Chapter 779: What Are You Betting Your Life On? (Part 1)
“This… this is impossible!”
“I… I clearly sprayed myself with Heaven-Concealing Water, how did you lock onto me?” Cao Hong struggled as he asked sternly but was actually timid, his voice trembling from fear.
“A mere Heaven-Concealing Water, which can’t even deceive the Heavenly Dao, and you dare to show off in front of this Immortal Elder!” Qi Huang arrogantly raised her smooth, jade-like chin.
Cao Hong struggled for a long time but couldn’t shake off Qi Huang’s spiritual sense. His expression finally turned panicked: “Your… how strong is your spiritual sense?”
“Want to know? Then struggle with all your might, perhaps you can figure out my limit, but that’s just perhaps! Don’t hold too much hope!” Qi Huang teased, then turned to Cheng Hong Ling, saying with regret, “It’s strange, this guy, as the second uncle of the Cao family, doesn’t have any Immortal Might protection on him! I wanted to test the strength of Immortal Might!”
Cao Hong’s face showed shock. He didn’t know if this little demon girl was crazy or foolish to actually want to test the strength of Immortal Might.
“Then what’s there to say? It must be because he’s confident, so he erased his name from the Immortal Tablet.” Cheng Hong Ling, standing beside her, said while brandishing her treasure sword. As the Saintess of Hua Rong Sect, she was already familiar with the habits of the descendants of Immortals using the Immortal Tablet! Like old monsters like Cao Hong, because they were confident enough, they would often erase their names from the Immortal Tablet, leaving the limited Immortal Might for their descendants who needed it more.
“That makes sense.” Qi Huang agreed wholeheartedly, then commanded Cao Hong, “Why don’t you notify your family to re-engrave your name on the Immortal Tablet now?”
Cao Hong was stunned. He really couldn’t understand the thought process of this little demon girl. Wasn’t this pure suicidal stupidity?
“You’re crazy, let him go! I still want to spar with him!” Cheng Hong Ling said charmingly.
“Okay, okay, okay…” Qi Huang smiled dotingly, then said to Cao Hong, “Did you hear that? Be a good sparring partner for her. If I’m happy, I might spare your life!”
Cao Hong’s emotions were incredibly complex. Those rebellious elements of the past would tremble at the mere mention of his name, but today, he was being used as a sparring partner by a stinky girl who hadn’t even fully grown. It was simply a great humiliation!
“Take this!”
Cheng Hong Ling, holding her treasure sword, impatiently rushed forward, and she and Cao Hong began to fight again.
Although Cao Hong’s cultivation level was slightly stronger, his True Qi was at a disadvantage. Coupled with Qi Huang’s watchful eyes nearby, he had no will to fight, so he was chased around by Cheng Hong Ling like a stray dog.
Is this guy in his twenties? He’s chasing the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance, who is hundreds of years old! Is this reasonable?
To hell with the long and arduous path of cultivation! I wish I could dig out my short-sighted master from his coffin and teach him a lesson. I thought this Cheng Hong Ling was just the top genius among the younger generation, but now it seems she is definitely one of the strongest existences in the entire Cultivation World. Qi Huang was right, those so-called geniuses are not even worthy of being compared to her. There is only one monster in the Cultivation World, and only one genius!
Is it possible that this Cao Hong is just too weak? He’s all reputation and no substance! There’s a possibility. These old guys hide in the Immortal Alliance Main Altar all day, enjoying a life of luxury, never stepping out of their doors. How could they be good at fighting! Onlookers in the distance exclaimed in admiration.
Cao Hong was being treated as a sparring partner, and even as a stepping stone. His spiritual sense heard all these discussions clearly, and he was extremely furious, but unfortunately, he was helpless. He was already struggling to deal with Cheng Hong Ling, let alone Qi Huang, who was unfathomably powerful and watching him from the side.
Cao Hong knew that if this continued, even if he ran away, his personal honor and the reputation of the Immortal Alliance would be completely destroyed. A nameless rage surged to the top of his head, so he stopped his movements and roared, “You’re going too far! To treat this Alliance Leader as a sparring partner, you truly deserve to die!”
Now that’s more like an Alliance Leader! Cheng Hong Ling’s fighting spirit soared, and her berserk killing intent surged out like a tide. Qin’s killing intent surged out like a tide, manifesting as an army crushing down on Cao Hong.
“A mere killing intent! You dare to show it off!” Cao Hong’s expression turned ferocious, and he unhesitatingly released his Spirit Soul clone and hid it in his Storage Ring, concealing his seven emotions and six desires. Cheng Hong Ling’s killing intent surged past Cao Hong without causing any damage. Cheng Hong Ling ignored it and directly rushed forward to fight Cao Hong, snorting, “You released your Spirit Soul clone to be immune to my killing intent, weakening your spiritual sense. How can you fight me?”
“So what? You are merely at the second level of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, what does it matter if this Alliance Leader lets you have a Spirit Soul?” Cao Hong replied confidently.
“You’re wrong, my cultivation level is indeed only at the second level of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, but my spiritual sense is more than that!” Cheng Hong Ling suddenly increased her spiritual sense, directly soaring to the third level of the Heavenly Punishment Realm. Coupled with the boost from the Wave Butterfly body technique, her speed instantly increased by more than double. Wherever she went, it was like a dragonfly touching water, not only creating ripples in the void but also causing ice lotuses to rapidly grow from the soles of her feet, quickly forming huge buds suspended in the sky.
Cao Hong, who was already unable to lock onto Cheng Hong Ling with his spiritual sense, now found his opponent’s speed suddenly increased. His naked eyes couldn’t keep up, and he could only vaguely see an afterimage attacking him.
“Not good!” Cao Hong was greatly alarmed, and then he reluctantly moved his body to dodge. Unfortunately, because he had released his Spirit Soul, his speed couldn’t match Cheng Hong Ling’s, so he could only narrowly avoid vital points, and soon he had several sword wounds on his body that were deep enough to see bone.
What was even more terrifying was that the sword wounds were accompanied by a biting cold, and traces of domineering Profound Ice True Qi infiltrated Cao Hong’s body. Where it went, flesh and blood were frozen. Cao Hong was greatly alarmed and quickly circulated his Fire True Qi to suppress the Profound Ice True Qi.
“Bloom! Mystic Ice Mirror Lotus!” Cheng Hong Ling whispered, and the giant buds around her slowly bloomed. The petals stood up like mirrors, instantly transforming her figure into ten thousand images.
Cao Hong could no longer lock onto Cheng Hong Ling’s figure with his naked eyes. He dared not hold back any longer, and the True Qi in his body completely erupted, turning into rings of heatwaves spreading outwards, attempting to melt the ice lotuses, but to no avail.
*Swish!*
Cao Hong felt a shadow flash before his eyes, and a bone-chilling coldness transmitted from his neck. Cao Hong reflexively reached out to touch it and found a neat wound on his neck that was splitting open, with warm blood gushing out like a spring. His carotid artery had been severed.
“Well fought!” Qi Huang applauded from the side.
“Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance, Nothing more than this!” Cheng Hong Ling retracted her treasure sword and stood proudly, a hint of disdain in her beautiful eyes.
My God, Alliance Leader Cao had his throat cut by her! This was a fatal wound! Yes, is the battle over just like this? The dignified Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance lasted only two more rounds, a completely one-sided massacre! It’s fine, I heard that experts in the Heavenly Punishment Realm can transfer injuries. As long as he has a clone, he won’t die, and the battle will continue! That’s good! That’s good! If Alliance Leader Cao is defeated, the HongHua Sect will probably be soaring to the skies. Alliance Leader Cao, cheer up! The onlookers who had retreated far away were startled and shouted encouragement for Cao Hong. Alliance Leader Cao, did you hear that? Don’t just stand there foolishly. If you don’t release your clone to transfer the injury soon, you’ll kick the bucket! Qi Huang reminded Cao Hong kindly. Cao Hong naturally knew his situation and didn’t put up a stubborn front. He decisively released a clone to transfer the fatal wound on his neck. You’ve already lost two clones, I’d like to see how many clones you’ve cultivated! Cheng Hong Ling ghost-likely pounced again, her high-speed moving figure multiplying under the “copying” of the mirror lotuses, making it impossible to count. Cao Hong coldly snorted, and a black net-like Magic Treasure immediately wrapped around her. Around him.
*Shasha shasha…* Cheng Hong Ling then arrived, and her sharp sword edge drew endless afterimages, densely slashing at the large net, but unfortunately, it couldn’t even leave a single mark.
“Hmph, this is called the Cloud Luo Net. It’s made from the silk of a late-stage Heavenly Punishment Realm Zombie Spider. It’s already extremely tough, and with the characteristic of using softness to overcome hardness, how can you break it?” Cao Hong arrogantly shouted, while the Fire True Qi in his body spread out, patting the Cloud Luo Net.
*Siss siss siss…* The Cloud Luo Net was baked, and black viscous liquid miraculously flowed from its surface, not only emitting visible Yin Energy, but also being extremely viscous. Cheng Hong Ling slashed at it with her sword, and the sword blade was immediately stuck by the viscous liquid. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t pull it back, and it was quickly corroded.
“Die for me!” Cao Hong’s eyes turned red, and the True Qi in his body surged violently, turning into rings of scorching heatwaves spreading in all directions. Mixed within were the disgusting black viscous liquids from the Cloud Luo Net. Cheng Hong Ling decisively abandoned her treasure sword and retreated rapidly, while circulating Profound Ice True Qi to wrap herself up.
*Siss siss siss…* The viscous liquids continuously struck Cheng Hong Ling’s shield, and the Yin Energy on it quickly corroded the Profound Ice True Qi. The ice lotuses around also melted continuously in the Yin Energy and heatwaves. Cheng Hong Ling slightly frowned and quickly circulated True Qi to replenish her shield, but the viscous liquid with Yin Energy had extremely strong corrosive properties. Every drop was everywhere, so her True Qi was rapidly consumed.
“Haha, now it’s the Alliance Leader’s turn to attack.” Cao Hong was full of heroic spirit, and immediately controlled the Cloud Luo Net to flip over and wrap around Cheng Hong Ling.
“Stop, stop, stop…” Qi Huang, not feeling at ease, extended her spiritual sense out of her body, firmly immobilizing the Cloud Luo Net in mid-air, then flew over with her hands behind her back, saying, “Didn’t I tell you to be a sparring partner? What are you betting your life on? Quickly put away this big net, using it is strictly forbidden!”
“…” Cao Hong stared at Qi Huang with his bulging eyes, his expression worse than if he had eaten a dead fly.
