As soon as the Black Prison Master made his move, Qin Chu recognized the technique he was using: the Prison Suppressing Fist!
At this moment, Qin Chu understood that the Prison Suppressing Fist, which Granny Zhushan had brought to him, was the Black Prison Master's unique skill. Although they no longer lived together, the Black Prison Master was still watching over him.
While Qin Chu was contemplating, the result of the first clash between the Black Prison Master and Shang Ruoyu emerged. The Black Prison Master stood still in front of Su Mu, while Shang Ruoyu retreated a certain distance.
“You claim to be in charge of the Martial Saint Continent? Did you ask this Seat?” The Black Prison Master looked at Shang Ruoyu, a killing intent appearing on his face. Shang Ruoyu was too arrogant, treating the Cultivators of the Martial Saint Continent as nothing, which was unacceptable to him and to the Cultivators of the Martial Saint Continent.
“Who are you?” Shang Ruoyu narrowed her eyes at the Black Prison Master. She knew she had encountered a formidable opponent; never before had she met a Cultivator who could repel her with a single punch.
“Who I am is no longer important. Take this!” The Black Prison Master attacked, his Fist Intent roaring as it pressed towards Shang Ruoyu.
Shang Ruoyu’s body flickered, and she swung her sword in a counterattack. The two began to battle.
“You’re still letting Emperor Shang decide everything. Spineless wretch!” Su Mu charged at Zhenbeixuan; he had been infuriated by Zhenbeixuan.
As Su Mu attacked Zhenbeixuan, King Meiying went to deal with the Elders of the Black Tortoise Saint Clan. Having betrayed the Martial Saint Continent, the Martial Saint Continent no longer needed them.
Shangshu Tianye and Mei Tianling attacked Shang Zhenghai, and a great battle officially began.
Standing on the chariot’s shaft, Qin Chu watched the battle. Analyzing the energy fluctuations from the fight, it was clear that the Black Prison Master and Shang Ruoyu were significantly stronger than the Cultivators in the other battle groups.
Qin Chu’s attention was mainly on the battle between the Black Prison Master and Shang Ruoyu. Their Peak duel would determine the fate of the Martial Saint Continent, and even the Youwu Continent.
After observing for a while, Qin Chu felt reassured. Shang Ruoyu’s Sword Qi was sharp, but the Black Prison Master’s Fist Intent was even more domineering, practically suppressing an entire area.
“Who exactly are you?” Shang Ruoyu knew she had miscalculated; she hadn't thoroughly investigated the level of high-level Cultivators on the Martial Saint Continent.
“Shang Ruoyu, you should have had a bright future. Blame yourself for reaching out where you shouldn’t have. The Martial Saint Continent is not a place for you to be!” The Black Prison Master’s Aura and Qi changed again. Then, he swung his hand and unleashed another punch. This punch was different from before; within the Fist Intent, rolling divine elephants actually appeared, roaring as they pressed towards Shang Ruoyu.
“You are not a Cultivator of the Martial Saint Continent; you are the Prison Warden of the Black Prison!” Shang Ruoyu deduced the Black Prison Master’s identity from his fist technique.
“This Seat is the Prison Warden of the Black Prison, but also a person of the Martial Saint Continent. Suppress!” The Black Prison Master roared, and his Fist Intent pressed towards Shang Ruoyu.
Bang!
A muffled sound echoed as Shang Ruoyu’s protective energy shield was crushed. Her body was sent flying backward, and a splash of crimson appeared on her veil—blood flowing from her mouth due to internal injuries.
Qin Chu was shocked. Earlier, he had sensed that the Black Prison Master was using the Prison Suppressing Fist enhanced by Fist Intent, but this punch was different; it surpassed the scope of Fist Intent.
Having injured Shang Ruoyu, the Black Prison Master charged at her again.
Shang Ruoyu dared not confront the Black Prison Master head-on. Her body moved, rapidly dodging, but due to the suppression of the Black Prison Master’s Fist Intent, her speed couldn’t keep up, and she was once again sent flying by the Black Prison Master’s punch.
At this moment, Shang Ruoyu let out a delicate roar, and a white tiger phantom appeared behind her. The white tiger phantom merged with Shang Ruoyu, and then her Aura and Qi changed. Her originally flowing black hair scattered and turned into silver, her five fingers gripping the longsword became slender and sharp, and her eyes turned blood-red.
Bloodline enhancement—Qin Chu couldn’t tell which level of Bloodline Awakening this was.
After the White Tiger Soul enhancement, Shang Ruoyu’s state improved significantly, but she was still under the Black Prison Master’s suppression.
Meanwhile, many high-ranking members of the Black Tortoise Saint Clan had been killed by King Meiying.
King Meiying was a Seventh-Order Venerable, and the Elders of the Black Tortoise Saint Clan were all Sixth-Order King-level. How could they withstand his slaughter? King Meiying targeted the Sixth-Order Cultivators of the Black Tortoise Saint Clan, pursuing and killing anyone who tried to escape.
Zhenbeixuan was at the Peak of the King Realm and a very strong fighter, but he encountered Su Mu, the Heavenly Sword Wielder. His proud defense was completely ineffective; his body was pierced by several Sword Qi, and his combat power declined, so he couldn’t hold out much longer.
The Third Elder of the White Tiger Saint Clan, Shang Zhenghai, was also in trouble. With Shangshu Tianye and Mei Tianling dealing with him, he couldn’t hold on.
Qin Chu knew that the battle was essentially decided. The White Tiger Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan simply couldn't withstand the attacks of the Martial Saint Enforcement, even with Shang Ruoyu, the foremost person of the Youwu Continent.
Qin Chu felt it was fortunate that the Black Prison Master had come. If he hadn't, the other Martial Saint Enforcers would have been no match for Shang Ruoyu; there was a significant gap.
The battle continued. As a sharp Sword Qi from Su Mu shot out, Zhenbeixuan’s Dantian was pierced, his Origin Qi leaked away, and his combat power plummeted. At this point, he turned and fled, knowing that relying on Shang Ruoyu was unrealistic. Now, he could only rely on himself; as long as he reached the True Profound Space, there was still a glimmer of Life Qi. The entrance to the True Profound Space was singular, but there were two exits. Once in the True Profound Space, he was confident he could escape.
Su Mu pursued Zhenbeixuan, but Zhenbeixuan's left-hand shield was very sturdy, blocking all of Su Mu's Sword Qi attacks.
Zhenbeixuan managed to escape, but Shang Zhenghai had no chance. He was firmly suppressed by Shangshu Tianye and Mei Tianling, leaving him no opportunity to flee.
Shang Ruoyu swung her longsword, unleashing Sword Qi to resist and cut through the Black Prison Master's suppressing Fist Intent.
Qin Chu was very excited. It was a rare great battle! Everyone's fighting style was worth learning from, and he also witnessed the domineering nature of the Prison Suppressing Fist, which was a top-tier unique skill that he had to Cultivate.
“If you don't make it easy for this Seat, this Seat won't make it easy for you either.” Shang Ruoyu's body flickered, and with a swift movement, after dodging one of the Black Prison Master's punches, she slashed a sword towards Qin Chu.
“Damn it!” Qin Chu cursed inwardly, his body flashing as he dodged Shang Ruoyu’s sword strike.
Qin Chu dodged Shang Ruoyu's Sword Qi attack, but the beast-drawn carriage behind him was sliced open by the Sword Qi.
After Qin Chu dodged the sword strike, his body fell towards the ground, and his crisis was not just falling, because Shang Ruoyu, whose sword strike had missed, flew towards him, intending to kill him.
Picking on the weak, Qin Chu was the weakest among the Martial Saint Enforcers at the moment. So, the enraged Shang Ruoyu wanted to kill Qin Chu, planning to at least take one life.
“Crazy woman, what do you want to do?!” The falling Qin Chu, while stabilizing his body with the Holy Fire Sword Wings, roared loudly!
“What do I want? I’ll kill you first!” Shang Ruoyu pursued Qin Chu while enduring the pressure of the Black Prison Master’s Fist Intent.
“Despicable!” The Black Prison Master was enraged. He swung his hand and unleashed a domineering punch, the Fist Intent of which directly slammed into Shang Ruoyu's body.
Blasted away, Shang Ruoyu could no longer maintain the White Tiger Soul Bloodline enhancement and returned to her original state.