Chapter 100

(PS: After this chapter, there are 5 more chapters. If I have a burst update tomorrow, there will likely be 1-2 additional chapters, making it around 4-5 chapters in total. Thank you all for your support of "Xing Xing Tian Xia." See you in the burst update tomorrow.)

Hao Qi held Lan Ling'er's hand and walked to the scene of the sacrifice. Looking at the scene before him, Hao Qi squeezed the hand he was holding. At this moment, someone came forward to take Lan Ling'er away, and Hao Qi immediately stepped in front of them and said, "Let's get things clear first. What is this deep pit? What is this sacrifice? What will happen to Lan Ling'er?"

The person who stepped forward was a Lan Family Inner Qi Realm practitioner, who looked displeased and sneered as he approached Hao Qi and Lan Ling'er. At this moment, Lan Xingchen spoke up, "Mr. Hao Qi, it's best for you to stay out of this. To put it bluntly, a wise man knows when to yield. I admire your martial arts skills at such a young age, and I consider you a remarkable person. One must respect oneself to earn the respect of others. Mr. Hao Qi, please don't be too naive. Think about your current situation and don't make things difficult for me."

Hao Qi suddenly laughed, and his laughter grew louder. When the Inner Qi Realm practitioner in front of him showed a fierce look, Hao Qi pointed at himself and said, "I'm sorry, I used to know when to yield, but the result was that my closest people were killed by this yielding. Since then, I no longer yield. Life is short, and everything passes like a cloud. In my previous life, I knew when to yield, and in the first half of this life, I also knew when to yield. But what did I get? I just became a person like you, no, a lackey of a person like you! Do you know when to yield? If you do, then follow your father's wishes and give the throne to Lan Ling. That would be the wisest thing to do! Heh heh, you don't know when to yield, yet you advise others to do so. What a fine speech!"

Lan Xingchen was taken aback and then laughed, "It seems Mr. Hao Qi is determined to get involved in this matter. What a pity... What a pity..."

"Yes, what a pity, but I'm really sorry. I'm just like the 'middle school syndrome' you mentioned. I won't enjoy the ready-made glory and wealth; I just want to settle this matter in my heart..."

Hao Qi took a deep breath and suddenly burst forward. The Lan Family Inner Qi Realm practitioner, who was less than five meters in front of him, had no time to react. In the eyes of all the informed people, Hao Qi was just a man on his last breath, someone who could be easily controlled. Who would have thought that Hao Qi would suddenly burst forward with astonishing speed and strength, and with precision honed through countless battles. In an instant, he rushed to the practitioner's front. As the practitioner was just starting to raise his fists and retreat, Hao Qi's punch and palm strike hit his shoulder and chest. Both the punch and the palm strike carried the power of the Luohan Fumo Skill. With just one move, the Inner Qi Realm practitioner was sent flying, spitting blood.

The crowd was immediately shocked, and even Lan Xingchen's eyes narrowed. After a few seconds, he clapped and praised, "Excellent, excellent, excellent. I didn't expect you to have recovered so quickly. I've never seen a non-Inner Qi Realm practitioner expel the Indigo Blue Qi so quickly. It seems Mr. Hao Qi is truly a remarkable person. What a pity that you are courting death. Truly unwise."

Hao Qi did not respond but beckoned to Lan Xingchen. Lan Xingchen smiled, stepped forward, and leaped several meters high. A deep blue qi energy surged towards Hao Qi, but the expected intense collision did not happen. Hao Qi's palms moved in a feint, deflected the incoming qi, and then used the force to flip outward, rushing to another Inner Qi Realm practitioner and attacking with both palms.

This Inner Qi Realm practitioner was prepared, and his hands moved like whips, neither palm nor fist, with exquisite skill, trying to counterattack Hao Qi. However, Hao Qi was at full burst, with speed and strength far surpassing the practitioner. In less than a second, their hands clashed at least dozens of times. With a loud slap, the practitioner could no longer withstand Hao Qi's palms and was struck in the throat, causing it to cave in. He was thrown to the ground.

"Bold move!"

Lan Xingchen was truly angry now. There were only eight Inner Qi Realm practitioners on the scene, including himself. In a brief exchange, two of them had lost their fighting ability. Although they were unlikely to die, it was as if he had been slapped. Moreover, he had to guard against the three Inner Qi Realm practitioners of the Revolutionary Army and perhaps a few Inner Qi Realm practitioners from the noble families who were just pretending to obey him. This was already a very tight defense for the altar. This was ruining his plans. Lan Xingchen was filled with murderous intent and pursued Hao Qi with the determination to kill him.

Hao Qi, however, had made up his mind. He ignored Lan Xingchen's pursuit. If Lan Xingchen got too close, he would feint and take a hit in a non-critical area. As long as he didn't engage in a direct confrontation with Lan Xingchen, his physical strength and total inner qi were only slightly weaker than Lan Xingchen's. His first target was the surrounding Inner Qi Realm practitioners!

The other Inner Qi Realm practitioners were not fools. Seeing two of their own severely injured, they could tell how powerful Hao Qi was. They gathered together, and when Hao Qi broke free from Lan Xingchen's pursuit and tried to attack one of them, the surrounding Inner Qi Realm practitioners defended and counterattacked, not only preventing Hao Qi from succeeding but also hitting him twice, almost allowing Lan Xingchen to strike him. The situation quickly stabilized.

Lan Xingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer pursued Hao Qi urgently, to avoid any unexpected moves. Instead, he turned to the surroundings and signaled, then said to Lan Ling'er, "Little Ling'er, today's sacrifice must be completed. It is an ancient ritual. You just need to soak in this pool for an hour, and then everything will be resolved... Don't think about suicide or anything else. This ritual is to strip you of your Deep Blue authority. You might not die, but if you don't go in, many people, including those you know and even the entire Mo Bie Mo Bie, might die."

Lan Ling'er, who had been worriedly watching Hao Qi, immediately looked at Lan Xingchen. Lan Xingchen smiled and said frankly, "I am now the emperor of Mo Bie Mo Bie. Once I am in this position, there is no going back. Lan Ling'er, whether you know it or not, your existence hinders my grand plans. If this sacrifice cannot be completed and your Deep Blue authority cannot be stripped, I will have to carry out a bloody reform. Who knows how many people will die? Ten thousand? A hundred thousand? Or the entire Mo Bie Mo Bie? I can't afford to care. So if you understand the bigger picture, for the sake of the greater good, you should voluntarily jump into this pool. When the authority is stripped, my throne will be secure, and I will lead Mo Bie Mo Bie and Cang Lan through a transformation. But the city you know and the entire Lan Family will be preserved. For the greater good, please jump in!"

As these words were spoken, Lan Ling'er's face turned pale. Hao Qi, under the attack of several Inner Qi Realm practitioners, roared, "What a shameless logic! Why don't you step down and die for the greater good? That way, nothing would change, and peace would be maintained here!"

"Hahaha, how naive! Lan Ling'er is naive, and Mr. Hao Qi, you are also naive. I thought you were a mature and wise person because of your martial arts skills, but it seems I was wrong again!" Lan Xingchen laughed loudly, without any restraint, and continued, "Because I am the strongest! I represent the eternal imperial power of the Lan Family. I am the emperor of Mo Bie Mo Bie, representing the entire Mo Bie Mo Bie! Otherwise, why would all the Inner Qi Realm practitioners of the Lan Family listen to me? Because..."

"I am the greater good! Disobeying me is defying the greater good!"

"What a shameless greater good!"

At this moment, a voice roared from underground. About a hundred meters away from the altar, the ground suddenly exploded, and four Inner Qi Realm practitioners burst out from the ground, followed by over a hundred people. They rushed towards Lan Ling'er, and these were the Revolutionary Army. Zhang Heng was among them. As soon as he emerged, he saw Hao Qi and Lan Ling'er and ran towards them with joy.

Lan Xingchen watched the four Inner Qi Realm practitioners of the Revolutionary Army with a half-smile, shook his head, and moved towards them. He also ordered his subordinates to take Lan Ling'er into the altar pool. However, Lan Ling'er did not dodge or retreat. It seemed that Lan Xingchen's words had an effect, or perhaps Lan Ling'er was truly willing to sacrifice herself for the greater good. She suddenly rushed towards the pool and jumped in. Just before Hao Qi broke free from the Inner Qi Realm practitioners' restraint, just before Zhang Heng got close, and just as Lan Xingchen watched with surprise, Lan Ling'er jumped into the pool.

In the last moment, only Hao Qi and Zhang Heng saw Lan Ling'er turn back and look at them, her face showing a smile without a trace of sorrow, bright and gentle like the sunlight of spring. This was the first time Hao Qi had seen such a smile from Lan Ling'er since he met her in Mo Bie Mo Bie. Her lips moved, but no sound came out, as if she was mouthing the words, "Thank you..."

Then... she disappeared into the altar pool...

Everyone was stunned, especially the members of the Revolutionary Army, who seemed to have not expected such a situation. The only sound in the field was Lan Xingchen's triumphant laughter, and then...

The ground began to tremble violently, not just the ground, but the entire city of Mo Bie Mo Bie, and not just the city, but...

At this moment, in the coastal cities around the Blue Sea, everyone was shocked to see the sea water receding rapidly, and large flocks of seabirds were flying inland. People on the coast were screaming in terror, as this was a sign of an impending tsunami.

In the city of Mo Bie Mo Bie, near the altar, the ground suddenly rose and shot up at an incredible speed, ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters. The virtual image in the sky of Mo Bie Mo Bie disappeared, and this column of flesh, about ten meters in diameter, pierced through the top of Mo Bie Mo Bie and continued to rise upwards...

In the center of the Blue Sea, the colossal creature Yamon Hadit emerged from the depths of the sea, massive, enormous, and incomparable, appearing like a continent on the surface of the sea...

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