Chapter 315

Chapter 315: The First of the Inner Sect

“Boom, boom, boom…”

The howling sound echoed in the ears, and the Dragon Claw overshadowed the sky. Wen Shaobao raised his arms to block it, his body bursting with brilliant light, and boundless heat steaming forth, even roasting the dragon claw made of clouds until it crackled and popped.

“Crack…” At the moment the clouds shattered, the power of the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique exploded; the wind howled, and mist surged, shattering everything.

With that strike came a force that could tear mountains and rivers apart; how could it be easily resisted? In their ears, many disciples heard “creaking” sounds and could not help but cover their ears, unable to endure the noise.

“Quick, look at Wen Shaobao’s chest!” A sharp-eyed disciple noticed that the noise came from Wen Shaobao’s chest, where the dragon claw forcibly tore through his clothes, breaking his skin, and revealing a metallic skeleton — it was actually a puppet substitute.

“What is going on? Weren’t we supposed to compare spells? Why is a puppet on stage?”

“How embarrassing; is this really the Fourth True Inheritance of our Haotu Sect?”

The disciples began murmuring. Li Hui had already somehow reached the mountain’s peak platform and shouted, “Wen Shaolun, stop your nonsense. Given your shamelessness, according to the rules of our Mirror Lake faction, you need to sign a loan note! One hundred and fifty pieces of high-grade Miao Jade!”

Li Maocai had a penchant for writing notes using rare spiritual materials, and now it was Li Hui’s turn to make an example out of Wen Shaolun.

“Li Yingjun, don’t be arrogant. This matter has nothing to do with my brother. Knowing that you would attack from the air, I sent a puppet substitute to the stage first.” As he spoke, Wen Shaobao flew up from below the mountain.

His complexion appeared slightly pale, his form unsteady, but he had no choice but to show up. His brother had conveyed that it was quite astonishing that the opponent had elevated the Wind and Cloud Spells to the low-level Dao arts and was concurrently mastering both secret techniques inside and out. An ordinary mid-Gather Spirit cultivator would find it hard to resist; the progress had been remarkably quick, exceeding expectations by a lot.

That was only good news for Wen Shaobao. He quickly decided to make his brother take the blame; otherwise, today would see the Fourth True Inheritance’s reputation falter.

Li Hui was speechless, realizing how truly good at lying this guy was.

“Ha ha ha, let’s see who can break the wooden balls the most,” Wen Shaobao puffed out his chest, even though the opponent had pushed the Wind and Cloud Spells up to the low-level Dao arts; in terms of accuracy and attack frequency, he knew he was still stronger.

In the next moment, a sudden transformation occurred.

Wen Shaobao’s shoulders trembled, his mouth sharpened, and he revealed a strange smile as he slammed out a palm. Suddenly, flames engulfed the mountaintop, and out of nowhere, a terrifying fire burst forth, stacking upon itself.

“Whoosh!” With a sound, all the flowers and grass above the mountain burned, thick black smoke obscuring the view.

Li Hui reacted swiftly, raising his hand to raise countless green scales, blocking the fire from advancing. Suddenly, he saw five rays of light appear and quickly summoned his Ideal Body, manifesting the golden Ideal Body behind him, swiftly moving away from his original spot.

Just as he moved, explosions erupted behind him as five artifacts self-destructed with terrifying power, resembling five small suns.

“This is definitely not the display of a Concentrating Spirit stage cultivator,” Li Hui felt a sense of impending doom rise in his heart. He waved his hands, and spirit talismans surrounded him, establishing a talisman formation, but Wen Shaobao collided violently, his body collapsing into a cloud of blood mist.

But it was not over; an ominous cold aura swept towards him. As it approached within three feet of Li Hui, a white pillar of energy surged fiercely, and from the shadows came a scream: “Ah! Righteous energy…”

“This dark energy? Ghost Fox Sect?”

“Hehehe, boy, you cannot escape the scrutiny of Innate Techniques. Do you think joining the Haotu Sect will protect you? I’ve already destroyed two of my disciples and a piece of my divided soul; this matter is not over.” After passing the message, the coldness dissipated.

Li Hui felt a lingering fear; not only had the opponent infiltrated the Haotu Sect, but they had also invaded Wen Shaobao’s body and attempted to launch a surprise attack, almost succeeding. What kind of person was this, so audacious?

In the distance, a furious roar echoed: “Ah! Li Yingjun, my brother is so reckless. He fights with a mind for mutual destruction; return my brother!”

A massive puppet soared through the air, two zhang high, its eyes turned red as it extended its hands to release two enormous black swords, accelerating rapidly and stirring up swirling flames behind it.

This was the wrath of the Condense Essence!

This was the Haotu Sect’s Fourth True Inheritance’s method to annihilate enemies!

Even if he had violated sect rules today, he had to eliminate this Li Yingjun. Although he didn’t believe his brother had the courage to risk everything and self-destruct, he had to do this to provide an explanation to the family.

Li Hui was slightly taken aback, thinking, “That Ghost Fox is calculating! If she can’t kill me, she’ll make me take the blame. On this mountaintop, others would think Wen Shaobao acted out of courage, full of youthful vigor.”

In the blink of an eye, the massive puppet filled with murderous intent was getting closer and closer.

“Come and take your life!” The black swords whirled with killing intent.

Suddenly, all directions erupted into tumultuous winds, as five zhang-sized dragon claws struck one after another, firmly locking down the attack trajectory of the black swords, forming a domineering suppression. Wen Shaolun was shocked; how could anyone cast Dao arts so swiftly? There was not even a moment’s pause.

Li Hui unleashed a total of fifty-six claws; all of his techniques served to engage in battle. If it weren’t for the fact that his profound qi could only support that much, he could have unleashed five hundred claws without any delay!

After advancing to the mid-Gather Spirit stage, the Seize the Day Talisman correspondingly improved, capable of activating a fifteen-fold time flow; with the addition of the Reverse Scale of the dragon, it immediately reached thirty times.

The profound and the Dao intertwined; the profound qi naturally suited the casting of Dao arts, and having a thirty-fold time flow exemption from casting intervals made this scene possible.

Too powerful, too spectacular! Sixty-six Dao arts, each strike equivalent to a full-powered hit from an Initial Condense Essence stage cultivator — it was definitely no joke.

All the disciples on Sitting Forgetting Peak watched, heart-stopping and shaking, those who had previously mocked Li Yingjun now filled with dread in their eyes.

The massive puppet’s chest concaved inward, its body covered with terrifying claw marks; had it not been for the exceptional material, it would have already collapsed and perished. The Fourth True Inheritance howled in fury, just as it was about to control the puppet to wield the sword to attack; it suddenly discovered that the giant sword in its hand had transformed into scraps scattering away — another unexpected outcome.

The weapon was destroyed, but how it broke was unclear!

Li Hui slashed across from over ten zhang away, no one saw how he drew his knife, nor could anyone see where his blade was.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

This blade of light became the last straw that broke the camel’s back, sharp and swift, like a fleeting glimpse; the blade of light had already cut into the puppet’s body.

“Crack!”

Sitting Forgetting Peak trembled as the puppet fell straight down from the sky.

Li Hui’s knife was the Golden Silk Ring Knife, which had already penetrated the acupoints and broken the talisman formation, causing the knife surface to reveal eleven golden lines. Although it wasn’t a Personal Artifact, after the profound qi washed and stored energy, its power remained immense.

“Boom…” As the puppet hit the ground, it made a loud noise, and the face of the Fourth True Inheritance Wen Shaolun was buried on Sitting Forgetting Peak.

When Li Hui reached the peak, all eyes were on him; he pondered for a moment and then spoke loudly: “From today on, I am the first of the inner sect. If any disciples below do not submit, they may sign a Life-and-Death Agreement and come to battle at any time!”

As he scanned the crowd, most disciples felt a sense of suffocation, unconsciously taking a step back.

Originally, Li Hui’s character would not be this way, but under the matter of necessity, he had no choice but to assert himself as the first among the inner sect. Otherwise, Ghost Fox Sect’s underhanded tactics could cause unpredictable trouble! He had no time to clean up the mess, and it was better to apply pressure than to hide.

Just think, without a figure of authority being able to cover all, how could Ghost Fox infiltrate the Haotu Sect? The implications behind this were worth suspecting, so it was essential to expand advantages and rapidly enhance strength to face the impending threats.