The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1126 - 613: Zhao Douan’s Earth-Shattering Strike

Chapter 1126: Chapter 613: Zhao Douan’s Earth-Shattering Strike

"Is this your confidence?" Zhao Douan’s grip on the Chasing Saber tightened, the veins subtly rising on the back of his hands. "But, I’m curious, can you withstand my magic, and can you withstand my saber?"

As he spoke, an overwhelming qi mechanism emanated from him, invisible and ethereal, yet seemingly sealing off the entire water area.

This was the power only found in the world’s high grade.

Ripples spread beneath the water surface, the icy lake water boiling, the bamboo raft under Zhao Douan’s feet creaking as if unable to bear his weight.

Back then, when the Divine Dragon Temple was destroyed, Zhao Douan tested his saber with the head of the Law Enforcement Hall in the temple.

To this day, he had now advanced to the high grade. With the advantage of the "Martial God" path, how powerful would be a saber strike that drained the Qi Sea?

At this moment, even Qi Yuchun, entangled with Ji Yue, grew vigilant, looking at him seriously in shock. Was this young man truly the waste of a gigolo he could easily manipulate a year ago? Since when did he possess such martial power that even he feared?

He and Ren Kun grew anxious, attempting to return to support—knowing that while His Highness did not fear magicians, he could not withstand the heavy blows of a martial artist.

But Ji Yue, Song Jinxi, and others unleashed a ferocious assault, keeping the two tightly pinned, making it impossible for them to be distracted.

"Is this the world’s high-grade realm?" Xu Jianwen momentarily drifted, a touch of jealousy and hatred in his eyes.

Though his cultivation talent was decent, it fell short compared to that of the third sister in the Imperial Palace.

Nonetheless, he was considered outstanding among the royal family members, yet compared to this foreign-named "Zhao," it seemed Zhao Douan was the one chosen by the Grand Ancestor.

"Haha, it seems you don’t understand what you’re doing." Xu Jianwen continued to smile, a smile full of irony, arrogance, and... complexity!

He stood with his hands behind his back on the green bamboo raft, speaking in the cold wind, "Zhao Douan, do you know how our Great Yu Royal Family has consistently suppressed palace tributes for six hundred years? You should know, within six hundred years, the royal family cannot always produce cultivation geniuses. During times of relative family weakness, how do we protect the ancestral legacy and prevent internal betrayal from the palace servants?"

Xu Jianwen smiled and said, "Relying on the Emperor’s Dragon Qi? The Taia Sword? Yes, but not entirely. My third sister, being a woman, was not favored by Father. Later, when she ascended the throne hastily, she was unaware of many secrets that previous emperors should have known. But... I know them."

Zhao Douan watched him warily, suddenly noticing that at some point, a crack had appeared on Xu Jianwen’s forehead, a thread of blood qi drifting out, condensing into a drop of crimson blood, which then dispersed, forming an eerie mist-like "rune."

At the same time, Zhao Douan was shocked to find that his internal qi mechanism was being suppressed and started to collapse.

Not only him!

Song Jinxi and other palace tributes also sensed that their qi mechanism circulation was obstructed, slowing down... only due to the distance, the impact wasn’t too severe.

"Yes, it seems you’ve already felt it," Xu Jianwen said contemptuously, "The secret technique of our Royal Family is activated by a Xu family royal descendant. Any martial artist who follows the ’Martial God’ path must submit, regardless of their realm, and cannot defy the superior!"

Xu Jianwen pushed his palm toward the lake surface!

The green bamboo raft under his feet slowly moved closer to Zhao Douan. He laughed and said, "Don’t resist. The closer you and I get, the stronger the suppression you’ll experience. Before me, you can’t muster any martial arts cultivation; you’re just a strong, ordinary person. Otherwise, how would I dare to risk meeting you? Ha, you were foolish to enter the game. It’s stupid, just courting death."

Xu Jianwen drew nearer.

Jin Jian panicked, wildly wielding the magic wand to attack, but all magic was ineffective.

Beads of sweat formed on the girl’s forehead. Suddenly, she grabbed Zhao Douan’s sleeve and urged softly, "Hurry, leave! I can’t beat him!"

She knew that before departing, Zhao Douan had passed through the [Two-Life Gate], thus being able to leverage the Suppressing Object’s power to escape.

Yet Zhao Douan remained motionless, his expression growing even stranger.

Supporting himself with the Chasing Saber, the girl’s anxious voice in his ears became phantasmagoric, layered, and unclear.

But the "commotion" inside him had never been clearer.

He "saw" when Xu Jianwen activated the secret technique, the Dragon Essence entrenched within his Qi Sea stirred restlessly, flicking its tail.

As if awakening.

And as Xu Jianwen approached, disrupting the qi mechanism throughout him, the primordial "Martial God" embryo, forged by the Great Yu Grand Ancestor Emperor with a lifetime’s cultivation, seemed to be waking up more and more, flipping back and forth, restlessly agitating, irritably flicking its tail...

It seemed... very...

Impatient?

Just like a hibernating beast in a cave, being disturbed by the approaching footsteps outside, finally awakening slowly.

"Five... four... three... two..."

Zhao Douan counted softly, and just as he reached one, the dormant Dragon Essence suddenly opened its eyes!

At the same time.

On the two bamboo rafts nearing each other, the three had reached a dangerous distance.

Xu Jianwen wore a smile, appearing to have victory within his grasp.

But just then, his pupils contracted into two black dots, a strong sense of danger surged upon him like a volcanic eruption.

Danger!

Danger!

Danger!

In a moment of trance, Xu Jianwen felt as if the person standing before him was not a foreign-named servant but a tiger in human guise, opening its bloody mouth to swallow him whole at any moment.

Or perhaps the bamboo raft he was on had reached the edge of a ten-thousand-foot waterfall, the current rushing, threatening to plummet down and shatter the next second!

"You... you..." Xu Jianwen finally lost his composed and confident demeanor, staring at Zhao Douan in horror.

And Zhao Douan, standing with his head lowered on the bamboo raft, eyes closed, sensing the unprecedentedly full and near-exploding qi mechanism within him, could only manage to sharply lift his head, locking onto him tightly, the Chasing Saber in his hand suddenly raised!

"Boom!!!!"

A tremendous and domineering qi burst open at Zhao Douan’s feet, shattering the bamboo raft he was on, the icy lake water forming a huge "dent"!

As if a heavy billiard ball had been violently thrown into a gigantic spider’s web.

A massive force emanated from Zhao Douan as the center, pulling the entire Yansuo Lake’s heart out of balance.

The center caved in, and the lake water on the outer side suddenly rose. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Ah..."

In alarmed cries, the forgotten scholar and the captives clung desperately to the fragmented bamboo raft pieces and floating ice, witnessing a tsunami.

Qi Yuchun, Ren Kun, and others retreated in fear.

Only Ji Yue remained unscathed, the socially anxious female mage hidden beneath the lake like a red koi, raising her head with black hair spreading like water plants. Through the vast expanse of lake water, her pale pupils clearly saw Zhao Douan wield his saber, carving out a hundred-foot gorge.

The lake water was cleaved into two high walls.

This was a full-strength strike comparable to the world’s Great Perfection.

In panic, Xu Jianwen could only cross his arms defensively, but he was soon flung high like a kite with a broken string, soaring far away, spitting blood mid-air, then plummeting like a cannonball, crashing into the bottom of the lake with a "bang"!

All was silent!

Everyone stood there, stunned.

"Go!!"

In the quiet atmosphere, it was Qi Yuchun who suddenly shouted, furiously sweeping his spear, charging at Ren Kun, dragging the still-dazed Earth God Mage to pursue the Second Prince who had fallen.

"Cast the spell!" Qi Yuchun shouted.

Ren Kun snapped back to reality, hastily performing a mudra and pointed fiercely at the lake bottom!

In an instant, the sludge at the lake bottom surged wildly, a specter of an Earth God roared, rising from the sludge, an earth god’s massive hand reaching out, grabbing Xu Jianwen fiercely, causing a spray of earth-yellow "dust" across the lake bottom.

Ren Kun’s face instantly went pale, showing signs of mana exhaustion.

"Keep them here!"

Zhao Douan, entangled in the heart of the lake, loudly reminded.

Floating in the air, Jin Jian abruptly snapped to attention, muttering "Oh," casting spells as she rushed toward the two, attempting to intercept.

But Qi Yuchun’s spear fiercely swept, stabbing toward Jin Jian!

At a critical moment, a low burst emitted from the heart of the lake.

A Green Jade Flying Sword came soaring from afar, drawing a sonic boom. The lake water furrowed into a straight mark, drawing a sonic boom.

Yu Xiu had come!