Chapter 90

"Say your sword technique is inferior to mine, don't you dare to admit it? Do you have the guts to bet with me?"

Ma Teng's eyes blazed with fury, which might have intimidated others, but Ling Dao remained unafraid. An enraged peak True Qi Realm martial artist was still just a peak True Qi Realm martial artist; it was impossible for him to advance a realm just because of anger. When Ling Dao was in the early True Qi Realm, he had already killed the leader of the Viper Gang. Now that he was in the late True Qi Realm, a peak True Qi Realm martial artist was no longer a threat to him.

"I dare to bet with you, but what do you have to bet with?"

If it were any other competition, Ma Teng might have felt uneasy, but when it came to sword techniques and strength, he was absolutely confident. Defeating Ling Dao would be a piece of cake. He never expected Ling Dao to be so foolish as to offer something to him. Not taking it would be a waste.

"I bet my Inferior Rank Sword, the Blazing Sun Sword. What can you bet with?"

Ma Teng was extremely confident, and so was Ling Dao. If he couldn't defeat a peak True Qi Realm martial artist from a tenth-rank force, how could he talk about revenge? He was already in the late True Qi Realm; a small realm difference was nothing.

"Inferior Rank Sword?"

Not only was Ma Teng shocked, but the other inner disciples were also stunned. They never thought Ling Dao would be so foolish. Everyone believed that Ling Dao was no match for Ma Teng. By saying this, wasn't Ling Dao clearly giving the Blazing Sun Sword to Ma Teng?

Hong Gang, standing nearby, felt a bit regretful. If he had known, he should have challenged Ling Dao first. That was an Inferior Rank Sword, and neither Hong Gang nor Ma Teng had one. If he could obtain an Inferior Rank Sword, it would significantly boost his strength.

"Crazy, truly crazy, giving away an Inferior Rank Sword like that?"

"Regretful, if I had known, I should have fought Ling Dao earlier. Wouldn't I have gotten an Inferior Rank Sword?"

The surrounding comments made Ma Teng, who was originally shocked, burst into laughter. Initially, Ma Teng was still complaining about Ji Yuanliang for assigning him such a broken task, but now he was grateful to Ji Yuanliang.

"Fine, since you want to give me an Inferior Rank Sword, I'll take it. Let's go to the training ground, shall we?"

Ma Teng was clearly eager. Elder Yan Rui was willing to eliminate Ling Dao for Zhou Xinghe just for an Inferior Rank Sword, showing how precious it was. Many elders didn't even have an Inferior Rank Sword.

"Hold on! I bet with an Inferior Rank Sword, what can you bet with?"

Everyone thought Ling Dao was bound to lose, but only Ling Dao knew that defeating Ma Teng would be effortless. If Ma Teng knew Ling Dao's full strength, he would probably regret it to death.

"Joke, do you think I can lose to you?"

As a peak True Qi Realm martial artist, how could he lose to an early True Qi Realm martial artist? It was absurd. Ling Dao had cultivated the Primal Chaos Extermination Power, making his physical body extremely strong. Ma Teng couldn't see Ling Dao's true cultivation level.

"Cut the crap, without a bet, why should I fight you?"

Ling Dao's words made Ma Teng frown, but he quickly relaxed. No matter what he bet, it wouldn't matter because Ling Dao was definitely no match for him.

"An Inferior Rank Sword is indeed precious. Since that's the case, I'll bet with the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower! The Cloud Peak Spirit Flower can increase the chances of a peak True Qi Realm martial artist breaking through to the Soaring Sky Realm. It should be comparable to your Inferior Rank Sword, right?"

It had to be said that an Inferior Rank Sword was extremely precious, and it was really hard to find something that could match it. Fortunately, Ma Teng had a stroke of luck recently and obtained a Cloud Peak Spirit Flower. He was already a peak True Qi Realm martial artist, and using the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower would greatly increase his chances of breaking through to the Soaring Sky Realm.

"What? It's actually the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower?"

"Who would have thought Ma Teng had such a good thing?"

"An Inferior Rank Sword and the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower, the stakes of this match are really high!"

The inner disciples were all amazed. Both the Inferior Rank Sword and the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower were extremely attractive to them. Unfortunately, the main characters in this match were Ling Dao and Ma Teng, and it had little to do with them.

"If I could get the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower and the Inferior Rank Sword, that would be great!"

A cold, murderous intent flashed in the depths of Hong Gang's eyes. Unfortunately, this was the Sky Splitting Sword Sect, and he naturally didn't dare to kill Ling Dao or Ma Teng. He could only hope that the winner would fight him, and then he could win these two items.

Unfortunately, this was just a thought. In the battle between Ling Dao and Ma Teng, Ma Teng would definitely win. Based on Hong Gang's understanding of Ma Teng, Ma Teng wouldn't fight him. Ma Teng knew he wasn't a match for Hong Gang, so he wouldn't be foolish enough to bet with him.

Originally, the battle between Ma Teng and Ling Dao would only attract the attention of a few people. But now, with the Cloud Peak Spirit Flower and the Inferior Rank Sword as stakes, the match had become much more exciting and worth watching.

"Who would have thought my disciple is quite capable and lucky. That kid is indeed as arrogant as ever, but this time, you'll not only lose the Inferior Rank Sword but also forever lose the chance to practice sword techniques!"

Ji Yuanliang was as vicious as Zhou Xinghe. When he asked Ma Teng to act, he instructed Ma Teng to severely injure Ling Dao. If he could make Ling Dao unable to practice sword techniques in the future, it would be even better. Both the previous outer sect competition and the subsequent period had made Ji Yuanliang realize that Ling Dao's talent was extremely astonishing.

However, Ling Dao's super talent had never been exposed. In the records of the Sky Splitting Sword Sect, Ling Dao was only recorded as having above-average talent, not even top-tier talent.

Soon, thousands of people gathered at the training ground. Among them were elders, inner disciples, and outer disciples. In the inner sect, Ling Dao might not be well-known, but in the outer sect, he was a legend.

"Look, that's actually the Senior Brother! I didn't expect Senior Brother to fight someone else again, and it's said that the opponent is a peak True Qi Realm martial artist. Senior Brother is really amazing!"

"Of course, no matter where Senior Brother goes, he always shines. No matter who his opponent is, he can defeat them!"

These words from the outer disciples made the inner disciples sneer. In the eyes of the inner disciples, ten Ling Daos were no match for Ma Teng. They couldn't understand why these outer disciples were so naive.

"What a huge joke, if Ling Dao can win, we inner disciples will call you outer disciples Senior Brothers!"

"Ignorant outer disciples, your Senior Brother is nothing to us. Hoping he wins is just a dream!"