51: Chapter 51 Song Mingxue

The Qi Condensation 7th Layer opponent opposite her was a woman clad in black robes, with flowing long hair and stunning beauty. The snow-white skin exposed outside her clothes was smooth enough to be broken by a puff of air.

This woman was one of the proud geniuses of the Song Family, named Song Mingxue. Not only had her cultivation reached the Perfection of the Qi Condensation 7th Layer, but she was also a Cultivator possessing a mutated Spiritual Root—the ice Spiritual Root. Her strength was extremely formidable; even in this Taihe Assembly, she was definitely a top-three existence, even counting her brother.

Thinking of this, Li Qingling's expression became much more solemn. Her cultivation was on par with Song Mingxue's, but just because she could fight across Realms didn't mean Song Mingxue couldn't. However, she was not afraid; she simply wouldn't be able to handle it as effortlessly as before.

"I have watched your matches. Your strength is very strong, and perhaps you could rank in the top five in this Taihe Assembly. However, it's a pity you met me." Song Mingxue, who originally had a cold expression, acted out of character and took the initiative to speak.

"Who wins and who loses is not yet certain!" Li Qingling retorted.

After her retort, some male Cultivators under the stage cursed angrily, "Do you think Fairy Song is someone you can compare to?"

The two of them ignored the group of male Cultivators off the stage and simply stared intently at the opponent in front of them.

Then, the match began, and both of them struck at the same time.

Li Qingling instantly threw out a Water Spiritual Bead. This Water Spiritual Bead contained torrential water-attribute spiritual power; if the opponent were hit squarely by it, she would either die or be crippled.

Song Mingxue reacted immediately, and an ice-blue long sword abruptly appeared in her hands. She gripped the hilt with both hands, and the long sword instantly filled with chilling Qi, forming an ice wall in front of her, casually blocking Li Qingling's lethal Move.

Li Qingling was only slightly startled, then formed hand seals with both hands. A Dharma seal was struck out from in front of her and merged into the Water Spiritual Bead.

The Water Spiritual Bead immediately gathered the surrounding water Spiritual Qi, forming a water sphere about three zhang in size that wrapped Song Mingxue within it.

Song Mingxue merely watched coldly, shaking the long sword in her hand, instantly freezing the water sphere into ice before it shattered apart.

"Qingling's Moves are being completely restrained," Chen Yuanjin worriedly said.

Except for Chen Changqing, the rest of them also wore worried expressions.

On the stage, seeing her Move broken instantly, Li Qingling was just about to continue attacking when Song Mingxue wielded her long sword, rushed in front of her in a few steps, and slashed at her forehead with a sword.

Feeling the chill coming from the back of her neck, Li Qingling squeezed an earth escape talisman and escaped out of her attack range.

Seeing that her strike failed and Li Qingling had burrowed underground, Song Mingxue immediately pointed her blade downward, thrusting it into the arena, and released a chilling Qi that even Cultivators at the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining would fear.

In the blink of an eye, the entire arena was completely shrouded in chilling Qi.

"Hehe, that lass is bound to lose this time. Every time our Fairy Song casts this spell, she has never tasted defeat," a young male Cultivator laughed aloud.

"Your Fairy Song? You are too shameless," a green-robed male Cultivator next to him bantered.

"What? Are you dissatisfied? Do you dare step up for a match?"

"Fight if I want to, see who's scared."

Before the commotion on the stage had even ended, a group of Cultivators off the stage was already making a ruckus.

On the arena, Li Qingling popped out from one of the spots. Feeling the surrounding chilling Qi, alarm bells rang loudly in her heart, and she thought to herself, "Oh no."

Before she could make any defense, that long sword radiating cold light instantly arrived in front of her.

Li Qingling quickly threw out several golden light talismans from her Storage Pouch, blocking this fatal blow.

Song Mingxue opposite her was slightly stunned; she hadn't expected the young girl before her to possess so many Talismans. With a turn of her wrist, she slashed out a blast of ice Sword Qi, tearing apart several golden light talismans.

Fortunately, these few golden light talismans bought Li Qingling some breathing room. She immediately summoned a Tier 1 High Grade qingyang sword, driving it to slash out several consecutive swords. The first sword swept horizontally across Song Mingxue's ice Sword Qi, scattering it with a single strike; the second sword slashed toward her neck, but was blocked by Song Mingxue's ice soul Talisman; just as the third sword was about to be slashed out, she was interrupted by Song Mingxue. Helplessly, she had to withdraw her hand and take advantage of the opportunity to widen the distance.

The two looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. Having fought to this point, even those male Cultivators who were extremely unfriendly to Li Qingling at the very beginning were filled with admiration. Many of them felt it was a pity in their hearts; if only this woman's appearance were a bit more pleasing, she could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Song Mingxue in the hearts of these male Cultivators.

It was just that Li Qingling had disguised her appearance, so these low-tier Cultivators could not see through Li Qingling's true appearance at all.

"The strength of these two is evenly matched; I'm afraid it will be difficult to tell the winner apart even after a while longer," in the spectator stand, those Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Late Stage chatted again.

"I didn't expect that Chen Family to not only have a freak like Chen Changqing, but actually possess such a Genius comparable to Mingxue." The Grey-robed Elder wore a look of amazement. Given time, perhaps this Chen Family would truly rise and become a local powerhouse in Taihe Prefecture.

"This year's Taihe Assembly is truly brimming with talent, unexpectedly giving rise to so many little geniuses. That girl happens to be a budding beauty with great talent, and my son has just reached the age for marriage," Wen Guan said calmly.

"Haha, I didn't expect you brat to harbor such thoughts. I advise you to give up! With such a Genius in the Chen Family, how could they bear to let her marry out?" The Grey-robed Elder laughed, stroking his beard with one hand and pointing at Wen Guan with the other.

"Elder Song is joking. Their Chen Family has only just been promoted to a Foundation Establishment Family; being able to marry into my Wen Family is truly their Family's good fortune." Wen Guan's gaze flickered as he said in a deep voice. He truly wasn't afraid that the Chen Family would refuse; after all, their Wen Family was a Foundation Establishment Family with a full seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and the strongest cultivation within the clan even reached the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment. How could a newly promoted Chen Family compare?

"Hehe! This little girl has also caught this old man's eye; my grandson happens to have reached the age for marriage as well," the Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Yun Family spoke up at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Wen Guan immediately stopped talking. He truly did not dare to snatch someone from the Yun Family, so he extinguished this thought.

However, he felt somewhat regretful. Elder Yun's grandson was an uninhibited aristocratic scion; for this girl to fall into his hands would be wasting all of her talent.

The remaining Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators didn't say anything either. A mere Chen Family had only produced two geniuses; it was not enough for them to speak up on their behalf.

At this moment, Li Qingling on the stage did not know that someone had already reserved her; she simply focused her gaze on Song Mingxue, and the two of them were close to deciding the victor.

After a while, Song Mingxue was outmatched by a single Move and lost the ability to continue fighting after being ambushed by Li Qingling.

After the victor of this match was decided, it was Chen Changyue's turn. His luck had also completely run out. Facing a Late Qi Refining Stage opponent, he was completely no match, even though his trump cards were easily blocked by the opponent, leading to his narrow defeat. However, given his cultivation, being able to make it this far was already very good, striving for some benefits for himself and his Family.