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"Greetings, Auntie!"

Chen Qing also had a thick skin and quickly greeted with a grin, acknowledging this relative!

Facing Chen Qing, who climbed up the pole at the first chance, Princess Royale giggled charmingly, her phoenix eyes squinting, and she looked Chen Qing up and down for a long while: "You’ve taken control of Old Liu?"

"Indeed!" Chen Qing replied very honestly.

There was no need to lie, as Old Liu was under control, and using him to deceive Princess Royale and her group to their faces was unrealistic. Getting Princess Royale and her group into the formation was already the maximum achievement; it was better to be open and straightforward.

Princess Royale nodded in admiration: "My brother has failed to recognize people’s true nature time and again, but this time his vision was extraordinary.

Finding a remarkable son-in-law like Chen Long," she sighed, "with all the trump cards Old Liu was holding, for him to fall into your hands, young man, that’s quite impressive! "

"You flatter me, Auntie..." Chen Qing, assuming the humility of a younger family member, showed no hint of smugness on his face: "Auntie is truly the unparalleled female hero of this world. It is my greatest fortune to be related to Auntie!"

"Such sweet talk..." Princess Royale laughed softly, stepping forward: "Submit to me, and you will still be the Consort Prince of my Siao Family. After I win, I’ll grant you a title and give you the lands of Jiangnan, how about that?"

Such a large promise!!

Even Chen Qing was swayed by the offer, which was more generous than any before.

As he understood, since the founding of the Great Jin, there had been no dukes, and even the likes of the Duke of Qin eventually settled for the title of a duke.

If such a title were conferred on him, it would indeed be a historic first for the new era.

To speak frankly, from the current situation, collaborating with the lady before him offered the greatest chance of victory!

Although her methods were ruthless, her status was legitimate.

With the life and death of the Duke of Qin uncertain and his power greatly compromised by schemes, should anything happen to that person in the Capital City, this woman would carry the greatest authority in the world.

Cooperating with her meant that regardless of her eventual victory or defeat, it would spare a lot of trouble along the way.

But...

After taking a deep breath and tossing aside the temptation, Chen Qing shook his head firmly at this incredibly powerful woman and declared, "I must respectfully decline!"

"Good!"

As soon as the word "good" landed, murderous intent surged. Princess Royale didn’t even ask for a reason; the ten dark shadows at the forefront instantly attacked Chen Qing!

With the ability to take down Old Liu and gain such an advantage in such chaos, this individual’s resourcefulness need not be mentioned, and his determination and resolve were surely unyielding. At the first disagreement, there was no point in further persuasion!

The ten dark shadows were all high-ranking relations under Fifth Elder Shen. Occupying the bodies of vigorous military generals, their strength evolved rapidly, and almost each of them reached the peak First Rank, just a step away from the Super First Rank of a Duke!

These ten elites had a killer aura that seemed to seal the heavens and the earth!

However, faced with their incredibly fierce momentum, Chen Qing didn’t even frown. He had accumulated his power over time and now had the necessary capital to protect himself!

Bang!

A golden light fell, and a huge figure stood in front of Chen Qing, as stable and lengthy as a mountain, robustly blocking all the incoming murderous intent!

"Insolence!" The big man bellowed, lifting the massive hammer that matched his body and slamming it down with such force that the wind alone made it hard to keep one’s eyes open. The ten advancing shadows were all repelled by a single strike!

"Oh?" Princess Royale’s eyes brightened, squinting at the man, noting his extraordinary strength at the Super First Rank level, pure in power, comparable to the old man of the Hong Family who bore the Thunder Elephant Bloodline!

Having gained the upper hand with one hit, the big man did not show mercy. Clad in full armor, he charged into the Undead Corps like a battle chariot, wielding his blunt weapon in sweeping, spirited strikes, exuding boundless vigor. Each blow could send dozens of the elite undead flying!

"What a valiant warrior!" Fifth Elder Shen exclaimed with shining eyes, his preference being such extraordinarily powerful warriors. If an Ancient Worm of high rank could parasitize such flesh, it could evolve into one of the top killing machines in the world.

Princess Royale, however, furrowed her brows, sensing something amiss. The man was formidable, but in many aspects, he appeared far from the match of that man from the Hong Family and seemed not quite at the level of a Super First Rank warrior.

In the world, such strength was certainly rare and formidable, but he would not be much of a threat to her, would he?

Even with the Array supporting him, she did not perceive any danger.

So why was there a nagging sense of discomfort in her heart?

"Form the Array!"

Fifth Elder Shen called out personally, and the dozens of First Rank undead that had been repelled charged again, along with the surrounding soldiers, forming an Array to trap the big man, clearly unwilling to let go of this body.

But facing the siege, neither Chen Qing nor the big man seemed to care.

"What a thrill!" Far from intimidated by the encirclement, the big man became even more excited as he fought. In just a few breaths’ time, faced with Xuu Hu alone, the elite Undead Corps lost over a hundred!

This loss pained Fifth Elder Shen and made Princess Royale even more suspicious.

As a top martial artist, she was well aware of the vulnerabilities of high-level warriors on the battlefield!

Yes, it was physical strength!

High-level martial artists possess explosive power that low-ranking ones do not, and their energy and blood strength is hundreds of times more potent, but why can’t high-level fighters face ten thousand enemies alone?

Because of physical strength!

The uncontrollable outburst of powerful energy and blood rapidly depletes the stamina of high-level warriors when faced with a planned formation.

For this reason, each major family’s direct lineage nurtures a group of personal soldiers to guard and several subsidiary family deputy generals to help their heirs withstand formations on the battlefield and reduce the burden on them.

But this guy seems different...

The Princess Royale narrowed her eyes; she rarely saw warriors bravely face battlefield formations alone. Even someone with the explosive power of the Golden Crow Bloodline, capable of causing massive destruction, wouldn’t dare get trapped in a formation lightly.

However, he was different, appearing as if he was enjoying himself.

She glanced at Chen Qing, who still looked harmless and mild-mannered, yet didn’t reveal the slightest bit of worry, which made her even more uneasy.

Soon, she noticed something off...

That big man, in combat, had an inexplicable rhythm. As a top martial artist, she didn’t understand the principle, but she felt that with this unknown rhythm, he grew more valiant in battle while the encircling undead weakened inexplicably.

This seemed incredible to her. She had tested the endurance of the undead, which was several times that of living beings; how could they lose to a mere mortal in terms of stamina?

"Don’t think about capturing him alive anymore, kill him. It doesn’t matter if the body isn’t perfectly preserved!" the Princess Royale decisively ordered.

Fifth Elder Shen frowned but nodded in agreement. Although he coveted the big man’s body, he knew the gravity of the situation, waved his hand, and the red glow in the eyes of his high-ranking relatives burst forth as they prepared to advance!

Seeing this, Chen Qing also waved his hand, and the next instant, the light from the surrounding arrays shone. Sharply, countless elemental threads sliced through the Princess Royale’s formation, and barriers surged skyward, about to completely segment her troops.

Faced with this scene, both Fifth Elder Shen and the Princess Royale showed no surprise. From the moment they learned that Old Liu was under control, they had prepared for the worst!

"As expected..." Fifth Elder Shen’s face darkened: "They’ve taken control of Old Jiu’s Insect Sorcery, totally dominating Old Liu!"

"Break the formation!" the Princess Royale commanded without hesitation.

Struggle flashed in the eyes of numerous high-tier bloodline wielders, but under the pressure from Fifth Elder Shen, they all roared and leapt into the air, slamming into the newly created barriers!

Flesh burst upon contact with the barriers, and the terrifying blood evil, carrying rot, visibly spread across those barriers. In the next second, they shattered!

To Chen Qing, this was also no surprise, as this was all within his expectations.

When facing powerful arrays, there were two methods of breaking them in the world.

One was through techniques, but if that were the only way, it would be overly unfair to warriors.

If warriors lacked the ability to break arrays, magicians would have an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield, creating inequality between professions.

For warriors to break an array, they relied on essence blood!

The stronger the essence blood, the more corrupting power it generated, capable of breaking all laws in the world. As long as the quantity and quality were sufficient, any sophisticated array could be disrupted!

But since it was anticipated, of course, there would be a contingency plan!

As all the barriers shattered under the sacrifices of Fifth Elder Shen’s high-ranking relatives, from beneath the broken barriers, an unexpected force emerged!

Numerous undead and soldiers rushed out from the fragments, their battle cries converging like a tsunami from all directions. With a mighty momentum, both armies collided in a horrific melee!

"There were indeed troops lying in ambush..." Fifth Elder Shen knitted his brows tightly: "Old Liu’s relatives have been controlled, and I also smell other relatives, if I’m not mistaken, it’s Old Qi’s!"

"Princess Bai Yu?" The Princess Royale smiled slightly at the renowned name, which she had heard from Fifth Elder Shen more than once.

"Be careful; that woman is troublesome!"

"Troublesome doesn’t begin to cover her!" The Princess Royale’s gaze grew stern as she looked around: "If I’m not mistaken, the Shen Family must have been swayed by him as well!"

Fifth Elder Shen’s expression turned grave; the Shen Family had suffered heavy losses, but those who remained were all First Rank magicians, still very troublesome to deal with.

"And there’s another issue that concerns me..." the Princess Royale’s gaze shifted toward the big man in the center of the battlefield...

"What is it?" Fifth Elder Shen asked curiously.

"That big fellow is a bit off..." the Princess Royale furrowed her brows: "His stamina doesn’t seem like that of an ordinary person, and moreover...."

It may have been an illusion, but she always felt like the rhythm of power emanating from him seemed to be driving something...

Finally... after nearly a quarter-hour of intense fighting between the two armies, she noticed something, and her face turned deathly pale!

That was actually possible!!