The battered group returned to Reincarnation Plaza, and the free treatment granted for completing the mission began to take effect on them.
Whether it was internal injuries to their dantians or external wounds deep enough to expose bone, all of them rapidly healed at a visible pace!
Although the Hidden Emperor Fortress mission had still encountered a few twists and turns, the battle had ultimately ended after Jiang Zhiwei used Sword Comes Without Self.
As one of the nine ultimate killing moves of Sword Washing Pavilion's Supreme Sword Scripture, Sword Comes Without Self was absolutely stunning when used by Jiang Zhiwei, who had only just opened two apertures.
Even though she had been left drained after that one strike, and even the hand holding her sword had been badly injured, the other geniuses were still filled with admiration.
"Though I was a little unconvinced by my loss in the arena, after seeing that sword strike of yours, I am truly convinced. Among the younger generation at this exchange meet, you deserve to be called the strongest."
After Qing Ying's injuries had been healed, he too voiced his recognition of Jiang Zhiwei.
Uh, in the original story, he had directly died during this mission. Before dying, however, he had still launched a counterattack and managed to heavily injure a powerful enemy.
So although this guy truly was a king of trash talk, he was merely sharp-tongued by nature. At heart, he was not a bad person—just a rebellious young man going through his teenage phase.
Besides, when they split into two teams, Xu Yue had been assigned to the same group as him and Zhang Yuanshan, so he had casually given this trash-talking expert a hand.
Qing Ying was originally an outstanding disciple of Xuantian Sect. With Aperture Opening Stage strength,