Without taking a single step, Ji Zining simply breathed out a mouthful of turbid air and defeated a direct disciple of the Heavenly God Ancient Sect at the Spirit Transformation Realm seventh stage!
In that instant, every one of the prodigies involuntarily revealed a look of shock.
Such strength was already approaching the Saint Manifestation Realm!
Yet Ji Zining's own cultivation was only at the peak Nascent Soul Realm!
A peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator with the combat strength of the Saint Manifestation Realm?!
The prodigies from the various factions were somewhat bewildered.
They had never heard of such a terrifying ability to fight across cultivation realms!
The Saint Manifestation Realm was the pinnacle of the human path!
The faint smiles on the envoys' faces vanished without a trace, replaced by gloomy expressions.
No wonder Ji Zining had dared to make such a bold declaration earlier, boasting that she would accept any challenge, no matter who issued it!
It turned out she possessed such terrifying strength.
This was not ignorance. It was confidence!
As their gazes fell on Ji Zining, these experts, all of whom were at least at the peak Great Saint Realm, could not help showing their apprehension.
Once a monstrous talent like her grew up, she would surely bring endless trouble in the future. She might even catch a glimpse of the Great Emperor Realm, which had not been seen since ancient times!
When that time came, the Ziwei Holy Land would have the final say over the entire True Martial Dao Domain.
As though their minds were linked, the envoys exchanged glances and all nodded emphatically.
They had to strike at Ji Zining's Dao heart before she grew up, forcing her to taste the pain of defeat!
As long as they could cast dust upon Ji Zining's Dao heart, no matter how monstrous her talent was, her future achievements would surely be limited.
At the very least, she would no longer have a chance to glimpse the Great Emperor Realm.
Besides them, there was another person whose expression was exceedingly grim, even somewhat fearful.
Ji Yan stood there shaking his head incessantly, as though he had gone mad.
"Impossible! This is impossible! She's only at the peak Nascent Soul Realm. How could she be this strong?!"
His nephew was at the peak Spirit Transformation Realm, and Ji Zining had destroyed his eyes earlier. In Ji Yan's view, that had happened because his nephew had been careless.
After all, when Ji Zining had attacked, his nephew had been evading the question and had never even thought of resisting.
If his nephew had truly fought Ji Zining, she would surely have been no match for him!
After all, the gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the peak Spirit Transformation Realm was unimaginably vast.
But now, Ji Yan realized he had been wrong, absurdly wrong!
Even if his nephew fought with all his strength, he would surely be no match for Ji Zining!
Although his nephew was at the peak Spirit Transformation Realm, he had forced his breakthrough with pills. His realm was unstable, and his combat strength could only barely be considered peak Spirit Transformation Realm.
Li Chuan, the prodigy from the Heavenly God Ancient Sect just now, was at the Spirit Transformation Realm seventh stage, but his combat strength had fully reached the peak Spirit Transformation Realm!
Even Li Chuan had been defeated by a breath of turbid air carrying Sword Intent from Ji Zining. His nephew, the tall young man, would probably fare even worse.
Ji Yan felt that it would be difficult for them to leave the Ziwei Holy Land this time.
If he suppressed his cultivation to the peak Nascent Soul Realm, he had no confidence in defeating Ji Zining!
All of a sudden, Ji Yan understood why Ji Zining had told him to go last.
She wanted him to suffer the torment of despair again and again before killing him!
"Devil! She's a devil!"
Ji Yan began to panic.
This junior was truly vicious!
Glancing at the tall young man slumped on the ground, Ji Yan began to regret his decision.
Why had he brought this troublemaker along?
If he had listened to the Holy Lord and brought the Holy Son instead, wouldn't none of this have happened?
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
Unlike Ji Yan, after a brief silence, countless voices rang out in jubilant cheers across the sky.
"Long live Her Highness the Divine Son! Her Highness the Divine Son is invincible!"
"The Ziwei Holy Land is invincible! Her Highness the Divine Son is invincible!"
"..."
The disciples of the Ziwei Holy Land who had come to watch were all beaming with joy.
There was even a hint of fervor in their gazes as they looked at Ji Zining.
What she had just done was so cool!
With nothing more than a gentle breath, she had defeated an expert at the Spirit Transformation Realm seventh stage!
Ji Zining stood where she was, one hand behind her back as before. She raised her other hand slightly and beckoned to the prodigies across from her.
"Who's next?"
As her voice fell, the prodigies who had earlier been scrambling to fight Zhang Chen all took a step back in unison.
When they realized what they had done, they were all somewhat embarrassed.
They instinctively glanced at Li Chuan, who had been helped up by the Heavenly God Ancient Sect's envoy and looked like a dead dog.
Li Chuan was now covered in countless sword marks, with scarcely a patch of uninjured skin on his entire body.
At the sight, the prodigies all shuddered.
It was too terrifying!
Was this the power of Sword Intent?
The power of intent was already formidable, to say nothing of Sword Intent, which was renowned for its offensive power.
They felt that even if they had gone up just now, they would have fared little better than Li Chuan.
Seeing this, Ji Zining could not help shaking her head.
"So this is all you've got? If that's all you can manage, you'd better hurry back to your sects and never come out again."
"Because you're too weak!"
Every word Ji Zining spoke fell on the prodigies' heads like a heavy hammer.
The prodigies could not help showing their unwillingness to accept it.
They had been called prodigies since childhood. When had anyone ever spoken to them like this?
They were too weak?
She was clearly the one who was too strong, all right?!
They wanted to retort, but they did not have the courage to step forward. All that remained was a profound silence.
At that moment, it was as though a layer of dust had settled on their Dao hearts, leaving them without their former radiance.
Seeing this, the envoys of the various factions grew even gloomier.
Well, now Ji Zining's Dao heart had yet to gather dust, but their own prodigies' Dao hearts had gathered it first.
They had been humiliated to their faces, yet they neither dared nor were able to retort.
Ji Zining really was far, far stronger than they were!
Just then, Ji Zining's voice rang out again, tinged with disdain.
"I pity you, so how about this? Come at me together. As long as you can defeat me, it'll count as your victory!"
Come at her together?
The prodigies abruptly raised their heads, their faces full of disbelief.
Had they heard her correctly?
Ji Zining wanted them to attack her together?
There were more than thirty of them, and even the weakest was at the Spirit Transformation Realm seventh stage, with combat strength comparable to the peak Spirit Transformation Realm!
The others were at the Spirit Transformation Realm eighth stage, ninth stage, or peak, and their combat strength made them formidable even among peak Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators!
With so much combat strength gathered together, Ji Zining still wanted them to attack her all at once?
The prodigies instinctively turned their gazes toward their respective envoys.
As long as the envoys gave the word, they would attack!
They would vent all their pent-up resentment!
Seeing this, the envoys of the various factions could not help exchanging glances, conflicted expressions appearing on their faces.
There were only two possible outcomes if they attacked together: Ji Zining would lose, the prodigies would win, and the dust on their Dao hearts would disappear.
Or Ji Zining would win, and the prodigies' Dao hearts would not merely gather dust but shatter outright!
The first outcome would make everyone happy, but as for the second...
These prodigies would truly be ruined!
In the end, the envoys of the various factions gritted their teeth and said in low voices,
"Since Her Highness the Divine Son wants you to attack together, then attack together!"
They simply refused to believe that, with more than thirty Spirit Transformation Realm prodigies capable of fighting across cultivation realms gathered together,
they still could not deal with Ji Zining, who was merely at the peak Nascent Soul Realm?!