Chapter 44

"This weapon is really great!"

Li Tianming used to prefer short swords, having tried various weapons like knives, spears, and halberds, but he didn't particularly like any of them.

After obtaining the Thunderfire Chain, he found himself falling in love with this weapon.

The explosive force when it strikes is absolutely devastating.

Moreover, from the system of the Nine Whips of Thunder, the Thunderfire Chain can be used in many creative ways.

Chen Ding, with his brute strength, couldn't even get close to Li Tianming.

Li Tianming's Thunderfire Chain is an absolute long-range weapon, over four meters long.

While using the Fire Shadow Step, he countered Chen Ding with the first whip of the Nine Whips of Thunder. Chen Ding had no choice but to take the beating.

"Li Tianming!"

Slap!

Just as Chen Ding was burning with anger and roaring, Li Tianming's Thunderfire Chain found a gap.

The Thunderfire Chain, like a venomous snake, drilled in and struck his mouth!

Slap!

Chen Ding flew away, three fresh teeth flying out of his mouth, sparkling in the sunlight.

"For your big mouth," Li Tianming chuckled.

To be honest, Chen Ding, a heavy-duty beastmaster, was absolutely restrained by Li Tianming.

The Thunderfire Chain was like his arm, and its length was the perfect counter to Chen Ding's short reach, preventing him from getting close.

The Fire Shadow Step was indeed the best combat technique Li Tianming had chosen, almost tailor-made for him and his chicken.

Just as he struck Chen Ding, Li Tianming felt a special power emanating from the arena.

Turning back, he saw that the Star Demon Peng was going crazy.

Its eyes were now bursting with blinding starlight, sharp and sword-like, piercing directly toward the little yellow chicken!

"This is its Spirit Source Skill, 'Blazing Star Eyes'!"

Li Tianming heard many people exclaim in shock.

He had suppressed the Star Demon Peng from the start, fearing its Spirit Source Skill.

Under severe injury, the Star Demon Peng's Spirit Source Skill would definitely be less effective, and at this moment, he had just defeated Chen Ding.

In the blink of an eye, Li Tianming's Thunderfire Chain shot out like a bolt of lightning, striking the Star Demon Peng's head.

As the Star Demon Peng was using its Spirit Source Skill, the starlight like swords burst from its eyes, only to be struck by Li Tianming's chain.

Instantly, its aim was off, and the blinding starlight shot into the sky.

"You dare to shoot at me, you son of a gun!"

The little yellow chicken was furious, using the Fire Shadow Step to flash forward, and with the Netherfire Ghost Claw, it tore another bloody hole in the Star Demon Peng.

At the same time, Li Tianming's Thunderfire Chain struck three times in succession, causing the Star Demon Peng to bleed and tear.

"Enough!"

At this moment, Li Tianming heard the authoritative announcement from the masters.

Being a sensible person, he immediately stopped.

However, the little yellow chicken was still in the heat of battle, so Li Tianming used the Thunderfire Chain to bind it and dragged it back.

"What are you doing? I want to finish it off."

This guy was still in his bloodthirsty youth.

"It's over."

Once the masters declared the end, no further fighting was allowed, as this was not a battle that had to determine a winner.

The masters were using the battle to directly assess each person's talent and strength.

As expected, the master who announced the end of the battle was Mu Wan.

Li Tianming respected her, so he listened and stopped.

However, Chen Ding was still furious. His injuries were bearable, and he got up, looking like an angry bear.

"Li Tianming, I don't accept this, let's go again!" he roared.

"Defeated opponent, you have no right," Li Tianming smiled.

Chen Ding wanted to speak, but Master Mu Wan's voice came again: "Come and get your disciple token, don't waste time, there are still a thousand people to go."

Although this was a strong statement, Li Tianming liked it.

He looked up and saw Master Mu Wan smiling at him.

As for the other nine masters, they mostly had their arms crossed and said nothing.

"Mu Wan, you know what he did three years ago, he is a stain on the academy, and a fly in Lin Xiaoting and the Thunder Venerable's eyes..." a male master whispered.

"Who I choose is none of your business," Master Mu Wan shot him a glare and directly threw the disciple token to Li Tianming.

Other battles were still ongoing, and Li Tianming was definitely the first disciple to pass today.

"Thank you, Master. I will strive to bring glory to you in the future." Li Tianming knew how difficult it was to get the disciple token again.

But he had finally done it, and he was grateful to Mu Wan.

Without her, there might not have been a master willing to take him.

They could have easily eliminated Li Tianming using his age as an excuse.

"Chen Ding, you are young and talented, but your performance was poor today, mainly because you were restrained by Li Tianming's 'old fox' tactics. I will take you as my disciple."

The master who had just spoken to Master Mu Wan, Master Li Kui, took out his disciple token.

"Chen Ding, I will also take you as my disciple. You can choose your master."

"Me too."

The masters spoke one after another, and Li Tianming was stunned. Nine masters were willing to take Chen Ding as a disciple.

In fact, with Chen Ding's talent and background, he was one of the best in the qualifying battle.

It was no surprise that ten masters were willing to give him a disciple token.

The key was that his performance had been severely restrained by Li Tianming, and it was very poor.

Moreover, his mental state was also very bad.

Despite this, he still received disciple tokens from nine masters, while Li Tianming only received one from Master Mu Wan.

The contrast was indeed laughable.

Of course, it was laughable, but for Li Tianming, having Master Mu Wan was enough.

As for the other masters, he didn't even want to look at them.

"Li Tianming, prepare for the ranking battle."

Master Mu Wan's words were meant to help Li Tianming see through the coldness of human relationships and focus on what he should be concentrating on next, which was the ranking battle.

The ranking battle at the Yanhuang Academy was very grand, even more so than today's qualifying battle.

Even if he didn't win the ranking battle, the higher the rank, the higher the status and the more cultivation resources a disciple would receive.

The Yanhuang Academy also had some cultivation realms, and the cultivation time was determined by the ranking battle.

The Phoenix Hall still had at least five hundred battles, and the duration was uncertain, estimated to take several days to complete.

Next would be the ranking battle.

During this time, the disciples who passed first would enter the Yanhuang Academy to familiarize themselves with the environment.

But Li Tianming had already stayed for a year, so he didn't need to prepare, and he decided to leave first to tell his mother the good news.

After bidding farewell to Master Mu Wan, he and Chen Ding walked down from the arena. Chen Ding's eyes were bloodshot, still full of killing intent.

"Li Tianming."

Just as they walked down, someone was waiting for Chen Ding. It was Chen Yao from the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall.

This prince of the Starlight Chamber had not yet participated in the qualifying battle.

"Is there something?" Li Tianming asked.

To be honest, Li Tianming's performance, both in the quality of his companion beast and in defeating Chen Ding today, had made Chen Yao very embarrassed and uncomfortable.

"There's nothing much. I did underestimate you. I didn't expect that, despite your notorious reputation and poor character, you do have some luck and ability," Chen Yao said coldly.

"I don't understand, are you praising me?" Li Tianming asked.

"Think what you want. You are indeed basking in glory now, but don't forget your identity. You are still a laughingstock among Yanhuang disciples," Chen Yao said with a cold expression.

"Stop beating around the bush. Just say what you're thinking," Li Tianming said with a smirk.

"There's nothing much. You beat my brother today. Pray that you don't meet me in the ranking battle."

"In the ranking battle, no one will stop us. If I meet you, I'll return tenfold what Chen Ding suffered today," Chen Yao said.

"No need to pray. I want to beat you and watch you go home, crying to your mother and drinking some Golden Soup," Li Tianming said with a cold laugh.

As Chen Yao narrowed his eyes, Li Tianming turned and walked away.

Back in the Chen Palace, Chen Yao and his mother had been so arrogant and rude, and how they had hurt Wei Jing, Li Tianming remembered clearly.

He would not forgive anyone who had hurt his mother.

Xue Lan might not have done much, but her casual words were the sharpest knives.

"It seems you don't want to live."

Chen Yao's voice was extremely cold, and his words carried a hint of killing intent.

From the Chen Palace to the Yanhuang battlefield, he never thought that the frog he once found laughable could make him feel such a level of killing intent.

Their mothers were once the best of friends, and they should have been as close as brothers.

But reality was that one was high and mighty, while the other was struggling in the dust.

When Xue Lan was showing off her nobility and superiority in the Chen Palace, that sisterly bond had already vanished.

Her humiliation, Li Tianming would avenge for her.

Wei Jing might not care, as she only felt sad about the deteriorated relationship, but Li Tianming cared.

Once, Xue Lan was elegant and noble, high and mighty, dignified and happy, while Wei Jing was struggling and impoverished.

Their children, one was shining with starlight and had a bright future, while the other was a laughingstock, like a rat in the street?

Li Tianming felt it was too early to judge everything now.

"We'll see."

This was his best response to everything.

At least today, by showcasing a sixth-stage companion beast and defeating Chen Ding, he had made many who once mocked him unable to laugh anymore.

For example, Li Yanfeng and Liu Qing, when Li Tianming defeated Chen Ding, they were cold and silent, with no words exchanged.

For example, in that private room.

The lady saw her son's teeth fly out, completely humiliated by Li Tianming, and her face turned pale, and the teacup in her hand was crushed.

"Chen Ding, what a waste!" The ladies were surprised, but the one who was the most angry was Xue Lan.

She stood up, overturned the table in front of her, and left directly.

The ladies looked at each other, puzzled.

Why was Xue Lan more angry than Chen Ding's mother?

If they didn't know that Li Tianming was the son of that extraordinary woman from twenty years ago in Yan City, they would never guess the reason.