The Heaven Dou A group of people left Spirit City, and after reuniting with the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, they headed towards the Heaven Dou Empire under the protection of Titled Douluo such as Dugu Bo.
Li Qing did not ride in the same carriage as Dugu Yan and the others; instead, he was with Qian Renxue.
No one thought much of this; after all, Xue Qinghe had an extraordinary identity, but his strength was not very good, so everyone just assumed he wanted to protect this Heaven Dou Crown Prince.
Even Qian Renxue herself thought so, as in her opinion, her relationship with Li Qing was quite good.
It was normal for him to want to protect her.
However, what she didn't know was that Li Qing was thinking about whether to strike at Qian Renxue first, before Qian Daoliu and the others made their move, by injecting Death Qi into her body.
With Death Qi in her body, her life and death would be entirely in his hands.
With her life in his grasp, let alone making Qian Daoliu retreat, even if he ordered him to kill Bibi Dong, it was estimated that the other party would not hesitate much.
But what needed to be considered was that Death Qi could be expelled before it completely fused with the other party's spirit power, and at this time, Qian Renxue didn't even know if she had reached the Spirit Saint realm.
Even if she hadn't, he couldn't possibly keep Qian Renxue in his hands indefinitely, could he? Qian Daoliu would certainly not agree to that, and once she was handed over to Spirit Hall, if the Death Qi was expelled, they might even make a comeback.
And at that time, they would only come back more fiercely.
For absolute safety, after injecting Death Qi into Qian Renxue's body, he would need to keep her for at least a month and continuously inject Death Qi into her body until the Death Qi completely fused with her.
However, Qian Renxue becoming a living dead person would definitely thoroughly infuriate Qian Daoliu, who would spare no effort to kill him, and at that point, it would basically require an all-out war.
Thinking it over and over, it seemed none of the options were good.
Damn it.
Ultimately, it was still a matter of insufficient strength; if he had enough strength, why would he need all these complicated schemes?
"What are you thinking?"
Looking at Li Qing, who seemed to be deep in thought, Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel a little curious. Did he think that Chen Xin and the others could truly contend with Spirit Hall?
"I'm thinking—"
Li Qing's voice dragged on for a long time, and just as Qian Renxue's full attention was on his next words, he suddenly struck, his right hand, wreathed in Death Qi, violently slapping her abdomen.
"Boom!"
Qian Renxue was sent flying by his palm, directly breaking through the carriage and smashing outwards.
The many members of the Knights saw the carriage explode and Xue Qinghe fly out, even spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood in mid-air, and they were all stunned.
"Your Royal Highness, the Crown Prince!"
The captain of the Knights exclaimed, and many knights immediately surrounded Qian Renxue, their weapons all aimed at Li Qing, who was slowly standing up from the shattered carriage.
"Brother Li Qing, what is the meaning of this?"
Qian Renxue was still completely dazed; supported by a knight, her face was deathly pale, blood stained her lips, and she looked at Li Qing with a bewildered expression.
"Li Qing, what's going on?"
Dugu Bo and the others also arrived nearby, but the situation on the scene left them a bit confused; for a moment, they didn't understand Li Qing's intentions.
Li Qing smiled at Qian Renxue and said, "Your Royal Highness Qian Renxue, do you still not understand?"
Qian Renxue's pupils constricted upon hearing this.
Li Qing actually knew her identity and could directly call out her name, which meant it wasn't that she had revealed a flaw, but that the other party had known all along.
Ning Fengzhi frowned and said, "Li Qing, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is Qian Renxue?"
Li Qing said, "The former Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong had a daughter who was publicly declared to have died young, but what the world doesn't know is that she didn't die young."
"She first eliminated the Heaven Dou Imperial Prince Xue Qinghe and took his place, then eliminated all other competitors."
"You might be wondering, appearance can be altered through Spirit Ability, but what about the Spirit? Little do you know, the Angel Clan has a set of inherited Spirit Bones, and one of its Spirit Abilities is precisely for this purpose."
"That Spirit Bone can not only change appearance, but also the Spirit itself."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed, because if Li Qing's words were true, then it would be too terrifying; if she were allowed to continue lurking, then Spirit Hall could take down the Heaven Dou Empire without shedding a single drop of blood?
Qian Renxue's inner shock was no less than Ning Fengzhi's; she didn't understand how Li Qing knew so much about their Qian family, or how he had learned about her infiltration plan.
Could there be an insider?
Not many people in Spirit Hall knew about her infiltration plan and the inherited Spirit Bone; they were all high-ranking officials of Spirit Hall, so how could they betray— wait!
Could it be Ju Gui and the other one?
Li Qing smiled at Qian Renxue and asked, "Your Royal Highness Qian Renxue, why don't you reveal your true form and let us see your magnificent appearance, or do you still want to struggle a bit more?"
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Dugu Bo and the others immediately surrounded her, and even the knights turned their bodies and aimed their weapons at her.
"Clap, clap, clap!"
Xue Qinghe lightly clapped his hands, and his disguise gradually faded, revealing Qian Renxue's true appearance.
Ning Fengzhi and the others had just been suspicious, but now seeing that she had indeed transformed into another person, they couldn't help but be shocked again. If it weren't for Li Qing, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Qian Renxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said with a smile, "Li Qing, you truly surprise me. I want to know who told you this information."
Li Qing said, "Who told me the information isn't important, what's important is—" *Snap!*
Li Qing snapped his fingers, and Qian Renxue's face changed drastically because her spirit power suddenly became violent, and no matter how she tried to suppress it, she couldn't.
If this continued, she would probably explode and die in a moment.
Li Qing snapped his fingers again, and the spirit power in Qian Renxue's body instantly quieted down, but her face did not improve because of it; instead, it became even uglier.
"Have you experienced it? This is the most important thing."
Li Qing said with a smile, "Now your life and death are entirely at my whim. I just don't know, in Qian Daoliu's eyes, which is more important: you, his granddaughter, or hunting me down."
"Holy crap!"
Dugu Bo was truly stunned by Li Qing's bizarre methods.
Tang Xiao and the others' expressions also subtly changed, because Li Qing's methods were too strange; even at their Titled Douluo level, they couldn't do it.
Let alone them, even Tang San, the Transmigrator, was greatly shocked.
The Tang Sect's various methods were already quite underhanded, but compared to Li Qing's, they were simply insignificant. What was the difference between this and evil demonic ways?
To silently control someone's life and death—who wouldn't be afraid of that?
Qian Renxue tried for a while and found that she couldn't force that energy out of her body, her face completely darkened. She stared at Li Qing with eyes like daggers.
"You are seeking death!"