Chapter 55 An Miaoling's Whetstone
Because they had never seen such a breathtaking woman before.
Even across the entire Haotian Empire, perhaps only Mu Qingqing could compare with her.
"Easy now, don't break her, I plan to take her as my thirteenth concubine," Ouyang Sheng said with a wicked smile.
"Rest assured, Family Head!" replied a Realm of Saints third-tier expert.
Hearing this, a flash of coldness appeared in An Miaoling's eyes, and the surrounding temperature plummeted rapidly.
She was, after all, a generation of Female Emperor.
Thirteenth concubine? This was nothing less than sheer blasphemy against her!
Qin Tian said coldly to Zong Wu, "If a single one of them escapes today, I will hold you solely responsible."
Zong Wu knew that this had touched Qin Tian's reverse scale. "Young Master, rest assured, none of them will walk away."
Qin Tian nodded slightly. "Don't let him die too easily. Do it well, and there will be a reward."
Upon hearing about a reward, Zong Wu was overjoyed. He immediately locked onto Ouyang Sheng firmly with his aura.
Sensing this, Ouyang Sheng looked back at Zong Wu.
At that moment, An Miaoling drew her sword.
She launched a lethal strike directly at one of the Realm of Saints third-tier experts.
She wanted to eliminate one first to reduce the pressure on herself.
A strike of Yin and Yang Clash was unleashed.
The Realm of Saints third-tier expert targeted by An Miaoling felt his hair stand on end!
Because he sensed the terrifying power of this sword strike.
He attempted to dodge.
However, he failed to evade it completely, and paid the price of an arm for it.
After this blow, none of them dared to look down upon the Demonic Saint beauty before them ever again.
An Miaoling felt a trace of regret, knowing that such a sudden burst of power could only work effectively once.
She directly activated her Ice Phoenix Bloodline, and the surrounding temperature dropped to over one hundred degrees below zero.
The pond not far away instantly turned into a solid block of ice, while the fish inside became ice sculptures.
Ouyang Sheng and the others immediately recognized it as the imperial-grade ancient Ice Phoenix Bloodline.
If one could unite with such a woman, the offspring born from her would undoubtedly possess extraordinary innate talent.
Ouyang Sheng had already made up his mind to step in himself if things went sideways later.
Although she possessed some strength, in the eyes of an imperial-grade second-tier expert, she was merely an ant.
For now, let us see what other surprises she could bring him.
Once the Ice Phoenix Bloodline was fully unleashed, An Miaoling's demeanor turned even more chilling.
Yet, it was precisely such an iceberg beauty that brought a sense of ultimate achievement upon conquest.
Next, An Miaoling's target was crystal clear: she would focus her attacks primarily on the one-armed Saint.
As for the others, she would evade them whenever possible.
She slipped forward and bent her waist, dodging a horizontal blade strike from two Saint realm experts, and closed in on the one-armed Saint.
Upon getting close, without the slightest hesitation, she unleashed another strike of Yin and Yang Clash.
The Ice Crystal Sword, suffused with black and white qi, pierced unstoppably toward the one-armed Saint.
The one-armed Saint was none other than the one whose weapon had been severed by Qin Tian earlier.
Devoid of a weapon, it was impossible for him to block this strike with mere flesh and blood.
Therefore, he could only try his utmost to dodge.
Swish!
Another arm went flying, but fortunately, he managed to preserve his life.
A Saint realm expert who had lost both arms was already crippled.
He wanted to retreat from the battlefield, but An Miaoling refused to give him the chance.
With another fierce thrust, she stabbed her sword toward the armless Saint.
At that moment, the armless Saint was desperately trying to dodge, while the two remaining Saints slashed toward An Miaoling with their full strength.
At this critical juncture, An Miaoling finally comprehended the Sword Domain.
An unstable Sword Domain instantly enveloped all three Saint realm experts.
The appearance of the Sword Domain caused the speed of the three Saint realm experts to plummet abruptly.
Furthermore, they were somewhat bewildered by this sudden turn of events.
Because a Demonic Saint comprehending a domain was something that, according to their cognition, should simply not be possible.
Taking advantage of this split second, the armless Saint was pierced straight through the heart by a single sword strike.
Immediately afterward, she whirled around and blocked the combined strike of the other two Saints.
From then on, aided by the Sword Domain, An Miaoling completely suppressed the two Saint realm experts, fighting them with the upper hand.
Wielding her Ice Crystal Sword, she continuously executed intricate sword techniques.
Before long, both Realm of Saints third-tier experts were injured.
Just as the second Saint had one of his arms severed by An Miaoling,
Ouyang Sheng could no longer restrain himself. After all, these were the elites of the Ouyang family.
The loss of even a single one ached deeply.
The moment he moved, Zong Wu moved as well.
"Your opponent is me."
"My Young Master has spoken, not a single one of you is leaving here today," Zong Wu said calmly.
Blocked by Zong Wu, Ouyang Sheng's expression turned ugly, for he could tell that Zong Wu's cultivation level matched his own.
With things turning out this way, the idea of capturing Qin Tian, an imperial-grade artifact master, was bound to fall through.
Moreover, he had offended an imperial-grade artifact master because of this, which gave him a splitting headache just thinking about it.
While he was locked in a standoff with Zong Wu, another Saint died, leaving only one remaining.
Since this final one was still trapped within An Miaoling's Sword Domain, his demise was not far off.
Ouyang Sheng realized this as well and turned to run, but after taking only two steps, he was intercepted by the arriving Xiao Zhan.
Having learned that Ouyang Sheng was heading toward Qingyun City, Xiao Zhan had guessed his intentions and rushed over in haste.
"What is Brother Xiao doing here?" Ouyang Sheng asked with a frown.
A trace of killing intent surfaced on Xiao Zhan's face as he retorted, "You offend Master Qin and think you can just run away like this?"
"What? Do you intend to kill me?"
"We are both among the four great families of the Haotian Empire. If you kill me for no reason, the Female Emperor will not let you off," Ouyang Sheng said.
"How can you call it killing you for no reason? You offended Master Qin, someone whom even the Female Emperor treats with utmost courtesy."
"Even if I kill you today, the Female Emperor will say nothing."
Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Ouyang Sheng knew the other party meant to kill him. With wolves in front and tigers behind, staying to fight meant certain death, so his only option was to flee.
Mind made up, he shot violently toward the right.
Zong Wu, who had locked onto him long ago, would never let him escape so easily.
He gave chase at top speed.
Over on An Miaoling's side, she was in no rush to finish off her opponent, choosing instead to practice the third form of the Annihilation Sword Art.
Star-Shattering Strike!
After dozens of attempts, she finally succeeded.
A streak of cyan sword light pierced through the defense with a single point, surging toward the Realm of Saints third-tier expert with world-destroying momentum.
Boom!
Under this sword strike, the enemy burst apart, transforming into a mist of blood across the sky.
Before the blood mist could disperse further, however, it froze into red ice beads and tumbled to the ground.
Having eliminated her enemy, An Miaoling put away her sword and walked happily over to Qin Tian.
"Thank you, Master, for leaving these opponents for me, otherwise I wouldn't know when I would have been able to release the Sword Domain."
Outwardly, Qin Tian maintained an expression of taking it all for granted, but inwardly he thought, If I could use my spiritual energy, I would have vaporized them ages ago.
A short while later, Xiao Zhan and Zong Wu returned. Zong Wu said respectfully, "Young Master, I have resolved that person."
Qin Tian nodded with satisfaction, then produced an imperial-grade supreme saber technique, Heaven-Shattering Saber, and tossed it to him.
Zong Wu caught the saber manual, and the smile on his face could no longer be contained.
He looked like a child receiving holiday money.
Once he mastered this saber technique, his combat prowess would elevate to yet another level.
Seeing Zong Wu's joyful expression from the side, Xiao Zhan knew the technique Qin Tian gave was extraordinary, but he could only harbor envy.
At the same time, he thought to himself that upon returning, he must push his daughter Mengmeng to work harder!