Chapter 353
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All eyes were on the scene as Mentor Li Xiǔ, a formidable warrior of the first tier of the Yuanfu Realm, was brutally bisected by the magma dragon’s colossal maw. His body, torn in two, exploded into a spray of blood and flesh within the dragon’s jaws.
The first tier of the Yuanfu Realm.
Just like that, he was dead!
His death was so… **casual**!
The onlookers, the new students surrounding the scene, were all stunned into silence.
This Ye Wushuang was **fearsome** indeed!
The magma dragon here was clearly not a spiritual beast, but a manifestation of an array.
Harnessing the array and the unique terrain of the valley, such a terrifyingly powerful magma dragon had been conjured, one that dared to slay a mentor of the Yuanfu Realm.
This fellow truly had no fear!
At that moment, the magma dragon coiled its massive body, its head raised high, gazing at the dozen or so people in front of it with an almost sentient menace.
“The Spirit of Earthly Fire!” exclaimed Elder Cháo Píng, his expression shifting with alarm.
The valley contained the presence of earthly fire.
Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “Dear mentors and elders, if you still wish to kill me, please do so.”
Upon hearing this, Qín Dūn couldn’t help but take a step back.
He and Li Xiǔ were both of the first tier of the Yuanfu Realm; he was indeed slightly stronger than Li Xiǔ, but not by much.
Now, with Li Xiǔ being bitten in half by the magma dragon and meeting a violent end, Qín Dūn knew that if he were to step forward, he would surely meet the same fate.
Glancing at Chǔ Kuǎi beside him, Qín Dūn had a sudden inspiration and said, “Elder Chǔ Kuǎi, you are of the fifth tier of the Yuanfu Realm. I believe this dragon, at most, is of the third or fourth tier. If you take action, you will surely be able to defeat this young man.”
“Moreover, since this fellow can command the Spirit of Earthly Fire, it means he has subdued it. If you kill him, the fire will be yours!”
Flattered by Qín Dūn’s words, Chǔ Kuǎi felt no joy in his heart.
Ye Wushuang was far too unpredictable.
However, with more than a dozen mentors and elders watching, and hundreds of new students gathered around, if Chǔ Kuǎi were to back down, he would become the laughingstock of the academy.
“Ye Wushuang!”
Chǔ Kuǎi took a step forward, raised his voice, and sneered, “Relying on the power of a spiritual array and the strength of the Spirit of Earthly Fire, you dare to kill an inner courtyard mentor!”
“If Chu Yan and Qin Shuo, who trespassed into the trial area and ambushed and killed new students, deserved death for their crimes, then now, you, who killed an inner courtyard mentor, deserve death even more.”
“I will give you one last chance to surrender. Otherwise…”
“There’s no need to give me a chance,” Ye Wushuang suddenly spoke up, standing in front of the magma dragon and smiling. “Really, there’s no need. Just come and kill me, go ahead!”
“Are you, a mighty warrior of the fifth tier of the Yuanfu Realm, afraid of the petty tricks I’ve used as a mere fifth-tier Condensation Pulse cultivator?”
Hearing this, Chǔ Kuǎi’s anger flared.
This little brat was just too infuriating!
“It’s your own death you’re seeking,” Chǔ Kuǎi coldly snorted, took a step forward, and suddenly condensed a simple knife in his hand. Grasping the hilt, five spirals of spiritual energy gathered behind him, releasing an incredibly rich and lethally powerful aura.
With a swing of his knife, a hundred-foot-long blade of energy shot towards Ye Wushuang.
Yet Ye Wushuang stood still, unmoving. As the blade’s energy approached, the magma dragon coiled its body, shielding Ye Wushuang within. The dragon’s head stretched out, its mouth opened wide, and a wave of fire was unleashed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fire wave collided with the blade’s energy, and the force dissipated.
The magma dragon immediately lunged forward, targeting Chǔ Kuǎi.
But Chǔ Kuǎi, being of the fifth tier of the Yuanfu Realm, swiftly shifted from offense to defense. Blade energy wrapped in spiritual aura burst forth, and the battle between man and dragon truly began.
In the path of a martial cultivator:
The Refining Body Realm merely introduces spiritual energy into the body to temper the flesh, blood, sinews, and bones.
The Condensation Pulse Realm sees spiritual energy entering the body and opening spiritual meridians. With each major meridian opened, a certain amount of spiritual energy is stored within the cultivator’s channels. When a spiritual technique is unleashed, the power of the spiritual energy is released.
Thus, the more meridians opened, the stronger the cultivator’s power.
As for the Yuanfu Realm, after the nine major meridians are tempered by spiritual energy, a “Yuanfu” is opened at the base of these meridians within the cultivator’s body.
This so-called Yuanfu is essentially a vortex where spiritual energy gathers, constantly accumulating and expanding, like a well growing into a pond. The amount of spiritual energy gathered is unimaginably vast!
At present, as Chǔ Kuǎi unleashed his spiritual technique, the five faint spirals that seemed to gather on his body were actually the manifestation of the spiritual energy bursting from his five Yuanfus.
The Yuanfu Realm has nine tiers in total. Chǔ Kuǎi, who had reached the fifth tier, was naturally not weak.
After a clash with the magma dragon, Chǔ Kuǎi’s figure retreated, yet he laughed heartily and said, “This magma dragon is merely at the level of the fourth tier of the Yuanfu Realm.”
“Ye Wushuang, do you think your tricks are impressive? Once this elder has dealt with this dragon, I will take your head!”
Upon hearing this, many of the onlookers, the new students, felt a sense of disappointment.
To be honest, seeing Ye Wushuang, a new student, mercilessly slaying those senior students who had broken the academy’s rules, was truly satisfying.
They dared not offend the Five Great Families themselves, but it was a pity to see someone who dared to offend the Five Great Families meet such a fate.
At that moment, Ye Wushuang looked at Chǔ Kuǎi and smiled, saying, “It seems that Elder Chǔ finds this uninteresting. If that’s the case, I’ll add some difficulty to make it more exciting for you.”
