If Zhang Ruochen wanted to, he could have used the Buddha spirit in the Dragon Pearl to get rid of the Death Qi inside Saint Lady's body .
However, doing so would've exposed his true identity .
If Saint Lady finds out his true identity, there was no way out for him .
What else could he do to get out of danger?
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
. . .
Qi Hong's attacks became more and more ferocious . The ground started cracking and the lights from the Spiral Dragon Array started dimming . The array looked like it could disintegrate any time soon .
Saint Lady glanced at Zhang Ruochen, her eyelashes curling upward . She pondered and asked, "What level is your Spiritual Power at?"
"Level 44," Zhang Ruochen replied .
There was really nothing to hide . Once Saint Lady recovered her true cultivation, she could easily probe and find out his true Spiritual Power level .
If he concealed the truth now, she would be even more suspicious when she learned the truth later .
Saint Lady was quite amazed . She had not expected his Spiritual Power cultivation to be that powerful .
Of course, from her point of view, a Spiritual Power of the 44th level was not that amazing .
She continued, "Not too bad . You are only one step away from becoming a Spiritual Half-Saint . You are just as gifted in your Spiritual Power as in your Martial Arts . That should make things easier!"
"What are your plans, Your Excellency?" Zhang Ruochen asked .
Saint Lady stretched out her snowy white hand . A faint aureole appeared at the center of her palm .
A black chess piece emerged from the center of the aureole .
It looked like a tiny chess piece but it was full of light spots .
If you observed it closely with your Spiritual Power, you would discover that these light spots were like stars amidst the universe––there were countless .
She handed the chess piece over to Zhang Ruochen . "This chess piece was sculpted out of a Holy Jade and contains 10 percent of my Spiritual Power . Use it properly and you can slay Qi Hong with this . "
"Remember, once its Spiritual Power is used up, the chess piece will be no different from an ordinary one . To survive, we must kill Qi Hong before this happens . "
Zhang Ruochen took the chess piece and felt ice-like power pouring out from it . It crept into his palm, almost converging with his Spiritual Power .
At that moment, a strong feeling overtook Zhang Ruochen . He felt as if he had broken into a safe containing a vast Spiritual Power storage .
The Spiritual Power stored inside was several dozens, even hundreds of times, more powerful than his own .
Now, he could mobilize that Spiritual Power as his own .
Saint Lady handed him her folding fan and said, "This is a Spiritual Power Holy Weapon . Just inject your Spiritual Power into the fan and you can mobilize it to attack . "
"No, I shouldn't have this . It's your Spiritual Power Holy Weapon . Others may not control it as well as you do . I have a weapon that is just as handy and uses a little less Spiritual Power . "
Zhang Ruochen tookout the Thunder Pearl and gripped it tightly in his hand .
Now that he had a Psychic Device, Saint Lady stopped talking . She took back her folding fan and retreated to a far-off tombstone, sitting cross-legged behind it . She used all her power and tried suppressing the Death Qi .
"BOOM!"
Qi Hong's final strike finally breached the Spiral Dragon Array .
Qi Hong's body was now bloody and his hair was dishevelled . He had a grotesque look as he walked over to Zhang Ruochen, panting . He laughed dryly, "I have broken through your array . Why aren't you running away?"
Zhang Ruochen said nonchalantly, "Why should I? Not only are you badly injured, but your Holy Qi is also almost depleted . How much power can you even exert now?"
Qi Hong laughed even louder, glaring at Zhang Ruochen as if he was an idiot . He said disdainfully, "Even if I am left with only one breath left, it'll still be easy to kill you . "
"SWOOSH!"
Qi Hong dashed over with great speed . As swift as a streak of lightning, he struck out a fist toward Zhang Ruochen's chest .
His powerful fist strength took the shape of a gourd . It rotated constantly and would have disintegrated Zhang Ruochen's body had it been a successful hit .
"Perfect!"
Zhang Ruochen pinched the chess piece in one hand and the Thunder Pearl in the other . 99 thunderbolts, each the thickness of a bowl, now converged before him, surrounding him like 99 lightning dragons .
Qi Hong caught sight of this and his face fell . He cried, "How is this possible?"
The 99 thunderbolts had converged into a lightning ball, striking out at Qi Hong . It dispelled the strength of the gourd fistaway .
Chaotic power from the lightning ball started devouring Qi Hong's body like a raging tide .
"Sword Two!"
Qi Hong clapped his hands together and raised them to the top of his head .
All of a sudden, the power of the Yin and the Yang gushed out, swirling rapidly around his body . It formed a gigantic Tai Chi mark .
"Swoosh!"
Qi Hong soon soared into the air . Turning into a light column, he broke through the thunderbolt formation and escaped .
"He's indeed a sword practitioner . He still managed to escape, even after suffering such bad injuries . "
Zhang Ruochen condensed his Spiritual Power once more . He mumbled to himself, "Lightning of Great Destruction . "
This Second-Level thunderbolt spell was cast with the help of the Spiritual Power stored within the chess piece . It was capable of emitting terrifying power .
The entire sky was transformed into a sea of thunderbolts, making incessant crackling noises . It forced Qi Hong to the ground rapidly .
"POW!"
The great power from the thunderbolts engulfed the entire graveyard . Lightning wriggled like fire snakes on the ground . Several thunderbolts even crept into the graves .
Strangely, there seemed to be some power hidden within the graves, absorbing all the power from the thunderbolts .
Zhang Ruochen had his entire attention to Qi Hong . He could not spare being distracted, even for a second . As such, he did not notice these changes within these ancient graves .
Qi Hong's whole body was charred as he lay vulnerably on the ground .
Even though he was protected by the Shooting Star Invisible Cloak, he received an unprecedentedly heavy injury . His skin and flesh were charred like charcoal . Streaks of lightning wriggled on his skin .
His face was bloody and completely mangled . He crawled on the ground, his body shivering . "I've already sent a message to . . . the Saint . . . of the Qis . He will be here . . . very soon . Lin . . . Yue . . . if you dare kill me, our Saint will grind your bones to dust . "
"Is that so?"
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and smiled . He struck his palm against Qi Hong's forehead .
"BAM!"
A bloody crack appeared on his head and the Qi Sea between his eyebrows exploded .
A ball of white light soared out from his Qi Sea . It emitted brilliant holy light, escaping into the horizon .
It was Qi Hong's Half-Saint's Light that contained his Half-Saint Divine Soul as well as all of his Saint Power .
"Do you think you can escape this easily?"
Zhang Ruochen took out his Auspicious Vase and threw it into the air, sending it above the Half-Saint's Light .
The Half-Saint's Light shrieked horrendously and started to shake violently . It could not resist the power of the Auspicious Vase and was absorbed inside .
Zhang Ruochen retrieved the Auspicious Vase back to his hand . The voice of Saint Lady was behind him . "Is that a Space Treasure?"
Zhang Ruochen covered its lid and remained very calm . He turned around, gazed at her and nodded, "Yes . "
Saint Lady was not suspicious of him and said coolly, "You must be rather lucky to have possessed treasures like this . "
Zhang Ruochen took out the black chess piece and returned it to her . "Here's the piece . I've only used about one-fifth of the Spiritual Power inside . "
Saint Lady stared at the chess piece and a brilliant glow flashed across her beautiful eyes . "I'll leave it with you first . I'm afraid there might be another battle that we have to fight . "
Zhang Ruochen kept the chess piece quietly . He asked, "Have you managed to remove the evil Qi?"
Saint Lady pursed her lips lightly and shook her head . "The evil Qi is very peculiar . There's no way I can get rid of it using my Spiritual Power alone . Once I return to the Yin and Yang Sect, I will get help from Martial Arts Saints to get rid of it . "
"Let's return to the Yin and Yang Sect before it's too late," Zhang Ruochen replied .
"There's no hurry . "
Saint Lady pondered for a while and her eyes stared at Zhang Ruochen . "I have a question I need to ask you . "
"Please do," Zhang Ruochen said .
"Why did Qi Hong want to kill you?"
Even with her loss of cultivation, Saint Lady's eyes were still gleaming with wisdom . They stared intently into Zhang Ruochen's eyes .
Actually, Saint Lady was still somewhat suspicious of Zhang Ruochen .
The only reason why she did not interrogate him, was simply because he had saved her and her cultivation was now wholly lost . Hence, she tried a gentler method, probing Zhang Ruochen indirectly .
Zhang Ruochen's face did not change color . "I discovered a conspiracy involving Qi Hong and the Qis . He wanted to kill me because he wanted to silence me . "
"What did you discover?" Saint Lady asked .
Zhang Ruochen paused for a moment . "The Qis may be secretly colluding with the Demonic Sect . "
Saint Lady's eyes brightened . "Do you have any evidence?"
Zhang Ruochen shook his head, "If I did, I would have reported it to the Sect . Why would I investigate it alone? I tailed Qi Hong because I needed evidence . He discovered me after I tailed him into the Ancient Gods Mountain altar, so he tried to kill me . You wouldn't doubt me, would you, Your Excellency?"
"Of course not . "
Saint Lady gave a faint smile . "Actually, I know a few secrets of the Qi family myself . I may know even more than you . The whole matter is more complicated than you think . I didn't want to alert them before the upcoming Sword Technique Conference, so I chose not to investigate for the moment . "
"I was planning to take my time to gather evidence after the Conference . Then, I will mobilize my people and set up a trap to get rid of them all . I never expected them to make a move first . "Please download our sponsor's game to support us!
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