Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 317: Chapter 313: Great Success of the Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Body

Over a year ago, at Crescent Lake in the Cyan Cloud Country.

His first meeting with this woman had bristled with hostility.

She had called him a frog in a well, said that a dragon doesn’t consort with snakes, and told him to recognize reality and give up any fantasy of being with Ye Chenyu. Ning Jiang still remembered every one of those contemptuous and demeaning words as if it were yesterday.

"It seems you still hold a grudge over what I said."

Su Yuying’s dress swayed, her bearing exquisitely beautiful, as she said coolly, "I admit, your progress has surprised me. You are far stronger than you were back then, but it’s still not enough to be a source of pride."

"True, killing four Earth Martial Realm experts can be called a great feat. However, that proves nothing. It only proves the power of those arrays and the superb skill of the one who laid them—none of which has anything to do with you."

As Su Yuying spoke, she glanced at Golden Cicada.

Within the golden glow, a peculiar expression crossed Golden Cicada’s face. It seemed Su Yuying had mistakenly assumed he was the one who had set up the arrays.

’You underestimate him far too much,’ Golden Cicada thought to himself.

Su Yuying continued her tirade, saying arrogantly, "To this day, I still don’t believe anything I said back then was wrong! In fact, I came here today to tell you again: you and Chenyu are not from the same world!"

Faced with such contemptuous words,

Ning Jiang’s expression was as calm as ever, betraying no joy or anger. It was as if Su Yuying’s words were just wind blowing past his ears, completely ignored.

He opened his mouth, his voice crisp and cold. "In that case, I’ll repeat what I once said as well. The Great Dao begins from the smallest of things. And your vision... is far too narrow!"

"Hmph. I know you’re not convinced, but this is the bloody reality. I came here today to make you recognize that reality."

Su Yuying said coldly, "I’ve said it before. The only one worthy of Chenyu is a Natural King, someone with a Sword King Body at the very least. You may think your talent is high, but that’s only because you’ve never met a true prodigy. I will show you just how vast the gap is between you and a top-tier genius."

"A few meager achievements in Qing Province might have made you conceited, but don’t forget, this is merely the weakest of the Six Provinces!"

As she spoke, Su Yuying glanced at the people from the Six Top Grade Sects behind her.

Within each of the Six Great Sects, young people stood, their faces all showing intense battle intent.

The Wind and Thunder Sect Leader was the quickest to react. "Pang Jie," he said immediately, "Palace Master Su has given you an opportunity. Perform well."

"Yes, Sect Leader."

A young man of about twenty-four or twenty-five stepped forward. His face was as handsome as carved jade, and his eyes glittered like stars in the sky. He had a tall, slender figure, and the blue robes he wore gave him a grand and noble air. Every step he took seemed to possess an infinite Magic Power, landing in the silent space between the heartbeats of the crowd.

"His name is Pang Jie? The monster from the Wind Thunder Sect?"

As he stepped out, countless Martial Artists within the Myriad Swords Sect cried out in alarm.

Pang Jie. The name was quite famous in the Six Eastern Provinces. He was the number one genius cultivated by the Wind Thunder Sect. Like Mo Qianyu of the Evil Spirit Sect, he was known as a "monster."

"I heard Pang Jie’s talent is extraordinary. He was personally trained by the Wind and Thunder Sect Leader. When he was only in the Spirit Realm, he defeated a Divinity Transformation Realm expert and made a name for himself."

"I also heard he’s a battle maniac who loves challenging powerful opponents everywhere. He especially enjoys fighting those in higher realms. Countless veteran experts have been defeated by his hand, utterly humiliated."

In a place like Yun Province, the name Pang Jie was a synonym for trouble.

This was especially true for the older Martial Artists who cherished their reputations; they avoided Pang Jie like the plague.

After all, being defeated by a junior—and defeated by one from a lower realm at that—was nothing to be proud of.

"I heard Pang Jie’s most famous battle was three months ago. With his Divine Travel Realm Cultivation, he defeated six God-Seizing Realm experts. The news sent shockwaves through the Six Eastern Provinces."

In the Primordial Spirit Fourth Tribulation Realm, the gap between each of the four stages grows wider. The initial gap between the Divinity Transformation Realm and the Divine Travel Realm is about threefold.

The gap between the Divine Travel Realm and the God-Seizing Realm, however, is about fivefold.

If Pang Jie had only defeated a single God-Seizing Realm expert, it wouldn’t be that impressive. But he defeated six of them!

Fighting one against six... isn’t that more than ten times harder?

The saying "two fists are no match for four hands" isn’t just empty words. If Pang Jie’s strength were only slightly greater than a God-Seizing Realm expert, he would have surely been defeated.

The fact that he could defeat six of them proves his strength is far superior to the God-Seizing Realm. He possesses the ability to completely crush experts at that level.

"Many people speculate that Pang Jie’s combat prowess is probably approaching the Immortal Realm."

"But Ning Jiang’s strength isn’t weak either, right? Don’t forget the battle in the Profound Celestial Ancient Desert. He also killed three God-Seizing Realm experts," someone said.

Ning Jiang’s first famous battle was when he slaughtered three God-Seizing Realm experts right after leaving the desert.

Perhaps his victory over the Earth Martial Realm experts relied on Array Power and couldn’t be counted as his own strength, but the battle in the desert was won fair and square with his own power.

"Regardless, this is definitely going to be a clash of titans, a duel at the absolute peak. Besides, aside from Pang Jie, the ’monsters’ from the other Top Grade Sects are here as well."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, eagerly anticipating the great battle to come.

"Ning Jiang, since you’re so arrogant, prove your strength to me. Let me see whether my words were wrong or not!"

Su Yuying said slowly.

A single battle would reveal the truth of Ning Jiang’s talent.

She believed her judgment was not mistaken.

Once Ning Jiang was defeated, he would surely realize the gap between himself and Ye Chenyu, right?

"What a boring little trick." Ning Jiang flicked his fingernail. "And if I win? What then?"

"Hmph. If you can defeat everyone here, I’ll do whatever you want," Su Yuying said proudly.

"Is that so?"

A slow smile spread across Ning Jiang’s lips. "In that case, I will grant your wish. I only hope you won’t regret it later."

Their gazes met in mid-air.

Su Yuying’s eyes held steadfast confidence, but Ning Jiang’s held an arrogance that towered even higher than hers.

"Are you done talking? Palace Master Su was right about one thing—you really are an arrogant man. I’ll defeat you within a hundred moves!"

Hearing their exchange, Pang Jie’s face turned cold as he strode forward step by step.

With every step he took, his aura intensified. At the same time, bolts of Thunderbolt began to surge from his body.

After ten steps, his entire body was engulfed in lightning, making him look like a veritable Thunder God.

"Ning Jiang, take this!"

Pang Jie let out a long cry and transformed into a streak of lightning, his body following his fist as it shot through the air.

’Using thunder against me? Perfect. Now that my Nine Tribulations Celestial Thunder Body has reached Great Success, I was just looking for a chance to test its power.’