Chapter 202 - 199: Assassinating Mo Qianqian

All around, more figures charged toward Mo Qianqian. There were over twenty of them. They were all forces of the Imperial Alliance, and fully six among them had reached the Void Spirit Realm. According to Xia Hui, ten Void Spirit Realm experts had been dispatched this time. If so, only four had chased after Mu Chen, while the rest had stayed behind to kill Mo Qianqian. No, to be precise, only three had gone after Mu Chen, because Xia Hui of the Great Xia Dynasty hadn’t made a move. Instead, he stood on the street with several subordinates, watching with folded arms.

Hovering in the air above the auction house, Mo Qianqian watched the figures rushing at him and retrieved a golden Spiritual Spear from his storage bag. Gripping the weapon, he circulated the power within his body. In an instant, his entire being erupted with an aura capable of swallowing mountains and rivers, suppressing the ages, and crushing everything in its path. A dense, righteous qi suddenly surged out from him in rolling waves.

Right off the bat, Mo Qianqian executed the second form of the Vast Spear Technique. Against a Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level opponent, the first form might not land. If it missed, he would lose his advantage and be dragged into close-quarters combat. This was exactly what had happened during his previous fight with Mu Chen. On the other hand, the Third Form of the Vast Spear Technique drained too much energy at once. It was better to test the waters with the second form first.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Meanwhile, around the perimeter of the auction house, the Black Dragon City forces that had been encircling the area all soared into the sky. Their auras erupted as they charged at the Imperial Alliance’s troops. Among them were two experts at the Void Spirit Realm Second Level and Void Spirit Realm Third Level. The one at the Void Spirit Realm Second Level was Jiang Wanzhong. The remaining twenty-plus people were all at the Quasi-Space Spirit Realm.

This even took Mo Qianqian by surprise. No wonder Black Dragon City could be considered equal in prestige to the Imperial Alliance, despite having far fewer Void Spirit Realm experts. It turned out they had this many Quasi-Space Spirit Realm cultivators alone. Three Quasi-Space Spirit Realm cultivators were likely enough to hold off a Void Spirit Realm First Layer expert. Calculated out, that equated to the combat power of about eight or nine Void Spirit Realm First Layer cultivators. Of course, the twenty-odd people from the Imperial Alliance were all at the Eighth or Ninth Level of the Tongyou Realm, with at least a dozen at the Quasi-Space Spirit Realm. Not everyone in the Black Dragon Army would have the opportunity to gang up on the Void Spirit Realm experts.

Before he had time to think too much, Zhou Fu, a brown-robed elder at the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level, had already charged at Mo Qianqian.

"Righteous Qi Devouring Heaven and Earth, Our Generation Suppresses Mountains and Rivers!" Mo Qianqian let out a booming shout. Holding his spear toward the sky with both hands, he lunged to meet the incoming Zhou Fu head-on, smashing down on him heavily.

At the same time, Lao Liu, who was beside him, rushed out alongside Mo Qianqian. An aura of the Eighth Level of Tongyou Realm suddenly erupted from her body, and an inexplicable suppressive force shrouded Zhou Fu. Zhou Fu’s expression tightened; he could feel his cultivation power being slightly suppressed. However, as a Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level expert, Lao Liu’s suppression didn’t affect him too much. The surging power within his body flooded out.

"Die!" A cold shout left Zhou Fu’s mouth as he unleashed an incredibly powerful mid-air slash, angling his sword toward Mo Qianqian’s spear.

CLANG!

A loud clash rang out, followed by an explosion of powerful qi. The immense impact sent Zhou Fu’s body plummeting straight downward.

SWISH!

Mo Qianqian’s Spirit Body suddenly materialized below, rushing in horizontally with a palm strike aimed right at Zhou Fu’s throat. However, Zhou Fu was not severely injured yet. In his moment of peril, he raised a hand, blocking horizontally in front of his throat.

BAM!

Another loud impact echoed as Zhou Fu’s body was sent flying off at an angle. He crashed onto the street below at a slant, his knees bending. His feet shattered the stone pavement, sending up a massive cloud of dust as he slid backward across the ground.

"What? Zhou Fu was knocked back?"

"How is that possible? Zhou Fu is at the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level! How can Mo Qianqian’s combat power be so terrifying?"

Down on the street, members of the Eternal Commerce Association who had also rushed out wore expressions of deep shock. Both the Imperial Alliance forces and the Black Dragon City troops were equally astonished.

Did Mo Qianqian possess combat power equivalent to the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level? Or perhaps it was because the little girl’s suppressive ability had weakened Zhou Fu’s power? Of course, the Spirit Body’s sneak attack was another matter entirely—they hadn’t seen it. But seeing Zhou Fu suddenly alter his trajectory and fall at an angle, it was obvious that Mo Qianqian had seized the opportunity to order his Spirit Body to attack. Such a sneak attack from a Spirit Body was incredibly dangerous; a single moment of carelessness could send one straight to the Yellow Springs. Fortunately, Zhou Fu had reacted in time. The massive gap in combat power between Mo Qianqian’s Spirit Body and the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level meant the strike hadn’t affected him too heavily.

Down below, Zhou Fu’s face was also etched with shock. "You broke through to the Third Realm Fourth Layer?"

CLINK CLANG!

At this time, forces from both sides fiercely clashed. The General next to Mo Qianqian turned out to be a Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level expert as well. He severely wounded a Void Spirit Realm Third Level opponent, sending them flying far away. Then, he turned to engage the others.

CLANG!

With a horizontal sweep, Mo Qianqian knocked back another Void Spirit Realm Third Level expert.

"That’s right! Old man, get up here and fight!" Mo Qianqian shouted while fending off the others. He swung his spear again, clashing with yet another Void Spirit Realm expert and forcing them back.

At the scene, Zhou Fu was the only one from the Imperial Alliance with the highest cultivation. Moreover, after the rest of the Black Dragon City troops charged in, three or four Quasi-Space Spirit Realm cultivators could team up to hold down a single Void Spirit Realm expert. With the addition of the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level General, Jiang Wanzhong, and the other Void Spirit Realm Third Level expert, the enemy hardly had anyone to spare to rush Mo Qianqian.

He wouldn’t be surrounded. In fact, after weathering the first wave of attacks, the Black Dragon Army even held a slight advantage, pressing the enemy on the defensive.

"Mo Qianqian, today, you will die!" Zhou Fu flicked his longsword, letting out a resonant metallic ring. His aura surged boundlessly as his momentum climbed.

SWISH!

Right at this moment, a figure suddenly shot up from the street at blinding speed, hurtling diagonally into the sky straight toward Mo Qianqian.

"Wu Rong!"

The expressions of the Black Dragon Army’s Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level General and Jiang Wanzhong both drastically changed, and they cried out in alarm simultaneously. Jiang Wanzhong was currently pinned down by a Void Spirit Realm Second Level opponent, while the Void Spirit Realm Third Level General was similarly engaged. After knocking back his own opponent with a sword strike, the Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level General lunged toward Mo Qianqian. "He’s at the Void Spirit Realm Fifth Level! Watch out!"

Mo Qianqian’s face fell, and in his desperation, he activated the Third Form of the Vast Spear Technique.

SWISH!

But in that split second, from a much closer position in the crowd below, another figure soared into the sky, moving to intercept the Void Spirit Realm Fifth Level expert.

BOOM!

Fists and palms collided, and both men were knocked back by the shockwave.

"Su Xiujin!"

The Void Spirit Realm Fifth Level elder, Wu Rong, narrowed his eyes. "You are not a member of the Black Dragon Army. Are you going to interfere?"

"I am not of the Black Dragon Army, but I am still a man of Black Dragon City. I will protect Mo Qianqian," the gray-robed elder, Su Xiujin, replied.

Witnessing this, the crowd was thoroughly stunned. How did two Void Spirit Realm Fifth Level experts suddenly appear out of nowhere? Were these two the hidden trump cards prepared by both factions? Neither of them had pursued Mu Chen to snatch the Ninefold Coffin? It seemed both sides placed an immense amount of importance on Mo Qianqian. One side was determined to kill him, while the other was just as determined to protect him.

"Wu Rong is the second-strongest expert in the Imperial Alliance and an expert of the Great Wu Empire. As for Su Xiujin, he is an elite Loose Cultivator from our Black Dragon City," Lao Liu explained from beside Mo Qianqian.

Mo Qianqian was also inwardly shocked. He had heard from Xia Hui that apart from Wu Zonghai at the Void Spirit Realm Sixth Layer, the Imperial Alliance also had a Void Spirit Realm Fifth Level expert. According to Xia Hui, ten Void Spirit Realm experts had come this time, the strongest being Wu Zonghai and a Void Spirit Realm Fourth Level expert; the Fifth Level expert supposedly hadn’t come. But looking at it now, Wu Zonghai had made his own arrangements early on—arrangements that perhaps even Xia Hui had been kept in the dark about. The Imperial Alliance was hell-bent on taking this opportunity to kill him, going so far as to hold back such a formidable expert just to deal with him.

Fortunately, Black Dragon City had also sent a Void Spirit Realm Fifth Level expert. The elder wasn’t from the Black Dragon Army, but he had likely come to his aid under orders from Black Dragon. Otherwise, Mo Qianqian would have been in very deep trouble today.