Chapter 254: The Regent Prince Commits Suicide, a Bold Gamble

Done for!

"Little Fu is nursing that," where is it!

The Nine Li who had kept silent in time covered his mouth, but looked up at Shen Qingli.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingli had already been communicating with Little Fusang.

"Poison?"

"What poison?"

The Fusang Divine Tree said it was doing very well.

"The thing you ate earlier, what poison does that forbidden fruit have? Are you sure you're fine?"

"Nope. My offspring is fine too."

Little Fusang swayed a bit and remembered.

"Forbidden fruit? A dark red, dark red fruit?"

"I don't know; I guess you didn't eat it?"

"Of course I didn't eat it! That thing really stinks."

Little Fusang's words put Shen Qingli completely at ease.

"What about that fruit?"

"I gave it to your little chick."

Shen Qingli was full of black lines, "A little chick?"

"Yeah, the little bird that the little cat likes to lick."

Shen Qingli broke out in a sweat; poor Xi Xi.

"It's in seclusion; why are you randomly feeding it?"

"I didn't; it was hungry, and I had no fruit left, so I gave it that."

Little Fusang said, it's clearly happy to help the chick; how can you say it's acting randomly?

"You said it stinks, yet you still feed it—Shen Qingli was utterly exasperated."

The oddities in her space are truly countless, each one strangely fresh and unconventional.

"It likes it." Little Fusang insisted she was not wrong.

Shen Qingli also didn't know what to say; she could only sense Xi Xi's condition.

How to put it? Little Xi Xi felt perfectly normal.

"A Li, A Li..."

Shen Qingmo and the others had already looked over at her worriedly.

Shen Qingli shook her head, indicating she was fine.

The anxious but outwardly steady Jin Wu and the other gods finally relaxed.

The Regent Prince also realized now that the hidden loss must be acknowledged! The humiliation of these days cannot be reclaimed.

"Forget it." The Regent Prince's expression changed, then he looked compassionate: "It seems I was provoked by this obstacle; what I saw before was merely a remnant of Shen Shenji."

Earthly Two and Jialuona exchanged a glance, neither expecting the Regent Prince to let it go like that.

The Holy Buddha seemed to be forcing her to show no mercy, even to rebel, to wipe her out, yet she endured it.

Enduring it was fine; they also didn't want internal strife in the Holy See, making the Dao Court people laugh at them.

At this moment, Heavenly One also chimed in: "Since it's a misunderstanding, the Floating Island is open; everyone, don't keep arguing, let's begin."

"Hmph!" Jin Wu snorted coldly: "Don't think that lacking evidence means nothing; we'll still investigate the poisoning claim."

The Regent Prince wore a calm expression, "Suit yourself."

"Please." Tai Jin flicked his sleeve, yet he was the first to enter the island.

The gods and immortals, as well as the Western Church monks, entered the island one after another.

Upon entering, everyone discovered their power was suppressed!

"In this divine battle, no external power may be borrowed."

"This includes but is not limited to beast companions, divine artifacts, divine pills, etc."

Upon hearing this, Liu Meng frowned, "It's almost as if they named my junior sister specifically."

Who doesn't know Shen Qingli wields a mighty beast companion and has an extraordinarily perverse alchemy skill?

Add to that her noble birth, divine artifacts and such—she can also easily obtain them.

And that's not even…

"The bans forbid summoning heavenly power, gathering earthly power, condensing stellar power, and other extraordinary external forces; only one's own immortal power may be relied upon."

"The bans forbid using devouring, soul-searching, bloodthirsty, and other excessively cruel techniques."

"The bans forbid using illusionary, seductive, deceitful, and other lowly immortal arts."

"……"

A string of bans, clearly targeting someone!

"Why not just ban Shen Qingli from participating?"

Liu Meng shouted indignantly, her voice booming, almost drowning out Heavenly One's.

He glanced at her indifferently, "This rule, your Dao Court also agrees; if you don't like it, you can withdraw."

Liu Meng's face darkened; she couldn't understand what the elders were up to—how could they agree to such oppressive clauses against the junior sister?

Shen Qingli, however, could understand, since the bans restrained her as well as the Western Church.

Those taking part are all the new generation of the Shen Ting; if casualties are too high, it's not what the elders wish.

"If violated, the Floating Island will impose punishment automatically, destroying both body and soul."

"Everyone, remember this."

Tianyi finished speaking, closed the divine scroll.

The scene fell silent……

Xiyan looked at Shen Qingli with a sneer.

Stripped of all her halos, she wanted to see what this divine maiden could rely on to stay aloft.

With the cultivation of a first‑rank lower immortal, what could she possibly amount to?

Xiyan believed the battle roster would surely be adjusted.

In fact, it had indeed been adjusted, after all the competition format differed somewhat from what the gods had expected.

"First bout, elite match."

Tai Jin also unfurled a divine scroll.

"Each side sends six people for the trial."

Called a trial, but the outcome of victory or defeat is wagered heavily!

"In this bout, the victor may choose one side of the opposing realm and occupy it for themselves."

Tai Jin elaborated further on this statement, namely——

"If the victor is our Divine Court, our court may seize the Holy Court's sanctuary or the Administrative Court and incorporate them into our Divine Court."

"Dream on!" a divine monk shouted indignantly.

"Silence." Tianyi suppressed them.

"If the Holy Court prevails, they may seize our Divine Court's Dao Palace or any two corners of the Four Directions Divine Palaces."

After Tai Jin finished speaking, the divine monks were no longer angry; instead, the immortals of Penglai, Qingqiu, Beiming, and Changliu changed color.

Betting so much!!

After all, this is a war drill.

It looks like the juniors are sparring, but it is actually a matter of life and death.

"..."

On the silent floating island, from the primordial gods down to the novice disciples, everyone finally realized this was a true life‑and‑death struggle!

Victory means expanding territory and annexing other realms;

Defeat means submitting to the opponent's rules, either turning Buddha into Dao or Dao into Buddha.

Tai Jin's final announcement rang out in this solemn hush.

"Thus, after the war begins, regardless of life or death, no one may seek vengeance or break the contract."

The three "no's" further push the true meaning of the war drill to its utmost extreme.

Although it is not a god‑war, the excitement is no less than a god‑war, and could even be more brutal and more humiliating.

After all, the loser must endure.

The side that is carved up will clearly still have countless gods, yet they must all surrender without fighting, humbly accepting the opponent's rules and doctrines.

"This is because the Holy Buddha and the Divine Sovereign do not wish to see the beings of the two realms suffer, nor the immortals fall in silence. Therefore, if any god or upper immortal harbors resentment and attempts to violate the pact, the Holy Buddha and Divine Sovereign will join forces to execute them!"

The execution by the two primordial‑realm gods!

No immortal can escape……

The gods and upper immortals of both sides all changed expression.

"Next, please send the Western Sect's combatants."

Tai Jin put away the divine scroll; it was now Di Er's turn to step forward and read.

"Our side's list: Zongjin, Luosha, Jieshatian, Zongming, Yejiana, Ashura."

Di Er finished speaking; the six Western Sect members whose names were called stepped out in turn, standing on the battle platform between the two camps.

Shen Qingli spotted the Regent Prince at a glance, but did not know his name—was it Zongjin?

"Please instruct." The Regent Prince stepped forward, leading the other five Western Sect members in presenting the challenge salute.

Jin Wu stepped forward, unfurled the divine scroll, looked at the names, and read them out one by one.

"Our side's list: Liu Meng, Shen Qingli, Li Yidao, Shen Qingmo, Zhan Yuefeng, Shen Qingtong."

When this list was announced, many gods of the Dao Court changed expression, because none of them were earth immortals.

By contrast, aside from one being a first‑rank lower immortal, the others were all ninth‑rank earth immortals—how could they fight?

"Are you sure about your list?" the Regent Prince asked, implying something.

As soon as she finished speaking, it was clear that some Dao Court gods wanted to speak!

However, it was too late!

Shen Qingli declared——

"Regent Prince, besides the official wager, let us add another bet,"

"If our side wins, you commit suicide; if your side wins, I will."

"Blood‑oath alliance! Violators shall be struck down by the Heavenly Dao!"

"You dare? Come on!"