As the concrete embodiment of the Laws of the Dao, the reason why the Sacred Body was powerful to the point of a near-total disparity, aside from its incomparable affinity for Spiritual Energy, was this naturally-born Domain.
Once unsealed, it would suppress or even repel all existences that did not belong to it.
Stepping into it, one’s strength would be greatly discounted, and those who were slightly weaker could not even mobilize their Spiritual Power.
This was a suppression on the level of the Laws of the Dao; before reaching the Venerable Realm, one could not escape this rule, with only differences in the degree of limitation.
The invisible wind blades on the Sword Honing Platform were many times more violent than before, each blade carrying a power that made Second Realm cultivators turn pale.
Like a cage, they tightly trapped Qian Yu’s excessively thin and small body—a result of long-term malnutrition—within.
Just as Elder Ling had said, You Suqi of the First Realm might not be able to control the power of the Sacred Body, and once it went out of control, those violent wind blades would tear Qian Yu to pieces in an instant.
Aside from the exception of Gu Qinghan, only a Sacred Body could rival a Sacred Body.
At this moment, everyone’s eyes were focused on the platform.
People like Tang Qiurou, who could not accept their own failure, were already showing undisguised sneers, looking forward to this Half-Yao who had inexplicably appeared to steal the spotlight dying without a complete corpse.
But what they never expected was that as an indescribable Dao Rhythm spread from Qian Yu, the violent wind blade Domain on the Sword Honing Platform actually seemed to experience some kind of resonance and stopped for a brief moment.
The tiny Half-Yao just walked out from within it.
“Sa… Sa… Sacred Body…”
Elder Ling spoke incoherently, rubbing her eyes, unable to believe everything happening before her.
If the Semi-Venerable elder was like this, the disciples with even lower cultivation bases were in an even worse state.
As fellow disciples of Nalan Yunyan, they understood the Sacred Body much better than most cultivators, so they naturally understood what kind of destructive power that strength created by heaven and earth would have once unsealed.
It was a power that made people feel powerless and submissive from the bottom of their hearts.
And now…
Qian Yu had just walked out of You Suqi’s Domain, and the Dao Rhythm rippling from her body had even caused the opponent’s Domain to stop for a moment.
There was no need to say more about what this meant.
That Fox, that Half-Yao, that Qian Yu whom many of the cultivators among them had once mocked and even bullied—was actually a Sacred Body.
After an eerie silence of unknown duration, someone started it, and the sound of a large number of people swallowing their saliva suddenly rang out below the platform.
At this moment, they no longer cursed Qian Yu for being a Half-Yao, nor did they claim her victory was a result of some shady backroom deal.
Even those Demon Race characteristics on her body, which usually filled people with disgust, were no longer considered blemishes; they were the unique traits of a powerful individual that only a Sacred Body could possess.
After all… a small gap creates jealousy, but when the gap becomes too vast, that jealousy instantly transforms into awe and reverence.
“Haha~ I said Junior Sister Qian Yu wasn’t simple. She even patted my head a few days ago.”
Among them, the happiest were the two inner-sect female disciples who had been instigated by Tang Qiurou a few days ago.
After receiving a hint from Qian Yu, they had successfully avoided the other party’s retaliation outside the Sect, but not long ago, they had been found by several disciples of the Nalan Family, saying that Senior Sister Nalan Yunyan wanted to see them.
Unexpectedly, before meeting Senior Sister Nalan, they witnessed this glorious and dazzling moment of Qian Yu’s, and they immediately felt a shared sense of pride.
Their heads had actually been patted by her. Hehehe~
“As expected, you are also…”
Sensing the Half-Yao who had easily walked out of her Domain, You Suqi smiled.
Elegant like a green lotus, the corners of her mouth now held an indescribable pleasure.
She had come to compete, not to take lives.
Knowing she could not control the power of the Sacred Body, the reason she dared to release the seal like that was because as the battle deepened, she had sensed a similar aura from the opponent.
She wanted to force it out.
Now, she had succeeded.
“So, it seems I still win.”
With only one move left in the twenty-move agreement, You Suqi revealed her Qingqiu Fox Tribe true form at this moment.
Being of the direct bloodline of the Eight Great Demon Kings allowed her to crush almost all members of the Demon Race on a hierarchical level, especially those belonging to the Fox Tribe.
Once released, her opponents would, at best, experience bloodline turbulence and, at worst, fall to their knees.
She had previously suppressed this majesty deliberately, but now, for the Demon Race’s right to speak after the alliance, she had to achieve victory, and the current Qian Yu was also worthy of her full effort.
Below the platform, Bai Liuli quietly let out a long sigh of relief.
She admitted that when she saw Qian Yu reveal the Sacred Body, she had panicked.
It was the first time in her life as a Fox that she worried her omnipotent sister might lose.
Seeing You Suqi reveal her Spirit Fox True Form, her heart finally settled.
No matter what, facing the descendant of a Demon King, even if it was a Sacred Body, and even if the Fox bloodline was thin, the one who should be suppressed would still be suppressed.
A scene that Bai Liuli would find difficult to forget for the rest of her life appeared.
On the Sword Honing Platform, You Suqi’s Spirit Fox True Form slowly unfurled.
Like the embodiment of wind and clouds, beautiful and noble, she struck down with a palm.
And beneath her, that tiny Half-Yao with an impure coat color didn’t even try to dodge; she merely gave her a light glance.
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. In the next instant, You Suqi felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
After coughing up a large mouthful of blood, she fell directly to one knee on the ground.
“Sister?!”
Bai Liuli screamed, her mind going blank, completely unable to understand what had just happened.
Her sister, who had clearly held the upper hand just now, had suddenly collapsed!
Logically, she shouldn’t have attributed the reason for You Suqi’s defeat to that one look from Qian Yu.
After all, there were no ripples of Spiritual Power, nor was there any divine ability that could allow Qian Yu to defeat a sister using the Spirit Fox True Form with just a glance at the First Realm.
But she just couldn’t forget that look, as if… her own bloodline was trembling.
“Qia… Qian Yu wins…”
You Suqi’s sudden defeat left even a Semi-Venerable with rich experience like Elder Ling unable to react for a moment.
This series of changes today had fallen outside her expectations at every turn.
Initially, when she learned that Qian Yu had passed the Year-end Examination with excellence, she thought the girl was just an ordinary little genius.
Out of kindness and for Spirit Stones, she decided to protect her, but even if she died, she wouldn’t truly feel much heartache.
Unexpectedly, the girl immediately defeated Bai Liuli.
This was something substantial.
Elder Ling truly felt a desire to cherish this talent.
But surprisingly, that wasn’t the end.
The girl actually revealed a Sacred Body and even defeated You Suqi, who was also a Demon Holy Body.
Although the victory was a bit strange, a win was a win.
If it weren’t for the fact that Qian Yu already had a Shizun, she would have wanted to take her in as a disciple on the spot.
This was a genius!
A Peerless Prodigy who was not inferior to Nalan Yunyan or Gu Qinghan.
She didn’t know where that drunkard had found such good luck to take her as a disciple.
Elder Ling couldn’t wait to report this to the Sect, while on the other side, You Suqi seemed as if her Dao heart had shattered.
Even after changing back to her human form, she still sat on the ground in a daze.
Her eyes were vacant and devoid of light.
Qian Yu walked forward, pulled her up, and whispered into her ear: “If you have questions for me, we can chat later.”
She knew that the other girl was stunned by her own bloodline, which had automatically protected its master.
Speaking these words now was also because she was afraid the other girl would reveal the matter on the spot, potentially causing her to bear the risk of being targeted and studied by the Fox Tribe.
Qian Yu was covering up what she had accidentally exposed, but in the eyes of some people…
For example, Nalan Yunyan on the high platform, and Gu Qinghan, who had been standing under a large tree from the beginning, silently watching everything—it did not appear that way.
On the Sword Honing Platform, the dust and smoke dissipated.
Sand and stones were mottled, showing traces of battle everywhere.
But when the golden afternoon sun draped over it, everything took on a sense of tranquility and delicate beauty.
The Fox Tribe Sacred Body named You Suqi knelt on the ground, her tail and clothes stained with dust.
The tiny Qian Yu walked forward, reached out a hand to her, and gently pulled her up.
Their equally fluffy tails revealed a warm color under the sunlight.
Because they stood so close, their shadows merged.
Since they were both Foxes, the sight looked incredibly harmonious.
Nalan Yunyan suddenly thought that Qian Yu had never had any friends on this mountain; this was the first time she had encountered a being similar to herself.
Gu Qinghan suddenly wondered if these two might become friends just like that.
Mutual respect after a great battle—she had seen it many times in storybooks and novels.
But if that happened, perhaps they would no longer be each other’s only…
A cool breeze blew past.
At this moment, the gazes of the two rivals seemed to meet in some kind of intersection, and they walked straight toward Qian Yu’s direction.
They were going to interrupt all of this.