Whoosh—
But soon, a figure flew onto the Combat Platform. It was Qin Shu.
"Qin Shu? What is he doing?"
Seeing Qin Shu, everyone was confused.
Though Qin Shu was also a genius, he was inferior to Qin Xuan.
Xian Miaomiao had already demonstrated cultivation at the Fifth Grade Half God level.
Did Qin Shu really dare challenge her?
Just as everyone was puzzled, a wave of oppressive pressure swept across the area as Qin Shu revealed his cultivation.
His cultivation had already reached the Fifth Grade Half God level.
"Fifth Grade Half God? No wonder!!!"
Those who had entered the trial ground later already knew that Qin Shu had achieved an impressive tenth place in this trial.
Though it was only tenth place, who were the people ranked ahead of him?
Jie Baobao of the Seven Realms Holy Mansion, Ling Xiao, Xianhai Shaoyu, and others.
So Qin Shu's ranking carried tremendous weight.
And now this Fifth Grade Half God cultivation proved that he was the real deal.
Boom—
Before long, Qin Shu's aura shifted. His cultivation rose from the Fifth Grade Half God to the Sixth Grade Half God.
Immediately after, his aura changed again — he had advanced from the Sixth Grade Half God to the Seventh Grade Half God.
"Fifth Grade Half God, raising his cultivation by two full grades. If not for Qin Xuan, this Qin Shu might well have had a chance at claiming the title of the Azure Sky Immortal Sect's strongest disciple of this generation."
With Qin Shu displaying his full strength, even those who hadn't understood him before looked at him in a new light.
But only Xian Miaomiao gazed at Qin Shu as though watching a clown.
However, Qin Shu clearly hadn't noticed this. Instead, he strode forward two steps with a smug expression and bowed.
"This humble one is Qin Shu. I would very much like to test my skills against you, miss."
"But a simple match is rather boring."
"Why don't we make a wager?" Qin Shu asked.
"What wager?" Xian Miaomiao asked.
"If I win, you marry me," Qin Shu said.
"And if you lose?" Xian Miaomiao asked.
Qin Shu's mouth split into a wide, shameless grin: "If I lose, then I'll marry you instead."
The moment those words left his mouth, bursts of laughter erupted from the Azure Sky Immortal Sect's side.
This was no wager — it was outright harassment of Xian Miaomiao.
Harassment, plain and simple.
If it weren't Xian Miaomiao but Xianhai Yu'er instead, would he dare?
He absolutely would not.
Put simply, even though Xian Miaomiao's strength was right there for all to see, simply being from the Nine Souls Heavenly River meant she couldn't earn true respect.
"You're not exactly young anymore. Do you not understand that one should take responsibility for the words one speaks?" Xian Miaomiao asked.
"Rest assured, miss — I, Qin Shu, will absolutely take responsibility for you."
As he said this, not only did he wear a lewd smile, he even licked his lips. It was utterly disgusting.
Blargh—
But in the very next instant, his mouth gaped open and he couldn't even speak.
It was Xian Miaomiao. At some point she had appeared right in front of Qin Shu and delivered a kick straight to his abdomen.
And this kick hurt so much that Qin Shu's face twisted in agony.
The kick sent Qin Shu flying to the corner of the Combat Platform, but Xian Miaomiao arrived at his side in the blink of an eye.
The moment she appeared, a green dagger materialized in her hand, and she swung it straight at Qin Shu's mouth.
She intended to shut him up for good.
Clang—
But just as the strike was about to land on Qin Shu, a sword suddenly appeared and deflected Xian Miaomiao's dagger.
Everything had happened too fast. Only now could everyone properly see what was going on.
Qin Shu lay on the ground in agony, and standing before him was a man who had blocked Xian Miaomiao's blow with his sword.