Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

As the atmosphere became tense, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng quietly stood to Shen Qing's left front, ready to make a move at any moment.

"Brother Shen, will a fight break out?" Zhao Kai placed the golden-armored figure in front of him for defense and asked Shen Qing in a serious tone.

"Brother Zhao, believe me, there won't be a fight. These martial artists will definitely retreat." Shen Qing said with certainty, but his hands behind his back were clenched so tightly that he didn't even notice his knuckles turning white.

Clearly, the confident look on his face was only to reassure Zhao Kai and the soldiers around him; he wasn't as certain in his heart as he claimed.

Faced with the relentless advance of the Yuezhou army, and with a group of Yue Wangfu experts watching them intently, some martial artists finally succumbed to the invisible pressure and chose to retreat, muttering, "Fine, let's go. I don't even want to stay here..."

"Hmph, the leopard demon is not easy to deal with. I'd like to see if your Yue King's Mansion will break its teeth..."

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Once a martial artist took the lead and chose to leave, the remaining people's morale immediately collapsed. The reason they dared to confront the Yue Prince's Mansion was because they had a large number of martial artists present, but now that someone had chickened out, they no longer dared to be enemies with the Yue Prince's Mansion.

Seeing the group of martial artists leave unwillingly, Shen Qing immediately relaxed his tightly clenched fists, but his face remained calm and composed. He then looked at Yang Long and said, "Yang Long, these martial artists are yours. You will lead the army to escort them out of the territory of Kuaiji City. If anyone tries to make any trouble, kill them immediately."

Then Shen Qing looked at Li Yibai beside him and said, "Li Yibai, have the inner disciples of Dongyue Sword Pool cooperate with Yang Long's operation. We must not give them the opportunity to try and reap the benefits without lifting a finger."

Upon hearing this, Li Yibai nodded and immediately called to Song Tinglu, who was standing to the side, instructing them to lead the inner disciples present to help Yang Long monitor the martial artists as they left.

After arranging everything and watching the surrounding martial artists slowly disappear from sight, Shen Qing turned his gaze to Lu Qi in the encirclement. At that moment, Lu Qi also happened to look over. Their eyes met, and both revealed a cold smile.

"Aren't you afraid I'll reveal your secret?" Lu Qi ignored the group of experts around him and looked at Shen Qing with a cold smile.

Even surrounded by more than ten top experts, Lu Qi was very confident that he could escape at any time with his strength. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to escape, but wanted to get some useful information out of Shen Qing.

Although Lucci didn't know where he was, he was certain that he wasn't in the pirate world.

As a top-notch agent, Lucci had some knowledge of the basic history and geography of the pirate world. He was quite certain that he had never seen the attire of the people in front of him in any records. Most importantly, this world clearly suppressed the abilities of Devil Fruits, weakening his combat power by at least 20%.

As Lu Qi finished speaking, Huang Qing, Qi Jiajie, Wen Hua, Wu Liuding and others' eyes twitched slightly, and their ears perked up involuntarily. The leopard demon's simple words revealed a lot of information, proving that his arrival was inextricably linked to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this, then he glanced almost imperceptibly at Qi Jiajie and the others before calmly saying, "Do as you please. I never bother with a dying man."

Shen Qing only pondered Lucci's threat briefly before dismissing it. At most, Lucci could only guess that this wasn't the pirate world, and the most he could tell others was that he wasn't from here. But for a leopard demon like him, someone had to believe him first, and even if they did, Shen Qing could easily claim that he was a demon who had descended to the mortal realm without permission from the celestial realm.

After all, people in the snowy world have almost no concept of another world, and they would never imagine that Shen Qing is someone who can travel between two worlds.

"Haha, do you really think they can kill me? You're underestimating me, Lucci." Lucci looked at the group of people in front of him and laughed disdainfully.

The only one present who could pose a threat to him was the Old Sword God. Everyone else was just a minor threat. In his recent fight with the Old Sword God, Lucci had already noticed the Old Sword God's weakness: although his attacks were not weak, his stamina for sustained combat was lacking. Therefore, as long as he could withstand one or two of the Old Sword God's ultimate moves, he would immediately lose his threat.

"I never thought that after living for over a hundred years, I would be looked down upon in my old age." The old sword god looked at Lu Qi with a grim expression, then turned his sword and thrust it directly at Lu Qi.

From his youthful days roaming the world in green robes, sword in hand, to his thirty years of self-imposed confinement in the Listening Tide Pavilion, to his return to the realm of a terrestrial immortal on the Great Snow Plain, the Old Sword God has never been looked down upon. Even Wang Xianzhi, invincible for sixty years, was never as arrogant as Lu Qi. Therefore, the Old Sword God is holding his breath, wanting to prove with his sword that although he is old, he is not yet at the point where he cannot kill anyone with his sword.

The moment the old swordsman made his move, the great battle immediately began. All the experts surrounding the area stood at attention, holding their positions and waiting for the right moment to strike.

Faced with the old sword god's attack, Lucci grinned menacingly and immediately charged forward to fight him. His powerful physique brought him extreme speed, and with the amplification from his Devil Fruit ability, he moved as swiftly as a leopard.

With Armament Haki applied, Lucci's fists were in no way inferior to the sword in the old swordsman's hand. Moreover, with Lucci's super endurance, as long as the fight continued, the old swordsman would be the first to give out.

Moreover, with each move, Lucci, relying on his speed, engaged in a fierce counterattack with the old sword god, not only consuming a large amount of his internal energy but also slowing down the pace of his attacks, preventing the old sword god from unleashing his ultimate move.

"Three Thousand Red Silk Nets." Han Shengxuan, sensing the danger, immediately spread his arms, and red threads, propelled by his inner force, formed a massive net that enveloped Lucci. Lucci's strength lay in many aspects: not only was he fast, but he also possessed incredible regenerative abilities and Armament Haki, which enhanced both his attack and defense, making him a formidable opponent.

Faced with such a well-rounded opponent, under normal circumstances, unless one party's ability can overwhelmingly surpass Lucci's, they can defeat him. For example, if one's Armament Haki surpasses Lucci's, they can use their powerful Armament Haki to break through Lucci's defenses, causing serious damage and eventually making his recovery unable to keep up with the consumption. Or, if one's recovery ability surpasses Lucci's, they can use their powerful recovery ability to wear him down, and so on.