Chen Gong instantly weighed the pros and cons of an alliance through marriage with the royal family.
He immediately accepted on behalf of Lin Bai with delight.
"I wonder which princess Your Majesty intends to marry off to Lin Bai?" Chen Gong asked with a smile.
Lin Bai stood on the martial arts stage, sinking into silence.
Bai Huatian swept a glance at the princesses seated underneath the dragon throne and said indifferently, "I just recently ascended to the throne. The more outstanding princesses among my daughters, such as the Fifth Princess and the Ninth Princess, are still underage."
"So it will not be either of them."
"The only one of my daughters who has come of age...is the First Princess."
Upon hearing Bai Huatian’s words, Bai Xiaoxiao’s beautiful eyes had a glimmer of panic as she looked at him.
Marry?
Bai Xiaoxiao had never thought about this matter at all.
Hearing Bai Huatian mention her, Bai Xiaoxiao’s panicked gaze glanced at Lin Bai.
And Lin Bai in turn looked up at Bai Xiaoxiao.
As their gazes met in mid-air, Bai Xiaoxiao immediately blushed a brilliant red color, shyly lowering her head.
As Bai Xiaoxiao shyly evaded Lin Bai’s gaze, a scene involuntarily surfaced in her mind- that after marrying Lin Bai, teaching their children together, giving Lin Bai sons and daughters...
Thinking about these things, Bai Xiaoxiao’s fair skin reddened like it was boiling.
"Let’s marry the First Princess to Lin Bai," Bai Huatian said lightly. "Since the representative of the Spirit Sword Sect, Lin Bai, has agreed, let’s consider this matter settled."
"Xiaoxiao, you’re not objecting, right?" Bai Huatian asked Bai Xiaoxiao indifferently.
Upon being asked this by Bai Huatian, Bai Xiaoxiao was panicked and at a loss for words.
Seeing the silence of Bai Xiaoxiao, Bai Huatian said with a faint smile, "Since you are not voicing your objection, I will take that as implied consent. This matter is settled. After Lin Bai and the First Princess’s large wedding, Lin Bai will go to the Imperial Mausoleum to pay his respects."
"As for the wedding date, I will discuss that with the Spirit Sword Sect after the imperial banquet."
Bai Huatian let out a hearty laugh.
In the seat of the princes and princesses, the Ninth Princess, Bai Zhiyuan, was full of grievances upon listening to Bai Huatian’s statement, sitting there quietly, tears trickling down her face.
"Boohoo--"
Finally, Bai Zhiyuan’s tears poured forth like a dam had burst. She stood up from her seat, covered her face, and ran out of Chaoyang Palace.
Seeing Bai Zhiyuan, half of Bai Xiaoxiao’s panicked expression eased.
Bai Xiaoxiao knew that Bai Zhiyuan had feelings for Lin Bai.
But the one whom Bai Huatian chose for the marriage was her.
Lin Bai said earnestly with a fist salute, "Your Majesty, I really don’t want to get married at the moment..."
"Silence, Lin Bai!" Chen Gong, not waiting for Lin Bai to finish, sternly interrupted him.
Chen Gong walked onto the martial arts stage and whispered to Lin Bai, "Haven’t you noticed? This is just a ladder Your Majesty is offering you. You just need to climb down."
"After the imperial banquet, His Majesty will naturally find an excuse to cancel this marriage arrangement."
"Otherwise, do you think you would have His Majesty directly execute you after committing a murder in front of the civil and military officials and princes and kings at the Imperial Banquet?"
Chen Gong suggested this, intending to pacify Lin Bai first. Agreeing to the marriage now and slowly persuading Lin Bai later would not be too late.
Furthermore, the First Princess was not ugly at all. She was an unparalleled beauty and being with Lin Bai was more than a match.
Lin Bai pondered for a moment upon hearing this and finally nodded at Chen Gong helplessly.
Having been left with no choice, Lin Bai could only take it one step at a time.
Chen Gong laughed, "Haha, Lin Bai has agreed. Your Majesty, let’s decide on this. After the imperial banquet, the Spirit Sword Sect will only be discussing the wedding ceremony with the royal family."
Bai Huatian gave a slight nod, saying, "Alright, let’s continue with the imperial banquet."
The music resumed.
Lin Bai descended from the martial arts stage with Chen Gong and sat at the Spirit Sword Sect’s seat, his face wore an expression of helplessness.
Although Bai Xiaoxiao saw Bai Zhiyuan’s reaction, she felt a glimmer of joy in her heart when she heard Bai Huatian bestow her marriage to Lin Bai.
Sitting in the princes’ seats, Bai Xiaoxiao covertly stole glances at Lin Bai...
Shortly after, the other warriors had a few rounds of bouts with each other, but none were as intense as that of Lin Bai and the military genius.
"The Spirit Sword Sect is picking up a great bargain. The First Princess is incredibly talented, a genius on the Shenwu Genius List. To be married to Lin Bai, it’s a great fortune for Spirit Sword Sect," one of them commented.
"This isn’t much, especially now - with the royal family reclaiming control over the military, the Spirit Sword Sect can rely on the power of the royal family for a resurgence."
"Yes, I’m afraid it won’t be long before the Spirit Sword Sect is no longer bullied by the Canghai Yuntai Palace and the Fire Palace."
Many princes, kings, and officials saw what was at stake.
Only the denizens of the Canghai Yuntai Palace, the Fire Palace, and the Prince of Qi were unhappy after hearing this news, even unable to drink their wine.
An hour later.
Lin Bai adjusted his mind and once again stepped onto the martial arts stage.
Seeing Lin Bai ascend the martial arts stage again caught the attention of everyone present.
"Yi Han, I once promised Li Luobei that I wouldn’t let you off easily. Let’s fight!" Lin Bai said coldly, looking at Yi Han distantly.
Hearing Lin Bai’s challenge, Yi Han’s eyes shone with a cold murderous look, "Hmph, if I wanted to kill you, it would only take three moves. But now, I don’t even need to lift a finger. There are people who already hate you to the marrow."
As Yi Han spoke, he glanced at Wan Xia who was seated among the Fire Palace attendees.
At this moment, Wan Xia sneered and sprung from his seat to the martial arts stage, looking at Lin Bai coldly, "Your opponent is me."
Lin Bai glanced at Wan Xia.
Wan Xia sneered, "I didn’t expect you to have such a great fighting strength, challenging military genius. But your legend ends here, because you’re sure to lose at my hands."
"Lin Bai, feel the Fire Palace’s fierce flames!"
Wan Xia laughed triumphantly.
"You’re not worth my time!" Lin Bai retorted vehemently as he charged forward with his sword as soon as Wan Xia finished speaking, releasing a powerful Sword Qi that felt as if it was tearing the cosmos.
"Weak."
Wan Xia sneered, an intense flame surged within him.
Intense and hot flames exploded from Wan Xia’s hands as he punched towards Lin Bai’s face.
Boom!
The Sword Qi and Wan Xia’s punch collided, causing sparks to fly.
"Is that all you got?" Wan Xia crushed Lin Bai’s Sword Qi and sneered disdainfully.
"Sword Intention!"
"Eternal Silence of Mountains and Rivers!"
Enraged, Lin Bai channeled all his True Qi and the Golden Spirit Vortex within him which emitted a dreadfully terrifying power from the Qingge sword.
The Qingge Sword, with the might of a Sixth Grade Spirit Tool, unleashed itself fully.
With one swing, he fragmented the mountains and rivers!
It was a mighty blow, smashing the cosmos, engulfing the sun, moon, and stars as it moved towards Wan Xia.
Wan Xia’s face paled drastically as he felt a chilling sensation of death, his body’s flame Qi exploded out involuntarily and he countered with a punch.
At the moment when the flame collided with the Sword Qi, it shattered instantly.
"What!"
Wan Xia saw that his punch was so easily shattered and his face abruptly changed.
"If you want me to feel the Fire Palace’s flames, then let me make you feel the Spirit Sword Sect’s taste of death." Lin Bai sneered.
"You think you, a piece of trash, can defeat me?" Wan Xia roared in rage.
"Fire Skill! Meteor Fire Rain!"
Wan Xia performed a powerful martial art technique, filling the sky with punches that looked like falling stars from Nine Heavens, attacking the Sword Qi.
This move was one of the more powerful ones from the Fire Skill of the Fire Palace. When performed by Wan Xia at the Heaven Martial Realm Third Layer, it was considerably horrific.
"Eliminate!"
Lin Bai roared in anger.
The Sword Qi landed, shattering all the flaming fists in the sky.
Following this, the Sword Qi hit Wan Xia in the chest, directly ripping him open, shattering his Dantian, destroying his meridians but not taking his life, just leaving him barely breathing. He was thrown back uncontrollably, landing back in the seats of the Fire Palace.
The blood that spilled from Wan Xia’s body splattered on the faces of all the members of the Fire Palace.
The Elders and disciples of the Fire Palace, who were just jubilant a moment ago, had their triumphant demeanor extinguished by this cold blood.

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