Chapter 223: Who Dares Call Themselves a Genius in Front of Me (6)
“Good combat talent. First, you rely on the sharpness of your weapon to catch Senior Wang off guard and injure him. Then, you quietly inject Profound Ice True Qi to restrict his speed. Finally, you launch a fatal blow. It’s a chain reaction that’s impossible to guard against. Poor Senior Wang, once a Peerless Genius of the HongHua Sect, couldn’t even unleash his full strength before dying wrongly in your hands.”
An Kang pointed and spoke eloquently.
“You’ve figured it all out.”
Qi Huang pouted disdainfully.
“Thank you for the compliment. However, Senior Wang’s death is not entirely without value. At least he told me one thing: although the Sky Thunder Sword is powerful, its casting conditions are very harsh. Without superb movement techniques, you can’t get close to the opponent. Without a sharp sword, you can’t injure the opponent. Without Sky Thunder, it’s completely powerless. Therefore, as long as one link is broken, the Sky Thunder Sword naturally becomes a mere decoration.”
An Kang spoke with increasing excitement, seemingly admiring his own intelligence.
“Too much nonsense.”
Cheng Hong Ling’s figure suddenly disappeared from her original spot. The cold glint of the Blue Scale Sword flickered like starlight in the dimness. Every flash, she would teleport a dozen feet.
“You yellow-haired girl has no martial ethics, attacking without letting me finish?”
An Kang calmly retorted. Then, Yin Energy surged from his feet and rapidly spread along the frozen ground, quickly corroding the Profound Ice into large and small pits.
Cheng Hong Ling’s footing lost its grip, her movement technique was broken, and her speed dropped significantly. However, she still charged towards An Kang with unparalleled ferocity.
An Kang calmly dodged Cheng Hong Ling’s sword and then rapidly retreated. Yin Energy continued to pour from his feet like it was free, corroding everything it touched and creating pits of various sizes on the ground.
“As expected, your movement technique requires a smooth ice surface to be effective!”
An Kang laughed triumphantly, then switched from defense to offense. The treasured sword in his hand was wrapped in Yin Energy that was as substantial as physical matter, and he continuously slashed at Cheng Hong Ling.
Cheng Hong Ling continuously retreated, using her superb movement techniques to repeatedly avert danger.
“Is this all you’ve got? As expected, Senior Wang was just careless to let you succeed. You even want to defeat me using this method. You really are a yellow-haired girl, as naive as a blank piece of paper. It seems I am the Peerless Genius of the HongHua Sect, unprecedented and unrepeatable.”
An Kang laughed triumphantly. His violent sword energy shattered the riddled Profound Ice on the ground into pieces, and even the granite slabs underneath could not escape. The entire ground was turned upside down by him.
The surrounding people were terrified and retreated one after another.
Qi Huang, however, stood calmly in place. As long as her main body was in danger, she would act immediately.
An Kang became increasingly agitated, roaring, “As long as one is a genius, they must have a trump card! Senior Wang left too quickly and didn’t have a chance to show you. Now, I’ll let you witness my trump card!”
“Sorry, not interested!”
Cheng Hong Ling said emotionlessly, “Yi Ze Liang Shi!”
Before her voice fell, she had already floated up lightly. The large area of Profound Ice under her feet, which had been shattered into pieces, melted and seeped into the ground. Since there was no granite to block it, it went extremely smoothly.
In almost the blink of an eye, the area within dozens of feet completely turned into muddy permafrost.
An Kang instinctively wanted to withdraw, but as soon as he took a step, his feet sank in. He struggled to pull himself out, but his body sank deeper and deeper. He panicked and subconsciously wanted to use his Spiritual Sense to fly up, but as soon as the thought occurred, he realized he was already a dead person without a soul. How could he have Spiritual Sense to provide flight?
“It’s over!”
Cheng Hong Ling flashed past like a ghost. The Blue Scale Sword in her hand instantly severed An Kang’s head.
“Thank you for helping me loosen the soil!”
Cheng Hong Ling retracted her sword and said.
“I am not reconciled! I haven’t even used my ultimate move, otherwise, I would never lose to a low-class person from Huang Tian Prefecture!”
An Kang’s severed head grumbled, for as a zombie, he could not die immediately even with his head severed. However, his brain, lacking nourishment from the Yin Energy within his body, would only die with time.
“If you talk too much nonsense, perhaps you’ve already used your ultimate move.”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly.
“Wow! Junior Sister Hong Ling won! She is indeed the unprecedented and unrepeatable genius of our HongHua Sect!”
“Who says the people of Huang Tian Prefecture are all of low bloodlines? The facts prove that phoenixes can indeed fly out from among us!”
“Junior Sister is amazing! She will surely become the first person in our sect’s history to ascend!”
“Who are you looking down on? I think with her here, we can ascend as a whole sect.”
“I think from now on, who in the HongHua Sect would dare to call themselves a genius in front of Junior Sister.”
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At some unknown time, Ruan Lingyu and a few Senior Sisters who had arrived at the scene praised without hesitation. Their greetings were like a flock of nightingales, chirping incessantly. The others also chimed in.
Qi Huang excitedly flew over and then collected An Kang’s head and body into a Storage Ring. This was a Silver Corpse, and if those Nine Nether Demonic Cats weren’t picky eaters, they might soon turn into Cat Demons.
Cheng Hong Ling glared at Qi Huang with a frown, not knowing what this guy was up to.
“Heh heh, two old men who have lived for hundreds of years actually lost to a sixteen-year-old yellow-haired girl and still dare to call themselves geniuses of the HongHua Sect. The geniuses of the HongHua Sect are really worthless!”
Li Hua mocked, without getting angry due to the fall of his subordinate.
“Whether they are worthless or not, you can try it yourself!”
Cheng Hong Ling pointed her sword at Li Hua. After battling two masters consecutively, she still stood tall and graceful, heroic and spirited.
“I would very much like to exchange pointers with the Crown Princess, but as a soldier, the mission comes first. Please forgive me for not competing fairly.”
Li Hua explained politely and then said to everyone behind him, “All soldiers, listen up! After I break this Sky Thunder Sword, you will all attack together and escort our Crown Princess on her way. Remember, strike decisively, do not let the Crown Princess feel any pain, otherwise, I will not forgive you.”
“What? You guys want to gang up on me?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression slightly tightened.
“Didn’t you want us to gang up on you? Just now, your clone said that we can all attack together, one for all.”
Li Hua threw the blame onto Qi Huang.
“You are too shameless! How can you take the boasting of a little girl seriously? You are a former general, don’t you have any shame?”
Xu Mei immediately cursed.
“Uh, this Immortal Elder is too hasty. She is not a yellow-haired girl, but our future Crown Princess. Whatever she says, we subordinates naturally have to obey!”
Li Hua said shamelessly.
“You… you…”
Xu Mei was rendered speechless and stomped her feet in anger.
“It’s over now, isn’t it? I told you to be careful when bragging, what do we do now? They are really going to swarm us!”
Cheng Hong Ling also communicated with her clone via telepathy, feeling extremely helpless.
“Don’t rush, don’t you remember I can act?”
Qi Huang quickly explained.
“You’re still acting? Open your eyes and look, what are the cultivation levels of these evil spirits? Moreover, most of them are zombies and skeletons that have strong resistance to Spiritual Sense. Even the King of Hell himself would have a hard time scaring them away.”
Cheng Hong Ling rebuked angrily.
“Is that so? If the King of Hell can’t do it, it doesn’t mean I can’t!”
Qi Huang’s lips curled slightly, and her body slowly flew up. Then, she praised, “General Li, I am very satisfied with you. You obey my every word, just like a good dog!”
“As long as the Crown Princess is satisfied, as long as you obediently die, and when you become the true Crown Princess, you can have this good dog of mine forever.”
Li Hua’s attitude became more respectful.
“Who said you can only have this good dog of mine after becoming the Crown Princess? Since you’ve come to my doorstep today, you don’t need to leave.”
A sinister smile appeared on Qi Huang’s face.
