Chapter 992: Chapter 991: Fierce Battle with Min Tianliang (1)
Due to Shi Xiaole’s appearance, the Ancestral Temple’s side suffered a blow, not to the extent of low morale, but looking unsightly was unavoidable, until Min Tianliang showed up, and everything changed.
With just a leap, he struck out with a palm, and with another leap, not only did he resolve all embarrassment, but also with a superior demeanor that was satisfying to watch, he told everyone that he was the strongest talent in that place.
The most brilliant part about Min Tianlian lay in the fact that he didn’t directly defeat Shi Xiaole. Given his cultivation level and strength, doing so wouldn’t mean much. Instead, he took the upper hand from the first move, adopting a disdainful attitude, and then directly ascended to the seventh level.
He made it clear to everyone that even if a Kirin was blessed with high talent, for the time being, it had to humbly fall behind him, just as Min Tianliang said to the Kirin—you are not qualified to show off!
"What a schemer the Young Master of the Min family is," said a royal expert coldly.
Whether they admitted it or not, it seemed that no one from the younger generation could compete with Min Tianliang at present.
"That’s enough, Min Tianliang’s approach is nothing but bullying by power. The Kirin is only so many years old, he’s the unique one, hahaha..."
There were people who were unconcerned and laughed out loud.
"Not qualified?"
Shi Xiaole looked at the figure on the seventh stone step.
His current strength was definitely at the level of an Earthly Realm Martial Emperor, but he wasn’t clear on how strong he was precisely; perhaps now was a good opportunity to verify it.
With a light step, Shi Xiaole moved like a gust of wind, sweeping from the fifth to the seventh level, standing opposite Min Tianliang. Without any warning, he thrust his sword directly at the other.
Clang!
Just as Min Tianliang had shattered the Sword Qi, Shi Xiaole’s second and third swords arrived. The two strokes combined pushed the sixth move of the Wind Tribulation Sword Technique, Wind Wound, to its limits. A violent wind screamed and howled as if countless threads of swords were tugging and slicing.
"Witch Cloud Chaos!"
Min Tianliang’s eyes twitched imperceptibly. He flipped his hand, and suddenly, multicolored clouds surrounded them. Some clouds carried fear, some despair, others contained deadly poisons, each corresponding to the first seven powers of the "Wizard Scroll," rolling towards Shi Xiaole with boundless force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was like a Heavenly Collapse and Earth Shattering, the heavens and the earth shook, but the seventh layer of stone steps stood unwavering. A layer of power appeared, easily wiping away the palm strike and the sword light, revealing two figures a hundred yards apart.
It was not a matter of depth but lateral distance because advancing one step further tested one’s understanding of the "Wizard Scroll" at the seventh level. This also showed that the mastery of the "Wizard Scroll" between the two was almost equal.
"I wonder if I’m qualified now?" Shi Xiaole asked in a light tone.
Min Tianliang didn’t answer, but the face he showed to the audience was no longer aloof and indifferent. If one got closer, they could see the faint trembling beneath his facial muscles.
Years of cultivation and deliberately nurtured composure endowed Min Tianliang with the ability not to show his emotions, but at this moment, he was struggling to control himself.
Could there really be someone who, in three months, had taken the "Wizard Scroll" to the seventh level?
Impossible, absolutely impossible! Either the opponent had been exposed to it long before, or they had used some hidden tactic to deceive everyone.
Otherwise, what was the point of his more than a hundred years of effort?
Meanwhile, seeing Shi Xiaole matching Min Tianliang blew everyone present away, feeling utterly preposterous.
Xia Youying’s enchanting face was blank, her lips quivering slightly. Xia Xiaonine stood still, every pore on her body expanding, feeling like it was all a dream.
The tenth stone step.
The nine Witch Heavenly Guards looked at each other in shock, able to see deep astonishment in each other’s eyes, an astonishment they couldn’t hide.
"We must report this young man’s situation to the Great Witch Servant, immediately."
"Don’t worry, the Great Witch Servant already knows. Let’s just watch for now. Anyway, no matter what, this young man is already within our control,"
"Good!"
Nine people communicated secretly.
They were accustomed to so-called geniuses, but this time it was different. Shi Xiaole’s emergence no longer brought them surprise or admiration but fear and wariness!
Just three months to reach such a level, what would happen if he had one year, two years?
Neither the Great Witch Servants nor the other Witch Heavenly Guards would allow such an unpredictable factor to emerge, because he could very likely threaten the stability of the Witch Queen’s Temple.
The seventh stone step.
"You shouldn’t have come up here, because I’m going to beat you back to your original form,"
Min Tianliang said to Shi Xiaole, word by word.
"Just try."
Shi Xiaole replied confrontationally.
An extremely dense and powerful aura erupted suddenly from within Min Tianliang, almost causing the seven parts of black blood in Shi Xiaole’s body to coagulate, greatly impeding the speed of his energy circulation.
"Witch God Eight Methods?"
Although the "Wizard Scroll" could not be used in actual combat, it was the martial foundation of the Witch Queen’s lineage. When combined with other martial arts, its power would multiply. For example, the renowned Witch God Eight Methods.
Shi Xiaole had heard of this and secretly stimulated the crystal Demon Bone, and the impediment disappeared instantly.
Whish, whish, whish.
At the same time, Min Tianliang’s attack arrived, still employing Witch Cloud Chaos, but with a lethality that had increased far too much. To the naked eye, everywhere was filled with bizarre witch clouds, dense and interwoven, suffocating at just one glance.
With just one move, Shi Xiaole determined that Min Tianliang’s strength was much greater than that of the Xuanyuan Martial Emperor.
"Wind Wound!"
Channeling his energy to the limit, the Spring Fury Sword in Shi Xiaole’s hand vibrated, creating a series of explosive blasts.
In a thunderous earth-shaking noise, the wind was torn apart; as soon as one wave of energy dissipated, it was obliterated by the following one, wave upon wave, endless and inexhaustible.
Thump, thump, thump.
Min Tianliang staggered back three steps, while on the other side, Shi Xiaole staggered back more than a dozen steps. In terms of straightforward strength, he was ultimately still no match for Min Tianliang.
But this scene once again shook everyone’s hearts heavily, leaving all at a loss.
The great first talent of the Ancestral Temple, the most outstanding elite of the Min family in history, was almost forced to a standstill by a half-step Void Origin warrior under the significant advantage of the Void Origin Realm?
Was this a wild and fanciful tale? No, not even wild and fanciful tales were this absurd.
"Witch God Eight Methods, Enthrallment!"
Amidst the roar, Min Tianliang stopped probing and used his ultimate skill right out of the gate.
As he rapidly traced circles with his hands, he emitted waves of invisible force, which were neither Vigorous Air nor purely mental strength, but seemed more like a combination of the two. Regardless, neither Vigorous Air nor mental strength could intercept it or stop it but could only passively face it.
"Kirin, you are destined to lose!"
"Hahaha, Senior Brother Min is going all out; let’s see how many moves you can last!"
Many shouted and cheered for Min Tianliang.
At that moment, Shi Xiaole profoundly understood the strength of the Witch Queen’s martial arts. If it were someone else, merely handling this move would be very strenuous, but that did not include Shi Xiaole.
"Heart Thunder Sword!"
The long sword feigned a move, and the Spring Fury Sword, like thunder piercing the sky, charged forth furiously.
