Chapter 762

That day, a piece of news suddenly spread like wildfire through the frontline camp.

A mysterious person claiming to be Qin Wei's enemy stated that they had seen Qin Wei battle Li Bai of the Exploding Heaven Gang with their own eyes, resulting in Qin Wei's life-bound artifact being destroyed and him being severely injured. This mysterious person even claimed that they had taken advantage of the two not paying attention to steal over a thousand years of life from both of them.

When the news first came out, absolutely no one believed it.

Talk about Qin Wei, the peak Great Vehicle Stage protector of the Tongtian Kingdom—how could he possibly be defeated by a mere young man at the Body Integration Stage? And even his immortal artifact was destroyed? Could they make it any more ridiculous?

However, the next day, Xu Que appeared in the guise of Li Bai.

He pretended to be passing through the camp and was immediately pulled over by a group of cultivators who eagerly asked if the rumors were true!

Xu Que immediately said righteously, "I, Li Bai, am here to strongly condemn that mysterious person who launched the sneak attack! You have a grudge against General Qin, so why did you steal my life force too? I will definitely pursue this matter to the end!"

Subsequently, like a press conference, he gathered a group of people and made a statement: "The battle between General Qin and me wasn't as exaggerated as everyone thinks. I assure you all that General Qin's immortal artifact was definitely not destroyed; it was only struck with a crack, so General Qin suffered heavy injuries, but it's nothing major—he just needs to go into closed-door cultivation for a few decades to fully recover!"

Everyone who heard this was stunned on the spot, unable to believe it.

At this moment, Xu Que added, "I hope General Qin's enemies can have some self-awareness and not take advantage of General Qin's injury to seek revenge; that is not right! Alright, I am leaving the frontline now, everyone take care!"

After Xu Que finished speaking, he hurried away, leaving behind a crowd of bewildered cultivators.

When the news first came out, they didn't believe a single word of it.

But now, Xu Que had personally stood up to clarify, yet it was no different from not clarifying at all; instead, it confirmed the authenticity of the news.

Everyone was shocked and ran to tell each other. Thus, within a single day, various versions of the news spread throughout the camp, and even reached many ancient border cities, spreading wildly.

"Shocking News!"

"Li Bai of the Exploding Heaven Gang has defeated a general who possesses an immortal artifact while only at the Body Integration Stage!"

"Shocking!"

"Li Bai of the Exploding Heaven Gang emerges, General Qin Wei suffers a miserable defeat and is severely injured, even his life-bound immortal artifact has been cracked!"

"Latest News!"

"Li Bai of the Exploding Heaven Gang calls on General Qin's enemies to be civilized, cultivate new customs, promote national virtues, and not seek revenge while General Qin is injured!"

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The news spread wildly, and more and more people learned about General Qin's defeat.

When the news reached the Divine Son Camp, the dozen or so remaining Divine Sons were all stunned!

Qin Wei was so angry that he smashed several tables and chairs with one palm!

"Damn it, is that Li Bai an idiot? Speaking like that is equivalent to reminding my enemies to come and seek revenge!"

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The news reached the Heavenly Beast Race.

Countless Heavenly Beast giants cursed loudly.

"Be civilized and cultivate new customs?"

"Promote national virtues?"

"Damn it! Civilized my ass, new customs my ass, promote my ass!"

"That guy can pull off any dirty trick, yet he has the nerve to call on others?"

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In the end, the influence grew larger and larger, as the matter itself was full of talking points.

One was the famous protector general, a peak Great Vehicle Stage existence.

The other was an unknown young man at the Body Integration Stage who became famous in one battle.

The contrast in strength between the two sides shocked countless people, leading to endless discussion!

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Meanwhile, Xu Que, the person involved, had already left the frontline with Jiang Hongyan and started heading toward the central region of the Tongtian Kingdom.

Along the way, Jiang Hongyan also heard quite a bit of news about the "battle between Qin Wei and Li Bai" and couldn't help but laugh.

"Little guy, this trick of yours, borrowing a knife to kill, is quite devious!" she said with a smile, pursing her lips.

Xu Que looked proud. "Little girl, this is the most brilliant method of killing! You still have a lot to learn from me!"

"But we still need to be careful now. You've exposed your strength, and I'm afraid you've already attracted that person's attention!" Jiang Hongyan warned.

Xu Que smiled. "I want to attract his attention; otherwise... how could I lure him away later!"

"No! Although you severely injured Qin Wei, that person's strength is not something Qin Wei can compare to!" Jiang Hongyan's expression turned serious, and she was very earnest.

Xu Que also fell slightly silent.

If he hadn't had an Indestructible Talisman at the time, he wouldn't have been able to injure Qin Wei like that; at most, he would have thrown a few King of Acting Cool Fists and then turned to run!

Of course, if it hadn't been for the fact that he had consumed too much Dao Rhyme during his tribulation that day, he could have killed Qin Wei with the help of the Indestructible Talisman.

But there are not so many "ifs" in this world; everything is a matter of luck and fortune.

However, isn't luck also a part of strength?

Thinking of this, Xu Que smiled indifferently and looked at Jiang Hongyan, asking, "How big is the gap in strength between the Holy Emperor and Qin Wei?"

Jiang Hongyan pondered for a moment and said softly, "According to my memories before reincarnation, the Holy Emperor could kill Qin Wei within fifty moves! He possessed two immortal artifacts back then, one for offense and one for defense. On the Xuanzhen Continent, there are only a handful of people who can contend with him!"

"Two immortal artifacts?" Xu Que widened his eyes instantly.

How is this still fightable?

Qin Wei possessed one broken immortal artifact and could already crush him.

Now, that Holy Emperor was not only stronger than Qin Wei in personal strength but also possessed two immortal artifacts, one for offense and one for defense. This is truly screwed!

"That's right! With those two immortal artifacts, our chances of success... are very slim!" Jiang Hongyan nodded, her expression still very serious.

Xu Que was somewhat speechless. "Then why are we going to the Imperial Palace now? That person can know our movements at any time. Going there like this, isn't that just walking into our own deaths?"

"Little guy, when did I ever tell you we were going to the Imperial Palace?" Jiang Hongyan suddenly smiled, a hint of playfulness flashing in her beautiful eyes.

This instantly left Xu Que stunned!

In his impression, Jiang Hongyan's personality had always been calm and indifferent, and at every moment, she always possessed a mature, dignified, and graceful temperament!

But now, she had uncharacteristically shown such a cute side!

This made Xu Que almost want to shout that his old man's girlish heart had exploded!

No, such a perfect woman must be captured quickly!

Immediately, Xu Que straightened his back, exuding dominance, and reached out to pull Jiang Hongyan into his arms.

Jiang Hongyan was startled.

Before she could speak, Xu Que stared at her with the gaze of a domineering CEO and asked with a smile, "Little girl, then tell me... where are we going now? Is it an inn?"

Jiang Hongyan seemed to understand the implication of Xu Que's words, couldn't help but smile, and shook her head gently. "Wrong! The place we are going is the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect!"

"Ten... Ten what? Buddhas Sect?"

Xu Que was instantly dumbfounded.

You can't do this; I'm flirting with you so hard, and you're bringing up the Buddhas Sect?

Are you asking me to become a monk?

Don't! This King of Acting Cool isn't that kind of person. Those little nuns in the Buddhas Sect... uh, actually, it doesn't seem like I can't go!"

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