Although a polite smile hung on Yan Yunlie's face, a chill rose in his heart.
The reason he had endured for two whole days, waiting until this woman had completely stepped out of Great Yan's borders before showing himself, was because he had his own shrewd calculations.
If she knew what was good for her and was willing to be won over by the immense benefits he offered, then naturally, everyone would be happy. But if she was obstinate...
Once outside Great Yan's territory, even if an unregistered martial artist died, the Crown Prince wouldn't be able to find any evidence against him, even if he noticed something was amiss!
As long as he silenced her permanently, he would never draw fire to himself.
But he never expected that his schemes would be seen through so completely, as if he were standing naked before this woman in blue!
“Your Highness, Second Prince.”
Su Yueli looked at him, her expression indifferent. “I have absolutely no interest in the power struggles of your Great Yan royal family. This trip was merely to obtain medicine to save someone—a simple exchange where we each got what we needed.”
“If the Second Prince merely wanted to introduce himself and say hello, then I accept it. But if you have other designs... I advise you to save your breath, lest you make a fool of yourself.”
Hearing this merciless rejection, the fake smile on Yan Yunlie's face instantly froze, and his gaze darkened bit by bit.
As the esteemed Second Prince of Great Yan, when had he ever been so disregarded by a mundane martial artist?
“Your words... are a bit too arrogant.”
Yan Yunlie gritted his teeth and pulled several exquisitely carved jade boxes from his robes.
Suppressing his anger, he said in a deep voice, “To tell you the truth, when you first entered Great Yan's borders, you killed many of my capable subordinates without a second thought. This Prince has yet to settle that score with you.”
He held the jade boxes high, placing heavy emphasis on the word "good." “Inside these are three top-grade Grade Seven Peiyuan Pills and a thousand high-grade spirit stones! Out of respect for your peerless grace, as long as you nod and agree to be good friends with this Prince...”
“...and do a few things for me in the future, then since we are on the same side, this Prince will not pursue those blood feuds of the past!”
The underlying threat, coercion, and bribery in his words were glaringly obvious.
Beside them, Han Yu's face darkened, and she angrily gripped the short saber at her waist.
Su Yueli merely chuckled. Her laugh carried a trace of coldness and helplessness toward the overconfidence of a mortal ant.
“Let bygones be bygones?”
Su Yueli raised her beautiful eyes slightly and said calmly, “The Second Prince seems to have misunderstood something. Your subordinates blocked roads, robbed people, and spoke insolently at the border. Their deaths at the hands of my disciple were well-deserved. They got exactly what they deserved.”
“As for the treasures you brought out... I have no interest in them. You may put them away.”
No interest?!
She wasn't even interested in prestigious Grade Seven pills and a thousand high-grade spirit stones?!
Yan Yunlie felt his defenses crumble. His face turned so dark it looked like it could drip ink.
The killing intent in his eyes could no longer be concealed. “Ungrateful wretch! Do you really think that just because you saved my imperial father, this Prince wouldn't dare to touch you?!”
Seeing his master's fury, Elder Ku, who stood behind him, let out a cold snort.
“Ignorant girl, do you truly believe that with a bit of a martial artist's brute strength, you can run wild across this land?!”
Elder Ku's gaze turned fierce, and he took a step forward!
Boom!
In an instant, a vast pressure belonging to a Twelfth Realm Heaven-Reaching cultivator pressed down on Su Yueli and her disciple like a collapsing sky and sinking earth, accompanied by overwhelming spiritual pressure!
The air at this moment seemed to be completely sucked out, and the surrounding yellow sand and gravel were instantly ground to dust!
“Ah...”
Having only recently entered the Third Realm, Han Yu could not withstand the pressure of a Twelfth Realm powerhouse. Her delicate body shuddered violently, and her face turned instantly pale.
Her legs grew weak, and she was nearly forced to her knees by this colossal momentum of heaven and earth, her internal blood qi churning violently!
Seeing Han Yu struggling, a sudden chill welled up in Su Yueli's clear eyes.
“Back off!”
Su Yueli raised her foot and stomped hard on the wasteland beneath her!
Rumble!
A wave of pure martial blood qi exploded outward from the sole of her foot in a ring!
A visible wave of blood qi surged into the sky. The Twelfth Realm pressure that enveloped them—which was enough to crush ordinary high-level cultivators—instantly collapsed and vanished like melting snow under the force of this single stomp!
“What?!”
Yan Yunlie, who had been waiting to enjoy the show, felt his pupils dilate violently. He was completely dumbfounded by fear.
And Elder Ku, who bore the brunt of the impact, felt as if he had been struck by a heavy sledgehammer. His old face turned stark white, and he took three steps back in disbelief, crushing the hard stone beneath his feet to pieces!
“This... how is this possible?!”
Monstrous waves crashed in Elder Ku's heart as his eyes widened.
He possessed a Twelfth Realm Heaven-Reaching cultivation!
This woman clearly had no spiritual energy, yet with the power of a single stomp... she had managed to disperse his soul pressure using nothing but her physical blood qi?!
Just what kind of terrifying blood qi power was this...
Before the two could recover from their shock, Su Yueli turned around slowly, her expression ice-cold.
Boom!
Her domineering aura, which had previously been concealed to make her look like an ordinary person, began to climb rapidly without reservation!
Her blood qi was like a waking wild dragon. Countless pebbles on the ground levitated into the air, creating visible ripples in the void around her feet!
Su Yueli's beautiful eyes were sharp as blades as she locked onto Elder Ku, speaking coldly:
“Twelfth Realm cultivators... it's not like I haven't killed them before.”
“If you want to fight, I'll oblige you anytime. But if you dare to lay a hand on my disciple...”
“...you'd better ask yourself first whether you can actually protect your pampered master in this desolate wilderness today!”
Every single word boomed like heavenly thunder in the hearts of Elder Ku and Yan Yunlie!
The hairs on Elder Ku's body stood on end instantly, and a cold sweat broke out across his back!
At this moment, from this blue-clothed woman before him, he felt a threat of death that only appeared when one was on the verge of total annihilation!
He had a premonition... if he dared to make a single move, this woman could blow his physical body apart within three moves and twist off the Second Prince's head right under his nose!
He couldn't protect him!
Beside them, Han Yu covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes wide, her mind completely blank.
Looking at the blue-skirted back before her—which had suppressed a Twelfth Realm immortal into immobility through sheer aura alone—her heart pounded wildly, shocked beyond belief!
Master... was actually this strong?!
That was a Twelfth Realm Heaven-Reaching powerhouse!
On this vast continent, Fourteenth Realm old monsters stayed in seclusion and were like myths.
The Twelfth Realm and Thirteenth Realm were already supreme experts who could shake the heavens and earth with a single stomp within major dynasties and top-tier sects!
As for the unreachable Fifteenth Realm, it was merely a legend in ancient records!
Yet her master, a woman who looked cold and ethereal, actually dared to point at a Twelfth Realm powerhouse's nose and threaten him, even forcing him to break out in a cold sweat, too terrified to utter a single word!
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