"Hahaha! You think you can absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in my Life Star Realm, are you out of your mind?" Yuan Wudi immediately struck with his halberd and shouted, "Come on! Quickly unleash your Life Star Realm and let me see the power of your Life Star."

Qin Yuesheng felt most of the Inner Strength in his body empty out. He didn’t expect that the opponent’s so-called Life Star Realm had the power to forcibly seize Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power. As long as he continued to fight Yuan Wudi in this realm, he would only become more exhausted with each battle, and in the end, with his Inner Strength depleted, he would no longer be a match for the opponent.

"What is this Life Star Realm? I’ve never even heard of it, let alone know how to unleash it," Qin Yuesheng cursed inwardly.

Seeing he couldn’t absorb the Spiritual Qi to replenish his Inner Strength, Qin Yuesheng was filled with determination. He directly grabbed with his Soul-Catching Arm, intending to violently seize Yuan Wudi’s halberd.

The opponent was on horseback, with the halberd in hand, providing a range much greater than his own. If he could disarm him, the opponent’s strength would surely be reduced significantly.

Yuan Wudi, being a seasoned general, immediately saw through Qin Yuesheng’s intention. He sneered coldly, transforming his downward strike with the halberd into a horizontal sweep, causing Qin Yuesheng to miss the halberd just by a hair.

"Earth Shattering!"

Yuan Wudi slammed the long halberd into the Red Crystal Land, and Qin Yuesheng heard a booming sound beneath his feet, a sense of imminent crisis flooding his heart.

Instinctively, Qin Yuesheng stepped out with the Carefree Heavenly Travel Skill, moving from his original spot just as a giant, blood-red halberd pierced through where he had been standing.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Qin Yuesheng dodged repeatedly, watching as long halberds continuously pierced from the earth, turning the area into a forest of halberds. If he hadn’t been quick enough to dodge, he would have been pierced through by these long halberds.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Qin Yuesheng uttered a sound of surprise.

The location where Yuan Wudi had been was now occupied only by his peculiar steed, with Yuan Wudi himself nowhere in sight.

"Young master of the Qin family, be careful!" Huang Ting shouted, his expression changing suddenly.

Somehow, Yuan Wudi had moved above Qin Yuesheng, wielding the long halberd to stab swiftly at his back.

"Ugh!"

Everything happened too fast, and Yuan Wudi’s speed far exceeded Qin Yuesheng’s expectations. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

He couldn’t dodge in time and was instantly pierced through the chest by the halberd.

"Arrogance will be your downfall. Without unleashing your Life Star Realm, how can you be my opponent!" Yuan Wudi’s eyes flared with red light, his right arm increased in strength, sending Qin Yuesheng diving toward the ground below.

Boom!!!

The blood-red long halberd nailed Qin Yuesheng to the Red Crystal Land, and Huang Ting and Ah Jiu couldn’t believe their eyes.

Was Qin Yuesheng really dead just like that?

"General Yuan’s strength is always so impressive," two eunuchs from the Rootless Sect remarked, then moved toward Ah Jiu.

"Ninth Princess, we’ve been looking all over for you. Come back to Chang’an with us, the Emperor misses you," one eunuch said to Ah Jiu with a smile.

His face was ghostly pale, with bright red lips. His smile was truly sinister, sending chills down one’s spine.

Ah Jiu couldn’t help but step back, nervously saying, "Don’t, don’t come any closer. I won’t go back to Chang’an with you even if it kills me."

One eunuch tucked his hair behind his ear and smiled, "Sorry, Ninth Princess, it seems we’ll have to take you back by force. Otherwise, if I fail my mission, I might lose my head."

Ah Jiu turned to run, but the two eunuchs wouldn’t let her escape and immediately chased after her.

But suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them, blocking their path—it was Huang Ting.

With his hands folded in his robe sleeves, holding a duster, he smiled, "You’ve been standing there for a while, surely it’s been boring. How about a little spar with me?"

"Get lost!" One eunuch’s playful expression turned grim, as he reached with a claw toward Huang Ting’s face.

Huang Ting stood motionless, merely flicking his duster. The three thousand fine threads instantly scraped against the eunuch’s palm.

"Ah!"

The eunuch screamed, pulling his hand back to see a smooth chunk of flesh missing from his arm, white bone exposed underneath.

"You!" The eunuch, furious, pointed tremblingly at Huang Ting with his other hand’s delicate orchid fingers, cursing.

Huang Ting’s duster, seemingly ordinary, was made of precious materials. Especially the fine threads on it, as soft as hair; infused with Inner Strength, they hardened like iron and cut like a blade. Even an expert in Inner Strength would suffer if caught off guard.

The other eunuch, seeing his companion injured, attacked with the ’Nine Yin Demon Claw,’ its malevolent form aimed at Huang Ting’s forehead, enveloped in dark wind.

Huang Ting threw a Yellow Talisman at the malevolent claw form, and casually, the talisman transformed into a misty yellow light. It circled above Huang Ting’s head and easily blocked the attack of the Nine Yin Demon Claw.

The yellow light coiled back, wrapping around the malevolent form, and in a flash, both vanished without a trace.

"What?!" The eunuch exclaimed in shock.