Chapter 93 - 90: Meeting Ling Qingxue Again

Zhang Yongjun’s eyes narrowed, his Spirit roused.

A Spirit Body that looked exactly like Zhang Yongjun instantly appeared in front of Mo Qianqian, throwing a punch directly at him.

Mo Qianqian stood as still as a mountain, instantly manifesting his own Spirit Body. Like him, this Spirit Body also wore a mask. However, both the mask and the entire body were transparent, completely invisible to anyone who wasn’t a Spirit Master.

Appearing at his side, Mo Qianqian’s Spirit Body threw a punch to meet Zhang Yongjun’s. Instead of striking Mo Qianqian himself, Zhang Yongjun’s Spirit Body redirected its fist toward Mo Qianqian’s Spirit Body.

The two Spirit Bodies clashed fists.

BANG!

In the next moment, Mo Qianqian’s Spirit Body completely shattered Zhang Yongjun’s. It dissipated into a surge of fluctuations, the sheer force knocking both Mo Qianqian and his Spirit Body back a short distance.

Those standing closer instantly felt the impact of an invisible shockwave, which forced them to stagger back.

"COUGH!"

Standing further away, Zhang Yongjun spat out a mouthful of blood. With his Spirit Body shattered, he had suffered severe backlash.

"What?!"

Li Shangyuan and the surrounding crowd were collectively stunned. They couldn’t see how the two Spirit Masters were fighting. In that fleeting moment, all they had felt was a ripple of Spirit fluctuations radiating outward. And then, Zhang Yongjun, the First-Grade Spirit Master of the Ye Xiao Conglomerate, was suddenly vomiting blood?

Did that mean Asura had won?

Li Shangyuan and his men looked completely dumbfounded. Even Zhang Yongjun couldn’t beat him? He was defeated in a single strike?

"You..." Zhang Yongjun’s face was twisted in deep shock and fury. "You’re a Second-Grade Spirit Master?"

"Good guess. Hand over the pills," Mo Qianqian said with a smile.

"What?" Li Shangyuan shuddered violently.

This Asura was actually a Second-Grade Spirit Master? If he was a Second-Grade Spirit Master, how were they supposed to fight him? Neither Zhang Yongjun nor Li Shangyuan could withstand a single blow from him. And yet, they had eagerly rushed to challenge a Second-Grade Spirit Master!

"You’re clearly a Second-Grade Spirit Master, yet you dared to trick us!" Li Shangyuan spat viciously.

"Did I ever state my cultivation level? You were the ones who assumed I was a First-Grade Spirit Master. That has nothing to do with me!" Mo Qianqian shrugged, then added, "Still want to fight? I won’t accept the challenge."

Li Shangyuan was so furious he almost coughed up blood. The man was clearly a Second-Grade Spirit Master, yet he kept claiming he wouldn’t fight, goading them into forcing his hand! How could someone be so shameless?! If he had simply accepted the challenge, at least they would have been mentally prepared, knowing he was confident and capable. But claiming he wouldn’t fight made him look weak, like a victim about to be bullied! Li Shangyuan cursed him to hell and back in his heart, but he couldn’t vocalize a single word.

"A Second-Grade Spirit Master tricking a First-Grade Spirit Master and those with lower cultivation levels into a bet... Isn’t that a bit too much bullying?"

At that moment, a young man’s somewhat icy voice rang out. The crowd hastily parted as everyone watched a handsome, elegant, and mature young man dressed in cyan stride forward, leading several followers.

"Ye Xiao! Ye Xiao is here!"

"There’s another First-Grade Spirit Master and a Tongyou Realm expert beside him. The top brass of the Ye Xiao Conglomerate have all arrived."

"Ye Xiao’s rank as ninth on the Hidden Dragon List is no joke. If he wasn’t nearing thirty, his ranking would be even higher. Now that Asura is in for it."

"A Second-Grade Spirit Master against a Second-Grade Spirit Master—Asura can’t complain. Besides, Ye Xiao isn’t lacking ten high-tier second-grade pills."

Cries of alarm and fervent discussions erupted through the crowd one after another.

"Great Treasure Master!" Seeing him, Li Shangyuan immediately scrambled over, crying out his grievances. "You have to get justice for us! This dog-shit Asura actually tricked us!

"That’s right! He’s clearly a Second-Grade Spirit Master, but he didn’t tell us and made us force him to fight. He’s a complete bully!

"Haozi was even knocked out by him, and he made us lose so much money. This Asura is absolute scum!"

Li Shangyuan’s underlings joined in the chorus of complaints. Two of them quickly hurried over to drag the unconscious Haozi back.

Zhang Yongjun staggered over to Ye Xiao as well. "Great Treasure Master."

Ye Xiao’s expression was rather ugly. "Asura?"

"I won’t accept the challenge. Are you going to fight me?" Mo Qianqian repeated his catchphrase.

The faces of Li Shangyuan and his men twitched. It was this exact line! Just hearing it was infuriating!

The onlookers were equally speechless. Under the current circumstances, that line genuinely sounded like he was trying to bully them. However, this time, they didn’t believe Asura had the strength to battle Ye Xiao.

"Naturally!" Ye Xiao said indifferently. "Beating a member of the Ye Xiao Conglomerate means you don’t give me, Ye Xiao, any face. Now..."

"Young Master Ye!"

Right at that moment, a woman walked out from the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion. Dressed in a simple yet elegant white dress, she looked to be in her early twenties. Her features were sweet, and her demeanor was gentle and refined. Every frown, every smile, and every step she took exuded pure nobility.

"Wanya!" Seeing the woman, Mo Qianqian was momentarily surprised. It was Wanya, the very same woman who had bet against him in the Southern Wilderness. Even though she had lost, the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion had honored the wager, which had ultimately helped him.

Upon seeing Wanya’s arrival, many people’s eyes lit up, and animated discussions broke out from all directions. Clearly, Wanya was also quite famous in the Imperial City.

"Young Master Ye, would you be willing to do me a small favor and turn swords into plowshares with Senior Asura?" Wanya asked, her tone mild and gracious.

"You have a connection with Asura?" Ye Xiao retorted.

"Senior Asura has a partnership with our branch of the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion. He is an important guest of ours," Wanya said with a smile.

"I respect the Ten Thousand Spirits Pavilion, but I’m sorry. He beat my people, and this score must be settled," Ye Xiao replied. Clearly, he was refusing to grant Wanya any face.

Wanya frowned.

"What if you add me? Young Master Ye, could you do me a small favor?"

At this moment, another voice rang out. From one side of the street, surrounded by admirers like the moon surrounded by stars, a woman walked toward them.

The woman’s skin was as white as snow, and her eyebrows were like crescent moons. Her beauty was enough to topple cities and kingdoms. Clad in a pure white dress, she approached with lotus-like steps. Her long white sash danced without any wind, giving her an otherworldly aura. She looked exactly like a fairy descending to the mortal realm—stunningly beautiful, devastatingly cold, and utterly unapproachable.

This person was none other than the Ling Family’s current number one genius, Ling Qingxue!

"Ling Qingxue! The current number one on the Hidden Dragon List, Ling Qingxue! She actually came!"

"I heard that Ling Qingxue has been in secluded cultivation at the Tai Xuan Academy’s mausoleum recently. I never expected her to show up in the Imperial City."

"Two or three months ago, Ling Qingxue refined a Nether Condensing Pill to break through to the Tongyou Realm. Now that she’s finished her seclusion in the Tai Xuan Academy’s ancestral tomb, she must have made even more progress."

"Ling Qingxue possesses the Heaven-Swallowing Python Bloodline herself, making her combat prowess unparalleled. I heard that after Mo Qianqian was expelled from the Ling Family, she stripped and assimilated his Holy Dragon Bloodline. I don’t know if it’s true, but if it is, no one in the entire Great Xia Dynasty will be able to match her."

"Whether it’s true or not, Ling Qingxue is the most monstrous genius of our generation. Reaching this cultivation level at just sixteen years old... Her future is immeasurable!"

"Mo Qianqian could have easily been companions with such a peerless genius. Instead, he was too impatient and committed unmentionable acts, ruining his own future."

"To be fair, Mo Qianqian has become a Body Cultivator now, and his combat power isn’t bad either."

"But it’s impossible for him to ever end up with Ling Qingxue now. Besides, Ling Qingxue is already in the Tongyou Realm, while Mo Qianqian is still far behind. That gap is only going to widen in the future. As for Mo Qianqian, it’s hard to say if he’ll even survive."

The surrounding crowd broke into waves of awe and fervent discussion.