Extra Chapter 44

The blazing sun still hung in the sky, white clouds drifting leisurely, as a splendid and fierce battle came to an end under the eyes of countless onlookers.

Qian Renxue removed the armor she had used for battle and walked out of the Martial Arts Arena's exit passage in a white-gold robe, her expression cool and aloof.

The instant she stepped out of the passage, the light around her shifted from dim to bright. Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes slightly, and Feng Wu's unrestrained, carefree voice seemed to echo faintly by her ear again. "You're quite strong, and your performance was decent. I'm very satisfied~"

"Your Martial Arts Cultivation is just a little lacking, but that isn't a major problem. With your cultivation as a Six-Ring Soul Emperor, looking down from a higher vantage point, integrating all your force and stepping into Manifested Strength should be extremely easy. After that, Hidden Strength will simply come naturally."

"I'll give you three months. Once your martial arts enters the Transforming Strength realm, come and fight me again!"

That commanding tone, as if issuing orders from above, gave Qian Renxue, who had spent over twenty years as a Saintess and a prince/crown prince, an indescribably strange feeling.

It seemed that only back then, when she had hidden beside the real First Prince, Xue Qinghe, as a maid, had anyone briefly ordered her around like that~

As she was thinking this, Qian Renxue's gaze sharpened. She raised her eyes and looked not far ahead, where a tall figure stood, apparently waiting specifically for her.

"Hello~"

The newcomer's smile was very friendly, and she greeted her in a gentle tone. "You're called Qian Renxue, right?"

Qian Renxue stared hard at the newcomer, her lips pressed tightly together, saying nothing.

Seeing Qian Renxue's reaction, the newcomer's