Chi Xue was a little in rage, Inner Core? And not even a condensed inner core? Then wouldnât he only be slightly stronger than the Atman Body cultivators? How would we fight against these experts then?
Zhong Yue then whispered to her, âDoesnât the Western Mother young ladies have many phoenix followers? Where are yours?â
âI have quite a number of phoenix followers as well, but they got lost on our way here.â Chi Xueâs face then turned frigid, âFeng Zhishan and Chi Qing killed a few others as well.â
Zhong Yue nodded in understanding. Chi Xue was the most likely successor to the throne. Of course, the other Western Mother young ladies would treat her badly. Thus, in order to weaken her power, her followers were the first targets.
âBut Feng Mingâer is also in the Returning Ruins, if we can rally with her, then we wonât need to be afraid of anyone else anymore, and I also wonât have to hide my claws anymore!â Chi Xue said with great determination.
Chi Yueâer and Chi Yunâer stood on the shoulder of a 100-foot tall giant, looking over in Zhong Yueâs direction at the three of them and Husan Weng. Chi Yunâer then laughed smugly and said, âSister Xue~ I heard that Sister Qing wanted to take you down, didnât she make it?â
The two young ladies were also from the Western Mother Celestial Race, having the same body features while below on the ground, there were many Qi Practitioners centering the giant. There were the phoenix followers and many other races as well.
Zhong Yue and the others didnât notice them before because the giant took all of their attention.
As they looked at the Qi Practitioners now, Chi Xueâs heart turned cold. Among the crowd, she saw a few familiar faces, some of whom that were supposedly her followers but were now standing alongside Chi Yunâer and Chi Yueâer!
âThat one, he is Kua Fuding of the Kua Fu Celestial Race. Be careful to not get get embroiled in a close-quarter fight with him.â Chi Xueâs face turned even solemn as she said.
Kua Fu Celestial Race? The preeminent race in regards to strength and mortal body, the ones most adept at close-quarter combat?
Zhong Yueâs interest was piqued as he looked at the tall giant. Kua Fudingâs mortal body shone with a metallic luster, his muscles bulged out like the rocks, and his dense aura seemed to caused the surrounding air to stagnate!
After these few days, Zhong Yue now had a rudimentary understanding about Kun Lun. One of the things that he learned was the name of the Kua Fu Celestial Race. This celestial race was crowned the kings of close-quarter combat with the sturdiest mortal bodies. A celestial race on par with the Black Tortoise and Western Mother Celestial Race!
The Kua Fu Celestial Race was even stronger than West Barrenâs Zhu Yan Celestial Race. Although Zhu Yan Celestial Race was said to be strongest in strength within the whole West Barren, it was still no match for the Kua Fu Celestial Race.
Zhong Yue was told that an adult Kua Fu expert could grow as tall as a thousand miles, with the body as big as the Kun Pengs.
In comparison to that, this giant Kua Fuding appeared to be only a young teenager. His body would be suppressed by the Returning Ruins, and thus, despite not being as big as before, he was still a few hundred feet tall, nearly as huge as the Heavenly Dharmaâs Avatar!
This told Zhong Yue one thing â Kua Fudingâs mortal body was so strong that he could compete with the Heavenly Dharma expertâs Avatar!
This meant that if he cast out his Avatar as well, his strength would be even more terrifying!
This Kua Fu expert had the strongest mortal body among the crowd, but the same couldnât be said for his cultivation base. That honor went to a certain phoenix lady.
She was a True Spirit magnate, and although a female, the faint aura that emanated from her body gave Zhong Yue a sense that she was even stronger than Peng Jinyi and Peng Qianqiu. Her phoenix fire had been cultivated to another stage, transcending into the Fire of Nirvana that enshrouded he. Its heat was so terrifying that even Kua Fuding was unwilling to stay close to her!
Chi Xue replied with a laugh as well, âWhy does Sister Qing want to kill me? She loves me more than anything. Sister Qing even says that she wants to work with me and kill you both. Right now, she is already hiding in the dark, waiting to deliver the killing blows!â
Chi Yueâer sneered at Chi Xue and hopped down from the giant Kua Fudingâs shoulder. She said with a smile, âSister Xue is being naughty again. Who doesnât know that youâve already opened the sixth secret realm? Your reputation and fame has reached a point that even the empress is feeling uncomfortable. You are truly terrifying, thatâs why it is possible for Sister Qing to work with anyone except you!â
Chi Yunâer hopped down as well, her smile never seeming to fade as she continued, âBut the truth is, we sisters made a deal even before the Returning Ruins. As we all have a common enemy, we formed an alliance. We agreed that no matter what, as long as any one of us bumps into you, we will kill everyone in your posse.
âThis is why Sister Xue is only left with only a little kitten. Look at that, an Inner Core little girl and another one that even more pitiful, an early Inner Core Qi Practitioner, he hasnât even condensed his own inner core yet, even that chubby carrot is stronger than him! Sister Xue, is this how you are coping with life right now? With just two followers that arenât even stronger than lion cubs?â
Zhong Yueâs face turned gloomy, the early Inner Core Qi Practitionerâ that she was referring to was undoubtedly himself.
Husan Weng raised his brow in happiness and shot a contemptuous glare at Zhong Yue.
Chi Xue then looked at the giant Kua Fu expert and smiled, âKua Fuding, an expert like you has no need to cooperate with them, right? You are alone, and your people are not here to support you. Arenât you concerned that they will sacrifice you for the Peaches of Immortality?â
The Kua Fu expert, however, remained calm against her taunts, and his voice that was like rumbling thunder sounded out, âAn alliance with the experts is a natural choice to make. They have the map for the strongest Immortality Peaches Tree while I want the Peaches of Immortality. There is no conflict of interest, so itâs no surprise that would join hands. As for me being used as a sacrificial object, I donât think that is any of your concern, Princess Chi Xue. What you need to worry more is your current situation.â
Chi Xue then turned to that phoenix lady, and her face became cold like the blizzard. But her voice was still measured as she said, âFeng Qianyi, who gave you the courage to defy me?â
The phoenix lady then shook her head and answered, âPrincess Xue, if you are to die here, then I donât think Iâll be condemned as âgoing against youâ, am I? Princesses, Kua Fuding, there is no need for any more talks, letâs send Princess Xue on her way!â
âCareful!â Chi Xue then immediately mumbled softly.
Zhong Yue nodded and he answered, âYou take care of Feng Qianyi, Iâll handle the rest.â
Chi Xue was startled for a split second, and she nodded softly and said again, âYou⦠be careful!â
She then dashed toward Feng Qianyi while saying, âFeng Qianyi, you want to kill me? Then be prepared to be killed as well!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Feng Qianyi stepped forward and collided with her former follower. She softly nodded her head and a phoenix hairpin flew out from her hair. It let out a clear and crisp phoenix chirp as it morphed into a phoenix that pounced at Chi Xue.
At the end of the phoenix hairpin were little bells that hovered in the air and turned into huge golden bells that rammed into Chi Xue.
Chi Xue swung her sleeves, and the little bells on her bracelets flew out as well, enlarging to huge golden bells that collided with the incoming ones!
The six golden bells they each had were both divine weapons, with each set consisting of six golden bells crafted by different gods.
The phoenix hairpain which morphed into the fire phoenix clawing down at her. Suddenly, Chi Xue took out a silver hairpin that transformed into a silver sword which she stabbed at the fire phoenix above her.
âKua Fuding, we will join in as well. I want her dead as soon as possible to prevent any unwanted changes!â Chi Yueâer then shouted.
Kua Fuding concurred as he nodded, and the other Qi Practitioners as well all rushed forward, trying to help Feng Qianyi in killing Chi Xue while Zhong Yueâs laughter came in front of them. He stood in the middle between Chi Xue and the Qi Practitioners, stopping them to help Feng Qianyi, and he said while smiling, âGuys, I just promised her that I will take care of you all so that she can fight with her old follower without any disturbances. If you guys rush to her side and interrupt the battle, wonât that be a slight on my abilities?â
The Qi Practitionersâ faces had weird expressions. They looked at him as if he were an ant trying to stop elephants from walking past it.
A phoenix lady then couldnât contain her laughter, and she said disdainfully at him, âYou⦠are you really that reckless at this time? You havenât even condensed your inner core yetâ¦â
âA mere Qi Practitioner who doesnât even have his own inner core, what gave you the confidence to be able to stop us?â
The crowd then laughed out loud, and even Kua Fuding who didnât laugh much had just lips slightly curled in amusement.
Ying Nu and Husan Weng then strode forward and the huge carrot said proudly, âDonât forget, we are here also!â
âA carrot, and another Inner Core Qi Practitionerâ¦â
The crowd laughed even louder, and Chi Yueâer was already doubled over on the verge of tearing up, âHaa⦠Itâs been a long time since I laughed this hard, I really donât feel like killing them already.â
Chi Yunâer also laughed, âMe too, I want to bring them back and make them our pets. They can entertain me for the rest of their lives until the day I lose interest in them. What a pity, these three brats donât know where they standâ¦â
âSenior Martial Brother Zhong is very strong!â, Ying Nuâs face was crimson as she stood up for Zhong Yue, âYou can look down on me, but not Senior Martial Brother Zhong!â
Chi Yueâer was alreay back in tears, âI just calmed myself down, but there she goes cracking me up again ⦠No, no, please, this is too funny I canât stop myself from laughing. Someone ⦠someone go and deal with them, I might just die from laughing because of them!â
A phoenix Qi Practitioner then strode toward Zhong Yue, his hand enlarging as he reached out for Zhong Yue, âSince Princess Yun has given her order, then I might as well carry it out well! You, a Qi Practitioner who doesnât even have your inner core, are nothing in my eyes! I can easily kill three Qi Practitioners like you with the flip of a hand!â
In the next moment, the phoenix Qi Practitioner grabbed onto Zhong Yue and said, âI hope you have the same sense of humor in your next life if there is one⦠What?â
His clenched his hand tightly, but Zhong Yue was still in his grasps unharmed, there were no signs of him being crushed. The phoenix Qi Practitionersâ face flushed with embarrassment, and he let out a loud roar. His arcane energy surged out, and he clenched his hand with full force, but Zhong Yue was still unaffected.
The phoenix Qi Practitioner felt humiliated, and light wheels revolved behind him as a magnate soul weapon was pulled out. It was a stamp seal shaped like a mountain, enlarging to the size of a huge mountain as it flew out from the Yuan Shen secret realms and crashed down right on Zhong Yue.
Dongââ
The earth quaked and sparks of fire lit up the mountainâs shadow. Just as the huge mountain struck Zhong Yueâs head, it was bounced back into the sky!
âWhat a comfortable massageâ¦â
Zhong Yue softly swayed his head while the phoenix Qi Practitionerâs face turned red like a ripe tomato. Then, his fingers were pulled opened one by one, they were pushed out from the middle and were broken away. He could feel his bones cracking and his fingers separating from his palm, with blood soaking the soil red.
Zhong Yue gently walked out and his hairs swayed along with the breeze. Suddenly, his aura burst up into the sky, and he laughed loudly like a madman, âIâve done it, the inner core, Iâve finally condensed the inner core! What sort of way do you all wish to die with? Say it now and I can grant your wish!â
Chi Yunâer and Chi Yueâer were still shocked that he was able to free himself from the phoenix Qi Practitionerâs grasp, but as soon as they heard him calling, they burst into laughter again.
The sisters exchanged a look and saw each otherâs teary eyes of joyfulness, they were saying, âHe said⦠he said⦠he formed the inner coreâ¦â
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Zhong Yueâs hairs then burst out like thousands of pitch black swords as he tore the phoenix Qi Practitioner into little pieces.
Before the sistersâ laughter could stop, Zhong Yue dashed into the crowd of Qi Practitioners. The Golden Peng Sword thrust out from his Yuan Shen secret realms and pierced a phoenix lady through her forehead.
He then flipped his hand and slammed down, mashing another Qi Practitioner into a pile of minced flesh.
âMANG-GUââ!!â
The six-eyed Star Toad then emerged behind Zhong Yue, and it released a loud roar. The sonic wave sent the Qi Practitioners flying back. Streams of blood could be seen spurting up into the sky while Zhong Yue flashed forward with his Golden Peng Sword. Flashes of golden rays then started flickering in their vision, and each and every flicker of golden rays indicated the death of a Qi Practitioner.
âExpert!â Kua Fudingâs face immediately changed drastically, and he quickly launched a punch at Zhong Yue who was still in mid-air!