Ji Yuanlong looked at Mo Qian with a cold, bloodthirsty smile.
"Hmph, so what if he's a genius? In front of me, he's no different from a dog, easily defeated!"
Then, Ji Yuanlong unceremoniously kicked Mo Qian off the Ascending Platform.
"This is bad. The height of this Ascending Platform is nearly ten thousand meters. If Mo Qian falls, I'm afraid..."
Ji Yuanlong's actions immediately turned everyone's faces grim.
Even Liu Muming and Bai Ting stopped their observation, their faces filled with worry as they looked in Mo Qian's direction.
Suddenly, a chain flew down from mid-air, grabbed Mo Qian, and then pulled him to Liu Muming and Bai Ting's Ascending Platform.
Liu Muming and Bai Ting quickly caught Mo Qian and rushed to treat his injuries.
"How is it? Mo Qian, are you alright?" Bai Ting asked with concern.
"I, I'm fine..." Mo Qian spat out the words with difficulty.
"You should rest first. Here, take a healing pill," Liu Muming said, taking out a pill and offering it to Mo Qian.
"Thank you!" Mo Qian nodded slightly, took the pill, and closed his eyes to recover.
Finally, the two Ascending Platforms were connected, and Ji Yuanlong walked to Mu Qingqing, casting a disdainful glance at her.
It was Mu Qingqing who had just saved Mo Qian's life with a chain, allowing him to escape disaster.
"You're quite good. I remember you're also a genius, the one who lit up ninety-eight crystals in the Star Gazing Tower, right?" Ji Yuanlong stared coldly at Mu Qingqing, a playful smile on his lips.
Seeing that Mu Qingqing didn't respond, Ji Yuanlong continued to sneer, his tone filled with provocation and killing intent.
"I love destroying geniuses the most, so I don't mind destroying you too!"
Mu Qingqing no longer wanted to say another word to this person. Since he dared to harm her companion, he should be prepared to be beaten by her.
"Hahaha, I am the number one prodigy of the Eastern Continent, all of you are just trash... Pfft!"
Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yuanlong spat out a mouthful of blood. His head was suddenly grabbed by Mu Qingqing and slammed into the ground.
Ji Yuanlong's eyes widened in shock, not understanding what was happening.
"You despicable scoundrel, you actually… sneakily…"
Before Ji Yuanlong could finish his curse, Mu Qingqing's palm suddenly exerted more force. Ji Yuanlong's forehead made another intimate contact with the Ascending Platform.
"Enough... Stop it..."
"If you have the guts, let go of me, let's have a one-on-one fight…"
Mu Qingqing's grip did not lessen. To others, Ji Yuanlong looked like a clown struggling in Mu Qingqing's palm. And to Ji Yuanlong himself, he, the dignified number one prodigy of the Eastern Continent, was being bullied like a child. This was simply a complete humiliation.
Thus, he stopped holding back. A sharp light shot out from his eyes, and the冥气 (Ming Qi - Nether Qi) within his body surged out, engulfing Mu Qingqing's hand.
"Ugh, how disgusting..." Mu Qingqing said with revulsion. She noticed several tentacle-like black substances emerging from Ji Yuanlong's back, emitting a strong aura of death.
Looking at the layer of black mist that suddenly appeared on Ji Yuanlong's body, Mu Qingqing couldn't help but frown.
Everyone from the Star Gazing Tower was startled by the strange black gas that suddenly appeared on Ji Yuanlong.
"What's happening to him?"
"What are those tentacle-like black substances? They look terrifying!"
"I don't know..." The crowd buzzed with discussion.
"This is the supreme power bestowed upon me by Lord Xuanqi. You cannot resist it. Surrender obediently!" Ji Yuanlong sneered, his face filled with smugness. Although he had been beaten mercilessly by this woman just now, he didn't believe he would truly lose. He was confident that with this power, no one could stop him.
Seeing this, Mu Qingqing conjured a small cluster of Undying Phoenix Fire at her fingertips and sent it towards Ji Yuanlong. However, it was swallowed by the black, tentacle-like substances.
"As expected, this Ji Yuanlong has been transformed into a Nether Ghost by the Nether God clan. Even the Undying Phoenix Fire, which can scorch spiritual energy, is ineffective against him..." Elder Han's voice echoed.
Mu Qingqing also knew that the Undying Phoenix Fire could only burn spiritual energy, not冥气. With the release of冥气, Ji Yuanlong's strength instantly surged to the peak of a five-star King level. No wonder Mo Qian lost to him.
In the original plot, during the Eastern Continent Grand Competition, Xin Ci's final opponent was only Nan Yunting. This Ji Yuanlong had likely appeared at the Eastern Continent Grand Competition due to the repair of the planar rules, intending to obstruct the male lead Xin Ci's growth.
Ji Yuanlong, having lost himself to the power of the Nether God, roared at the sky.
"Old fellows of the Heavenly Star Pavilion, I will show you how foolish your decision was to expel me from the sect back then."
"Why do geniuses have the right to speak? Just because of their good talent and being the sect's favored disciples, you always play favorites."
"Wang Qiong, listen to me! Today, I will eliminate all the geniuses in the Eastern Continent."
Ji Yuanlong roared, and a powerful aura erupted from his body. Kuaishu Pavilion.
"You dare to be so disrespectful to Elder Wang, you're seeking death!" Ji Yuanlong's words enraged a group of disciples from the Heavenly Star Pavilion, who pointed at Ji Yuanlong on the light screen and cursed him.
Others who were unaware of the situation were shocked by Ji Yuanlong's words.
"Was Ji Yuanlong a disciple of the Heavenly Star Pavilion before?"
"Strange, Ji Yuanlong is now the number one prodigy of the Eastern Continent. What did the Heavenly Star Pavilion do to abandon Ji Yuanlong and expel him from the sect?"
"Could it be that Ji Yuanlong made a mistake back then?"
... Murmurs rippled through the crowd.
Lin Hengtian, the sect leader of the Heavenly Star Pavilion, heard many keywords in these discussions. He frowned and glanced at Elder Wang Qiong beside him. Elder Wang Qiong sensed Lin Hengtian's gaze and lowered his head, daring not to meet it.
"Wang Qiong, what exactly is going on with this Ji Yuanlong?" Lin Hengtian asked coldly.
Elder Wang Qiong's heart trembled. He knew he could no longer evade it.
"Sect Leader, forgive me. Back then, Ji Yuanlong's aptitude was mediocre, and his talent was average. Furthermore, he clashed with a core disciple who had exceptionally high talent, so I..."
"So you chose to side with that core disciple without investigating, and expelled him from the sect?" Lin Hengtian asked indifferently.
Elder Wang Qiong nodded: "Yes, I really didn't think too much about it at the time..."
"Wang Qiong, as an enforcement elder, you should have upheld justice, yet you made such an absurd decision." Lin Hengtian's gaze was icy.
"Sect Leader, I know I was wrong..." Elder Wang Qiong lowered his head, not daring to retort.
Lin Hengtian fell silent for a moment. He didn't know this Ji Yuanlong, but he saw the strange black aura surrounding Ji Yuanlong in the light screen. Lin Hengtian did not know whether expelling him from the Heavenly Star Pavilion was the right or wrong decision.