Chapter 426: Shangguan Lingyun's Expectation

As Ye Yuan's words fell, everyone's heart skipped a beat!

"I'm a bit hard of hearing—what did Ji Qing just say?"

"He... he wants to challenge the Seventh Prince! I... I didn't mishear, did I?"

"I really don't know how to describe my feelings right now. Besides Shangguan Lingyun, there's actually someone who dares to challenge the Seventh Prince!"

"Exactly! The Seventh Prince is a genius martial artist who has comprehended true intent, on a completely different level from Huang Wenqiu and the others! Ji Qing... actually dares to challenge even him!"

"Don't you think something's off? Isn't this a martial arts contest for a bride? How did it suddenly turn into a martial arts tournament? Everyone knows the Seventh Prince is pursuing Shangguan Lingxue. If Ye Yuan hadn't provoked him, he would never have stepped down!"

Ye Yuan's words instantly ignited the entire square!

Challenging the number one figure in the royal city, a candidate for the Wind Emperor—how much strength and courage did that require!

"Hey, are you sure you want to challenge me?" Zhao Chengqian said with a cold smile.

Zhao Chengqian was naturally very welcoming of Ye Yuan's suicidal move.

He had long wanted to kill Ye Yuan, and now that he had this chance to do so openly and legitimately, he certainly didn't want to miss it.

Despite Ye Yuan's earlier display of a powerful move like Thousand Streams Flying Flowers, Zhao Chengqian was fully confident he could destroy Ye Yuan!

"Junior apprentice brother, don't be reckless! I know your strength has greatly improved, but Zhao Chengqian's strength is definitely not as simple as you think!" Shi Haoran frowned and transmitted his voice.

Xiao Ruyan was so anxious she nearly jumped down, quickly sending a voice transmission: "Master Ji, the strength of Huang Wenqiu and the others is far inferior to Zhao Chengqian's. You... you'd better not provoke him!"

Ye Yuan, however, just smiled faintly and said nothing more, but his meaning was clear to everyone.

He wasn't joking; he really intended to challenge the Seventh Prince!

Zhao Chengqian sneered, "You don't think that defeating those two qualifies you to challenge me, do you? Since you're looking for death, I'll grant your wish!"

With that, Zhao Chengqian floated down gracefully.

Stepping onto the arena, Zhao Chengqian shook his long spear, exuding an overwhelming霸气.

"Heh, a defeated opponent dares to challenge me? I appreciate your stupidity! But even if I kill you today, I won't marry Xiao Ruyan, rest assured."

Once on the arena, Zhao Chengqian's domineering aura could no longer be concealed.

Especially the long spear in his hand, which elevated his momentum to its peak.

Every move he made carried a captivating power!

The number one young expert lived up to his reputation.

Hearing Zhao Chengqian's words, Xiao Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief but also secretly worried for Ye Yuan.

Zhao Chengqian had not shown his strength in public for a long time; perhaps even Shangguan Lingyun was unclear about his current power.

But no one doubted Zhao Chengqian's strength now!

"I am someone who repays grudges. I went into seclusion for a month and broke through five realms in a row, all for you. So you should feel honored!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Last time, Zhao Chengqian had nearly killed Ye Yuan and almost killed Bai Guang as well.

This grudge could not be erased by a mere apology.

If Zhao Chengqian had apologized sincerely, it might have been different, but the entire royal city knew he was only forced by circumstances.

If Xing Yuan hadn't pressured the Wind Emperor, he would never have come to apologize.

Ye Yuan was about to leave the Windstorm Realm soon, and with his character of never letting a grudge go overnight, how could he wait until later?

So today, this battle was inevitable!

"Hahaha... So what if you broke through five realms? Do you think only you can break through? The reason I'm only at Sea Transformation Sixth Layer is not because I can't break through, but because I deliberately suppressed my realm! So... resign yourself to fate!" Zhao Chengqian burst into wild laughter.

Suddenly, Zhao Chengqian shook his long spear, and an overwhelming aura spread out!

A storm of Yuan power swept across the arena!

"This... the Seventh Prince is breaking through! He's about to break through to Sea Transformation Seventh Layer! If he succeeds, Ji Qing won't stand a chance!"

"What is Ji Qing doing? Isn't he going to interrupt the Seventh Prince's breakthrough? Is he just going to watch him break through?"

"Alas... it's useless. Since the Seventh Prince dares to break through in front of him, he naturally isn't afraid of being interrupted. This is the absolute confidence of a strong man! Besides, after the previous battle, Ji Qing's Yuan power must be nearly depleted, right?"

"But on the other hand, the fact that the Seventh Prince is breaking through his bottleneck for Ji Qing is itself a sign of recognition and affirmation of Ji Qing, isn't it?"

In an instant, the arena was in turmoil, and Zhao Chengqian's momentum was continuously rising!

For geniuses like Zhao Chengqian, the most important thing was not breaking through realms but comprehending artistic conception.

For a martial artist, youth was the best time to comprehend artistic conception. Once their potential was exhausted, comprehending artistic conception became as difficult as reaching the heavens.

At that point, it meant the martial artist had reached their limit.

Thus, top geniuses never took breaking through realms seriously. They spent most of their time comprehending artistic conception.

People like Zhao Chengqian and Shangguan Lingyun never deliberately cultivated Yuan power, yet at their age, they had already reached the middle stage of Sea Transformation in artistic conception, showing how strong their talent was!

Ye Yuan, of course, also focused on comprehending artistic conception, so his Yuan power realm had never been high.

If he went all out to break through, he could reach the Soul Sea realm in less than half a year.

For a Pill Emperor, using pills to stack realms was far too easy.

Zhao Chengqian did not sit down to absorb Yuan power; he simply stood there with his long spear, but his momentum continued to climb.

The transition from Sea Transformation Sixth Layer to Seventh Layer was a significant threshold, yet for Zhao Chengqian, it was so effortless.

This was the number one young expert of the royal city!

Shangguan Lingxue showed little emotion on her face. She glanced at Shangguan Lingyun and smiled, "Brother seems a bit regretful."

Shangguan Lingyun said with a look of regret, "Yeah, I just thought of a great idea to go down and fight Ji Qing, but he picked the Seventh Prince, which frustrates me."

Shangguan Lingxue raised an eyebrow, "What idea?"

"Heh, I would go down, defeat him, and then pretend to lose."

"... Only you could think of that! But Ji Qing is already at the end of his rope, while the Prince is at his peak. What's there to compare in this match?"

"Is that what you think? Too superficial! How could someone as brilliant as Ji Qing provoke the Seventh Prince without a backup plan?"

"Hmm? Do you mean... that move earlier wasn't his limit? But his Yuan power has also reached its limit! And the Prince has even broken through to Sea Transformation Seventh Layer. I really can't imagine how he'll handle it."

"Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it too!" Shangguan Lingyun said with a smile.