CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 186: QIN ZI’S WICKED SMILE

After a long while, the dust settled.

Young Master Xue was embedded in a large earthy yellow pit, lying on his side like a "discus thrower".

Motionless.

At this moment, the surrounding area was deathly silent.

Everyone stared blankly at the tall figure in black, seemingly forgetting to even gasp.

"As expected, just so-so."

Qin Zi smiled and shook his head, then looked at the stunned crowd, warmly greeting:

"Everyone, carry on. This person’s skills were meager, yet he dared to slander the heroes of the Northern Domain, so I’ve already subdued him."

His smile was modest.

As if saying — there’s no need to thank me, this is my duty, to rid the people of harm, it’s my unshirkable duty!

The corners of the crowd’s mouths twitched, and they each forced a smile or two in response.

As the saying goes, you don’t fight someone with a smiling face, especially when this "smiling face" could grind you into the ground at any moment.

This way, they dared not even raise their hands.

"You should know when to stop."

At this moment, a cold voice sounded.

Qin Zi turned his head to look.

He saw a young man in blue standing on the golden gallery bridge, coldly watching him, with undisguised sharpness and hostility between his brows.

"Oh? What advice does the Young Master have?"

Qin Zi asked with a smile.

"Today is a grand event hosted by my Wu Family, inviting talented individuals from all directions, yet you’ve injured my guests so recklessly. It’s somewhat inappropriate."

Wu Cheng said coldly.

Qin Zi leisurely shrugged and said, "It was not my wish, but if someone seeks humiliation themselves, I can’t help it."

"Do you think he sought his own humiliation?"

Wu Cheng sneered coldly, "Have you considered that your words and deeds now are no different from his?"

"The Young Master means to teach me a lesson?" Qin Zi squinted his eyes.

"I wouldn’t dare to teach, but I think there are some principles of being a person I ought to teach you!"

Wu Cheng snorted coldly.

Boom!

A splendid golden light soared from his body, like thousands of serpents entwining and spiraling upward into the sky!

"What?!"

"The Law of Gold!"

"Wu Cheng has stepped into the Celestial Saint Realm!"

"No wonder he invited us so generously to comprehend at the Ten Thousand Laws Celestial Pool, turns out he had already taken the lead in comprehending the Law!"

"Such a prodigy, unmatched in the Northern Domain!"

The surrounding geniuses exclaimed in astonishment.

And Qin Zi, looking at the grand momentum, was momentarily stunned.

Then, his eyes burned with intense fighting spirit, excitedly saying, "It seems today this battle is unavoidable!"

"A battle? You’re worthy?"

Wu Cheng sneered mockingly.

This person probably hasn’t realized the gap between the Supreme Realm and Celestial Saints yet, and he still thinks of battling with him, truly ignorant of his own capabilities.

The Supreme Realm, no matter how strong, is still the Supreme Realm, and the power of the Supreme Realm is vulnerable before the Power of Law!

He slowly clasped his hands behind his back, looking down on Qin Zi, like a god looking down on an ant, and said calmly:

"I, Wu Cheng, have never been defeated in the same realm. Today, being a realm higher than you, battling you is meaningless. How about this, I’ll stand still, and if you can come to me, consider it your win!"

Sss!!

With these words, everyone was shaken.

Standing motionless, and as long as the opponent could reach him it was a win—such confidence, such grace!

And at the same time.

This was also a humiliation to Qin Zi; if Qin Zi still failed under these conditions, he would be completely discredited.

This arrogant genius from the Eastern Domain would not only be unable to hold his head up today but might never dare to set foot in the Northern Domain again in this lifetime.

Killing without spilling blood!

Yet Qin Zi did not feel he was being targeted; rather, hearing such a "generous" condition, he was momentarily stunned.

He somewhat embarrassingly rubbed his nose and said, "You mean, you stand there motionless while I attack? This... doesn’t seem right?"

"Heh heh."

Wu Cheng glanced mockingly at the nearby Shui Qingrou, seemingly saying, "Watch closely," then his body floated high from the gallery bridge, a substantial Law of Gold emanating, like the rising sun!

"Buzz!!"

The indestructible Law of Gold, like a giant golden glass sphere, constantly expanded, encasing him within.

This giant sphere had a diameter of a hundred meters!

"I told you, if you can reach me, consider it your win." Wu Cheng stood with hands behind his back, saying calmly.

"In that case, I won’t hold back." Qin Zi smiled, shrugged, and then walked leisurely towards him.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

With each step he took, his aura surged stronger, stronger, seemingly limitless!

"So strong!"

"How can this be!"

"Is this truly the Supreme Realm?"

"Monster, monster!"

The onlookers exclaimed in horror, their breathing hastening, as Qin Zi’s aura had already surpassed the limits of the Supreme Realm.

"He...why..."

Wu Cheng’s pupils slightly contracted, from this aura he knew, if they were in the same realm, he definitely wouldn’t be this person’s opponent!

"However, I’m now a Celestial Saint, no matter how extraordinary, he absolutely can’t shake the Power of Law, absolutely..."

"Boom—"

"Crack!"

Yet before he could finish his thought, an intense vibration came without warning, followed by a crisp sound.

Only to see the hundred-meter diameter golden sphere tremble suddenly, then cracks began to spread open.

"You’ll keep your word, right?"

Qin Zi withdrew a bleeding fist from the cracked golden sphere, flicked away the blood, and looked at Wu Cheng with a smile.

He had shattered the Law of Gold with bare hands!

"You!"

Wu Cheng’s heart constricted suddenly, feeling an overwhelming pressure, as if being stared down by an ancient fierce beast.

Not waiting for him to say anything, Qin Zi had quickly walked forward, and everywhere he passed, the more than half-shattered Law of Gold scattered like glass shards in all directions, a splendid scene.

In almost an instant, Qin Zi was already in front of Wu Cheng, whose expression had stiffened, staring him in the eyes.

"Gulp..."

Wu Cheng instinctively swallowed.

His mind went blank!

His heart raced to the extreme, all thoughts of honor and disgrace, anger and shame, were thrown aside.

Qin Zi stretched out his right index finger, gently lifted his chin, and revealed a wicked smile.

"I won."

Wu Cheng’s body trembled.

His eyes became empty, Qin Zi’s smile reflected in his pupils, then his expression subtly changed.

It was as if Qin Zi’s wicked smile was branded deep into his mind, tearing certain things in his heart to shreds, while simultaneously awakening certain things that had been locked away...

"Ah—"

Suddenly, he screamed towards the sky, a burst of violent Law of Gold erupted from his body, blasting Qin Zi away.

"Whoa!"

Qin Zi exclaimed, doing multiple flips in the air to steady himself before looking at Wu Cheng.

After the skyward shout, his hair tie exploded, hair flowing, both hands supporting his knees, panting with head down.

That aura seemed to have changed somehow, adding a touch of etherealness, yet also a hint of vulnerability...

"This..."

Qin Zi felt a tingling sensation, his mischievous act seemed to have triggered some significant change.