Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Chapter 1373: Chapter 1373: The Confrontation of the Strong

”You haven’t been poisoned?” The black-robed figure was initially taken aback. However, upon sensing the surge of power emanating from Zhao Zichen, he felt an even stronger urge to fight than before.

”So you’ve already grasped the primal force. No wonder. But this makes for an excellent opponent!”

With that, the black-robed figure became serious. The tension between the two was palpable even before they made a move.

The first to feel the brunt of their confrontation was Zhao Anguo, who stood between them.

Despite reacting quickly and attempting to dodge, he was still caught in the crossfire of their powerful auras. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing to the ground with severe injuries, worse off than the others who had been poisoned.

As the two auras began to clash, the entire hall became suffocating.

The poisoned cultivators turned pale, but the members of the Cuiyan Sect, Qinglian Sect, and the Tian’e and Tianfa Sects remained unaffected. Ye Fei had promptly activated his domain to protect them.

”Hmph, I thought Zhao Zichen was really that noble and upright. Turns out she also knows how to feign weakness. How despicable!” Wang Yueryao pouted, clearly still upset about Zhao Zichen’s earlier threat to Ye Fei.

”Exactly!” Song Xueqi, usually gentle, chimed in.

Hearing their words, Ye Fei and the other women of the Cuiyan Sect couldn’t help but chuckle wryly. Wang Yueryao and Song Xueqi were still holding a grudge against Zhao Zichen for threatening Ye Fei.

In such a situation, it was best to be patient and gather more information.

If Zhao Zichen couldn’t even do that, she wouldn’t be a great empress but a reckless fool.

Ye Fei even thought Zhao Zichen could have been more patient. If given more time, perhaps the overconfident black-robed figure would reveal more.

Now that he knew Zhao Zichen’s true strength, he wouldn’t disclose anything further.

However, Ye Fei understood Zhao Zichen’s position. Whether out of protectiveness or to uphold the dignity of the Nuwa Palace, she couldn’t stand by and let the black-robed figure kill Zhao Anguo.

Ye Fei’s domain, enhanced by his true energy and electric power, had become even more formidable, capable of repelling all external forces.

However, some things were beyond its reach—purely mental aspects, such as the battle intent and even the killing intent radiating from the two adversaries.

Everyone present was a seasoned warrior, at the very least a cultivator who had trained from a young age.

Even without being able to use their true energy, such killing intent wouldn’t affect them. But they had forgotten that, besides them, there were two newborns in the hall.

As the auras of the two adversaries grew stronger, so did the killing intent they exuded. Soon, it began to disturb Ye Fei’s daughters, who were usually quiet and only cried when they were hungry. Even in their sleep, they started to fidget restlessly.

Sensing the change in his daughters, Ye Fei immediately expressed his displeasure, shouting at the two adversaries, ”You two, if you’re going to fight, take it outside. Don’t scare my daughters!”

Zhao Zichen had also considered moving the fight outside, and the farther, the better. Once the two of them fought with all their might, not only would this hall be destroyed, but the entire Nuwa Palace and even Nuwa City could face a catastrophe, possibly being reduced to rubble.

However, Zhao Zichen had no choice. The black-robed figure’s strength was on par with hers. If she let her guard down even for a moment, the opponent would seize the opportunity to strike with a devastating blow.

At that point, even if she wasn’t severely injured, she would be at an absolute disadvantage with no chance of recovery.

Ye Fei naturally understood this as well. After speaking, he immediately took action.

He expanded his domain to envelop the black-robed figure and then unleashed a thunderbolt with the power of an ordinary heavenly tribulation directly inside the figure’s body.

The black-robed figure was indeed formidable. Even being struck by lightning directly in the body, which would be fatal or severely injure a Great Perfection cultivator, he only paused for a moment and then seemed unscathed.

However, that was enough. Although Zhao Zichen acted with integrity, it didn’t mean she was foolish. Seizing the moment when the black-robed figure was stunned, she decisively struck.

A golden, radiant flying sword appeared out of thin air and, with a single strike, pierced through the figure’s chest.

But the black-robed figure’s body seemed to have an unusual structure. Despite having his chest pierced, he appeared unaffected. He moved swiftly, dashing towards Zhao Zichen like lightning. His right hand, shaped into a claw, reached for her face.

Although Zhao Zichen’s strength was on par with the opponent’s, she was accustomed to the combat style of the True Emptiness Realm and never expected someone to still be able to attack after having their heart pierced. Caught off guard, she had no time to counterattack and could only retreat quickly.

As the saying goes, everyone has their expertise. The combat style in the True Emptiness Realm usually involved duels with flying swords and magical instruments, rarely involving physical combat.

Therefore, when it came to speed, Zhao Zichen was no match for the black-robed figure, especially since she was retreating.

In the blink of an eye, the black-robed figure had caught up to her, and it seemed he was about to grab her face with his claw.

But at that moment, the black-robed figure’s body suddenly paused and trembled slightly. It was Ye Fei, seeing Zhao Zichen in danger, who had directly unleashed another bolt of lightning, ten times stronger than the previous one, inside the black-robed figure’s body.

Zhao Zichen didn’t miss this opportunity either. With a thought, the flying sword embedded in the black-robed figure’s chest was violently pulled out, then thrust upward and slashed horizontally, severing the head of the figure, which was covered by the black robe.

This time, the black-robed figure finally met the expectations of everyone and died on the spot without any soul infant escaping, which was quite different from the cultivators in the True Emptiness Realm.

The entire confrontation, from start to finish, took less than two seconds. The onlookers in the hall were left dumbfounded, not because of the strength of the two combatants, but because it seemed too trivial.

In their minds, a battle between two incredibly powerful figures, beyond their imagination, should have caused earth-shattering turmoil, and the aftereffects of the fight could have destroyed the entire palace.

However, Zhao Zichen had only made two moves, and the black-robed figure had been killed after just one move, without any energy spilling out during the fight.

It hardly seemed like a battle between two world-class warriors.

Even Zhao Zichen herself felt somewhat bewildered by her victory. But she was, after all, extraordinary.

Considering the black-robed figure’s two anomalies, she quickly deduced that someone had secretly helped her and almost guessed who it was.