Buzzz—
Waves of dark purple true qi rippled outward from Jia Tiansheng at the center, and soon a gigantic purple serpent slowly rose behind him. The frigid aura it emitted caused everyone’s expressions to change slightly.
Since the other party wanted to decide the battle in a single move, then he, Jia Tiansheng, would gladly oblige. One move to determine victory!
Jia Tiansheng locked his gaze onto Chu Feng, brought his hands together, and rapidly formed seals. The surging true qi was so immense that even space itself began to ripple faintly.
Roar!
The giant purple serpent let out an enraged roar and lunged toward Chu Feng.
Chu Feng raised his head and looked at the enormous purple serpent, his eyes narrowing slightly. He did not choose to dodge. Instead, he fully activated the five-colored sword qi and charged straight at it head-on.
The five-colored sword qi trembled lightly, even drawing in the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy and infusing it into the blade qi.
Before the colossal purple serpent, Chu Feng appeared no more than an ant. Yet there was not the slightest fear in his eyes. The dazzling five-colored sword radiance shone brilliantly, and the fusion of two sword intents now erupted with terrifying sword qi.
Boom!
The sword qi collided with the giant serpent, and for a moment, neither side could gain the upper hand.
“Hmph! Don’t get too arrogant!”
Seeing this, Jia Tiansheng’s expression gradually turned sinister. His hand seals shifted, and all the true qi within his body poured into the giant purple serpent.
Crack… crack—
Fractures began appearing across the five-colored sword qi. If this continued, Chu Feng would undoubtedly lose.
“Heh, it’s not over yet!”
A cold gleam flashed through Chu Feng’s eyes as sword intent surged around him. Behind him, the phantom image of a sword foundation actually appeared, while sword marks began emerging one after another.
One, two, three…
When the ninth sword mark appeared, even Jia Tiansheng could no longer keep his composure.
“A nine-mark sword foundation!? This is fake! Right….it has to be fake!”
After all, not even the Myriad Saint Palace had ever produced a nine-mark sword foundation.
“Whether it’s fake or not, you’ll find out soon enough.”
As Chu Feng’s words fell, the sword marks detached themselves from the sword foundation and fused into the five-colored sword qi. Instantly, the cracks in the sword qi were repaired. Not only that, its power directly rose to rival the giant purple serpent before ultimately surpassing it.
Boom!
The massive purple serpent exploded apart as the five-colored sword qi shot forward with unmatched speed.
Puchi!
Blood sprayed everywhere as Jia Tiansheng’s arm was severed cleanly.
Clearly, in this clash, Jia Tiansheng had lost….he lost to a mere Chu Feng who possessed only third-rank cultivation.
“H-How… is this… possible…”
He was a fifth-rank cultivator! A candidate to become a Holy Son of the Myriad Saint Palace!
In the future, he was destined to become a Holy Son… even the Palace Master!
How… how could he possibly lose to a mere brat at the third rank…
Filled with disbelief and unwillingness, Jia Tiansheng slowly collapsed backward while staring blankly at the sky.
“Cousin!”
Jia Tianfeng’s voice trembled with disbelief. Her cousin had actually lost to a third-rank ant!
Seeing Chu Feng swaying unsteadily as though he could collapse at any moment, she immediately realized this child was a grave threat and absolutely had to be killed!
True qi erupted from Jia Tianfeng’s body as she moved to strike Chu Feng.
Whoosh—
A chilling wind swept through the air as Liu Xueyao silently appeared before Jia Tianfeng. Her pretty face was icy cold, a terrifying chill surging from within her.
“Stop!”
Liu Tiancheng immediately rushed to Jia Tianfeng’s side.
Boom!
Liu Tiancheng’s body trembled violently as he was forced back dozens of steps before finally stabilizing himself.
His face turned ashen as he said coldly, “Niece Xueyao, what exactly are you trying to do?”
“Anyone who harms my husband… dies.”
Liu Xueyao spoke indifferently as icy true qi slowly flowed out from her body.
As for Jia Tianfeng, she was once again so terrified by Liu Xueyao that her legs went weak and she dropped to her knees. This time, a certain part of her dress had even darkened noticeably.
The battle below had ended, and the battle above was nearing its conclusion as well.
“Pfft!”
Venerable Kuhai spat out a mouthful of blood while clutching his chest.
“You only just broke through to the eighth rank…..how do you possess such strength?!”
“Kuhai, it’s simply because you’ve remained stagnant.”
Even Liu Shijing herself was somewhat surprised that she had defeated Venerable Kuhai so easily. After absorbing that mysterious yellow qi, she seemed to have become much stronger.
***
“Huff… huff…”
That strike had completely exhausted Chu Feng’s true qi. Holding Little White in hand, he walked over to Jia Tiansheng. Looking at the black-robed youth whose face was now ashen with despair, there was no trace left of his earlier arrogance.
“The victor becomes king, the loser becomes prey. I have nothing more to say. End me with a single sword strike.”
Jia Tiansheng closed his eyes.
Chu Feng raised a brow. “Didn’t expect you to be a real man after all. You’re much better than that Liu family’s eldest young master.”
He took a deep breath and aimed the tip of his sword at the black-robed youth’s heart. Just as he was about to thrust downward, the Heaven-Mending Stone within his dantian suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.
What’s going on?
Before he could think further—
Puchi!
A golden needle pierced straight through his chest. After using this move, Jia Tiansheng’s aura rapidly weakened.
“Haha, kid, you fell for it… Even if I die, I’m dragging someone down with me. I’ll be waiting for you below—”
Having lost an arm, Jia Tiansheng had completely lost any chance of competing for the position of Holy Son. With his heart already filled with despair, his future cultivation would likely never progress another inch. Since that was the case, he would rather drag this brat down with him.
“Cough—ah!”
Chu Feng’s face twisted in pain as he spat out a large mouthful of blood…
Damn it, playing dirty with me…
A piercing pain spread through his entire body. No wonder the Heaven-Mending Stone had suddenly reacted…this bastard had been plotting against him!
“Husband!”
Liu Xueyao’s expression froze as she prepared to rush to his side, but a graceful figure had already beaten her to it.
“You brat!”
Up above, when Liu Shijing saw this scene, her heart suddenly clenched. Gathering all her true qi, she struck Venerable Kuhai back with a single palm and hurried anxiously to Chu Feng’s side.
Her soft chest rose and fell rapidly, tears glistening in her eyes as she caught the boy’s collapsing body in her arms. Using her fingers to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, she cried out,
“You brat, y-you… how are you?!”
Chu Feng’s condition could only be described as terrible. A dying counterattack from a fifth-rank cultivator….considering he was only third-rank, the fact that he hadn’t died on the spot was already a miracle.
Chu Feng couldn’t help coughing up another mouthful of blood, yet he still forced a grin. “Aunt Jing, I… I’m fine…”
Seeing the boy in such a state, Liu Shijing’s face turned deathly pale. She used her sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth while the life force within his body slowly ebbed away.
She held the boy tightly in her arms, taking out pill after pill and feeding them into his mouth.
“Aunt Jing…”
“You brat, don’t talk. You’ll be fine…”
Liu Shijing’s voice trembled as tears slowly streamed from the corners of her beautiful eyes.
Because even with her continuously pouring true qi into his body, combined with the medicinal effects of the pills, she still could not stop the boy’s life force from slipping away.
What was happening before her eyes had completely exceeded her expectations.
At this moment, she panicked. Her breathing faltered, as though something incredibly important within her was being torn away.
The boy slowly raised a hand and touched the beauty’s cheek. She hurriedly grasped his hand and pressed it tightly against her face.
“Aunt Jing, before the end, there’s one thing I want to ask you… do you… like me?”
After speaking, the boy gasped heavily for breath.
Hearing the words “before the end” come from Chu Feng’s mouth, Liu Shijing’s heart trembled violently.
“I… I like you…”
Tears poured from the beauty’s eyes like a spring as she held the boy tightly in her embrace.
“Really?!”
The boy’s tone suddenly became somewhat excited, though the grief-stricken beauty failed to notice anything unusual.
“Mhm! I, Liu Shijing, like Chu Feng. So you brat, you absolutely must not die…”
Before Liu Shijing could finish speaking, the boy in her arms suddenly lifted his head and gently kissed her bright red lips.
Liu Shijing: “Mm??!!”
The boy wiped away the tears on the beauty’s cheeks and grinned mischievously. “Aunt Jing, you have to remember what you said~ I recorded it all, so no taking it back now~”
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