Chapter 100

"Does Junior Brother Gao think his status is higher than mine?" Liu Ming finally turned around and said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"Is that wrong? I am the personal disciple of the Sect Master, while you are just an ordinary inner disciple of a collateral branch. No matter how you look at it, my status within the sect is far above Junior Brother Bai, isn't it?" Gao Chong asked without showing any emotion.

"Is that so? I'm not quite clear about that. But I've heard that during the sect's grand competition, all participating disciples are equal, and there's no need to distinguish between high and low. Junior Brother Gao wouldn't be unaware of this, would he?" Liu Ming sighed, as if disappointed.

"Hmph, I didn't expect Junior Brother Bai to be so quick-witted! Well, I don't want to argue over such a trivial matter. I came to you personally to give you one last chance. If you write a letter of termination now, I can pretend that everything that happened before never did, and you can still live freely within the sect. Otherwise, once you step onto the stage for the competition, don't even dream of walking off it on your own." Gao Chong's face darkened slightly.

"Letter of termination, of course, I can write it. As long as Junior Sister Mu Mingzhu has the head of the Mu family propose it, I have no objections." Liu Ming laughed and replied.

"Have my father propose the termination? That's impossible!" Mu Mingzhu's face changed, and she gritted her teeth.

"In that case, I have no choice. Although I'm not particularly interested in marrying you, as a member of the Bai family, I can't disobey the head's orders." Liu Ming shrugged and shook his head.

"You...!" Mu Mingzhu, furious, wanted to say more, but Gao Chong waved his hand to cut her off, staring coldly at Liu Ming and said, "It seems you are more foolish than I thought. Since you've made your decision, there's no need for me to say more. Let me give you a piece of advice: don't think that just because you scared off Sima Tian, you can match me. Mingzhu, let's go! I'll make him say the words 'termination' in person later."

With that, Gao Chong immediately pulled Mu Mingzhu and the others, turning to leave.

Liu Ming just stood there silently, watching their backs, his eyes suddenly filled with a cold look.

For someone who had experienced countless life-and-death battles, Gao Chong, though different from a few years ago, was still not a true Spirit Master. How could Liu Ming be afraid of him?

Back on the island of beasts, as a young man, he had killed countless vicious criminals who were considered extremely dangerous in the outside world. He had survived countless seemingly hopeless battles, developing a confidence far beyond what most people could imagine.

If Gao Chong really attacked him during the competition, he would give him a big surprise. And since Gao Chong's words had a hint of killing intent, he wouldn't hold back.

If the competition became extremely intense and he accidentally killed or severely injured Gao Chong, it might not be an unforgivable matter.

Liu Ming thought this to himself, then turned to watch the intense competition on the stage again.

"Senior Brother Sect Master, it seems Gao Chong has some conflict with my disciple. Should we, as elders, intervene to resolve it?" On the jade platform in the air, Gui Ruyuan hesitated for a moment before speaking to the Sect Master of the Savage Ghost Sect.

"Oh, that disciple doesn't seem to be Xiao Feng. Since that's the case, these disciples are still young and hot-tempered. It's normal for them to have some conflicts. Let them handle it themselves. We, as elders, shouldn't interfere!" The Sect Master of the Savage Ghost Sect glanced at Liu Ming and said indifferently.

Clearly, he had seen the interaction between Gao Chong and Liu Ming.

"Since Senior Brother Sect Master says so, then that's fine. However, Congtian is quite promising. Junior Brother Zhu Chi was able to enter the Sea Clan market and obtain that piece of deep-sea Han Guang iron partly because of his efforts." Gui Ruyuan frowned and replied.

This surprised the Sect Master of the Savage Ghost Sect. After a moment's thought, he replied, "Congtian? Oh, that disciple. I see why Chong'er would have a conflict with him. Yes, I remember this boy, though he has three spirit veins, has a naturally strong mental power, making him quite talented. I'll instruct Junior Brother Wang to be more careful if they meet in the competition, and try to avoid any injuries."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Sect Master. That's enough." Gui Ruyuan felt a bit relieved and thanked him.

In his heart, the mountain master of the Nine-Headed Serpent lineage had always felt a bit regretful about Liu Ming.

After all, based on Liu Ming's previous performances, he should have been more than qualified to be a personal disciple. Even in other branches, he might have already been taken in by a Spirit Master.

But unfortunately, the resources of the Nine-Headed Serpent Mountain were too scarce. For a disciple with three spirit veins who had little hope of becoming a Spirit Master, they simply couldn't allocate extra resources, and thus couldn't take him as a personal disciple.

"Ah, at least I've given this boy some explanation with those words," Gui Ruyuan sighed to himself.

Regarding the news of the marriage between the Bai and Mu families, since it involved Gao Chong, a disciple with an earth spirit vein, Gui Ruyuan had naturally heard some rumors.

Gao Chong's status and reputation within the sect were far beyond Liu Ming's.

Moreover, it also involved Gao Chong's future need for a furnace to advance to a Spirit Master, so he couldn't say much more.

Thus, time passed, and soon half a day had gone by. The competitions on the other stages were still intense, with disciples stepping up one after another, showing no signs of stopping.

The ten challengers on the stage were frequently replaced, and after such a long time, nearly half of the core disciples' rankings had changed.

This was because everyone had three challenges, and core disciples could challenge again after losing.

On the first stage, after several more challengers were defeated, a thunderclap suddenly sounded, and a silver-white arc of lightning flashed. A handsome young man in a blue robe appeared on the stone platform.

It was Lei Zhen.

Liu Ming's eyes narrowed, and almost instinctively, he scanned the area where Lei Zhen had just jumped from.

There, the petite girl named Ouyang Fei was indeed standing, looking at Lei Zhen on the stage with a tense expression.

The blue-robed youth was now surrounded by thumb-thick arcs of lightning, crackling and flashing with dazzling light.

This was the famous "Lightning Armor" technique.

Although renowned, unfortunately, only spirit apprentices with a lightning spirit vein could cultivate it, and its power was extremely formidable.

"I challenge Senior Brother Ye, ranked tenth!" Lei Zhen looked at the golden-ringed youth under the tenth flag and said slowly.

The golden-ringed youth's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Although he was one of the few body cultivators in the sect, he was always wary of lightning-attribute attacks, which had the strongest destructive power.

Moreover, Lei Zhen was a possessor of the nine lightning spirit veins, the second-best talent in the sect after the earth spirit veins.

However, he couldn't refuse the challenge from this new disciple.

After all, except for the top five disciples, the other five core disciples on the stage had all been challenged.

"Fine, let me see just how powerful the nine lightning spirit veins are!" The golden-ringed youth growled and walked out from under the flag.

Under the witness of the brocade-robed spirit master, they signed a life-or-death agreement, and the protective barrier reappeared.

"Listen well, I will defeat you in three moves!" Lei Zhen's lightning arcs became even more dazzling as he looked at the golden-ringed youth and said arrogantly.

"Three moves? Excellent, I haven't seen such a boastful person in years. Let's see how you defeat me in three moves." The golden-ringed youth, though wary of Lei Zhen, was also furious at his words.

"Senior Brother Lei, your nephew is quite boastful! Defeating a powerful body cultivator in three moves. Among all the disciples, probably only Yang Gan could do that." On the jade platform, the Lin surname woman of the Ghost Creature lineage couldn't help but snort.

"If it were another opponent, Lei Zhen's words might be exaggerated. But against a body cultivator, it's indeed possible." Uncle Lei stroked his chin and replied with a hint of mystery.

"Senior Brother Lei is so confident! Then I'll watch carefully." The Lin surname woman was somewhat surprised.

The other spirit masters, including the Sect Master of the Savage Ghost Sect, were also greatly interested and focused their attention downward.

On the first stage, the golden-ringed youth roared in anger, his body swelling to become a two-zhang tall giant. With a stomp, he rushed at Lei Zhen like a whirlwind.

Lei Zhen, however, stood still, chanting continuously and moving his fingers in a wheel-like motion. The lightning arcs around him twisted and intensified with a thunderclap.

The whirlwind was already close to him!

Lei Zhen stopped his incantation and pointed at the giant in the whirlwind.

A thunderclap sounded!

A thick arc of lightning appeared from the sky, striking the giant's massive body and splitting into countless fine threads of lightning.

A muffled sound!

A layer of green spirit patterns appeared on the giant's body, and he endured the paralyzing power of the lightning, breaking free from the lightning threads, though his speed dropped significantly.

"Second strike!"

Seeing this, Lei Zhen didn't hesitate and shouted, pointing with his other hand.

A second arc of lightning split the sky.

(Sweat, finally finished the second chapter, almost fell asleep! The past two days have been too rushed!)

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