"Don't worry, Dean, I'm not weak."
Mu Qingqing said with a smile.
"Oh, spare me. If you're so capable, try taking off the iron collar around your neck yourself!" Dao Yuanming pouted.
He saw the collar around Mu Qingqing's neck. This thing could suppress the true essence of any martial artist below the Saint Emperor realm.
Of course, this thing was useless to him.
Dao Yuanming thought that if this young man agreed to his terms, he would help him remove the iron collar once they returned to East Continent.
"What do you say? Can't get it off, can you? If you praise me, your wise and mighty Dean, maybe this Dean would..."
Before Dao Yuanming could finish his sentence, a crisp 'clack' sound was heard.
Immediately, Mu Qingqing unlocked the iron collar around her neck.
"This thing wasn't hard to unlock!"
Mu Qingqing said casually.
Watching Mu Qingqing's actions, Dao Yuanming almost choked on his own spit.
What was this kid doing? He actually unlocked it. Wasn't he just at the King realm?
This was too unbelievable!
"Little fellow, are you really a student of the Four Symbols Academy? Are you perhaps a Saint Emperor in disguise, with the appearance of an old man who has returned to his youth?"
Dao Yuanming stared at Mu Qingqing for a long time before speaking.
Mu Qingqing looked at Dao Yuanming and gave a sly smile, "Dean, would someone really need Saint Emperor realm power to unlock this collar?"
"Uh... kid, why do I feel like you're mocking me?"
Dao Yuanming was momentarily stunned, then asked with some anger.
To be honest, without using Saint Emperor realm power, Dao Yuanming himself couldn't unlock this iron collar.
"Kid, don't lie to me. How could you possibly unlock this without Saint Emperor realm power?"
Dao Yuanming continued to ask.
Elder Han, who was in the crystal space, had the same question. He initially thought Mu Qingqing was going to use Saint Emperor realm power to forcefully unlock the iron collar, but the result was beyond his expectations.
He didn't expect Mu Qingqing to use a different unlocking method, and he didn't know how Mu Qingqing had done it.
"The restriction runes on this iron collar are not complicated. I just used some special techniques to unlock it."
"Special techniques?"
Hearing Mu Qingqing's words, Dao Yuanming became even more confused.
Could it be that this kid was a Rune Master, capable of deciphering the runes and restrictions on this iron collar?
Mu Qingqing glanced at Dao Yuanming and smiled faintly.
As long as she had the Star Wheel Eye divine ability, she could easily unlock any formation or rune restriction.
"Even if you've unlocked this iron collar, the guards outside are not weak, especially Madam Miao. She is a one-star Heavenly Venerate realm expert. If I don't intervene, with your one-star King realm strength, it will be difficult to deal with them."
"Is that so? How about this, Dean, let's make a bet."
Mu Qingqing looked at Dao Yuanming and suggested.
"What kind of bet?"
Hearing the word 'bet', Dao Yuanming, the old gambler, perked up, his eyes gleaming.
"If I can deal with the people on this ship, you have to promise me to take me to Bright Light City to see the Ming Emperor, how about it?"
Dao Yuanming frowned upon hearing this, thinking: Why does this kid want to see that stubborn old man Shen Wei?
However, he still chose to agree.
"No problem! But if you can't do it, you have to go back to East Continent obediently!"
Dao Yuanming said.
"Don't worry, I won't trouble you, Dean, to make a move."
Mu Qingqing looked at Dao Yuanming with a profound smile.
Dao Yuanming didn't take it seriously.
He didn't believe Mu Qingqing had the ability to defeat Madam Miao.
However, since Mu Qingqing had said so, he wanted to see what tricks this kid could pull.
Mu Qingqing walked to the cage and reached out to touch it.
The Undying Phoenix Flame appeared in her palm. The entire cage was instantly reduced to ashes under the scorching heat of the Undying Phoenix Flame.
The slaves and guards confined nearby were all drawn by the commotion.
"What is this kid up to, doing this so openly?"
Dao Yuanming's face darkened as he witnessed this scene.
The five burly men who had been guarding earlier looked fierce when they saw Mu Qingqing's actions and took out their weapons, preparing to deal with Mu Qingqing.
"What's going on? The spirit-sealing collar on this slave's neck is gone?"
"Never mind that, capture this slave first, or Madam Miao will find out, and it won't be good."
Several people rushed forward, intending to capture Mu Qingqing.
Mu Qingqing's eyes narrowed as she saw them charging at her. Her figure turned into a stream of light, instantly flashing past them.
Thump, thump...
All of them fell to the ground, lifeless, clearly having been killed.
Each of them had a hole pierced through their throats.
The strongest of these guards was only at the three-star King realm, nowhere near her match.
Dao Yuanming, witnessing this, was secretly amazed.
This kid was much more capable than he had imagined.
Soon, Mu Qingqing proceeded to unlock the iron collars of the slaves imprisoned in the ship's cabin.
With a few 'clacks', the iron collars, which seemed indestructible to them, were easily broken by Mu Qingqing.
However, even without the restriction of the iron collars, these slaves did not feel any sense of security. Instead, they became more panicked.
This was because Madam Miao and the others were still on the ship, and they couldn't leave.
They had no ability or courage to resist Madam Miao. If Madam Miao found out, the consequences they would face would be even worse than being slaves; they could be thrown overboard to feed the sea beasts.
During their time on the ship, they had seen too many slaves who had tried to resist being executed by Madam Miao.
Therefore, even without the iron collars' restraint, they remained in their places.
Some even blamed Mu Qingqing for implicating them.
"Kid, if you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"
"Yeah, we don't want to be fed to the sea beasts by that vicious woman!"
"Don't mess around, or if Madam Miao finds out, we won't be able to escape punishment either."
"......"
A wave of curses came from the ship's cabin.
Hearing the people in the cabin complaining about Mu Qingqing, Dao Yuanming couldn't stand it and spoke up for Mu Qingqing.
"What a bunch of idiots! If you like being slaves so much, then stay here and be slaves for the rest of your lives!"
Dao Yuanming's mockery made these captured slaves even more furious, and they cursed Dao Yuanming.
"What do you old man know? Are you going to cause trouble with this mere King realm kid?"
"Exactly, this suicidal act will only drag us all down!"
"......"
"As if you had a way to live as slaves. If you don't leave, this old man will go out with this kid!"
Dao Yuanming snorted coldly.
To these slaves, Dao Yuanming and Mu Qingqing's actions were akin to seeking death!
Many slaves looked at Dao Yuanming with disdain. They had seen too many people like him, who were eventually tortured to death by Madam Miao.
Mu Qingqing, who had originally intended to save these people out of kindness, let out a cold laugh.
Then, with a flash of her figure, the slaves only felt a blur before their eyes, and Mu Qingqing had disappeared from her spot.