Inside the Qingyang Spirit Ore mine, Chang Shunping stared at the fallen Cao Wunian, his mind in turmoil.
He had witnessed Xiao Chen’s divine might before, felling one Foundation Establishnt Cultivator with each sword strike.
Because of that, Chang Shunping had great faith in Xiao Chen’s strength. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have rushed to the Qingyang Spirit Ore mine to wait for him, hoping to discuss a strategy.
But just now, when he saw Cao Wunian’s aura suddenly surge, even causing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to erupt violently, he couldn’t help but panic.
He could tell from the sheer pressure alone that such power did not belong to a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator.
Chang Shunping had seen more than one Great Perfection Foundation Establishnt Cultivator in action before.
But none of them had ever made his heart pound and his flesh tremble from hundreds of yards away, as Cao Wunian just had.
Therefore, he had imdiately fired a Signal Arrow, hoping to summon any potential reinforcents nearby.
At the sa ti, he drew his Flying Sword, intending to go forward and help Xiao Chen face the enemy.
Normally, when facing a powerful threat, two people standing together would surely be better than one person resisting alone.
But after taking an instinctive step forward, Chang Shunping froze.
Cao Wunian’s power was at its peak, and he was afraid.
Chang Shunping was just an ordinary Cultivator who had relied on Elixirs and Spiritual Objects to force his way to the sixth level of Foundation Establishnt.
Benefiting from his family’s legacy, his cultivation journey, while not exactly smooth sailing, had been mostly free of obstacles. As a result, he was severely lacking in actual combat experience.
He thought of how the Chang Family still needed a guardian, and of the White Bone Sect’s fearso reputation.
Chang Shunping hesitated, unsure if he should go help or seize the chance to flee. He stood frozen, lost in a fierce internal conflict.
In the mont he was stunned, Cao Wunian completed his transformation.
His body swelled to a height of ten feet, transforming him into a White Bone Giant whose every move created sonic booms.
A single step left a crater in the ground several feet deep and dozens of feet wide.
A single punch sent a whistling gale rushing against his face, even from dozens of yards away.
He was like a Demon God descended upon the world. Even a top-grade Magical Artifact Shield seed on the verge of shattering under his fists.
Chang Shunping shivered. He knew that if he were the target of that punch, there would only be one outco: being smashed into a bloody pulp.
However, in the next mont, he witnessed the most incredible scene of his entire life.
Xiao Chen actually put away all his Magical Artifacts and stood his ground, his hands clasped behind his back.
Chang Shunping was completely bewildered. ’What does this an?’
’Has Xiao Chen decided to give up resisting?’
But he soon understood why, because what happened next was nothing short of a complete mockery of a fight.
The White Bone Giant, who could cross hundreds of feet with a single stride, was now as clumsy as a toddler learning to walk before Xiao Chen.
No matter how it charged, leaped, or chopped, a flash of golden light would flicker and weave, and all of its attacks would miss their mark.
With each flash of golden light, Xiao Chen’s figure would reappear dozens of yards away.
He darted back and forth below Qingyang Mountain, his robes fluttering in the fierce winds, moving as gracefully as a dancer.
As a spectator, Chang Shunping was completely dazzled, unable to keep up.
If not for his wide field of vision, he would have lost track of Xiao Chen completely.
If the White Bone Giant had represented power beyond the Foundation Establishnt realm,
then the flashing golden light now surely represented speed beyond that realm.
A question welled up from the bottom of Chang Shunping’s heart: ’Can a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator really be this fast?’
In this, he was actually mistaken. Over a long distance, not even Xiao Chen could maintain such speed.
But in such a familiar environnt, performing rapid dodges for a short period was not a problem at all.
Thus, from the mont Cao Wunian consud the "Holy dicine," the outco of the battle was already sealed.
Seeing Xiao Chen pick up the Storage Bag from the ground and begin to clean up the battlefield,
Chang Shunping finally snapped out of his daze, realizing he was still standing in the sa spot and had never mustered the courage to rush in and help.
He hastily put away his Flying Sword, feeling both ashad and relieved.
He was ashad of his own lack of strength, but relieved that he had t Xiao Chen and successfully weathered this crisis.
He then hurried forward to offer his congratulations. "Congratulations, Xiao! The Lingyuan Sect issued a double rit bounty this ti, so you’ve gathered all the rit you need at once."
During a previous conversation, Xiao Chen had ntioned his desire to beco a Demon-slaying Guard.
He was originally short of the rit from two late-stage Foundation Establishnt Demon Cultivators, but Cao Wunian counted for two. Now, he just had to wait until next month’s rotation to be promoted directly to Demon-slaying Guard.
Then, he would no longer be bound by the Lingyuan Sect’s garrison assignnts and would be free to act as he pleased.
Chang Shunping continued to congratulate him, "I heard that among all the previous Demon-slaying Guards, even the one who was promoted the fastest took half a year to gather enough rit."
"For you, Xiao, to et the requirents in just two months... your talent is truly exceptional, and your strength is beyond compare!"
"At this rate, I fear no one will ever surpass you."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. "You flatter , Chang. I was rely lucky and ca across a few good opportunities."
This wasn’t entirely false modesty. Being assigned to a place like the Qingyang Spirit Ore mine, one truly needed a bit of luck to encounter a sufficient number of Demon Cultivators.
User Comments
0 comments from readers