Chapter 100: An Immense Favor

“It was impossible to tell before, but the princess of the Spring and Autumn Sacred Nation truly possesses remarkable breadth of mind. Admirable.”

“Yes. She was even willing to share the holy realm’s inherited sword manual with everyone.”

Murmurs swelled across the arena, and admiring gazes from every direction fell upon Princess Snow of the Eastern Palace.

“Princess Snow, I was completely convinced by my defeat in our previous battle. Thank you for sharing the Seven Moves of Reversal and Chaos with me.”

Prince Shi Gao of the Thousand Extermination Sacred Nation was the first to step up to the seven stone tablets. He had been seriously injured in the earlier fight, yet there was not the slightest trace of weakness on his face now; instead, it was full of excitement.

He came to the first stone tablet, drew a deep breath, and fixed his whole attention on the sword-wielding statue carved upon it.

The crowd abruptly fell silent. Everyone watched Shi Gao quietly, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Soon, in Shi Gao’s sight, the statue on the stone tablet moved, as though a living person were holding a battle sword and practicing swordsmanship.

The statue’s movements were extremely slow, each motion visible in perfect detail.

The path traced by the battle sword was like flowing clouds and running water, melding seamlessly with heaven and earth.

“Sword intent!”

After only a moment, Shi Gao froze, his face filling with shock.

It was true and unmistakable: he could clearly feel sword intent surging out from within the statue.

And as time passed, that sword intent growing from the statue became ever more vast and profound.

“I must hold on!”

Shi Gao clenched his teeth and channeled the mystic power in his body to withstand the sword intent. At the same time, he stared fixedly at the statue’s sword practice, not daring to be distracted for even an instant, forcing himself to memorize every movement.

Before long, the statue’s swordsmanship gradually slowed.

Shi Gao stood where he was, eyes closed, recollecting and comprehending. After a while, he slowly opened them, and a look of excited joy appeared on his face.

“Son, how was it?”

Within the Thousand Extermination Sacred Nation’s area, a tall middle-aged man hurriedly stood up and asked loudly. He was the sacred emperor of the Thousand Extermination Sacred Nation, a man named Shi Yinsong.

Everyone in the arena was staring at Shi Gao with burning eyes.

“Father, I have comprehended the first chapter of the Seven Moves of Reversal and Chaos.”

Shi Gao cried out in excitement.

“Hahaha!”

Shi Yinsong’s whole body trembled, and he laughed aloud. “Good. Wonderful!”

This was the holy realm’s inherited sword manual. His son had actually gained the chance to touch such a top-tier martial art, and had even comprehended an entire chapter. Such an immense fortune felt almost unreal, like a dream.

The people of the Thousand Extermination Sacred Nation were all so excited that their faces flushed red.

The others from the various sacred nations were filled with intense envy.

“Shi Gao, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and continue. Once you’re done, it’ll be our turn.”

Someone grew impatient and urged him on.

“Please wait a moment.”

Shi Yinsong raised his voice and then looked toward Princess Snow of the Eastern Palace, gratitude written all over his face. “Princess Snow, the great fortune my son obtained today was bestowed by you. In the future, if there is any place where my Thousand Extermination Sacred Nation can be of assistance, you need only say the word. We will certainly spare no effort.”

Princess Snow was delighted. This was exactly the outcome she had wanted. She immediately smiled and cupped her hands toward Shi Yinsong. “Very good.”

The scheme arranged for her by Tantai Wushuang had succeeded.

Of course, she believed that all of this must already be under Master Chen’s control. Just from Tantai Wushuang’s attitude toward him earlier, it was obvious that Tantai Wushuang had only helped arrange matters for her because of Master Chen’s face.

Ah, how blissful it was to be Master Chen’s chess piece.

By now, Shi Gao was already hurrying toward the second stone tablet.

Suddenly, however, he stopped short, because he abruptly thought of two people: Master Chen and his daughter.

Just now, Master Chen and his daughter had observed the statue from point-blank range with utmost seriousness. At that time, that statue must also have radiated terrifying sword intent.

And yet the father and daughter had not felt the slightest thing.

Terrifying. Too terrifying.

Shi Gao’s whole body shuddered violently. He drew in a sharp breath, and in an instant cold sweat broke out all over him.

So Master Chen and his daughter were hidden experts…

No wonder Fairy Tantai had treated Master Chen with such deference earlier. So she had already seen through the fact that Master Chen was an extraordinary expert in disguise.

“Shi Gao, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and continue. There are still dozens of us waiting behind you.”

Someone urged him loudly.

Shi Gao turned his head and looked back at Chen Changsheng and his daughter on the Mystic Ice Stairway. His feelings were extremely complicated. Only then did he step up before the second stone tablet.

As he focused on the statue carved into the tablet, terrifying sword intent soon began to radiate from it.

“The sword intent on this second tablet is even greater than on the first!”

Shi Gao hurriedly activated his mystic power to resist the dreadful sword intent.

“I understand now. The sword intent radiating from these seven stone tablets grows stronger with each one.

“And just now, Master Chen and his daughter went all the way to the seventh stone tablet…”

Shi Gao’s heart shook once again.

These father and daughter were truly terrifying beyond measure.

The shock in his heart was already beyond what words could describe.

Heavens. In the world of Singing Snow, there actually existed such a horrifying father and daughter pair. I’m afraid even the experts of the holy realm would be trampled underfoot by them.

In the end, Shi Gao comprehended the sword manual on the second stone tablet.

As for the third, he did not even have the courage to stand before it. The sword intent radiating from the second tablet had already reached his limit; he feared that the sword intent from the third would tear him to pieces, leaving him no chance even to flee.

“Haha, good, excellent! My son has been able to comprehend the second part of the Seven Moves of Reversal and Chaos. What immense fortune indeed!”

Shi Yinsong was overjoyed and thanked Princess Snow of the Eastern Palace once more. “Thank you, Princess Snow!”

“There is no need for the sacred emperor of the Thousand Extermination Sacred Nation to be so courteous.”

Princess Snow waved a hand, her own heart brimming with delight.

Yet Shi Gao’s mind was still surging with waves of astonishment.

“The sword intent from the third stone tablet might have torn me to pieces, and yet Master Chen and his daughter went all the way to the seventh tablet without feeling the slightest thing…”

Afterward, the princes and princesses of the various sacred nations who had previously taken part in the Splendor Banquet each stepped forward in turn before the seven stone tablets to comprehend the sword manual of the Seven Moves of Reversal and Chaos.

Their results varied: some comprehended only one chapter, some comprehended two, and some barely managed to understand three.

Not a single one comprehended four chapters.

Once these princes and princesses stood before the tablets, each and every one of them suddenly understood something that shocked them to the core:

Master Chen and his daughter were hidden experts!

None of these princes and princesses dared to approach the fourth stone tablet. Even if they merely stood ten paces away, the sword intent radiating from the fourth tablet would certainly tear them apart in an instant.

And yet Master Chen and his daughter had been able to touch the seventh stone tablet from point-blank range.

The key point was that they had not felt the slightest trace of sword intent at all.

Too damn terrifying.

And Master Chen was the one backing Princess Snow of the Eastern Palace. No wonder Princess Snow’s strength was so terrifying.

In an instant, these princes and princesses again looked upon Princess Snow with deep reverence.