At this moment, Qianqiusui was completely stunned.
Baizhang Prison was by no means an insignificant sect, and Li Guanqi's actions were no different from slapping Wei Qian across the face in front of everyone!
Sure enough—
*Boom!*
A majestic, suffocating pressure erupted with a roar!
The man on the raised dais sprang to his feet, his squinting eyes gleaming with cold malice as he glared down at Qianqiusui.
In a deep, ominous voice, he said, "Qianqiusui, it seems you haven't come here with any sincere intention to talk!"
By now, the woman was beginning to regret bringing along such a hotheaded youth.
In the hall, the faces of several elders darkened instantly.
"Hmph, an ignorant little girl who doesn't know the height of the heavens!"
"To think a mere Yunding Auction House dares to slam tables and glare in our Baizhang Prison..."
"Since she seeks death so eagerly, we need only send someone over to wipe them out."
Qianqiusui shot Li Guanqi a glare and opened her mouth to explain.
Yet a cold glint flashed in Wei Qian's eyes, and that terrifying pressure bore down, intent on forcing her to her knees.
Her face turned pale, and her heart sank completely.
With his hands clasped behind his back, Wei Qian suddenly changed his expression. Sitting back down in his chair and crossing his legs, he chuckled.
"Qianqiusui, it was only a few Soul Formation Pills. I never thought you'd actually come in person. It seems you promoted this upcoming auction quite heavily."
Gritting her teeth against the mountain-like pressure, the woman said in a heavy voice, "Indeed, Sect Master Wei. That is why the Soul Formation Pills crafted by Baizhang Prison are so critical."
Wei Qian glanced at the motionless Li Guanqi and sneered.
"Hmph, the juniors of today grow more presumptuous by the day."
Li Guanqi stood with his hands behind his back and nodded thoughtfully.
Having finally grasped what was going on, he looked at Qianqiusui in mild surprise.
"Just over something so minor?"
The woman stared at him as if she could not believe her ears. What did he mean, *something so minor*?!
Qianqiusui was at a loss for words. Did he have any idea how valuable a single Soul Formation Pill was?
"This is hardly minor! I ordered a full twenty Soul Formation Pills from Baizhang Prison! The money has already been paid, and there are only seven days left until the auction begins! If I can't take them back this time, Yunding Auction House's reputation will be utterly ruined..."
By this point, Wei Qian's patience with Li Guanqi had worn completely thin. With a flick of his hand, a streak of terrifying sword qi shot toward Li Guanqi!
"Arrogant fool! You have no respect for your elders! Since Fellow Daoist Qian won't discipline you, allow me to do so in her stead!"
Li Guanqi stood where he was and picked at his ear, then suddenly thrust out a hand.
Curving his right hand like an eagle's claw, he caught the incoming beam of sword light squarely in his palm.
Parting his lips, his calm voice drifted out amid the crackle of exploding sword qi:
"Noisy."
*Boom! Bang!*
The shockwave of the detonation nearly blew the roof off the entire hall!
The elders of Baizhang Prison seated around the hall, who had been eager to watch the spectacle, were knocked topsy-turvy by the blast.
Atop the dais, Wei Qian's eyes went wide at the sight.
Li Guanqi murmured with a faint hint of amazement, "Oh, so your eyes actually do open..."
Qianqiusui stood beside Li Guanqi, the fierce gale whipping her red robes into frantic flutters.
She had sensed that power with absolute clarity. In all honesty, had she been in his place, she would already be gravely injured by now!
Yet he had caught it single-handedly with casual ease—without even a ripple of primal energy radiating from his body.
*Gulp...*
*Could it be... he caught such terrifying sword qi using pure physical strength alone?!*
Qianqiusui fixed her beautiful eyes intently on Li Guanqi, her chest heaving slightly as she transmitted her voice in a deep tone:
"Who on earth are you?!"
Li Guanqi glanced at her, a playful smirk curling at the corner of his lips as he bantered, "Who am I? I'm the man you can never have."
Under the grim, oppressive atmosphere, hearing those words actually made Qianqiusui double over with laughter.
"Hahahahahahaha! Man, you've successfully piqued my interest."
Li Guanqi shrugged, while the sounds of blades unsheathing rang out all around him.
"It won't do you any good. Like I said, you don't stand a chance."
The moment the words left his mouth, a terrifying aura that could overwhelm heaven and earth suddenly erupted!
Early Void Refining Realm!
The moment he unleashed the pressure of the Void Refining Realm, thud after thud resounded as people all around collapsed to their knees.
*Clang! Clatter!*
The clatter of weapons dropping to the floor echoed incessantly.
When Li Guanqi ramped his aura up to the peak of the middle Void Refining Realm, Wei Qian on the raised dais could barely withstand it any longer.
The bluestone pavers beneath his feet abruptly shattered, his feet sinking straight into the earth.
The flesh on his face twitched uncontrollably, his entire body trembling as his complexion turned the color of pig liver.
His pupils quivered as he stared at the young man standing in the distance with hands clasped behind his back. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined the youth would possess such frightening strength!
"Who... who are you?!"
Wei Qian squeezed the words out of his throat with immense difficulty. The other man's pressure was far too immense... so immense that even he could hardly resist it!
Watching the struggling man, Li Guanqi stepped forward and appeared right in front of him, his terrifying pressure surging once more!
"Ah!"
*Thud!*
Wei Qian, whose cultivation was merely at the early Void Refining Realm, had his knees slammed violently against the stone floor.
Li Guanqi flicked up the hem of his robe and casually sat down upon Wei Qian's head.
A wicked smirk played across his lips. "Me? I am Li Wuji. Wuji... as in without restraint."
Looking up at this incomparably arrogant man, Qianqiusui's eyes shone bright as the full moon.
With a flick of Li Guanqi's hand, a sword of solid purple-black lightning plunged straight into Wei Qian's palm!
*Squelch!*
"Aaaagh!"
The terrifying lightning power instantly blasted his entire arm into mangled ruin!
Agonized shrieks reverberated through the grand hall.
Below, the high-and-mighty elders kneeling on the floor all shuddered violently.
Li Guanqi curled his lip. *This fellow's endurance is truly pathetic.*
"Speak. What exactly are you plotting? Don't try to brush me off with excuses meant for children."
As he spoke, Li Guanqi leaned slowly downward, looking Wei Qian upside down right in the eyes.
Though a smile lingered on his face, Li Guanqi's voice chilled the air:
"If you lie... you die."
Wei Qian's mind and soul shook to their core. He had never expected this youth—whose bone age was barely thirty—to be this monstrously strong!
The voice ringing in his ear was unnervingly calm; even when stating that lying meant death, there wasn't the slightest ripple of emotion in it.
Kneeling on the ground, sweat poured from Wei Qian's brow as he swallowed repeatedly.
His beady eyes darted and flickered evasively...
Below them, Qianqiusui was no fool!
She had already suspected something was amiss with this entire situation. What she hadn't anticipated was that with just a few words, Li Guanqi had deduced that the man had an ulterior motive!
Light swirled in her eyes. She wondered how such a perfect man could exist in this world.
Clever, powerful, and ruthless!
Chapter 651