Chapter 1636: Lo Qiqi's Strength

"Who are you?"

Feeling the immense oppressive force emanating from the spherical pearl, Nangong Yuanfeng's pupils constricted. This person in front of him might not be truly powerful, but the spherical pearl was terrifying. It possessed the miraculous ability to seal space and seemed subtly integrated with the girl, as if they were one. This allowed her to unleash, in an instant, a power that even he held in awe.

"Teacher, she must be the little princess from the Luo Clan!" Remembering something, Nangong Mo quickly said.

"Little princess? Are you Luo Yuxin?" Nangong Yuanfeng clenched his fist. He had long heard that the Luo Clan had a little princess with unparalleled talent, but he hadn't paid much attention since he didn't meet her on their last visit. He never expected her to come all this way to block their path. Could she possibly think her strength was enough to stop them?

"That's right, I am Luo Yuxin, but from today onwards, my name is... Qiqi!" The girl looked at him indifferently. It was none other than Luo Qiqi. Her real name was Yuxin; Qiqi was merely an alias.

"I don't care what your name is. The matter with the Luo Clan is settled. Our skills were inferior; there's nothing more to say. Why are you blocking us here?" Nangong Yuanfeng frowned.

"No particular reason!" Luo Qiqi looked at him with a calm expression. "Let's fight!"

"Fight?" Nangong Yuanfeng was stunned.

"That's right. If you won't make a move, then I will!" With a faint hum, Luo Qiqi made no discernible movement. The spherical pearl in the air vibrated, and her body instantly appeared before a young man, pushing forward.

Blood splattered wildly as the young man was immediately sent flying backward. In the blink of an eye, he was severely injured; it looked like he wouldn't be able to get out of bed for three or four months.

"How dare you..." The other three young men, surprised by her sudden move before they could even finish speaking, turned ashen and attacked in unison. Power surged crisscrossing, and auras shot skyward. Tremendous force enveloped the girl.

"No..." Seeing the students' power radiating and unleashing their strongest combat abilities, Nangong Yuanfeng felt no comfort. Instead, his pupils constricted, and he urgently roared. However, it was already too late.

Bang! Bang! Bang! With three consecutive sounds, the three young men had been struck by her moves at some point. Like the first, they lay on the ground, severely wounded, unable to get out of bed for several months.

"You..." Nangong Yuanfeng was about to explode. He quickly looked over, his eyes filled with cold killing intent. "What do you want?"

"Nothing much. Just make your move!" Too lazy to waste words with him, Luo Qiqi lifted her foot and walked forward.

Her movements weren't fast, like a leisurely stroll, yet each step covered hundreds of meters. Before he could even clearly see, she was already in front of Nangong Yuanfeng.

He hadn't expected that, aided by the spherical pearl in the air, her comprehension of space was even stronger than his. Nangong Yuanfeng's scalp tingled. Without further thought, he flipped his palm, unleashing the extremely powerful force within his body.

His aura surged, and power flowed like a dragon. As expected of a powerful expert from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers, a descendant of Ancient Sage Zirong. When he fought Zhang Xuan, he had suppressed his cultivation, making many martial arts techniques difficult to use. Now, operating at full power, the surrounding sky seemed to shatter, light was drawn away, and it became completely dark. Moreover, the air itself seemed to be sucked out, creating a vacuum.

"Still!" With an unchanged expression, Luo Qiqi continued forward, gently pointing her finger ahead.

Whoosh! The surging air currents instantly stilled in mid-air. Nangong Yuanfeng's palm force, too, seemed to be sculpted into the air, utterly unmovable.

Luo Qiqi flicked her finger. Nangong Yuanfeng was violently sent flying backward. While still in the air, blood gushed from his mouth, and his face turned deathly pale. With just one strike, he knew he had sustained extremely severe injuries. Although not as grave as his students', it would still take him a considerable amount of time to recover.

With horror in his eyes, he looked ahead and saw the girl slowly walking into the distance, suspended in mid-air, her clothes fluttering, like a celestial maiden.

Suddenly, she stopped, her head still facing forward, leaving only her back visible. "Although the Luo Clan may not compare to the descendants of the Hundred Schools, we are not to be bullied! Next time you wish to challenge us... I, Luo Qiqi, will be ready!"

After speaking, a rift appeared in space. With a light step, the girl vanished from the spot.

"Terrifying. How can there be such a powerful person on the Master Teacher Continent, beneath the Ancient Sages?" Seeing her depart, Nangong Yuanfeng finally let out a sigh of relief. He quickly gave each of his students a pill, then couldn't help but exclaim.

With the imminent opening of the Temple of Confucius, and the stirring of space, they had returned, believing their strength would easily crush various clans and major powers, forcing them into submission. They never dreamed that even a minor Luo Clan would be this powerful! Crucially... this girl was not even twenty years old! To possess such talent before twenty, she could rival those peerless prodigies from the Grand Confucian Hall!

"Luo Tianya, Luo Qiqi... it seems the Master Teacher Continent isn't as weak as we thought..." He took a deep breath, his gaze solemn.

"Teacher, what should we do next?" After a long while, one of the young men recovered some of his energy and was able to speak. "Are we still going to the Zhang Clan?"

"We definitely have to go! There's no avoiding it. However, we certainly can't do it alone!" Nangong Yuanfeng's eyebrows furrowed. In their current state, even if they fully recovered from their injuries, it would require significant effort and time. What if the Zhang Clan also had formidable individuals? They might genuinely go and never return.

"Teacher means..." The young man was momentarily stunned.

"Send a message to Teacher Zhenqing. Hasn't he always wanted to contend with me? Let him make a move; our chances will be much better... We couldn't get the Heavenly Talisman from the Luo Clan, but we *must* obtain the one from the Zhang Clan!" Nangong Yuanfeng raised an eyebrow and snorted.

"Alright, I'll send a message to Teacher Zhenqing right away..." Hearing this, the young man nodded hastily. The Teacher Zhenqing his master referred to was Tantai Zhenqing. He was a descendant of Ancient Sage Ziyu, and his rank and status in the Grand Confucian Hall were higher than Nangong Yuanfeng's. If he were to act, perhaps the current situation could change, preventing the Hundred Schools of Philosophers from being so passive.

"Yes, quickly recuperate and adjust yourselves. Try to recover somewhat before Zhenqing and the others arrive, so he doesn't mock us..." Nangong Yuanfeng nodded, then fell silent, closing his eyes to dissolve the medicine's effects and recover from his injuries.

The other students also dared not speak much, quickly adjusting their strength. They had initially thought it would be easy to make the Luo Clan submit upon arriving here. They never dreamed they would suffer such a massive loss. This world, indeed, was not as simple as they imagined... It was full of hidden talents!