72: Chapter 72 Fierce Battle

Jiang Ji knew he was talking about Sixth Prince Qi Tao.

Counting the time, nearly five years had passed since Su Fan found him. Qi Tao should have achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm by now; it was time for him to come seeking revenge against Qi Yuan...

"Su Fan, don't catch a cold, come down early..."

Jiang Ji did not continue to disturb Su Fan, knowing that he was not only looking forward to the arrival of Qi Tao, but also thinking of his sister, Su Ying.

A gust of cold wind blew by. Jiang Ji tightened the clothes on her body, immediately feeling the chill.

Although she was at the Fifth Level of Body Tempering, she would find it difficult to make any further progress in this life, because although she possessed a True Qi Spiritual Root, it was merely a waste Spiritual Root...

Just then, a sudden gust of wind stirred up around her, making her shiver with fear.

Suddenly, a large hand grabbed her shoulder...

"Su Fan..."

No, such strong True Qi pressure!

It's not Su Fan!!

Her son, Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai, certainly wouldn't play such a joke on her, so... who could it be?

But the person did not wait for her to think, striking her shoulder fiercely and knocking her unconscious.

Afterward, he carried her away and brought her into a secret chamber within the pavilion...

...

When Jiang Ji opened her eyes, she looked at the person in front of her. Her beautiful eyes widened in terror, and she shouted, "Qi Yuan! So it was you, you beast!!"

The person in front of her was actually that beast, Qi Yuan!

Qi Yuan had a lecherous look on his face, staring at Jiang Ji's entire body, and grinned sinisterly: "Do you remember what I told you? I want Xiaobai to watch us with his own eyes... and then, I will destroy his Spiritual Root, letting him wait for death in despair..."

"This King is not a rabbit, nor am I a hawk. This King is a hunter. Now, I am going to enjoy the pleasure of a hunter. Xiaobai is about to achieve a Breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm, right?"

As he spoke, Qi Yuan forcefully tore at Jiang Ji's clothes, continuing to grin: "What a talented prodigy! Hmph? You still thought about dealing with this King! Ha?"

Accompanied by a rustling sound, Jiang Ji's thin clothes were easily torn apart in his hands...

Jiang Ji's face was full of fear, her eyes filled with tears, and her body trembled: "Spare Xiaobai, I will do anything you want..."

"Spare Xiaobai?"

Qi Yuan stared below her neck: "Truly plump and round, no wonder you raised such a talented prodigy. At only fourteen, he is already about to achieve a Breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm..."

"You want this King to spare Xiaobai, hahahaha!"

"Do you think this King is a fool?"

After speaking, a red Medicinal Pill appeared in his hand, his eyes filled with madness: "Do you know what kind of medicine this is? Hmph!"

"Let me tell you!"

"This is the lust-insect soul-devouring pill. Once you consume it, you must find someone to detoxify the lust-insect poison within an hour, otherwise, your soul will be devoured by the lust-insect, and you will die after suffering the bite of ten thousand insects..."

"No... I beg you... no!"

Jiang Ji kept her mouth tightly closed, but Qi Yuan used the power of his True Qi to force her mouth open, compelling her to swallow the pill.

Jiang Ji was instantly filled with despair.

And what made her feel even more desperate was that Qi Yuan intended to go and capture Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai, letting him watch her being humiliated with his own eyes...

She wanted to commit suicide, but Qi Yuan had long been prepared. With one palm strike, he sealed her Spiritual Vein, forcing her to lie there obediently, unable to move.

"Where is Xiaobai? I'm going to find him!"

After flashing a terrifying smile at Jiang Ji, Qi Yuan walked out of the secret chamber.

"No... I beg you..."

Jiang Ji was filled with despair, shedding helpless tears.

...

Su Fan saw a shadow flit past from the high point of the pavilion, and suspicion arose in his heart... Who was this person?

To be able to sneak in here without attracting the attention of the Great Martial Master guards in the estate, they must at least be... a Great Grandmaster?

Not good!

It's Qi Yuan!

What is he doing here?

The purpose could only be one of two things: either Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai or Jiang Ji.

Tonight... could it be that he is going to force the issue?

Thinking of this, Su Fan felt anxious.

He hurried down from the pavilion, preparing to notify all the guards and Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai.

Now that Sixth Prince Qi Tao had not yet returned to the capital, no one was a match for Qi Yuan; they could only escape first and avoid his edge...

And just at this moment!

In the sky, from the southwest direction.

A powerful voice, like a great bell, resounded.

"Qi Yuan!!!"

"You evil spawn!! I have come to settle the score with you!!"

Immediately, a powerful figure seemed to step over the waves from the Nine Heavens, his entire body radiating the majestic True Qi pressure of the Martial King Realm like a surging tsunami, shaking the space below until it distorted.

That person had long hair dancing wildly and a face full of stubble, yet he possessed an immense Aura. His clothes rustled in the wind, and with every step he took, it felt as if he were about to shatter the firmament, like the arrival of a demon god.

Inside the Qi estate, Qi Yuan was just about to reach out and capture Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai, who had just achieved a Breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm. Hearing this voice, he looked up and a cold smile tugged at the corner of his mouth: "Old Six? Just achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm? However... it's still not enough..."

The person who arrived was none other than Sixth Prince Qi Tao; he had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm.

Su Fan saw this scene, and his heart was filled with excitement. Just a moment ago, Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai had actually achieved a Breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm, and Sixth Prince Qi Tao had also arrived at this very moment...

It seemed that tonight was the best time to defeat Qi Yuan!

Without a second word, he launched a signal firework into the sky!

With a swish!!!

The signal firework shot into the sky, visible to the entire Zidu!

It wouldn't be long before all the old subordinates of Prince Yin, who opposed Qi Yuan's brutal rule, would rush over to deal with Qi Yuan...

This was the opportunity he had waited five long years to orchestrate!

That's right, tonight!

Qi Yuan... will be defeated!

...

"Old Six, do you think that because you achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm, you are my opponent?"

Qi Yuan released all of his powerful Martial King Realm pressure. He shot into the sky, his large sleeves and dragon robes fluttering in the wind, full of Aura.

"This King is already at the Middle Stage of the Martial King Realm, while you have only just achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm. Old Six... do you think you will be my opponent?"

Qi Yuan flicked his sleeves and sneered.

Sixth Prince Qi Tao roared: "Seven years ago, you killed my entire family. Today, no matter what, I will fight you to the death!!!"

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai's face was full of determination as he stepped on his Flying Sword and ascended into the air, glaring at Qi Yuan: "And me!"

"I will also fight you, this beast, to the death!"

Qi Yuan laughed loudly: "One just achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm, the other just achieved a Breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm. Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai, this King admits you are very talented, but the two of you... are far from enough!"

As he spoke, he shook his finger, his eyes filled with contempt.

"Evil beast, enough nonsense, let's fight!!"

Sixth Prince Qi Tao held an ancient, heavy sword in his hand, pointing it at Qi Yuan.

Just then, several Great Grandmaster Realm experts suddenly appeared in the sky. These were all old subordinates summoned by Su Fan, and they all stood on Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai's side: "Tyrant! And us!! With us, you will definitely die!!!"

"Hehehehe!!!"

Qi Yuan still laughed: "Just you few rebels and traitors want to make this King die! You are too naive!"

But very soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.

Behind Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai, more and more Great Grandmasters, Grandmasters, and even Great Martial Masters emerged, numbering a full one or two hundred. These people were all glaring fixedly at him...

"Tyrant! Incompetent ruler! Today we will take your dog life!!!"

"Qi Yuan, your death date has arrived!!!"

Looking at so many high-level martial artists standing on Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai's side, Qi Yuan's expression turned from confusion to anger. He stared at these people and said: "You all eat the court's salary, yet you are not loyal to this King. What do you want to do? Rebel?"

"Qi Yuan, you tyrant, my sister entered the palace and never came out. You know very well what you did!"

"Qi Yuan, you brought turmoil to the kingdom, millions of coastal fishermen died. You profit-driven butcher, you deserve to die!"

"In the glorious annals of history, there has never been a ruler like you. We received the kindness of Prince Yin and should naturally assist the heir! Before, we were just forced by your tyranny and dared not rebel!"

Qi Yuan stared expressionlessly at each of them, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a cold smile: "Very well, since you are so suicidal, then... today this King will grant your wish!!!"

"Die for this King..."

A streak of True Qi struck the body of a Grandmaster, and that Grandmaster died on the spot!

Everyone was slightly stunned.

The Middle Stage of the Martial King Realm was terrifying to this extent.

However, as Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai took the lead and charged towards Qi Yuan, the fear on everyone's faces dissipated, and they all charged towards Qi Yuan to kill him.

Sixth Prince Qi Tao leaped over the crowd, walking on the Void Realm like stepping on waves, his movements fluid. Streaks of True Qi were hurled in Qi Yuan's direction, and he roared: "This beast's head is mine!!"

"Kill this beast!!"

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai shouted, raising his sword to attack. Streaks of Sword Qi condensed into substance, shooting towards Qi Yuan's position.

When he looked down and saw Su Fan, he shouted:

"Brother, Mom is missing, quickly go and find Mom!"

Su Fan nodded at him and returned to the high pavilion to start searching for Jiang Ji.

The battle in the sky became more and more intense.

Although Sixth Prince Qi Tao and Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai had many people, Qi Yuan was, after all, in the Middle Stage of the Martial King Realm. Moreover, those below the Grandmaster Realm, as long as they were touched by Qi Yuan, were basically guaranteed to die.

It was equivalent to only a few people at the Grandmaster Realm or above actually dealing with Qi Yuan, while those below the Grandmaster Realm were just barely making up the numbers.

The Grandmaster Realm was a watershed for martial artists. Only above the Grandmaster Realm did one have the capital to walk the Zhenwu Continent, while below the Grandmaster Realm, one could barely become a local expert but could not make it onto the big stage.

Qi Yuan's palace guards also gradually arrived, fighting with those who supported Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai.

In this way, the battle situation was extremely intense, and victory was hard to determine for either side for a while.

...

Su Fan was just a Mortal. In the aerial battlefield where hundreds of people were fighting fiercely, let alone helping, he couldn't even fly up to watch the excitement. Right now, he could only go and find his foster mother, Jiang Ji.

When he was patrolling the pavilion, he suddenly discovered that there was actually a secret chamber below, and the door to the secret chamber was not closed. He held his sharp sword and cautiously walked down...

"Ugh... I can't take it anymore... kill me..."

A woman's painful moans came from inside. Su Fan immediately recognized it as Jiang Ji's voice and ran in immediately...

However, when he saw the scene of Jiang Ji wearing only a bodice and underpants, her jade legs intertwined, and her body writhing, he immediately covered his eyes.

"Foster mother, what happened to you? I will go and find you some clothes..."

As he spoke, Su Fan was about to walk out of the secret chamber.

Jiang Ji called him back: "Su Fan... don't go... quickly save me..."

"What is wrong with you?"

"Su Fan... I was forced by Qi Yuan to swallow the lust-insect soul-devouring pill. If I don't detoxify the poison within an hour, I will die after suffering the soul-devouring of ten thousand insects..."

"How do I detoxify the poison?"

"Sigh... Su Fan, you should just kill me. I won't detoxify the poison..."

Jiang Ji writhed in pain, her elegant and refined face already as red as a ripe apple, her eyes hazy, her jade body sprawled out, but her eyes were brimming with tears, as if she were in extreme agony.

Looking at her appearance, Su Fan understood immediately. It seemed that without doing that deed, the poison could not be detoxified.

"Foster mother, you have been kind to me, I cannot fail to save you, but... like this... I..."

Su Fan's face was full of conflict. On one side was saving a life, and on the other was...

Sigh!

It is truly conflicting!

At this time, Jiang Ji looked at him with hazy eyes: "Su Fan... you and I have no blood relationship... it is not impossible... besides... if someone else were to come, I think... it would be better if it were you..."

"Alright then, foster mother... I am sorry, please don't blame me..."

"I don't blame you... just, you must not let Xiaobai know... ugh!"

...

Half an hour later.

"Is the poison detoxified yet?"

"...Not yet, you must hold on a bit longer... almost there..."

...

Another half hour.

"Is it done?"

"...Not yet..."

...

Su Fan persisted and worked hard for another half hour, and Jiang Ji's poison was finally almost detoxified.

Lying limply on the ground, he felt as if his whole body had been drained.

He had no energy left at all.

The flush on Jiang Ji's face gradually faded. She reached out to wipe the sweat from Su Fan's face and said gently: "Su Fan, you have really worked hard..."