Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 216: Defeating Sun Tianqi

Fang Hao’s words caused the entire Azure Dragon Society to fall silent for a moment, followed by a ’hum’ as discussions erupted like a tide!

Damn! He actually challenged Sun Tianqi?

He’s got some nerve! Sun Tianqi is in the Late Golden Core Stage and a strong contender for the top ten of the ’tianjing true dragon ranking’!

Did winning three matches go to his head? Does he really think the Sun Family is made of clay?

This will be a good show! Does this Fang Hao really have the confidence, or is he just courting death?

All sorts of gazes—shock, curiosity, gloating, and disbelief—converged on Fang Hao on the arena and the livid Sun Tianqi below.

Mu Fenghua was also stunned for a moment, then a glimmer of brilliance flashed in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. Instead of stopping him, she showed a hint of anticipation. She had long found those people from the Sun Family unpleasant; if Fang Hao could make Sun Tianqi lose Face in public, that would be truly satisfying!

Sun Tianqi slowly stood up, his silver-white brocade robe fluttering without wind. A powerful Spiritual Pressure belonging to the Late Golden Core Stage was released without restraint, enveloping Fang Hao on the arena like a tangible force! His Face was as dark as water, his eyes ice-cold, staring fixedly at Fang Hao as if he wanted to devour him alive.

Fang Hao, very good.

Sun Tianqi’s voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying a bone-chilling coldness.

Since you are so ignorant of the height of the sky and the depth of the earth, this Young Master will grant your wish! I will let you know what it means to have people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens!

He stepped forward, and his figure appeared on the arena, ten zhang away from Fang Hao, facing him from afar. The pressure of the Late Golden Core Stage pressed down like a mountain, attempting to crush Fang Hao’s Aura directly.

Fang Hao’s expression remained unchanged. He silently circulated the Chaos Derivation Art, and the Chaos Qi flowed around his body, easily neutralizing the pressure. He maintained his calm demeanor and cupped his hands. ’Fellow Daoist Sun, please.’

Courting death!

Seeing him so calm, Sun Tianqi was even more furious. He shouted sharply, stopped wasting words, raised his hands, and lightning flashed in his palms!

Lightning Python Wild Dance!

Boom! Boom!

Several bowl-thick, silver-white giant lightning pythons emitting a destructive Aura condensed out of thin air. They opened their bloody maws and, with ear-piercing thunder, bit towards Fang Hao from different directions! The momentum was astonishing, far surpassing the means of Sun Tianying and the others from before!

A killer move right from the start! Sun Tianqi is truly enraged!

This Fang Hao is going to be in trouble!

Exclamations erupted from below.

Fang Hao’s eyes narrowed; this Sun Tianqi’s lightning Spell was indeed overbearing! He dared not be careless, instantly pushing his Divine Spirit Steps to the limit. His figure turned into a faint, almost invisible wisp of green smoke, weaving and dodging through the gaps between the several lightning pythons! The lightning pythons were extremely fast, but Fang Hao’s movement technique was even more bizarre and agile, always managing to avoid them at the last critical moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The lightning pythons missed and slammed into the protective light barrier around the arena, exploding into clusters of blinding lightning. The barrier vibrated violently! The entire arena was shrouded in a sea of lightning!

Let’s see how long you can hide! Lightning Net Heavenly Ensnarement!

Sun Tianqi sneered, clasping his hands together. Countless dense lightning flashes wove into an all-encompassing net, covering Fang Hao from above! This lightning net had a very wide range, almost sealing off all of Fang Hao’s evasive space!

Fang Hao’s eyes flashed; he no longer dodged blindly. He pointed his fingers like a sword, the yitian sword remained sheathed, and he slashed through the air with his fingers instead! A highly condensed silver Sword Qi shot out from his fingertips, carrying the sharpness of 1% Sword Intent—Dividing Light Sword Shadow! The Sword Qi instantly split into dozens, like a peacock spreading its tail, meeting the descending lightning net!

Chi! Chi! Chi—!

The Sword Qi collided with the lightning net, emitting dense explosions! The Sword Qi was sharp, constantly cutting through the lightning net, but the lightning power contained in the net was also extremely violent, constantly wearing down the Sword Qi! For a moment, they were deadlocked!

Hmph! Petty tricks! Lightning Punishment Spear!

A sharper look of malice intensified in Sun Tianqi’s eyes. He didn’t expect Fang Hao’s Sword Intent to be so condensed that it could actually block his lightning net. He held his hands in a void grip, and a long spear, entirely condensed from dark purple lightning and emitting a heart-palpitating destructive Aura, formed in his hands! The spear tip pointed directly at Fang Hao!

It’s the Sun Family’s signature Spell ’Lightning Punishment Spear’! It is said to be able to pierce through defenses of the same stage!

This Fang Hao is in danger!

Sun Tianqi fiercely threw the lightning spear! The lightning spear turned into a purple bolt of lightning, its speed exceeding the limit of what the naked eye could capture, instantly performing a Transmigration of space, and appearing in front of Fang Hao! Before the spear arrived, that terrifying Aura of destroying everything already made Fang Hao’s skin sting and his hair stand on end!

Unavoidable!

Fang Hao’s eyes became stern; he finally stopped hiding! He gave a low shout, and the black tortoise spirit shield, which he had been holding in his left hand, was instantly activated! Hum! A huge, turtle shell phantom covered in mysterious patterns instantly appeared in front of him!

Boom—!!!

The Lightning Punishment Spear slammed heavily into the turtle shell phantom! A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering loud noise erupted! The violent lightning instantly swallowed Fang Hao and the turtle shell phantom! The blinding light made many people below close their eyes!

Blocked it?! someone exclaimed.

As the light dissipated, the turtle shell phantom in front of Fang Hao was much dimmer and covered in cracks, but it had not shattered! Fang Hao was also shaken back seven or eight steps, a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his Face was slightly pale, but his eyes remained sharp! He had actually blocked this attack from the Late Golden Core Stage!

What?! Sun Tianqi’s pupils shrank, unable to believe it! He knew the power of his ’Lightning Punishment Spear’ himself; an ordinary Middle Golden Core Stage cultivator could not block it! The shield on Fang Hao’s body was definitely a high-grade defensive Magic Treasure!

Good! Very good! Sun Tianqi laughed in extreme anger, his killing intent exposed in his eyes. I want to see how many hits your turtle shell can block from me!

He waved his hands repeatedly, and amazing lightning Spells were smashed towards Fang Hao as if they cost nothing! Lightning balls, lightning whips, lightning blades... the sky was full of lightning! He wanted to use absolute power to exhaust Fang Hao’s defense and blast him into slag!

Under the protection of the black tortoise spirit shield, Fang Hao constantly dodged and blocked, but he was also shaken until his blood and Qi were churning, and his spiritual power was consumed greatly. His eyes were cold; he knew he couldn’t continue to be beaten passively. This Sun Tianqi was worthy of being a direct descendant of the Sun Family; his lightning magic was pure, his spiritual power was abundant, and a prolonged battle was not in his favor.

Now is the time! Fang Hao’s Clear Spring Spirit Eyes captured the brief gap in spiritual power recovery after Sun Tianqi cast a powerful lightning Spell, and a cold light flashed in his eyes! He suddenly withdrew the black tortoise spirit shield (the spirit shield’s light was already extremely dim), Shrinking the Ground to an Inch was instantly activated, and his figure disappeared from the spot like a ghost, appearing three zhang to the side and behind Sun Tianqi!

Hmm?! Sun Tianqi was startled, not expecting Fang Hao to dare to actively withdraw his defense and close in! He reacted extremely quickly, turning around and slapping out a lightning palm!

Seven Absolutes Sword Seal—Suppress! Fang Hao had been prepared for a long time. His left hand was as fast as lightning, a mysterious Seal rune instantly condensed and slapped onto the lightning palm Sun Tianqi slapped out! The rune flashed with black light, and Sun Tianqi only felt his arm sink; the power of the lightning palm was reduced by 30%!

At the same time, Fang Hao’s right hand pointed like a sword, and his entire body’s spiritual power, Sword Intent, and a trace of Chaos Qi were all condensed at his fingertips! The strongest move of Star Shattering Finger—Star Fall! His fingertips erupted with light as brilliant as the stars, carrying a Concept of moving forward without hesitation and destroying everything, pointing towards Sun Tianqi’s chest! This finger was fast, ruthless, and accurate, condensing all the power he could mobilize at this moment!

Sun Tianqi’s Face changed drastically; he felt a fatal threat from this finger! In his haste, he could only desperately drive his protective lightning, while dodging sideways!

Pfft!

The fingertips came into contact with the protective lightning, and the lightning was pierced like paper! The finger force did not diminish, pointing onto Sun Tianqi’s left shoulder! Although he dodged sideways and unloaded most of the force, failing to hit a vital point, the sharp finger force and Sword Intent still penetrated his body!

Urgh ah—! Sun Tianqi let out a painful muffled groan, a burst of blood exploded from his left shoulder instantly, and the sound of bone shattering was clearly audible! His whole body was shaken back by this huge force, falling onto the edge of the arena in a sorry state, and rolling twice before stopping. His left arm hung limply; it was clearly crippled!

The whole venue was dead silent!

Everyone widened their eyes, looking in disbelief at the arena, at the green-robed figure who was still maintaining the posture of pointing, pale-faced but with cold eyes, and then looked at Sun Tianqi who had fallen to the edge of the arena, clutching his shoulder, full of pain and disbelief.

Won? Fang Hao... actually won? With Middle Golden Core Stage cultivation, he defeated the Sun Family Prodigy Sun Tianqi, who was in the Late Golden Core Stage, head-on?! Although he was also seriously injured, this result still shocked everyone!

This... how is this possible?!

That last finger of his... so terrifying!

Sun Tianqi... lost?

The tianjing true dragon ranking is likely to have changes!

After a brief silence, there was an even more boiling uproar! Today’s Azure Dragon Society was truly too exciting! This unknown Loose Cultivator, Fang Hao, had actually become the biggest dark horse!

Fang Hao slowly retracted his finger, his chest heaving violently. The last move consumed a huge amount of energy, but he forced himself to stand, not letting himself fall. He looked at Sun Tianqi, who was struggling to get up, and said indifferently: ’You conceded, Fellow Daoist Sun.’

Sun Tianqi’s Face was pale, his eyes were full of resentment to the extreme, staring fixedly at Fang Hao, but he couldn’t say a word. Being defeated by a Loose Cultivator across stages in front of everyone, and even having an arm crippled, this great shame made him almost go crazy!

Fang Hao! You actually used such a vicious hand! In the Sun Family camp, the previously sharp-mouthed and monkey-cheeked Sun Family External Affairs Elder jumped up and shouted sharply.

It’s a sparring match; fists and feet have no eyes, and Fellow Daoist Sun said so himself, stop at the point of contact. Fang Hao glanced at him, his tone flat. Fellow Daoist Sun Tianqi’s lightning Spell just now didn’t hold back either. If Ning hadn’t had some life-saving means, the one lying down right now would be me. What, only your Sun Family is allowed to hurt people, and others are not allowed to fight back?

You—! The Sun Family External Affairs Elder was choked and unable to speak.

Enough! On the high platform, Crown Prince Mu Yuankang finally spoke, his voice carrying unquestionable majesty. In a sparring match, the winner and loser have been decided. Sun Tianqi’s skills are inferior to others, so he cannot blame anyone else. Someone, take Young Master Sun down for treatment.

Immediately, guards stepped forward and helped the livid Sun Tianqi, who was almost fainted with anger, down.

Mu Yuankang looked at Fang Hao with a trace of appreciation and inquiry: ’Fellow Daoist Fang Hao, your strength is extraordinary. Are you willing to continue guarding the arena?’

Fang Hao took a deep breath, suppressing his churning blood and Qi, and cupped his hands. ’Your Highness, this Junior won by luck, but the consumption is huge, and I am no longer able to fight. It’s better to leave this arena to other Fellow Daoists.’

He knew the principle of knowing when to stop. Defeating Sun Tianqi was enough to become famous and vent his anger. If he continued to fight, in case he encountered a more powerful character, or was subjected to a wheel battle, it would not be worth the loss.

Mu Yuankang nodded: ’Very well, Fellow Daoist Ning, go down and rest first. With four consecutive victories, one of which was defeating an enemy across stages, Fellow Daoist Ning is already qualified to be listed as a candidate for this year’s ’tianjing true dragon ranking’!’

As soon as these words came out, there was another commotion below. True dragon ranking candidate! This meant that as long as Fang Hao didn’t lose too ugly in the future, he was almost guaranteed to enter the top ten! A Loose Cultivator, new to the scene, could suppress numerous aristocratic family disciples and break into the True dragon ranking? This Heavenly Capital city was going to be lively!

Fang Hao slowly walked off the arena under the complex gazes of everyone. Mu Fenghua immediately greeted him, her beautiful eyes flashing with brilliance, and whispered: ’Fellow Daoist Ning, you... you are really capable!’

Fang Hao smiled at her, didn’t speak, walked back to his position, immediately sat cross-legged, took a Medicinal Pill, and began to adjust his breath. The battle just now looked beautiful, but it was actually extremely dangerous, the consumption was huge, and his injuries were not light, so he had to recover as soon as possible.

And at this moment, everyone’s eyes on him had changed completely. Contempt and curiosity had all turned into solemnity, dread, and even... a trace of awe. This Loose Cultivator named Fang Hao had used his strength to tear open a gap in the top young circle of this Heavenly Capital city and carved his name into everyone’s heart.