You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 389 - 17, This is a Trial!_3

"Prince Cheng used the Heart Phase as poison, and I have Heart Medicine to detoxify it," said the Seventh Princess slowly.

"Indeed, it seems that Seventh Sister’s medical skills and knowledge of medicines are even higher than I imagined," said the Twelfth Prince softly, "The thing that most effectively restrains me in this world is probably you, Seventh Sister."

The Seventh Princess took a deep breath and said, "I’m not skilled in fighting with spells, but since ancient times, there has always been a counter for everything in this world."

"What a pity."

The Twelfth Prince chuckled and said, "Seventh Sister has just made a breakthrough, and your Heart Power is still significantly weaker compared to mine. Heart Medicine overcoming Heart Poison? Let’s see how many times your Heart Power can actually neutralize the poison."

The invisible Heart Poison surged forth once more.

The Seventh Princess’s complexion paled again as she continued to use her Heart Power to counteract the Heart Poison.

But her Heart Power ultimately could not compare to that of the Twelfth Prince, who had cultivated for hundreds of years in this lifetime. The consumption of Heart Power for detoxification was just too great.

She knew she couldn’t hold on much longer, but she harbored hope in her heart: Will Fourth Brother come to save me?

Suddenly—

"Hmm?" The eyes of the Twelfth Prince changed, and he furrowed his brow.

The Seventh Princess was also slightly taken aback, as she realized the Twelfth Prince’s Heart Poison had suddenly become much weaker, and the Heart Power she expended to detoxify was also significantly less.

The Twelfth Prince suddenly looked up, his gaze piercing through the barriers of the Array Barrier, seeing the scene outside the array, and the Banished Immortal-like Bixu Yuanjun.

"How is this possible? Where did this Array Path Great Power come from?"

He was shocked internally, "Third Brother alone should have been enough to suppress the Fifth Prince and Sixth Prince. Logically, no one should be able to break the array so quickly; who is this woman?"

Months ago, he had already prepared and even anticipated that the Fourteenth Prince would ask the Sixth Prince to take action, and he even suspected that the Fifth Prince, who had delivered gifts to Lin Yue twice in succession, might also intervene.

Thus, he had expended favors to have the Third Prince take action to balance the situation.

As for the other princes and princesses, he didn’t think they would intervene on behalf of the Seventh Princess and Seventeenth Prince.

The Crown Prince had long been tacitly allowing such behavior, and the Second Prince never got involved.

He had thought everything was foolproof.

Unexpectedly... an Array Path Great Power suddenly emerged from nowhere?

"This is troublesome... I need seventy percent of my Heart Power to maintain the Array Barrier without breaking it, leaving only thirty percent for use. I estimate the array can only hold for the time it takes for a cup of tea."

One thought after another flashed through the Twelfth Prince’s mind, "The time for a cup of tea, is that enough?"

Even with only thirty percent of his Heart Power, he was confident he could defeat the newly advanced and still unseasoned Seventh Princess. However, if he only had the time it takes for a cup of tea, his certainty dwindled.

At this moment, the invisible Heart Poison spread wildly. Despite being significantly weakened, it still managed to barely suppress the Seventh Princess.

The struggle between medicine and poison had evolved into an invisible clash of Heart Power.

It was a battle of attrition.

"An Yuan, you and the others go and besiege her," the Twelfth Prince ordered.

All methods required the consumption of Heart Power, and the Kushi Divine Light, a protective technique, was no different.

If they could deplete a bit more of the opponent’s Heart Power, he could achieve victory faster.

The Ascetics and ten other Great Cultivators immediately launched their various techniques under the empowerment of the Array, beginning their assault on the Seventh Princess.

Even though the others were far less powerful than the Ascetics, they still had some effect.

Before the Seventh Princess’s breakthrough, they were apprehensive due to the protective rules, but now that she had broken through, prince and princess conflicts were very normal, and they were simply following orders.

The Seventh Princess frowned slightly.

The lights of withered yellow and vibrant green burst forth. In an instant, the Kushi Divine Light, now much more mysterious and powerful than before, enveloped her.

The essence of withering and flourishing had achieved its path; many attacks hadn’t even reached the defense of the Kushi Divine Light, not even producing a sound before being instantaneously neutralized by the notion of desolation.

However, she was not skilled in offensive techniques and could only defend, inherently requiring the expenditure of additional Heart Power.

At this rate... the Seventh Princess wasn’t sure how much longer she could hold out.

The grand array isolated the inside from the outside.

Outside, terrifying explosions and earth-shaking thunder continued, gradually neutralizing the array, yet never affecting the interior.

Inside, Heart Poison and Heart Medicine continued their silent, devastating attrition. Under the protection of Kushi Divine Light, all attacks were neutralized as soon as they took form, and there was not the slightest disturbance.

For a time, the silence was terrifying.

You could hear a pin drop.

Suddenly—

Inside the exit channel of Beiyuan Mountain, a disturbance suddenly came from its deepest part.

"Your Highness, it seems someone is coming out from Beiyuan Mountain?" transmitted the Ascetic with a frown.

"Could it be..."

The Twelfth Prince’s heart stirred, and he immediately transmitted a Divine Thought to one of the Great Cultivators, "Yuan Wu, you go down and check. If it’s not the Seventeenth Prince, kill him."

This Great Cultivator was ranked in the Yuan Wu with four consecutive wins on the fifth layer of Tianxia Building, possessing the power of four to five consecutive wins even in the reality of the fourth layer.

This power was comparable to the Seventeenth Prince’s. Although he might not be able to kill the Seventeenth Prince, he was certainly capable of scouting the situation.

"Yes, Your Highness," one of the Great Cultivators immediately nodded in agreement and turned into a stream of light as he flew into the channel.

The Seventh Princess’s eyes revealed an urgency, but she was already deploying all her Heart Power just to maintain the Kushi Divine Light and neutralize the Heart Poison. How could she possibly stop him?

All she could do was hope in her heart, hoping that he truly was her Seventeenth Brother...

Before long, two auras exploded within the long staircase of the channel.

Even with the cultivation levels of those present, they could sense that one of the auras was naturally that of Yuan Wu, who had just entered, while the other was only at the peak of the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier.

But—

In an instant, the aura belonging to Yuan Wu suddenly weakened until it disappeared.

Everyone present couldn’t help but be startled.