Chapter 88

No matter what, it's always exciting to watch a spectacle.

Licking shoes or kneeling and calling oneself a silver thief—these were all explosive items.

The Flame Yellow Tower was a quiet place for cultivation, and it could be said that it hadn't been this exciting for a long time.

"Why don't you go ahead?" Wei Lingxuan glanced at Li Tianming's dirty shoes.

Her gaze wavered slightly, but she was confident. Li Tianming couldn't scare her.

"Can't wait to clean my shoes? No need to be so eager, we still have half an hour to wait." Li Tianming chuckled.

After saying that, he and Jiang Feilin walked toward the Flame Yellow Stone.

At this moment, the Tianfu disciples who were cultivating beside the Flame Yellow Stone heard about the bet and stopped their cultivation.

Then, they stepped out of the cultivation circle, looking at Li Tianming and Wei Lingxuan with excitement and anticipation.

"Is Li Tianming's brain not working well?"

"He must be, otherwise, he wouldn't have been so stupid three years ago to try to defile Mu Qingqing, almost ruining himself."

"Today, he looks no different from three years ago. Agreeing to such a bet clearly shows he doesn't understand the Flame Yellow Stone."

"Such a fool can only seek attention. Do you expect him to be low-key?"

Facing Li Tianming, they shook their heads and laughed, their faces full of pity.

They could almost imagine how ridiculous it would be to see Li Tianming kneeling and calling himself a silver thief.

Just as Li Tianming and Jiang Feilin were about to step into the cultivation circle, Wei Lingxuan's cold voice came from behind.

"Li Tianming, this is a bet between you and me. Jiang Feilin can't come in. Don't try to get a girl to help you. You're just a coward who hides behind women."

"Feilin." Li Tianming stopped and smiled at her.

"Is it okay, Brother?" Jiang Feilin asked.

"You can just watch." Li Tianming said.

"But I'm a bit worried that Brother might lose..." She pouted, her eyes full of concern.

"I'm not afraid of losing. If I lose, will you take the punishment for me, Feilin?" Li Tianming smiled.

"I don't want to." Jiang Feilin was amused by his words. Seeing Li Tianming's confidence, she could only stop.

She stood by the side, her caring eyes never leaving Li Tianming's body.

The vague feeling of a girl's first love was evident to everyone present.

A fresh flower on a pile of cow dung—many people felt a deep sense of regret.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Li Tianming, with Little Yellow Chicken on his head, stepped into the cultivation circle.

The outermost circle where he stood was the area for first-level compatibility. To be honest, first-level compatibility was the most common among Tianfu disciples.

To become a Tianfu disciple, first-level compatibility was the minimum requirement.

"Qi storm?" Standing in this position, Li Tianming already felt the qi from the Flame Yellow Stone.

The ancient, mysterious stone in front of him seemed to have an ancient story.

It didn't seem like a stone but more like a living being, an elder.

The qi storm from the Flame Yellow Stone swept past him like a gentle breeze, whispering in his ear as if speaking to him.

The qi storm surged into his body and then flowed out, as if the Flame Yellow Stone's hand was sensing everything about him.

"With our ancient chaotic giant beast bodies, we are not afraid of chaotic forces."

"Even the chaotic qi from eating jade can be endured, let alone the Flame Yellow Stone. If it weren't for the crowd, I would have eaten this stone."

Little Yellow Chicken, nesting in Li Tianming's messy hair, said proudly and confidently.

"This is what you said. Don't trick me, or I'll kneel and be humiliated, and you'll have to join me." Li Tianming walked toward the Flame Yellow Stone.

"Brother, you're dreaming. I didn't make the bet with her." Little Yellow Chicken crossed his wings and laughed smugly.

"Are you tricking me?"

"Of course, I'm tricking you without a doubt."

"Damn, are you still my companion beast? We agreed to be like brothers?"

"In front of Sister Feilin, I only want to see you humiliated. In contrast, my image will shine."

"Beast!"

As time passed, Li Tianming found that Little Yellow Chicken was becoming more and more mischievous.

"I'll throw you away when the second egg hatches."

"Do you believe I'll go to the companion space and crush the other nine chicks?"

"You're tough."

While talking to Little Yellow Chicken, Li Tianming had already reached the third circle.

This was where Wei Lingxuan could cultivate, the area for third-level compatibility.

Li Tianming closed his eyes and felt the qi storm here, which was indeed much stronger than the outer circles.

The qi of heaven and earth was gentle, but here it was like a boiling cauldron, surging and flowing everywhere.

But it had to be said, the density here was dozens of times greater than the outer areas.

Standing here was like being in a storm with lightning and thunder, making it dozens of times harder to absorb qi and cultivate, transforming it into beast essence.

A single misstep could disrupt the cultivation process, causing the beast essence to lose control and tear apart the internal organs, leading to a very tragic end.

In short, the area around the Flame Yellow Stone was a place of great fortune and great danger.

Therefore, it was very important to choose a compatibility area that matched one's own level.

Aiming too high would only lead to a tragic end.

Wei Lingxuan's bet was very vicious. She wasn't just out to make Li Tianming kneel but to severely injure him.

This would relieve her current hatred.

She was the little princess of the Wei family, pampered by everyone. The Flame Yellow Academy was the Wei family's territory, and thus her territory.

In her territory, how could Li Tianming dare to anger her without paying a heavy price?

Now, there were many people waiting to see Li Tianming's tragic end.

"Brother, let's start. The test of whether you're a real man has begun." Little Yellow Chicken watched from the sidelines, gloating.

"Wait a bit longer." Li Tianming felt the qi storm.

"Scared?"

"How could I be? Let me tell you a truth: thirty years on this side, thirty years on that side. Don't underestimate a young man's courage."

As he said this, Li Tianming suddenly took a step and walked toward the Flame Yellow Stone again.

The Tianfu geniuses were waiting for him to cultivate in the third circle, but he went further inside.

"Li Tianming, don't waste time." People naturally thought he was just showing off and would come back after a round, wasting time.

As people urged him, Li Tianming ignored them and came to the fourth circle.

The qi storm doubled!

This was the area where Lin Xiaoting and a few other core Tianfu geniuses could cultivate, and it was indeed extraordinary.

The chaotic qi storm was like a fierce beast, colliding around him. Such a chaotic environment could only mean he was quite remarkable.

"Do you want to cultivate here?" Little Yellow Chicken squinted and asked.

"Why not?"

"Unlike you, I'm a fake coward, and you're a real coward."

"Disrespecting your chicken lord?"

"Yes."

"Ha, chicken, let's co-cultivate. I'll show you what a real man is." Little Yellow Chicken said confidently.

Cultivating beside the Flame Yellow Stone, co-cultivation was naturally better than solo cultivation.

During co-cultivation, the companion beast outside the body was more effective than inside the companion space.

The companion space was a mysterious place, where most companion beasts felt very comfortable.

Moreover, this space was connected to the beast master's body through the beast pulse, allowing for co-cultivation.

Most of the beast masters present were co-cultivating with their companion beasts in the companion space.

Companion beasts had different temperaments; some liked to stay in the companion space, sleeping comfortably, while others, like Little Yellow Chicken, liked to jump around outside.

Ignoring everyone's surprised gazes, they sat cross-legged in the fourth circle and began to cultivate.

Li Tianming directly activated the 'Eternal Hell Scripture'!

He and Little Yellow Chicken became one, their beast pulses connected, the hell source shared, and the Eternal Hell beast essence flowed wildly through the channels.

The Eternal Hell Scripture was a powerful and domineering cultivation technique.

Li Tianming had seen descriptions of all kinds of cultivation techniques, but none were as brutal as this one.

Moreover, with their ancient chaotic giant beast bodies, they could almost resist any qi storm.

The Eternal Hell Scripture could forcefully consume qi, forcibly convert and absorb it.

The Eternal Hell body could withstand the impact of beast essence, being indestructible.

So from the moment he started cultivating, Li Tianming knew he had already won the bet.

Fourth-level compatibility?

No pressure at all.

Not only no pressure, but it was all fortune.

The chaotic qi storms seemed to have found an outlet, like huge beasts crashing into the co-cultivation system Li Tianming and Little Yellow Chicken had constructed.

They were so brutal, trying to tear apart Li Tianming's body.

But unfortunately, the Eternal Hell Scripture was a bottomless pit, absorbing everything.

He could forcibly convert it, injecting the burning of the Eternal Hell Scripture, turning ordinary heaven and earth qi into a magma-like Eternal Hell beast essence flowing through his body.

Then, he would inject it into the hell source, promoting its rapid growth.

His body was like a volcano!

While he cultivated, the temperature around him even rose!

Little Yellow Chicken's body was the same, with his tender feathers emitting the hottest waves.

His wings were small, about the size of a pinky finger.

But when he flapped his wings, a surge of heat waves spread out, like a storm created by a giant beast, making people think he had wings that could block the sky.

To be honest, the feeling they gave to the Tianfu geniuses was one of absolute suppression!

Even from the depths of their hearts, they felt a kind of awe they couldn't admit.

The more they saw Li Tianming's uniqueness, the harder it was for them to admit it. After all, people tend to follow their first impressions.

In their first impression, Li Tianming was a foolish and laughable person, a laughingstock to the world.

Who would want to admit that they felt a vague sense of awe toward a laughingstock?