Chapter 123: Chapter 40 The Showdown
Even a Heavenly prodigy like Zhong Yanhan stood no chance against a Sword Formation composed of six cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
After more than ten exchanges, they had already started to show signs of decline.
“How did your cultivation increase by several realms so abnormally? There’s no reason for it!” Zhong Yanhan questioned.
Xie Mingyi replied, “This is Senior Brother Gongsun’s brilliance. It’s truly pitiful to be his enemy.”
“Gongsun Wenyuan, did he use some special method?!”
Xie Mingyi did not answer, instead intensifying his assault.
“Zhong Yanhan, I can offer you some praise. I didn’t expect someone at the Foundation Establishment Realm like you could contend with our Six-Pointed Sword Formation. But so what? Those who are destined to lose, must lose!”
All six flying swords were unleashed, shattering Zhong Yanhan’s True Qi barrier and sending her flying.
Even with her ice-attributed True Qi, she couldn’t utilize its properties in this combat situation.
After Zhong Yanhan was defeated, the other disciples of Azure Peak lost their will to fight, their faces ashen.
“If Zhong Yanhan could be considered competent, then all of you are completely worthless rubbish!”
Xie Mingyi had no intention of letting the other disciples of Azure Peak off the hook. It was truly satisfying to crush the enemy with strength.
Subsequently, the disciples of Azure Peak were scattered and in disarray. If Zhong Yanhan could still be called a fighter, then the others were a complete disgrace.
Liu Kai’s sword was almost shattered by the Sword Formation. He spat a mouthful of blood and rolled on the ground for a considerable distance.
“Senior Sister Zhong? We’ve been following your orders all along, why has this situation occurred!” Liu Kai complained from the ground.
Zhong Yanhan was momentarily speechless.
Seeing this, Liu Kai unleashed his anger further.
“When facing an opponent I can’t beat, I’m timid. But when facing teammates I can’t lead, I punch hard.”
“We listened to you and never chose to be dogs to others, why is this happening! Tell us, what should we do now!”
Zhong Yanhan looked at the disciples beside her. They all had the same expression, questioning her.
“Senior Sister Zhong, how about we bow down to them here?” Li Yiyi suggested.
“I, this…” Zhong Yanhan hesitated.
“Exactly, Senior Sister Zhong. We are from Azure Peak, the last place among the fifth peaks anyway,” Wu Ziming chimed in. “We’ll have opportunities in the future.”
“I don’t want to fight anymore either,” Zhao Gao admitted defeat.
Xie Mingyi was pleased to see them turn on each other.
As Senior Brother Gongsun said, Zhong Yanhan was indeed a straw man. She looked talented but was actually useless.
“Zhong Yanhan, this is the fate of the incompetent! Don’t think you’re anything special just because you have a bit of talent. When it comes to knowing your place, you’re not even as good as those beside you,” Xie Mingyi continued to stir the pot.
“But, I… I really don’t want to…” Zhong Yanhan lowered her head, her grip on the Han Yuan Sword loosening slightly.
In truth, Zhong Yanhan had never been a strong girl since childhood.
She used to cry easily, weeping over trivial matters. Her parents would jokingly call her made of water.
However, a few years ago, she witnessed the destruction of her clan with her own eyes and barely escaped. She spent every day in tears.
She cried for a long time, and no one came to comfort her.
Zhong Yanhan realized that she had no companions, no one to dote on or rely on.
No one in this world could fill that void. Therefore, Zhong Yanhan forced herself to become strong, refusing to back down easily at any time.
She really, didn’t want to…
“Roar!!!”
Just as the situation became dire, a torrent of fire rained down from the sky. A crimson dragon descended from above.
“Why is there a Ferocious Beast appearing out of nowhere? And it’s at the Golden Core Realm?” Xie Mingyi exclaimed in shock.
The Blazing Flame Flood Dragon’s first target was the disciples of Fengge Peak forming the Six-Pointed Sword Formation, perceiving them as the greatest threat, and launched an attack.
“Damn it, why did it target us!”
Xie Mingyi had no choice but to fight.
Zhong Yanhan seized this opportunity and shouted to the other disciples, “Let Fengge Peak deal with this Flood Dragon. We’ll retreat first.”
The disciples of Azure Peak felt a great sense of danger, and none of them wanted to linger. They immediately agreed and began to flee for their lives.
“Damn it, you bunch of losers, don’t run!! Damn it!” Xie Mingyi cursed.
Then, helplessly, he watched as the Blazing Flame Flood Dragon’s relentless attacks gradually overwhelmed the Six-Pointed Sword Formation.
…
The disciples of Azure Peak fled far from the anomaly, reaching safety.
Night had fallen. The day’s travel and battles had left everyone utterly exhausted.
Coupled with the recent fight, their morale was even lower.
Li Yiyi administered a Pill to Liu Kai and helped him circulate True Qi for healing, while the others remained silent.
“Heh… You were all talk, but this is how it ended up. Even my healing is from Senior Sister Li,” Liu Kai continued to mock.
“Alright, Liu Kai, say less,” Li Yiyi mediated. “Senior Sister Zhong was also thinking of what’s best for Azure Peak.”
“Best? Best for what? What if I’m left with a hidden injury? Did that Heavenly prodigy even consider these things? She only thought of herself, her mind full of opportunities!” Liu Kai refused to stop.
Liu Kai’s voice was particularly jarring at this moment. It was clear who he was referring to.
Zhong Yanhan no longer had the mental fortitude to argue with him and was lost.
She remembered what Ye Changsheng had told her before, that she wasn’t suited to lead others.
The girl who always presented a strong front to others now appeared utterly dejected.
“Hey, don’t you guys feel like it’s getting hotter?” Wu Ziming pointed out.
“It feels like something is about to erupt!”
Zhao Gao looked into the distance, his expression frozen, and raised his hand tremblingly.
Everyone followed his gaze and saw a dazzling fire erupt on a distant mountain in the dark night, causing the earth to tremble violently.
Flames surged out, and scorching fire winds mingled with fire poison spread in waves.
“This is bad, everyone quickly take a heat-resistance pill and circulate your True Qi to protect yourselves from the fire poison!” Zhong Yanhan commanded.
Everyone immediately complied.
Zhong Yanhan, however, took a Void Frost Pill, intending to suppress the restlessness of her Bloodline.
But under the fierce fire poison, the effect of the Void Frost Pill was minimal!
No matter how hard Zhong Yanhan tried to suppress it, she couldn’t prevent the Frozen Sky Fox Bloodline from manifesting.
Her entire body became scorching hot, her eyes trembling.
Her long hair began to turn silver. If she stayed here any longer, her true identity would definitely be exposed in front of everyone.
Zhong Yanhan gritted her teeth, forced herself to stand up, and jumped off the small cliff, sliding down to hide at the mountain’s base.
Her legs felt weak. Even catalyzing the medicinal power of the Void Frost Pill was of no avail.
“Senior Sister Zhong, why are you here?”
Zhong Yanhan heard a familiar voice. She looked up and saw Ye Changsheng; he had returned.
She shielded her face. “Ye Changsheng, you… quickly go back up, everyone is waiting for you…”
Ye Changsheng leaned closer, grabbed her wrist, and forcefully pried it open, forcing Zhong Yanhan to face him directly.
“Little Fox, stop pretending to be human in front of me.”
