Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 815: Chapter 14: Impressive From All Sides! Li Yao Tests Her Mettle in the Imperial Capital (Seeking Monthly Votes)_2

Although her face was still unclear, the unmasked aura of Wang Liyao now possessed an indescribable spirit and elegance. She moved with the grace of a celestial being, her aura extraordinary.

Yet within that celestial charm, there was a fierce and unyielding spirit, like that of ancient pines and green bamboos, unbending and daring to challenge the heavens.

Under the glow of the Fluorescent Stone Spirit Lamp, her aura truly resembled that of a goddess from the nine heavens.

“The Tianhe inheritance?” Heng Commandery Prince suddenly realized and said, “I wondered who it was, someone actually capable of cultivating the Tianyi True Water Vein heritage. It turns out to be the legitimate disciple of the Tianhe Enlightened One from Longzuo. That’s not surprising. I heard years ago that Tianhe senior had taken a Great Sky Pride as his legitimate successor, but because she was still young, she has not yet made an appearance in the world.”

In the eyes of certain interested parties, even though Wang Liyao had not yet stepped into the world, her name as the successor of the Tianhe inheritance was already known.

Especially for someone of high status like Heng Commandery Prince, although he hadn’t seen Wang Liyao, he had basically heard of her and was aware of her existence.

However, as a noble of the imperial family, he himself was a Sky Pride with towering talents.

Having once studied with other Great Sky Prides such as Yunyang and Lang Ya in the Sacred Land, he too had his share of fame, and his name had once made the rounds. Only now, Lang Ya had already become a Divine Skills Enlightened One, while he and Yunyang were still slowly honing their skills at the ninth layer of the Purple Abode Realm, preparing to take the last step.

A person like him, even if he had heard of this matter, how could he be as surprised as ordinary people? Hearing was just hearing.

Had he not encountered this situation today, he might have even forgotten about it.

“Your Highness… This Sky Pride says her name is ‘Wang Liyao,’” the manager gently reminded, “This name sounds somewhat similar to Miss Lici.”

This manager, capable of running White Cloud Tower on behalf of the Commandery Prince, aside from his considerable cultivation, was naturally also adept at reading people and situations, a person of multifaceted skill.

He also knew that Heng Commandery Prince had always liked and doted on Lici as a junior.

“Eh? That’s true~” Heng Commandery Prince glanced at the vertical banner, then took another look at Wang Liyao, somewhat uncertain, “Could she be from the same Prominent Family?”

“But that’s not right~ I remember Yunyang once said that Lici came from a small Eighth Grade family. Since when did our Great Qian Land have such powerful Eighth Grade Prominent Families? From the same generation, could there really be two top geniuses emerging?”

Although Wang Liyao hadn’t yet started to show her strength, no matter what, she was the Legitimate Successor of the Tianhe Enlightened One. Without some skills, how could she dare to come to the National Capital to test her edge?

You should know, the probability of a Great Sky Pride becoming a Divine Skills Enlightened One in the future is quite high. If she lost too miserably, it would be a major embarrassment – she might be laughed at by her peers for a thousand or two thousand years.

Apart from Heng Commandery Prince, there were also many other influential figures who enjoyed the excitement present that day. Seeing the banner Wang Liyao had hung up, they too were pleasantly surprised and couldn’t help but start an animated discussion.

The finale of the Big Stomach King competition had already been worth the price of admission.

Now, a challenger of a Sky Pride, a spectacle rarely seen in a century, had emerged. How intriguing was this? Everyone perked up.

No sooner had it been said than done.

At this moment, the Heavenly Man Protector of the Shangguan family reacted, rushing to Shangguan Yunhong’s side to support him, “Young Master Yunhong, are you alright?”

He was truly anxious. As an elite head of household tasked with protecting their Young Master, it was a grave offense to fail in his duties.

“I, I’m still…ugh~~”

Shangguan Yunhong trembled as he stood up, and before he could steady himself, his complexion paled, and he hurriedly bent over.

The Big Stomach King competition had already pushed him to the limit of his capacity to vomit once. The churning in his stomach hadn’t subsided when he was kicked in the belly by Wang Liyao, and now he felt a surging turmoil in his abdomen, vomiting uncontrollably once more, his expression full of agony.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Man Protector could not help but flare up, his gaze toward Wang Liyao very unfriendly: “Who are you, some country bumpkin? At such a young age and unaware of the immenseness of the sky nor the vastness of the earth, not only do you dare to make a scene in Return to Dragon City, but you also dare to ambush our Young Master Yunhong?”

Before he finished speaking, he had already flickered into motion, soaring like a large bird, and aimed a palm strike at Wang Liyao from across the air.

“I’ll take you down now and deliver you to the Shangguan family head for judgment.”

This protector’s talents and strength were not weak, and though he appeared to be about a hundred years old, he had already reached the second layer of the Heavenly Human Realm. If placed in a local region, he would doubtlessly be an old ancestor of some Prominent Family.

But under the feet of the Great Emperor, in Dragon City, his brilliance was far less conspicuous.

With this palm strike launched, a dull swooshing sound resonated above the platform. Robust Heavenly Human Realm Mysterious Energy transformed into a massive, earth-colored hand, several meters tall, and ferociously smashed down toward Wang Liyao.

It was like a mountain collapsing or Mount Tai bearing down—its momentum was astonishing.

However, Wang Liyao merely stood there with her hands behind her back, not even lifting her eyelids.

At that moment.

“Clang!”

The sound of a sword chime rang out.

A silhouette clad in a purple dress flashed onto the stage as swiftly as lightning. With a sword in her right hand, she released a powerful slash. The Sword Energy cleaved the earth-colored giant hand in two, sending it flying to both sides of the platform, where it struck with a thunderous crash, blasting out two gaping holes.

Even the platform, made of Top-grade Cloud Stone, could not withstand the strike of a Heavenly Man Cultivator.

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