Battered Half-Saint

"Ancestor has emerged from seclusion!"

"Good heavens, the Ancestor's strength has skyrocketed again!"

Everyone looked toward Ye Qianqian, only to discover that they could no longer see through her cultivation.

To contend in battle against a Half-Saint's battle qi—what level had the Ancestor reached now?

"Who are you? You're merely a Three-Turn Dou Venerate, yet you want to interfere in this matter?" Elder Tong Xuan's brows drew together, and he did not put Ye Qianqian in his eyes at all.

Below the Saint Realm, everyone was an ant. What did a Three-Turn Dou Venerate amount to in his eyes?

"What? The Ancestor has actually advanced to the Three-Turn Dou Venerate Realm!"

Everyone heard these shocking words from Elder Tong Xuan and was stunned.

Three days ago, Ye Qianqian had only been a Three-Star Dou Venerate. Now, her strength had actually risen to this level. It was simply terrifying.

What everyone did not know was that Ye Qianqian had used the remaining Shock Points in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to raise her cultivation.

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Ye Qianqian clasped her hands behind her back, raised her chin, puffed out her chest, and said, "There's no need to make such a fuss. I was once the strongest person on the Dou Qi Continent. I've merely recovered a little of my strength."

Ding

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 50,000 Shock Points from Medusa.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 65,000 Shock Points from Xiao Yi Xian.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 70,000 Shock Points from She Qingqing.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained...

They came to their senses and finally understood.

That was right. The Ancestor had once been an unrivaled emperor, the strongest ruler on the Dou Qi Continent. There was nothing strange about her recovering some of her strength.

Everyone grew even more reverent and worshipful toward Ye Qianqian, and they felt extremely fortunate that they had been able to become disciples under Ancestor Ye Qianqian in their lifetimes.

If the Ancestor's strength recovered to its former peak, they would all rise to supremacy over the world alongside the Misty Cloud Sect.

Ye Qianqian raised her head and looked at Elder Tong Xuan in the sky. "Half-Saint of the Ancient Clan, you should leave. You and I both know who caused today's trouble. Considering how difficult your cultivation has been, I don't want to kill you today."

Boom!

The moment Ye Qianqian said this, all the citizens within the imperial city erupted in an uproar.

Those words were far too arrogant!

Her opponent was a Half-Saint powerhouse, one of the top existences on the Dou Qi Continent. Yet this Misty Cloud Ancestor actually said that she did not want to kill him.

There were also many factions in the imperial city that had traveled thousands of miles to seek refuge with the Misty Cloud Sect because of the Leng Bingyan incident.

They were convinced that the Misty Cloud Ancestor was truly powerful. She actually did not take a Half-Saint seriously. No wonder that old witch Leng Bingyan had been scared witless at the sight of her.

Elder Tong Xuan did not know Ye Qianqian's true background. Upon hearing her shameless words, he immediately burst into furious laughter.

"What a joke! You're merely a Second-Turn Dou Venerate, a lowly dog of a thing, yet you dare claim that you don't want to kill me? Who gave you that courage? I'll stand right here today and let you kill me. You insignificant wretch—do you dare?"

The chill in Ye Qianqian's eyes deepened. This Elder Tong Xuan was truly an uncultured old bastard. The moment he opened his mouth, he was calling people lowly things and insignificant wretches. It seemed the people of the Ancient Clan were no good either.

Hearing Elder Tong Xuan constantly provoking her, Ye Qianqian still stood there without moving. This caused everyone to grow puzzled.

Why wasn't the Misty Cloud Ancestor attacking?

Could it be that she was afraid of him?

Go on, attack!

"Hahaha, this old man thinks you've been scared witless, you little wretch!" Elder Tong Xuan threw his head back and laughed. "Why don't you keep spouting big words to frighten me?"

Everyone immediately felt that they might have been deceived. This Ye Qianqian was not a powerhouse at all.

This was bad. Would that Half-Saint powerhouse vent his anger on them and massacre the city?

"Alas!" Ye Qianqian shook her head and sighed. "I originally emerged from seclusion today in an excellent mood and did not want to create more slaughter. But why did you insist on forcing me to attack you?"

Elder Tong Xuan sneered. "So what if I force you? What can you, you little brat, do to me?"

The instant he finished speaking, Ye Qianqian's body bent slightly. She clenched both fists and let out a thunderous roar.

"Ha-ahhhhhhh!"

In an instant, following Ye Qianqian's roar, the battle qi within her body began to rise continuously beneath everyone's horrified gazes.

That battle qi surged like mighty rivers, roiling and billowing as it spread across the entire Misty Cloud Mountain, forming a sea of battle-qi energy.

This boundless energy burst from that petite body, shaking heaven and earth and churning the winds and clouds. The area where she stood transformed into raging hurricanes that swept across the world.

Her realm also increased severalfold in that instant.

Three-Turn Dou Venerate, Four-Turn Dou Venerate, Five-Turn, Six-Turn, Seven-Turn... Nine-Revolutions Dou Venerate. It was still increasing without end.

"What?"

Elder Tong Xuan was left dumbfounded by this scene. He could hardly imagine that this ant-like existence possessed such powerful might.

"Boom!"

At that moment, Ye Qianqian's battle qi broke through the barrier of the Nine-Revolutions Dou Venerate Realm and directly charged into the initial Half-Saint Realm.

A vast golden battle qi swirled around her body before rising yet again.

Intermediate Half-Saint Initial Phase, Intermediate Half-Saint Middle Phase, Intermediate Half-Saint Peak, Intermediate Half-Saint Great Accomplishment, Advanced Half-Saint...

Finally, Ye Qianqian's strength stabilized at the Advanced Half-Saint Great Accomplishment Realm, and only then did its momentum subside.

On Misty Cloud Mountain, a golden-haired girl was enveloped in golden battle qi. Lightning crackled around her body. She resembled an energy bomb that would explode anyone who touched it lightly, blasting them into powder.

The state of Super Saiyan One.

Because Ye Qianqian's battle-qi cultivation was too low, even after unlocking her bloodline and multiplying her battle qi severalfold, she had only reached the Half-Saint Realm. Nevertheless, in this state, defeating Elder Tong Xuan would be more than easy.

Ding

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 1,000,000,000 Shock Points from Elder Tong Xuan.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 300,000,000 Shock Points from everyone on Misty Cloud Mountain.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 700,000,000 Shock Points from everyone in the Sacred Capital City.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained...

The massive influx of Shock Points proved the extent of everyone's fear and terror.

Ye Qianqian pushed off the ground with both feet. The earth beneath her feet exploded with a boom.

Her body shot toward Elder Tong Xuan at a speed too fast for anyone to see clearly.

Elder Tong Xuan's eyes widened. He had never witnessed such a scene. Before he could recover, Ye Qianqian was already in front of him, and a vicious punch slammed toward him, catching him completely off guard.

"Bang!"

"Wah!"

A right hook struck Elder Tong Xuan in the face. His original ten-thousand-ton physical strength had been multiplied a hundredfold in its normal state, reaching a full one million tons.

The punch came too quickly. Combined with the effect of battle qi amplified to the Advanced Half-Saint Realm, it shattered the void and annihilated nothingness before smashing into Elder Tong Xuan's face with overwhelming force. The Saint bones he had painstakingly tempered for a thousand years were crushed into powder, and one-third of his face was obliterated.

Everyone present was so frightened that their legs went weak. They could not believe what they were seeing.

That was a Half-Saint! Yet he could not withstand a single punch from her.

"Ah!"

The remaining half of Elder Tong Xuan's face let out a miserable scream. His appearance was hideous, and his brain had been shaken into paste inside his skull.

Ye Qianqian's terror frightened him beyond measure. His soul rapidly began leaving his body as he tried to flee.

How could Ye Qianqian give him that opportunity? Taking advantage of his weakness, she would take his old life. Another punch, swift as the wind, came crashing down directly onto Elder Tong Xuan's stomach. His abdomen boomed explosively, and the impact bent his body into the shape of a shrimp.

"You old bastard, weren't you very arrogant just now? You can't take it after only two punches? Taste my Face-Destroying Kick!"

Ye Qianqian moved her left leg, planted her foot against Elder Tong Xuan's chin, and fiercely kicked upward. Elder Tong Xuan's jaw instantly shattered into powder, and his body shot into the layers of clouds like a rocket, even flying beyond the atmosphere.

In his fading consciousness, Elder Tong Xuan saw the boundless universe and its vast stars for the first time in his life.

"So the Dou Qi Continent is merely an insignificant planet after all!"

Astronaut Elder Tong Xuan's soul let out wave after wave of emotion. Immediately afterward, his body began falling from the highest heavens.

In the end, Ye Qianqian stomped his physical body into the ground.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

The earth was smashed into a three-hundred-zhang-deep pit, shaking as though the earth were splitting and the mountains collapsing.

"I only wanted to be a beautiful person. Why did you force me?"

Ye Qianqian shook her head and sighed. She mourned for one second over Elder Tong Xuan, whose life or death in the enormous pit was unknown, then flew back with another long sigh.

Ding

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 500,000,000 Shock Points from all the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained 1,000,000,000 Shock Points from everyone in the Sacred Capital City.

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained...

Everyone was dumbstruck once more. What had they just witnessed?

Three moves, and she had blown apart a Half-Saint powerhouse. Could this be a dream?

Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and the others watched Ye Qianqian fly down, their eyes filled with reverence and pride. Their Ancestor had taken down a Half-Saint in three moves. She was truly too powerful.

Ye Qianqian dispelled the Super One State and immediately became weak and exhausted, sweat soaking through her clothes.

Although she had transformed into the Super One State, she had only cultivated for three years. This state could not be stabilized at all and could only be maintained for one minute.

If she had not cultivated the first layer of the Eternal Sacred Body Art, allowing her vitality to flow without end, she would probably have been finished long ago.

"Hehehe, this lady really did get to watch a wonderful performance!"

Just then, a woman with a curvaceous, graceful, and enchanting figure flew over from the horizon. She held an ancient qin in her arms, and the moment she appeared, every man below became completely enthralled.

This woman was alluring and incredibly beautiful.

"One-Star Dou Saint?" Shock flashed through Ye Qianqian's eyes. This woman's strength was actually at the One-Star Dou Saint Realm. She could not help asking, "Who are you?"

The woman smiled lightly. "Who am I? Ye Qianqian, you actually don't recognize me? This past month, you used my title to build your reputation, yet you don't even know who I am?"

Ye Qianqian's body stiffened. "Leng Bingyan!"