Qian Renxue's voice carried a hint of resentment.
"My Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is only ranked fifteenth, yet this Five Thunder Drum is ranked higher than my Inherited Divine Martial Soul?"
"Sikong Zhen...who is this?"
Her gaze continued downwards, and when the five large characters "Super God-level Martial Soul" came into view on the sky, her breath caught in her throat.
"What?!"
Qian Renxue's voice even changed slightly.
"A god-level martial soul?! How is that possible?!"
"My Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is already the world's top-tier divine-level Martial Soul, yet this Five Thunder Drum is even higher in rank than divine-level?!"
She felt an unprecedented shock; her pride, which she had always held, was shattered in that moment.
Just then, Gongsun Li, who was standing next to Qian Yu, suddenly tugged at Qian Yu's sleeve, her tone filled with undisguised hatred.
"Brother Qianyu, look, it's that woman."
Qianyu followed her gaze and saw the palace gates slowly open, and two disheveled figures walked out from inside.
Qianyu's eyes were calm as still water, and she simply nodded slightly.
"Um."
Hu Liena was helping Bibi Dong walk out step by step.
Bibi Dong changed into clean clothes, but her face was still pale, her breath was weak, and her walking posture was somewhat stiff.
She walked along muttering curses under her breath, her voice filled with resentment.
"That damned Sikong Zhen! He's a complete madman!"
"I came here with good intentions to pay a visit, yet he attacked me without even knowing the facts!"
"And they hit so hard! Ouch..."
She gasped, feeling every muscle in her body ache, and her soul power was in complete disarray, making it impossible to use for the time being.
She still can't understand why Sikong Zhen hit her.
I and Wu Zetian were clearly good friends for many years!
Qian Renxue looked at Bibi Dong's disheveled appearance with a hint of pleasure in her eyes and mocked her without any politeness.
"Bibi Dong, did someone beat you up?"
Bibi Dong was already seething with anger, and when she heard someone mocking her, she immediately flew into a rage.
She suddenly raised her head, and when she saw that the speaker was Qian Renxue, she was first stunned, and then her anger intensified.
"Qian Renxue? It's you! What are you doing here?"
Qian Renxue crossed her arms and said indifferently, "What business is it of yours that I'm here?"
Bibi Dong was so angry at her attitude that her chest heaved, and she shouted sharply, "I am your mother!"
A mocking smile appeared on Qian Renxue's lips, and she scoffed dismissively.
This soft laugh infuriated Bibi Dong more than any malicious words.
"Qian Renxue, you ungrateful wretch!"
Bibi Dong was so angry that she trembled all over.
Just then, her gaze swept past Qian Renxue and she saw the figure that was etched in her memory.
The man who once doted on her and presented her with all the good things in the world.
Bibi Dong's anger was instantly replaced by a strange sense of superiority. She arrogantly raised her chin and spoke in a condescending tone.
"Qianyu, it was you."
"What, you've followed me all the way here? Do you want to get back together with me?"
"I'm telling you, it's impossible."
She looked at Qianyu with a hint of pity in her eyes.
"You're no longer good enough for me. I advise you to give up on this idea."
Before she could finish speaking, Qian Renxue, who was standing to the side, was furious.
"Bibi Dong! What nonsense are you spouting! You're the one who's unworthy!"
Gongsun Li was so angry that her pretty face turned red, and energy was surging in her body. It seemed that she wanted to teach this ungrateful woman a lesson directly.
From beginning to end, Qianyu ignored Bibi Dong completely, not even glancing at her directly.
His gaze calmly fell upon the distant palace, as if Bibi Dong were merely a non-existent wisp of air.
The indifference and disdain in his eyes were so clear.
Bibi Dong's smile froze.
A sense of humiliation, even stronger than being beaten up, welled up inside me.
She was so angry that she was trembling all over.
This Qianyu actually dares to ignore me?!
The man who used to fawn over her and treat her like a god now dares to look at her like that?!
How dare he!
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Hu Liena quickly whispered in Bibi Dong's ear, "Teacher, they... should also be here to seek cooperation with the Tang Empire."
These words enlightened Bibi Dong.
She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger, and her face regained its aloof demeanor.
Yes, that must be it.
She looked at Qian Yu and sneered, "Empress Wu Zetian and I have been friends for many years, like sisters. Even I can't enter this Tang Dynasty palace, so what merit does Qian Yu have?"
She wanted Qianyu to see with his own eyes that if she couldn't do it, he certainly couldn't!
She wanted him to know just how vast the gap between them had become!
However, she had barely finished speaking.
"Squeak—"
The tightly closed palace gates opened once again.
A burly figure strode out from inside.
It was Sikong Zhen, who had just electrocuted Bibi Dong until she was charred and burnt.
At this moment, his face no longer bore any trace of the previous rage and arrogance; instead, it displayed an almost fanatical excitement and respect.
He rushed over to Qianyu, taking three steps at a time, and knelt down respectfully on one knee in front of Bibi Dong and Hu Liena's stunned gazes, his voice loud and excited.
"Jixia Academy, King of Thunder, Sikong Zhen!"
"Welcome, Dean!"
Bibi Dong's cold smile froze completely.
Her eyes widened as she stared intently at the scene before her, her mouth slowly opening.
"How...how is this possible?!"
Hu Liena was completely dumbfounded, her mind went blank.
Dean?
That terrifyingly powerful figure who beat the teacher half to death actually... actually addressed Qian Yu as... Dean?!
Bibi Dong's expression changed from blank to astonished.
The terrifying man who shattered her divinely bestowed armor with a single punch and blasted her into charred remains with a single bolt of lightning.
That peerless powerhouse ranked twelfth on the Martial Soul Ranking, possessing the god-level Martial Soul "Five Thunder Drums".
it turns out...
He actually knelt before Qian Yu and addressed him as... Dean?
Has this world gone mad?
Bibi Dong's body was trembling uncontrollably.
She stared intently at Qian Yu, the man she could once easily discard.
At that moment, his figure became utterly unfamiliar to her.
In this almost frozen air, the sky above the heavens changed once again.
Golden light flowed, and new words slowly appeared on the original eleventh position.
[Ranked eleventh on the Martial Soul Ranking!]
[Spirit Name: Mirror-Breaking Blade!]
[Holder: Dongfang Jing!]
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