ASER - Chapter 165
Chapter 165: Martial Combat
The Bloodline Origin Array's primary function was to amplify bloodline power; it wasn't a bug that could be used for saving lives. A'Diao couldn't just cheat the system. However, she was someone who always planned ten steps ahead for every one she took, but the prerequisite was having the ability to take that first step.
After Qu Jiangnan's sacrifice, her flesh and blood body disintegrated, and her soul was on the verge of scattering. Fundamentally, A'Diao's talents weren't inclined towards healing, so it was impossible for her to save Qu Jiangnan at that moment.
But she was too calm. From seeing Qu Jiangnan's sacrifice from afar to scooping up the flesh and blood remains after she fell, A'Diao's turbulent emotions quickly subsided, and she swiftly made an assessment.
1. The sacrifice was complete; there was no turning back.
2. Qu Jiangnan's older sister, Qu Xia'er, was about to be resurrected.
3. Whether she could be saved was unknown, but if there was any hope, her flesh, blood, and bones had to be preserved. Reconstructing a physical body was incredibly difficult, and even thinking of having Jiang Zhou and others try to summon her soul later would be impossible without them.
So, A'Diao immediately summoned the Bloodline Origin Array. This thing targeted bloodlines. Qu Jiangnan had given her a portion of her own bloodline, while the rest of her bloodline, along with her flesh and bones, had been pulverized...
A'Diao now gathered them all, her gaze sweeping over three large formations. When she saw the blood-red formation at the grave mound, she paused, then instantly understood.
"Damn, my teacher really is something else."
"So that's how it is."
A'Diao directly understood Qu Jiangnan's intention—she wasn't simply sacrificing herself to resurrect Qu Xia'er, but rather facilitating another form of resurrection.
Toilet: "This formation seems to be..."
A'Diao: "The Corpse Spirit King Array."
Toilet: "!!!"
So ruthless! This Qu Jiangnan is too ruthless!
How could this be a simple resurrection? This was directly creating a terrifying trump card.
"No wonder she chose this mountain..."
Even Toilet understood now. Back then, Qu Xia'er definitely hadn't died an ordinary, normal death. She must have suffered horrific abuse, and her resentment was likely immense. Qu Jiangnan knew this.
Ordinary resurrection methods wouldn't work, so Qu Jiangnan chose the most ruthless way.
Using resentment to fuel resentment, she simply concocted such a foundation for her older sister.
And choosing this mountain, as well as luring so many Qu family members here, also served a purpose—she needed endless resentment, the Qu family's bloodline, and their energy.
This mountain might also have some connection to the two sisters. So many skeletons and wronged souls, likely numbering in the thousands. Many of the incidents below were ancient, while those on top were mostly from the last twenty or thirty years...
None of this was important anymore. What mattered was A'Diao's deduction based on Qu Jiangnan's actions.
"Even if she wanted to resurrect Qu Xia'er, there was no need to sacrifice herself. She wasn't an idealist. And given the scale of this Corpse Spirit King Array sacrifice—so much resentful energy and so many skeletons, three Star Realm cultivators plus twelve peak Glimmer Realm cultivators, plus her own power from breaking through to the Extreme Star Realm, and... she intentionally drew tribulation lightning, also to borrow the power of heaven and earth to build a foundation for Qu Xia'er."
"I'm afraid Qu Xia'er will have the strength of a Lesser Spirit King after resurrection... Such a grand plan must be addressing a significant need. Don't tell me the Qu family has a 300-year-old ancestor who's fucking resurrected?! And it's very likely they're also at the Lesser Spirit King level."
"Holy shit!"
If Qu Jiangnan could anticipate the Qu family's schemes and possessed the aptitude to break through to the Extreme Star Realm, she could have effortlessly entered Lushan Academy. With A'Diao also steadily rising and entering Lushan, the master-disciple duo could have bided their time for a few years and had everything they could wish for. Would they still fear the Qu family then?
Yet, she suddenly did this, and it seemed she had started preparing some time ago.
This indicated she had realized the Qu family's trump card even before.
Lesser Spirit King level—what did that entail? Lushan Academy could certainly protect them, but the price would be that the two of them could absolutely never leave Lushan's main territory.
Toilet: "She would be fine, but you wouldn't. Even if Lushan values your aptitude, if you were constantly trapped in Lushan, unable to go out for experience, and at risk of assassination by a Lesser Spirit King at any moment, Lushan couldn't guarantee your complete safety. Besides, even if you were safe, what about Xie Jingyu? And Jiang Zhou? They would clearly be dragged down by her, easily killed or captured by the Qu family's old monster to threaten her."
Perhaps it was her true self, but her moral compass was set far higher than A'Diao's or others. Weighing the pros and cons, Qu Jiangnan chose to sacrifice herself to create an existence capable of counterbalancing, and even retaliating against, the Qu family and that old monster.
Qu Xia'er would walk the path of the Corpse Spirit King.
This path was not easy, but it was still better than dying tragically without any release.
As for her own sacrifice... how could one accomplish great things without paying a price?
Perhaps in her eyes, as long as the ultimate goal was achieved—neutralizing the Qu family's threat and ensuring the safety of A'Diao and the other two—nothing else mattered.
Including herself.
Of course, she might have hesitated. She certainly knew that once Qu Xia'er was resurrected and regained her senses, she would undoubtedly grieve her death.
But one death meant four lives.
Ultimately, it was still a net gain.
So, from encouraging A'Diao to take the Lushan entrance exams, to outwardly agreeing with Xie Jingyu about entering Lushan, she had, in reality, already made her plans.
If there was a smooth, broad highway, who would willingly walk a muddy path?
As powerful and intelligent as Qu Jiangnan was, with her exceptional aptitude and easy mastery of talismans and formations, in reality, she had no other path to take.
This choice was her optimal one, she just hadn't expected A'Diao to arrive.
Perhaps, before dying, her only thought was: Ah, this disciple I picked up so easily seems even stronger than I imagined. And she really will collect my corpse, just as she promised when she instantly knelt to become my disciple.
But, what a pity, I won't be able to see you soar into the heavens with my own eyes.
But it doesn't matter. Your master has already removed a roadblock for you. May you ascend directly to the ninth heaven.
From now on, you will no longer be like me, like my sister—born in a mire, drowning in an abyss.
The disciple was one to quietly accomplish great things; naturally, the master wouldn't be much different.
After A'Diao figured these things out, the thought of a Lesser Spirit King targeting her made her scalp tingle. She also vaguely understood that Qu Jiangnan must have felt guilty towards her.
"Before she taught me the secret technique, she definitely didn't know about that old monster. Otherwise, she wouldn't have involved me. But after teaching me, she discovered the Qu family's schemes, and seeing my spiritual body aptitude continuously manifest, it was clear I would be suspected by the Qu family..."
And then... then she died.
A'Diao took a deep breath. Suddenly, she saw the corpse energy from the grave mound surge violently, and a terrifying pressure was released.
Holy shit, holy shit!
All her Mental Threads were screaming danger, and Toilet shouted, "Run! The Corpse King is most bloodthirsty right after awakening! She won't recognize you!! Run, Chen Diaodiao!!!"
A'Diao quickly retracted the Origin Array into her body. Looking at the grave mound, from which black energy surged and roared, she trembled with fear. As she turned to flee, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
Was she just going to let it go like this?
She didn't have the ability to resurrect Qu Jiangnan, nor could she bear such immense karma. Besides, Qu Jiangnan hadn't asked her to take on this huge responsibility, so why should she bother?
But what about Qu Xia'er?
Big sister, you're alive, but your younger sister has been turned into tomato paste!
And such a huge price was paid, only to eliminate a dozen or so Qu family members? Even if Qu Xia'er could be used to counterbalance that old fox in the future... Chen A'Diao would still have to be extremely cautious.
How could she be willing? How could she resign herself to that! Did the Qu family even deserve such consideration?!
A'Diao's thoughts raced. Abruptly, an idea, something akin to a cunning scheme, formed in her mind.
So, she suddenly manipulated dozens of Mental Threads, carrying a piece of information, to shoot into the grave mound. Then, A'Diao decisively severed these Mental Threads.
She turned and shot high into the sky, fiercely devouring some Star Coins to replenish her energy, and then...
Buzz!!
As A'Diao teleported away, countless streams of resentful energy from the mountain surged into the grave mound, so dense it almost liquefied. At first glance, it looked like black water pouring into the tomb.
Shortly after A'Diao disappeared.
Buzz... The grave mound released corpse energy that shot up ten zhang high.
The corpse energy pierced the ninth heaven.
In a moment, the tomb cracked open. A withered, twisted, broken arm reached out. Its five slender bone fingers looked as if they had all been broken in life, crooked and contorted. But now, with strange cracking sounds, they mended themselves.
"Nan... Nan?"
Not long after, the formation disc dissipated, and the mountain collapsed.
Everything turned to ruins, and the corpse energy... vanished without a trace.
The commotion in Diannan was too great. Official departments and various parties were gathering information, and it would take some time for this information to reach the Capital.
At this time, it was 7:55.
The high officials, dignitaries, and influential figures of the Capital, along with the magnates and powerful clans from various prefectures and provinces of the Tang Song Nation, were not in the Capital at this moment. They had all taken airships or teleportation arrays in advance to the location of the martial examination.
Jingzhou, Xiaoxiang—a renowned place of grim slaughter in the Tang Song Nation, once hailed as one of the death zones for the first generation of Tang Song national war combatants.
Because far too many battles had erupted in Jingzhou. In fact, the Battle of Huqiu, which Daoist Xu and others participated in, took place in Jingzhou. And there were no less than ten battles similar to Huqiu in Jingzhou's history, more than half of which were located in Xiaoxiang.
Xiaoxiang—the name was classical and elegant, yet it was steeped in a history of fierce bravery. Therefore, the 'Xiaoxiang Elegant Gathering' mentioned previously by the Cao family members at the Buddhist temple was, in fact, merely appropriating this history to give a rather dignified name to an extravagant gathering of young masters and ladies.
In Xiaoxiang, there were many remnants of ancient battlefields, once scenes of utter devastation. Later, when spiritual energy vanished, although the Three Kingdoms still engaged in sordid strife, the lethality was controlled, and society gradually stabilized. Subsequently, Jingzhou developed its economy, and many places were restored. However, many people had died there, after all.
In Xiaoxiang, Buddhist and Daoist temples were the most common sights. While not to the exaggerated extent of one every ten steps, they were indeed numerous.
But the most famous was the Ten Thousand Demons Rakshasa Courtyard.
Its specific appearance will not be detailed here. In any case, those who had already arrived at the Ten Thousand Demons Rakshasa Courtyard had no inclination to observe their surroundings. After all, for people of Jiang Zhou and Xie Jingyu's level and experience, they had visited such places long ago.
Now, Xie Jingyu and the others saw the arriving examinees.
Out of 3000 people, 2999 had actually arrived.
Not just them, even completely unrelated spectators had noticed that, so far, one person was still missing.
Online posts about Chen A'Diao potentially missing the exam had already accumulated tens of millions of replies.
Initially, Xie Jingyu, Xiao Jin, and the others also found it strange. However, since Xiao Jin saw Zhao Ritian present, she knew A'Diao wasn't in any danger. So, was she just delayed by something?
As they were pondering and worrying, their respective intelligence personnel suddenly relayed the news about the commotion in Diannan.
In any case, Xiao Jin immediately realized something had happened!
She knew too much intelligence. She had investigated Qu Jiangnan many times and naturally understood more about her past.
The moment those coordinates appeared, her nerves twitched.
Seeing her expression change, Xiao Mieluo asked.
Xiao Jin showed him the intelligence. "That mountain is the hometown of the Qu sisters' biological mother. Their maternal family was once a renowned scholarly clan, with ancestors who were Forbidden Masters and possessed many inherited ancient texts. However, their line had few descendants, and their mother was the only one left in the main family... She thought she had found a good husband, but it turned out the Qu family exploited them, seizing their assets as if they had no heirs. We don't know how their mother died, but judging from Qu Jiangnan's forbearing nature, it definitely wasn't anything good. Now, something has suddenly happened there..."
Xiao Mieluo's expression also changed. "I'll go take a look."
He was just about to leave.
The celestial phenomenon of an Extreme Star Realm cultivator appeared, followed by the destructive celestial phenomenon of a fall.
Xie Jingyu and Jiang Zhou also received the news at this moment. They were still a bit stunned when they saw the celestial phenomena, and both instantly reeled in shock.
They didn't need to investigate Qu Jiangnan; one look at the location and they knew the Qu family must have made a move.
Xie Jingyu and Jiang Zhou shot to their feet, the faces of the old and young duo pale and grim. After watching the celestial phenomena, they both looked towards the Qu family's contingent.
At this time, the Qu family head, Qu Zhen, was calm and composed, even raising his cup in a gesture towards them.
Was he even human? Qu Jiangnan was his daughter...
Beast.
Xie Jingyu was about to strike then and there, but Jiang Zhou and Zhao Yi reacted quickly and stopped her in time. As Jiang Zhou activated a teleportation array, he even chuckled.
"I truly admire it. A group of male foxes, wasting their top-tier demon fox talent, collectively rushing to their deaths. Even if you managed to kill our Jiangnan, it's a pyrrhic victory. You clearly don't know what actually happened over there, yet you're deliberately acting so pleased, trying to provoke us into making a mistake?"
"But Jiangnan was right before. Unless that 300-year-old fox has reanimated, the rest of these foxes are actually useless."
Actually, Qu Jiangnan had never said such a thing; Jiang Zhou said it intentionally. He reacted quickly, sensing that the Qu family definitely had some tricks up their sleeve. Otherwise, they wouldn't dare to act so ruthlessly after being targeted by the Third Prince.
The Qu family had a hidden card, but the other Four Ducal Manors might not know about it.
Jiang Zhou was seizing the moment to incite animosity towards the Qu family, then activated his innate spatial ability, preparing to take Xie Jingyu and Zhao Yi away together.
Among the 3000-person list, those on their side included only Song Ling, Tuoba, Jiang Yenai, and A'Diao. A'Diao's lateness and absence had already made them uneasy. Now, seeing this situation, how could they not understand?
"Teacher? Was that Teacher?"
"Was that an Extreme Star Realm phenomenon just now? Was it Teacher?"
"Then Teacher is..."
Dantai Ke and the others, of course, also knew about the feud between the Qu family and Qu Jiangnan. Although shocked that Qu Jiangnan could achieve the Extreme Star Realm, seeing the star fall... they feared the Qu family had indeed killed Qu Jiangnan.
So, Chen A'Diao hadn't come because she went to save her?
If so... Baili Huayue and the others appeared indifferent, but whether they were secretly pleased, who knew. Whether mental power was being sent or not, only A'Diao knew.
Among the examinees, Mo Yuwo's face also turned pale as he stared blankly at the celestial phenomenon of the fall in the sky.
An Extreme Star Realm cultivator... once fallen, there would inevitably be a celestial phenomenon.
Xiao Jin was a pragmatic person. If something happened to Qu Jiangnan, their faction absolutely had to protect A'Diao. So, she looked at Zhao Ritian.
The latter looked back at her and sent a 'dog head' via Sky Dog.
A dog head?
Such a major event, and you send me a dog head?
Are you telling me you've 'gone to the dogs' (died/given up)? Chen A'Diao.
However, they did indeed have secret signals between them.
If important matters were underway, they would each send the simplest signal: Xiao Mieluo's was a bird, hers was a snake, and Chen A'Diao's was a dog...
But a 'dog head' meant Qu Jiangnan had indeed 'gone to the dogs' (died).
Moreover, the mountain over there was very dangerous, and A'Diao didn't want Xie Jingyu and the others to go and take risks.
Xiao Jin quickly grasped A'Diao's meaning. She called out to stop Jiang Zhou and the others, preventing them from rushing to Diannan, and said calmly, "It's :59."
"Qu Jiangnan is dead."
"But Chen A'Diao..."
This was to remind Xie Jingyu and the others to prioritize the bigger picture.
Now, Chen A'Diao was their bigger picture.
She had just finished speaking when everyone heard a light, somewhat ethereal, and strange voice come from a corner of a path near the ancient, somber temple.
"I'm here."
The Ten Thousand Demons Rakshasa Courtyard covered a vast area. Statues and murals were visible everywhere outside, along with many courtyards and mountain paths.
Winding narrow paths crisscrossed densely, as if the entire world of the Rakshasa Courtyard encompassed a myriad of phenomena.
At the plaza where spectators were gathered, Song Ling and the others had not yet been sent through the main gate to participate in the competition. The voice from the side path made everyone turn to look.
They looked, and there, under a faintly visible camphor tree, a person sat inelegantly on a stone at the edge of the path. Her eyes were red, her expression bleak, as if filled with infinite sorrow. It seemed she was about to cry any second, but she was so overcome with grief that she was instead devouring xiaolongbao one after another, washing them down with milk tea.
Finally, she said mournfully to Song Ling and the others who were quickly approaching, "I'm fine, I'm just sad..."
"A'Ling, you know, I'm good in a thousand ways, good in ten thousand ways, good in every way... it just seems I'm rather unlucky for my masters."
She was so sad that she even hiccuped.
Continuous teleportation was exhausting, and she was starving, so she had stuffed herself with quite a bit of food and was now full.
Everyone: "???"
This person... it was hard to tell what was real and what was fake about her, leaving people unable to comprehend.
But with their intelligence, people like Shen Huajing, who had exceptionally strong spiritual body aptitude, vaguely sensed that this person's mentality was actually very stable, not at all perturbed by Qu Jiangnan's death.
So, she hadn't gone to save Qu Jiangnan at all?
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been enough time to go and come back. Between her future prospects and Qu Jiangnan, she had chosen her future.
But regardless, this Chen A'Diao was indeed formidable.
Xia Yuanyuan, who, apart from her good looks, had always seemed unremarkable in other aspects and had a low-key presence, rubbed her fingers, seemingly lost in thought.
Dantai Ke also didn't dare to underestimate A'Diao, a flicker in the depths of his eyes.
As for Dantai Sheng and the others... having been thrashed multiple times, their mentality was long numb. They were just waiting for the assessment to begin to regain some face in the martial combat exam.
Song Ling, who was extremely familiar with A'Diao, understood a little. She lowered her voice and said, "Let's focus on the competition first."
If she was already dead, Lushan was their best shortcut to taking revenge in the future.
Song Ling turned her head and glanced at Qu Hanzhou.
And Qu Hanzhou sneered secretly.
Let alone Chen A'Diao, now that his ancestor had revived ahead of schedule, even the other Four Ducal Manors would have to submit at their feet.
After finishing her food, A'Diao washed her hands and registered. Her gaze swept over Xie Jingyu and the others, then paused for a moment.
Chen Xun was here?
Chen Xun was indeed in the spectator stands, but not in the private boxes. He was sitting low-key in the ordinary spectator seats. When he saw A'Diao look over, his expression was very calm.
So calm? And not in the private boxes? This didn't match Chen Xun's usual impeccable etiquette and demeanor. So... was he on official business?
Could there be some important figure here as well?
A'Diao, lost in thought, glanced at that area.
Teacher Green Pepper breathed a sigh of relief when A'Diao appeared. After the time was up and everyone had signed in and registered, a Lushan teacher stood at the courtyard entrance and announced the general rules of the competition.
"Lushan's third stage, the martial combat exam. The rules will still be a points-based system. The Ten Thousand Demons Rakshasa Courtyard has now been transformed into a dimensional space, stocked with many demon spirits. Everyone who enters will face two types of point targets: first, demon spirits, and second, other examinees. Each examinee can obtain points by killing demon spirits, but killing other examinees can also yield one-third of that examinee's points."
"Yes, I said killing."
"In this assessment, you can kill your opponents. However, you also have the right to choose once: examinees can directly opt to withdraw from the competition. This withdrawal is divided into two types. First, if you are not currently facing an enemy and there's no immediate need to save your life, it's a free withdrawal. The wristband will not activate its protection mechanism to send you out of the examination area. If you anticipate danger in advance and use this mechanism to escape before facing it, that also counts as a valid tactic. Second is life-saving withdrawal in a critical situation. The wristband will need to activate its protection mechanism to save your life and forcibly remove you from the examination area. In this case, the withdrawer will lose half of their points, and the system will allocate points to the opponent accordingly, unless the opponent is a demon spirit and not another examinee."
It was quite surprising that Lushan had actually stated the rules clearly in advance this time, rather than letting the examinees guess and speculate.
Perhaps it was because the previous tests had already revealed enough; whether one was intelligent or not was already clear. The martial combat exam, after all, was where strength spoke for itself.
"Now, everyone can choose whether you are willing to participate in the third stage martial exam. If you participate, you are responsible for any life-and-death crisis you encounter."
"Please choose!"
A prompt from the wristbands appeared before all 3000 people.
Many parents became nervous. The Song couple even hoped Song Ling would choose to withdraw.
Having just heard about Qu Jiangnan's death, those present were somewhat affected, but... within three seconds, all 3000 people made their choice.
All confirmed their participation.
Then, all 3000 people flew into the main gate passage of the Rakshasa Courtyard. In an instant, they disappeared collectively.
Spatial teleportation! The killing battlefield of the Ten Thousand Demons Rakshasa Courtyard's dimensional space had opened!
But no one knew that at the moment of disappearance, A'Diao, still wiping her greasy mouth, narrowed her eyes, glanced towards the spectator stands, and the corner of her mouth curled into a cold sneer.
Dantai Zhuying had just arrived. She was without much fanfare today, discreetly making her way into the crowd of old men from the Academy Alliance and asking for the student list.
The group of old men and women adamantly refused to give it to her.
Damn it, this imperial family's scourge! She wasn't particular about gender, but she was exceptionally picky.
Young, beautiful, talented, and also intelligent and knowledgeable.
Only such people were worthy of being her attendants.
This infuriated the group of old-fashioned educators to no end.
"Your Highness, we run a school, not a gigolo house," the Principal of Kyoto University said tactfully.
Dantai Zhuying: "I know. That's why I don't pay. Then it wouldn't be a gigolo house, right? Stop the nonsense and give me the list. If you don't give it to me, don't think I can't get the Law Enforcement Department to check for me? Lan Shan is right over there."
Principal: "???"
Lan Shan: "..."
The principals of Minghai University and Beichuan University had already run far away.
While Dantai Zhuying verbally tormented these old fogeys, her gaze was actually sweeping over the various prominent families, her mind meticulously analyzing the situation. Suddenly, her gaze paused.
Which family was that? The old and young members were all so incredibly good-looking... Were they using some kind of cheat?
As she was staring absently, she suddenly heard a loud bang from the dimensional space within the Ten Thousand Demons Rakshasa Courtyard, interspersed with shrill screams.
Huh? It had started less than three minutes ago, right? She had only been looking at the Chen family's various beauties for a few minutes, and it was already this intense inside?
Startled, she turned her head to look...
Three minutes ago, after teleporting, the 3000 examinees quickly found themselves appearing at a teleportation point with a group of other people.
The teleportation point was one-way; it closed after sending them in. They also discovered that there were about 200 people at this same teleportation point with them.
Oh, there were a total of 15 teleportation points.
The teleportation point beneath their feet was marked as 4.
Teleportation Point No. 4, a total of two hundred people. But exactly who was with them depended on sheer luck. If you ended up with a group of monstrous talents, you'd probably be doomed.
Fortunately, an examinee from Kyoto University, ranked somewhere over two thousand, carefully observed the 200 people and found that Dantai Ke, Xia Yuanyuan, and Chen A'Diao were not among them. Excellent, excellent.
However, they still darted outwards at the first opportunity, because Qu Hanzhou, Qiao Liushui, and He Sijian were together.
Don't mind that they were previously thrashed like dogs by Chen A'Diao; that was because their opponent was Chen A'Diao. But what were these weaker examinees compared to the likes of Qu Hanzhou's group?
These people fled at the first chance, but some were still casually crippled by Qu Hanzhou and his group, forcing them to withdraw from the exam.
They didn't get any points for it, but the priority was to knock them out first.
These people were in and out in a flash. Qu Hanzhou and his group paid them no mind. "Get points! Find Chen A'Diao's location... and Song Ling, Duanmu Qingyang, and those people."
"Quick!"
"Where are the others? Gather quickly! I suspect that Chen A'Diao is incomparably cunning and will definitely try to rally Song Ling and her group. She's quite capable; I've seen that even people like Duanmu Qingyang have been swayed by her," He Sijian said coldly.
Qu Hanzhou deeply agreed. "Her good days are over. Don't worry, I long anticipated that the martial combat competition would be like this. Everything's arranged. Let's go!"
The group quickly contacted the factions they had already allied with before the martial exam.
In a short while, they had gathered forty to fifty people, a considerable number. Because there were so many people, a group of level 6 demon spirits, Shaowei Beasts, suddenly darted out and attacked.
"Get points first!"
Everyone's cultivation levels erupted in unison. A quick glance revealed that Qu Hanzhou had actually reached the Glimmer Realm!
No wonder, no wonder he could command these people. It was likely because he had broken through.
Breaking through to the Glimmer Realm so easily? It was probably related to that Qu family ancestor. No wonder he was so confident of success.
"Alright!" He Sijian responded, then drew his sword. This sword was very strong!
So strong that it had no discernible sword qi, but it was very long. Not forty-eight meters long, but four point eight meters long.
This wasn't a sword; it was a bolt of lightning.
When everyone sensed this terrifying aura of lightning, they were stunned for a moment.
There were those among them who specialized in lightning, but they had never seen such a terrifying lightning Dao technique. Had someone been hiding their true strength?
Qu Hanzhou's brow twitched subconsciously. Before he could react, his eyes were nearly blinded.
He saw He Sijian, whom he had persuaded with great difficulty just a few days ago, produce a four-point-eight-meter-long bolt of lightning and, with a flash, blast it onto Qu Hanzhou.
Explosion.
Flesh, blood, and bones instantly turned to char.
Then it continuously twisted and darted about, like an elongated lightning form of Pikachu's tail.
Amidst the vast radiance of lightning, He Sijian, at the peak of the Transcendent stage, stood there. With a flick of his fingers, he controlled the lightning bolt, making it dart about at will... instantly killing Qiao Liushui and some other examinees who were affiliated with the Qu family and controlled by Qu Hanzhou.
Some were not yet dead but hastily activated their protection mechanisms.
Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw!!!
Eight seconds later.
Of the forty to fifty people, apart from a dozen or so corpses, only He Sijian remained.
He glanced at mid-air, seemingly towards a screen.
He wiped his face, revealing Chen A'Diao's appearance. The light caught her face perfectly, showing no unflattering angles, flawless. She merely smiled faintly.
Silent, yet it spoke volumes more than a thousand words.
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