txolops Chapter 1838 - 1832: Ready for a Fight?
Chapter 1838 - 1832: Ready for a Fight?
"You Yang, you know this person?"
Seeing that Direct Disciple’s gaze fall onto the young man in the projection, the other two Direct Disciples immediately became very interested in him.
"I can’t really say I know him, I’ve only heard of him," You Yang nodded. "You probably didn’t pay attention to this year’s assessment where the eighteen superpowers recruited disciples. This guy was the first place."
"That’s nothing special. Every year there’s a first place. In previous years those first places all joined our Divine Profound Hall, it’s just that this year Sunset Sect snatched him away. And even if his Gift is strong, it’ll take a very long time before he could possibly threaten us. By then we might already have stepped into the Dao Realm."
"Exactly. You Yang, you seem to care about this person in particular. Does he have something special about him?" the other person pressed.
"He’s very special," You Yang nodded. "You should remember that the one who went to handle this matter at the time was my teacher, right?"
"Mm."
"Back then the old man saw that his Gift was quite good, so he intended to bring him into Divine Profound Hall. But not only was this guy extremely arrogant, he even insulted my teacher in the process, making my teacher lose face on the spot."
"There was such a thing?"
"He really is that conceited!"
"He clashed with my teacher at the time, and later a Core Disciple was sent out to resolve it. But unexpectedly, relying only on Divine Breath Eighth Grade strength, he actually didn’t let that Core Disciple gain any advantage. Our Divine Profound Hall’s face was basically thrown to the ground, so in the end the matter was just left unsettled."
"Divine Breath Eighth Grade? And he fought a Core Disciple to a draw?" The two Direct Disciples showed shocked looks. "You’re not joking, are you? If you’d said he drew with an outer sect disciple I might believe it a bit. And even then their identities would have to be reversed, no?"
"Why would I lie to you?" You Yang said. "I even went to find that Core Disciple afterward, and basically confirmed this matter."
"What’s so special about him exactly?"
"He should have obtained a precious inheritance left behind by one of our Divine Profound Hall seniors in the Ancient Cave Heaven." When he said this, You Yang also revealed a jealous expression. "He obtained the complete cultivation method of the Tianxuan Scripture, which can boost his strength by thirty to forty times! And he himself seems to possess some special Bloodline Power. The combination of the two lets his strength rival an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple."
"But even an Inner Sect Disciple couldn’t possibly fight a Core Disciple to a draw!"
"There’s another very crucial factor," You Yang continued, "He’s extremely familiar with our Divine Profound Hall’s Martial Arts Techniques—familiar to the point he practically knows the weakness and breaking method of every single martial art. He’s even improved some of the weak points, making these martial arts more powerful!"
"There’s actually something like that?" This line made the two of them feel a bit uneasy. If he had only obtained some inheritance and learned a few Martial Arts Techniques, that would still be fine. But if someone has grasped all the weaknesses of Divine Profound Hall’s martial arts, then the blow to Divine Profound Hall would absolutely be devastating!
"This time, we absolutely have to get rid of that guy Gu Xiao!" Killing intent flashed in You Yang’s eyes. "His existence is the greatest threat to our Divine Profound Hall. This is also a mission my teacher once entrusted to me: if I ever have the chance to run into him, kill on sight!"
"Don’t worry, You Yang. As far as I know, those Inner Sect Disciples from Sunset Sect have all already returned to their Sect. They have no reinforcements coming. But those intern disciples seem to still be staying in the Shenxiao Empire. This time we can definitely wipe them out in one stroke!"
"But I can’t shake this vague feeling of unease in my heart."
"Jin Ye, since when did you become so timid? Scared by a bunch of intern disciples? You’re making a fuss over nothing, aren’t you?"
"Bai Qi, they’re not some ordinary group of intern disciples. Have you ever seen any intern disciple who can, in the Divine Breath Realm, comprehend the Nine Nether Sunset Art? Even just the first layer. Have you forgotten what happened at Lei Poguan?"
"Lei Poguan, Lei Poguan—every time it’s Lei Poguan. I admit he’s a monster, but someone like Lei Poguan is one of a kind. A bunch of little brats who’ve only grasped the first layer of the Nine Nether Sunset Art and can’t even handle a Core Disciple—are we supposed to be afraid of them?"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing," You Yang hurriedly cut off their quarrel. "Jin Ye is right. We do need to be wary. After all, those intern disciples clearly had time to retreat yet are still staying in the Shenxiao Empire. That is indeed a bit suspicious. But we don’t need to mythologize the Nine Nether Sunset Art too much. It’s only the first layer; its power is limited."
"As for the second layer, among those still alive now, only a dozen or so have learned it. You really think that bunch of tiny intern disciples could cultivate to that level?"
"We’re almost there. Get ready!"
...
Two days flew by in the blink of an eye. Just now, the Shenxiao Empire had discovered a foreign warship entering the Xingyu Empire’s military fortress—most likely the reinforcements from Divine Profound Hall had arrived!
When the Emperor of the Shenxiao Empire, the Princess, and those Generals received this news, even their breathing seemed to grow heavy. Twelve thousand Core Disciples and three Direct Disciples—just hearing such numbers was suffocating.
"Mr. Gu and the others still haven’t come out?" the Emperor asked. "Ling Xi, go check on them."
"Yes." Princess Ling Xi immediately headed to that Cultivation Room. No one had entered that room in the past two days, but the guards reported that they hadn’t heard even the slightest sound from inside, which was really strange.
"Zzzt zzzt zzzt!" Just as Ling Xi was hesitating over whether to go take a look, the door of the Cultivation Room suddenly opened.
"What a powerful aura!"
In the first instant, although no one had stepped out yet, a very unusual aura had already poured out from within the Cultivation Room—an aura more like that iron-blooded air soaked in the slaughter of the battlefield.
There were only a little over eight thousand intern disciples in total. With Princess Ling Xi’s memory, just one look was enough to leave an impression of them in her mind.
Among everyone, this youth should have counted as the fair and clean type, but at this moment his hair was a mess, nearly two or three times longer than before. His chin was covered in scruff, his clothes were ragged; he looked like a prisoner who’d been locked up for three to five years and never tidied himself even once.
"Divine Cultivator Third Grade!" The moment she clearly sensed this person’s aura, Ling Xi’s pupils slightly contracted. If she remembered correctly, before entering the Cultivation Room he had only been at the Peak of Divine Breath Eighth Grade, right?
With her knowledge, she really couldn’t imagine what kind of cultivation could let a person improve this much in just two short days. Even two or three years shouldn’t make this possible!
"Yo, Princess, you here to pick us up?" That intern disciple greeted Ling Xi warmly.
After that, the second person walked out as well. His appearance was almost the same: hair and beard so thick that you could barely recognize him by his features.
"Divine Cultivator Third Grade?" Ling Xi’s beautiful eyes trembled. His improvement was actually even greater than the previous one!
People came out of the room one after another. They might look slovenly to the extreme, but the aura surging from each of them was not lower than Divine Cultivator Second or Third Grade!
Each of them greeted Ling Xi enthusiastically.
"Yo, Princess?"
"Morning, Princess, we got a fight lined up?"
"Princess, my big blade’s been starving for ages!"