Nangong Tian was furious after having his physical body shattered by a single slap from Gu Qin and then being told to scram like trash.
Yet, when facing such a mysterious expert, he ultimately chose to swallow his resentment in silent humiliation.
“Senior, this junior is incompetent.” Guiding his Nascent Soul to fly not far from Leng Xing, Nangong Tian could only lower his head and apologize.
And Leng Xing, who had been incredibly arrogant and utterly looked down on everyone in the Tianyuan Dynasty, surprisingly did not curse Nangong Tian as trash the way he had cursed Ji Qianxing.
This was because he had witnessed that slap just now. For the opponent to shatter a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator's physical body with a single palm strike meant their strength was at least on par with his own—having reached the Soul Emergence Stage—or perhaps even higher.
“Fellow Daoist, I am an elder of the Leng family lineage of the Earth-grade Cultivation Academy. This trip is by order of our Family Head to capture Ye Lin. Therefore, I hope you can make things convenient for us.”
After a brief silence, Leng Xing retracted his terrifying Soul Emergence Stage pressure, then cupped his hands to the distant Gu Qin.
Although he could not fathom Gu Qin's cultivation details, he believed his identity as a member of the Earth-grade Cultivation Academy's Leng family carried significant weight.
Even if the other party's cultivation was higher than his, they would certainly not make things difficult for him out of respect for the Leng family. After all, he had encountered similar situations in the past.
As long as he brought up the Leng family's background, even those stronger than him would have to yield.
However, this time he was clearly overestimating his influence, because Qi Changqing, who wanted to protect Ye Lin, was a young master of a super clan from the Sacred Domain.
Furthermore, this young master was incredibly eager to protect Ye Lin so he could receive the reward from the mysterious book in his mind.
Thus, as soon as Leng Xing finished speaking, he heard Qi Changqing shout:
“Sister Qin, kill him! You must obliterate his soul so he can never reincarnate!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the countless disciples and experts present were completely dumbfounded.
Wait, this was a clash between two big shots; why was a mere ordinary disciple of the academy's Outer Academy meddling? A big shot could wipe him out with a single breath.
But before anyone could mock or sneer at Qi Changqing, Gu Qin, who stood nearby, moved.
However, she only moved a single finger!
Boom!
She lightly pointed a finger toward the sky, and the space around Leng Xing instantly began to collapse and shatter.
“Fine, fine, fine! Since you insist on a fight today, I shall test your skills!”
Seeing Gu Qin attack without a word, Leng Xing was displeased, but he could only unleash his full power.
Without any hesitation, he quickly manifested his Nascent Soul, merging his soul with the world to directly harness the momentum of heaven and earth.
Buzz!
In just an instant, a massive, sky-blotting phantom of a giant mountain appeared out of thin air, enveloping his entire body.
“Earth Momentum, suppress!” He chanted a mysterious formula under his breath, fully unleashing the momentum of heaven and earth around him.
But to Leng Xing's horror, the momentum of heaven and earth that he had unleashed with all his might could not withstand the spatial collapse brought by Gu Qin's light finger snap at all.
Furthermore, sharp spatial blades flew out from the collapsing space. Before these spatial blades, the Earth momentum he had harnessed was as fragile as rotten wood, shattering upon contact.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
In less than a breath, the momentum of heaven and earth surrounding Leng Xing crumbled to pieces.
“Damn it!” Leng Xing was scared out of his wits and hastily summoned an Earth-grade giant bell to cover himself.
Dong! Dong! Dong! But as soon as the bell appeared, the runes on it began to shatter one after another at an absurd rate, seemingly on the verge of breaking completely.
“Your Excellency, I was blind to have offended you. I can offer my apologies and compensation for this!”
“Furthermore, it is better to resolve enmities than to harbor them. There is no deep hatred between us; there is truly no need to drive me to a dead end!”
With the crisis of death looming over him, Leng Xing could no longer care about his pride and immediately pleaded in a low voice.
But though he was on the verge of tears from anxiety, Gu Qin showed no intention of stopping.
“How dare you?! I am a direct descendant of the Leng family! How dare you kill me?!” With his death certain, Leng Xing screamed hysterically like an enraged lion.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered Ji Qianxing, the fellow he had treated as trash and slapped across the face, who had warned him more than once to keep a low profile.
He subconsciously scanned his surroundings with his divine sense, but there was no sign of Ji Qianxing anywhere. The man had long since fled.
“Damn it! Ahhh...” Seeing that his lackey had abandoned him and run off at some unknown point, Leng Xing was driven even madder by rage.
In the end, his soul, Nascent Soul, and physical body were all ground to dust by the violent spatial forces, leaving absolutely nothing behind.
Meanwhile, in the sky tens of thousands of li away, Ji Qianxing was fleeing the territory of the Tianyuan Dynasty with all his might.
“What an idiot! I told you to keep a low profile, but you just had to show off! Now you've shown off your own life away, haven't you?”
“Fortunately, I activated a Spatial Exchange Talisman in advance. Otherwise, I definitely would have been dragged down by that fool.”
As he flew, Ji Qianxing cursed furiously in his heart.
Now that Leng Xing was dead, that prominent figure of the Earth-grade Cultivation Academy's Leng family would surely be furious. No matter how silver-tongued Ji Qianxing was in shifting the blame, the Ji family would likely have to suffer a massive loss to appease them.
“Ye Lin's luck is getting more and more bizarre. Even this couldn't deal with him. Had I known, I would never have provoked him.” Ji Qianxing felt a massive headache coming on.
Through these two consecutive lessons, he had realized that a powerhouse like Ye Lin was absolutely not someone their tiny Ji family could afford to provoke.
He deeply regretted reporting Ye Lin's secrets to the Leng family. Otherwise, they had never directly clashed with Ye Lin; as long as they behaved, nothing major would have happened.
But now that the matter had been reported and a Soul Emergence Stage expert from the Leng family had fallen, the Leng family would definitely not let it slide.
And Ye Lin would eventually find out that it was their Ji family who had reported the news and brought him so much trouble.
In other words, because they coveted Ye Lin's secrets, the Ji family had not only lost their bait along with the fish but would also very likely face a reckoning from Ye Lin in the near future.
“It is fate. To think that after a lifetime of caution, I would still make such a blunder.”
Flying out of the Tianyuan Dynasty's territory in a daze, Ji Qianxing met the green-robed woman.
“Why are you alone? Where is Leng Xing?” Seeing only Ji Qianxing return, the green-robed woman, Jiang Qianyue, frowned slightly.
After all, Leng Xing had said it would only take dozens of breaths to capture Ye Lin so she could quickly set up the Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation and complete the task assigned by that prominent figure.
But now that the time was up and there was still no sign of Leng Xing, she was naturally somewhat displeased.
“Reporting to Senior, Senior Leng has fallen.” Ji Qianxing bowed with cupped hands, then, with lingering fear, recounted everything that had happened in Tianqi City to Jiang Qianyue.
Upon hearing Ji Qianxing's description, Jiang Qianyue's expression also turned somewhat unsightly.
This was because her current cultivation was only one major realm higher than the Soul Emergence Stage, and the person who had killed Leng Xing possessed a cultivation level that was at least equal to hers.
In that case, if she wanted to set up the Heaven-Sealing Grand Formation, the other party would certainly not allow it.
“Take me to meet that person. This seat will speak with her.”
After a moment of silence, Jiang Qianyue looked at Ji Qianxing expressionlessly.
Hearing this, Ji Qianxing could not help but force a smile that looked worse than crying.
Wait... Must he, Ji Qianxing, absolutely die today?
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