Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 233 - 222: Qin Qing, Come Up and Face Your Death

Chapter 233: Chapter 222: Qin Qing, Come Up and Face Your Death

Lu Yuming’s gaze passed over Qin Qing and settled on Lu Yunan, who was sitting on the other side.

At the moment, Lu Yunan was sitting with Eighth Princess Qin Yun.

Seeing Lu Yuming’s actions, a faint mocking smile appeared on both of their faces.

Meanwhile, Qin Qing’s eyes followed the direction Lu Yuming was looking and fell upon Qin Yun and Lu Yunan.

As Lu Yunan and Qin Yun were chatting and laughing, the disdainful smile on their faces seemed to become even thicker when they saw Qin Qing looking their way.

"So it’s because of Qin Yun..."

Qin Qing took a deep breath.

Perhaps, as Lu Yuming said, in their eyes, even if Qin Qing made it to the last round, even if he defeated Guan Xing and Xu Ping’an, even if he had the strength of a Golden Core True Person,

he was still just a country bumpkin from a local state county. In their view, Qin Qing had no background, no power, and simply did not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as them.

Their deeply ingrained class consciousness filled them with a sense of supremacy. As for Qin Qing, if he died, he died; like they said, he was no different than an ant. What did it matter if he was squashed?

To them, it was as light as the clouds and gentle as the breeze, stepping on an ant, which might even become a topic of leisurely conversation after tea, or perhaps not worth a second thought at all.

But was Qin Qing really just an ant?

Qin Qing certainly didn’t think so.

Even if he was indeed very insignificant right now, insignificant enough to go unnoticed on the vast Heavenly Mind Continent, so insignificant when compared to the ancient Jiang Clan that he was like a speck of dust,

Qin Qing had his beliefs, beliefs that made him strong!

There’s a saying: Above others, treat them as humans. Below others, treat yourself as human.

Thirty years as the beasts of burden, sixty years as the dragons and elephants of the buddhas.

If one cannot even respect oneself, how can one become stronger?

"So, you think you can just stomp me to death?"

Qin Qing’s mouth curved into a meaningful smile, and his voice became a few degrees colder, "Fine, since you want a decisive battle that also determines life and death, then I accept!"

"Whoa!"

Upon Qin Qing’s declaration, the crowd erupted into an uproar once again.

This also meant that in today’s battle between Qin Qing and Lu Yuming, one of them would inevitably die on the combat platform.

Originally, people didn’t expect to witness a fight between Qin Qing and Lu Yuming today, but to their surprise, not only would they see it, but it would be a duel to the death!

"Third Prince, since that’s the case, let’s start the resurrection challenge now!" Lu Yuming looked towards Qin De and said, seeming unable to wait any longer.

Third Prince Qin De was hesitant, with a flicker of indecision in his eyes.

He walked up to Qin Qing and said, "Qin Qing, are you sure you want to engage in a life-and-death battle with Lu Yuming? It’s not too late to back out now. Moreover, as long as I am here in Wanhe Palace, neither Lu Yunan nor Lu Yuming will dare to do anything rash."

Qin Qing couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly. Back out now?

Indeed, as Qin De from the Sun Family said, if Qin Qing did not accept the life-and-death challenge, then Lu Yuming could not do anything to him.

But...

Now Lu Yuming had gone too far.

Should he admit defeat and cower just because the other man was stepping all over him?

Qin Qing slowly shook his head.

Back down? That wasn’t Qin Qing’s way.

Qin Qing’s martial path was one of facing dangers without fear, of defying power, and that was why he could fight his way out of Tianjue City, even facing Shangguan Xuan without hesitation and killing him.

If one were to shy away this time, what about the next?

Repeated retreats would only lead to the weakening of one’s will and the fracturing of one’s Dao-heart.

Qin Qing’s Dao-heart was unyielding, but it was not the kind of unyielding that equated to disgraceful retreat.

"No need!" Qin Qing said indifferently, then his tone shifted sharply, "However..."

"However what?" Qin De hastily asked, thinking that perhaps Qin Qing had changed his mind or had other ideas.

"I hope that before this life-and-death battle begins, we seal the stage, to eliminate all external interference during my fight with Lu Yuming!"

Qin Qing’s words left Qin De momentarily stunned.

Then he understood... Qin Qing was giving neither himself nor Lu Yuming any chance to back out.

But then again, without any external interventions, if Lu Yuming could kill Qin Qing, then he probably would indeed be killed, whereas if Qin Qing were to kill Lu Yuming, it’s likely someone would intervene to stop it.

This was from the start an unfair wager.

So Qin Qing wanted to make the wager fairer.

Qin De couldn’t help but cast his gaze toward Lu Yuming, and further away, Lu Yu’an.

Lu Yuming narrowed his eyes slightly, and on hearing Qin Qing’s words, the mocking smile at the corner of his mouth deepened, "Eliminate all external interference? Fine, fine! Why don’t we just activate an Array Plate capable of withstanding the attacks of Nascent Soul Ancestors, and use a Spiritual Array to seal off the stage!"

Lu Yuming was extremely confident, as if he thought defeating Qin Qing was a done deal, and he proposed to seal off the stage with a Spiritual Array.

As for Lu Yu’an, farther away, he too narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Young Master Lu, your younger brother has proposed sealing the stage, but if something were to happen..." the Eighth Princess, Qin Yun, seemed a bit worried.

"No problem!" Lu Yu’an was equally full of confidence, "Indeed, Qin Qing’s strength is not meager, but I know my brother’s strength just as clearly. Slaying that Qin Qing will not be difficult!"

"Oh?" Qin Yun’s beautiful eyes sparkled, "Young Master Lu, your Lu Family indeed consists of geniuses, both you and your brother can be considered the absolute best talents of today."

"Eighth Princess flatters me," Lu Yu’an said with a smile.

"Young Master Lu, I also understand that you sent your younger brother to kill Qin Qing for me. I, Qin Yun, will remember the kindness you’ve shown me," Qin Yun said, a coy expression flashing across her face.

Seeing this, Lu Yu’an was over the moon.

He had long harbored affection for the Eighth Princess, and since Qin Qing had offended her, Lu Yu’an took this chance to ingratiate himself with the Eighth Princess and dissipate her anger.

As for Qin Qing—he was just an inconsequential tool, after all. If he were to be killed, so be it.

Soon, Qin De summoned the most top-tier Spiritual Pattern Masters from within the palace.

There were sixteen Spiritual Pattern Masters, setting up the Spiritual Array together.

Of course, setting up an array that even Martial Arts ancestors of the Nascent Soul Realm couldn’t breach in a short time was no ordinary task.

That’s why these sixteen Spiritual Pattern Masters had to rely more on Array Plates.

These Array Plates had been forged at great cost.

Moreover, the sixteen Spiritual Pattern Masters also had to inscribe Spiritual Patterns on the stage, linking all the Array Plates together.

If simple arrays weren’t sufficient to withstand the power of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, then they would stack a multitude of arrays together to form an array cluster.

During this process, Qin Qing also meticulously inspected the arrangement of the Spiritual Array.

Ultimately, Qin Qing confirmed that the array cluster set up was capable of blocking the attacks of a Nascent Soul Ancestor for a quarter of an hour at least.

"Enough! There was no need to waste so much time," Lu Yuming was already growing impatient. He leapt onto the stage, his long spear pointing at Qin Qing, "Qin Qing, come up and meet your death!"