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"Hmph, do you know who I am?" The woman's phoenix eyes shone with malevolence, her tone growing even colder.
"Sha Bi, scram!" Yu Qingtan held her teacup, not indulging her.
"You..." The woman was furious, a frosty ice crystal longsword appearing in her hand, pointing at Yu Qingtan.
"Ice Palace's Senior Bing Wan, Beast King Sect's Senior Chumo, and this senior, I am the manager of Immortal Sound Pavilion, Gongsun Jiuniang. I kindly ask you to give our Immortal Sound Pavilion so face, and let's talk this over amicably!" At this mont, a beautiful woman at the Void Refinent Stage swiftly arrived beside the three from the backyard, saying this with a smile on her face.
"Wan'er, don't be reckless!" At this ti, Xiong Chumo, the Body Integration Saint Venerable from Beast King Sect, pulled back Bing Wan Saint Venerable, also advising her. After all, even in Daluo Immortal City, casual dueling was forbidden.
"Hmph, Yu Qingtan, our Ice Palace and Beast King Sect will absolutely not agree to the shaless conditions proposed by your Netherworld Demon Sect." Bing Wan Saint Venerable glared at Yu Qingtan furiously, saying this as she put away the ice crystal longsword.
Yu Qingtan knew why the other party was angry because the Nether Emperor Sovereign had requested fifteen already fallen Immortal Cities in the northwest direction that originally belonged to Ice Palace and Beast King Sect.
Unfortunately, the Bingxin Emperor Sovereign of the Ice Palace and the Zhi Ping Emperor Sovereign of the Beast King Sect both had greatly diminished strength. In this ruthless Cultivation World, strength is the only guarantee for interests.
"Naive!" Yu Qingtan continued to mock.
"You, you, I'm going to kill you. Would you dare to fight
on the Life and Death Platform!" Bing Wan Saint Venerable said, sowhat beside herself with rage.
"Let's skip the Life and Death Platform. I'm afraid if I beat the juniors, the seniors will co out. Let's just settle it on the Dueling Platform. You two co at
together; if I lose, I'll pay up ten billion Immortal Crystals, and the Nether Sect's terms will change to only demand one Immortal City. If I win, you give
twenty billion Immortal Crystals. Do you dare?"
Yu Qingtan's gaze was haughty as she looked at Bing Wan Saint Venerable and Chumo Saint Venerable, speaking. She was preparing to make a dazzling display in the Central Domain, harvesting Devotees, to enhance the effects of "Love's Sharing" and "Power of Love," when soone delivered themselves to her doorstep.
"Hmph, who do you think you are to be so arrogant!" Bing Wan Saint Venerable laughed in extre anger, her eyes flickering with a cold chill, "Fine, I accept your challenge. We'll see the truth on the Dueling Platform!"
Yu Qingtan's lips curved into a faint smile, and she nodded gently, "As you wish, let's et tomorrow at the largest Dueling Platform in the city at daybreak, and let's invite everyone in the city to bear witness, so there will be no room for regrets."
As the agreent was reached between them, Yu Qingtan lost her mood to listen to music anymore, and she left Immortal Sound Pavilion and returned to the small courtyard she had purchased.
However, Daluo Immortal City beca excited over this wagered duel. It was rare to see a duel between Body Integration Saint Venerables, especially one against two.
In a luxurious palace within Daluo Palace, sat eight shadowy figures. They were the Shadow Clones of the eight Transcendence Tribulation Stage Emperor Sovereigns from the Daluo Empire.
"Zhi Ping Emperor Sovereign, you let that young man Xiong Chumo take Bing Wan to trouble Yu Qingtan. If she gets hurt, aren't you afraid Bingxin Emperor Sovereign will co looking for you?" Luo Mi Emperor Sovereign from Jade Pool Fairy Palace looked at Zhi Ping Emperor Sovereign from Beast King Sect and asked.
"Hmph, you six families decided to agree to the Nether Sect's terms. As the minority, we had to concede to the majority, but we still have to weigh the strength of the Nether Sect. This is also what Bingxin Emperor Sovereign intended. Besides, Yu Qingtan only recently broke through to the Body Integration Realm. Even with Immortal Artifacts, she might not be their match," Zhi Ping Emperor Sovereign said, slightly resentful.
"Dishan Sovereign has already deduced that a great calamity is upon us, and the war of the three races might only be the prelude. We need to unite all the forces we can. Besides, aren't we going to compensate you? Why go through all this trouble?" Ranyou Emperor Sovereign from All-World Academy stated.
"It's no use talking about it now. We should think about how to persuade the Da Gao Empire to take the initiative to attack," said the third Emperor Sovereign from Heavenly Strategy Pavilion.
"A few months ago, Wuniang from Eternal Sect rescued tens of thousands of male cultivators who had been abducted by the Pure Emperor Sovereign from the Joyful Demon Sect, most of whom were from our Daluo Empire. Can we use this as leverage to pressurize the Da Gao Empire?" Yaoyao Emperor Sovereign from Jade Pool Fairy Palace stated.
This was Yu Qingtan finding ti from her retreat in the Netherworld Phoenix Ancient Land to co to the heartland of the Daluo Empire using her Innate Divine Power Shadow Clone, as Wuniang, and she had released the male cultivators, including Bing Yi Saint Venerable, who had been rescued from Pure Immortal City.
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"Given the shalessness of those from the Da Gao Empire, it's doubtful it will have any effect, but let's still give it a try!" said the Longevity Emperor Sovereign.
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The next day, on the largest Dueling Platform in Daluo Immortal City, Yu Qingtan, Bing Wan Saint Venerable, and Chumo Saint Venerable appeared on ti.
Around the spectator seats, the audience was packed, none with a realm lower than the Divinity Transformation Stage, because only those were qualified and could afford to buy a ticket to sit here.
However, in various places throughout Daluo Immortal City, the battle was being broadcast live, allowing the entire city to witness this exciting duel.
As the three main characters took to the stage, the entire Dueling Platform was enveloped in an invisible force, which was the Eighth Stage protective Great Array of the platform.
The audience held their breath and focused, afraid to miss any detail.
Yu Qingtan was dressed in the Tidal Sea King Skirt, resembling an empress with imnse authority. Her expression was indifferent, as if she was not concerned about the upcoming battle.
Bing Wan Saint Venerable and Chumo Saint Venerable had solemn faces. Their opponent dared to challenge two on one, and also possessed the Immortal Blood Refinent Venerable King's Cauldron, surely not an easy adversary.
"Begin!" Following the referee's command, the battle erupted instantly.
Above Bing Wan Saint Venerable's head appeared a fist-sized, translucent bead, emitting a piercing cold light. The temperature within the Dueling Platform plumted as even the air was frozen solid and fell to the ground.
"Immortal Artifact, Ice Spirit Pearl!" exclaid an inford Body Integration Stage Cultivator from outside the arena.
Yu Qingtan seed to be frozen into an ice sculpture in an instant, while Bing Wan Saint Venerable was unaffected and thrust her lifebound artifact, the Ice Crystal Longsword, towards Yu Qingtan's chest.
On the other side, Chumo Saint Venerable was also unaffected by the cold. Beside him appeared a giant bear covered in white fur, emitting a terrifying presence, its sharp claws swiping towards Yu Qingtan's head.
"Seventh Stage Spiritual Beast, Northern Ice Bear, judging by its aura, it's very close to the Eighth Stage!"
"The Ice Spirit Pearl is one of the Ice Palace's heritage Immortal Artifacts, and this Northern Ice Bear is a prized asset of the Beast King Sect. I didn't expect the Ice Palace and the Beast King Sect to bring them out directly."
"This envoy Yu Qingtan from the Nether Sect is dood, under the Ice Spirit Pearl, she is completely controlled without the slightest chance to retaliate! What a pity for such a beauty~"
"Isn't this supposed to be a non-lethal duel?" "Heh..."
"Boom..." Just then, a loud explosion was heard, and the ice encasing Yu Qingtan suddenly burst apart. Blue flas ignited around her body, and in her hands erged a longsword similarly wrapped in flas.
"Bang~" The flaming longsword collided with the Ice Crystal Longsword, and both the Ice Crystal Longsword and Bing Wan Saint Venerable were sent flying backwards.
The Northern Ice Bear, sensing the terrifying power of the flas on Yu Qingtan, didn't dare bring its paw down.
"Endless Fire Domain!" Yu Qingtan whispered, and the blue flas suddenly spread in all directions, quickly engulfing the entire Dueling Platform, while the flaming longsword charged at the Ice Spirit Pearl.
Soon, Bing Wan Saint Venerable, Chumo Saint Venerable, the Northern Ice Bear, and the Ice Spirit Pearl were all forced to retreat, using all their strength to resist the fire's encroachnt and the attacks of the flaming longsword.
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