Chapter 91: Young Master Chen Was Only Giving a Reminder

Chen Changsheng was completely baffled. “Old Demon, I still do not quite understand.”

Chen Die'er was blinking her bright eyes as well, her exquisitely delicate little face full of confusion.

The Blood Demon Patriarch went on, “Each blossom of the ring-flower tree stands for a year. When one such blossom falls, Donggong Qianxue grows one year older. And when every blossom on that tree has fallen, Donggong Qianxue will be irreversibly aged to death.”

Chen Changsheng drew in a sharp breath.

So the peach blossoms on Huawuhen’s tree could silently wear a person down, aging them to death little by little.

Too vicious.

By now, more than ten blossoms had already withered from that tree. In other words, Donggong Qianxue had already aged by more than ten years.

Yet in the midst of her wild battle, she might still not have noticed, because her body showed no outward change at all.

Most crucial of all, the killing power of Huawuhen’s ring-flower tree was far too unexpected.

Who would have thought that when a peach blossom withered, Donggong Qianxue would quietly grow one year older?

“Princess, watch the peach tree in Huawuhen’s hand. That is a ring-flower tree. One blossom means one ring of time. When one ring-flower blossom falls, you lose one ring of time.”

Chen Changsheng stood up from the ice staircase and shouted toward Donggong Qianxue at the center of the icy battle platform.

Huawuhen’s ring-flower tree was far too sinister. If Donggong Qianxue let her guard down, she really could suffer a disastrous defeat at his hands. At this moment, he could no longer concern himself with being a mere mortal. After all, he had the Blood Demon Patriarch as a super bodyguard.

He feared nothing.

As soon as his words fell, the entire arena plunged into sudden silence.

Countless gazes, astonished and bewildered in equal measure, turned toward Chen Changsheng.

At the center of the icy battle platform, Donggong Qianxue’s enormous divine phoenix form trembled violently, and she looked toward Chen Changsheng in shock.

Earlier she had paid no attention at all to the peach tree in Huawuhen’s hand. Only now did she understand that it was a ring-flower tree, and that every blossom that fell would cause her to age one year in silence.

Indeed, Young Master Chen had long since grasped the workings of this Feast of Splendor. She was merely one of his pieces, and now he had directly spoken up to warn her.

She carefully sensed her body and discovered that she really had aged by more than ten years.

She drew in a faint breath.

Huawuhen’s ring-flower tree was truly terrifying beyond measure. It had already stolen more than a decade of her life without a sound.

Even in midair, Tan Tai Wushuang, seated upon the snow-white strange beast, was now gazing down at Chen Changsheng with some alarm. Until this moment, even she had not seen through the secret of Huawuhen’s peach tree.

Yet now it had been exposed at a single stroke by this Young Master Chen.

What sort of man was this Young Master Chen, that his vision could even surpass hers?

Huawuhen, whose ring-flower tree had been laid bare by a single sentence, shuddered violently. He glared furiously at Chen Changsheng on the ice staircase, and in those dark, ruthless eyes, a trace of killing intent clearly surged forth.

This Young Master Chen was doomed.

“Fairy Tan Tai, this Young Master Chen is not one of those taking part in the trial, yet he has spoken out to disrupt it. That is a violation of the rules!”

In the area belonging to the Holy Kingdom of Bigudan, a middle-aged man suddenly stood up. After glaring viciously at Chen Changsheng, he raised his head and shouted loudly to Tan Tai Wushuang.

This middle-aged man was the emperor of the Holy Kingdom of Bigudan. His name was Huamanlou.

The ring-flower tree was the supreme treasure guarding the nation of the Holy Kingdom of Bigudan. This time, for the sake of the Feast of Splendor, he had even allowed Huawuhen to bring that sacred treasure here in person, which showed how determined they were to seize this single quota for entering the sacred domain.

And yet, Chen Changsheng had now exposed the secret of the ring-flower tree with a single glance. Huamanlou wanted nothing more than to strangle him to death with his bare hands.

“That is right, Fairy Tan Tai. This Young Master Chen has already seriously broken the rules!”

“Fairy Tan Tai, you already said just now that anyone who disrupts this Feast of Splendor will be killed without mercy!”

“...”

The other experts from the Holy Kingdom of Bigudan beside Huamanlou also shouted in unison.

Up in the air, Tan Tai Wushuang remained seated on the back of the snow-white strange beast, her peerless face calm and unruffled.

She glanced at Chen Changsheng once more, then shook her head and said lightly, “Young Master Chen merely issued a reminder. That does not count as disruption.”

Huamanlou and the many experts from the Holy Kingdom of Bigudan all had their breathing catch in their throats.

Damn it.

At the center of the icy battle platform, Huawuhen’s mouth twitched violently several times, and he ground his teeth so hard they nearly cracked.

He must die.

Donggong Qianxue and that Young Master Chen both had to die.

Die, die, die, die, die.

Hatred surged through him like a tidal wave, and he nearly burst apart on the spot.

Then Huawuhen drew in a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turmoil in his heart. He said to Shi Gao and Mo Shui, “Now that everyone here knows my peach tree is a ring-flower tree, what happens next depends on the two of you.

“So long as you can keep Donggong Qianxue trapped, then when every blossom on this tree has fallen, her life will end. There is no power in all heaven and earth that can reverse it for her.”

As his words fell, he madly urged the profound energy within his body, sending it through his arm and into the ring-flower tree.

At once, the rate at which the ring-flower blossoms withered increased by several degrees.

One blossom.

Two blossoms.

Three blossoms...

Rumble.

The eight golden banners unleashed by Prince Mo Shui of the Jade Magnolia Holy Kingdom continued to rustle and roar, sealing Donggong Qianxue within them.

Instant Eternity was exceedingly fearsome, containing a powerful law of time that could alter the flow of time itself. And Huawuhen’s ring-flower blossoms could continuously strip away Donggong Qianxue’s lifespan.

The coordination between those two was virtually flawless.

And beyond that, they still had Prince Shi Gao of the Endless Victory Holy Kingdom.

Boom.

Under Shi Gao’s control, the massive stone tower, a full hundred meters in diameter, once again came crashing down upon Donggong Qianxue, bearing with it heaven-toppling pressure.

Donggong Qianxue sprang away at her utmost speed.

Of course, within the sealed range of the eight golden banners, no matter how fast she moved, she still seemed painfully slow.

Fortunately, everything within the area sealed by the eight golden banners became greatly slowed, and the enormous stone tower Shi Gao sent out was no exception.

Otherwise, Donggong Qianxue would truly have been in dire straits.

Boom.

Donggong Qianxue evaded the suppression of the giant stone tower once again. It slammed into the ice battle platform and shook the entire stage violently.

“I must end this battle as quickly as possible.”

Donggong Qianxue took a light breath.

“Shi Gao’s stone tower can hardly pose any real threat to me; at most it creates some interference. The true danger comes from Huawuhen and Mo Shui.

“Mo Shui’s eight golden banners have restricted my speed. It is almost impossible to kill Huawuhen right now. Then first I will strike down Shi Gao or Mo Shui.”