Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

On the other side, when Lucci saw Shen Qing appear in the space not far away, a look of relief appeared in his eyes. From the distance Shen Qing moved in the subspace, he could feel that the other party's strength was very weak. If that was the case, the other party would not be able to escape his grasp at all. After all, it was extremely tiring to use the Door-Door Fruit's ability. With the other party's strength, he did not think that the other party could use it a few times.

Lucci immediately used Armament Haki and physical skills to withstand the old sword god's attacks and quickly approached Shen Qing, intending to wear down his opponent's stamina as soon as possible.

Facing Lucci, the old swordsman was quite frustrated. Not only was Lucci incredibly tough, but his reaction speed was also extremely fast. If he attacked with all his might, Lucci would dodge; and if his attacks weakened, Lucci would simply ignore him. Crucially, Lucci had no martial ethics whatsoever, focusing solely on pursuing Shen Qing, leaving the old swordsman helpless. Meanwhile, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng, despite possessing the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, had limited power due to the suppression of its laws in the Snow World. Furthermore, there was a significant gap in strength between Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and Lucci, the old swordsman, and others. In the face of their battle, she could only play a supporting role at best.

Meanwhile, Shen Qing, watching the old sword god and Lucci fiercely fighting, said with a solemn expression, "We can't let them fight any longer. We have to think of a way, otherwise the old senior will surely be defeated."

Faced with Lucci's relentless attacks, the old swordsman did not fall behind in the short term, and even had the upper hand in terms of attack. However, under such intense fighting, the old swordsman's breathing quickly became disordered, and his internal energy was consumed extremely rapidly. He would probably run out of energy before long. On the other hand, Lucci, facing such a battle, only had his breathing become slightly heavier, as if he had only done a brief warm-up.

A comparison reveals a stark difference. For instance, the Old Sword God, who could pierce 2,600 armored soldiers with a single sword strike in half an hour on the banks of the Guangling River, and if he fought to the death, could likely take tens of thousands with him. Ultimately, he wouldn't last more than two hours. Without Xu Fengnian's threat, the Old Sword God would simply die from exhaustion. If it were Lu Qi, he could fight such a battle for at least two days and two nights, at which point the entire fortune of the King of Guangling would be wiped out.

So, after realizing the unfavorable situation in the battle, Shen Qing thought to himself, "What should I do? Will asking Zhao Kai for help solve the problem?"

Just then, some martial artists living in the city, having witnessed the fight between the old sword god and Lucci, rushed over to watch the spectacle.

"My God, the leopard has come to life..."

"A monster? How could it be a monster..."

Upon seeing Lu Qi's appearance, these martial arts practitioners reacted in the same way as the terrified soldiers, except that they were much braver than the soldiers, and although they were surprised, they were not scared away.

"Right, martial artists." Shen Qing's eyes lit up when he saw these martial artists, and he had a plan in mind.

He originally planned to seek help from Zhao Kai, but after seeing the fight just now, he couldn't help but wonder if going to Zhao Kai would really solve Lu Qi's problem.

Although Han Shengxuan was one of the three great demons of the Spring and Autumn Period, the human-cat was still a level below the old sword god. Even with Han Shengxuan's help, Shen Qing did not believe that they could completely stop Lu Qi's attack by joining forces.

Lucci is no ordinary character. If it weren't for the poor quality of his Devil Fruit, he would definitely be an Admiral-level fighter right now. Once his Haki skills improve, he will surely become a CP0 member on par with an Admiral. Even now, Lucci possesses Admiral-level strength. Such a character, coupled with his superhuman regenerative abilities, is simply not someone that can be defeated by ordinary people.

While Shen Qing was pondering, several daring martial artists, seeing Lu Qi and the old sword god locked in combat, decided to launch a sneak attack from behind to see if they could injure the monster and make a name for themselves. After all, the bold get rich while the timid starve, and such an opportunity to fight a monster was rare and hard to come by.

However, these opportunists quickly paid a heavy price with their lives. Before they even got close to Lucci, he sensed them with his Observation Haki and kicked them with a Tempest Kick. The next second, the vacuum slash generated by the Tempest Kick instantly cut them in two, and the aftershocks continued to slash at the surrounding buildings until they destroyed the roadside structures before exhausting their power.

The martial artists who had been lurking around were all startled when they saw Lu Qi easily kill those who wanted to ambush them. They quickly moved back and dared not move forward.

"We can't let the fighting continue in the city, otherwise the damage will be too great." Shen Qing looked at the houses damaged by the fight between the old sword god and Lucci and was secretly shocked. In just a short time, most of the street had been destroyed by the fight between the two, dozens of houses and buildings had been destroyed, and even dozens of innocent civilians had been affected.

As a top-notch agent, Lucci is not a soft-hearted person. Over the years, while carrying out missions for the World Government, countless innocent civilians have been killed by him.

"We must lure Lu Qi out of the city, otherwise, if we let them continue fighting, the entire Kuaiji City will be destroyed." Shen Qing quickly made a plan: Lu Qi must be lured out of the city. He couldn't be allowed to wreak havoc inside. Only by luring Lu Qi out could the losses inside the city be minimized. Moreover, Shen Qing had other plans for luring Lu Qi out.

Outside Kuaiji City, there was a military camp built by the Yue King's Palace.

The peaceful martial arts camp was soon shattered by the alarm horns sounded by the guards on the city walls.

The fighting inside the city, spread by the routed soldiers, quickly attracted the attention of the city's defenders. Upon learning that a monster had appeared in the city, the defenders immediately sounded the alarm horn, alerting the entire city.

"An alarm has been sounded from the city wall. What exactly is going on?"

"Could it be a barbarian invasion?" "Could it be that the garrison accidentally blew the horn? But that's impossible; spreading false information is a capital offense."

Soon, countless martial artists in the camp were awakened from their sleep. After dressing, they discussed the matter with their friends in the camp.

Among them were Wu Liuding, Wen Hua, Hong Biao, and others. They wanted to know what had happened in the city that prompted the garrison to issue a warning in the middle of the night.

Wu Liuding and Wen Hua chose to rest in the martial arts camp instead of paying for an inn in the city because they were short of money and didn't care much about etiquette. Hong Biao, on the other hand, was assigned to the martial arts camp by Shen Qing to serve a certain surveillance role and prevent any unexpected situations from occurring within the camp.

Meanwhile, in another camp, Huang Qing, the sword master of Northern Mang, was also secretly speculating. He had originally only planned to observe Zhao Kai before leaving Yuezhou, but since the martial arts examination was being held, he decided to participate in the examination in secret to find out the reasons behind it so that he could report back to the Taiping Ling after returning.