Xi Qianye had never practiced the Frost Sword Dance before, but with his eyesight and knowledge, he only needed to see it once to understand the sword technique in his heart.
When he performed it, the sky was filled with flowing light, and the sword rain was like frost. A layer of ice instantly condensed on the ground, reflecting the world.
Frost flowers slowly fell from the sky. It was beautiful, and the entire manor seemed to have entered the mythical world of ice and snow.
"What a beautiful sword art. Frost flowers fall, sword qi rain. Has he already practiced the Frost Sword Dance to perfection?!"
Princess Qianxun was extremely surprised. She subconsciously stood up from her seat.
"How is this possible? He's only in the Mortal Realm. How can he practice the Frost Sword Dance to perfection?
Even among the Spirit Realm cultivators, there aren't many who have this ability. "
Chen Binran couldn't believe it. It was definitely not easy to practice a sword art to perfection. Moreover, the Frost Sword Dance was famous for being difficult to practice. Even if he performed the Frost Sword Dance, he wouldn't be able to reach such a level.
Frost flowers kept falling. It was incomparably beautiful. However, the more beautiful something was, the more dangerous it was. Every frost flower was a sword qi, and every frost flower released a dazzling brilliance.
A gentle breeze blew. Groups of frost flowers fluttered in the wind and swarmed towards Su Zhichen. It was like a tide of flowers, but it was full of killing intent.
Su Zhichen tightly held the longsword in his hand and looked at the sky full of flowers in disbelief. It was as beautiful as a fairyland, but he wasn't in the mood to appreciate it. His entire body was as tense as a rock.
Standing in the middle of the sea of flowers, no one could sense the killing intent coming from all directions more clearly than him.
He knew that if he wasn't careful, he might die in this beautiful rain of flowers.
"Impossible. I don't believe it."
Su Zhichen definitely didn't believe that a piece of trash like Xi Qianye could pose a fatal threat to him. He was the real genius of the Warspear Academy. Xi Qianye was just a piece of trash.
With a long roar, Su Zhichen circulated the energy in his body to the extreme and displayed the Lightning Sword Technique that he was most adept at. The sword flew over like a bolt of lightning, upright and bright, with a force of a thousand catties.
However, when his Lightning Sword Art encountered the frost flower sea, it was as if he was the delicate and weak flower and was instantly destroyed.
The sea of flowers in the sky was like an indestructible Sword Qi that was unstoppable.
Ding!
The sword in Su Zhichen's hand was knocked away by a flower petal. Immediately after, his entire body was knocked away by the flower petal. One after another, the frost flowers hit his body.
In an instant, dozens of bloody holes appeared on Su Zhi Chen's body as he fell to the ground.
The manor was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
The number one genius of the Warspear Academy's Mortal Realm class was defeated by an unknown teenager in one move.
Su Zhichen was a genius who had cultivated to the ninth level of the Mortal Realm, an existence who could fight against a Spirit Realm cultivator in the Mortal Realm. How could such a person be defeated so miserably?
Moreover, everyone present could see that the youth named Xi Qianye was also in the Mortal Realm. He didn't suppress Su Zhichen in terms of cultivation at all.
"Who is that youth? How come I've never heard of such a person in the Warspear Academy?"
"I know him. He's Xi Qianye, the number one trash of the Warspear Academy." A Warspear Academy student looked at Xi Qianye with a complicated gaze.
"What!
Number one trash?
Are you kidding? "
"If he's the number one trash, then what are the others? There aren't many people in the Warspear Academy's Mortal Realm class who are stronger than him."
"That was before.
Now, even I don't understand it. "
At the main table in the center, Chen Binran played with the jade glazed cup in his hand with a gloomy expression.
Ma Rongfa was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe that this was the Xi Qianye he knew?
"What a Frosty Sword Dance. It's unparalleled when performed by this young master."
Princess Qianxun praised generously in front of everyone. She looked at Xi Qianye curiously. She had seen many Frosty Sword Dances, but this was the most beautiful one she had ever seen.
Clang!
The longsword returned to its scabbard. From the moment Xi Qianye pulled out the sword to the moment it returned to its holder, only one breath had passed. However, Su Zhichen was already lying on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
Xi Qianye didn't kill him. He only injured him. After all, he had openly killed someone at Princess Qianxun's birthday banquet. If someone deliberately targeted him, he wouldn't be able to walk out of this manor alive.
With his current cultivation, he didn't have the ability to act recklessly.
"Princess Qianxun's birthday banquet is an auspicious occasion. There shouldn't be any fights. I'm sorry for disturbing you. Goodbye."
Xi Qianye bowed slightly and walked toward the door. He wasn't interested in the birthday banquet. He was only here to fulfill a wish he had when he was young.
No one expected that Xi Qianye would turn around and leave right after receiving Princess Qianxun's praise.
"This person doesn't know the ways of the world. Not only did he not care about Princess Qianxun's reputation, but he also wasted such a good opportunity to get close to the princess.
People like him won't be able to achieve much in the future. "
"That's right. If it were me, I would definitely use this opportunity to get into the princess' good books. Once I get the princess' approval and nurture, I won't have to worry about my future."
"What a pity. I wanted to be friends with him, but it's better not to know such a stubborn person."
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Princess Qianxun also started. She hadn't expected Xi Qianye to leave just like that. As the host, she didn't know what to say.
"Group leader, this person's potential is mediocre. He's never been well-liked in the Warspear Academy. Although he defeated Su Zhichen, he's five years older than Su Zhichen. If Su Zhichen was his age, he would've defeated Xi Qianye with no effort at all.
He's only in the mortal realm at the age of twenty. What kind of future can he have? "
Chen Binran said faintly with disdain in his eyes.
Many people agreed with Chen Binran's words.
It was true that reaching the mortal realm at the age of twenty meant that one's potential was mediocre. Many geniuses were at least at the sixth level of the spirit realm at the age of twenty. There were even a few stunning geniuses who'd reached the ancestor realm before the age of twenty.
The age of twelve to twenty was the golden age for cultivation. Su Zhichen had just begun, while Xi Qianye was nearing the end.
In terms of potential, Xi Qianye and Su Zhichen weren't on the same level at all.
"However, although this person has no potential, what do you take the princess for if you let him leave just like that?"
A cold light flashed in Chen Binran's eyes as he said coldly, "Xi Qianye, stop right there. Do you think you can come and go as you please at the princess' birthday banquet? How dare you disrespect the princess? Do you know what punishment you deserve?"
It was obvious that Chen Binran had no intention of letting Xi Qianye off the hook. He was going to use this as an excuse to make a fuss.
Xi Qianye paused for a moment and glanced at Chen Binran with an expressionless face. "Shouting and shouting at the princess' birthday banquet and usurping the host's position. How should you be punished?"
"You're courting death …" Chen Binran shot to his feet and exuded a powerful aura. He was going to personally capture Xi Qianye.
Who was he?
He was an abandoned member of the Xi family who hadn't been valued at all. How dare he speak to him like this?
Who didn't know how to show respect?
However, as soon as he took a step forward, he was stopped by Ma Rongfa who scoffed. "Chen Binran, you're getting more and more impressive. Her Highness and the seventeenth prince haven't even spoken and you're already giving orders. Who do you think you are?"
"Moreover, Xi Qianye is my guest. There's no rule that says a guest can't leave halfway through the banquet, right?"
Ma Rongfa was speechless. It was Xi Qianye who wanted to meet Princess Qianyun, that was why he went through so much trouble to get him an invitation.
In the end, Chen Binran just turned around and left.
"That's enough. You're a guest. You can stay or leave as you please."
Princess Qianyun waved her hand. She could tell that Chen Binran was purposely making things difficult for Xi Qianye. He was pretending to take revenge.
As the host, she couldn't make things difficult for a guest who came to congratulate her even though Xi Qianye's attitude did annoy her.
The seventeenth prince waved the fan in his hand with great interest. As the person with the highest status at the banquet, he didn't say a word.
"Your Highness is magnanimous and doesn't lower yourself to the same level as a rude person. Binran admires you.
However, since you're a guest, it's too hypocritical of you not to give a gift. What do you think, Xi Qianye? "
Chen Binran looked at Xi Qianye mockingly. He naturally knew what kind of person Xi Qianye was. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was poor. How could he possibly give a gift?
He knew this, so he went to the emcee of the Princess' residence to check if Xi Qianye's name was on the gift list. As expected, there wasn't one.
Everyone looked at Xi Qianye with a strange expression when they heard that.
He actually came to the princess's birthday banquet without bringing a gift. Even if it was the birthday banquet of an ordinary friend, not to mention a big shot like the princess, one would definitely prepare a gift. This was the most basic etiquette.
"You said that you're a guest at the Princess' residence, but why do I feel like you're more like a swindler who's here to cheat?"
Chen Binran had no intention of bypassing Xi Qianye. He checked the gift list so that he could embarrass Xi Qianye at the Princess' birthday banquet. He wanted Meng Yuxuan to see how bad her ex-boyfriend was.
Even if Su Zhichen's incident didn't happen, Chen Binran would still find an excuse to make things difficult for Xi Qianye.
"That's enough, Chen Binran. Xi Qianye came with me. His gift will naturally be counted as mine."
Ma Rongfa felt helpless. He really didn't think about the gift. It wasn't a big deal, but Chen Binran used it against him.