"Indeed! I heard their cultivation techniques are special, which is why they are all so proud and aloof."
"What a pity, what a pity! If only the women of the Hundred Flowers Palace didn't abstain from marriage. Otherwise, marrying one would be enough for a lifetime!"
"Be careful, be careful!"
...
On the training ground, the onlookers began to chatter again.
Duan Qing's pretty face turned red with anger.
The women of the Hundred Flowers Palace were proud their entire lives, how could they tolerate such verbal insults?
But even if she wanted to teach those loose-lipped buffoons a lesson, she didn't know where to start.
Who told so many people to discuss?
It's all that good-for-nothing from the Zi family!
If she hadn't killed the Second Palace Mistress, why would I have to come onto the stage and be scrutinized by these frivolous people?
Thinking of this, Duan Qing's hatred for Zi Lingling grew by a notch.
Zi Lingling sat on the roof, and said coldly, "Duan Qing, right? Are you sure you want to challenge me?"
Duan Qing scoffed disdainfully, "What? The dignified Third Miss Zi, the number one at the Zi family's martial arts competition, dare not accept my challenge?"
She had not forgotten the Palace Mistress's instructions to kill Zi Lingling on the stage.
Zi Lingling shook her head and said indifferently, "It's not that I don't dare, it's that you... are not qualified!"
Her calm demeanor clearly showed that she didn't take Duan Qing seriously.
Duan Qing had always thought highly of herself, and now that she was being looked down upon by Zi Lingling, she couldn't help but be furious.
"You..."
Unexpectedly, Zi Lingling didn't give her a chance to speak, and interrupted her, continuing, "However, are you sure you want to challenge me?"
If before, Zi Lingling was merely disdainful, then now, she was contemptuous.
Of course, she was doing this intentionally, to provoke Duan Qing.
This was called tactics.
She wanted Duan Qing to lose her judgment in her anger and fight her to the death.
This way, when she made her move later, Duan Qing would not have the thought of running away.
Heh heh!
Since Xie Lianhua had brought her a head, she would not disappoint.
As expected, Duan Qing fell for the trap and said furiously, "I'm afraid you don't dare!"
Zi Lingling slowly descended to the ground and walked towards the stage.
As she walked, she said, "Fine, since you insist I make a move, then you must be able to bear the consequences!"
As her voice fell, she had already stepped onto the stage.
Before she could even steady herself, Duan Qing began to attack.
Of course, she didn't intend to sneak attack, but was simply enraged.
"Water Dragon Roar!"
A giant dragon made of water spiritual power instantly took shape, emitting a piercing roar.
Zi Lingling sneered, "Peak of the Qi Induction realm, not bad! But it's not enough!"
Without even condensing a spiritual technique, she simply waved her sleeve, and the water dragon changed direction, circling in the air.
Just as Duan Qing was about to condense another spiritual technique, she heard Zi Lingling say, "Just this one move. If you can take it, you can live. If you can't, then you'll have to report to King Yama, uh, no, the Underworld Lord!"
A certain prince frowned. The Ten Underworld Lords were very busy and probably didn't have time to bother with people who courted death.
In the underworld.
The Ten Underworld Lords sneezed simultaneously, each muttering, "Who is thinking of me?"
If they knew it was their King and Queen thinking of them, what would they think?
"Water Dragon Roar!"
Zi Lingling shouted softly, and the water dragon flicked its tail and pounced at Duan Qing.
She smiled faintly and said, "Enjoy your own spiritual technique!"
To use your own move against you was her favorite thing to do.
Of course, this water dragon, which seemed to be unchanged, possessed a power that was worlds apart.
Zi Lingling watched the water dragon charge at Duan Qing and made no further moves.
She even took out a chair from her Nine Spirit Ring, sat on the edge of the stage, and nonchalantly cracked melon seeds.
This was hardly like someone who came to fight; it was more like someone watching a play!
The water dragon entwined Duan Qing, its mouth wide open.
The roaring was so piercing that it made Duan Qing's ears bleed.
Duan Qing's mind roared, her body exploded inch by inch, and then she completely lost consciousness, her life extinguished.
Alas, she had gone to report to the Underworld Lord without even using the king-grade artifact that Xie Lianhua had given her.
Shocked!
Utterly shocked!
In the training ground, the gazes of everyone towards Zi Lingling changed again.
Killing without batting an eye was nothing more than this.
What's more, they couldn't understand how that same water dragon had suddenly become so powerful.
Of course, this was because the two women had different understandings of spiritual power elements and different control over their power.
The moment Zi Lingling comprehended the Law of Life, her understanding and control reached an extremely high realm.
Otherwise, how could she have comprehended the "saying becomes law" of the power of spoken words?
"Third Miss Zi, why did you kill my disciple from the Hundred Flowers Palace?"
Xie Lianhua was furious.
Duan Qing was her most favored disciple.
Zi Lingling raised her eyes and sneered, "Palace Mistress Xie, why pretend not to know? Didn't you just say that casualties were inevitable?"
Xie Lianhua was choked.
These were her own words, so she naturally couldn't refute them.
Moreover, she was indeed not as eloquent as Zi Lingling.
"You... you... very good! Since you killed my disciple from the Hundred Flowers Palace, don't blame my Hundred Flowers Palace for retaliating."
Xie Lianhua gritted her teeth.
She had tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice.
Zi Lingling sneered, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"
Xie Lianhua finally understood how Ye Yuanhao felt when he spat blood.
"Hmph! Disciples of the Hundred Flowers Palace, listen to my orders. Challenge the Zi family disciples, and don't hold back!"
Zi Lingling sneered, "Palace Mistress Xie, why bother finding some cannon fodder to fill the numbers? Why don't you come up, and we can have some fun?"
The crowd erupted in uproar!
"Did I hear that right? Third Miss Zi is challenging the Palace Mistress Xie?"
"You didn't hear wrong, it's true!"
"Heavens, the Palace Mistress Xie is at the late stage of the Yuan Transformation realm. Is Third Miss Zi tired of living?"
"Speaking of which, did anyone figure out Third Miss Zi's cultivation level? I can't see it at all."
"I can't see it either. It's not possible she's in the Yuan Transformation realm, is it? I heard Third Miss Zi only started cultivating less than a month ago!"
"Ah—less than a month? Then isn't she just courting death by challenging Palace Mistress Xie?"
"Who said that! But does Third Miss Zi have the confidence? Look at her, not the least bit timid!"
...
Xie Lianhua was also stunned for a moment and asked uncertainly, "You mean you want to challenge me?"
She even suspected she had misheard.
Zi Lingling nodded and said, "Yes, although you are also somewhat unqualified, we must have a conclusion between us, mustn't we?"
Xie Lianhua laughed.
She was unqualified?
Haha!
There was no greater joke in the world!
She said coldly, "You are arrogant, but I don't know if you have the capital to be arrogant!"
Zi Lingling frowned and said, "Well, you'll have to ask your sister. I believe she'd be very happy to tell you!"
Xie Lianhua's pupils contracted, and a murderous aura shot out from her body. She flashed and appeared on the stage, asking menacingly, "What did you say?"