Chapter 99

With a "puff," the woman in the red robe felt a chill at her fingertips, and a thread of blood shot out. In a blur, it transformed into a crimson fire python, four or five zhang long, which opened its mouth and fiercely bit into the yellow shadow.

In an instant, dazzling red light surged in front of Duan Canzu. The fire python shattered the defensive barrier formed by the yellow shadow and collided head-on with his chest.

A loud boom!

The fire python exploded, enveloping Duan Canzu in a pillar of fire that shot skyward.

At the same time, the two flying forks that had been circling nearby flashed and struck Duan Canzu in mid-air, completely enveloping him in red flames.

At this moment, the intense heat emanating from the light barrier could even be felt by the disciples watching from outside, causing them to widen their eyes in astonishment, not blinking for a moment.

After the pillar of fire vanished, Duan Canzu fell heavily onto the stone platform with a dull thud.

When everyone focused their attention, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Duan Canzu, from head to toe, was completely charred black, as if his entire body had turned into charcoal.

"Hmph, you forced me to use the Fire Python secret technique, which is quite impressive. But to think of replacing me is still a delusion," the woman in the red robe finally lowered her arm and said slowly.

At this moment, her cheeks were abnormally crimson, adding a few more shades of beauty.

Clearly, that attack had also taken a great toll on her.

"Is that so? But after witnessing Senior Sister's attack, I have even more confidence in replacing you," from the charred body, a low voice came. The woman in the red robe was still somewhat surprised that the robed spirit master outside the light barrier had not yet announced the result of the battle. The charred figure, which should have been severely injured and unconscious, slowly stood up. After moving his limbs slightly, the black layer on his body began to peel off like dead skin, revealing a layer of fresh, light yellow bandages underneath, densely wrapped around Duan Canzu's body, leaving only his neck exposed.

This scene left everyone speechless.

"Indeed, it is the Heavenly Gate Corpse Garment, the secret technique known to be the most difficult to cultivate, and it seems to have reached the initial stage. Ha ha, it looks like Senior Sister Fei will lose this time," the green-robed man "Feng Chan," sitting under the second banner, laughed and clapped his hands.

The "Senior Sister Fei" he mentioned, in a state of shock, was somewhat terrified. But after gritting her teeth, she coldly said, "I don't believe you can get away with it again," and raised her arm, her fingertips turning red as she prepared to strike again.

But at this moment, Duan Canzu, who had seemed to move slowly, suddenly raised his arms and gently slapped his hand, spreading his fingers.

A sharp sound suddenly arose!

Hundreds of bandages shot out from his hands, forming a dense yellow web that enveloped the woman in the red robe, seemingly endless.

Seeing this, the woman's face turned pale. Without a word, her fingertips trembled slightly, and a thread of blood appeared, transforming into another fire python that roared and pounced. However, after piercing through several layers of the web, it let out a mournful cry and dissipated.

As for the two flying forks, once enveloped by the web, their flames quickly disappeared, and they were unable to move, like fish trapped in a net.

In the following moments, despite the woman's desperate attempts to run and shoot fireballs at the bandages, it was all in vain.

In a short while, she was finally caught by the yellow bandages that covered the entire stone platform, bound tightly and unable to move.

"I concede, please release me."

The woman in the red robe, lying on the ground with a red face, could only admit defeat.

Hearing this, the robed spirit master flew down, dispelled the light barrier, and announced Duan Canzu's victory.

Duan Canzu smiled slightly, retracted all the bandages, bowed to the robed spirit master, and then walked confidently to the sixth banner.

The woman in the red robe, standing up, glared at Duan Canzu before jumping off the stone platform.

Although she had lost the sixth position, she now had the right to challenge others.

However, given her current agitated state and depleted magical power, she would not challenge anyone immediately unless she had lost her mind.

At this moment, the disciples who had watched the battle near the first platform were truly stirred up.

On one hand, many were surprised by Duan Canzu's strength, and on the other, it gave some other disciples who intended to challenge some courage.

Without waiting for the robed spirit master to start the hourglass, a disciple immediately jumped onto the platform and challenged the ninth-ranked core disciple.

A short while later, another battle began.

At the same time, on the jade platform floating nearby, the sect master of the Savage Ghost Sect and the remaining spirit masters, including Gui Ruchuan, watched the battle.

"Senior Brother Huang, your Corpse Cultivation lineage actually has someone who has cultivated the Heavenly Gate Corpse Garment secret technique. Did you personally teach him?" the sect master of the Savage Ghost Sect asked a tall, thin old man behind him.

"If that were the case, I wouldn't be surprised either. Duan Canzu has been unremarkable in recent years, and I had no idea he was secretly cultivating this secret technique. Tsk, tsk, it seems I misjudged him."

"Senior Brother Huang" wore a black robe, with many wrinkles on his face, looking very old. He replied with a surprised expression.

"Indeed. This child has been hiding his cultivation of this technique. His sudden move probably aimed to surprise everyone. Congratulations, Senior Brother. Besides Feng Chan, it seems your lineage will have another addition to the top ten disciples."

Another robust middle-aged man, the Thunder Uncle of the Heavenly Mechanism lineage and Lei Zhen's uncle, also smiled and said.

"Hmm, Duan Canzu's cultivation of the Heavenly Gate Corpse Garment is indeed a pleasant surprise, but whether he can stay in the top ten is uncertain. At least, he has no chance against Lei Zhen and Jia Lan."

"Senior Brother Huang is joking. Although Jia Lan and Lei Zhen have good potential, they are still new to the sect. Whether they can enter the top ten is uncertain, let alone be a match for Duan Canzu. By the way, I heard that Senior Brother Shi Chuan of Senior Brother Gui's lineage has been in seclusion for the past year. And Junior Brother Zhu Chi and others obtained a piece of Deep Sea Cold Light Iron a couple of years ago. Is there any connection between the two?" A refined man in his thirties also smiled and interjected, suddenly shifting the topic to Gui Ruchuan.

He was the mountain master of the Yin Sha lineage, Chu Qi, who had the most conflicts with Gui Ruchuan.

"I've heard about the Deep Sea Cold Light Iron. I haven't congratulated you yet, Senior Brother Gui. I heard that the Heavenly Moon Sect sent people to buy this material from you, but you refused. Do you have other plans?" The sect master of the Savage Ghost Sect also seemed interested, smiling and asked.

Gui Ruchuan frowned, then replied calmly:

"What plans could I have? I just plan to forge this material into a suitable spirit weapon. Shi Chuan has been in seclusion with us for over a year to familiarize himself with this spirit weapon."

Gui Ruchuan's words were half-true and half-false. Chu Qi, hearing this, was half-convinced and half-doubtful, but the sect master of the Savage Ghost Sect congratulated him and then shifted the topic to discuss the two disciples currently battling on the first platform.

At this moment, the challenging disciple, despite using several high-level spells on the platform, was always interrupted by his opponent's wind blade just before completing them. After several attempts, he collapsed due to the backlash of his own magical power.

"What a fool, doesn't he know that casting high-level spells requires timing? To use high-level spells with such poor proficiency in front of me is truly reckless," the ninth-ranked core disciple, a sharp-faced young man in a blue robe, laughed and said.

Many others in the audience also laughed.

Although the challenger had considerable cultivation, his lack of experience and overconfidence were evident.

After the robed spirit master announced the result, the challenger, blushing, quickly jumped off the platform and disappeared into the crowd.

"Actually, he could cultivate so many high-level spells, which is already quite impressive. If he hadn't challenged here, he might have had a chance to become a core disciple. He just chose the wrong opponent. I don't think Junior Brother Bai will make the same mistake," Liu Ming heard a cold voice behind him as another disciple jumped onto the platform to challenge the tenth-ranked young man in a gold ring.

"Is that so, Junior Brother Gao, are you talking about me?" Liu Ming, not surprised at all, replied calmly without turning his head.

"Oh, Junior Brother Han is indeed smart. But to address me like that is against the rules. Don't you know that even if we entered the sect at the same time, a lower-ranked disciple must address a higher-ranked disciple as Senior Brother?"

The person speaking was Gao Chong, with Mu Mingzhu, the arm-ring young man, Shi Jian, and his wife standing beside him.

Mu Mingzhu looked at Liu Ming with a complex expression, the arm-ring young man with a cold smile, and Shi Jian and his wife with no expression.

(I will try my best to finish the second chapter as soon as possible!)

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