“Kid from the Bai family, you haven’t even grown your fuzz, and you dare to boast!”
Seeing her Princess Manor about to become the laughingstock of the entire capital, the Princess could no longer hold back and appeared in the air before Bai Shengyi.
She wore an intricately luxurious ruqun, holding a crescent-shaped saber in each hand. Her pupils had a scarlet tint, and her finely drawn, slender brows gave her an extremely sharp and fierce appearance.
Bai Shengyi flicked her long whip forward and sneered, “It’s still better than the Princess Manor constantly resorting to shady assassinations and pursuits, only to fail!”
Mockery!
Blatant and direct mockery!
“Presumptuous!” The Princess was so furious her face contorted. She directly sent a crescent saber spinning towards Bai Shengyi!
“You bullied my daughter, killed my consort, and still have the audacity to spout nonsense before me. Since the Bai family never taught you how to be a person, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Duke Rong today!”
The crescent saber moved swiftly, leaving afterimages in the air. The wind from the blade tore through the scattered fallen leaves, and it was about to reach Bai Shengyi’s heart.
“Clang!”
The Reincarnation Brush appeared in her hand. Bai Shengyi twisted her wrist, directly meeting the blade of the saber with the flat of her brush, producing a crisp metallic sound.
“Nothing more than this!” Bai Shengyi took two steps back, steadying herself and calming the surging blood. A cold smile appeared on her lips.
So that’s how it is!
The Princess failed her breakthrough and still hasn’t entered the Golden Core stage!
No, that’s not entirely accurate. During their brief exchange, Bai Shengyi had already discovered that although the Princess’s spiritual energy was profound, her attacks were not sharp. Instead, they were blunt and heavy, as if restrained by something.
“Pseudo Golden Core.” The Reincarnation Brush stated in Bai Shengyi’s mind, “She failed her core formation. Master, she is no match for you!”
If the Princess were a cultivator of a different spiritual root, the Reincarnation Brush might not have spoken so confidently. However, the Princess happened to have a fire spiritual root.
Beneath divine fire, all spiritual fires are subdued!
Fire itself has levels: spiritual fire, earth fire, heavenly fire, and divine fire. The Ten Directions Netherfire in Bai Shengyi’s hand is one of the nine divine fires. Even though its power has greatly diminished in the Divine启 Continent, it still possesses a natural suppression over spiritual fires.
Bai Shengyi understood the Reincarnation Brush’s meaning, so she continued verbally, “So this is all the Princess is capable of? Merely tickling me?”
She provoked the Princess’s emotions without restraint, preventing her from thinking about Bai Sicheng. However, she dared not underestimate her opponent and simultaneously heightened her vigilance, protecting herself with layers of spiritual energy shields.
The Princess was indeed enraged.
“Damn it! You presumptuous brat, I will kill you today to avenge my son and consort!”
She heard Bai Shengyi’s mockery and knew her secret had been discovered. She should have been more cautious, but the thought of her husband and daughter both dying at Bai Shengyi’s hands fueled her anger and resentment even further!
“Kill!”
With a furious roar, the Princess recalled her crescent sabers, imbued them with fire spiritual energy, and attacked Bai Shengyi from two different directions with scarlet fire spiritual energy!
The flames roared like two furious fire dragons, letting out ferocious growls.
“Hiss!”
Bai Shengyi gently pinched her index finger and thumb, igniting a small cluster of Ten Directions Netherfire. With a wave of her arm, the Ten Directions Netherfire transformed into a wall of fire, blocking the incoming flames.
The fire dragons visibly weakened, their roars silenced, and they shrunk into small mudfish.
“Clang!”
The crescent saber was struck by Bai Shengyi and fell to the ground.
“Impossible!” The Princess could not believe the result before her. “You… How can you possibly possess heavenly fire?”
However, Bai Shengyi had no intention of answering her.
Taking advantage of her stunned state, Bai Shengyi lightly stepped on emerald vines and leaped into the air. She used green wood spiritual energy as a bow and ethereal blue fire spiritual energy as arrows, drawing and nocking the arrow.
“Whoosh!”
One arrow turned into three, three into countless, all flying towards the Princess, filling the sky.
The Princess, who had not taken Bai Shengyi, a mere early Foundation Establishment cultivator, seriously, never expected Bai Shengyi to have such a move. Unable to dodge in time, she was hit by several arrows.
“You! You truly deserve to die!” The Princess’s face darkened, wishing she could tear Bai Shengyi apart.
The two faced off.
Bai Shengyi sneered, “Who can’t talk big? I think you’re the one who deserves to die. Princess, you claim my daughter and husband were killed by me. Do you have any evidence?”
“Of course, I do!” The Princess’s chest heaved violently. Her beautiful eyes fixed on Bai Shengyi, and she shouted emotionally, “Your jade pendant was found at the place where Mingyu disappeared. Bai Murong from your Bai family personally witnessed you killing the consort when he came to seek revenge from you. Bai Shengyi, what more can you possibly deny!”
“Hahaha!” Bai Shengyi felt as if she had heard the greatest joke in the world.
“I don’t even know about this supposed jade pendant of mine. Instead, I have evidence that Bai Murong harmed Princess Mingyu in the academy’s illusionary realm…”
“I won’t listen! Bai Shengyi, stop your futile arguments!” The Princess’s reason had already gone astray. She shook her head and roared.
Bai Shengyi snorted coldly and raised her hand to attack again, but she heard the Princess say, “Guards, bring Bai Sicheng to me!”
Bai Shengyi’s attacking movement paused.
The Princess clearly noticed Bai Shengyi’s concern and smiled triumphantly, saying sinisterly, “You harmed the most important person to me, and I will make you taste the pain of losing loved ones! However, if you end yourself right now, I might consider sparing Bai Sicheng’s life.”
After speaking, she watched Bai Shengyi with a playful gaze, as if waiting for Bai Shengyi to make her decision.
The hairpins on her head were already disheveled from the earlier fight. Coupled with the Princess’s bizarre and ferocious expression, she appeared increasingly mentally unstable.
“What? You want your brother to die first?” the Princess sneered. “It seems you’re nothing special after all. You truly are a slut!”
Bai Shengyi looked at the Princess with a cold, stern expression, but her mind was rapidly communicating with the Qingmeng Vine, “Did you find him?”
“Master, please wait a moment. The small vine leaves seem to have caught your elder brother’s scent… Found him! Master, give the small vine leaves a little more time. He is unconscious, and the small vine leaves need to transfer him to a safe place.”
The Qingmeng Vine’s voice was urgent, clearly showing its anxiety.
Bai Shengyi let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Only then did she look up at the Princess.
“You’re the slut! Your entire lineage are sluts. Your daughter shamelessly seduced someone else’s fiancé, or rather, those two渣男贱女 are a perfect match. You are also a slut for threatening me with your kin. Princess, is this all you’ve got?”
“Bai Shengyi, don’t you want Bai Sicheng’s life anymore?” the Princess threatened.
However, Bai Shengyi had already heard the Qingmeng Vine’s “Done” sound.
She was too lazy to waste any more words. With a flick of her long vine, she lashed out at the opponent.
As the Princess tried to defend, Bai Shengyi suppressed her spiritual energy with fire and countered her weapon with the Reincarnation Brush, whipping her directly across the face.
“Slap!”
“Your face is as thick as your daughter’s and husband’s!”
First, Princess Mingyu trying to kill her, then the assassins arranged by the Princess Manor, followed by Sun Lixing’s assassination attempt, and now the Princess’s threat.
Damn it, Bai Shengyi didn’t owe the Princess Manor anything. Why should she endure such infuriating grievances again and again!
“Where is Bai Sicheng? Drag Bai Sicheng out for me!”
The Princess completely did not expect to be pushed to such a state by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. She jumped up and cursed, her eyes spewing fire.