Chapter 77

"Ha ha ha!" Han Zixiang seemed to have heard the funniest thing. "Your woman? A rank 8 immortal root with limitless potential, would be your woman? Don't you know you're a waste of talent!"

"Even if I am a waste of talent, Li Ruo is still mine!" Li Shui looked at Han Zixiang and suddenly found him incredibly ridiculous.

"Li Shui, don't delay Li Ruo's path to immortality. Once she successfully nurtures her root and cultivates with me, we will surely reach the Soul Realm! What qualifications do you, a waste of talent, have to possess Li Ruo! If you can last one round in front of me, I'll let you have Li Ruo!" Han Zixiang looked at Li Shui with a mocking expression. A mere cultivator child could never match a high-level perfected cultivator. In Han Zixiang's view, he could blow Li Shui to death with just a breath.

"Han Zixiang, don't be so arrogant!" A Mu sneered.

"Arrogant? You two are a pair of useless brothers. I heard you only managed to kill Yang Yun by relying on a few magical treasures and the sect master's protection. Do you think you can cultivate to immortality? I'm determined to take your brother's woman! Are you going to stand up for him? If I were Yang Yun that day, you wouldn't even have the chance to stand here and talk!"

"Do you believe I can kill you right now!" A Mu raised his hand, and a faint black glow flickered, ready to unleash the black vine at any moment.

"A Mu, stay calm!" Zi Yu hurriedly said. He knew the power of the black vine, which could reduce mid-level spiritual treasures to dust. However, Han Zixiang was no pushover. It was said that his techniques were unpredictable, not following the usual methods of Northern Cold, and almost no one knew his true strength.

"Ha ha! What a joke, a high-level perfected cultivator like me, would I be afraid of you? You two useless brothers, come at me together! It will be good company on the path to the underworld!"

As he spoke, Han Zixiang's lips curled, and a sinister light flashed in his eyes. He closed his fan, and his cultivation energy surged, releasing a strange fragrance into the air.

It seemed he had taken a different path, with cultivation techniques vastly different from the mainstream of Northern Cold, and he seemed to have no qualms about the sect's rules against private duels.

"A Mu, don't fight him!" Li Shui stepped forward to block A Mu.

"Senior Brother Li Shui, can this be tolerated?" A Mu's killing intent was already evident.

But Li Shui smiled and said to Han Zixiang, "Are you the one who broke through two realms in one night over a decade ago, the Purple Snow demon?"

"Uh?" Han Zixiang was taken aback. "I didn't expect a waste of talent like you to know so much. Yes, I broke through two realms in one night, the only one in Northern Cold!"

"Ha ha!" A Mu and Li Shui burst into laughter at this, as breaking through two realms in one night was nothing to them.

This laughter left Han Zixiang, Zi Yu, and the others feeling bewildered.

Han Zixiang felt humiliated, his face turning cold. "Ignorant fools, pretending to be arrogant!"

"Good, you have enough weight to establish my authority!" Li Shui's smile faded. "Do you know the Life and Death Platform of Luo Yun?"

"I've heard of it! What's your point?" Han Zixiang's thoughts were quickly dismissed. Li Shui couldn't possibly want to go to the Life and Death Platform with him.

"You stole my woman and insulted my brother! Seven days from now, during the Northern Cold minor examination, we will meet on the Life and Death Platform. What do you say?" Li Shui's tone was calm, but the words were shocking, causing everyone to gasp.

Zi Yu's beautiful eyes were filled with fear at Li Shui's words.

Han Zixiang was also taken aback. If A Mu had said this, he wouldn't be too surprised. After all, A Mu had been on the Life and Death Platform and killed a high-level perfected cultivator, Yang Yun.

But he had heard that Li Shui was a well-known waste of talent in Northern Cold, having failed to nurture an immortal root for thirteen years, and was weak and incompetent. How could he dare to challenge a high-level perfected cultivator like him? Perhaps he was driven mad by the situation.

Even A Mu, who knew Li Shui was a high-level perfected cultivator, was surprised by Li Shui's challenge, as it meant a two-level gap, and Li Shui didn't have the same heavenly treasure as A Mu.

"Do you mean it?" Han Zixiang narrowed his eyes, sensing something different about Li Shui.

"Of course, are you afraid?" Li Shui looked at Han Zixiang, unusually calm.

"Senior Brother Li Shui!" A Mu whispered, implying that he still felt Li Shui was being rash. Unlike A Mu, who could kill across levels with the black vine, Li Shui didn't have such a powerful treasure.

"Heh heh!" Han Zixiang sneered at A Mu. "What? Junior Brother A Mu, are you afraid your brother will die? You can fight me together! I, Han Zixiang, will take you both on!"

At this, A Mu looked at Han Zixiang as if he were a fool. "Fine! We can. Two cultivator children fighting a high-level perfected cultivator isn't shameful!"

"Hmm?" Han Zixiang had intended to humiliate A Mu, but didn't expect him to accept so readily.

However, a sinister light flashed in Han Zixiang's eyes. "If that's the case, if you're not afraid of losing your lives and being disgraced, I don't mind really killing you both!"

"We don't mind fighting you together!" A Mu said with disdain.

A Mu was not one to follow the rules. Trying to control him with words was a dream. A killer only cares about the process, not the outcome.

A Mu turned to Li Shui and asked, "Senior Brother Li Shui, what do you think?"

"Ha ha!" Li Shui smiled faintly. "Two cultivator children fighting a high-level perfected cultivator, victory brings glory, defeat brings no shame. Besides, we are brothers, and killing is a matter of means."

"Exactly, Senior Brother Li Shui is right!" A Mu felt that the day when the two brothers would dominate the sea and wilderness was not far off.

"Two madmen!" Zi Yu bit her lip, unsure if A Mu and Li Shui were truly mad or just pretending.

"Fine! I, Han Zixiang, accept." Although Han Zixiang had a gentle demeanor, he was decisive. He accepted the challenge not out of anger but with full confidence. He knew A Mu had powerful treasures, but he was absolutely confident in his own strength, and his methods were beyond A Mu and Li Shui's imagination.

"Let's seal the deal with a handshake!" Han Zixiang raised his hand, and a stream of energy shot towards A Mu and Li Shui.

"Be careful!" Zi Yu shouted.

But A Mu merely sneered and casually waved his right hand.

"Clap!" The two streams of energy collided in the air, evenly matched.

"Junior Brother A Mu, impressive!" Han Zixiang was not surprised but smiled faintly, as if everything was as expected.

"Seven days from now, during the Northern Cold minor examination, we will meet on the Life and Death Platform!" Han Zixiang finished, bowed to Zi Yu, and said, "Please greet Senior Uncle Bing on my behalf and invite Junior Sister Li Ruo to watch the battle in seven days!"

With that, Han Zixiang left, a strange fragrance lingering in the air as he flew away with the two high-level perfected cultivators.

"A Mu, Li Shui? Don't be impulsive! Han Zixiang is a genius of Northern Cold, who refused to cultivate at Luo Yun Cliff. After ten years of seclusion, he appears to be a high-level perfected cultivator, but no one knows his true abilities. If you back out now, there's still room for maneuver!" Zi Yu said urgently as Han Zixiang left.

"Senior Sister Zi Yu, can you maneuver in a situation like this?" A Mu smiled at Zi Yu. "If someone forces you to marry, and you don't want to, I would also be willing to fight on the Life and Death Platform for you!"

"Exactly, I would also help Senior Sister Zi Yu!" Li Shui smiled faintly.

"Phew! Who needs you to fight for me! The people who fight for me would have to queue up, and it wouldn't be your turn!" Zi Yu blushed.

She suddenly felt that the seemingly weak Li Shui had the same character as A Mu. If they didn't fight, they wouldn't fight, but if they did, it would be to the death.

"Heh heh! Senior Sister Zi Yu, don't worry! We don't do things without confidence!" A Mu smiled. "Please also greet Senior Uncle Bing on my behalf and invite Junior Sister Li Ruo to watch the battle in seven days!"

A Mu deliberately mimicked Han Zixiang's tone, causing Zi Yu to pounce on him, claws out.

"Ouch! You used cultivation energy!" A Mu cried out, as Zi Yu was ruthless.

"Senior Sister Zi Yu, please greet Li Ruo and tell her I will defeat Han Zixiang on the platform, so she can rest assured! Also, please inform Chief Seat Bing that Li Shui invites her to watch the battle." Li Shui's meaning was clear: he wanted to show that Ice Fairy's choice was a grave mistake.

"Li Shui, are you really confident?" Zi Yu asked, puzzled by Li Shui's words.

"Ha ha! Senior Sister Zi Yu, don't you remember how A Mu defeated Yang Yun that day? We are brothers who create miracles!" Li Shui smiled warmly.

"Um!" At this point, Zi Yu could only nod.

"Senior Sister Zi Yu, we will take our leave! We need to prepare for the battle in seven days!" A Mu bowed to Zi Yu.

Zi Yu sighed and said, "In seven days, we will definitely come to watch! Be careful!"

The two brothers nodded, looked at each other, and then both rose into the air, riding the wind. They ascended to the sky, and the black flying saucer appeared under their feet, heading into the distance.

Zi Yu was full of worry. She was taken aback and didn't react in time. By the time she realized it, A Mu and Li Shui were already gone, causing her to panic.

"Riding the wind? These two just rode the wind together?" Zi Yu almost couldn't believe her eyes, stunned for a moment before quickly returning to Purple Peak.

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