished. Then, his figure also began to ripple, gradually turning into nothingness.
It was as if someone had created a ripple on the surface of a lake that was as smooth as a mirror. In an instant, the various scenes reflected on the surface of the lake all began to ripple. As the ripple settled, North Moon had already vanished.
Mo Yu was stunned. His face that resembled a corpse suddenly began to twitch and twist violently. He had expended several days of effort to invade the Asura Field, even going as far as to form grievances with Si Qing. In the end, his mortal enemy, North Moon, had actually taken advantage of the situation. His chest burned with fury, so he suddenly raised his head and let out a crow's cry. All the people and beasts on the ground who heard the crow's cry immediately died.
Si Qing watched helplessly as the Asura Field he had refined vanished before his eyes. It was like he had been struck in the head. He was so depressed that he almost coughed up blood. Surging killing intent assaulted him from behind. Looking back, he saw over a dozen furious Golden Core cultivators chasing after him. They used their strongest killing moves right from the start, no longer holding back at all.
"Die, you scoundrel!"
… …
Below the Soaring Clouds terrace, Li Qingshan smiled at Han Qiongzhi. "Don't worry, I'm fine. Tieyi is fine too!" Water rippled in his right hand under his sleeve, forming a water mirror.
The water mirror twisted, and the palm-sized Asura Field appeared. He immediately used the spirit turtle to suppress its aura.
This was his most versatile innate ability, the Watermirror's Image.
In the beginning, he could create a mirror clone. Afterwards, he discovered that he could use it to reflect attacks. Afterwards, he discovered that he could use the Watermirror's Image to directly summon his clone over no matter how far away he was. The items on his clone were obviously no exception.
In the past, he had never considered this move to be of much use. It was only convenient for him to summon his clone over to help out at crucial times. Perhaps when his clone was surrounded, he could summon it back in time and avoid some losses.
He didn't expect it to be so effective this time. Although he couldn't directly pull the clone over, he could secretly transfer the 'loot' back to the main body through this water mirror. Leaving the clone there was just a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
After fooling both Si Qing and Mo Yu and obtaining the Asura Field, Li Qingshan was delighted. When he looked at the distant horizon again and saw Si Qing fighting against a group of Golden Core cultivators, he was even more delighted. Double the good news.
"Heh, my good grandson A 'Qing, didn't your grandfather North Moon still benefit from all your painstaking efforts and cruelty in the end?"
If he thought about this carefully, there were actually quite a few doubtful points, such as how did Northmoon grasp the perfect timing to intervene, and how did he find the core of the Asura Field as soon as he intervened, gaining control over the Asura Field? Even Mo Yu had spent several days before he gradually eroded the core of the Asura Field.
However, no one could imagine that the real North Moon had been trapped in the Asura Field the entire time. He had used the spirit turtle to derive and analyse the entire Asura Field, which was why he succeeded in a single stroke.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp gaze. He turned around and smiled brightly at Gu Yanying on the Soaring Clouds terrace. He said to Han Qiongzhi, "I'll go talk to commander Gu." He called Hwa Seung-zan.
Hwa Seung-zan followed him in a hurry. The two of them arrived on the Soaring Clouds terrace and clasped their hands. "Subordinate Li Qingshan (Hwa Seung-zan) greets commander Gu and commander Si!"
Si Bao said impatiently, "Li Qingshan, tell me everything that happened. What happened inside?"
Li Qingshan told her everything that had happened. He did not lie at all. He only skipped over everything that had to do with his secrets.
When Si Bao heard that Li Qingshan had obtained the Banyan Tree King's Fruit of Wisdom, she had already widened her eyes. When she heard how he took on eighteen people alone and defeated Si Qing's lackeys, disbelief filled her face.
"The Banyan Tree King gave the Fruit of Wisdom to a kid like you? You were actually able to defeat so many Foundation Establishment cultivators alone? Don't you dare lie, or I'll beat you up! "
Li Qingshan smiled. "Just because of you?"
"What did you say!?" Si Bao doubted her ears. This kid sure had no limits to his arrogance.
"Cough cough, nothing. Hehe, I overreacted. I've been agitated too much recently. "
Gu Yanying stopped Si Bao, who was about to lose her temper. She smiled. "Alright, you can keep going!"
"Afterwards, I went to the various battlefields and put an end to all the battles. I also killed all of Si Qing's subordinates. However, afterwards, the Asura Field descended, and it still fell into chaos. In the end, only the few of us were left, but we were quite lucky. We managed to make it out alive."
Apart from Li Qingshan, everyone felt like they had survived a disaster. However, he was probably the only one who could rejoice. Even the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Clear River prefecture that had the most survivors had lost most of their disciples. However, Li Qingshan did not recognise any of them, so there was nothing to feel sad about.
"This subordinate can testify that everything commander Li said is true!"
Hwa Seung-zan also said. His gaze drifted between Gu Yanying and Li Qingshan. He could not help but wonder, Does she know about his other identity? Heh, I'm such an idiot. If I didn't know, why would I treat him so differently?
The two of them both stood between the human path and the daemon path, so they obviously possessed a natural rapport. They were both straightforward and unfathomable. In the past, under the cedar tree outside Qingyang city, they had actually met by fate, and he was just an insignificant foil.
He could not help but think about how Li Qingshan had once told him that he would either pursue her with everything he had, or he would let it go gently. He had even said that he had no idea just how far apart they were from Gu Yanying. Before he knew it, many years had passed, and he could already stand beside her.
Thinking up to there, he suddenly made up his mind. It was time for him to make a decision!
Si Bao clapped her hands and smiled. "Hah, Si Qing is in deep trouble now. He probably won't even be able to keep his position as the Marquis of Ruyi. I really do need to thank that North Moon!"
If he had only used cultivators as sacrifices to refine the Asura Field, the imperial court probably would not do anything to Si Qing as long as he had a justifiable reason. Perhaps there might even be people who admired Si Qing's generosity. However, if he lost the Asura Field, the situation would be different.
The imperial family had spent a tremendous amount of money to refine the Dragon Arena. It was equivalent to an item bestowed by the emperor. Once it was lost, it would be a great crime. Now that this had happened, the act of using cultivators as sacrifices seemed both brutal and foolish.
In short, evil could be protected, but incompetence could not be forgiven. The imperial court would definitely punish them.
Si Qing understood this as well. His painstaking sacrifice had ended up like this, so he completely descended into a frenzy. He turned into a black dragon and roared furiously, spitting out surging black smoke that formed a black cloud. He moved through it and grabbed a Golden Core cultivator with his claws, about to kill him.
Jia Zhen said in a hurry, "Your highness, you mustn't!"
Si Qing suppressed his fury with difficulty and asked the Golden Core cultivator, "Do you want me to spare your life?"
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