Chapter 173: Chapter 173: The One to Beat You
"You don’t want to see an all-out war between the Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain and the Vast Sea Divine Palace, do you?" Lii Yunge said coldly to Fang Yu, getting straight to the point.
"I may not want it, but... I’m not afraid either!"
Fang Yu gazed at the cold, stunning Lii Yunge, a mocking glint in his eyes. "You’re Lii Yunge, aren’t you? How about this... why don’t you join my Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain and become my concubine? What do you say?"
At his words, the members of the Vast Sea Divine Palace erupted in fury. How could they tolerate their goddess being treated with such disrespect? They immediately began shouting curses.
"What kind of fucking bullshit is that?"
"Are you still dreaming? Piss off!"
"Damn it! He wants Senior Sister Lii to be his concubine? Who the hell does he think he is? He should take a good look in the mirror. It’s so ridiculous it’s laughable."
The disciples of the Vast Sea Divine Palace hurled insults, but those from the Purple Cloud Heavenly Mountain were not to be outdone and retorted in kind. A shouting match erupted, and the atmosphere between the two sides grew even more tense.
A fight could break out at any moment.
Lii Yunge’s brows knitted together, her beautiful face veiled in a frosty chill. She was clearly furious. "Hand over the antidote for Senior Brother Chu," she said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Fang Yu gave an effeminate smile. "That Chu fellow... Heh, you can have the antidote. But you’ll have to agree to one small condition."
"What condition?" Lii Yunge asked coldly.
"It seems making you my concubine is off the table. So how about you let me steal a kiss instead?" Fang Yu said, his face a mask of lewd mockery as he stared at Lii Yunge.
In truth, the toxin condensed from his Poisonous Great Trend had no antidote; it would simply dissipate on its own after a while. He was only doing this to humiliate the people of the Vast Sea Divine Palace, especially this cold, beautiful woman before him.
’Heh, conquering her would surely be a unique pleasure.’
"Name another condition." Murderous intent flared in Lii Yunge’s heart. ’If it weren’t for the fact that Chu Lingfeng was poisoned, I would have drawn my sword and attacked long ago.’
"Impossible. That Chu fellow’s True Essence has been completely devoured by the toxin. If you don’t agree, I’m afraid he’ll be reduced to a cripple."
Not far away, Chu Lingfeng’s face turned livid when he heard this. He was so enraged that he violently spat out a mouthful of blood, and his head swam. ’A cripple?! I’d rather die!’
Many disciples of the Vast Sea Divine Palace looked to Chu Lingfeng, hoping he would say something. Chu Lingfeng wanted to righteously tell Lii Yunge to refuse, but the words died on his lips. The moment he pictured himself as a cripple, he couldn’t bring himself to speak. This left the other Vast Sea Divine Palace disciples both disappointed and furious.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Lii Yunge’s eyes. She was torn. On one hand was her Senior Brother from the Sect, a man who should have had a limitless future; on the other was her own honor. At this thought, Lii Yunge couldn’t help but sigh. ’How wonderful it would be if I weren’t a disciple of the Vast Sea Divine Palace right now. Then I wouldn’t be burdened with this sense of responsibility to the Sect.’
Shangguan Yue interjected angrily, "You sissy, don’t even think about it! As for that Chu fellow, save him or don’t—I couldn’t care less. I’ve never liked him anyway."
"Sissy?" Fang Yu raised an eyebrow, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He stared at Shangguan Yue grimly. "Little girl, do you believe I won’t rip out your tongue?"
"If you touch a single hair on her head, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"
An utterly indifferent voice cut through the tension. Everyone turned to see a handsome, white-robed young man slowly approaching.
The cold words, brimming with killing intent, startled everyone present.
A joyful expression lit up Shangguan Yue’s face. She turned, and her eyes fell upon a familiar figure. She immediately ran over, clinging to Qin Ya’s arm. "Brother Qin, where have you been the last few days?"
The jaws of the Vast Sea Divine Palace disciples dropped to the floor at the sight.
Their shock was immediately followed by envy and jealousy. ’Who is that kid? How can he be so close with Shangguan Yue, the Palace Master’s daughter? It’s infuriating!’
"I’m sorry," Qin Ya said, patting her head.
"Brother Qin, that sissy was bullying me," Shangguan Yue said, pointing at Fang Yu with a wronged expression. An icy chill gathered in Qin Ya’s eyes. "There, there, Yue’er. Brother Qin will get revenge for you in a moment, alright?"
Shangguan Yue shook her head. "It’s okay, never mind. I’m fine."
Qin Ya paused, then he understood. ’The little one is worried I can’t beat Fang Yu.’ And she had a point. Fang Yu was indeed powerful, while as far as she knew, he was just a nobody who had never revealed his true strength to her.
"Even if you say to forget it, Yue’er, Brother Qin can’t let him off so easily."
Fang Yu stared at Qin Ya, murder in his eyes. "So, another one comes courting death," he sneered. "How dare you speak so arrogantly to me. You clearly have a death wish."
Lii Yunge walked over to Qin Ya, her brow furrowed. "Why are you here making a mess of things? Do you have any idea how bad the situation is?"
She already had a headache, and now Qin Ya was sticking his oar in, making an already complicated situation even worse. ’Honestly,’ she thought, ’couldn’t he pick any other time to play the hero? Can’t he read the situation at all?’
Fang Yu said coldly, "Well? Have you considered my demand?"
"There’s no need to consider it. It’s impossible."
Before Lii Yunge could answer, Qin Ya had already spoken for her. This enraged Chu Lingfeng, who was standing nearby. ’This is about my future, who the hell are you to butt in!’
"That’s right! It’s impossible," Shangguan Yue chimed in.
"What are you saying? Do you have any idea how important this is?"
Qin Ya stared intently at Lii Yunge. "Are you really going to let this sissy humiliate you? Don’t worry. I can cure the poison in his body."
"You can cure the poison?" Lii Yunge asked, both shocked and doubtful.
"Of course," Qin Ya said with a faint smile.
’He must be joking,’ Fang Yu thought. ’This poison was formed from my Great Trend. How could he possibly cure it?’
Qin Ya said slowly, "This poison is merely the product of a Great Trend. It would disappear on its own after some time. However, I can also take care of it right now."
Then, he walked up to Chu Lingfeng and said coldly, "Hmph. If it weren’t for Yue’er’s older sister, I couldn’t be bothered to save you."
With that, Qin Ya sent a stream of True Essence into Chu Lingfeng’s body.
The True Essence was supremely pure and full of yang energy, like the bane of all corruption. Upon contact with this True Essence, the foreign toxin inside Chu Lingfeng’s body melted away like snow in the spring sun.
’What miraculous True Essence!’
Qin Ya remained silent and impassive. The Purple Lotus Celestial Flame was an Exotic Fire to begin with, and it had a powerful suppressive effect on toxins and the like. A trivial poison like this was nothing. In just a few moments, Chu Lingfeng’s True Essence was completely restored.
Seeing this, Fang Yu stared at Qin Ya and demanded coldly, "Just who are you?"
’Anyone who can so easily neutralize the poison from my Poisonous Great Trend is no simple character.’
"The one who’s going to beat you."
Qin Ya gave a cold smile and, without another word, threw a sudden punch.
