Chapter 174: Three Heaven’s Prides
Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Three Heaven’s Prides
The clash moments ago had seemed simple, but was in fact perilous to the extreme.
If he hadn’t decisively mobilized the Heart of Martial Arts Origin while the long-term effects of his Great Sun Glaze Body’s Body Refinement took hold, he probably would have been killed by Su Feibai on the spot.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, his gaze falling on Su Feibai. His expression grew solemn.
’I used twenty percent of my strength just now, and all I managed to do was break Su Feibai’s nose?’
After all, a single punch from him now, with only ten percent of his power, could obliterate a block of bluestone taller than he was.
The Martial Arts Second Realm was called the Mountain Shattering Realm, after all.
The Mountain Shattering Realm, as the name suggests, meant one could shatter a mountain with a single punch.
Although he had only just entered this realm, the strength of his physical body already far surpassed others of the same level.
Su Feibai took his punch head-on and only ended up with a broken nose. This proved that his opponent was definitely a Body Refining Martial Artist too!
’It’s just that compared to my own, Su Feibai’s Body Refining Realm and Cultivation Technique are probably far inferior.’
’But even so, this man is not to be underestimated.’
At that moment, as Guan Julan moved to take advantage of his predicament, a murderous aura instantly filled Su Feibai’s gaze.
He reached up and wiped the blood from his nose, his eyes growing dangerous.
The blood smeared across half his face, combined with those eyes glowing with a green light, made him look quite savage.
"Fine, fine. Two against one, is it?" Su Feibai raised an eyebrow.
He made a grasping motion with his right hand in the empty air. A humming sound filled the air, and another Jade Great Saber condensed and took form in his hand.
This saber was larger, longer, and heavier than the previous one. Intricate patterns surfaced on its blade, resembling some sort of ancient runes.
Then, he tilted his head back and let out a long cry:
"Wave-Breaking Blade Intent!"
The long cry was like a dragon’s roar, soaring into the clouds and making the surrounding air tremble.
In an instant, the sky above warped and changed.
A massive, illusory figure of a young man appeared in mid-air. The figure was entirely emerald green and stood about thirty feet tall. It bore a strong resemblance to Su Feibai.
It was just younger, and sharper.
The illusory figure held a Jade Great Saber identical to the one in Su Feibai’s hand. A luster like ocean waves flowed across the blade.
Blade Intent Manifestation!
Su Feibai hadn’t even used this move when trying to rob Guan Julan just now. But now that his nose was broken, he was truly enraged.
WHOOSH—
The Blade Intent manifestation in the sky moved.
The Jade Great Saber in its hand chopped downward.
Before the saber even fell, its aura was already cracking the bluestone on the ground. The air within a radius of hundreds of feet was sucked dry by the strike, creating a vacuum.
Before this Blade Intent, Guan Julan’s rain needles were like fallen leaves in a gale, scattered in an instant.
"Fuck your mother, what kind of Blade Intent is this?!" Guan Julan raged.
Zhu Ge, however, was finding it hard to hold on.
’This Wave-Breaking Blade Intent is a bit too strong.’
Although he could fight Su Feibai with his Second Realm power, that was only against a Third Realm opponent who wasn’t using their intent manifestation.
’Whether one has an intent manifestation or not is a huge deal.’
’A Third Realm with the power of an intent manifestation could fight almost ten Third Realms without one.’
’Moreover, there are also differences in strength between different intents.’
Zhu Ge could feel that this Wave-Breaking Blade Intent was very strong!
’If I reach the Third Realm and form my Divine Sense, perhaps I wouldn’t fear this move.’
But right now, he was not a Third Realm Martial Arts Venerable. He was a Second Realm Mountain Shattering Martial Artist.
Although Su Feibai and the others hadn’t noticed he was only in the Second Realm thanks to Secret, that didn’t mean he could actually fight them for an extended period.
"You two are too strong. I know I’m no match for you, so I’ll be taking my leave!"
Seizing this opportunity, Zhu Ge immediately retreated.
"Don’t run, you little thief!"
"Hahaha! Sir, you’re so skilled at concealing your aura. If I don’t kill you today, what’s to stop you from sneaking up right next to me in the future without me even knowing?"
The two of them shouted at Zhu Ge simultaneously.
But Zhu Ge retreated quickly, and in a flash, he vanished into the jungle.
The two of them then refocused on each other and immediately began to fight with abandon.
As for Zhu Ge?
Zhu Ge melted into the jungle, then hid his body behind the trunk of a tree.
’Leave?’
’As if!’
’Since these two can’t find me, I can be the fisherman who reaps the rewards.’
’This was my plan all along. I just got discovered before because I was too close.’
At the same time, he also understood why the two of them wanted to kill him.
Secret!
With Secret, Zhu Ge was the ultimate assassin.
’If I hadn’t coughed up blood, they probably wouldn’t have discovered me at all.’
’In that case, only a fool would go out there and fight them to the death.’
’Wouldn’t it be better to wait until that Guan Julan gets tired and they’ve both exhausted and wounded each other before I make my reappearance?’
However, things rarely go as planned.
Before Zhu Ge could wait for the two to wound each other, a loud and solemn voice rang out from not far away.
"A true gentleman is vigilant in solitude and deceives not even the darkness! He tends to his spirit with humility, and betrays not his own heart!"
The next moment, another illusory figure appeared high in the sky.
This time, it was the illusory figure of a Confucian Scholar holding a disciplinary ruler.
The figure itself was faint, but the ruler in its hand glowed with a bronze light, appearing incredibly distinct.
The Confucian Scholar’s illusion stood in the sky, its eyes indifferent as it swung the ruler at Guan Julan and Su Feibai, just like an academy teacher about to discipline his students.
In an instant, both of their illusory manifestations dispersed, and Su Feibai plummeted to the ground.
"Yan Liyuan! How dare you take advantage of the situation!" Su Feibai roared, having been knocked to the ground. His once flowing hair was now a mess.
"When did the Bai Ma Academy start producing scum like you? And you want to compete to be the top scholar?!"
And while Guan Julan wasn’t knocked to the ground, his face also turned pale. He snorted coldly, "He’s just a worthless coward. Compete to be top scholar? Ptooey!"
In the direction they were looking, a young Confucian Scholar wearing a jade crown, his hair immaculately styled, was striding through the air toward them.
The Confucian Scholar held a ruler, his expression stern, and rebuked them, "Instead of using your strength to protect the Human Race, you spend your days fighting over empty fame. You deserve to be beaten! You deserve to be punished!"
"Us, fighting over empty fame? Hahaha, I couldn’t care less about empty fame! I just want that Elemental Level Spring Eye that Guan Julan found!" Su Feibai laughed loudly.
"An Elemental Level Spring Eye! With this thing, you’ll have an endless supply of Spiritual Spring water. Surely you’re not ignorant of the immense benefits, are you?"
"Don’t tell me you don’t want to fight for it, haha! If you found an Elemental Level Spring Eye and didn’t bring it back, the teachers at your academy would surely punish you!"
Su Feibai’s voice was wild and triumphant.
Hearing this, Guan Julan’s expression changed. "Don’t even think about it! I’ve already sent a flying sword message for reinforcements. If you dare to stop me, you’ll all die!"
"You? Your Cultivation Technique needs this spring eye, doesn’t it? Would you really be willing to call your seniors over?" Su Feibai sneered. "If they don’t come, the spring eye is all yours. If they do come, do you think you’ll even get a turn?"
"You..." Guan Julan’s expression darkened.
But at this moment, the Confucian Scholar named Yan Liyuan shook his head.
"This Yunjiang is vast, and the Nanyue Mianhuang is filled with opportunities. This spring eye isn’t that precious. I must still put a stop to your fighting."
"Su Feibai, you should retreat."