Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

"The Golden Dragon Hero, Chen Changfeng!"

"How did he end up here?"

The Divine Martial Guards of Qi, along with Situ Lan, were all dumbfounded.

They never dreamed they would encounter the Golden Dragon Hero here.

That's a formidable figure who can go toe-to-toe with a half-step supreme being and not be inferior at all.

The ancestor of the Qi state was in the palace.

Logically speaking, with his terrifying strength at the Supreme Realm, suppressing a mere Chen Changfeng should have been a piece of cake.

But Situ Lan knew the truth in her heart.

Their ancestor would absolutely not show up at this time. If the ancestor didn't gain an advantage against the Supreme Regent Li Changqing, he would attack martial artists at the half-step Supreme realm or even the Great Free and Unfettered realm of the Great Zhou.

That broke the tacit understanding and rules of the Supreme Being.

What the patriarch of Qi could do, the supreme regent can do as well, and even do more.

People can come and go freely in the Qi Kingdom's royal palace.

If they really wanted to ambush some low-level martial artists in Qi, they could easily catch them all.

Judging from Li Changqing's calm and collected demeanor as he broke through the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation and left, he probably wouldn't even be afraid of facing two supreme beings from the Qi Kingdom at the same time.

On the contrary, would the two supreme rulers of Qi dare to cause trouble in the Great Zhou?

The carefree swordsman Xie Xiaoyao, and Qi Yufan from the Duke of Qi's mansion. They are both outstanding among the experts at the Supreme Realm.

Encountering just one of them would be enough to give the old patriarch and Master Kongkong a hard time.

They have three Supreme Realm experts who can move freely, plus the Great Zhou Emperor whose strength can reach the peak of the Supreme Realm.

Once these supreme-level experts arrive in the Great Zhou, they are very likely to suffer an unexpected setback.

This is something that not only their supreme ruler cannot accept, but the entire Qi Kingdom cannot accept either.

The patriarch would absolutely not make a move; he only hoped to attract the attention of the three half-step supreme beings in the palace.

Although the opponent's strength was so great that it inspired despair.

Situ Lan had no intention of giving up.

Although both are powerful figures at the Great Freedom Realm, his strength is far inferior to that of the Golden Dragon Hero.

There was no need for either side to fight; he could simply raise the white flag and surrender.

But Situ Lan doesn't need a fair one-on-one fight now; he just needs to hold off his opponent and wait for reinforcements.

When the three half-step supreme experts from the Qi Kingdom appeared, even the Golden Dragon Hero had no choice but to flee in panic.

Situ Lan made up her mind instantly.

Faced with the terrifying golden dragon, he did not confront it head-on, but instead dodged it directly.

"Where to go?"

With Li Changqing's manipulation, the enormous golden dragon instantly changed direction, seemingly intending to completely devour the person in front of it.

Helpless, Situ Lan could only hide behind Xie Feixue.

"I simply don't believe that the Golden Dragon Hero would dare to harm the future Regent's Consort!"

The news of the Regent's marriage alliance with seven families was no secret in the surrounding countries of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Whether it's something I should know or something I shouldn't know, I already know it.

Although the news sounded somewhat absurd to them.

But just thinking about it, Regent Li Changqing is a 17-year-old Supreme Realm expert.

Everything that was unreasonable became reasonable.

There has never been any news of a supreme marriage in history, but that's because there has never been a supreme powerhouse before the age of thirty-five.

Even those under 40 are few and far between.

By the time they become supreme rulers, they will either already have a large number of wives and concubines, or they will be well past the age for arranged marriages.

Who else could become a supreme expert at the age of seventeen, like Li Changqing?

This is unique in the entire history of scorpion stir-fried with chili peppers.

This also meant that the story that happened to Li Changqing was destined to be different from the stories that happened to others.

Situ Lan was absolutely certain that the Golden Dragon Hero would not dare to harm Xie Feixue.

Unexpectedly, the golden dragon did not stop at all and charged towards Xie Feixue and him.

"You're insane! You're a lunatic!"

The Golden Dragon Hero's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are capable of contending with a half-step Supreme Realm expert.

Although Situ Lan was confident in his abilities, he knew he would never be able to win a head-on confrontation with the Golden Dragon Hero.

Having figured this out, Situ Lan immediately fled.

"I'd like to see how you explain killing the Regent's concubine to the Regent."

However, the moment he finished speaking...

The golden dragon, which was about to rush towards Xie Feixue, vanished without a trace in an instant.

Li Changqing appeared in front of the golden dragon.

He struck out with two palms in quick succession, sending the bone whip flying.

Xie Feixue, who had been trapped, was instantly freed.

"Your Highness."

A hero saves the damsel in distress. Nothing special.

Xie Feixue never imagined that she would have such an experience in her life.

It has to be said that people who are rescued in such an environment are more likely to develop a favorable impression of the person in front of them.

Not to mention that the person in front of her was none other than the Supreme Regent Prince Li Changqing, Xie Feixue's future husband.

This positive feeling then developed naturally.

"Are you alright?"

Apart from Xie Feixue, no one else knew Li Changqing's identity.

They thought the person standing in front of them was the Beggar Clan leader, Golden Dragon Hero.

Because of this, Li Changqing's actions were very restrained.

"It was I who caused trouble for Your Highness."

Xie Feixue spoke softly, and with the Supreme Regent present, she didn't need to worry about her voice being overheard.

"It's not that it's causing trouble, just a little inconvenience. Besides, you've actually helped me out."

During his trip to the capital of Qi, Li Changqing only obtained a piece of innate spiritual bone.

This was completely different from what he had imagined.

But given the circumstances, he couldn't stay in the Qi palace to continue his search.

Originally, Li Changqing wanted to find an opportunity later, or exchange Jiang Xiaobai for him.

Unexpectedly, the second spirit bone came to them on its own.

Situ Lan felt a chill run down her spine.

He inexplicably sensed a great danger approaching, but for the moment he couldn't pinpoint its source.

"Am I just imagining things?"

Just as Situ Lan was thinking this, Li Changqing appeared in front of him in a flash.

"Dragon-Capturing Hand!"

The enormous dragon claw gripped Situ Lan's back, seizing the innate spiritual bone on his body.

"No!"

The innate spiritual bone is Situ Lan's most important treasure and the foundation for the rise of the Situ family.

If this were taken away, even if the Situ family didn't completely decline, their fate would definitely not be good.

This is something Situ Lan absolutely does not want to see.

However, at this moment, his words no longer carry weight.

No matter how much he resisted and struggled, the innate spiritual bone hidden behind him was forcibly pulled out by Li Changqing.

Li Changqing's soul strength was just enough to create two external avatars.

Obtaining this spiritual bone would perfectly fulfill his needs.

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