"She's charging up! She's about to unleash her ultimate move!"
Shi Junchen's expression tightened, and his true qi surged, forming layer upon layer of protection around him.
He activated the Heaven-ranked defensive martial art – Body-protecting Golden Bell!
An almost transparent crimson bell completely enveloped him.
In the next moment, Wen Qingxue unsheathed her sword, wielding it with a swift motion.
Heaven-ranked secret technique – Sevenfold Silent Annihilation Strike!
By nurturing seven strands of sword qi within her body in advance and utilizing brief moments of charging during combat, she could release them all at once in an instant.
Learning the secret technique, even with Xiao Lingyun's guidance, required Wen Qingxue to start from scratch. At this moment, she had only cultivated it to the first level of mastery. However, even at this level, the damage of each strand of sword qi was equivalent to her most powerful burst of strength.
With seven strands of sword qi exploding simultaneously, no one of the same level could withstand it!
In the instant she drew her sword.
Seven exceptionally sharp sword qi shot out through the air.
"Boom!"
The sword qi reached Shi Junchen in an instant, shattering his Body-protecting Golden Bell. The seven strands of sword qi then struck his body.
"Sss!"
Blood spurted out.
The sword qi not only cleaved through Shi Junchen's body but also penetrated it like numerous fine needles, invading his inner body.
His body instantly went limp and collapsed.
Fortunately, the Body-protecting Golden Bell had greatly weakened the sword qi; otherwise, under this attack, his body would have been torn apart, leading to a gruesome death on the spot.
Senior Brother Bai and Elder Zhu's faces turned pale, rushing to Shi Junchen's side.
Senior Brother Bai checked his pulse and breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that he was alive. He took out a pill from his robe and fed it to Shi Junchen. Then he stood up, looking at Wen Qingxue with a cold expression.
Both of them had come out together, and if something happened to Shi Junchen, they would both be in trouble.
As for Wen Qingxue, her talent might be astonishing, but she was still a genius from the sect, and no matter how high her talent was, it had nothing to do with them.
"What an extraordinary young lady, her martial talent is truly powerful."
"But you are ruthless in your attacks. Injuring my junior brother to this extent, I won't forgive you easily."
Elder Zhu, who was supporting Shi Junchen, watched the situation on the field with a conflicted expression.
The power of the sacred sect was terrifying, and the higher-ups of their sect could feel how formidable it was. No sect could openly defy the sacred sect. Even if the other party was just an ordinary sacred envoy, he dared not offend them. If he caused trouble for the sect, he would have no good days ahead.
"Sigh! I can only let Wen Qingxue suffer a bit."
"As long as the injuries are not excessively severe, we can turn a blind eye."
Elder Zhu sighed inwardly and shifted his gaze.
Senior Brother Bai raised his right hand, circulating his true qi, preparing to intervene.
At this moment, a casual and lazy voice echoed from a certain direction.
"Is this how the people of the sacred sect behave? Bullying others when you have the upper hand in a fair duel."
"It's truly disappointing!"
Senior Brother Bai's face darkened as he turned to look.
A handsome young man walked leisurely out of another courtyard not far away, his gaze casually sweeping over everyone on the field.
"This is outrageous!"
Senior Brother Bai's anger turned into a wry smile.
"Our Sacred Sect is extraordinary and unrivaled. Yet, each person we encounter today seems to disregard the importance of our sect. This is truly outrageous!"
"Today, I will let you see the might of our Sacred Sect and understand how high the sky is and how deep the earth goes!"
The newcomer was none other than Jiang Heng.
He didn't pay attention to Senior Brother Bai's reaction but went to Wen Qingxue's side. He raised his thumb and smiled, saying, "Not bad! Your strength has increased quite a bit."
Then, he looked at Elder Zhu not far away.
Although he didn't know the other party, he could recognize him as a core elder of the sect from his attire and emblem. However, since the other party didn't show any intention of assisting Wen Qingxue, he couldn't be bothered to greet him.
Finally, he turned to Senior Brother Bai and said with a casual smile, "How high is the sky, how deep is the earth? I really don't know. I haven't witnessed the power of the Sacred Sect, so I hope this senior brother can enlighten me."
Jiang Heng's calm and composed demeanor infuriated Senior Brother Bai to the brink of explosion.
"Fine! What an arrogant brat!"
Senior Brother Bai suddenly thrust his right hand forward.
A massive surge of orange true qi gushed out, once again transforming into a colossal true qi palm, reaching out towards Jiang Heng.
As the air currents churned, even before the gigantic true qi palm got close, the immense wind pressure had already caused Jiang Heng's robes to flutter and his hair to sway.
Faced with such overwhelming pressure, Jiang Heng remained completely composed.
With a step, as if he had instantly teleported, he appeared out of nowhere in front of the massive true qi palm.
Then, he struck forward with his palm.
Two palms, one large and one small, differing by hundreds of times in size, collided head-on.
"Boom!"
Only a muffled thunder-like explosion could be heard.
In just an instant, the gigantic true qi palm abruptly disintegrated, turning into orange specks that scattered into the surroundings.
A dreadful storm raged in all directions.
For a moment, fierce winds howled, dust swirled, and the orange specks floated gracefully in mid-air, appearing magnificent.
Senior Brother Bai was dumbfounded.
Elder Zhu was dumbfounded.
Shi Junchen, sitting on the ground, was also dumbfounded.
The two maidservants on the side had yet to react.
Only Wen Qingxue remained unruffled, smiling calmly.
"I thought, Senior Brother I-don't-know-your-name, you said you wanted me to witness the power of the sect?"
"Is this it?"
"Aren't you just teasing me?"
Saying this, Jiang Heng's expression suddenly turned dark.
"I'm busy cultivating, and I don't have time to play house with you. If you want to make a move, make it a real one, or get out of my sight!"
Senior Brother Bai's face turned suddenly dark, almost dripping with anger.
"Play house?"
"Get out?"
As an unparalleled genius, he had received significant attention throughout his growth, and after entering the sect, he had become an unattainable existence in the eyes of ordinary geniuses.
Not even a single sect would dare to offend him.
Yet now, in front of a teenager in his early teens, he was being humiliated like this!
"Truly audacious! Kid!"
"I'm going to kill you! No one can save you!"
Senior Brother Bai's expression twisted, and he looked at Jiang Heng with a cruel expression, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.
"Clang!"
He drew his sword from its sheath, and true qi instantly enveloped it, extending it almost half a meter in length.
True qi surged throughout his body, like orange energy armor, covering his entire body.
His figure suddenly moved, appearing instantly in front of Jiang Heng.
The longsword descended!
Like an orange crescent moon, it flashed and disappeared in the air.
Jiang Heng casually lifted his hand and blocked the trajectory of the sword.
"Bang!"
The sword's momentum came to a sudden halt.
Senior Brother Bai's pupils shrank suddenly, looking at all of this in disbelief, feeling like his worldview had been overturned in an instant.
"My Linghai Realm strength, coupled with a mid-grade spiritual weapon, a full-strength strike, and he effortlessly blocked it with just his palm?"
"How could there be such a strong physical body!"