Volume 3, Chapter 221 – She Plants Vegetables Every Day, So Why Is She So Strong?

Qi Huang’s bold declaration carried a certain charm—one that suggested a distinct lack of brain cells!

“Oh? I’d love to see how the Crown Princess plans to keep me here! As far as I know, your main body has only just stepped into the Incarnation Realm. As a doppelgänger, your strength is at most eighty percent of hers. Do you truly believe you can take on ten opponents alone?”

Li Hua burst into laughter, his sharp fangs glinting. He never expected the Crown Princess to be such a humorous person.

“Who told you a doppelgänger only has eighty percent of the main body’s strength?”

Qi Huang smirked ambiguously.

“Isn’t that common knowledge in the cultivation world? Who even needs to tell me that?”

Li Hua glanced around, chuckling.

“General Li, do you remember how the Honghua Sect refers to me and my main body? As peerless geniuses, unprecedented in history and unmatched in the future. If we couldn’t even defy a little common sense, how could we possibly live up to that title? Just like those two clowns earlier?”

Qi Huang countered before continuing, “Starting today, I will make sure everyone understands this—within the Honghua Sect, the phrase ‘unprecedented in history and unmatched in the future’ belongs only to me, Qi Huang, and Cheng Hongling. Those deceased ancestors, no matter how glorious you once were, can stay lying down quietly. And future generations, no matter how talented you may be, will kneel obediently.”

Her words, though softly spoken, rang crisp and clear, reverberating throughout the entire Honghua Sect. In an instant, silence fell over the crowd. Given Cheng Hongling’s earlier display, no one dared refute her.

Cheng Hongling stiffened for a moment, then lowered her head in embarrassment before angrily transmitting her thoughts to Qi Huang: “If you’re going to boast, can you at least not drag me into it? Do you know how mortifying this is?”

“You find it embarrassing because you think I’m lying.”

Qi Huang remained unmoved.

“The Crown Princess has quite the spirit! Would this subordinate be honored to play along? As your loyal servant, it’s my duty to help you become the peerless genius of the Honghua Sect!”

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Li Hua feigned sincerity, his tone dripping with mockery.

“Oh, that sounds wonderful! Why don’t you all join in? I don’t have many hobbies, but I do love acting.”

Qi Huang was delighted. She had been wondering how to conceal her true strength, but this fool had kindly handed her the perfect excuse. What a good dog.

“You all heard her! Later, we’ll put on a show for the Crown Princess. Make sure to act your best—whoever performs the most convincingly will be generously rewarded!”

Li Hua winked exaggeratedly, clearly treating this as a game to amuse a child.

“……”

Everyone present—cultivators and mortals alike—was dumbfounded by the absurdity of the scene. This was supposed to be a life-and-death battle, yet it had somehow turned into child’s play.

“Alright, get ready. I’m going to suppress you all with my divine sense. When I count to three, you’ll pretend to be overwhelmed and fall from the sky. Your expressions must be perfect—shock mixed with pain, pain laced with humiliation, and humiliation tinged with unwillingness! Understood? Otherwise, the audience will think it’s too fake.”

Qi Huang began earnestly instructing the group of evil spirits on how to act.

Li Hua and his men barely held back their laughter, though they maintained the professionalism of seasoned actors.

“Hey! Don’t go too far!”

Cheng Hongling nearly spat blood, scolding Qi Huang through another furious mental transmission.

“What is our junior sister doing?”

“Looks like she’s teaching those evil spirits how to act. And she seems pretty serious about it.”

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“Does she even know how to act?”

“Of course she does! Have you forgotten who tricked us all back then? And who foolishly played the role of the ‘generous benefactor’?”

“Hey! Su Qingying, what’s your problem? Why are you suddenly taking jabs at me?”

Ruan Lingyu and the other senior sisters chattered away.

“Don’t worry, Crown Princess. We’ve got it memorized. Just tell us how to act, and we’ll follow your lead!”

Li Hua nodded repeatedly.

“Good. Then let’s begin. I’ll count—one, two, three…”

Qi Huang took command.

“Tch. No matter how talented she is, she’s still just a little girl. She has no idea how cruel the world can be. We’re here to kill her, yet she thinks we have time to play along!”

Li Hua inwardly sneered.

The Honghua Sect’s higher-ups were utterly baffled. The scene before them was beyond ridiculous. If this were any other disciple, they would have long sent them to the infirmary for a mental evaluation. But since it was Qi Huang causing this spectacle, they could only watch in bewilderment, a sliver of hope lingering in their hearts.

“One… two… three!”

The moment Qi Huang reached “three”, she unleashed a third of her divine sense’s full power, pressing down upon the evil spirits like an avalanche.

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

Even a third of a Divine Realm cultivator’s divine sense was far beyond what mere Silver Zombies, Silver Skeletons, or Malignant Ghosts could withstand. In an instant, the dozens of evil spirits in the sky plummeted with expressions of genuine shock, crashing straight into the “swamp” below—Li Hua included.

This swamp had been formed by the erosion of Profound Ice liquefied into an icy, viscous mire. Even evil spirits weren’t immune to its bone-chilling cold and corrosive properties.

The moment they landed, the spirits’ faces twisted in pain as they struggled desperately—only to sink deeper with every movement.

“Fang Hui! Use your divine sense to pull us out!”

Li Hua barely managed to force out the command through gritted teeth.

Fang Hui was a female Malignant Ghost in their ranks who had reached the Malignant Ghost Realm. Among all spectral entities, only Malignant Ghosts could wield divine sense, as they were born from mutated souls.

“Yes!”

Fang Hui obeyed, summoning her divine sense—only to freeze in horror. The woman’s divine sense loomed above them like an unshakable mountain, crushing hers before it could even leave her body.

“G-General… her divine sense… is too strong! I can’t even maintain my spiritual form… let alone use divine sense!”

Fang Hui gasped in agony.

The other evil spirits weren’t faring any better, each sinking deeper into the swamp like drowning men.

“How is this possible?! I’m at the late-stage Silver Zombie level, equivalent to the late-stage Incarnation Realm! Just how powerful is her divine sense?!”

Li Hua thrashed violently, humiliation burning in his chest. He was a seasoned general, a veteran of countless battles—yet here he was, pinned beneath the foot of some brat!

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“Wow! Did you see that? They’re really committing to the act!”

“Yeah, who knew evil spirits had such integrity? They keep their word!”

“Ah… they’re so considerate, it almost makes me feel bad!”

Ruan Lingyu and the other senior sisters sighed emotionally.

“If these evil spirits are so obedient to Fairy Hongling’s doppelgänger, does that mean they won’t hurt us?”

“Of course! These are evil spirits with principles—good evil spirits!”

“This is the first time I’ve ever felt that evil spirits aren’t so bad. Especially that general—so tall and mighty!”

The other cultivators and onlooking mortals were equally stunned by the turn of events. Their tense nerves gradually relaxed.

Li Hua and his men felt sicker than if they had swallowed flies. He wanted to roar that this wasn’t an act—but admitting that would be even more humiliating. He was once the deputy commander of the imperial guard, for heaven’s sake!

Qi Huang nearly laughed aloud. This feeling was incredible. Acting truly suited her.

Beside her, however, Cheng Hongling remained frozen in shock, her beautiful eyes wide as she stared at her grinning doppelgänger. While the others couldn’t sense the divine sense at work, she saw everything clearly—those evil spirits weren’t acting. They were being ruthlessly toyed with by her doppelgänger. And so was everyone else present.

“She’s been planting vegetables every day… so why is she so strong?!”

Cheng Hongling’s thoughts were numb with disbelief.