Chapter 49

Just like the disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect, the inner disciples of the Hengyue Sect were also shocked. They had all entered the sect within the last twenty years and rarely witnessed such a bloody scene.

They all fell silent, their hearts filled with unease.

Patriarch Huanglong’s face darkened, and he was speechless for a long time. He could see at a glance that the disciple Liu Feng was at the sixth level of the Condensation Qi stage, but he never expected that the disciple would possess such a miraculous spell. The water curtain grew stronger when faced with a stronger opponent, and without the strength of the eighth level of the Condensation Qi stage, it was impossible to break through.

This was just the first match, and it already made him feel bitter. The Hengyue Sect had truly declined. He glanced at his junior brothers, who all wore troubled expressions and remained silent.

Sun Dazhu drew a sharp breath and muttered to himself, "Damn, a disciple is even more powerful than me. How does the Xuan Dao Sect recruit its disciples... Why didn't I have such luck!"

Wang Lin gave Liu Feng a deep look. He had seen everything that happened. Although he sensed Liu Feng’s cultivation when he used the water curtain, without an actual match, Wang Lin was still amazed by the water curtain.

The old man Ouyang of the Xuan Dao Sect smiled and said loudly, "Patriarch Huanglong, it’s your turn to send out a disciple for the second match!"

Patriarch Huanglong’s gaze swept over each inner disciple. Most of them immediately lowered their heads, praying not to be chosen.

Seeing this, Patriarch Huanglong felt annoyed and was about to speak when Sun Hao suddenly clenched his teeth and stepped forward, shouting, "Patriarch, I am unworthy, but I am willing to take the second match!"

The faces of the surrounding senior disciples were not pleasant, and Daoist Dao Xu frowned, saying, "Sun Hao, you are only at the fourth level of the Condensation Qi stage. Don’t be reckless!"

Sun Hao hesitated for a moment and said, "Disciple... I have a new spell. Even if I can’t win, I can at least make the opponent uncomfortable." He thought to himself, "No one wants to go up now. If I go, I will surely gain the Patriarch’s favor. Even if I can’t win, I can still save face with the Thunder Bombs. Brother Li Shan, I’m sorry, but I bought these Thunder Bombs from you, and now I’m using them against you. It’s a cycle of cause and effect!"

In the past few days, he believed he had mastered the use of the Thunder Bombs. Although the first few attempts failed, he succeeded several times with Li Shan. Due to the urgency of time, he didn’t continue practicing, but he believed that with more use, he would succeed.

Patriarch Huanglong sighed inwardly, pondered for a moment, and nodded, "Go ahead, let me see your new spell!"

Sun Hao leaped onto the stone platform and shouted, "I am Sun Hao of the Hengyue Sect, challenging the Xuan Dao Sect!"

Seeing Sun Hao, Li Shan’s intestines almost turned green with laughter. He saw that Elder Ouyang was about to choose someone, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Senior, I, Li Shan, am willing to go up and exchange with the opponent." He also made some facial expressions.

Elder Ouyang found Li Shan quite troublesome, but he knew that Li Shan was clever and wouldn’t easily suffer a loss. Since Li Shan had volunteered, he must be confident. After a brief moment of thought, he nodded.

Li Shan walked onto the stone platform, his heart already bursting with joy. He thought to himself, "Sun Hao, Sun Hao, this is your own doing. This time, I’ll make you lose face!"

Seeing Li Shan come out, Sun Hao’s expression became strange.

"Brother Sun Hao, come on, show me your most brilliant spell, attack me with all your might, I, Li Shan, am ready!" Li Shan shouted loudly.

Sun Hao hesitated for a moment. He had already reached the level where he could use a flying sword, so he made a hand seal, and a red flying sword quickly shot out from behind him, circling around his body and flashing with a cold light.

"Go!" The flying sword rushed toward Li Shan. Seizing this opportunity, Sun Hao immediately took out four or five Thunder Bombs and shouted, "Watch my spell!"

Li Shan laughed loudly, easily dodging the flying sword. He thought to himself, "Explode!"

Before Sun Hao could throw the Thunder Bombs, they immediately exploded with a loud bang, filling the air with a overwhelming stench. Sun Hao, now covered in black ash, stood there in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

He couldn’t understand why the Thunder Bombs exploded before he threw them. Did he use too much force?

Li Shan sighed and said loudly, "Brother Sun Hao’s move is too powerful. What is this? A self-destruct spell? I told you before, you need to handle the Thunder Bombs gently. You grabbed them so hard, of course they exploded early!"

The disciples of the Xuan Dao Sect burst into laughter, their mocking voices filling the air.

Even the inner disciples of the Hengyue Sect were trying hard to hold back their laughter, afraid that it would displease their seniors.

Patriarch Huanglong, furious, waved his sleeve, and a strong wind blew away the stench, sending the dazed Sun Hao back to Hengyue Peak.

Elder Ouyang laughed and said, "Patriarch Huanglong, Sun Hao didn’t use his spell well, so we can’t see his true level. I think this match should be a draw." He then gave Li Shan an appreciative look.

Patriarch Huanglong’s face darkened, and he said, "A loss is a loss. There’s no such thing as a draw. Continue!"

Elder Ouyang laughed heartily and said, "No wonder you are a great sect from 500 years ago. Good, Xu Mu, you go up!"

A disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, with a fair complexion and clear features, stepped forward. He bowed and remained silent.

This time, Patriarch Huanglong did not call an inner disciple to the stage. Instead, he took out a jade slip and gently crushed it. As the jade slip broke, a blue light flashed, and a spell array immediately appeared on the stone platform. Then, three people walked out of the array!

These three people, dressed in purple, exuded a strong aura as soon as they appeared, and all the inner disciples immediately became alert!

Elder Ouyang’s expression also changed slightly as he carefully examined the three people.

The middle-aged man standing at the back of the Xuan Dao Sect disciple suddenly had a gleam in his eyes, revealing a strong fighting spirit.

After the three people appeared, they coldly scanned the entire scene. One of them, a man in his forties, said in a deep voice, "Xuan Dao Sect? Humph, I lost twenty years ago, but not this time!"

Wang Lin’s eyes tightened. He only recognized one of the three, his second senior brother, Zhang Kuang.

"Lu Song, you go up this time!" Patriarch Huanglong said calmly.

Lu Song nodded slightly. The two people next to him floated down from the stone platform and stood beside Patriarch Huanglong.

"Lu Song! Fifth senior brother Lu Song! I heard he was already at the sixth level of the Condensation Qi stage twenty years ago. With him going up, our Hengyue Sect is bound to win!"