[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596452,846,"Chapter 79: Suffocating Ying Bing, Li Mos Ultimate Move, The Winner is Decided","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>This was the first time Little Li had experienced a sudden epiphany on the path of swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword abruptly slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No words needed to be spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him, Ying Bing instinctively matched his pace, easing her offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment lasted only a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, when Li Mo swung his blade again, its edge seemed noticeably duller at first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the intricate dance of sword glares and floral shadows, the Scarlet Sky Sword flickered like a candle in the rain—wavering yet never extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, its glow only grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a glimmer of approval flashed in Ying Bing’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of wildfire lies in its endless renewal, in the ebb and flow of destruction and rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson and azure sword lights collided dozens of times in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To onlookers, $2t appeared as though Li Mo, the True Disciple, had been initially suppressed, surviving by the skin of his teeth, only to gradually turn the tide and stand toe-to-toe with Ying Bing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did these two start practicing swordplay in the womb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can barely follow their movements anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True Disciple Li’s technique resembles the Wildfire Sword Art, but not quite...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their duel had already surpassed most people’s understanding of the Nine Veins Tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far beyond the level expected of rising talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the crowd held their breath, eyes fixed on the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, $2he Scarlet Sky’s momentum surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a wildfire tearing through a downpour, it cleaved through the oppressive rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps erupted from the spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was True Disciple Li about to win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the match conclude so abruptly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Mo knew the truth—this was Ying Bing deliberately allowing him to refine his sword intent by refusing to alter her stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against this strike, 9,999 out of 10,000 would be helpless. The sole exception was Ying Bing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting!—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade sliced through the wind, poised to pierce Ying Bing—only for the Frost Sky Sword to materialize before it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tips of both swords collided with pinpoint precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scarlet Sky, fueled by its wildfire essence, pressed forward, bending the Frost Sky to its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ying Bing’s sword intent, flickering like a dying candle, refused to vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo’s heart tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene felt eerily familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that split second, he caught the faint curve of Ying Bing’s lips and instantly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wildfire Sword Intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of danger jolted through him. He redoubled his force, redirecting his blade without pause or hesitation, striking again in one seamless motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the advantage of having thirty-six primary meridians in the Qi-Blood Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stamina was inexhaustible; there was no fear of overexertion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Sky twisted in her grasp, merging the relentless downpour of the Flower-Seeking Sword Art with the undying embers of wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One sword, two intents!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wildfire thrived on accumulation and eruption, while the storm’s essence lay in its unyielding, oppressive continuity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing had flawlessly fused them, each compensating for the other’s weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing was still Ying Bing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoping to match her with pure swordsmanship alone had always been a pipe dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Little Li had never planned to win through the blade in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disengaged with the Wind Shadow Step, retreating dozens of feet in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive,\" Li Mo admitted sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing special,\" Ying Bing replied, sheathing her sword without a trace of arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, she hadn’t mastered dual intents until the Observation Divine Realm. For him to push her this far was already remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly astonished her was Li Mo’s endurance and raw power—unmatched by any Qi-Blood Realm cultivator she’d ever encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this... also a gift from that legacy he’d obtained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena fell into stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the elders were momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brief exchange had shattered their definitions of \"genius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are the rest of us supposed to compete?\" Elder Su of Sunset Peak finally exhaled, breaking the quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once hailed as a prodigy herself, she had only glimpsed sword intent at the Observation Divine Realm and mastered a single form by the Inner Landscape Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were on another level entirely...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does anyone else get the feeling,\" Qian Bufan muttered, \"that Ying Bing hasn’t even gone all out yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd’s bewilderment deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true—swordsmanship was just the tip of the iceberg for Ying Bing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legacy of the Abyssal Depths, her innate constitution, even her Inner Breath—none had been tapped into yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see where this goes,\" Elder Hanhe said, his gaze fixed on Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ying Bing was holding back, had that kid shown his full hand either?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elders whispered among themselves—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m getting serious now,\" Li Mo declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a realm above you,\" Ying Bing countered, studying his determined expression before adding softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Touch even a corner of my robe, and I’ll concede.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rare for the \"Ice Block\" to reveal her domineering side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sign that she, too, was fully engaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The challenge ignited a spark in Li Mo’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or as some might call it—reckless enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both figures blurred into motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense aura of blade-like killing intent trembled violently, its mere presence carving deep marks into the blue stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo seemed to have transformed into a divine weapon himself—so radiant it hurt to look at him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he fully unleashed the Extreme Blade Slaughter Body technique in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the insights granted by his Heaven’s Eye, he had long known that Ying Bing’s greatest strength was not her swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Little Li decided to meet force with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chixiao Sword trembled violently, enveloped in a storm of razor-sharp killing intent. The mystical blade had become the eye of the tempest, its overwhelming edge and crushing momentum threatening to swallow Ying Bing whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strength to shatter ten thousand techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not something Li Mo had learned from the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Frost Sky Sword moved, clouds of iridescent mist bloomed—ethereal yet omnipresent, flickering between existence and nothingness. Within their rise and fall hid a blade’s hidden sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sword light could be seen, yet it felt as though ten thousand blades pressed against his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was only fighting Ying Bing alone, Li Mo inexplicably felt surrounded on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how fiercely he attacked, no matter how relentlessly his blade’s killing intent surged, it barely stirred ripples in the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators were utterly spellbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If earlier, the two combatants’ swordplay had already surpassed their understanding, now they couldn’t even tell who held the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they saw were shifting hues of mist and surges of blade energy dissolving into the vast unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clashing auras of the two even conjured a thin fog in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo finally caught sight of Ying Bing’s silhouette amidst the illusory mist and struck without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet instead of parting clouds revealing clear skies, what awaited him was the sight of the young girl’s figure slowly fading away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complete miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder she said touching even the hem of her robe would count as a win...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo was truly sweating bullets now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he knew, deep down, he couldn’t afford to drag this out any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden within the mist’s countless feints was Ying Bing’s inner energy—a frigid, insidious force that seeped into his bones. His thoughts were already growing sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, even moving would become impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the power of a Red Destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what it meant to be one born favored by the Martial Dao itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing—the Ice Block—was so strong it made despair bloom in the hearts of those who faced her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the elders on the high platform sighed imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were to fight her, even while suppressing their cultivation to the Inner Breath Realm, not a single one would stand a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably wouldn’t last as long as Li Mo had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they could see far more than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing was using the mist and her inner energy to simulate sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Xiao Qin’s crude Inner Breath Externalization, it was like comparing a child’s scribbles to a master’s calligraphy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just simple imitation—her techniques shifted between ethereal grace, overwhelming force, and unadorned simplicity, all resonating in perfect harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one word: Peerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In two: Absolutely terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the mist can conceal a sword... can blade-killing intent do the same?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Li Mo seemed to grasp something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, hidden beneath his sleeve, the Stellar Mallet slipped silently into his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around him slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing instantly noticed—even her movements had become sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before she knew it, Li Mo was already closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man wasn’t using his sword; the Chixiao hung limply in his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he raised his left sleeve—or rather, the hammer concealed within it—and brought it down in a slow, inevitable arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it carried a sense of inescapability, as though no matter how far one fled or how nimbly they dodged, there was no avoiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Settling Heaven and Earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s eyes flickered with realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword qi filling the sky contracted instantly. A wisp of Lunar Yin Force acted as a thread, binding the scattered qi into a single concentrated mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time itself seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the next instant, an uncontrollable storm of energy erupted in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos engulfed the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Wencang slammed the table and appeared on the stage in a flash, pressing a single palm downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his grasp swirled a devouring void—a force that could reduce all things to nothingness, quelling the storm before it could wreak havoc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His burning gaze locked onto the center of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who won?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the scrutiny of countless eyes... silence fell once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Li’s strike had shattered the condensed sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had unleashed a technique far beyond the capabilities of the Qi-Blood Realm—one that drained even his thirty-six meridian channels of strength, leaving him nearly incapacitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet that wisp of Lunar Yin Force refused to dissipate, freezing him to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, it’s cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, his arms moved on their own—wrapping around Ying Bing’s waist and pulling her down with him as he collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now sprawled atop her, Little Li’s vision was blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His already sluggish mind could only conjure one thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the Ice Block is soft and warm in the right places...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing seemed stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t push him away immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd: \"!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders: \"!!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visiting sect representatives: \"!!!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a passing dog: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their anxiously suspended hearts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally gave out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already chaotic scene descended into absolute pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>",1833,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.269Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","cad280538173042143f39fde371706326674d78d7959a7ac7c39244360fb28db","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-80","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-78",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]