The voice, arrogant and edged with killing intent, echoed throughout the entire council hall.
Everyone in the council hall was stunned.
Even Hua Qianyan stared at Ji Zining in disbelief.
What had he just heard?
Everyone, no matter who they were-as long as they challenged Ji Zining, she would accept them all?!
The weakest of the envoys from the various sects who had come this time were at the Peak Great Saint Realm!
There were quite a few saint king realm experts among them as well!
Those who dared come to the Ziwei Holy Land all belonged to holy land-level factions renowned throughout the True Martial Dao Domain.
Yet Ji Zining had declared that she would accept everyone's challenge!
Even if a saint king realm expert suppressed their cultivation, they were still a saint king realm expert!
Their comprehension of realms and use of spiritual power were beyond anything someone in the nascent soul realm could compare to.
It was no exaggeration to say that a Saint King Realm expert who suppressed their cultivation to the Peak Nascent Soul Realm could defeat even someone at the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm!
That was the gulf between realms, something talent could not bridge!
Hua Qianyan could not help wanting to speak up and warn her.
"Divine Son, you..."
But before he could finish, Ji Zining turned and smiled gently.
"Holy Lord, there's no need to say more. Just watch."
For some reason, when Hua Qianyan saw Ji Zining's confident smile, he put aside his thoughts and nodded.
Ji Zining was so confident that she presumably had a trump card of her own. He had nothing to worry about, then.
Ji Yan and the envoys and geniuses of the various factions looked at one another, unable to recover their senses for a moment.
Just how confident in her combat strength did she have to be to say something like that?
Ji Zining withdrew her gaze and smiled at them all in disdain.
"What? Don't you dare?"
Ji Zining's words brought everyone back to their senses, and they all drew a deep breath.
An elderly man with the transcendent bearing of an immortal stepped forward and said in a deep voice,
"Since Your Highness the Divine Son has said so, we shall do as you wish."
"But if Your Highness the Divine Son gets hurt later, don't blame us."
Even if they had to suppress their cultivation, it would be worth it as long as they could take the Ziwei Holy Land down a peg.
A trace of delight appeared in Ji Yan's eyes.
The moment Ji Zining finished speaking, he knew their chance had come!
He was at the Peak Saint King Realm. Even if he suppressed his cultivation to the nascent soul realm,
couldn't he still suppress Ji Zining, who was also at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm, however he pleased?
This Divine Son of the Ziwei Holy Land was far too arrogant!
She had gotten carried away after suddenly gaining such an exalted position, losing sight of her true strength.
It seemed he had thought too highly of Ji Zining before.
Ji Zining wasn't fearless. She was ignorant!
Ji Yan was not alone in thinking so. The geniuses and envoys of the other factions could not help but feel a trace of contempt for Ji Zining.
Being too arrogant was no good thing!
Ji Zining paid no attention to their thoughts and walked out to the plaza beyond the council hall.
"Those who want to challenge me, follow me. Oh, and you, old bastard, you're last. Don't even think about running."
Hearing this, everyone cupped their fists at Hua Qianyan before following her out.
Soon, Hua Qianyan was the only one left in the council hall.
Hua Qianyan frowned, bewildered.
Just what trump card did Ji Zining have that made her so fearless?
Judging by her earlier performance, Ji Zining was not someone who liked to boast.
When she did something, she surely had a real basis for her confidence.
It was just that he still did not know what that basis was.
Shaking his head, Hua Qianyan also walked out of the hall.
He had just sent a message to Li Changsheng, informing him of the situation, but Li Changsheng had only said four words.
Just watch.
Even the old ancestor had said so, so he would watch carefully!
On the plaza.
Ji Zining stood on one side, while Ji Yan and the envoys and geniuses of the various factions stood on the other.
Ji Zining swept her gaze over them, placed one hand behind her back, and spoke casually.
"Who's first?"
Hearing this, Ji Yan nearly stepped forward, but when he remembered what Ji Zining had just said, he forcibly held his ground.
He could not understand why Ji Zining wanted him to go last.
What was her reason for doing so?
The envoys of the various factions held their tongues by unspoken agreement and retreated some distance.
They could not make a move right from the start. It would not be too late to step in when their own geniuses could not handle things.
After all, they had originally intended to let their own geniuses make names for themselves this time.
If their geniuses could handle it, they would not have to bully the young as elders and earn themselves a bad name.
Just then, streaks of light appeared in the distance, drawing closer and closer to the plaza.
Ji Zining looked up at them once, then paid them no further attention.
Those streaks of light were disciples of the Ziwei Holy Land. They had probably caught wind of the news and come to watch her spar and fight with the geniuses of the various factions.
What they did not know was that things might be a little different from what they imagined.
Seeing this, the geniuses of the various factions did not speak up immediately either, instead waiting quietly.
The more disciples of the Ziwei Holy Land came, the better!
If they defeated Ji Zining later and no one witnessed it, how dull would that be?
Only with people watching would they feel excited!
In just a moment, densely packed figures had gathered in the sky above the plaza and on the ground in the distance.
Even so, streaks of light continued to arrive.
Seeing that the crowd was large enough, the geniuses of the various factions were about to step forward,
but one genius strode out sharply ahead of them and spoke to Ji Zining in a deep voice.
"Li Chuan, direct disciple of the Heavenly God Ancient Sect of the Northern Domain, has come to seek instruction in Your Highness the Divine Son's techniques!"
Seeing this, the other geniuses could not help sighing in regret.
That fellow had beaten them to it. They hoped Ji Zining could defeat him.
Ji Zining glanced at Li Chuan and shook her head slightly.
"One move. If I can't defeat you in one move, it will be my loss."
"Now, you make the first move!"
A mere Spirit Transformation Realm Seventh Stage cultivator dared challenge her?!
It seemed these fellows still had not grasped the situation!
Annoyance appeared on Li Chuan's face.
One move?
A mere peak nascent soul realm cultivator wanted to defeat him in one move?!
What a joke! He was a direct disciple of the Heavenly God Ancient Sect, a Spirit Transformation Realm Seventh Stage cultivator whose combat strength could reach the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm!
A mere nascent soul realm cultivator wanted to defeat him?!
"Your Highness the Divine Son, has anyone ever told you that you're too... arrogant?!"
As he spoke, Li Chuan stepped forward and rushed toward Ji Zining.
At the same time, a black saber appeared in his hand, glinting with a chilling light.
"This saber is called Army Breaker, a supreme-grade king rank weapon. Your Highness the Divine Son, be careful!"
As his words fell, a terrifying black saber light descended toward Ji Zining.
This strike possessed the power of the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm!
After unleashing the strike, Li Chuan looked utterly confident.
He refused to believe that someone at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm could block this strike of his!
So what if she had comprehended Sword Intent? The gap between their realms could not be bridged!
She possessed half the fortune of the True Martial Dao Domain? All of that would soon be his stepping stone!
Ji Zining glanced at the saber light, too lazy even to move a hand, and spoke casually.
"Too weak."
With that, she gently breathed out a mouthful of stale Qi at the black saber light.
In an instant, the breath of stale Qi was filled with the peerless edge of Sword Intent and flashed past the black saber light.
"Bang!"
The black saber light, which had looked so imposing, was crushed into nothingness by that single breath of razor-sharp stale Qi.
Not only that, after crushing the saber light, the stale Qi continued unabated, heading straight for Li Chuan.
The smile froze on Li Chuan's face, and he stared in disbelief.
"How is this possible?!"
The next instant, the razor-sharp stale Qi fell upon Li Chuan, enveloping his entire body.
"Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!"
"Bang!"
The sound of blades cutting into flesh rang out again and again, followed at last by the sound of something heavy hitting the ground.
Li Chuan lay motionless on the ground, his entire body a bloody mess.
At the sight, an uproar swept across the plaza.
A single breath of stale Qi had defeated a Spirit Transformation Realm Seventh Stage expert with the combat strength of someone at the Peak Spirit Transformation Realm?
Was she really only at the Peak Nascent Soul Realm?!