To be able to turn words into power was a sacred art unique to the disciples of Confucianism. This “Spring and Autumn Annals” was written by a Confucian Sage. It contained the supreme principles of heaven and earth. Adding on Kong Wenfeng’s profound Confucian cultivation, the power it displayed was naturally beyond imagination.

“Brilliant, too brilliant!” In the outside world, countless people watched this scene and cried out in admiration.

“This Kong Wenfeng is not famous. I didn’t expect him to possess such powerful divine abilities! It seems that none of those who can enter the top 32 are easy to provoke.”

“What a surprise!”

“I think Kong Wenfeng has the strength of the top ten. Unfortunately, his luck is not very good. I don’t know if I can overcome this obstacle when I encounter Li Qing, who is very powerful.”

In the Spring and Autumn Period essays, every character flickered with boundless brilliance, converging into a vast river that charged towards Li Qing’s position.

Li Qing felt like he was floating in the river of time, experiencing years and years, wanting to turn him into the dust of history.

Layers after layers of great principles were instilled into his mind, like the morning bells and twilight drums, causing him to be deafened and shocked, allowing him to gradually immerse himself in them.

“Everyone will eventually be drowned in the river of time. No matter how hard they struggle, it is meaningless. No one can surpass time. This is the inevitability of history.”

“Everyone will dissipate after they die. The traces you left behind in this world will slowly fade over time and eventually disappear completely.”

“Ten years later, a hundred years later, a thousand years later, when all your relatives and friends are dead, when all your descendants are completely extinct, who else can remember who you are? Who else can know that you have been in this world?”

“No matter how powerful a person is, they are as powerful as the Ancient Twin Ancestors, the Middle Ancient Three Emperors, and the Ancient Four Gods. These are immortal figures. When another hundred thousand years pass, will anyone still remember them?”

“In another million years, even the entire human civilization may not be able to continue. Can anyone still remember them?”

“All of the techniques, weapons, ruins, etc. they inherited disappeared without a trace due to the erosion of time, leaving no traces behind.”

“When humanity opens a new epoch, who will know of their existence?”

“This is time. This is history. You are just a part of a long river of history. You drift away with the river and can no longer cause any waves.”

Li Qing’s mind was constantly enduring these great principles. His expression was unpredictable, sometimes confused, sometimes sober, sometimes struggling, as if he was going to sink forever.

As for his body, it also became slightly transparent, as if it was really going to be submerged in the long river of history, and it would be difficult to turn over again.

Everyone was watching this scene closely. If this continued, Emperor Zhou Majesty would probably decide that Li Qing had lost the match.

Kong Wenfeng couldn’t help but smile when he saw Li Qing trapped in the river of time.

No matter how powerful his strength was, so what? In this world, there were even more mysterious methods that far surpassed pure power!

In the end, he was only a reckless man in pursuit of extreme power!

This was his trump card! If there was no sound, then there would be a shocking one!

“What a Spring and Autumn Period article. It actually faintly touches the mysteries of time. It’s truly amazing!” Li Qing slowly opened his eyes and sighed.

Throughout the ages, no one had been able to completely control the Dao of Time, but there were people who could faintly touch its profound meaning. The Spring and Autumn Annals Chapter was clearly such a result.

The smile on Kong Wenfeng’s face froze. Seeing Li Qing’s sober expression, he knew that the situation was not good.

The river of time continued to rinse Li Qing’s body, but it couldn’t affect him at all. It was like a reef in the ocean, standing firm.

“How did you manage to hold on? Impossible. I’ve prepared my trump card for so long. There’s no reason for an existence of the same level to withstand it.” Kong Wenfeng’s breathing quickened.

“This is because you have not fully utilized the mysteries of time. You can only instil these principles into me, shake my Dao Heart, and make me voluntarily give up the meaning of life. Follow the river of time and turn into the dust of history.” Li Qing said calmly.

“If your Confucian Sage were to personally execute it and directly attack me for a long time, I’m afraid I would have already turned into ashes.”

“It’s a pity that you can’t be so simple and rude. You can only use this roundabout method.”

“But what you didn’t expect is that my Dao Heart is even more resolute than you imagined.”

“The river of time has made everything meaningless. This seems to make sense, but what does it have to do with me?”

“Using this to shake my Dao Heart is truly ridiculous, because you have no idea what my life wants to protect.”

“As long as the things I protect still exist, my life will be meaningful.”

Kong Wenfeng took a deep breath and said, “Even so, I haven’t lost yet! You are still trapped in the Spring and Autumn Chapter, so I don’t believe you can escape!”

“Looks like you still don’t know anything about my strength! Today, I’ll let you experience the berserk nature of my extreme strength!”

Li Qing’s body instantly rose, turning into a golden Ancient God. At the same time, he opened the Primordial Emperor Occult and stretched out his hands to tear at the Spring and Autumn Period article.

“Shatter it! These useless principles and negative outlooks on life shouldn’t exist in the world!”

“I will personally create the meaning of life!”

Countless gigantic characters, each as big as stars, emitted boundless brilliance. They were arranged and combined to resist Li Qing’s attack.

But in the face of unparalleled power, in the face of an unwavering will, no matter how gorgeous an article was, it would not be able to withstand a single blow.

Boom!

The Spring and Autumn Period essay was instantly torn apart, and a loud explosion echoed in the sky. Each word turned into powder and disappeared into the air.

Kong Wenfeng’s entire body trembled violently. Blood oozed out from the corner of his mouth. Looking at Li Qing’s shining figure, he sighed softly, “A barbarian who has not received any Confucian education is truly unreasonable. When a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain. He simply does not believe in my great principles. How can he shake his dao heart?”

“The reason I lost to him wasn’t because the other party’s strength was too strong, but because my essays and reasoning hadn’t reached home yet.”

“After returning this time, I must continue to study the articles of the sages and comprehend more profound truths. If I encounter Li Qing again in the future, I will definitely be able to defeat him!”

He glanced at Li Qing with some unwillingness. His body was wrapped in a layer of clear light and he disappeared from the arena.

Li Qing won the competition, but he couldn’t help but wipe away his cold sweat. Kong Wenfeng’s attacking methods were truly unusual, almost causing him to suffer a huge setback.

“Those who can advance to the top 32 can’t be underestimated. If I let down my guard, I might overturn the ship in the sewer.”

His mentality instantly became much more cautious.

After leaving, Liu Ke’er rushed over and touched Li Qing’s body on the left and right, as if she wanted to confirm if something was wrong.

“What are you doing? Are you suspecting that I’m injured?” Li Qing asked.

“Just now, your entire body became empty. There was an unreal feeling that almost scared me to death! Now, I have to touch it a few more times and feel your body temperature. Only then can I feel relieved.” Liu Ke’er said unhappily.

“Alright, your husband’s life is hard. It’s impossible to kill me with this move.” Li Qing pulled Liu Ke’er into his arms.

“With so many people watching, I’m not ashamed.” Liu Ke’er’s face turned red.

Li Qing gently stroked her hair and whispered, “You are everything I want to protect. As long as you still exist, my life will be meaningful! No matter how long it lasts, no matter what thousands of years later, none of this has anything to do with me.”

…

A few days later, this round of matches was over, and the names of the top 16 were out.

Not to Li Qing’s surprise, Shi Ze and Song Zan were both eliminated. This could be considered normal. After all, the strength of these two people was at this level, so it was very difficult for them to take another step forward.

What did it mean to be able to enter the top 16? Within such a wide range of the Five Regions of the World, only two or three people in each region would be able to advance!

This was equivalent to having the strength of the top three of the Eastern Region Earth Rankings!

Song Zan and Shi Ze obviously couldn’t reach this level.

After Shi Ze lost the match, it meant that the bet between him and Li Qing was completely lost.

Of course, Songzan was eliminated, but there was no bet because Li Qing signed with Tungus that day. Only Tungus was eliminated would he be considered a formal winner.

However, the day Tungus was eliminated wouldn’t be far off.

In fact, winning these two betting agreements was not a difficult matter. It was already within his expectations. The problem was, how could he obtain the bet from Prince Jin’s heir, Hong Anchen!

This Crown Prince Jin is really a sinister fellow. Relying on his status, most people in the Great Zhou Imperial City probably have nothing to do with him.

In addition, Gongsun Qi and Fang Zhi Rou of the Heavenly Lightning Sect had both advanced. They relied on the Dao Artifact in their hands to unleash their formidable strength to defeat each other, but it was also very hard to win.

To be able to play to such an extent, who didn’t have many trump cards in their hands? Even if he lost in the end, it would still cause huge trouble for his opponent.

Little Tyrant Saber Ye Lin and Thunder Sovereign’s luck was not too good. This time, they encountered a strong opponent and were eliminated.

The reason why Ye Lin lost was because he met a contestant known as “Absolute Defense” named Zhang Tao, a disciple of the Black Tortoise Sect in the Great Qin Dynasty.

The reason why he was known as the Absolute Defense was because he held the Black Tortoise Sect’s Dao Suppressing Tool, the Black Tortoise Divine Shield!