Chapter 665: Only the Strong Is Acknowledged
The other four’s expressions changed. They felt a dire threat in their hearts. Lan Feichen said, “Only Feng Xingsheng has been able to achieve a perfect sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent in our eighteen southern provinces. Could it be that this fellow is as strong as Feng Xingsheng?”
“It definitely is a perfect sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent. Only by fully merging Quintessence together with saber intent would Xiao Chen be able to break Gui Wu’s defensive technique,” Feng Wuheng sighed.
Meng Hongguang also sighed gently, “Originally, I thought that we would be able to see Gui Wu reveal his strength. Unexpectedly, there is now an even more troublesome Xiao Chen.”
Yu Zhiqiang smiled leisurely. “Everyone, don’t be too discouraged. Feng Xingsheng is known as the top bladesman in the eighteen southern provinces. He is also the top true inheritor of the Full Moon Pavilion. He did not get his title as the top bladesman by relying on his perfect sixty-percent-comprehended saber intent. Xiao Chen is far from comparable to him. We still have a chance.”
“Senior Brother Yu, you mean…?” Bai Zihao’s eyes gleamed, as though he thought of something.
A sinister smile flashed on Yu Zhiqiang’s face as he said, “This fellow has excellent potential. However, his cultivation is still far from ours. While he has not grown yet, we will have plenty of opportunities.”
Lan Feichen said coldly, “That’s right. There is already one Yun Feiyu, who has suppressed us for so many years. If there is another in Xiao Chen to snatch our resources, we will never be able to become true inheritors in this lifetime.”
“Senior Brother Yu, you have the highest cultivation. We will listen to you.” The other people did not even think about it. They immediately agreed to Yu Zhiqiang’s suggestion.
Yu Zhiqiang smiled coldly and said, “This matter requires long-term planning. However, at this moment, there is a big fool willing to test Xiao Chen out for us.”
“White Robed Bladesman, we still have not decided a victor between us, yet you are thinking of leaving already?!”
The crowd looked over and saw Situ Gang laughing loudly among a group of battle-realm disciples. He soared into the air and sent a punch at Xiao Chen’s back.
A dragon roar resounded when Xiao Chen felt the sonic boom behind him. The Azure Dragon image below him seemed to have reached a point where their minds were connected.
Without needing any guidance from Xiao Chen, the Azure Dragon image circled, instantly turning Xiao Chen around.
When facing this tyrannical punch, Xiao Chen squinted a little. He did not dare to be careless. He instantly opened the twelve acupoints on his right arm and punched out as well.
“Bang!”
A horrifying explosion resounded. The lake that just calmed down surged again, sending out eighty-one pillars of water into the sky.
The lake water fell from the sky like rain, drenching the two.
Both of them retreated a hundred steps each. When they pushed heavily against the water, additional pillars of water shot into the sky; it was quite a magnificent sight.
Situ Gang smiled and said, “This is great! Take another of my punches!”
“Roar! Roar! Roar!”
The winds and clouds ten kilometers in the sky behind Situ Gang changed. A faint image of an ancient giant appeared in the layers of white clouds. That giant was hundreds of meters tall and had an aura as heavy as mountains. It looked up and roared, churning the clouds for five kilometers around.
Situ Gang used this overwhelming momentum and stomped heavily on the lake. He spread his arms and flew up like a large roc. Then, he sent another punch at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He recognized this as the ancient giant bloodline that the battle-realm people boasted of and were famous for. At this moment, Situ Gang had activated the bloodline. It was shocking and had an impressive aura.
The Quintessence that Xiao Chen refined twice quickly circulated through his body, flowing throughout the major and minor meridians of his body like thousands of surging rivers.
The aura that Xiao Chen had kept hidden all the while suddenly erupted. A dragon roar resounded in his chest, not letting his opponent’s aura suppress him.
Before Situ Gang arrived, Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Quintessence, executing Berserk Dragon Fist.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
As the dragon head roared, the two fists clashed. A strong aura spread into the surroundings. The lake split down the middle, forming two-hundred-meter-tall waves that surged towards the shore.
“Damn it!”
The huge waves contained tremendous force. The inner sect disciples who came to watch cursed and quickly flew away.
“Hu chi!”
This strike caused Xiao Chen to retreat three hundred meters. His Qi and blood surged without end; his internal organs shook. Some blood leaked out the corner of Xiao Chen’s lips.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had used the Four Season Saber Technique and exhausted a significant amount of Quintessence while practicing. Then, he used the Four Season Saber Technique again when fighting with Gui Wu. Now, he only had a quarter of his Quintessence.
Thus, when Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Quintessence, he did not achieve even half the might it normally had. Before Situ Gang, who had activated the ancient giant’s bloodline, it was inferior.
When Situ Gang saw this, he laughed loudly. He appeared very smug as he prepared to launch another attack before the gap in the lake closed back up.
“Boom!”
However, just at this moment, a strand of azure fire burned the white clouds above Situ Gang’s head. As the azure fire spread, half the sky took flame.
A dragon claw clenched into a fist descended from the sky, plunging towards Situ Gang.
This sight astounded Situ Gang as he quickly sent out a punch at this dragon fist. However, the descending dragon fist had the advantage of gravity. Furthermore, he was caught off-guard; he did not have time to utilize the momentum of the ancient giant. The dragon fist knocked Situ Gang to the bottom of the lake.
At this point, the lake water that had parted converged. The force of this strike was more than five tons. Even Situ Gang’s friends from the battle realm could not help but worry for him.
“Pu chi!”
Water splashed up as Situ Gang leaped out. Blood leaked out a corner of his lips. His shirt was all tattered, revealing a muscular body and muscles full of explosive power.
“Damn it!”
Situ Gang had not expected that despite him having the advantage, Xiao Chen would still manage to make a fool of him. Situ Gang became flustered and frustrated as he got up and soared into the air.
Xiao Chen’s expression did not change. Using his Spiritual Sense, he had already anticipated the direction Situ Gang would take after leaping out of the water. He pointed his right fist to the sky and said calmly, “Claw Burning the Heavens!”
Xiao Chen burned his Vital Qi, and azure smoke emanated from his Tianmen Acupoint. Large patches of white clouds ignited, and an azure claw swooped down from the sky. The claw contained the might of the nine heavens and knocked Situ Gang back into the water.
The rage of a dragon, intense flames burning the sky. No mortal could defend against this.
Such a scene startled everyone. Yu Zhiqiang said with a sullen expression, “I originally thought that he would definitely lose miserably to Situ Gang since his Quintessence is almost exhausted. Unexpectedly, he still has such a strong physical body. He can achieve five hundred tons of force with just Vital Qi alone!”
Clenching his teeth, Feng Wuheng said, “We must eliminate this fellow. Otherwise, all of us can forget about becoming a true inheritor. He is an even bigger threat than Situ Gang or Gui Wu.”
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On the opposite shore, a purple-robed man stood quietly on top of one of the tall trees.
The purple-robed man’s aura seemed to blend perfectly with the trees. Despite standing in plain view, no one noticed him. At first glance, he looked like a tree branch, totally unremarkable.
“Not bad. Aside from having an astonishingly strong physical body, his accomplishments in Saber Techniques are actually pretty good.”
This person was Chen Xiao, one of the two true inheritors who received Xiao Chen and his group.
A smile lifted the corners of Chen Xiao’s mouth as he said, “However, that is all there is to it. His Quintessence is about to run out. These two wonderful Fist Techniques of his function by burning his Vital Qi. He will end up completely drained.
“I have to make a move to help this fellow out. He has pretty good potential; he is worth making friends with.”
Right after Chen Xiao spoke, he flew lightly to the center of the lake, like a fallen leaf drifting on the wind.
Situ Gang felt very depressed at the bottom of the lake. This time, he had learned his lesson. He held his breath and stored up the momentum of the ancient giant in preparation for exhausting half his Quintessence and smashing Xiao Chen to death with one punch.
“Boom!”
The lake surged as if some humongous creature growled within it. Waves splashed up, and everyone could feel a horrifying power brewing underwater.
“White Robed Bladesman, it’s time to die!”
A pillar of water shot into the air. Situ Gang’s momentum reached its peak as he leaped out of the water. He roared ferociously, and a golden flame engulfed his whole body as he sent a punch at Xiao Chen.
However, before Situ Gang could react, a purple figure flashed and kicked his chest. That angle of that kick just happened to connect with his only weak point.
The Quintessence contained in the kick was even more horrifying. It was several times stronger than that of a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch, as vast as the sea.
“Pa!”
Situ Gang could not withstand it at all. He immediately vomited large mouthfuls of blood. The flames around his body vanished, and he fell back into the water in an even sorrier state.
“One of the nine true inheritors, Chen Xiao! Unexpectedly, he is here as well!”
The expressions of Yu Zhiqiang and the others changed. Suspicion appeared in their eyes. They could not understand why Chen Xiao turned up here given his status.
Filled with rage, Situ Gang leaped out of the water again. He ignored his wounds as he immediately cursed out, “Damn it, who dares to kick me?! Are you tired of living?!”
When Chen Xiao heard this, he could not help but smile faintly. He moved in a flash and sent out another heavy kick.
Situ Gang, who had just gotten out of the water, did not even have the chance to see Chen Xiao clearly before being forced back into the lake.
The people of the battle realms had always been short-tempered. When Situ Gang recovered his wits, he immediately leaped out. Without even wiping the water off his face, he continued cursing, “Screw your sister! Which bastard kicked me?!”
“Ha ha! Go on, continue cursing me.”
Chen Xiao smiled faintly and did not explain anything. He immediately sent out another kick, driving Situ Gang back into the water.
The battle-realm people paled as they watched the battle-realm genius, Situ Gang, repeatedly being kicked into the lake and unable to do anything about it. They felt extremely embarrassed.
If it were some other bystander, the battle-realm people would have disregarded the rules and rushed forward together. However, this was the true inheritor Chen Xiao. They might feel angry, but they did not dare to say or do anything.
“Rumble…Rumble…!”
This time, Situ Gang finally came to his senses. He realized that someone incredible had arrived. He held his breath as he cautiously emerged from the water, revealing only half his head as he looked around carefully.
