Free Web NovelChapter 16: Chapter 16: The True Venerable Bloodline
"Shen Daoxing, you have nowhere left to run."
Shen Shaotian slowly walked to the center of the training grounds, a hint of mockery and ridicule in his eyes.
In his eyes, Shen Daoxing was like a cornered rat.
His life or death now depended on a single thought from him.
"I can’t wait! Shen Shaotian is about to make his move!"
"I wonder how many moves Shen Daoxing can last."
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No one believed that the obscure Shen Daoxing was a match for Shen Shaotian.
Shen Lin sneered, "Shen Daoxing’s time has come."
Shen Bai nodded beside him. "The Young Master’s talent is unparalleled. How could Shen Daoxing possibly be his opponent?"
The old matriarch’s eyes, meanwhile, held a trace of anticipation. ’Shaotian, display your boundless talent. Let the world know of our Shen Family’s Venerable Supreme...’
In the stands, the instructors from the three great academies were also fully focused, their eyes glued to the scene.
They had come to Baiyun City with the primary goal of recruiting Shen Shaotian.
Just how astonishing would this genius, who possessed the Venerable Bloodline and had triggered the blessings of heaven and earth, be?
"Is that so?"
Shen Daoxing let out a cold laugh. "Shen Shaotian, I will make you face reality."
"Hahahaha!"
Shen Shaotian burst into laughter, tears nearly streaming from his eyes. "I don’t know where you got your courage, but do you think I’m Zhang Chen?"
BOOM!
As his words fell, an extremely powerful aura erupted from Shen Shaotian.
"The Profound Platform Realm!"
The moment that aura exploded outward, countless cultivators below the stage showed a flicker of shock.
Shen Shaotian had actually reached the Profound Platform Realm!
"Sigh..."
Shen Changqing heaved a long sigh.
Shen Yuerou’s heart clenched in anxiety.
"Enough with the nonsense. I’ll send you on your way."
Shen Daoxing didn’t want to waste any more time with Shen Shaotian and threw a punch directly at him.
’Is he insane!?’
Everyone who saw this thought Shen Daoxing had lost his mind, daring to attack first.
Shen Shaotian’s pupils widened, and he hurriedly met the attack with a punch of his own.
BANG!
The two Fist Forces collided, and waves of Primordial Energy radiated outward in circles.
STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!
Shen Shaotian stumbled backward several steps. Once he regained his footing, he said in horror, "You hid your cultivation level..."
WHOOSH!
The crowd below the stage was in an uproar!
No one had expected that in their first exchange, it would be Shen Shaotian who was forced back repeatedly.
Shen Daoxing’s gaze was icy as he strode forward, his five fingers forming a claw and reaching for Shen Shaotian’s throat.
"Be careful!"
the old matriarch shouted hurriedly.
Shen Shaotian had already sensed the danger. He pushed his Profound Platform Realm cultivation to its limit, and the Primordial Energy in his body converged like a mighty river.
His fist shimmered with a dark light, like the thick horn of a bullish beast, carrying a boundless sharpness and aura. The surrounding air let out whooshing sounds.
This was precisely the Shen Family’s high-grade, Yellow Tier Bullish Fist Technique.
But Shen Daoxing shifted his stance, stepping forward with his left foot. He clenched both fists, which were now wreathed in a layer of deep, dark light, so dazzling it struck fear into the hearts of onlookers.
He, too, was using the Bullish Fist Technique!
BANG!
The two Fist Forces collided like a pair of charging bulls, unleashing a surging tide of Primordial Energy.
A sweet, coppery taste filled Shen Shaotian’s mouth, and a Blood Arrow sprayed from his lips.
Below the training grounds, the crowd stared, stunned by the scene.
No one could have imagined that Shen Shaotian would be at a disadvantage.
The instructors from the three great academies all frowned slightly.
The old matriarch said anxiously, "Shaotian, show him your true power!"
"I want you dead!"
Shen Shaotian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a burst of golden light erupted from his body.
The light was profound and mysterious, blindingly brilliant, and carried an extremely powerful deterrent force.
Some of the weaker Martial Artists even felt the urge to prostrate themselves in worship.
"Is that the Venerable Bloodline?"
"As expected of the genius who could trigger the blessings of heaven and earth!"
Cries of astonishment rose from below the training grounds.
"The Venerable Supreme!"
The old matriarch stood up in excitement. "Our Shen Family’s Venerable Supreme..."
A trace of shock also appeared on the faces of the instructors from the three great academies.
’What powerful pressure!’
’Is this the Venerable Bloodline?’
The Li Family Patriarch swallowed hard and murmured, "The Venerable Bloodline?"
The Shen Family had become the number one family in Baiyun City precisely because Shen Shaotian had awakened the Venerable Bloodline.
On the training grounds, bathed in magnificent light, Shen Shaotian’s expression was utterly cold. "How can a mayfly possibly shake a great tree?"
"And you think you’re worthy of being called a great tree?"
Shen Daoxing sneered and took a step forward.
BOOM!
In the next moment, an aura even more powerful, more majestic, and more profound than Shen Shaotian’s surged forth.
The entire sky was dyed a shade of violet-gold.
Bathed in this violet-gold light, Shen Daoxing appeared sacred and inviolable.
Before him, Shen Shaotian’s aura was completely crushed.
The people of Baiyun City were all dumbfounded.
"What in the world is going on? How can Shen Shaotian be suppressed when he’s awakened the Venerable Bloodline?"
"Heavens! Such a domineering aura! What kind of Bloodline Mark is that!?"
"I... I feel like I can’t control my legs."
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Shen Shaotian’s face was also filled with horror. "What in the world is going on?"
He clearly remembered extracting Shen Daoxing’s Venerable Bloodline and transplanting it into himself.
It wasn’t just Shen Shaotian; the old matriarch and the other Shen Family experts were all completely bewildered.
"What kind of Bloodline Mark is this?"
Shangguan Yiran, who had been sitting calmly in the pavilion, shot to her feet, her beautiful eyes fixed on Shen Daoxing.
She could clearly feel her own Fire Phoenix Bloodline Mark being suppressed, letting out an involuntary whimper of distress.
"Hahahaha!"
Shen Changqing understood. He began to laugh loudly. "The Venerable Bloodline... *this* is the true Venerable Bloodline..."
’The true Venerable Bloodline!?’
A trace of confusion appeared on everyone’s faces.
"What ’true’ Venerable Bloodline? My Shen Family only has one Venerable Supreme."
The old matriarch bellowed, "Shaotian, what are you waiting for?"
Shen Shaotian clenched his fists. The Primordial Energy in his body churned as he launched a punch forward.
The sky above suddenly seemed to rupture as a gigantic fist descended from the heavens, carrying an overwhelming and unstoppable might.
BOOM!
Everywhere the Fist Force passed, the air itself seemed to shatter.
"So strong!"
Many of the surrounding Martial Artists gasped.
Although Shen Shaotian was only at the First Layer of the Profound Platform Realm, the power he was displaying at this moment was comparable to someone at the Second Layer.
’Is this the power granted by the Venerable Bloodline?’
Shen Daoxing’s expression was as calm as still water. The newborn Venerable Bloodline now flowed through him, filling his entire body with an immense and unstoppable power.
The old matriarch’s eyes were fixed on the scene, her nerves stretched to the absolute limit.
Under everyone’s watchful gaze, Shen Shaotian closed the distance to Shen Daoxing.
The moment they collided!
BANG!
As everyone watched, a figure was sent flying backward.
Everyone was dumbstruck.
Because the one sent flying was not Shen Daoxing, but Shen Shaotian!
"How is that possible!?"
The old matriarch stared at the scene in disbelief, as if her very soul had left her.
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