46: Without saying a word, Wang Teng was crushed?

BOOM—!

A thousand-zhang-long warship, its entire hull forged from Sun Gold Essence, tore through the crowded air routes above Tiandu Imperial City like a rampaging golden behemoth.

It did not slow down in the slightest.

The spiritual power ripples churned up from its bow violently flung aside several flying vessels that couldn't dodge in time, eliciting gasps and curses from the crowd.

On the deck, Wang Teng stood with his hands clasped behind his back, wearing an outrageously flamboyant robe of dark gold adorned with dragon patterns, his hair adorned with Magic Treasures and jewels that shimmered with an aura of 'I'm very expensive.'

He reveled in this feeling of being the center of attention.

"Brother Qin Feng, do you see?" he declared, pointing authoritatively. "In this Tiandu, my Wang family's ships *are* the rules!"

Beside him, Qin Feng remained dressed in his simple blue robe, a mask of humble admiration on his face, perfectly playing the role of a loyal follower.

"Young Master Wang's Divine Might leaves This Qin in utter awe!"

Just as Wang Teng was about to spout a few more grandiose statements, ready to receive the adulation of the entire crowd...

SCREEE—!

A cry of supreme clarity—a phoenix's cry—pierced the clouds without warning!

This sound was no ordinary noise; it was a Law-based impact imbued with the supreme principles of Profound Ice.

Instantly, the roaring crowd, the shrieks of flood dragons, and the thunderous rumbling of chariots were all silenced.

Everyone looked up in shock.

A phoenix carriage, carved entirely from ten-thousand-year-old ice crystals and pulled by eight sacred Ice Luan birds burning with icy-blue divine flames, tore through the sky.

It made no sound.

Yet, its sovereign, world-dominating majesty caused the Divine Souls of tens of thousands of Cultivators present to ache with a piercing, frozen pain.

"The Jade Pool... Ling Qingzhu!"

A wave of suppressed exclamations erupted from the crowd.

Wang Teng's heart lurched, and his breathing instantly grew heavy.

She's here!

Frantically straightening his golden robe and forcing what he believed was his most charming smile onto his face, he shot out from the golden warship in a single leap, precisely blocking the path of the approaching phoenix carriage.

"Fairy Qing..."

He had barely uttered the first three words of his fawning greeting.

The curtain of ice crystals was gently lifted by a slender, pale hand.

Ling Qingzhu stepped out.

She was still clad in a simple white palace gown, untouched by a speck of mortal dust.

She didn't even glance at Wang Teng.

She didn't even make a move to go around him.

She simply walked forward, taking light, graceful steps directly towards where Wang Teng stood.

A bone-chillingly cold wind rushed towards him with her every step!

The smile on Wang Teng's face instantly froze solid.

He felt he wasn't facing a woman, but a collapsing glacier from the dawn of time!

BOOM!

Without even making direct contact, the chilling aura caused the bow of his proud golden warship to groan under unbearable strain. A thick layer of ice crystals spread across it at a visible, frantic pace!

The entire warship was forced back a full hundred zhang by an irresistible, monumental force!

As for Wang Teng himself, he was sent staggering by the shockwave, barely managing to steady himself in the air.

He had been treated like a bothersome speck of dust, effortlessly brushed aside.

Ling Qingzhu walked calmly past the spot he had just occupied, her cold, clear eyes indifferently sweeping over the entire scene.

No one dared meet her gaze!

She had only one goal.

The Opportunities mentioned in Su Chen's diary!

Qin Feng, you think you can pick up the scraps? In your dreams!

All your Opportunities, I, Ling Qingzhu, will take them all!

These will all be trophies I offer to him!

In the next instant, her figure transformed into a stream of cold light, shooting directly into the reserved Tian-class VIP Room for the Jade Pool.

"..."

An eerie silence fell over the entire area.

Wang Teng stood frozen like a ridiculous statue, nailed to a cross of humiliation.

The hand he had extended for a greeting still hung awkwardly in the air.

The countless gazes around him, which had held awe moments before, instantly transformed into undisguised amusement, mockery, and ridicule.

"Pfft... Did Young Master Wang just... get run right over?"

"Run over? Look at that golden ship, it's practically frozen into an ice block!"

"Tsk tsk, trying to warm up to a ten-thousand-year-old iceberg. He's humiliated himself in front of the entire Profound Yuan Continent!"

Suppressed snickers pierced his eardrums like scalding steel needles.

"Ling! Qing! Zhu!"

He ground the three words out between his teeth, filled with venomous hatred.

Fine!

Fine, you Yaochi Saintess!

Just you wait!

Wait until This Young Master steals the show at the auction, using supreme treasures you cannot refuse to smash open the door to your heart!

Then, let's see how you can maintain that aloof, superior attitude in front of This Young Master!

"Young Master Wang, please calm your anger."

Qin Feng immediately flew over, his face full of 'concern' and 'indignation.'

"Your Highness the Saintess is aloof and proud, which precisely shows her Dao Heart is firm! It is precisely such a peerless Fairy who is most worthy of being conquered by you, Young Master Wang!"

"Why bother with her for the moment? Later at the auction, once she witnesses your true strength, won't she be forced to look at you differently?"

His words once again propped up Wang Teng's vanity, which had been shattered into pieces by the humiliation, lifting it back up to the clouds.

"Hmph! Brother Qin Feng is right!" Wang Teng said fiercely. "Later, This Young Master will show her what a true Prodigy really is!"

Qin Feng repeatedly agreed, his eyes filled with icy mockery.

[Idiot.]

In the crowd, further away.

The disguised Liu Ruyan licked her sugar-coated hawthorn stick, her bewitching eyes alight with excitement.

"This show is getting better and better."

Watching the backs of those two clowns, the curve of her smile grew even more playful.

"I just wonder..."

Her bored gaze swept across the entire scene.

"...if my Little Man is also hiding in some corner, watching this good show?"