Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!
Chapter 85 Jin Qiongyu’s Helplessness

Chapter 85: Chapter 85 Jin Qiongyu’s Helplessness

Chen Pingping, who was still plotting how to enter the Boundary Monument, suddenly received a message from Jin Qiongyu. His first reaction was, No way?

After all the commotion between them, she actually...

Hmm? She couldn’t possibly have fallen for me, could she? Chen Pingping thought narcissistically.

Guang Xiaoyu, frowning beside him, said, "Senior Brother, there must be a trick." Not long ago, Jin Qiongyu was heavily injured by her own Elders and was even framed on the spot for allying with the Human Race Divine King and conspiring to kill Fire Tribe powerhouses. But how long has it been since then? And now she wants to meet Chen Pingping? There must be a trick.

Guang Xiaoyu added, "Don’t go!"

"Perhaps they’ve brought Sacred Soldiers with them?" Chen Pingping blinked and smiled. "Actually, that girl isn’t too bad."

"That’s just the surface," she pouted, a hint of jealousy subtly permeating her tone.

"Let’s do this: I’ll go to the meeting on the surface, and you can keep an eye on things from the shadows. If I get caught, you can avenge me," Chen Pingping said with a smile.

"If you get caught, Senior Brother, I’ve picked out a fantastic burial spot for you." Guang Xiaoyu shrugged. You’re a Divine King, after all, with Lao Huang by your side and the Abyss Sword Tao within Hei. Unless the Sacred Soldiers of the Fire Tribe can be fully resurrected, even all their powerhouses combined probably couldn’t catch you. If you want to leave, who could stop you?

The reason she didn’t want Chen Pingping to go was her fear of uncertainties. Their known surface strength was not enough to deal with Chen Pingping, but who could say whether such a powerful Emperor Clan didn’t have other tricks up their sleeve?

Chen Pingping sighed softly. "I’ll go take a look!" Something feels off about this. Logically, she shouldn’t be meeting me over such matters. To come here at such great risk, she must have had no other choice, or perhaps she was coerced by the Fire Tribe’s higher-ups.

「An hour later, in the low mountains dozens of miles outside the ancient town.」

Jin Qiongyu had taken a bath before coming and changed into a long dress, her dark and supple black hair cascading over her shoulders. From afar, she looked like a Fairy from above the Nine Heavens.

Her complexion alone seemed off, giving her a bizarre look.

When she saw Chen Pingping coming to meet her, her gaze was complex, yet there was also relief. He... this guy still trusts me. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have come here.

「In the shadows.」

Guang Xiaoyu, accompanied by a group of small animals, had sneaked to this location. She surveyed her surroundings, aware of an unusual fluctuation. An Array... A powerful Array. Her eyes darted around as she contemplated how to break it.

Unexpectedly, Earth Chicken walked out, took a glance at the Array, and his small feet stepped upon it. The Array, which had just been set up not long ago, surprisingly broke just like that!

Guang Xiaoyu was astonished. What’s going on?

Eight Treasures Chicken was excited. "Big Brother’s strength has increased again! Merging two pieces of the Ancient Bloodstone is truly remarkable."

"What’s the deal with your Big Brother?" Guang Xiaoyu lifted it with one hand.

"OOF!" Eight Treasures Chicken exclaimed, smoke starting to rise from it. "Put me down first!"

「In the mountains!」

"You’re so silly," Jin Qiongyu said with a smile.

"Aren’t you sillier?" Chen Pingping retorted.

"Knowing there’s danger but still coming forward—if I were you, I’d have fled long ago." Jin Qiongyu’s smile persisted, but it was tinged with bitterness.

Chen Pingping saw it and said, "Danger? You’re overthinking it. It’s just an Emperor Clan." He shrugged, unconcerned.

"Just" an Emperor Clan! Heh, such a "mere" Emperor Clan! This guy is as arrogant as ever. But... Jin Qiongyu had to admit, ...he does have some strength.

"I’m sorry!" She took a deep breath and said helplessly, "I lied to you." As she spoke, her clear eyes brimmed with tears.

"They threatened me with my family. I had no choice," Jin Qiongyu said in a low voice. "An ancestor of the seventh order has been revived. You must have seen him. He was in the coffin that settled at the bottom of Fairy Lake. He woke up after you took the Ancient Bloodstone."

Chen Pingping nodded, still very calm. He wasn’t angry, nor did he seem to blame Jin Qiongyu, as if it was all within his expectations.

But his calm only made Jin Qiongyu even more anxious.

"I lied to you, why aren’t you angry?" Jin Qiongyu asked. "You can scold me, or even hit me."

"It’s a minor issue."

"This is a major issue! The revival of a seventh-order ancestor is equivalent to an Emperor Dao power of your Human Clan—this level of strength could easily crush you."

"Oh, I’ve inquired. Of the two seventh-order powerhouses from the Fire Tribe, one is gravely injured, and the other is half-dead. Even if they recover, they won’t be able to exert much fighting power. So there’s no need to be afraid."

Is that so? Jin Qiongyu said bitterly, looking at him, "You’re different from other members of the Human Clan."

In that moment, she felt utter despair. Chen Pingping is too calm. I’ve deceived him twice, yet he never got angry. That calmness... it’s as if there’s no connection between us at all. Why would one get angry at a stranger passing by?

Jin Qiongyu’s expression was unreadable, a mix of a smile and unshed tears. If it weren’t for my reputation as a prodigy, I would have broken down crying long ago. But I can’t. Ordinary people and geniuses are different. I wanted to say my final goodbye to Chen Pingping... she thought, but at this moment, the Clan Leader, the Elders, and Ancestor Huo Yu all stepped out together.

Behind them followed over a hundred Fire Tribe powerhouses, their average realm even stronger than those from the previous two encounters. They all had cold faces, all staring at Chen Pingping.

A powerful lineup.

Jin Qiongyu’s face was filled with guilt as she silently withdrew from the place. I hope Chen Pingping can survive. He surely can. I’m sorry! I need to save my family now. Once they are safe, I will return to fight by your side. I hope you can hold on until then. She retreated from the battlefield, fleeing quickly.

All of this was witnessed by Guang Xiaoyu, who let out a soft sigh and said, "Good that she left, otherwise she would have affected my Senior Brother’s performance."

It was a joke.

Listening to everything Jin Qiongyu had said, she couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for the woman. Of course, that’s as long as she doesn’t try to compete with me for Senior Brother.

"Did you bring the Sacred Soldiers?" asked Chen Pingping.

"Such a bold claim," the Elder said with a cold look. "We weren’t ready before, and that allowed you to be complacent. But now that our ancestor has revived, Human Race Divine King, your time of death has come."

Chen Pingping was taken aback. They still didn’t bring them? I’m this powerful already, and you still don’t plan to use the Sacred Soldiers? Do you really need to force my hand and make me come to your doorstep?

"Activate the Array," commanded the Elder sternly.

However...

Time passed; silence enveloped the mountains.

Chen Pingping smiled. "Where’s the Array?"

The Elder: "???"

At that moment, the hidden Emperor Clan powerhouses ran out in a panic, exclaiming, "Elder, something bad has happened! The Array has been broken!"

The Elder was shocked and pale. What? The Array we just set up was broken already? Just like that? Isn’t that too fast?

Even the Clan Leader was momentarily stunned, finding it hard to believe.

However, Ancestor Huo Yu, his eyes flaming, watched Chen Pingping and said, "Nice move, but unfortunately... it’s useless..."

Upon finishing, he waved his hand, and the hundred or so Emperor Clan powerhouses behind him struck all at once.

If Huo Yan were here, he would definitely be speechless. In the battle at their ancestral ground, he also rallied over a hundred powerhouses. Although their combined strength was not as good as this current group, it wasn’t much different.

Chen Pingping’s strength was not something that could be described as just a bit beyond ordinary!

Sure enough...

The powerful lineup of the Fire Tribe was unable to withstand Chen Pingping’s Sword Dao slaughter. It was still the Six Tao Reincarnation Sword, and what’s more, he never held a sword in his hand.

Each strike of his Sword Dao was also significantly different from the last.

Guang Xiaoyu watched with wide eyes, exclaiming, "Too much! This is too much!"