Joy of Life: Me, the Second Prince? Summon Yuan Tiangang!

With Yuan Tiangang's hoarse and cold "Your Highness, please," the air in the entire Taiping Villa seemed to be sucked out.

Li Chengze didn't speak again. He simply lowered his eyes slightly and casually reached his hands out from the wide sleeves of his purple robe.

The next moment, he took a step forward.

It was just an ordinary step, like strolling leisurely in one's own backyard, but when his Cloud Boots landed on the broken glazed tiles, they made no sound. The once incredibly hard glazed tile instantly turned into extremely fine dust, which drifted away in the wind.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable terrifying aura erupted from Li Chengze's seemingly frail body, like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years!

"Buzz—!"

A dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from Li Chengze's body.

This golden light was completely different from the domineering, blazing golden true energy emanating from Emperor Qing, which seemed to incinerate everything in the world.

The golden light emanating from Li Chengze was profound, heavy, and pure to the extreme. It did not carry the slightest hint of violence or destruction, but rather exuded an absolute majesty that was above all things in heaven and earth and impervious to all laws!

Golden Heavenly Gang Inner Force flowed across Li Chengze's body, quickly condensing into a golden protective shield that was almost tangible.

As soon as the protective aura was formed, it began to expand outwards with overwhelming force.

"Boom!"

Two terrifying forces, both golden in color but representing two completely different martial arts wills, collided in the sky above Taiping Villa without any fancy moves!

There were no special techniques involved; it was merely a clash of auras and domains!

In an instant, the earth shook!

Centered on Li Chengze and Emperor Qing, the space within a hundred feet radius seemed to be distorted by the force of the collision.

The torrential rain, upon approaching this area, was instantly evaporated into white water vapor by the terrifying heat and true energy, and then torn into nothingness by the violent airflow.

The already riddled ground of Taiping Villa was now as if struck by a magnitude 10 earthquake; soil churned, bluestone shattered, and deep, bottomless ravines spread out in all directions like a spiderweb. The small lake not far away was forced back several feet by this invisible pressure, revealing a muddy bottom!

Evenly matched!

A perfect match!

Li Chengze's golden internal energy, which originated from the Tiangang Technique, did not yield at all to Emperor Qing's powerful and domineering true energy, which was known as the best in the world and had been established after the fall of the dynasty. Instead, it showed signs of standing up to him and even dividing the country.

This scene was like a heavy hammer blow, striking the hearts of everyone present.

"This...how is this possible?!"

Collapsed at the edge of the ruins, Hong Siyang was no longer concerned about his injuries. His old eyes were fixed on the purple figure shrouded in golden energy in mid-air, and his whole body was trembling uncontrollably.

As the shadow of the palace, and Emperor Qing's most loyal servant, Hong Siyang knew better than anyone how terrifying His Majesty's domineering true energy was. That was the realm of a Grandmaster, a divine power that transcended the limits of mortals! He once thought that in this world, apart from the other three Grandmasters, no one could stand before His Majesty.

But now, what does he see?

The Second Prince has unleashed a terrifying true energy that is in no way inferior to His Majesty's!

"Grandmaster... The Second Prince is actually a Grandmaster?!" Hong Si's lips trembled. He felt his understanding of the past few decades collapse in an instant. A Grandmaster in his early twenties? This was more absurd than a fairy tale!

In the mud pit not far away, Ku He's laughter had completely stopped.

Ku He turned to look at Si Gu Jian, who was equally stunned, and shook his head bitterly: "Old blind man, today, we've completely become a joke."

Si Gu Jian ignored Ku He's sigh; his beast-like eyes were fixed on the golden aura flowing around Li Chengze.

As a pure swordsman, Si Gu Jian has the most acute sense of aura.

"No sword intent, no saber aura, no sharpness of any weapon..." Si Gu Jian coughed up blood, his voice hoarse as if two pieces of sandpaper were rubbing together, "But his body, every inch of his meridians, the true energy flowing within him, is itself the most terrifying weapon in this world. This kid is walking a completely different path from us. We go to comprehend the world, to borrow from the world, but he... he created a world entirely within his own body!"

Si Gu Jian let out a bitter laugh: "The royal family of Nanqing is truly a den of monsters!"

At this moment, the most shocked person was none other than Emperor Qing, who was facing Li Chengze directly!

Emperor Qing stood still, but his broad shoulders tensed slightly. For the first time, the composure of complete control vanished from his deep, abyss-like eyes, replaced by intense shock, doubt, and a barely perceptible... apprehension.

"Grandmaster..."

"You've been hiding it well, Chengze." Emperor Qing spoke slowly, his voice still clearly reaching Li Chengze's ears despite the clash of their true energies.

"Father, you flatter me." Li Chengze stood on the roof, a lazy smile still on his lips. "If I hadn't hidden myself so well, this whetstone of mine would probably have been shattered into pieces by Father's blade long ago."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Emperor Qing uttered three "good"s in succession, and the shock in his eyes was gradually replaced by a fervent fighting spirit.

"Today, I'll see just how powerful your trump card, which you've been holding back for twenty years, really is!"

Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Qing made his move!

Without using any lightness skill, Emperor Qing simply took a step forward, but he instantly covered a distance of more than ten zhang and appeared directly in front of Li Chengze!

"boom!"

Emperor Qing raised his hand and threw a punch.

This punch, though nameless, contained the domineering true energy cultivated by Emperor Qing throughout his life, and his supreme imperial will to rule the world and ensure that those who obey him prosper and those who defy him perish!

The fist whistled, and golden true energy condensed on the fist into a huge golden dragon head, which opened its blood-red maw and smashed down on Li Chengze with an aura of destruction!

The fist of the kingly way cannot be avoided!

However, facing this terrifying punch that was enough to instantly kill a ninth-rank master and severely injure a grandmaster, Li Chengze showed no intention of dodging.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his previously languid expression instantly turned icy cold.

"Celestial Spirits, Gather!"

Li Chengze let out a low shout, raised his right hand suddenly, his five fingers forming a palm, and slammed it hard against Emperor Qing's fist!

Golden Heavenly Gang Inner Force gathered wildly in his palm, transforming into a dazzling golden sun!

"Bang--!!!"

Fist and palm strike!

I'm currently reading Chapter 173, "Emperor Qing's Astonishment," and I'm completely engrossed in it.