Chapter 86

Never give in! This was what Shen Xiang kept telling himself. Su Mei Yao and Bai You You were also silent, as if they had tacitly agreed to Shen Xiang's dangerous actions, and they were deeply moved by his indomitable spirit.

"Hmph, a mere ant!" The voice of Elder Dan sounded as if she was gritting her teeth, and it seemed she was angry now.

Shen Xiang had only taken a few steps before he fell again, this time face down on the ground, his body oozing blood.

"Didn't you also start as an ant? One day, this ant will surely surpass you." Shen Xiang said through gritted teeth, his voice weak but full of determination.

Shen Xiang couldn't stand up, but he began to crawl forward bit by bit.

"Brother Shen..." Yun Xiaodao looked at Shen Xiang, his eyes moist. He remembered that he had given up back then just because he couldn't bear the pain, while Shen Xiang was now risking his life to pass the second test, unwilling to bow to that domineering woman, even if he was just an ant.

"Brother Shen, you can make it! Hold on!" Yun Xiaodao, who originally thought Shen Xiang had no chance, was surprised to see him persist and couldn't help but shout out loud.

"Shen Xiang, hold on! You can do it!" A man in the square shouted.

Watching Shen Xiang slowly crawl on the scorching ground, seeing the blood evaporating from his body, everyone was deeply moved.

"Shen Xiang... Shen Xiang... Shen Xiang..." Hundreds of people in the square shouted in unison, their voices echoing through the clouds, and the entire Taiwu Sect was enveloped in this blood-pumping sound.

Hearing the enthusiastic cheers, Shen Xiang was filled with passion. He circulated the remaining true qi in his body and struggled to crawl forward. His body was numb from the intense pain, and it was his willpower that kept him moving!

Elder Dan's body trembled. She hadn't expected so many people to support Shen Xiang in front of her, which was almost a challenge to her authority!

"Stop struggling, an ant is still an ant!" Elder Dan's voice was full of anger, as Shen Xiang was only two steps away from her.

"Ah—" Shen Xiang let out a scream, and blood spurted from his hands and legs. It was clear that Elder Dan had deliberately done this, increasing her strength.

This was clearly a personal vendetta, but as the second-in-command of the Taiwu Sect, no one dared to say anything to her!

"Now, let's see how you can get through!" Elder Dan sighed in relief, but Shen Xiang's determined eyes annoyed her; he still hadn't given up.

"Ha ha..." Shen Xiang laughed out loud. Only two steps away, it wasn't just the door to the third test, but also the decisive moment between him and Elder Dan.

Although he was far inferior to Elder Dan, he was determined to win here!

"I will never give in to you!" Shen Xiang suddenly shouted, and flames burst from his back, forming a pair of huge wings.

The wings flapped rapidly, emitting waves of scorching heat, lifting Shen Xiang's body. In an instant, he was carried to behind Elder Dan, despite his severely injured body.

Elder Dan and everyone else were stunned.

Shen Xiang actually possessed a true qi wing technique, a very rare and precious skill! At the critical moment, it allowed Shen Xiang to leap the two steps, passing the second test!

"Ha ha... I've passed the second test, ha ha... ha ha..." Shen Xiang, now powerless, lay on the ground, looking at the moon in the sky, and let out a series of wild laughs.

No one in the square spoke. They listened to Shen Xiang's wild laughter, feeling only shock, excitement, envy, and admiration...

"Stop laughing, there's still the third test." Yun Xiaodao wiped away the tears in his eyes and stuffed a handful of pills into Shen Xiang's mouth. Shen Xiang immediately recognized them as low-grade spirit pills, including a few true qi pills to restore true qi and Nine Return Pills to quickly heal internal injuries...

This made Shen Xiang feel deeply moved.

"This is White Jade Powder, take it!" Zhu Rong walked over and threw a jade box.

Mid-grade spirit White Jade Powder was a very precious healing pill. The stingy Zhu Rong actually gave it to him, which made Shen Xiang and Yun Xiaodao look at him in disbelief.

"Don't thank me!" Zhu Rong said proudly.

Yun Xiaodao and Zhang De quickly applied the powder from the jade box to Shen Xiang's body. It was a powder as white as jade, crystal clear and very beautiful.

"Elder Dan, may I ask why you are targeting me? Is this a personal vendetta?" Shen Xiang couldn't help but feel angry. He had been bold in front of Elder Dan and wasn't afraid now.

"I have already said it clearly. You are young and impetuous, and I want you to be tempered in the outer sect!" Elder Dan didn't seem angry. At this point, she couldn't say anything more.

"Personal vendetta? So what if it is? I have the power, and I can do whatever I want. The rules of the Taiwu Sect can't constrain me, they only apply to you!" Elder Dan said disdainfully. "Do you want justice? Power is justice. If I want to, I can kill you right now, and no one can say anything, and no one will avenge you!"

"You can do that, but some things are not absolute. You couldn't stop me, and I still passed the second test!" Shen Xiang sneered. "But one day, I will get my revenge! You'd better kill me now."

Zhang De and Yun Xiaodao were applying medicine to Shen Xiang, but their hands couldn't help but tremble. They couldn't believe Shen Xiang dared to speak to the second-in-command of the Taiwu Sect like this!

Elder Dan suddenly burst out laughing, but her laughter was very stiff and unnatural, making people feel uneasy.

"Good, good! I want to see how far you can grow! I promise you, if you can defeat me one day, you can punish me as you wish, even make me marry you!" Elder Dan said loudly, surprising everyone again.

Shen Xiang was also surprised but teased, "I don't want to marry you. You wear a mask all day, you might be an ugly monster, and I would be at a disadvantage!"

Yun Xiaodao and Zhang De wanted to sew Shen Xiang's mouth shut, as he kept saying these life-threatening words. Zhu Rong also walked far away, worried that Elder Dan might suddenly lose control and affect them.

"Are you trying to die?" Elder Dan's voice was icy cold.

"If I cared about my life, I would have run away long ago. Do I look like someone who cares about his life?" Shen Xiang responded recklessly.

"Do you think I won't kill you?" Elder Dan walked over, and purple flames appeared on her delicate hands.

Seeing the purple flames, Shen Xiang was terrified. He had heard from Su Mei Yao and Bai You You that only those with a fire soul could produce purple flames.

"Then come, this way I won't have to marry you, and you won't have to marry me, this high and mighty person..." Shen Xiang's words were cut off as Yun Xiaodao covered his mouth.

Elder Dan retracted the flames from her hands and said coldly, "I will keep my word. If you win, I will marry you, and you can do whatever you want with me!"

"And... my appearance is no worse than your fiancée, Xue Xianxian!" Elder Dan said and flew away.

Yun Xiaodao and Zhang De were stunned, while Zhu Rong hurried over, grabbing Shen Xiang's shoulders and asking in disbelief, "Is Xue Xianxian really your fiancée?"

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