"Just die already!"
BOOM...
Ignoring the Fire Talisman, Shenn Tu swung his war axe straight at Zhou Qian’s head. Zhou Qian imdiately threw out a Fire Talisman, not at Shenn Tu, but at the axe itself. At the sa ti, he ducked and slipped under Shenn Tu’s arm.
’This can’t go on,’ he thought. ’ddling in this business was already a bad investnt. If I get hurt, I’ll be a complete fool who’s lost everything.’
Shattered stones flew everywhere. Shenn Tu was furious. These damn Fire Talismans couldn’t hurt him, but they were certainly making a ss of him. In such a short ti, the bastard had already unleashed more than forty Fire Talismans. ’How the hell is Thunderlight City still hiding a guy like this?’
BOOM...
Shenn Tu was getting vicious. Zhou Qian sighed as an oversized Fire Talisman materialized in his hand. Gasps erupted from the crowd. Shenn Tu’s eyes went bloodshot. ’Son of a bitch, a Bursting Fire Talisman!’
A gout of fla shot toward Shenn Tu’s head. A direct hit would leave even a Body Cultivator half-dead.
But Shenn Tu was skilled. He wrenched his war axe out of its attack path, shifting from offense to defense to smash the incoming Bursting Fire Talisman.
BOOM...
Shenn Tu was sent flying more than twenty feet. The disciples of Thunderlight Hall erupted in frenzied cheers. Crafting a Bursting Fire Talisman required a Cultivation of at least the Fifteenth Layer. Zhou Qian had silently reached the Fifteenth Layer! This news was as explosive as Zhao Guang’s transfer to another hall.
But from within the blaze, Shenn Tu’s wild laughter rang out. "What are you going to do? That didn’t even land a clean hit! If you’ve got the guts, try another one!"
Zhou Qian hadn’t expected his Bursting Fire Talisman to be blocked. Shenn Tu’s right hand was injured, but he still had his left. As for Zhou Qian, he had used up most of his Elental Power on that attack.
"I surrender," Zhou Qian said with a wry smile.
"Surrender? You think you can just surrender whenever you want? I’m not finished yet!"
BANG...
Another Fire Talisman shot over. "Senior Brother Shenn, that’s enough. The fight is over."
Hu Jing stepped forward, and hope sparked anew in everyone’s eyes. Her teoric progress had beco the new dawn for Thunderlight Hall, but at her current level, she was likely still no match for Shenn Tu.
"Who is it!"
Shenn Tu whirled around. He froze for a mont when he saw Hu Jing. "Damn it, have all the n in Thunderlight Hall gone extinct? Another woman. You must be Hu Jing?"
"I am Hu Jing. What guidance do you have for , Senior Brother Shenn?"
Looking at Hu Jing, Shenn Tu found it difficult to unleash his usual roguish deanor. Of all the female cultivators he’d ever seen, only she could compare to Yang Ying of Flying Phoenix Hall. In fact, her aura was quite similar to Yang Ying’s from a few years back.
Hu Jing was Elder Zhao’s Direct Disciple, so he couldn’t act too recklessly. If their strengths were comparable, a battle would be fine. But Hu Jing was new to cultivation; bullying the weak would lead to serious trouble.
"Since Junior Sister Hu has spoken up, I’ll drop it," Shenn Tu said. "But this guy has to compensate for my trouble. Ten Spirit Stones, and I’ll consider the matter settled."
Arrogant as he was, he was still focused on making a profit. With Hu Jing’s appearance, the matter was pretty much over. He had both flaunted Hengshan Hall’s dominance and was about to get a reward.
One shouldn’t assu that being bullied would make them resentful. Cultivators admired the strong. In fact, many disciples transferred to Hengshan Hall precisely to avoid being bullied. Hengshan Hall might not have been the strongest, but in a fight, they were absolutely the most ferocious and united.
Hengshan Hall’s slogan was that they were the only ones who got to beat people up, not the other way around. If they could use ten people to beat up one, they wouldn’t waste nine of them. It was only because they were on Thunderlight Hall’s ho turf that they had resorted to a duel; in a group brawl, they would be at a disadvantage.
Ten Spirit Stones?
"Why don’t you just go rob soone!"
The crowd was instantly enraged. Cultivation wasn’t easy. They all struggled to accumulate contribution points to trade for Spirit Stones for their breakthroughs. And this guy had the audacity to demand ten just like that.
"No Spirit Stones is also an option," Shenn Tu said. "He’s been hitting this whole ti. Let land one blow on him, and we’ll call it even. Hmph, otherwise, I’m not afraid to take this matter to the Main Hall!"
Zhou Qian smiled wryly. ’That son of a bitch is being direct, at least. If a Technique Cultivator like took one hit from him... I wouldn’t die—he wouldn’t have the guts for that—but a broken bone would be a certainty.’
Hu Jing gritted her teeth. "Then I will accept Senior Brother Shenn’s challenge!"
Zhou Qian froze, not expecting Hu Jing to make a move. Shenn Tu was also stunned. Hu Jing clearly hadn’t even reached the Tenth Layer of Cultivation. Fighting him was just asking for a beating, wasn’t it?
"Junior Sister Hu, surely you don’t think I’m the type to go easy on a beautiful woman? Sorry, but my favorite pasti is crushing beautiful flowers. I’ve already given you face. If you insist on getting involved, then don’t bla for not holding back!"
"Cut the crap," Hu Jing said resolutely. "I’m a disciple of Thunderlight Hall, and I won’t stand by while soone runs rampant here!"
Hearing her words, the blood of the surrounding Body and Sword Cultivators started to boil. ’Son of a bitch! These guys are shitting on our heads, and we’re just hiding in our shells like turtles? Are we even n?’
"That’s right! Let’s beat these Hengshan Hall bastards back!" "Yeah, Hengshan Hall is full of thugs! We should all jump in and beat them up together!"
The crowd’s passion was ignited. Shenn Tu’s expression flickered, but this clearly wasn’t his first ti facing such a scene. A cold sneer touched his lips. "What? You want a mob fight? Go on, brothers, stand still and let them have their fill. But I’ll tell you this: either you kill all of us today, or tomorrow, you’ll learn what a real mob is, and what a real gang-beating feels like!"
The crowd faltered. Hengshan Hall indeed had the largest number of disciples, and they were infamous for their group brawls. All the other Sub-Halls, with the exception of the talent-filled Dao Guang Hall, were wary of them.
"When a dog bites a man, a man doesn’t bite the dog back."
"Of course. We in Thunderlight Hall have so class, after all."
Wang ng and Zhang Xiaopang always loved to chi in one after the other, just like back in their street-brawling days. Whether or not they could actually win a fight was one thing, but they would never lose a verbal battle.
The expressions of the Hengshan Hall mbers imdiately soured. Shenn Tu’s eyes bulged. "Fine. I want to see for myself which master here has the balls to call the people of Hengshan Hall dogs!"
"There are many kinds of dogs," Wang ng said with a grin, a hoe resting on his shoulder. "You have your mangy dogs, your lap dogs, and of course, the kind that loves to snarl and bare its teeth but is really all bark and no bite." Beside him, the ever-cocky Zhang Xiaopang shot Hu Jing a wink.
The mont Wang ng arrived, Hu Jing felt an inexplicable sense of calm. But then she had a second thought. ’Wait a minute, with Wang ng’s level of strength...’
Shenn Tu was so furious he laughed. "How interesting. Thunderlight Hall is truly full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons if even farrs are stepping up. One of you, go smash his teeth in for !"
"S-Senior Brother Wang, they’re bad people. You shouldn’t provoke them." Ma Tian’Er summoned courage from nowhere and tugged on Wang ng’s sleeve.
"Senior Brother, let Suo Ming handle this trash!" A Body Cultivator, nearly seven feet tall and rippling with muscle, stepped forward. A deep scar slashed across his face—rumored to have been earned in a fight against soone from Dao Guang Hall. He was one of Hengshan Hall’s top fighters.
"Suo Ming, he just called us dogs. Don’t hold back!"
Suo Ming stepped forward, hefting a large hamr. "Don’t worry, Senior Brother. We at Hengshan Hall are rciful. I’ll make sure it’s over for him in one go!"
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