Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Chapter 348: Chapter 346: Perilous Situation

What arrogant words!

Facing Young Master Shan, this youth actually dared to make such a declaration.

However, many among them had witnessed the scene of Jiang Jichen single-handedly defeating the prodigies of the Academy’s Foundation Establishment Realm.

Young Master Lingchen of the Heavenly Sword Academy’s Pharmacist System!

They recognized him.

Lingchen was truly famous now. Even though he had vanished for a month, many people were still talking about him.

It was as if he had appeared out of nowhere from the Seven Profound Sect.

Starting from his challenges against Chang Qi and Miss Guan, everything he had done along the way had been astonishing.

He had left a deep impression, becoming a hot topic of conversation.

More importantly, he had displayed immense combat power throughout this process, culminating in his current position as the Young Master of the Pavilion of the Pharmacist System.

Many people might not have seen what Lingchen looked like, but they had certainly heard his name.

When someone cried out in surprise, shouting "Young Master Lingchen," everyone finally realized who he was.

"No wonder he dares to challenge Young Master Shan, acting so arrogant and unrestrained. So it’s Young Master Lingchen!"

"This is the same monster who dared to thrash even Chang Qi and Guan Xiaojing, who scammed two thousand talented student Cultivators, and who single-handedly swept through the prodigies of the Academy’s Foundation Establishment Realm!"

"Hehe... Now this is going to be a good show!"

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Young Master Shan versus Young Master Lingchen!

Many people were delighted. Those who harbored resentment toward Young Master Shan even hoped that Lingchen would teach him a harsh lesson.

At this moment, how could Young Master Shan and his group not recognize Young Master Lingchen?

He had seen footage of Lingchen in battle and was somewhat wary of him.

Besides, the status of a Young Master of the Pavilion was in no way inferior to his own.

However, things had already come to this. Young Master Shan couldn’t possibly back down. He gave a cold smile and said, "I was wondering who it was. So it’s Young Master Lingchen. But once you’re on a disposable Martial Arts Stage, there’s no distinction of status or position—only life, death, victory, and defeat!"

Young Master Shan’s voice was chilling!

Lingchen was formidable and could even fight any Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

But their side still had a true Spirit Infant Cultivator with them.

Besides the old servant at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm, there was also a silent, black-robed elder by Young Master Shan’s side.

He was a Cultivator at the Spirit Infant Early Stage and was Young Master Shan’s Protector.

He also came from the Nangong Family, which showed just how deeply his mother doted on him.

As for the so-called disposable, portable Martial Arts Stage, it was a Secret Artifact used for forced duels. It wasn’t something ordinary people could possess. Rumor had it that only a thousand were crafted a century ago, and very few remained today. Only the most elite Noble Families and Sects would have one or two, making them exceptionally precious.

Once the disposable Martial Arts Stage was activated, anyone enveloped by its Secret Light would be teleported into the stage. This was considered a duel challenge between two parties. The stage would only disappear and release everyone once one side was completely defeated and their combat power reduced to zero.

Otherwise, if no victor was decided, both parties would be trapped inside the Martial Arts Stage forever.

It was a duel that not even a Saint could interfere with.

Therefore, neither side had a choice now. They could only fight to the death, and only after victory and defeat were decided could they leave.

No one had expected that a perfectly fine auction would turn into a brawl after running for only a short while.

At this point, the auction naturally couldn’t continue. It could only resume after the battle on the Martial Arts Stage had concluded.

However, what interested the crowd more right now was, of course, the battle on the Martial Arts Stage.

But upon seeing the comparison of strength between the two sides, no one was optimistic about Lingchen’s chances.

Because there were only two of them, and their Realms were too low.

On Young Master Shan’s side, he himself was ranked fortieth on the Young Experts Ranking. He was at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm, and very strong.

What’s more, he had a servant at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm and a Protector at the Spirit Infant Early Stage by his side.

In addition, the three Young Masters from Yunshui City accompanying him also possessed considerable strength, being at the Earth-level Dao Platform Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Realm.

Each of them also had a Protector at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm!

As for Hex Yao and the others, they weren’t included in the combatants. They could only be spectators on the sidelines.

But even so, they couldn’t see a single trace of fear in Lingchen.

Hearing Young Master Shan’s words, Jiang Jichen smiled and said, "This is just what I wanted. Otherwise, I would have continued bidding just now. The Heart of the Ocean is something I’m determined to get. It’s a gift for the beautiful Qingya. Who could possibly take it from me?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment upon hearing Jiang Jichen’s words!

Thinking about it carefully, they realized Lingchen hadn’t just scammed Young Master Shan and made him bleed a fortune.

He had even calculated that the other party would make a move on him afterward.

And so... he planned to snatch the Heart of the Ocean directly from Young Master Shan’s hands.

It turned out that what he had said to Qingya earlier wasn’t just empty talk.

He was simply too arrogant and domineering, with a heart as black as night, scamming Young Master Shan so thoroughly!

When Young Master Shan’s group heard Jiang Jichen’s words, their expressions became utterly foul.

They stared at Jiang Jichen, their eyes filled with endless killing intent.

At that moment, the servant at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm stepped forward. He stared grimly at Jiang Jichen and bellowed, "You insolent whelp! How dare you plot against my Young Master? You’re courting death!"

Jiang Jichen looked at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm servant with disdain and said, "Old man, you’re no match for me. Don’t bring about your own doom!"

When the crowd heard Lingchen’s words, they almost burst out laughing.

They hadn’t expected karma to be so swift. Young Master Lingchen was far more arrogant than the servant, directly throwing his own words back at him.

"You... Very good. I..."

The old servant at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm was seething with rage, but before he could finish his tirade, Jiang Jichen had already taken the initiative to attack.

Sinking Mountain was already in his hand. He directly used Suppression of the Eight Desolates!

In an instant, the world seemed to freeze, as if sealed. Only Jiang Jichen and the Protector at the Spirit Infant Early Stage could still move.

But Jiang Jichen’s movements were too sudden, too fast!

Mountain River Shadow!

In a flash, he appeared before the old servant at the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm.

"Kill!"

Only then did Jiang Jichen let out a cold roar. Concentrating all his strength into Sinking Mountain, he brought it crashing down in a sweeping blow against the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm old servant.

At this moment, Jiang Jichen’s strength was even greater than before.

Having stepped into the absolute limit of his current Physical Body Realm, the force of his slash now truly began to embody the might of a sinking mountain.

BOOM!

The Half-step Spirit Infant Realm old servant activated his defense at the last moment.

CRACK!

But in the next instant, the crowd heard the sound of his defense shattering, followed by the sound of tearing flesh and breaking bone.

The body of the Half-step Spirit Infant Realm old servant was sent flying backward with a boom, then slammed heavily onto the ground.

His body was mangled beyond recognition, blood splattering everywhere, chunks of flesh scattered about. He had been almost torn to pieces.

He was, of course, already dead!

This was the might of a single sweep from Sinking Mountain!

A Half-Step Spirit Infant Cultivator, torn to pieces just like that, a gruesome death on the spot!

It was like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves—he was just too strong!

Forget the crowd; even Jiang Jichen himself hadn’t expected his power to have grown to such a terrifying extent.

It was a full twice as strong as before!

This...

He was completely stunned by the scene before him.

The crowd was speechless, but Young Master Shan and his group had already snapped out of it.

A sense of dread suddenly bloomed in their hearts.

But there was no retreat. It was either Lingchen’s death or their own.

"Kill!"

Immediately after, the attacks from Young Master Shan and his group arrived as well.

The most terrifying part was that the silent Spirit Infant Realm Cultivator was about to make his move.

Jiang Jichen was instantly locked on to, facing a life-or-death crisis.

Not only that, but the three Noble Young Masters from Yunshui City also attacked Qingya.

The situation had become incredibly perilous!

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