"What is happening up ahead?" The Crown Prince frowned in displeasure. They were almost at Mount Qi, and the area for miles around had been cleared out; how could there still be such commotion? There was no other possibility besides the subordinates on duty being negligent...

"Your Highness, it appears to be a duel between two experts!" Qin Yunxiao leaned slightly forward, his brow furrowed, and stated calmly.

"Oh?" The Crown Prince paused, then continued, "Let's go and see!" With that, he slapped the single-horned dragon-lion beneath him and took the lead toward the commotion, seemingly unconcerned that the distant fight might affect him...

Beside him, two men clad in long white robes followed closely. Their auras were incredibly steady; they were at least Grandmaster realm experts. Seeing the Crown Prince rush forward, Qin Yunxiao and Xiao Geng quickly followed. If anything untoward happened to the Crown Prince, all their prospects would be ruined.

Luo Ruofeng and the other princes exchanged glances, then mounted their steeds and followed. Each of them was guarded by at least one Grandmaster, so they had little to worry about unless they encountered someone like a Martial Saint.

As for the retinue of noblewomen following behind, upon seeing the dust clouds soaring into the sky, they became ecstatic. They usually spent their time confined to their manors or within the imperial palace and rarely ventured out, much less witnessed a duel between such powerful masters. They were utterly thrilled.

The group galloped for over a thousand meters before spotting two figures rapidly engaging each other atop a small hill several hundred meters away. The sound of clashing swords and sabers echoed through the void, and countless streams of saber and sword energy shot out, shredding the surrounding flora into pieces.

The violent surge of True Essence power devastated everything nearby, creating an atmosphere as if the heavens and earth were tearing apart.

The Crown Prince and his entourage did not advance further but instead watched the two figures. When they realized that one of the men, clad in tight, pitch-black attire, was Ye Jingyu, everyone displayed a look of confusion. Of course, as the two were still fighting and far away, only a select few experts could clearly identify Ye Jingyu.

"Take this, Absolute Saber Breaks the Void..." Ye Jingyu roared, his figure flashing as he appeared before his opponent and delivered a fierce saber strike toward Bing Ming, his adversary.

Bing Ming showed no fear. He flicked the iron sword in his hand, and a brilliant flourish of swordplay flared up, blocking Ye Jingyu's saber.

With a sharp clang, a dazzling spark erupted, and violent waves of sword energy and saber energy sprayed outwards in all directions.

Ye Jingyu was forced back several dozen steps by the impact, and Bing Ming retreated just as far...

"Brother Bing, it has been a while. I didn't expect your progress to be this swift. This time, allow me to show you my Thunder Majesty Heaven Piercer..." Ye Jingyu shouted loudly, his body suddenly soaring into the air...

His voice was so loud that everyone hundreds of meters away could hear him clearly. This immediately alerted Luo Linger to his identity as Ye Jingyu, and a hint of joy crossed her face.

The moment his voice faded, Ye Jingyu stood with both hands raised above his saber, suspended horizontally in mid-air, resembling a God of War descending from the Nine Heavens...

A stream of saber energy shot straight up into the sky. Immediately afterward, a muffled thunderclap sounded overhead, and a massive bolt of lightning tore across the firmament, striking directly onto the blade. It looked like an electric dragon, connecting the heavens and Ye Jingyu...

Gazing at that gigantic beam of lightning, everyone displayed expressions of shock. The Crown Prince and his group were utterly incredulous. Since when had Ye Jingyu become this powerful? No wonder he could slay everyone sent after him; he possessed this kind of strength himself?

Luo Ruofeng’s lips twitched fiercely, cursing inwardly, Does this fellow really need to create such a grand spectacle just to join this event? Why didn't he just follow me quietly? Why did he have to make such a scene? If it weren't Bing Ming facing this formidable move, who else would dare meet it?

As for the noblewomen, they simply stared blankly at the lightning descending from the sky, their faces etched with awe.

"Break..." Following Ye Jingyu's explosive shout, the current, which spanned nearly a thousand zhang, rapidly contracted, instantly transforming into a colossal saber light, easily a hundred zhang wide. Carrying the lightning, the saber light whirred with crackling electrical currents as it savagely cleaved toward Bing Ming nearby...

"Damn it, it's just an act, why put so much effort into it?" Seeing the massive saber light hurtling down, even Bing Ming, a Martial Saint, felt his expression change. This move undoubtedly possessed the power to severely injure a Martial Saint. He truly hadn't expected this fellow, before even achieving the Martial Saint realm, to be able to threaten a Martial Saint with just his martial arts prowess. Combined with his inherent strength, Soul Power, and the Heaven Shaking Seal, in a real decisive battle, he might actually not be his match...

Muttering angrily, Bing Ming was forced to unleash the entirety of his True Essence power. The True Core within his Dantian spun frantically, and a water-blue sword glow ignited around his iron sword. In the blink of an eye, it formed a massive blue sword projection. Icy coldness radiated outward, causing the surrounding temperature to drop instantly...

"Frost Wail Sword..." Bing Ming whispered softly, bringing his right hand holding the iron sword straight down. The enormous sword projection surged to meet the lightning-infused saber light...

"Rumble..." A deafening roar erupted as the saber light and sword light collided. A massive explosion immediately mushroomed upwards. The ground was blasted into a crater dozens of meters in diameter, and the immense rebound force sent Bing Ming flying backward, traveling several hundred steps before finally stopping. A mouthful of blood spilled from his lips. Ye Jingyu, however, remained utterly unmoved, one hand held steady. The lapels of his robes whipped violently in the blast wind, but he remained poised in mid-air, his starlit eyes piercing as if he were an indomitable, supreme War God descending from the heavens...

For a moment, all eyes were drawn to him...

"Wow, he's so handsome..." a County Princess couldn't help but exclaim in admiration...

"So cool, truly so cool..." another County Princess looked on with adoring eyes...

"So dominant, so majestic! If only I could marry him..." a Princess sighed dreamily...

Even Luo Linger stared fixedly at the figure suspended in the air. In her eyes at that moment, this figure seemed so magnificent, so towering. Just gazing upon him, she felt she wouldn't flinch from any difficulty ahead.

Luo Haitian, Qin Yunxiao, and Xiao Geng swallowed simultaneously, clearly stunned by the sheer power of that single attack...

Only Luo Ruofeng muttered indistinctly without any regard for appearance, "Keep acting, you brute..."