2025-06-29 11:51:44The two elders of the Wei clan fell silent. They exchanged glances before nodding in unison.
“Hahaha! If that’s what you wish, then we truly shall issue an open declaration of war!”
Baaam!
Wei Tian immediately detonated a small orb. Within seconds, smoke billowed out—clearly a diversion as both elders made their escape.
Swuush!
In just a few seconds, both of them vanished from sight. Seeing them flee without a trace, Luo Jin’s anger slightly subsided.
“Han Yu… If you hadn’t laid a hand on Luo Lan, perhaps I wouldn’t have asked for your life… But the truth is, you’ve done something you should never have… So, surrender your life… Or a massacre in the Han clan will be the price,” Luo Jin said coldly.
Knowing there was nothing he could do—especially with five elders from the Luo clan, all clearly stronger than him—Han Yu closed his eyes.
“Very well, I will—”
“Wait!” Luo Xiang interrupted Han Yu’s words.
Han Yu instantly turned his eyes toward Luo Xiang, a glimmer of hope flickering in them—perhaps he could calm Luo Jin’s fury.
“I have a battle agreement with Han Lu… If you accept it, then my grandfather won’t take your life!”
“Can your words be trusted?!” Han Yu was visibly shocked by Luo Xiang’s request.
Meanwhile, the five elders from the Luo clan, who had just arrived, were astonished by their young master’s cultivation. The presence of cultivation meant Luo Xiang’s dantian had been restored.
This puzzled them deeply. With the Luo clan’s resources, they couldn’t possibly afford a pill strong enough to heal a shattered dantian. So the question loomed: how had their young master recovered? This mystery weighed heavily on the minds of the five elders who knew Luo Xiang well.
“Of course they can… Right, Grandpa?”
Luo Jin gave a reluctant nod, his anger slightly quelled despite his son’s injury. In the end, he had no choice but to agree to his grandson’s request.
“Don’t worry, Grandpa… This matter started because of me, and I will end it with my own hands… Besides, I owe Han Lu something for what Han Yu did to me,” Luo Xiang spoke telepathically to his grandfather.
Luo Jin nodded again, reassured by Luo Xiang’s words. Han Yu, eager to preserve his life, quickly summoned Han Lu.
Fifteen minutes later.
Han Lu finally arrived at the Han clan’s martial training grounds. Unaware of the clan’s dire situation, he smiled gleefully upon seeing Luo Xiang.
“Are you here to get crippled again?” Han Lu mocked.
Instantly, Han Yu’s face turned pale at his son’s provocation.
“Damn brat…”
“Enough… Let’s begin. But I have one condition for this duel…”
“What is it?” Han Yu asked eagerly.
“The rule is… the winner lives, and the loser dies.”
This life-or-death wager drew a serious reaction from Luo Lan.
“Son, isn’t that too much?”
Luo Jin immediately used telepathy to explain the events Luo Xiang had gone through. After hearing this, Luo Lan finally trusted her son's resolve.
“Very well, I accept!”
Swuuush!
Luo Xiang stepped into the battle arena. Han Lu shot him a disdainful look.
“Come on, then!” Han Lu challenged.
A slight smile formed at the corner of Luo Xiang’s lips. Seeing Han Lu’s overconfidence, Luo Xiang quickly lunged forward, sword in hand. Han Lu’s eyes widened in shock at Luo Xiang’s speed.
Tiiiing!
Blocking the sword strike, Han Lu felt a numbing sensation surge through his entire body.
“Damn… I underestimated him…”
Swuuung!
Releasing his five-star Dao Core cultivation aura, Han Lu began counterattacking. But Luo Xiang easily read most of his moves, forcing them both to back off and create distance.
“Since when could trash like you fight evenly with me?!”
Without replying, Luo Xiang spun around and slashed toward Han Lu.
“Heaven-Splitting Slash!”
“Annihilation Blade!” Han Lu shouted in return.
Swuuuuush! Swuuush!
Two sword energies made of pure Qi clashed in midair. In mere seconds, an explosion burst forth with shockwaves radiating across the arena.
Booooms!
Dust clouded the field. As it cleared, Han Lu was seen coughing up blood, while Luo Xiang stood unmoved—clearly, he had the upper hand.
“…”
Everyone was stunned by the outcome of their technique exchange. Even Luo Lan couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Not only was her son’s dantian restored, but he could now fight on equal ground with an opponent five levels higher.
“Incredible!”
“If that incident hadn’t happened… I believe our young master could’ve competed with the greatest geniuses of the Empire…” said the Luo clan elders in awe.
Meanwhile, Han Yu clenched his jaw. With his current strength, there was nothing he could do to help his son.
“A-Am I really going to lose you…”
“I refuse to believe I could lose to you! Did you cheat?!” Han Lu denied the results of their first exchange.
“Those words suit you more… like a frog trapped in a well,” Luo Xiang sneered.
Han Lu’s face turned beet red with fury. In an outburst of rage, he charged again with another technique.
“Death Sword Steps!”
A thin smirk appeared again on Luo Xiang’s lips. With a contemptuous gaze, he began moving his sword.
“Phoenix Sword Dance!”
Swuuuush! Tiiing! Tiiiing!
The sound of clashing weapons echoed through the arena. From the beginning, it was clear—Luo Xiang’s attacks had the advantage in every way.
Like a phoenix gracefully dancing, Luo Xiang, who could have killed Han Lu with a single strike, instead toyed with him.
“Xianger is becoming more and more mysterious…” Luo Jin muttered.
“Did you teach him that sword style?”
Luo Jin shook his head, and the two elders exchanged glances. Neither had any idea where Luo Xiang learned such a refined sword technique.
“Then who taught him? Even a genius wouldn’t be able to wield a sword with such mastery so soon!” Luo Jin realized.
“Enough… We’ll ask him after this.”
Ten exchanges passed, and Han Lu finally understood. His seventeen years of training meant nothing in front of Luo Xiang, who had trained for just one month.
Finally bored of playing with Han Lu, Luo Xiang added a feint into his Phoenix Dance.
Slaaaash! Slaaaash!
The feint worked. Both of Han Lu’s arms were severed.
“Arghhh!” Han Lu screamed in agony as a pain he had never felt before wracked his body.
“The final move!”
Slaaaash!
After severing his arms, Luo Xiang sliced cleanly through Han Lu’s neck—killing him instantly.
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“I don’t know… But one thing’s for sure—I need to surpass him!”Both of them gave their opinions about Luo Xiang, who was training his body’s resilience under the crushing pressure of gravity.However, by the end of the day, they were forced to stop at the twentieth step, needing time to adapt to the overwhelming gravitational force.Booms!Suddenly, a small explosion rang out from within Luo Xiang’s body. He gritted his teeth in annoyance at the impatience of the Sky-Devouring Flame.“Damn it… Can’t you just stay quiet?!” Luo Xiang cursed internally.Annoyed by the disruption, he finally decided to step onto the final stair.Wuuung!The final step shook, releasing a blinding beam of light that shot into the dark night sky. Though he had successfully climbed all the stairs, Luo Xiang still needed to walk five meters forward.Swoooosh!As he pushed through the intense gravitational pressure, black flames began to dance and blaze around his body. Startled, the Phoenix Flame, which had b
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Realizing who the informant was, Luo Xiang let out a soft chuckle. In his mind, the Star God had no reason to do something so foolish.Still, he felt grateful—because the information the Star God gave him marked the beginning of his journey back to godhood."Let’s go back..." Bai suddenly lost interest in fighting over the Phoenix Flame amidst the thousands of cultivators struggling for it.Hearing this, Luo Xiang nodded, understanding Bai’s concerns."Yier, will you follow your master’s request?" Luo Xiang asked seriously."What is it, Master?""Even though the Star Steps can strengthen your physical training, in the current situation, fighting over the Phoenix Flame will surely result in a terrible bloodbath... So, I ask that you return to the Luo Clan with Senior Bai.""No. I want to stay and protect you..."Luo Xiang gently shook his head while brushing Hong Yi’s soft hair."Trust your master."Bai, who had lost interest, suddenly changed his mind. This surprised Luo Xiang."Since
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The eagle Bai was riding began to rebel fiercely, its body swaying out of control."Feel this! Fly properly, will you? Can’t you see how happy I am to ride you?"In retaliation for the eagle's erratic behavior, Bai lightly tapped its head. The angry eagle shook its body even more violently.Woooosh!Bai was thrown off the eagle's back. Instantly, the eagle seemed overjoyed, as if delighted that the mischievous human got what he deserved."You little brat! I’ll teach you a lesson!"Swuuuush!Just before hitting the ground, a pair of blue wings emerged from Bai’s back. Enraged, he soared after his mount, determined to give it a taste of its own medicine.Swuuuush! Swuuuush!The two of them chased each other through the skies at high speed toward the Ghost Desert. Watching their antics, Luo Xiang couldn’t help but smile despite the heavy burden on his mind."Those two really are made for each other."After a week of travel on the silver-winged eagle, passing through dozens of cities and
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Hong Yi nodded, now fully understanding his master’s explanation. This was evident from the close-combat training he had never done before—except with his teacher.A few days later, Bai had grown quite close to Hong Yi after some casual conversations. During a rest period while they were gathering Qi energy, Luo Xiang sensed several auras approaching."Can you feel it?" Bai asked, unfazed by the group that was about to stop right above them in the sky."Yeah... but I don't care either," Luo Xiang replied, glancing at Hong Yi who was trying to suppress the poisonous aura from her body."I expected this… You’re actually quite a genius to grasp what’s usually difficult for ordinary cultivators.”He looked at her proudly—until suddenly, his gaze was drawn upward after hearing a sharp screech from a silver-winged eagle above.“Fools who seek death never seem to run out...” Luo Xiang muttered.Swuuuush! Swuuuush!Five young men and a middle-aged man descended from the back of the silver-win
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“I-I’m… afraid of the dark!” Hong Yi stammered, her face showing clear fear, as if she couldn’t bear to be alone in such a place.“If you don’t change, your soul will remain dark—just like this place,” Luo Xiang replied calmly.Traumatized from being abandoned in darkness before, Hong Yi broke down in tears before Luo Xiang.“Who… who are you really?!”“You don’t need to know for now… If you’re willing to follow me, you’ll learn the truth in time.”Though his words were cryptic, Hong Yi nodded quietly.“It wouldn’t be wrong for me to take her as my disciple,” Luo Xiang thought. “She’s a true genius—able to create something new from what she has...”“Do you want to become my disciple?”“B-but… we’re nearly the same age…” Hong Yi hesitated, feeling unsure.Swuuush!A golden light entered Hong Yi’s soul. Within moments, Luo Xiang bestowed upon her a technique to suppress her poison body, as well as numerous powerful sword techniques.“If you don’t want to call me Master, then consider th
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“You think I’d face you alone?” the demon woman sneered.Shreeeet!A sharp whistle echoed through the air. Moments later, a massive, muscular zombie appeared.“Wu Dao, attack him.”“Yes…” the zombie replied in a deep, robotic voice.Seeing this new zombie, Luo Xiang’s eyebrows lifted slightly. This one was much stronger than the others.Swuuush!Wu Dao lunged forward, launching a punch toward Luo Xiang’s face. The strike was slow enough for Luo Xiang to read, and he met it with a punch of his own.BOOOM!A massive surge of energy exploded outward. Luo Xiang was knocked back ten steps from his position.Though Wu Dao stood unmoved, one of his arms crumbled into dust. But to Luo Xiang’s astonishment, the arm began to regenerate almost instantly.“This is…” Luo Xiang muttered, impressed by the demon woman’s brilliance. This zombie exceeded every expectation he had.Swuuush!Wu Dao launched another attack, this time joined by the demon woman herself. With the two of them striking together
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