Chapter 210 - 207: Third Prince

Shang Tianque wasn’t in a hurry to attack either; instead, he drew the sword at his side. He waited until Nan Shiyin charged close.

SWISH!

A Spirit Body appeared beside Nan Shiyin and launched a palm strike at him.

Nan Shiyin reacted with extreme speed, having even anticipated that Shang Tianque would do this. He didn’t manifest his own Spirit Body to attack Shang Tianque. Instead, he summoned it to appear beside himself to intercept the opponent’s Spirit Body. His main objective was to attack the opponent with his own physical strength. His advantage lay in his personal cultivation.

However, at that very instant, Nan Shiyin noticed something was amiss. He could clearly sense that his opponent was not a Second-Grade Spirit Master. Rather, he was a First-Grade Spirit Master! Merely a First-Grade Spirit Master!

SWISH!

In that split second, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from Shang Tianque’s body. Impressively, that aura reached the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm. He swung his sword heavily at Nan Shiyin.

Nan Shiyin countered with his Swordsmanship.

CLANG!

A loud sound of metal clashing rang out. Nan Shiyin’s sword was knocked back by Shang Tianque’s strike, and the flat of the blade smashed into his own body.

THUD!

Nan Shiyin spat out a large mouthful of blood, his entire body flying backward into the distance. Meanwhile, Shang Tianque’s Spirit Body didn’t clash with Nan Shiyin’s Spirit Body at all. Instead, it vanished, causing Nan Shiyin’s Spirit Body to hit nothing but air. He had merely baited Nan Shiyin’s Spirit Body into striking.

"What?" The crowd was completely stunned.

Nan Shiyin had lost? The opponent was also a dual cultivator of spirit and martial arts, with a cultivation at the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm?

The entire scene instantly fell dead silent. This was because Nan Shiyin was already the third person to be defeated. In other words, in this contest between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Shang Dynasty, their Great Zhou Dynasty had been utterly defeated! Master Lu Zhi was going to lose the precious Jade Spirit Pearl!

At this moment, Mo Qianqian was also taken aback. He finally understood what Xie Shiming meant when he said that in the Spirit Master Realm, he only ranked third. Take Shang Tianque for example: he was a dual cultivator. Although his Spirit Master Realm was only at the first grade, his Spirit Cultivator cultivation was at the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm. In a real fight, Xie Shiming would definitely be no match for him. But in terms of purely Spirit Master talent, Shang Tianque was definitely far inferior. If they were talking purely about talent, Xie Shiming was likely still the number one genius of the Great Shang Dynasty.

"A First-Grade Spirit Master with a cultivation at the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm." Lu Zhi opened his mouth, finding it somewhat hard to accept for a moment.

In terms of fairness, this victory didn’t rely on the abilities of a Spirit Master at all. However, a First-Grade Spirit Master was still a Spirit Master, making him a dual cultivator. Furthermore, it was Nan Shiyin who had first used his Spirit Cultivator cultivation to defeat Xie Shiming. They truly couldn’t find any grounds for complaint.

"Master Lu Zhi, you have lost," Hu Boxiang stepped forward and said at this moment.

"Wait a minute!"

Just then, a young man’s voice rang out. Immediately afterward, the crowd parted, and a group of people walked toward them.

"The Third Prince! The Third Prince is here." Exclamations of surprise rippled through the crowd.

"Are you a member of the Great Shang Dynasty’s royal family?" asked the handsome young man, who appeared to be around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old and wore a golden-yellow robe. This handsome youth was none other than the Third Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"That’s right. What, are the people of your Great Zhou Dynasty sore losers?" Shang Tianque asked.

"It’s nothing. I just want to make another bet with you," the Third Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty replied. "I, Zhou Yu, with a cultivation at the Sixth Level of Tongyou Realm, will fight you.

"If you win, I will add a Third-Grade Upper-Level Dragon Spirit Whisker and a Fourth-Grade Lower-Level Void Spirit Pill to the pot.

"If you lose, the Jade Spirit Pearl and a piece of Yellow Spirit Crystal will belong to my Great Zhou Dynasty. How about it?"

"A Third-Grade Upper-Level Dragon Spirit Whisker? A Void Spirit Pill?" Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared on Mo Qianqian’s face.

A Fourth-Grade Lower-Level Void Spirit Pill—without a doubt, just from hearing the name, one would know it was a pill used to help those at the early-stage Void Spirit Realm break through. This type of Spirit Pill was bound to be extremely precious. However, he had never heard of a Dragon Spirit Whisker before.

"A Dragon Spirit Whisker is also a medicine used to push through to a major realm," Xia Liu explained from the side. "A Third-Grade Upper-Level one is used by those at the Ninth Level of Tongyou Realm to break through to the Void Spirit Realm. It’s equivalent to a piece of Yellow Spirit Crystal."

Hearing this, even Mo Qianqian couldn’t help but be amazed. To possess a Third-Grade Upper-Level Dragon Spirit Whisker capable of helping one break into the Void Spirit Realm, as well as a Fourth-Grade Lower-Level Void Spirit Pill... This Great Zhou Dynasty was truly wealthy. But presumably, to make this bet, the Great Zhou Dynasty had brought out the royal family’s treasured collection.

"A Third-Grade Upper-Level Dragon Spirit Whisker and a Fourth-Grade Lower-Level Void Spirit Pill!" The people present were all astounded, with many even gasping in shock.

If placed in the outside world, these two items would be enough to trigger a fierce battle among major factions. Only the royal family would dare to speak of them so openly.

Hu Boxiang and his group couldn’t help but frown. To dare bring out such items, this Third Prince’s strength must be extraordinary.

However, Shang Tianque replied directly, "Alright. I accept this wager."

The crowd was astonished once more. Even Mo Qianqian felt somewhat surprised. Although Shang Tianque was at the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm and a First-Grade Spirit Master, his opponent was at the Sixth Level of Tongyou Realm. It seemed he didn’t hold much of an advantage. To agree so readily—could it be that he still had some hidden trump card?

"How decisive!" A smile appeared on the Third Prince’s face.

He drew a longsword, and an imposing aura immediately released from his body. Golden light suddenly circulated across his entire body as his momentum climbed higher and higher.

"I forgot to tell you, I, Zhou Yu, am the genius ranked second on the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Genius Rankings," the Third Prince said with a laugh.

"Only second?" Similarly, a bloodline lit up on Shang Tianque’s body, radiating a powerful momentum of its own. Powerful shockwaves rippled out in all directions with Shang Tianque at the center.

"Does he have some kind of bloodline talent?" The crowd was collectively shocked.

Not only was he a First-Grade Spirit Master with a cultivation at the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm, but he also possessed a special bloodline talent? Could the Third Prince defeat this royal genius of the Great Shang Dynasty, Shang Tianque?

SWISH! SWISH!

The two moved simultaneously, launching powerful attacks right off the bat as they clashed together. Both unleashed fully charged sword strikes that collided head-on.

Meanwhile, Shang Tianque’s Spirit Body appeared behind the Eldest Prince to launch an ambush, slapping its palm toward the back of the Third Prince’s neck.

CLANG!

THUD!

THUD!

A powerful clash erupted, sending out intense sounds of metal grinding against metal. Sparks flew in all directions. The Third Prince’s sword forced Shang Tianque’s blade back, slamming it directly into Shang Tianque’s own body.

Blood splattered from Shang Tianque’s body, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. His entire body was sent flying backward into the distance.

Meanwhile, Shang Tianque’s Spirit Body struck the back of the Third Prince’s neck. However, the Third Prince’s neck didn’t suffer the slightest bit of injury. Enveloped in circulating golden light, the Third Prince appeared to have incredibly strong physical defenses.

"He won! The Third Prince won!"

"The Third Prince is truly worthy of being the second-ranked genius on the Genius Rankings! He defeated the royal genius of the Great Shang Dynasty in a single strike!"

"Our Great Zhou Dynasty is indeed stronger than the Great Shang Dynasty!"

"You came to our Great Zhou Dynasty to cause trouble, and now you’ve been slapped in the face, haven’t you? You even lost a piece of Yellow Spirit Crystal to us!"

"Great Shang Dynasty, crawl back to wherever you came from!"

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Everyone from the Great Zhou Dynasty grew wildly excited. After their previous defeat, this victory allowed them to breathe a long sigh of relief. On the contrary, their excitement only surged higher; some couldn’t even hold back from hurling curses at their opponents, feeling immensely vindicated.