The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 24

The heir to the rank of a Tianshui duke, Shui Qingshu, demonstrated the Eastern King Points. Fluttering and smooth, it was a strange flow. It seemed that he had trained her to a pretty good level.    

Princess Gouyu slightly tilted her head upon seeing this, and rated it as “Peak” Perfection.    

Black Tortoise's heir, Yi Taichu, showed off the flower version of Amethyst Cloud Palm. It was very elegant, like mercury spilling into the ground. This cooled the spirits of the few youths who had tried hard to get on stage and perform.    

They felt a gaping distance between them and Yi Taichu in comparison.    

As for Princess Gouyu, she also looked on in awe and rated “Initial Flawless”.    

It is also the first heir on the day to have received the “Sperfect” realm evaluation.    

We should know that it is very rare to practice martial dao methods even to reach “Peak” Perfection.    

Achieving impeccable nature basically means no vulnerability or lack. Practitioners had reached a level where even a drop of water could not find a gap.    

Next level is nature “Great Perfection”.    

Only a true genius is capable of training martial dao methods to the level of “Great Perfection”. This meant, at least for this particular martial technique, the understanding and talent of such practitioners was at their peak.    

Bai Zhanyun, the heir of the White Tiger, became a little agitated as Yi Taichu received such high praise.    

“I will demonstrate a set of Eastern King Point.”    

Bai Zhanyun was practically on the same level as Yan Yiming in terms of the Amethyst Cloud Palm. He is also at “Peak Perfection”, and has not reached the realm of “Sperfect”.    

Yet he had been deep in the practice of Eastern King Point for many years, and had naturally shaped his own interpretation.    

Although Bai Zhanyun might be arrogant, there was a certain flow in the way he deployed Eastern King Point. It was as if kites were hiding among the clouds, or birds speeding towards the forest. Unexpected changes will always happen every time you get to the corner. It illustrates the saying “Where the winding hills, windy river streams and trails seem to end, past dark willow trees and blooming flowers lies another village.”.    

Under Bai Zhanyun's guidance, “unik” and “change” could be additional adjectives used to describe his Eastern King Point collection. Although he has not yet reached the realm of perfection, his innovation and expansion of his methods are already worthy to be rated as “Nature Without Cela”.    

It is true, after the contemplation of Princess Gouyu, she gave praise “Peak Flawless”.    

Bai Zhanyun was very proud that he had received “Peak Flawless”, firmly surpassing Yi Tai Chu. His chest puffed up slightly, and a few traces of spirit were clearly visible in his cunning gaze to Long Juxue.    

Bai Zhanyun stood on the stage in high spirits, as if he was a boxing ring champion. He observed the four directions proudly, “Who else wants to come and give a demonstration?”    

Hong Tiantong felt that his Amethyst Cloud Palm level was, at most, on par with Yi Taichu, roughly at the level of “Initial Flawless”. He gave up firmly after some thought.    

Bai Zhanyun became increasingly arrogant and laughed out loud as he saw Hong Tiantong give up. His gaze was fixed on Jiang Chen's face.    

“Jiang Chen, if I remember correctly, you said I am very lucky now. Surely you have trained both of these martial arts techniques to an impressive level?”    

Bai Zhanyun was very satisfied. He had not liked Jiang Chen for a long time. It would be nice to embarrass him, especially at a time like this.    

Plus, Bai Zhanyun vaguely learned that the Duke of Soaring Dragon craved a plot of Jiang Han's land with vigor. Therefore, maybe he could get extra help from Miss Juxue if he were to suppress Jiang Chen at this meeting?    

Bai Zhanyun's shout made Jiang Chen return to the limelight.    

Jiang Chen had surprisingly won over Yan Yiming before. The process is very fast and many cannot see what is happening. They all thought it was a coincidence.    

Jiang Chen counted; this was the fourth time Bai Zhanyun had provoked him. He spat back a piece of chicken bone in his mouth onto the table, sighing resignedly, “Why are so many brain-strapped people in this world? You, Bai Zhanyun, have been the center of attention, and your appearance ranks first in this stage. Why do you have to slap yourself in this face?    

“Slap myself?” Bai Zhanyun voiced an uncontrollable laugh. “Jiang Chen, if you can slap me in the face, then I, Bai Zhanyun, will stand here and let you.”    

Jiang Chen stood up slowly and said nothing more. He looked at Princess Gouyu, and walked onto the stage with a slight faint smile.    

“Bai Zhanyun, you must be proud to have received the praise of “Peak Flawless” and have beaten the competitors. Wouldn't it be great if you found an unlucky person who could trample on you while you were at the top of your life? Didn't we? In that case, the so-called beautiful person would definitely look at you with different eyes, right? I must admit, you are very naive, and failed miserably.”    

"Naif? Failure?" Bai Zhanyun snorted softly. “You are a useless, worthless inferior who didn't even pass the three basic exams. What gives you the right to call me a failure?”    

“Not that I call you a failure, but you really failed. You look at that beauty as a heavenly phoenix, but she views you as a haphazard dog on the street. You have repeatedly pretended that you are everything in front of me, but you don't even know the reason to declare that you are so great. How can you say that you are not a failure if you do not even understand the reasons why you are living, and squander your years in an effort to realize unrealistic dreams?    

Your Eastern King Point set has earned a standing ovation, and a compliment of “Peak Flawless”, but do you really think that your Eastern King Point practice is really impeccable and invincible?    

Since you are so excited about your own victory, and think that your Eastern King Points are perfect, I will give you a chance. Use the Eastern King Points on me with all my might, and I will let you understand what it means to be completely invulnerable!”    

Jiang Chen's eloquence knew no bounds. It was like the unceasing thunder of spring, which formed the posture of dark clouds that descended into the city in the blink of an eye.    

The subconscious shift occurred to those present when the bystanders were slightly moved after Jiang Chen's words.    

“Jiang Chen? Are you challenging me? Are you sure you want to use eggs to attack rocks?” Bai Zhanyun was completely unaffected and his face grimaced with laughter, displaying a wild and ferocious smile.    

“Stop the chat and show Eastern King Point your pride. Let me see how valuable an heir of the four great dukes is!”    

In the eyes of the audience, one was a publicly acknowledged dandy in the early realms of true qi with three meridians of true qi.    

The other was the heir of one of the four grand dukes, who was recognized by the kingdom and was in the advanced realm of true qi with eight meridians of true qi.    

These two people were not at the same level of existence. It could even be said that under normal circumstances, a superior practitioner of eight meridians true qi would not even be interested in torturing someone at three meridians true qi.    

The distance between the two is too great.    

But now, the one who issued the challenge was the one who was at the starting realm of true qi!    

“Challenging the advanced realm of true qi. This Jiang Chen was impatient for his own death!”    

Even Jiang Feng, the duke of Jiang Han who had always allowed Jiang Chen to do as he wished, exclaimed. “Chener, you..”    

Jiang Chen raised his arms slightly with a relaxed atmosphere, a hint of persuasive sense about him. This stopped Jiang Feng's words.    

Princess Gouyu's pretty body trembled slightly. At that moment, he had seen a kind of confident attitude that asked others to follow blindly!    

“Did this child really get divine protection?” Princess Gouyu could barely prevent her thoughts from drifting down this path.    

Bai Zhanyun laughed out loud. “Alright, Jiang Chen, I have always disliked you. But I must admit, you are a man with guts.”    

His footsteps moved slightly when he finished, and eight streams of true qi wrapped around his body. They circulated rapidly, appearing to evaporate from his body like circles of divine purple light.    

“Qi Eastern Amethyst Stone! He was truly superior to eight meridians true qi, a genius!    

Jiang Chen stood still, his eyes narrowed into fine lines, as if he was an old monk meditating.    

“Postur empty! It's time to end this!” Bai Zhanyun roared softly as he lifted both of his feet off the ground. The purple Qi circulating all over his body turned into two streams of air as a circle of divine purple light seemed to manifest as two wings on his back, shooting him into the air.    

Circulating purple qi, using true qi. Fire and lightning seemed to revolve around Bai Zhanyun's fingertips, and a hint of purple qi formed within them, giving a shocking feeling of oppression to others.    

“Medium from the West!”    

Bai Zhanyun focused his qi into a dazzling light. Holy hooch! Holy hooch! Holy hooch!    

The powerful Qi seemed to have almost ignored the laws of space, as it formed a strange-shaped current that shot towards Jiang Chen.    

“Meteor Api Volant!”    

The dazzling purple Qi flew in accordance with Bai Zhanyun's movements. Qi covered the stage in the blink of an eye like a meteor shower, locking space within a radius of 100 meters and covering the entire battlefield.    

"Too slow!"    

Jiang Chen started moving his legs as Bai Zhanyun started to activate his technique. Some traces of ridicule could be found on his lips. “Note my prick that stabbed your right arm!”    

Holy hooch!    

Bai Zhanyun knew the direction of the attack from the sound of the wind, but a piercing sound had already shot into his right arm when he heard Jiang Chen's voice.    

“Piercing your left knee!”    

Another point that was synchronized with that voice. Bai Zhanyun did not even have time to react before numb paralysis struck his left knee. Obviously he was hit.    

"Suck!" Bai Zhanyun did not know why he could not dodge the blow when he could hear the voice of his opponent, and could anticipate which direction he was aiming from.    

And, his opponent's strength was extremely gentle, almost weak!    

“Third rib on the left!”    

"Right boat!"    

Left ankle!    

It was as if Jiang Chen was reading a book smoothly. His punch reached Bai Zhanyun every time he mentioned the name of his body parts. Any puncture is unnatural, smooth, and completely untraceable.    

Bai Zhanyun rushed over frantically every time Jiang Chen announced his next move, but he never managed to dodge a single blow.    

How annoying! Bai Zhanyun almost wanted to spit out blood due to his frustration.    

In terms of strength, he felt ten times superior to his opponent. In terms of body, he far outperformed the others. Even Princess Gouyu highly praised her level of training.    

But, he felt constantly being resisted, unable to utilize his strength; and could only accept attacks passively when dealing with someone from the early realms of true qi.    

It was as if the other party had anticipated his every move and was able to stay one step ahead of him despite not moving that fast.    

Bai Zhanyun became even more frustrated as he fought, yet at the same time had to admit that if his opponent used a little more strength, he might have already fallen to the ground many times.    

Jiang Chen suddenly shouted, “Jeda” in the middle of the fight, and gallantly retreated to the side. He circulated his qi and poked the stone key next to him.    

The stone lock broke due to impact. It's been hollowed out entirely.    

“Bai Zhanyun, what will happen if I use this level of strength in my colekan earlier?”    

Bai Zhanyun was stunned. He felt tremendous frustration at the moment on the stage as he was unable to exert his strength fully.    

But now, he felt a cold gust on his back as cold sweat poured out. After all that fight, it was not because his opponent lacked true Qi, but because he had not used his full strength, and had drawn his punch.    

Otherwise, he would probably have fallen to the ground after the first stab!    

The spectators watching the fight immediately deduced some of those conclusions, and complicated gazes appeared in their gazes as they looked towards Jiang Chen.