Free Web NovelChapter 258: Chapter 257: Unyielding Pride
At that moment, Nie Shuang hurried forward and said to Li Zhouyu, "Senior Brother, I apologize on my friend’s behalf. Please forgive us for any offense."
Nie Shuang’s smile was strained as he bowed repeatedly in apology.
When Li Zhouyu saw Nie Shuang, his eyes grew cold. He frowned and said, "And what are you? What’s your relationship to her?"
His attitude was brazenly arrogant, and he completely disregarded Nie Shuang.
Nie Shuang gave a couple of dry laughs. "She and I are both from the Celestial Martial Country. We..."
"Celestial Martial Country, Earth Martial Country—I’ve never heard of them, and I don’t want to. Scram. I want to talk to her," Li Zhouyu sneered, pointing a finger at Cheng Yu.
Upon hearing this, the corner of Nie Shuang’s mouth twitched. He stood frozen in place.
A moment later, Nie Shuang tried to reason with him again. "Senior Brother, can’t we just talk this over..."
SLAP!
"Get lost!" Li Zhouyu’s face contorted with rage as he sent Nie Shuang flying with a single slap. "Some nobody from a backwater country dares to run his mouth? You must have a death wish."
Nie Shuang’s body slammed hard onto a table. The sturdy table was unharmed, but Nie Shuang crumpled over, violently spitting out several mouthfuls of fresh blood.
Seeing this, Cheng Yu rushed to Nie Shuang’s side, her face fraught with panic.
Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful figure emerged from a corner. She pointed directly at Li Zhouyu and shouted, her face flushed with anger, "How dare you strike someone? Do you even know the rules of the Celestial Profound Sect?"
When the crowd saw her, their eyes lit up. ’What a beauty!’
It was Yann Xiangyang.
When Li Zhouyu saw Yann Xiangyang, he secretly gulped. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest.
Li Zhouyu chuckled. "Heh heh, does this Junior Sister know them?"
Yann Xiangyang made no effort to hide the disgust in her eyes as she replied coldly, "What if I do? And what if I don’t?"
Seeing Yann Xiangyang act this way only made the desire in Li Zhouyu’s heart burn hotter. He pointed at Nie Shuang and Cheng Yu and said, "These two just offended me, and I’m never lenient with those who cross me. However..."
"However what?" Yann Xiangyang asked subconsciously.
Li Zhouyu licked his lips and chuckled. "If you were to give me an explanation on their behalf, I could let the matter drop."
"An explanation? From me to you? As if you’re worthy," Yann Xiangyang said with contempt, her eyes scanning Li Zhouyu from head to toe. "Take a good look at yourself."
"HAHAHAHA!"
"Fiery. I like it."
"Not bad. Well said."
The surrounding crowd burst into laughter at Yann Xiangyang’s words. Many of them were stronger than Li Zhouyu, and they were the type who loved a good show and didn’t mind if things escalated, so they commented without restraint.
Hearing the crowd’s comments, Li Zhouyu’s expression changed instantly. He snarled, "A mere servant disciple, an uncivilized brute from a backwater country, dares to speak to me like that? I’ll show you what I’m made of!"
With that, Li Zhouyu lunged toward Yann Xiangyang like a tiger descending a mountain, his hand reaching out to grab her.
Yann Xiangyang’s face paled as she stumbled backward.
THWACK!
Just as Li Zhouyu’s hand was about to grab Yann Xiangyang’s shoulder, a Sword Scabbard suddenly shot out from the left and smacked his hand down.
’Who?’
Li Zhouyu instinctively followed the Sword Scabbard with his eyes. He saw a young man, also a Registered Disciple, but he was remarkably young and his cultivation was only at the Refining Spirit Seventh Layer Heaven. Li Zhouyu roared in anger, "Who are you, kid?"
Wen Qingye smiled. "I’m one of those people from a ’backwater country’ you were talking about."
The crowd, still processing what had just happened, began to murmur amongst themselves.
A slightly chubby young man said, "Where did this kid pop out from? Is he also a Registered Disciple?"
A pretty girl next to him shook her head. "Only at the Refining Spirit Seventh Layer Heaven and he still wants to show off. He sure has guts."
Someone else behind them added, "He’s courting death. Even among Registered Disciples, there’s a huge difference in strength. Look at his Token—his rank is outside the top three thousand."
Seeing Wen Qingye block Li Zhouyu, the onlookers couldn’t help but shake their heads in disapproval.
Li Zhouyu heard Wen Qingye’s words and nodded in sudden understanding. "So you’re all together, all from some backwater country. It seems you’re their biggest backer."
"And what if we are?" Wen Qingye stood tall, an air of unyielding pride about him, his eyes fixed on Li Zhouyu.
Li Zhouyu’s expression turned frigid. "Your cultivation at the Refining Spirit Seventh Layer Heaven is hardly enough to impress me. Since you dare to meddle in my affairs, I’ll teach you the meaning of regret."
Li Zhouyu’s five fingers formed a claw, and with a bloody aura emanating from his hand, he swiped at Wen Qingye.
Wen Qingye saw five sharp, bloody claw marks, each ten feet long, appear before him. A formidable killing intent radiated from them.
"Bring it on!"
Wen Qingye laughed heartily. He wanted to test the effects of the First Layer of his Five Elements Body Refining Technique. Without hesitation, he threw a heavy punch toward Li Zhouyu.
Wen Qingye’s fist was fierce and domineering, carrying a searing aura. The moment the claw marks met his Fist Force, they dissipated into nothing, vanishing without a trace.
Li Zhouyu was shocked that Wen Qingye had taken his attack head-on, but his claw strikes didn’t slow in the slightest.
Bloody claw marks appeared one after another, filling the air with a strange, metallic scent. The sharp strikes even caused the air around them to distort faintly. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Wen Qingye was completely fearless. He moved with fluid grace, throwing punch after punch. Their figures blurred as they traded blows, the only constant being the sound of sonic booms echoing through the air.
The surrounding crowd, who had been eating, hastily retreated, leaving a wide open space for the two to fight.
Someone couldn’t help but exclaim, "The Wei Kingdom’s Ninth-Grade Peak Martial Arts, the Blood Mark Claw, is truly something to behold."
"What kingdom is that kid from? He’s at the Refining Spirit Seventh Layer Heaven and fighting Li Zhouyu to a standstill."
It’s unclear who said it, but the words jolted the crowd. All eyes turned to Wen Qingye, their hearts filled with shock.
Someone at the Refining Spirit Seventh Layer Heaven was fighting evenly with a cultivator at the Refining Spirit Ninth Layer Heaven?
And this Refining Spirit Ninth Layer Heaven cultivator wasn’t just anybody; he was a Registered Disciple of the Celestial Profound Sect, a genius from the Wei Kingdom.
In an instant, every spectator’s expression turned serious.
"This ends now." Li Zhouyu found it incredibly humiliating that Wen Qingye, with a mere Refining Spirit Seventh Layer Heaven cultivation, was fighting him to a draw. He swung both hands, sending ten claw marks that blotted out the sky hurtling toward Wen Qingye.
Wen Qingye looked up at the sky full of bloody phantoms. The brutal killing intent they contained seemed to have taken physical form.
Li Zhouyu sneered. "Kid, I’ve lost count of how many people have died to this move. You’re about to be one of them."
When Yann Xiangyang saw Wen Qingye stop and stare at the attack overhead, she grew frantic and couldn’t help but cry out, "Get out of the way!"
’This move is no simple matter!’
By now, the onlookers had also realized that this was undoubtedly the killing blow of the Blood Mark Claw.
They couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat for Wen Qingye.
But Wen Qingye’s eyes were exceptionally calm. The next moment, his hands suddenly began to move, black and white streams of qi swirling around his palms.
An Eight Trigrams Disc materialized and began to spin behind him. With each rotation, Wen Qingye’s aura surged violently.
"Undying Seal Technique, Second Form! Separation and Death Shatter the Heart!"
Wen Qingye thrust his palms toward the bloody phantoms in the sky. A strange seal flew from his hands, growing larger and more powerful as it ascended.
