"It's your turn!"
Hong Yu looked at Zheng Tian with an arrogant expression.
Within his eyes, a fierce fire danced, like the flas of war ignited on a battlefield, scorching and unyielding.
Facing Hong Yu's fiery gaze, Zheng Tian frowned.
Before he could speak, soone beside him had already shouted coldly, "Who the hell do you think you are? Just a loser who fell to Senior Brother Zheng, and you dare to be so arrogant?"
"If Senior Brother Zheng hadn't been careless last ti, he would have cut you down within ten moves. You dare to challenge him again? You must have a death wish!"
"You don't think you're so great just because you beat Qin Mutian, do you? Heh heh, who the hell is Qin Mutian! There are plenty of us here who can beat him."
These three Guiyuan Sect disciples who spoke all had Earth Soul Realm cultivation.
Although Hong Yu's strength in brutally beating Qin Mutian and dominating a Celestial Soul Realm expert had shocked them, the thought of Zheng Tian standing right beside them made them stand tall, full of confidence as they looked at Hong Yu without a trace of fear.
Hong Yu raised an eyebrow.
The nonchalant expression on Zheng Tian's face changed drastically, and he cried out in a low voice, "Not good! You guys, be care—"
However...
His warning was ultimately a step too slow.
Hong Yu stepped on thunder, his figure streaking across in a flash of purple-gold lightning. With a WHOOSH, he appeared before the three Guiyuan Sect disciples who had provoked him.
Hearing Zheng Tian's low cry from behind, Hong Yu turned his head and grinned at him.
Then, he struck out with his palms in quick succession.
Golden light surged in his palms, and pale golden flas actually danced on his fingertips. Following the rhythm of his palms, they seed to flow out like strange musical notes.
Enveloped by these pale golden flas, the faces of the three Guiyuan Sect disciples who had just mocked him turned deathly pale. In an instant, they broke out in a cold sweat that drenched their clothes, as if they had just been pulled from the water.
"When I'm talking to Zheng Tian, who gave you the right to interrupt?"
Hong Yu sneered.
Three clusters of pale golden flas suddenly exploded.
The golden light of the flas instantly engulfed the three n. This fire was the Lifebound Primordial Fire that Hong Yu had condensed after advancing to the Celestial Soul Realm, by fusing his Celestial Soul in his Upper Dantian with the Heaven and Earth Energy from the river of Rashomon!
An ordinary expert's Lifebound Primordial Fire could perhaps slt Refined Iron.
But Hong Yu's Lifebound Primordial Fire could easily lt even Mortal-Level Primordial Weapons. As for Spirit-Level Primordial Weapons, if their quality and composition were not pure enough, they would also be affected.
Wrapped in the flas, the three n beca human torches, screaming incessantly.
In an instant, they were reduced to three piles of ashes.
HISS!
Killing three Earth Soul Realm experts in the blink of an eye.
Such strength was truly astounding.
Whether it was the experts from the Royal Family or the Guiyuan Sect, their gazes toward Hong Yu now held a trace more horror and gravity.
Zheng Tian snorted coldly, his claw striking through the air. "You dare kill people from my Guiyuan Sect? You're courting death!"
Hong Yu had long been on guard against Zheng Tian's attack. The mont he moved, the First Technique of Tyrant's Walk, Thunder Step, instantly materialized beneath Hong Yu's feet.
A layer of pale golden lightning appeared and coursed over the soles of his feet. With the sound of stepping on thunder, a WHOOSH, he dodged Zheng Tian's Black Tiger Heart Stealing technique. At the sa ti, his toes tapped the ground, and with a sharp turn, he aid a Sword Pointing strike to pierce Zheng Tian's fist.
BOOM!
The collision of the Sword Pointing and the Iron Fist was like a steel awl striking an iron plate.
Hong Yu should have been at a considerable disadvantage, but in this clash, the two were actually evenly matched.
SWISH!
Hong Yu and Zheng Tian retreated at the sa ti.
The Qi Vortex that had ford at the center of their clash still lingered in the empty space where they had fought. As it quietly dissipated, it stirred up a billowing cloud of dust.
Zheng Tian's expression was grim and uncertain. Behind his back, he repeatedly flexed the fingers of his hand, which was throbbing with a piercing pain from the powerful impact of the clash.
His cold, harsh gaze fixed on Hong Yu, and Zheng Tian's heart was filled with shock. 'What's going on? How have Hong Yu's strength and speed increased so much?'
The corner of Zheng Tian's eye twitched; he found it utterly unbelievable.
Just a few months ago, when they had just entered the Celestial Essence Secret Realm, he had started causing trouble for Hong Yu. In that battle, Hong Yu's combat prowess had indeed surprised Zheng Tian, even amazed him that soone at the Earth Soul Realm could force him to a point where he couldn't kill him within ten moves.
But that was just amazent, nothing more.
In Zheng Tian's mind, he had never considered Hong Yu his equal.
For him, if he truly wanted to kill Hong Yu, it would have been a matter of minutes!
But now...
No matter what, he couldn't believe that in just over two months, Hong Yu had already attained such formidable strength.
In a duel between experts, a single exchange revealed much!
The power and speed displayed by Hong Yu's Sword Pointing strike had already reached an extrely high level, only a fraction weaker than his own.
As if sensing the turmoil in Zheng Tian's heart, Hong Yu took a deep breath and said lightly, "As expected of the Guiyuan Sect's Chief Disciple. Such strength and power are indeed terrifying!"
"Hong Yu, have you broken through to the Celestial Soul Realm?" Zheng Tian asked after a mont of contemplation.
Hong Yu was taken aback, but he didn't hide it. "I was lucky. I wasn't trampled to death by the Desolate Beast Group. Instead, that life-and-death trial allowed to break through the final shackles and advance to the Celestial Soul Realm. Speaking of which, I really have you all to thank for being able to advance to the Celestial Soul realm so quickly!"
Zheng Tian's eye twitched. "..."
He suddenly felt like his heart couldn't take it.
He had originally planned to divert the disaster, getting rid of the pursuing Desolate Beasts while also getting Hong Yu killed. Why wouldn't he do it!
Who would have thought that he would end up helping Hong Yu break through to the Celestial Soul Realm?
At this thought, Zheng Tian's expression beca extrely ugly.
Elsewhere, Qin Mutian—who had just been revived with the help of a few loyal guards and was lying on the ground like a pile of mud with two-thirds of his bones broken—heard this, and his face turned purple and green.
PUH! He spat out a mouthful of blood.
And passed out again...
"Heh, heheh, I suppose congratulations are in order!"
Zheng Tian rubbed his nose, hiding his awkwardness.
The gaze he slowly raised held a chilling coldness as he stared at Hong Yu, shaking his head with a sigh. "With your talent, if you had joined my Guiyuan Sect, you surely would have beco the First True Disciple, with a limitless future ahead of you. It's a pity you injured my junior brother Huo Yan and offended my junior sister Wang Fei, causing our Master to hate you to the bone and wish for nothing more than to dispose of you..."
"As the Chief Disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, and my master's designated successor, I naturally have to share my master's burden."
Zheng Tian took a deep breath, the aura around him growing colder and harsher. "Since I joined the Guiyuan Sect, I have seen all kinds of geniuses. But no matter what kind of genius they were, no matter how brilliant they were before , there was only one outco when they t : to be ruthlessly crushed beneath my feet."
"As for you, even if you've broken through to the Celestial Soul Realm, you are still no match for !"
Zheng Tian's voice grew quieter toward the end.
It was this fading voice that made his thoughts inscrutable, but from his eyes, which shone with a cold light, one could tell that this man now possessed true killing intent.
Hong Yu narrowed his eyes, his nerves taut, equally prepared for a fight.
He now had Celestial Soul Realm cultivation, and he could dispatch experts of the sa realm as easily as slicing through vegetables.
But against a Celestial Pride Son like Zheng Tian, he had to be cautious!
The Montum of the two n solidified and collided in the void. With them at the epicenter, a violent tornado swept out.
The HUHU of the wind sounded like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves.
It was terrifying.
But just at the critical mont when the great battle was about to erupt, a vast fluctuation suddenly spread from the void.
Before this fluctuation, the clash of Montum created by Hong Yu and Zheng Tian was like well water facing a boundless ocean—it vanished without a trace.
"What's happening?"
Everyone was startled and looked toward the source of the energy fluctuation.
The ten-thousand-ter-high Championship Platform had finally risen completely from beneath the ground.
Before the crowd, the Martial Arts True Soul of Young Master Celestial Beast once again took shape. Its enormous face stared at Hong Yu and the others, its indifferent voice booming like thunder, "The Championship Platform has appeared. Next, a champion will be decided from among you. The champion will receive my inheritance. However..."
When they heard there was an inheritance from Young Master Celestial Beast, everyone was still excited.
But upon hearing the word "however," everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.
Young Master Celestial Beast said nonchalantly, "Before you officially step onto the Championship Platform, those among you who have not obtained a Demon Bone Spirit Plate shall all be left behind!"
"Senior, please wait! The Demon Bone Spirit Plates have not yet been distributed. Please allow this junior to distribute them before you make your decision!" Hong Yu said suddenly.
Zheng Tian also nodded. "Senior, our Demon Bone Spirit Plates have not been distributed either!"
Young Master Celestial Beast narrowed his eyes and nodded.
On Zheng Tian's side, he began to distribute the dozen or so Demon Bone Spirit Plates he had obtained.
As for Hong Yu...
He flashed to Qin Mutian's side. Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, he stomped on Qin Mutian's chest, jolting him awake with pain. Qin Mutian stared at Hong Yu, his eyes wide with fury. "You... what are you doing?"
Hong Yu beckoned to him with his finger. "Give the Demon Bone Spirit Plates!"
"N-No..."
A trace of panic flashed through Qin Mutian's eyes.
Hong Yu wasted no more words, grabbing his hand and pulling off the Storage Ring. "Either you dissolve the bond with the Storage Ring yourself, or I'll break it open by force."
"Don't even dream of it! I'd rather die than dissolve the bond. As for breaking it by force? Hahaha, you idiot! This is a Spirit-Level Storage Ring personally refined by my father, the King. Forget you, even an ordinary Tier Three Spiritual Craftsman could... could..."
Qin Mutian, who had been laughing wildly, suddenly froze. His eyes went wide, staring straight ahead. "You... you actually broke the bond by force? Th-this is impossible..."
Qin Mutian spat out a mouthful of blood.
This wasn't from anger, but because Hong Yu had forcibly broken the bond with the Storage Ring, which had impacted his Soul.
Hong Yu toyed with the Storage Ring in his hand and said dismissively, "A re Spirit-Level Storage Ring. Breaking it is as easy as crushing an ant!"
He stored the Storage Ring in the Profound Celestial Tower, took out twelve Demon Bone Spirit Plates, and juggled them in his hand. Five of them flew into the hands of five experts from the Tiger and Wolf Corps.
Hong Yu walked over to Tian Tao, shoved the remaining Demon Bone Spirit Plates into his hands, and smiled. "I'll leave these seven Demon Bone Spirit Plates for you to distribute. As for who gets them, you figure it out! But my advice is not to give them to any ungrateful bastards. Better to use them to trade for so benefits, like getting a few loyal lapdogs or sothing!"
"But this..."
Tian Tao looked incredulous, but seeing Hong Yu's serious gaze, he couldn't help but grit his teeth. "Qin Mutian is selfish and not an enlightened master worthy of loyalty. We have decided to pledge our allegiance to the Third Princess from now on. Whoever wants a Demon Bone Spirit Plate, whoever wants to live, co over here now!"
Faced with Tian Tao's words, looking at the Demon Bone Spirit Plates, and then at the Martial Arts True Soul that was watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey, the hearts of the crowd wavered.
But what no one expected was that the first one to speak was him...
"I... I'll be your dog!"
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