“Since I was three years old, I began my cultivation journey.”
“At the age of five, I officially stepped into the Dubhe Realm!”
“At twenty-two, when I ascended the throne, I reached the Merak Realm!”
“At sixty-eight, I broke through to the Phecda Realm!”
“At one hundred and forty-eight, I ascended to the Megrez Realm!”
“At six hundred and twelve, I reached the Alioth Realm!”
“Now, my realm is at the mid-stage of the Alioth Realm. Fang Sect Master, do you still wish to fight me?” Emperor Shao asked domineeringly.
“Interesting,” Fang Ling smiled. “With such cultivation, why do you still allow those sects and noble families outside to grow unchecked?”
Emperor Shao replied, “Those are trivial matters. I never cared. I can deal with them anytime I want.”
“The reason for hiding my strength… is merely to deceive those above.”
“Those above? Are you referring to the Great Qian Dynasty?” Fang Ling asked.
Emperor Shao nodded, “Exactly, them.”
“But your Li family can sit firmly as the ruler of the South Sun Kingdom because of them,” Fang Ling couldn’t understand.
“Do you know how much tribute our South Sun Kingdom has to offer them every year?” Emperor Shao said in a deep voice, “At least twenty billion spirit stones!”
“They don’t have to do anything, just stretch out their hand, and our South Sun Kingdom has to obediently offer twenty billion spirit stones.”
“Twenty billion spirit stones, do you know how much suffering our people have to endure, how many lives have to be lost to gather that amount!”
“Every king of the Li family has been furious but dared not speak out…”
“So I swore from a young age to change all this, and thus I cultivated desperately.”
“Fang Sect Master, do you know why I’m telling you all this?” she asked again.
Fang Ling shook his head, “No idea.”
Emperor Shao sneered, “Because I’ve already considered you a dead man!”
“Before meeting you, I still had a sliver of hope, thinking it might not be necessary to kill you.”
“But after a brief interaction, I realized what kind of person you are.”
“If I don’t kill you today, you’ll cause even bigger trouble sooner or later.”
“The more trouble you cause, the more attention the Great Qian Dynasty will pay here, and my years of accumulation might be exposed because of it!”
“So to prevent such accidents, I can only eliminate you.”
“I’ve had people investigate your identity, but there’s no match for you among the heirs of any major power in the Southern Dipper Region.”
“Just now in my bedchamber, I wasn’t assured and asked again, but from the look in your eyes when you answered, it seemed you weren’t lying.”
“Since you have no background, killing you is no problem.”
“If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being young and arrogant!”
With that, Emperor Shao flicked her finger towards Fang Ling.
A wind arrow shot out, sharp and swift.
With a whoosh, the wind arrow hit Fang Ling’s chest, incredibly fast.
Emperor Shao thought this strike would be enough to kill Fang Ling, but the result surprised her.
Fang Ling stood still, taking the hit without any harm.
“It seems you’re even stronger than I imagined!” Emperor Shao’s beautiful eyes narrowed, and she took a deep breath.
With a wave of her hand, a delicate long sword appeared in her grasp.
“Ride the Wind and Break the Waves!” she shouted softly, unleashing a sword move.
This sword, empowered by the force of the wind, was as fast as lightning.
Even Fang Ling couldn’t help but nod in admiration at the speed of the sword.
In terms of speed alone, there were aspects of this sword move worth learning.
The sword light flashed but didn’t strike Fang Ling.
In that instant, he used the Divine Movement Step to shift positions, appearing behind Emperor Shao.
“What a fast movement technique!” Emperor Shao’s face changed slightly, and two gusts of sky-blue wind appeared under her feet.
She primarily cultivated wind attribute techniques and divine powers, so naturally, she wasn’t lacking in speed.
This wind-at-feet divine power was her ultimate skill, honed over many years.
She immediately flashed to the side, distancing herself from Fang Ling.
“Want to compete in speed with me?” Fang Ling smiled and chased after her.
The two seemed to be competing, no longer fighting fiercely but comparing speed.
But Emperor Shao soon gave up, her face turning ashen as she looked at Fang Ling.
Her hairpin had somehow been taken by Fang Ling. If he had chosen to attack instead of taking the hairpin, she might already be dead…
“What kind of divine power is that?” she asked.
“My cultivation is higher than yours, and I’ve practiced the Ripple Step for five hundred years, yet I can’t match you…”
Fang Ling smiled without answering.
All his masters had warned him before he left the mountain not to reveal his skills to others, lest he invite trouble.
In the previous exchange, although Emperor Shao was defeated, she had no intention of stopping.
She clasped her palms together, unleashing another divine power.
Fang Ling was instantly trapped in a barrier formed by fierce winds.
The wind barrier kept compressing, with less and less air inside, making it hard for him to breathe.
With all the air drawn out, he was in a vacuum state.
Fang Ling felt uncomfortable, glaring at Emperor Shao.
“Had enough?” he clenched his fist and punched out.
The terrifying force shattered everything, even causing visible ripples in the void.
The wind barrier naturally disintegrated instantly, and the punch’s momentum didn’t diminish, sending Emperor Shao flying.
Emperor Shao slowly got up, looking at Fang Ling with a severe expression.
She couldn’t fathom why this young man before her was so ridiculously strong!
Thinking of her previous confident demeanor, she felt even more ashamed…
But even if she wasn’t his match, as an emperor, she would never submit.
Fang Ling saw the defiance in her eyes and was a bit surprised.
Most people he encountered would submit in awe after witnessing his strength.
“Still not convinced?” he asked.
“You clearly aren’t my match, not even able to break through my defense.”
Emperor Shao replied, “You may be strong, but what does that matter to me?”
“Things have come to this, kill me if you want, why waste words?”
She snorted coldly and charged at Fang Ling with her sword again.
But Fang Ling had no intention of killing her, as it would bring trouble.
As Mr. Mo said, she was the ruler of Nanyang. If something happened to her, the Great Qian Dynasty wouldn’t sit idly by.
With his current strength, he wasn’t ready to oppose such a hegemonic force.
Thus, his purpose in coming to the royal city was merely to intimidate Emperor Shao.
Unexpectedly, it had escalated to this situation.
But now his goal was almost achieved, enough to make her understand the severity.
However, her defiance made him slightly displeased.
“Why not try that move?” he suddenly thought of the Steal Fragrance Finger his Flower Thief Master had mentioned.
He remembered how proud Flower Thief Master looked when he mentioned this move on the mountain.
He said that with just a light touch of the Steal Fragrance Finger, all women in the world would submit.
Fang Ling had never tried this move before, and now was a perfect opportunity.
He twisted his wrist and pointed at Emperor Shao’s slender waist.
With just that touch, the previously fierce Emperor Shao instantly collapsed to the ground.
Emperor Shao looked up at Fang Ling with a flushed face, angrily saying, “Shameless!”
The spring water flows silently, the tree shadows love the gentle sunlight on the water.
“Flower Master’s finger technique is truly formidable!”
Fang Ling was still marveling at the effect of the technique, unaware of Emperor Shao’s change.
But then he froze, as the woman suddenly hugged his leg, her hands climbing up.
Her eyes turned dreamy and passionate, her small mouth murmuring, seemingly longing for something…
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