The Villainesses Are All On My Side, How Can You Compete With Me? - Chapter 10:

Chapter 10: Renowned Across the Capital, The Empress’s Plan

“You’re too weak.”

“The gap between us has become something you’ll never be able to reach. So stop thinking you can challenge me again—because you… are unqualified!”

Liu Bai stood with his hands behind his back, calmly gazing at Zhou Yu lying in the courtyard.

Zhou Yu, as the Eldest Prince, had utterly lost all dignity at that moment!

He looked at Liu Bai with hatred in his eyes and said, “Fine, Liu Bai, you truly are extraordinary! I’ve lost. Farewell!” Then, he turned and stormed out.

After such a crushing defeat, he no longer had the face to stay.

Once Zhou Yu left, everyone looked at Liu Bai, their eyes still filled with shock.

“Brother Liu’s strength is terrifying!”

“He actually defeated the Battle Spirit–realm Eldest Prince in a single move!”

“And he didn’t even use any battle techniques!”

“That’s insane! Even a top-tier battle body like the Heavenly Tyrant Body shouldn’t be this powerful. How did he do it?!”

“Let’s not forget—Brother Liu just turned sixteen this year. A sixteen-year-old Battle Spirit—he’s the only one in all of Great Zhou’s history!”

Everyone stared at Liu Bai with growing reverence.

A sixteen-year-old Battle Spirit.

And one who could one-shot another Battle Spirit…

To them, he was already a figure far beyond reach.

Not to mention Liu Bai’s limitless potential!

“I underestimated him…” Luo Qingqing looked at Liu Bai, a trace of wariness in her eyes. It would’ve been fine if he had merely advanced to the Battle Spirit realm.

But the fact that he could instantly defeat Zhou Yu was alarming. She began to suspect that Liu Bai wasn’t just some Heavenly Tyrant Body.

“Brother Liu Bai, you’re amazing!” Luo Li walked up beside Liu Bai, her eyes filled with joy.

She was even happier than when she had broken through herself.

Liu Bai smiled and gently tapped her delicate nose, “Of course. I’m your Brother Liu Bai—of course I’m incredible.”

Such intimate interaction in public made Luo Li blush, while other girls nearby couldn’t help showing envy.

“Liu Bai is a Battle Spirit now, and with his potential, he’s definitely going to become a Battle King! To be favored by a future Battle King… Luo Li is really lucky!”

“Yeah, if only I were her…”

“Keep dreaming.”

Even Luo Qingqing couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy, though she quickly crushed that emotion.

“Hmph! A mere Battle Spirit—what’s so great about that? Once my Supreme Bloodline awakens, my future achievements will surpass his by far!”

“By then, it’ll be him groveling at my feet!”

Luo Qingqing quietly thought to herself.

The birthday banquet continued.

Guests enjoyed themselves.

After everyone left, Liu Jianglong laughed heartily, slapping Liu Bai on the shoulder, “Good! Excellent! Xiao Bai, you’ve really made me proud this time!”

“A sixteen-year-old Battle Spirit! With a son like you, our Liu family’s prestige in the capital is bound to rise even higher!”

Liu Bai smiled slightly, but then a thought surfaced. “Now that I’ve defeated Zhou Yu and embarrassed the royal family, if Her Majesty the Empress holds a grudge, Father, will our Liu family be affected?”

“Hmph. She wouldn’t dare!” Liu Jianglong snorted coldly. “Back then, she only ascended the throne because of our Liu family’s full support. If we helped her rise, we can tear her down just the same! If she dares to blame our family, then she better be ready for a fight!”

“Besides, the Eldest Prince provoked you first. What’s wrong with fighting back?”

Hearing this, Liu Bai realized that the Liu family’s foundation was likely far deeper than he had imagined—they could even disregard the imperial family of Great Zhou!

And yet, in the original Life Script, this very powerful family had been drained bit by bit by the original host in order to fight the Son of Destiny, squandering their strength and instead fueling the rise of their enemy.

In the end, they lost the power to challenge the imperial family and were wiped out entirely by the Empress and the Son of Destiny.

Thinking of this, Liu Bai couldn’t help but feel a wave of disdain toward the original host.

After the banquet ended…

The news of Liu Bai’s advancement to the Battle Spirit realm spread rapidly throughout the capital.

In no time, the name “Liu Bai” became a hot topic in every street and alley. His fame skyrocketed, and the younger generation began to idolize him.

Meanwhile, inside the imperial palace of Great Zhou…

The Empress had already learned that Zhou Yu had been defeated in a single move. Her face darkened, “Well, well… Liu Bai! I truly underestimated you!”

“A sixteen-year-old Battle Spirit… in all of Great Zhou, he’s the only one!”

“But of all people, he had to be born into the Liu family!”

She sighed internally with frustration.

If only such a peerless genius were her son—how great that would be.

Then she looked at Zhou Yu, kneeling before her, and the more she looked, the more unpleasant it felt.

Comparing them only made her angrier.

“Mother, Liu Bai humiliated me and is letting the Liu family grow unchecked. You must take action and suppress them!” Zhou Yu had come straight to the Empress to complain after losing to Liu Bai.

The Empress grew more irritated. “You think I don’t want to suppress the Liu family? You think I want to sit back and watch them grow?! If I could act, would I have waited until now?!”

She knew well the Liu family’s strength.

Aside from Liu Jianglong, a Battle King, the family elders were all formidable. Even the weakest among them was a half-step Battle King.

And more importantly…

The Liu family possessed a Supreme Battle Weapon!

That was the power she feared most.

“By the way—you just said Liu Bai might be planning to marry Luo Li?”

“It seems that way. They were quite close. Judging by their behavior, they’re not far from forming an alliance through marriage,” Zhou Yu said bitterly.

That Liu Bai—talented and powerful—and now he had a beauty like Luo Li by his side.

When he thought of how breathtaking Luo Li had looked at the banquet last night, even he—who prided himself on being surrounded by beauties—had been shaken.

“If the Liu family is already powerful, and Liu Bai marries Luo Li, they’ll become unstoppable. No, I won’t allow that!”

“Guards! I want to issue a decree!”

It seemed the Empress had made a decision.

Zhou Yu was surprised. “Mother, what decree are you going to issue?”

“I will grant you a marriage—take Luo Li as your wife! That way, we break the alliance between the Liu and Luo families and bring the Luo family under our control. Two birds with one stone!” The Empress smiled faintly.

“What?!” Zhou Yu was shocked.

“What? You don’t want to?”

“No, your son thanks you, Mother!”

Had this happened before last night, if he heard he had to marry the infamous Blood Rakshasa of Great Zhou, Zhou Yu would have refused a thousand times.

But after witnessing Luo Li’s stunning beauty last night, he was now impatient with anticipation.

He sneered inwardly, “Hmph. So what if you’re stronger than me, Liu Bai? Soon, Luo Li will be my woman!”

But as the Empress prepared her decree, inside the grand hall, a guard quietly retreated without a sound.

Elsewhere, Liu Jianglong received intelligence from the palace and slammed the table with a thunderous palm. “That damned Empress! She actually pulled this move?!”