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238: Hush, she is so handsome!Chapter 238: Hiss~ Her Old Flame!

On the battle stage, Xu Yanran stood holding her halberd, strands of hair sticking to her forehead in disarray.

Looking at Yi Liuli opposite her, the other woman only showed a slight hint of fatigue by comparison.

Seventh-stage Divine Martial Peak, a top-tier Divine Martial... her strength was truly formidable, in a completely different league from the Saint she had fought before.

If not for her Demi-God Body, she probably wouldn’t even have the qualification to exchange blows.

Opposite her, Yi Liuli slowly adjusted the flow of power within her body. Looking at Xu Yanran, she couldn’t help but feel amazed.

Although the other party came from overseas and had a very mysterious background, judging from her previous cultivation Realm, her cultivation resources shouldn’t have been very good.

Otherwise, the gap between her Physical Body and her Realm wouldn’t be so massive.

Yet, someone from such a desolate land could actually fight her nearly to a draw in such a short time; it was truly astonishing.

Moreover, this was achieved while she herself held the advantage in cultivation Realm.

”You are very good. Among the Sect’s younger generation, you are the only one who could fight my strongest state to this point. You truly are Elder Nie’s closed-door Disciple.”

She spoke with a smile, her gaze suddenly sharpening as she lightly stroked her sword’s edge, causing a layer of jade-green light to ripple across the blade.

”However, it ends here.”

With that, she lightly swung her longsword, tracing a trail of jade light that looked like a glowing willow branch.

In the next second, countless cone-shaped crystals manifested out of thin air, turning into ice-like crystalline spikes that shot toward Xu Yanran.

Locked on by countless sharp auras, Xu Yanran held her great halberd horizontally. Black light flickered, faintly forming the phantom of a Black Tortoise as she charged fiercely toward Yi Liuli.

Simultaneously, her eyes glowed with black light, and her long black hair began turning white from the roots until it reached the tips.

The great halberd whirled like a wild dragon coiling around a pillar, shattering the countless crystal spikes and reaching Yi Liuli in an instant.

Leaping up fiercely, she smashed the halberd down with such force that even the space itself showed faint cracks.

Mystic Tortoise Measuring Sky Halberd Final Form—Heaven-Measuring Battle Halberd!

”Come!”

Yi Liuli shouted. Her longsword hung by her left side as she gripped the hilt with both hands, assuming a draw-sword technique stance.

Wind Wheel Sword Final Form—Cloud Sea Cleaved in Two!

The majestic black light collided with the jade light, tearing up the surface of the entire battle stage. Countless stone fragments splattered, kicking up a thick cloud of dust.

A moment later, the sounds of battle ceased on the stage. The referee Elder waved his hand, dispersing the dust to reveal the two figures.

However, only one person was still standing at this time.

Yi Liuli leaned on her sword, clutching her blood-stained shoulder. Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth as she gasped for breath.

Opposite her, Xu Yanran was half-lying on the ground, struggling to prop up her upper body. She tried to grab the battle halberd beside her, but her arm eventually slumped powerlessly to the ground.

She stared fixedly at the halberd, only hating that she couldn’t be a bit stronger.

Tap, tap, tap.

Crisp footsteps rang out. The space around the battle stage seemed to move backward in time as all the scattered stone fragments returned and restored the stage to its original state.

A figure appeared and crouched in front of Xu Yanran, casually picking up the battle halberd and lightly patting off the dust.

Before she could look up at the newcomer, she felt a warm current flow down from the top of her head, and all her injuries healed in the blink of an eye.

Sensing the familiar power, she looked up somewhat blankly. Upon seeing the face of the person crouching before her, she froze, and then tears streamed down her face.

”I must be... dreaming, right?”

Qin Jiang helped Xu Yanran up. ”Of course not. I said I would come find you.”

Hearing this, Xu Yanran suddenly became a bit bashful, unconsciously tidying her hair and lowering her head slightly.

”Over at Great Xia...”

”Everything has been resolved.”

”Mhm.”

Yi Liuli leaned on her sword. Blood sliding from her forehead blocked the vision in her left eye, so she could only use her right eye to watch Xu Yanran and Qin Jiang.

Who is this guy?

Ever since she had known Xu Yanran, she had always viewed her as a battle maniac and a future rival.

After all, a woman who could be so full of martial prowess while pregnant was hard to underestimate.

Therefore, she never thought she would one day see a shy expression on Xu Yanran’s face.

Unless... hiss~ He’s her old flame!

A mysterious flame of curiosity burned in her heart, but her thoughts were interrupted the next moment by a figure.

”Old Ancestor? Why are you here?”

She looked at Holy Master Lingxuan in surprise. Normally, the True God Hall Master was responsible for the younger generation’s matches. Having an Elder preside over it was already high-spec; it shouldn’t have disturbed the Old Ancestor at all.

”Your thoughts are very dangerous. That is Immortal Lord Qin, Saintess Xu’s husband.”

Holy Master Lingxuan spoke and pressed his hand down lightly, healing Yi Liuli’s injuries.

Yi Liuli didn’t care about her injuries; her expression was much like Xu Yanran’s just now—utterly dazed.

I-I-Immortal Lord Qin? Xu Yanran’s husband?

Hiss—!

Her eyes darted around as she quietly put away her longsword and carefully hid behind Holy Master Lingxuan.

Outside the battle stage, several Hall Masters and a crowd of Disciples looked at the stage in astonishment, not understanding what was happening.

Why did the Holy Master come?

Who is that man holding Saintess Xu! Let go of her, hey!

So you’re the one who got Saintess Xu pregnant! Draw your sword!

Holy Master Lingxuan’s gaze swept over them, and everyone shuddered, kneeling on one knee one after another.

”Greetings, Holy Master!”

”Mhm, everyone may return now.”

As the crowd dispersed, the referee Elder walked up to Holy Master Lingxuan. ”Holy Master, why have you come? The Immortal Lord Qin you mentioned... do you mean that one?”

His gaze landed on Qin Jiang, yet he couldn’t sense any aura of power, as if the man were just a Mortal.

Holy Master Lingxuan nodded slightly. ”Immortal Lord Qin is visiting. Go prepare a copy of the information on the people who traveled with Saintess Xu previously and give it to me later.”

”Yes, I’ll go right away.”

After the referee Elder left, Elder Nie finally landed on the battle stage.

”Master? Why are you here?” Xu Yanran asked.

Elder Nie smiled. ”It’s not just me; the Holy Master is here too. Well, he’s been here for a while.”

Xu Yanran’s face flushed at his words. She looked back and said, ”Greetings, Holy Master.”

Holy Master Lingxuan chuckled. ”Saintess Xu is too polite. I imagine you and Immortal Lord Qin haven’t seen each other for a long time, so go ahead and catch up. We won’t disturb you.”

In Lingxuan Immortal City, Qin Jiang and Xu Yanran walked down the street. Hawkers were shouting on both sides, no different from an ordinary Mortal city.

”Qin-ge, why do they all call you Immortal Lord? I remember that only the lords of Dao Lands are qualified to be called Immortal Lords,” Xu Yanran asked.

She had only heard Qin Jiang talk about the matters in Shenzhou and knew nothing about what happened after he arrived at the Zhongyuan Continent.

Qin Jiang smiled slightly, bought two sticks of candied haws from a roadside vendor, handed one to Xu Yanran, and bit into one himself.

”It’s nothing much. I just crossed an Immortal Tribulation and wiped out a few Saint Lord Level Lightning Beings. Calculating by strength, I have indeed reached the Peak of the Middle Stage Immortal Lord.”

”But in terms of Realm, I am actually only at the Middle Stage True Immortal Realm.”

Xu Yanran was stunned. An Immortal Lord... that was the strongest existence on the current Zhongyuan Continent, with only seven or eight in the entire continent.

After joining the Lingxuan Holy Land, her horizons had expanded significantly, and she understood what it meant for her husband to stand as a True God and contend with a Late-Stage Saint Lord.

But hearing Qin Jiang say with his own ears that he already possessed the power of an Immortal Lord still made her daze for a moment.

”Haha, from now on, you can cultivate in peace. I’ll handle everything. Oh? We’re here.”

Qin Jiang said with a smile, looking at the courtyard ahead where two familiar auras were inside.

Pushing open the courtyard gate and walking in, Xiao Bai was crouching in a garden plot with a shovel, tinkering with some planted ginseng. Qin Hong was sitting cross-legged in a pavilion, cultivating hard with a Source Stone in her hand.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xiao Bai looked back in confusion, her expression instantly turning as if she had seen a ghost upon seeing Qin Jiang.

Then she looked back at her vegetable garden, and after a moment’s hesitation, she pulled out the best-growing ginseng.

In the pavilion, Qin Hong also opened her eyes. At this time, Yanran should still be at the Sect.

Looking toward the courtyard gate, she froze instantly upon seeing Qin Jiang’s figure.