Chapter 651: The

The sudden change on Manager Pei Hao's side instantly drew the attention of everyone present. Yuan Qing and the others stared in disbelief at Manager Pei Hao, whose body was clearly riddled with bloody holes. A normal person would have been long dead from such terrible wounds, so how was this guy stirring again?!

Moreover, everyone could clearly sense that the energy waves emanating from within Manager Pei Hao were actually even more terrifying than before!

It had even begun to surpass the level of Da Tian Xiang Jing!

But how could this be?!

A person who was already gravely wounded and on the verge of death with only half a breath left—how could he not only be full of vigor in the blink of an eye, but also grow even stronger?!

Li Luo's expression also darkened slightly at this moment. He stared at Manager Pei Hao and said, "Are you still Manager Pei Hao?"

"If not, then what?" Manager Pei Hao smiled faintly, his eyes radiating a strange and sinister look as he gazed at Li Luo.

Li Luo's brow furrowed slightly. Although the Manager Pei Hao before him didn't seem to have changed, he couldn't shake a vague feeling, as if the Manager Pei Hao before him had become completely different from before... Clearly, something unknown to him must have happened to Manager Pei Hao.

Moreover, the current Manager Pei Hao was far too strong.

That heavy, oppressive pressure gave one almost a suffocating feeling like facing a Marquis-ranked expert.

"Protect the Young Master!"

Yuan Qing, Lei Zhang, and the many other House Luolan Mansion forces all surged out at this moment. Yuan Qing even shouted sternly at Manager Pei Hao: "Manager Pei Hao, you've already lost the Mansion Ceremony, and now you've lost the qualification to compete for the Mansion Master!"

"Mansion Master?"

Manager Pei Hao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Who still cares about this thing now? After all, the House Luolan Mansion might not even be able to hold on."

Then he waved his hand, and upon seeing this, Xu Xu Tianling and the others immediately led their men to intercept.

After cutting off the harassment from those ants, Manager Pei Hao's gaze shifted again to Jiang Jiang Qinge, and he smiled: "Given the current situation, what tricks do you still have? Li Luo has overdrawn himself too much, so he probably has no fighting strength left. So, you can only rely on yourself?"

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze was cold and frosty as she said, "You're not Manager Pei Hao. You must be some of the dark hands behind Manager Pei Hao, right? It seems this Manager Pei Hao is truly pitiful—used as a chess piece, and even in death he can't rest in peace."

Manager Pei Hao neither confirmed nor denied it, saying, "As long as there's a good outcome, that's enough. There's no need to care about the other details."

"Jiang Jiang Qinge... I've always wanted to try."

He extended a finger, pointing at Li Luo, the smile at the corner of his mouth growing increasingly eerie: "If I were to kill Li Luo right in front of you, what would you do?"

Boom!

The instant his words fell, extremely majestic light-attribute phase force erupted from within Jiang Jiang Qinge's body. The heavy sword in her hand slashed down violently, and a sword light radiating a sacred luster cleaved directly toward Manager Pei Hao's head.

However, facing Jiang Jiang Qinge's furious slash, Manager Pei Hao didn't move at all. Vast phase force surged out from within him like a flood, then transformed into an indestructible golden shield before him. The sword light struck it and quickly shattered into pieces, turning into a sky full of light specks.

Manager Pei Hao gazed with a smile at the light specks drifting through the air and sighed, "What pure and sacred light-attribute phase force. Throughout the entire Great Xia, such pure power is probably unique to you."

"However... if this is all you've got, then you probably won't be able to protect Li Luo today."

"Jiang Jiang Qinge, you've been suppressing yourself with Yi Mi Fa for many years. If this is your limit, then it would be somewhat disappointing to me."

Jiang Jiang Qinge's breathtakingly beautiful face was like ten-thousand-year-old ice. A piercing killing intent flickered in her eyes, but she had no intention of wasting words with Manager Pei Hao, because at this moment, a mysterious rune on her smooth brow—which had already faded considerably—appeared once again.

As her mind willed it, the mysterious rune on her brow shattered at this moment.

Boom!

The instant that mysterious rune shattered, countless shocked gazes turned toward Jiang Jiang Qinge, because everyone sensed that the phase force fluctuations within her body were now skyrocketing at an extremely terrifying speed.

This rate of surge was even more terrifying than when she had repelled Xu Xu Tianling and Elder Mo Chen earlier!

As the phase force within her body surged wildly, Jiang Jiang Qinge's previously pinned-up long hair broke free of its bindings at this moment, then cascaded down like a waterfall, falling to her slender waist and swaying gently in the wind. Her skin was crystalline like jade, flowing with an alluring luster, and on that translucent skin, mysterious and profound light-attribute patterns seemed to faintly appear. Her already clear golden eyes became exceptionally pure at this moment, radiating a special mysterious charm.

Behind Jiang Jiang Qinge, five brilliant Heavenly Pearls inhaled and exhaled the energy of heaven and earth, yet the phase force pressure emanating from within her body far surpassed the level that a five-star Heavenly Pearl could reach.

Clearly, at this very moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge had finally and completely broken through her own suppression.

After the previous eruption, Jiang Jiang Qinge's true level had already reached the five-star Heavenly Pearl tier, but because of the suppression from Yi Mi Fa, the current her possessed an extremely terrifying power for a brief period of time.

Everyone was shocked by the astonishing phase force emanating from Jiang Jiang Qinge's body, but only Manager Pei Hao still wore a smile at the corner of his mouth. He spoke at the same time: "A very powerful eruption. The current you is probably invincible within Da Tian Xiang Jing, but unfortunately, the current me is not in this category."

"Although I am not a Marquis, I possess power comparable to a Marquis. Perhaps you may call me 'Virtual Marquis Realm'."

While speaking, Manager Pei Hao extended his palm and pressed down lightly. The oppressive pressure that had been rolling toward him like a massive wave from Jiang Jiang Qinge's side instantly vanished into nothingness.

His gaze, carrying a faint smile, looked at Jiang Jiang Qinge, who was currently radiating an unparalleled brilliance. Although by using Manager Pei Hao to sacrifice his remaining heart, he could completely take control of Manager Pei Hao's body and channel his own power into it, there were still some limitations after all—Manager Pei Hao's body could not fully withstand the infusion of his power.

Fortunately, this so-called "Virtual Marquis Realm" was already sufficient.

Although he couldn't summon a Marquis Platform, relying on pure power crushing alone was enough to deal with Jiang Jiang Qinge.

Outside the arena, Cai Wei, Yan Yan Lingqing, and others all watched this scene with worried eyes. Although Jiang Jiang Qinge's strength had surged astonishingly at this moment, clearly, the current Manager Pei Hao was even more unfathomable.

At this moment, above the headquarters, Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao also sensed the changes below. He slashed out with his saber, and a dragon-like saber light poured down like frost, slashing directly toward Manager Pei Hao.

However, before the saber light could fall, a black fire lotus materialized out of thin air in the void and intercepted the saber light.

"Your opponent is me, so why worry about other places? I told you long ago that a person barely clinging to life like you cannot protect the House Luolan Mansion at all. Although I can't do anything to you, you can only watch helplessly as these two little ones of the House Luolan Mansion get slain." Zhu Zhu Qinghuo said with a faint smile.

"And once these two little ones die, do you think you still have any reason to guard this House Luolan Mansion?"

Seeing Niu Niu Biaobiao's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery upon hearing this.

"I rather think it's not necessarily them who will die."

And just as the two were speaking, Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly slowly closed her eyes that had been radiating mysterious golden light. Her slender jade fingers formed a hand seal, and at the same time, a soft voice sounded in her heart.

"Marquis-Suppressing Secret Art, Heavenly Hibernation Saint Transformation Art."

The instant the soft words in her heart fell, among the five brilliant Heavenly Pearls behind Jiang Jiang Qinge, one of them quietly shattered at this moment.

At the same time, the void trembled, and the phase force emanating from within Jiang Jiang Qinge's body began another frenzied surge.

And the faint smile on Manager Pei Hao's face finally tightened slightly at this moment.