Chapter 226: The Heaven-Blessed Xia Qingyue
Ling Wugou was first startled, then quickly stepped forward to examine Xiao Kuanglei's condition. After a simple check, he breathed a sigh of relief. His palms moved swiftly, sealing all the wounds on Xiao Kuanglei's body, and then he directly announced, "Xiao Kuanglei has temporarily lost the ability to act. Bing Yun Fairy Palace's Xia Qingyue wins, advancing to tomorrow's Four-Way Battle!"
All six members of the Xiao Sect stood up, their faces filled with shock. Xiao Juetian leaped into the air, swooping onto the Sword Discussion Platform like an enraged eagle. After scanning Xiao Kuanglei's injuries with his profound energy, his expression changed once more.
Over thirty wounds, none of them deep. He was well aware why those thirty-plus wounds had suddenly burst open just now. Such a thing happening in front of a disciple of Bing Yun Fairy Palace was far too normal. What astonished him was that Xiao Kuanglei had clearly been completely unaware of it before. Even more surprising than these wounds was the cold energy beneath them, which had sealed off most of his meridians. He had no idea when this cold energy had been driven into Xiao Kuanglei's meridians, only to suddenly erupt moments ago. Otherwise, under the suppression of his profound energy, Xiao Kuanglei would not have let such wounds gush blood so profusely.
Xiao Juetian gave Xia Qingyue a deep look and said in a low voice, "I thought Bing Yun Fairy Palace wouldn't have any more outstanding performances in this ranking battle. It seems I was mistaken. To be able to plant so much cold energy in Lei'er's body without him noticing—your Ice Cloud Art must be at least at the fifth level. Fortunately, Lei'er didn't draw his Jingchen Sword, or else his defeat would have been even more humiliating!"
Xiao Juetian's voice was so low that only Xia Qingyue could hear it. After speaking, he carried the stiff-bodied Xiao Kuanglei off the Sword Discussion Platform.
Today's matches had been filled with one surprise after another. The final match of the Eight-Way Battle ended with another unexpected result.
"...What exactly happened? Why did Xiao Kuanglei suddenly fall? The profound energy light was blocking everything, so I didn't see a thing."
"Xiao Kuanglei must have been injured by Xia Qingyue's finishing move. The clash of forces was too intense, and coupled with Bing Yun Fairy Palace's Ice Cloud Art being able to instantly freeze wounds, Xiao Kuanglei didn't even realize he had been struck many times... Something like that, perhaps?"
The spectators buzzed with discussion. They could explain Xiao Kuanglei's wounds suddenly bursting open, but his abrupt collapse left them utterly baffled. On the main seating platform, Ling Yuefeng furrowed his brow slightly and said, "It seems this seventeen-year-old girl is far more complex than she appears on the surface. Yun'er, you should be thankful she is only seventeen this year. If she were your age, she might have been a formidable opponent capable of matching you."
Ling Yun remained silent.
The Eight-Way Battle concluded, and the match arrangement for tomorrow's Four-Way Battle was quickly displayed on the central profound stone.
First match: Cangfeng Imperial Clan Yun Che — versus — Tian Jian Villa Ling Jie.
Second match: Tian Jian Villa Ling Yun — versus — Bing Yun Fairy Palace Xia Qingyue.
"Wow! Big brother-in-law and big sister both made it into the top four! That's too... too... too great!" Seeing the names on the profound stone, Xia Yuanba was so excited he stammered. He had come to Tian Jian Villa this time, joyfully following Yun Che, only out of the same longing for the ranking battle as other profound practitioners. He had absolutely, definitely not expected that his sister and brother-in-law would become two of the main protagonists of this ranking battle—that the two people closest to him could reach such a height in the Cang Feng Empire. Within a person's body, there could also exist a small world.
"If she truly possesses the 'Nine-Xuan Exquisite Body' you mentioned, that is her special talent, having nothing to do with anyone else. But why do you say that if it were discovered, she might never have a moment's peace?" Yun Che asked doubtfully.
"Because the possessor of the 'Nine-Xuan Exquisite Body' is the finest and most superior cultivation vessel in this world. Especially one who obtains her virginal primordial yin will, during the union of yin and yang, generate their own Exquisite World within their dantian..."
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Xia Qingyue and Xia Yuanba's Xia family had been merchants for generations. Their father, Xia Hongyi, was an honest, principled, and highly trustworthy businessman. How could the children he fathered... Yuanba possessed the "Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian" that Mo Li had mentioned, and Xia Qingyue possessed the even more mysterious "Liuli Heart" and "Exquisite Body" that Mo Li had spoken of...
If Mo Li's judgment was not mistaken, then this Xia Hongyi was truly blessed by the heavens to the extreme. According to Mo Li, whether it was the Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian, the Liuli Heart, or the Exquisite Body, all were extremely rare existences.
And then there was their mother...
Yun Che had no concept of Xia Yuanba and Xia Qingyue's mother, for he had never seen her. It seemed she had passed away when they were still young.
Yun Che walked along the small paths of Tian Jian Villa, silently pondering these things. Night had begun to fall, and there weren't many people outside. Occasionally, he would encounter a few sect disciples, who would stop in their tracks and gaze at him from afar with reverent eyes. Most of these people had freely mocked him during the profound strength test on the first day of the ranking battle, but now they could only look up at him with a kind of admiration... Top four in the ranking battle—this was a height they dared not even dream of.
Yun Che arrived in front of the courtyard where Bing Yun Fairy Palace was staying. The courtyard gate was wide open, but inside and outside the courtyard seemed like two different worlds. Outside, a warm breeze blew gently, while inside, bone-piercing cold air drifted, rushing toward his face with the flow of the air.
Without stepping into the courtyard, Yun Che took a breath and said, "Yun Che, a disciple of Cangfeng Mystic Palace, requests an audience with Fairy Bingchan, hoping to personally thank her for saving my life today."
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