Chapter 26

A rough voice, accompanied by the sound of "thud, thud, thud" footsteps, came from outside the room.

Before Zheng Shiyi could reach the door, the owner of the voice kicked it open.

At this moment, Zheng Shiyi also got a clear look at the visitor. He had an ordinary build, round and bulging eyes, and a slightly wider chin than usual. Such a stranger would leave a deep impression after just one meeting.

The moment the visitor saw Zheng Shiyi, he immediately shouted, "You're Zheng Shiyi?"

Zheng Shiyi raised an eyebrow at the sudden challenger, who had kicked the door so arrogantly. It seemed there were still people who didn't take the rules of the sect seriously!

"Kicked my door?" Zheng Shiyi sized up the visitor. "What are you, anyway?"

"You should call me Senior Hu Bin!" The man, to boost his own momentum, widened his eyes even more. "It seems you are Zheng Shiyi! Today, I'm here to deliver a message from our leader, Zheng Song. He said that even if you disgrace the family by stealing and cheating, it's one thing, but don't disgrace the sect for him!"

"You stole Xu Sa's head, and he orders you to return the soul stone to Senior Xu Sa!"

Zheng Shiyi's face showed a cold sneer, his eyes narrowing. "I was wondering who it was. So, you're a dog sent by Zheng Song. No wonder you don't know how to knock on the door."

"No wonder Zheng Song, that scoundrel, could still be alive after entering the sect through despicable means. It turns out he's someone else's dog! He really has a talent for being a dog..."

"Want me to give the soul stone to Xu Sa? How could he even think of that! You, go back and tell that scoundrel, if he wants to be someone else's dog, let him continue! I, Zheng Shiyi, have no interest!"

Zheng Shiyi didn't bother to deal with Hu Bin anymore, waving his hand as if shooing away a fly, telling him to get lost.

That scoundrel secretly reported to the ancestral land, making Lin Tianyu extract my martial soul! I haven't even settled the score with him, and now he wants to use the soul stone I obtained to curry favor with Xu Sa!

Not to mention, even if I hadn't used up the soul stone, I wouldn't offer it to Xu Sa.

Hu Bin bared his teeth, staring coldly at Zheng Shiyi. "Scoundrel, you're asking for death! How dare you insult our leader!"

"Others might not know how you entered the sect, but how could I not know?"

"Using despicable means to enter the sect is one thing, but you also do such despicable things in the sect, stealing Xu Sa's head and not returning it?"

"Actually daring to insult our leader! Do you know who Xu Sa is? If it weren't for our leader Zheng Song, he would have come to deal with you long ago!"

"I heard that yesterday, in front of Elder Su Li, you slandered Xu Sa, saying that Qiu Tianlang's head was yours! With your level of strength, could you really kill him?"

"You said the head was yours, right? If you have that strength, dare you go up to the life-and-death platform with me?"

Stepping onto the life-and-death platform, life and death are determined by heaven, and no one can interfere!

Hu Bin, after a rapid-fire speech, felt a surge of satisfaction, increasingly admiring his own cleverness. A few words were enough to force the other party to accept the challenge to the life-and-death platform!

After all, Leader Zheng Song hated this scoundrel for taking his brother's place to enter the Xuanming Sect. He hated him to the bone but couldn't act due to the sect's rules.

If this matter could bring Zheng Shiyi to the life-and-death platform, with his own cultivation at the seventh level of the Qi Wheel Realm, he would surely kill Zheng Shiyi easily.

At that time, his status in front of Leader Zheng Song would be greatly elevated.

Thinking of this, Hu Bin's pupils contracted, and he said with a smug look, "Scoundrel! Do you dare or not?"

"Life-and-death platform?" Wu Dong, hearing the commotion outside, hurriedly walked out of the room. Hearing that Hu Bin wanted to challenge Zheng Shiyi to the life-and-death platform, he quickly waved his hands. "Brother, you mustn't agree!"

"Once on the life-and-death platform, only one person can survive. The sect has rules that if the challenged party refuses, the challenger cannot force them onto the platform..."

"Shut up!" Hu Bin rudely interrupted Wu Dong's explanation.

Zheng Shiyi was a new disciple, and he might not know this rule of the sect. He wanted to use this to provoke Zheng Shiyi onto the life-and-death platform, but he didn't expect Wu Dong to come out and stop him!

He pointed at Wu Dong with his finger and smiled lightly at Zheng Shiyi. "The sect does have such rules. A coward like you wouldn't dare..."

"Since you're asking for death..." Zheng Shiyi's eyes turned cold. "Then I'll kill you on the life-and-death platform."

Hu Bin looked at Zheng Shiyi in shock, not expecting him to agree so easily to the challenge, thus easily giving him the opportunity to earn merit.

Zheng Shiyi glanced at the spreading smile in the corner of Hu Bin's eye, feeling a chill in his heart. Since Hu Bin dared to challenge him to the life-and-death platform, it showed that he didn't take him seriously at all.

Facing such a challenger who looked down on him and wanted his life, there was only one outcome—kill!

"According to the sect rules! Once you agree, you can't back out! I'll wait for you on the life-and-death platform!" Hu Bin glanced coldly at Zheng Shiyi and quickly walked toward the platform.

Wu Dong grabbed Zheng Shiyi's wrist, urgently saying, "You shouldn't have agreed..."

Zheng Shiyi patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Don't worry." Then he quickly headed toward the life-and-death platform.

Wu Dong looked around anxiously, his brows tightly furrowed. What to do? How to save Shiyi now? He might be confident, but Hu Bin is no pushover!

No! I have to go too! If any danger arises, I'll risk my life to help Old Zheng! Wu Dong clenched his teeth and followed.

The life-and-death platform was set up at the foot of a small mountain in the sect.

When the grudges and conflicts between disciples could only be resolved by life and death, they would usually go to the life-and-death platform for a decisive battle.

Once on the life-and-death platform, life and death are determined by heaven, and even the elders of the sect cannot interfere!

Therefore, those who step onto the life-and-death platform are usually disciples of similar strength.

Otherwise, if the strength difference is too great, it's not a battle but a death sentence!

The life-and-death platform! Normally, even if there are conflicts, disciples would try to resolve them properly. Who would go to the life-and-death platform for no reason? But here, as soon as someone stands on it, it quickly draws a lot of attention.

Today! Hu Bin stood on the life-and-death platform, arms crossed, feeling like he was the focus of the entire sect! This feeling... he had never experienced before.

Seeing Zheng Shiyi appear, Hu Bin hooked his finger at him and laughed, "Zheng Shiyi, you said you killed Qiu Tianlang, right? Today, I want to see how you kill me, Hu Bin!"

"Is he the one who stole Xu Sa's things?"

The surrounding disciples, still wondering who Hu Bin's opponent was, followed his gaze and quickly locked onto Zheng Shiyi walking toward them.

"What a bold move, daring to steal Xu Sa's things!"

"I heard he didn't even admit it after stealing. Isn't that asking for death?"

"Even if Xu Sa hates him, he can't do anything. According to the sect rules, as long as he doesn't agree to a life-and-death battle with Xu Sa, he won't die."

"Who knows! He actually agreed to a life-and-death battle with Hu Bin? Hu Bin's cultivation, though far from Xu Sa's, has reached the seventh level of the Qi Wheel Realm. He's just a new disciple, at most the sixth level of the Qi Wheel Realm!"

"He's asking for death..."

The surrounding disciples sighed and shook their heads.

Zheng Shiyi ignored the ridicule and cold looks from the crowd, and was even less inclined to explain the matter of the head.

Since losing his Supreme Divine Soul, Zheng Shiyi knew that no matter how much he explained, it wouldn't help! Even if they knew he was in the right, it wouldn't matter! Power is the true reason! He climbed up the life-and-death platform.

Seeing how Zheng Shiyi climbed up, Hu Bin couldn't help but sneer. "Can't even jump onto the life-and-death platform, and you dare to come up and fight? I really appreciate you giving me this opportunity."

Zheng Shiyi, now on the platform, made Hu Bin even less worried about him running away. The smug smile he had been holding back for a long time burst out. "Idiot, let me tell you, I'm at the seventh level of the Qi Wheel Realm."

"Seventh level?" Zheng Shiyi's eyes narrowed, a mocking smile on his lips. "Pigs are much heavier than me! But they still end up as my meal, don't they?"

The crowd below burst into laughter, and Hu Bin's face darkened. How dare he compare him to a pig?

"Looking for death!"

Hu Bin roared, his hand on the hilt of his sword, suddenly gripping it tightly.

Not to mention a new disciple like Zheng Shiyi, even those who had been in the sect for more than half a year wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of him at the seventh level of the Qi Wheel Realm.

This kid doesn't know his place, so it's his own fault!

He raised his right arm, and the sword was drawn! The blinding cold light, accompanied by a sharp "swoosh," instantly boosted his momentum. The smug look on his face reappeared. "To make me draw my sword, to die by my sword, is your honor!"

Without more words! Hu Bin's body bent forward, and he charged like a leopard hunting prey. The sword vibrated, emitting a piercing sound, and Zheng Shiyi was completely locked in.

Fast! Hu Bin's fast sword drew frowns from many of the onlookers, who secretly calculated that they probably couldn't dodge such a fast sword!

Zheng Shiyi's eyes saw the light of Hu Bin's fast sword intensify. The six Qi Wheels in his body spun rapidly, and his fingers tightly gripped the Shadowless Blade. He took a diagonal step forward, and the blade slashed down from above, leaving a blurry trail in the air.

Late but first!

Hu Bin's sword was fast! Zheng Shiyi's blade was even faster!

The blade left a trail of cold light in the air, and the force it generated already enveloped Hu Bin's forehead, making his skin tighten.

Not good!

Hu Bin's heart raced. How could there be such a fast blade in the world?

He tried to raise his sword to block the descending blade, but found that the sword he raised only hit a shadow of the blade!

The real blade... had already appeared at his neck!

The cold blade gave his neck a final chill, and then the excruciating pain quickly disappeared, leaving him no chance to even cry out. His head fell to the ground.

Death sometimes comes so quickly, so unexpectedly.

PS: Three updates today...

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