Long Minghao vs. Yang Qitian

"What?!" Ye Qin's face darkened with anger, and he immediately rushed out of Spirit Hall!

Once he reached the plaza, a group of people was also striding toward Ye Qin menacingly.

These people were all dressed in Spirit Hall executive uniforms. The leader wore a platinum robe, signifying that he was a Platinum Bishop!

His name was Long Minghao. He appeared to be around seventy years old, with a head of white hair, a fleshy face, and an air of cold authority.

"Stop!" Unafraid, Ye Qin directly blocked the group's path!

"Who are you?!" Long Minghao shouted at Ye Qin.

"Lord Long, he is Prince Ye Qin of the Hagen Das Kingdom and Hall Master Hu's assistant!" Zhang Haotian hurriedly replied.

Upon hearing Ye Qin's identity, surprise flashed through Long Minghao's eyes. Then, he said imperiously, "The Enforcement Hall is carrying out a mission. No one may interfere!"

"A mission?" Ye Qin sneered. "What is your mission?"

"By strict order of the Elder Hall, we are here to arrest Hu Liena for questioning!" Long Minghao replied.

"And the reason?" Ye Qin pressed.

"The Elder Hall has issued a strict order. What reason do we need?" Long Minghao said with faint anger. "Ye Qin, as a Hall Master Assistant, do you not even understand the rules?"

"Spirit Hall law states that the arrest of anyone at the bishop rank or above requires approval through a warrant from Pope Hall!" Ye Qin declared righteously.

Long Minghao was slightly startled. It was indeed a law of Spirit Hall, but everyone now knew that Pope Hall and the Elder Hall had formed separate factions. The laws had long become nothing more than waste paper!

"Ye Qin has obstructed Spirit Hall law enforcement. Arrest him on the spot!" Long Minghao barked, unleashing his Soul Power as it crushed toward Ye Qin!

"Long Minghao, you have quite the nerve, daring to harm my Prince!" At that moment, a rough voice rang out. The next instant, a burly figure had already stepped in front of Ye Qin.

He wore golden armor and stood a full two meters tall. His temples were streaked with white, and his fierce features were drawn in anger. It was Yang Qitian!

"Yang Qitian!" Long Minghao exclaimed in surprise upon seeing him.

"Heh, I didn't expect Bishop Long to still remember this old man!" Yang Qitian said with his arms folded across his chest.

"How could I forget?" Long Minghao replied with a frown.

"What crime has my Prince committed that makes you want to lay hands on him?" Yang Qitian asked Long Minghao.

"Obstructing the Enforcement Hall in its duties!" Long Minghao said. "Yang Qitian, you were once the Chief Executive of the Enforcement Hall. You should know the consequences of interference!"

"I don't!" Yang Qitian replied coldly. "All I know is that, by the Queen's command, I am to protect Prince Ye Qin. No one may harm a single hair on his head!"

"Monkey Yang, not bad. You're loyal enough!" Ye Qin said.

"Hehe, rest assured, Your Highness Ye Qin. With me here, no one can touch you!" Yang Qitian said confidently without turning around.

"Fine, Yang Qitian, you brought this on yourself!" Long Minghao said coldly. Two yellow, two purple, and four black Soul Rings beneath his feet began to move in unison.

At the same time, a white creature with a crocodile's body and a dragon's head materialized behind him. It was Long Minghao's Martial Soul, the White-Eyed Crocodile Dragon!

"Hmph!" Yang Qitian refused to be outdone. As eight Soul Rings beneath his feet pulsed, a huge golden ape appeared behind him, beating its chest and roaring!

"Yang Qitian, it seems you truly intend to fight me!" Long Minghao said angrily.

"Isn't that obvious?" Yang Qitian sneered.

"Everyone, fall back!" Long Minghao shouted to those behind him!

"Your Highness Ye Qin, you should step back too, lest you get hurt." Yang Qitian said with a smile.

"Monkey Yang, be careful!" Ye Qin said.

"Rest assured, Your Highness. He's just someone I defeated before!" Yang Qitian said, giving Long Minghao a disdainful smile.

With that, Ye Qin and Zhang Haotian retreated at the same time. Long Minghao then shouted, "Martial Soul Possession!" His arms and hands transformed respectively into crocodile hide and dragon claws as he charged at Yang Qitian!

"Golden Arm-Through Ape, possess me!" Yang Qitian likewise let out a low roar. The muscles in his arms instantly swelled to twice their size, while his arms lengthened by half a meter!

Then, Long Minghao's dragon claws and Yang Qitian's elongated arms collided violently!

In an instant, two terrifying waves of energy, one white and one gold, enveloped them. From afar, it looked as though space itself had been twisted.

However, both deliberately restrained their auras, and the surrounding buildings were not affected. After all, this was Spirit Hall!

"Long Minghao, ten years have passed, yet you haven't improved at all!" Yang Qitian mocked.

Long Minghao gave a cold smile, and his aura suddenly surged. The advantage that had originally favored Yang Qitian instantly shifted to Long Minghao!

"You hid your strength!" Yang Qitian said in surprise.

"That's right. Did you think I was still the man you used to suppress at every turn? My Soul Power has now reached level eighty-three!" Long Minghao said with a sinister smile.

"So what?!" As Yang Qitian finished speaking coldly, the fifth Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring beneath his feet lit up. "Fifth Soul Skill, Gravity Wave!"

As soon as he unleashed the move, Yang Qitian's body grew another meter taller. Visible golden waves of energy ruthlessly pressed toward Long Minghao!

"Competing with Soul Skills?" Long Minghao smiled contemptuously as his sixth Soul Skill flashed beneath his feet. "Sixth Soul Skill, Crocodile Dragon Roar!"

With his low roar, an illusory crocodile-dragon head appeared over his face. It opened its massive jaws, unleashing sound waves fused with Soul Power toward Yang Qitian!

The instant Long Minghao's sound waves erupted, they collided fiercely with Yang Qitian's energy waves!

Rumble!

After a full minute of deadlock, Long Minghao's sound waves ultimately overpowered Yang Qitian's energy waves. After crushing them, they continued toward Yang Qitian with their remaining force!

Yang Qitian's expression changed. He hurriedly crossed his arms in front of himself, but even so, he was forced to slide backward across the ground!

Seeing this, Ye Qin's pupils contracted slightly. Clearly, with the one-level gap in Soul Power, Yang Qitian was no match for Long Minghao.

At that moment, Ye Qin silently made up his mind. Even if it exposed Mina's secret to Spirit Hall, he could not let them take away the woman who belonged to him!

"Monkey Yang, it seems you've grown old!" Long Minghao mocked Yang Qitian.

"Until the very end, no one knows who will win and who will lose!" Yang Qitian replied coldly.

"Fine, then today I'll make you admit defeat wholeheartedly!" Long Minghao said smugly.

Just as Long Minghao and Yang Qitian were about to launch into a fierce battle, a pleasant female voice rang out. "Stop!"

Everyone was startled and turned toward the sound, only to see Hu Liena standing there.

"Hu Liena!" Ye Qin called out urgently upon seeing her.

However, Hu Liena ignored Ye Qin. She walked up to Long Minghao and said, "I am Hu Liena. You are the one who came to summon me, correct?"

"Yes. I am Long Minghao, the current Chief Executive of the Enforcement Hall!" Long Minghao replied.

"Fine. I'll go with you!" Hu Liena said.