Chapter 114
Since breaking through to the Spring Gushing Realm, her understanding of the Daytime Star Manifestation has deepened, and she has already comprehended the second stage of this divine ability. However, she has not encountered any worthy enemies to fight against, so she has never used it.
But today.
She will unleash her greatest strength, with an upright and invincible demeanor, to completely crush and defeat the Second Prince, laying the foundation for her path to becoming emperor!
This is not because she enjoys showing off, but because ascending to the position of Crown Prince requires the blessing of the National Destiny.
The best way to gain National Destiny is to defeat all opponents with invincible power.
In this way, her fortune will be able to influence the fortune of hundreds of millions of people in the entire Xia Kingdom. At that time, even cultivators whose cultivation level is far higher than hers will not be a match for her in the Great Xia Kingdom!
The next moment.
Xiao Minghuang's eyes narrowed, her gaze sharp as torches, and Sun Star.
A vast, ancient, and boundless aura emanated from her, and faint starlight, emerging from the void like swimming fish, gathered above her head, instantly condensing into a thin beam of light that shot towards the heavens.
In an instant.
The boundless blue sky seemed somewhat dimmed by the light.
This scene left everyone present stunned.
"Why didn't that light go towards the Second Prince? Instead, it shot through the air?"
"Is Princess Ziwei using some kind of secret technique?"
"Is she... setting off fireworks?"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Almost everyone looked puzzled.
Just then...
A tiny glimmer of light appeared in the azure sky.
At first glance, it is unremarkable, seemingly infinitely distant, like an ancient and mysterious star beyond the boundless starry sky, traversing billions of miles, casting a faint light.
The light grew stronger and stronger.
Soon, it became dazzlingly bright, illuminating most of the sky, making it impossible to open one's eyes, as if it wanted to pierce the firmament and crush the earth.
At that moment, a soft chant, seemingly traversing the ancient void, resounded.
"The Daytime Star Manifestation! The Seven Stars... Kaiyang!"
As she finished speaking...
The enormous, sky-covering stars instantly coalesced into one, vanished, and transformed into a pure golden pillar of light that descended from the sky and entered Xiao Minghuang's body.
The moment the celestial phenomenon disappeared.
Rumble!!!
With a series of deafening roars, a terrifying aura suddenly arose.
The earth trembled violently, like waves crashing against the rocks on the shore, creating a monstrous surge. A huge crack spread across the sky and earth, extending into the distance. Wherever it passed, countless rocks collapsed, vegetation was wiped out, hills disappeared, rivers dried up, and countless huge ravines appeared on the vast land.
"This... how is this possible?!"
"How could a cultivator at the Spring Gushing Realm possess such destructive power?!"
Everyone present was shocked, staring in disbelief at the sky.
They saw it.
Within the enormous golden pillar of light stood a stunningly beautiful girl, resembling a goddess.
At this moment, Xiao Minghuang underwent a complete transformation. Her aura suddenly increased several times over, and her light red dress was tinged with a deep gold. Her skin was as white as the silver glow of the moon, and her hair was as bright as the starlight. Starlight surrounded her, like stars surrounding the heavens. She radiated a dazzling light, like a goddess descending to earth!
She exuded an aura of superiority and domineering presence that made people afraid to look directly at her.
"Is this the Power of Stars? It's unbelievably powerful."
Xiao Minghuang murmured to himself, feeling the surging spiritual power within his body, and was filled with emotion.
This time, she used the Daytime Star Manifestation, which combined the power of the two stars, Yao Guang and Kaiyang, resulting in a significant increase in her power, far exceeding the simple sum of one plus one equals two.
Now.
Countless people outside the stadium were shocked.
"Excellent! Your Highness's strength has increased again!"
Ye Ruoshui's beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder.
"Suppose one day... I can..."
Xu Xiuer looked up at the sky, feeling incredibly small, like a grain of sand in the vast ocean.
"Princess Ziwei... what exactly is her cultivation level? With my Spring Gushing Peak Realm cultivation, my spiritual energy is trembling involuntarily!"
"This kind of supernatural power is unheard of and unseen before. It seems to use the Power of Stars to enhance one's cultivation... But, don't stars only appear at night?"
"Are you stupid? You can't see stars during the day just because the sun's light is too bright and obscures other stars, not because they don't exist. Besides, the Sun Star is also a star."
Upon hearing this...
Everyone gasped in shock.
While people could imagine using the Power of Stars, using the power of the Sun Star was simply unbelievable.
After all, the Sun Star symbolizes eternal, fiery light, and is the most yang, strongest, most powerful, and most immense eternal star.
"Princess Ziwei's supernatural ability has extremely high potential. If we trace its origins, it's probably no lower than the upper-grade Earth rank!"
"I'm wondering, is it possible, just a possibility, that Princess Ziwei's cultivation technique might be at the Heavenly Rank?"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Outside the venue, countless people were discussing the matter.
Xiao Minghuang turned a deaf ear to all of this.
Her gaze fell on the Second Prince, her expression neither joy nor sorrow. Her entire being was focused and ready to unleash a powerful spiritual attack that would shake the heavens and earth.
On the other side.
Witnessing all this, the Second Prince's face turned extremely ugly.
He never expected that Xiao Minghuang, who was already incredibly powerful, would possess such formidable supernatural abilities, instantly elevating his strength to a level comparable to the Spring Gushing Peak Realm!
It might even surpass the average Spring Gushing Peak Realm!
"Right now, it seems only cultivators at the Divine Sea Realm can outclass her!"
The Second Prince took a deep breath, a flash of crimson appearing in his pupils.
"But I, this prince, want to see if you, Princess Ziwei, are truly worthy of the title!"
Now that things have come to this, his only chance of winning is to resort to some of his evil powers!
The next moment.
"Blood Dragon, Condense!"
He roared and waved his arms. Instantly, two blood-red lights appeared out of thin air and merged together to form a blood-red demonic dragon.
"Aww~~!!"
A dragon's roar resounded, and the blood dragon soared into the sky, circling in mid-air, roaring as if to announce its arrival.
The appearance of the blood dragon stunned everyone present. They all stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief, including Xiao Minghuang.
The form of this blood dragon is too bizarre!
It resembles a dragon, yet it is not quite a dragon. Its head is shaped like a snake, its tail is like a crocodile, and its two blood-red pupils emit an eerie light.
"The Second Prince was born in the Great Xia and has never traveled outside. The martial arts techniques he learned were all treasures of the Great Xia. Where did he learn such supernatural abilities?"
Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly, puzzled.
Not only her, but all the cultivators who knew anything about the Second Prince showed doubt on their faces.
Many people are turning their attention to King Wu'an.
If the Second Prince obtained a cultivation technique that did not belong to the Xia Kingdom's Scripture Depository, then it most likely came from the King Wu'an.
At this moment, King Wu'an spoke up to explain:
"Many years ago, I took the Second Prince on a trip and accidentally stumbled upon the place where an ancient cultivator had passed away. We had some fortuitous encounters there. Although this cultivation method looks strange, it is not an evil one."
Hearing this, although everyone still frowned, they did not ask any further questions.
There are millions of martial arts techniques in the world, and strange forms do not necessarily equate to Outer Dao.
Moreover, although this technique is strange, it is not shrouded in evil energy, indicating that only its form is strange, rather than the technique itself being problematic.
Moreover, with the renowned King Wu'an, famous Thirty-Six Kingdoms, vouching for him, no one pressed the issue any further.
"I see. But this blood dragon is far too sinister!"
"There is no evil energy emanating from the blood dragon, so it shouldn't be an evil technique."
"Such a powerful blood dragon is almost as imposing as Princess Ziwei's celestial phenomenon; it's probably a high-grade Earth-level cultivation technique!"
However, Xiao Minghuang always felt that things were not that simple.
Immediately, she brought up the Second Prince's profile.
[Name: Xiao Yi]
[Realm: Seventh Level of the Spring Gushing Realm]
[Destiny/Fate: Blessed with Natural Advantages (Blue), Blood Demon Seed (Purple)]
[It was fate, and my circumstances were extraordinary.]
The body has been implanted with a secret technique of the Blood Demon Path; once triggered, it will unleash overwhelming evil and cause rivers of blood to flow.
Upon seeing the last few words, Xiao Minghuang's expression turned serious.
"The Second Prince has actually sided with the evil cultivators!"
Although she didn't know what the Blood Demon Path was, she knew from the name that it was not a righteous sect and must be an evil cultivation sect!
Combining the Blood Dragon Divine Power that the Second Prince had just used with the words of the King Wu'an, a guess arose in Xiao Minghuang's mind.
In his early years, the Second Prince did indeed obtain some kind of inheritance of unknown origin, which contained evil cultivation techniques. After discovering this, the Second Prince kept it a secret.
After all, as the prince most likely to inherit the throne, he had no reason to degenerate and join the ranks of evil cultivators.
However, recently, the Second Prince, knowing he had no hope of ascending the throne, simply sided with Outer Dao in order to gain a sliver of a chance to seize the throne.
"Even if you practice evil arts, so what?"
Xiao Minghuang's lips curled up slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.
"Today, I will not only defeat you, but also expose your evil cultivator identity and ruin your reputation!"
That assassination attempt outside Beiyang City was the closest she had ever come to death in her life, and she would never forget it so easily!
"Since one cultivates evil arts, one must possess evil energy. When faced with the great terror of life and death, this evil energy will inevitably be exposed!"
Xiao Minghuang muttered to herself. She had decided to use the most powerful methods to force out the Second Prince's evil aura, defeat him completely, and then kill him!
In the sky, a gigantic blood dragon, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, was awe-inspiring. Its Blood Fiend Energy, sending chills down the spines of those who saw it.
The overwhelming Blood Fiend Energy created a power that was in no way inferior to that beam of golden light that reached the heavens and the earth.
Looking at the blood dragon in the sky, Xiao Minghuang raised an eyebrow.
This blood dragon's strength is almost infinitely close to the Divine Sea Realm.
"To conceal true evil and still achieve this level of power, it seems the Blood Demon Path's lineage is truly extraordinary..."
In the sky, the Second Prince stood atop the Blood Dragon Head, his crimson hair billowing in the wind, his face filled with a sinister expression.
"Xiao Minghuang, today I will show you who the true king of the world is!"
"Blood Dragon Roar! Devour the Heavens!"
The Second Prince roared, his palms flying, and instantly, the blood dragon opened its gaping maw, aimed at Xiao Minghuang, and suddenly swallowed her, unleashing a tremendous suction force.