In the mirror image, no longer could two separate figures be seen, only one. The scene quickly zoomed out, encompassing a broader view where the two figures reappeared together, yet they stood apart on an open field, confronting each other while surrounded by spectators from Xuan State at the base of the mountains. Everyone in front of the mirror image suddenly realized what was about to happen.

The posed formation was too obvious, anyone without a mental issue could see what was about to unfold.

From the best viewing stands, someone questioned, "Is Mulan Qingqing about to compete with Shi Chun or is this a duel?"

Another responded, "Clearly it's a duel; didn't Shi Chun kill her fellow sect member?"

Yet another argued, "No, don't you think they are too amiable? This doesn't look like taking revenge for a sect member; would you duel for that?"

That made sense. The eyebrows of Chi Rang, the Domain Master of Xuan State, almost knotted in concern, and Wei Mo, the Domain Master of Life Continent, nearly pinched off his twisted beard.

In the training ground, the Sect Leader of Su Yuan Sect had not arrived, and it was Elder Ji Qinghe who presided instead.

Unlike the reactions of others, Ji Qinghe and two Su Yuan Sect disciples beside him noticed something different.

The disciple on the left whispered to the one on the right, "Before this, Shi Chun had sparred with Brother Chao, probably to probe our Su Yuan Sect's tactics. Do you think Mulan will be all right?"

The disciple on the right turned to the left, whispering back, "Against Brother Chao, he had to injure him first to barely manage a response. Against Mulan, he has no chance of winning."

However, Ji Qinghe's expression was not as optimistic as theirs. His greatest worry was that Mulan Qingqing might not know about Shi Chun killing Chao Zhilin, and what exactly was Shi Chun up to? Looking back, he found some vendettas strangely incomprehensible; what kind of misunderstanding could lead to such a situation?

Moreover, Shi Chun had recently led thousands to seize the Insect Extreme Crystal.

As things suddenly took this turn, those with keen vision saw something off about Shi Chun.

In the stands, Lan Qiaoyan turned to her husband and asked, "What is he trying to do?"

Miao Dingyi shook his head slightly, "You understand him better than I... The interests of the entire Sky Rain Meteor Conference revolve around the Insect Extreme Crystal, I'm afraid..."

His was a theory of interests, not necessarily applicable to everyone, so he wasn't sure. He didn't finish his sentence, but Lan Qiaoyan understood.

Indeed, as she understood, her look towards Shi Chun turned into one of fright.

In the room of a small building, Young Master Nan suddenly rubbed his haggard face vigorously, slapped his face to keep alert, and stared fixedly at the mirror image.

Enshrouded in her cloak, Feng Chi clenched her fists, full of anticipation.

The three bigwigs of Wukang Mountain were choked up, and after a long time, Bian Jixiong asked, "What does he want to do?"

No one could answer him.

On the empty land surrounded by mountains, which was said to be open but actually uneven with numerous mounds and stones,

Shi Chun observed the battleground and chose a spot about twenty yards from Mulan Qingqing.

The distance for confrontation was slightly longer than normal due to his experience from fighting against Chao Zhilin—being too close was not conducive due to the rapid strike speed of the Su Yuan Sect.

The crowd around watched in silence, and an occasional mountain breeze wafted through the ravine, causing Mulan Qingqing's snow-white robe to flutter along with her wind-blown hair.

Her fighting spirit surged yet she was cautious, focusing intently on every move of Shi Chun as if facing a great enemy.

Shi Chun dared not underestimate her either; he had learned of how this woman, in the process of seizing the Insect Extreme Crystal, suppressed thousands with a single sword strike, preventing their escape. He had also witnessed firsthand the terrifying instant killings by a Silver Radiance Assassin.

In his right eye, Mulan Qingqing had silently unfolded her Law Domain without the basic finger-lift gesture that Chao Zhilin used, evidently showing her superior control over her realm.

The sleeves of the beautiful woman standing with her hands behind her flowed; yet an invisible and dense murderous intent opened up from her, spreading across this piece of heaven and earth. Countless filament-like white flecks, like numerous three-dimensional chessboard grids, quickly spread, covering the entire battleground and rising above the surrounding peaks.

This grid was denser and covered a larger area than the one Shi Chun had seen previously.

Shi Chun dared not hesitate; he raised his hand, drew his sword, and directly channeled his mana into his blade, the No Demon Blade at the ready. Without waiting for the opponent to attack, he swung his sword around himself, creating a whirl of confusing blade lights, as though merely loosening his body with the movement.

However, Mulan Qingqing's pupils constricted in an instant; her ability to perceive her Law Domain was far beyond Chao Zhilin's.

He naturally had to first disrupt the surrounding network to prevent the assassins from being able to instantly kill him, maintaining some safe distance to have room for maneuvering.

Using the experience he had gained would be foolish not to, what was the point of going through all the trouble to gauge Chao Zhilin's strength before?

At that moment, a man and a woman looked at each other from a distance.

Shi Chun knew that the truly dangerous moment was about to arrive.

The spectators around started to make noise, curious why the two hadn't started their duel yet.

Little did they know that they were blind fools, not aware that the two had already exchanged blows in secret.

Mulan Qingqing suddenly cast a spell and said, "Wang Sheng, if we really start fighting, I might not be able to control myself, you still have time to concede."

This was not an empty threat, she knew the lethal power of the move she was about to deploy was terrifying, making her almost invincible among those of her realm.

Indeed, the complexity of the attack was not something she could fully control.

Facing such a capable opponent, ordinary moves would likely be ineffective; to win, she would have to use her lethal move.

Shi Chun cast a spell and responded loudly, "Mulan, even if I wanted to let you win, I couldn't do it. You know me, I don't like pretense. Since I've taken on the hopes of many brothers, I can't betray them, else I would be dishonoring those who died following my command. What you said, I could say too, you still have time to concede."

These moving words touched the hearts of the disorderly crowd.

Mulan Qingqing: "You think too much, disciples of Su Yuan Sect won't concede like that."

Shi Chun: "If that's so, let's not regard life or death then. No matter who loses, our engagement will be broken off, given that neither of us liked each other in the first place."

"What?"

"This?"

There was a burst of astonishment from the crowd, clearly not expecting things to escalate this much, nor did they expect the couple to be so serious, making it clear that doubts about either of them pulling punches were unfounded.

What surprised some was, with such an outstanding and beautiful woman unliked, what exactly does Brother Wang Sheng prefer?

Could it be he prefers that junior sister?

Many people instinctively turned to look at Xiang Laner and had to admit she was indeed beautiful, perhaps Wang Sheng had a taste for her, but wasn't she already involved with someone else?

With so many sudden stares, Xiang Laner realized something but couldn't express anything, only continuing to look dejected, pretending not to notice.

With a wry smile, Wu Jinliang didn't laugh out loud.

Wan Daoyuan and two others looked towards Guann Yingjie, Tang Zhen whispered, "Mr. Guann, is this alright?"

Guann Yingjie, annoyed, glanced at him, staying silent.

Mentioned publicly, that baseless engagement agreement, Mulan Qingqing indifferently responded, "Exactly what I want!"

Her gaze turned cold, and her lethal move suddenly erupted.

In Shi Chun's right eye, he could only see twelve streams of light flash from Mulan Qingqing's figure, zooming towards him along a three-dimensional network.

Seeing this, Shi Chun slashed at the ground, sending soil and rock flying; in a swift motion, he used a previously prepared powder pack for the fight, bursting it open with a spell, using the blast to form a white fog mixed with the burst of soil and rocks to engulf his own figure.

But it did not interfere with his own right eye's vision.

Twelve figures of Silver Radiance Assassins popped out from the damaged parts of the three-dimensional network, charging into the chaos and white fog from all directions simultaneously, aiming for Shi Chun.

Others couldn't see the assassination formation of the Silver Radiance Assassins, but Shi Chun could.

Crucially, these Silver Radiance Assassins weren't hindered by distance-manipulation mana, attacking silently and invisibly from the void, making their all-encompassing attack both bizarre and abrupt. Others might not dodge them, but even knowing, Shi Chun couldn't avoid them.

Jumping up to dodge was suicidal. The speed of the radiant flashes and the instant appearance of the Silver Radiance Assassins were definitely faster than Shi Chun's jumping speed, capable of instantly retracting to intercept him. If encountered in mid-air, the outcome would be even worse; he had witnessed how Hu Yan died.

Luckily, this bizarre technique had a significant flaw—the attackers from Silver Radiance Assassins had limited attacking power.

As someone who had gauged it beforehand, Shi Chun had prepared his response, using his blade and arms to shield his head, and his head and feet to dodge as much as possible. In such an intense onslaught, it was impossible to completely avoid every attack, he'd rather sacrifice other body parts to prioritize protecting his head and feet.

The result was that most of the sword edges the Silver Radiance Assassins wielded landed on his body.

However, those blades didn't pierce into Shi Chun's body; taking a short breath, Shi Chun quickly retaliated, unleashing a stormy barrage of slashes, his blade's light sweeping in all directions instantaneously.

To outsiders, in the midst of the chaotic explosion, several Silver Radiance figures suddenly appeared, frightening the disorderly crowd, who feared for the master of the house.

In front of the arena's mirror, countless people held their breath; Miao Yilan covered her mouth in fright, while disciples of Su Yuan Sect showed scorn, mocking Shi Chun's overconfidence and his self-inflicted consequences.

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