My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

"Thump!"

A deep, muffled heartbeat came from Li Chengqian's chest.

The sound was so loud that it even drowned out the clamor of the battlefield.

Followed by.

"boom--!!!"

A terrifying surge of blood energy, ten or even a hundred times more violent than before, exploded from Li Chengqian's body!

The intense heat of that blood energy even distorted and warped the surrounding space!

No air?

Can't breathe?

Li Chengqian, who was in a berserk state, didn't need to breathe at all!

Stimulated by the Berserk Pill, the cells in his body directly burned their true essence, providing a continuous and terrifying power!

"You old scoundrel!"

Li Chengqian looked up at the sky and let out a roar that was unlike anything in human form.

He pushed off the ground with both legs, and his whole body shot into the sky like a red cannonball!

That's incredibly fast!

So fast that even Wei Zheng's naked eye couldn't catch his afterimage!

"That's impossible!"

Wei Zheng was greatly alarmed and was preparing to use his words to make them come true again.

But it was too late.

Li Chengqian appeared in front of Wei Zheng in an instant.

Those large, iron-like hands grabbed Wei Zheng's shoulders and belt.

Li Chengqian grinned, revealing a wild and ferocious smile.

"You talk too much nonsense!"

"Take this one, judo throw!!!"

With a furious roar, Li Chengqian suddenly exerted force in his waist.

He picked up this top civil official of the Tang Dynasty and was about to smash him hard onto the hard bluestone ground below!

……

at the same time.

On the towering southern city wall of Chang'an.

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and Prince Li Chen of Qin, father and son, are sitting side by side on the battlements.

Old Li was holding a handful of top-grade spirit melon seeds given to him by Li Chen, and he was cracking them open with great relish.

"Click, click."

"Chen'er, which side do you bet on to win?"

Li Shimin spat out the melon seed shells and looked in the direction of Shili Slope with great interest.

Li Chen swung his legs comfortably and said with a smile, "I bet you'll win, big brother."

"Although Old Man Wei's words are incredibly powerful, his old bones can't withstand Big Brother's close-quarters combat. I reckon Old Man Wei's herniated disc is about to rupture."

Li Shimin was initially watching the show with amusement.

But when he saw Li Chengqian swallow the Berserk Pill, rush into the sky, grab Wei Zheng, and prepare to perform an over-the-shoulder throw.

The sunflower seeds in Old Li's hand all fell to the ground with a "clatter".

Holy crap!

Li Shimin's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Is this little brat serious?!"

"If Wei Zheng were to be thrown over his shoulder like that, the entire Censorate of the Tang Dynasty would have to wear mourning clothes tomorrow!"

"stop!"

Li Shimin could no longer sit still.

He suddenly stood up, and a terrifying imperial aura belonging to the "pseudo-divine realm" instantly traversed ten miles of space.

It crashed down over the battlefield!

"Buzz—!"

Time seemed to stand still at this moment in the entire Shilipo area.

Whether it was Li Chengqian, who was preparing to perform an over-the-shoulder throw, or Wei Zheng, who closed his eyes in fear.

Or perhaps it's the Confucian scholars and physical practitioners fighting amongst themselves below.

They were all frozen in place by the overwhelming pressure of the nation's destiny.

A flash of golden light.

Li Shimin and Li Chen appeared on the front lines of the two armies.

"Nonsense!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Li Shimin removed the oppressive force and rescued Wei Zheng from Li Chengqian's clutches.

His face darkened as he angrily rebuked the two men.

"The Crown Prince of the Great Tang Dynasty, a Duke of the current state! Leading thousands of students in a brawl outside the city—what kind of behavior is this?!"

Wei Zheng straightened his disheveled robes, still shaken, but he still stubbornly shouted.

"Your Majesty! It's not that this old minister caused trouble! It's just that these uncouth brutes have disgraced all scholars! They actually used folding fans to hit my student's head!"

Li Chengqian's eyes were still bloodshot from the effects of the medicine, and he was breathing heavily.

"Father! It was that old scoundrel who broke the rules first! He took away our air without warning, almost suffocating my student!"

Both sides have their own version of events, and neither side is willing to concede.

They glared at each other, as if the moment His Majesty left, they would resume their fierce fight.

Looking at this group of scholars and brutes who couldn't stand each other.

Li Chen, standing behind Li Shimin, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at!" Li Shimin glared at Li Chen. "You clean up this mess for me!"

Li Chen slowly walked forward.

He looked at Wei Zheng, then at Li Chengqian.

He shook his head and let out a long sigh.

"Are you two out of your minds?"

As soon as Li Chen opened his mouth, he cursed everyone from both academies.

"Sixteenth brother, what do you mean?" Li Chengqian asked defiantly.

"What do you mean?"

Li Chen crossed his arms and a knowing, mocking smile played on his lips.

"You two are clearly a perfect match made in heaven."

"Why do they have to fight tooth and nail here over who's the rightful heir? Isn't that just plain stupid?"

This statement came out.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"partner?!"

Wei Zheng and Li Chengqian exclaimed in unison, then both showed expressions of utter disgust.

"Who's partnered with this bunch of brutes/hounds!"

"Still not admitting it?"

Li Chen walked between the two armies and spoke loudly.

"Big brother, what are the advantages of your physical cultivation academy?"

"Thick skin and ferocious strength, invincible in close combat!"

"What are the disadvantages? We lack ranged attack capabilities, making us vulnerable to being kited, and easily trapped by formations and laws!"

Li Chen turned his head and looked at Wei Zheng.

"Old Wei, what are the advantages of your Confucian and Taoist Academy?"

"Words become law; one can freely modify the laws of heaven and earth, inflicting various negative status effects on enemies!"

"Disadvantages? They're too fragile! Once an enemy gets close, even a low-level Qi Refining soldier could knock you down with a single punch!"

Li Chen clapped his hands suddenly.

"If that's the case, why don't you join forces?!"

"To put it in the common language I taught you."

Li Chen's gaze was intense, and his voice echoed throughout the entire Shili Slope.

"Confucian cultivators are essentially the mages and control-type support characters of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Body cultivators are the strongest tanks and melee berserkers in the Tang Dynasty!"

"This is the perfect combination of tank and magic attack tactics!"

Upon hearing the words "French-Tank combination," everyone present was taken aback.

Li Chen continued to bewitch him.

"Close your eyes and imagine that scene."

"The two armies faced off, and the bald monks from the Western Buddhist Kingdom charged in."

"Old Wei, you lead several thousand Confucian scholars to stand in the rear, point at the enemy army, and shout: 'Draw a circle on the ground as a prison!' 'Weak and powerless!' 'Break through armor!'"

"Instantly stripping away the enemy's defense and speed!"

"Then!"

Li Chen suddenly pointed at Li Chengqian.

"The eldest brother led several thousand muscular Tyrannosaurus Rex, braving their raging blood and energy, and charged directly into the enemy ranks."

"For those enemies who are unable to move and whose defenses are zero, one punch is all it takes to take them down! Unleash your violent aesthetics to the fullest!"

"Isn't this scene amazing?!"

"Isn't this combat efficiency unbeatable?!"