A stream of blood splashed out, while Ning Cheng felt as if his Celestial Essence had suddenly experienced a massive decline. It felt as if the next moment, it would completely disappear.
No, he absolutely cannot go on like this.
Although he might not be an opponent of Lou Pingchuan, Ning Cheng also cannot let his opponent play around with him in such a manner. Otherwise, life would not turn out much different from death.
The spectators seeing the two sides clash immediately made out that Lou Pingchuan had completely restrained Ning Cheng within his Domain. Moreover, Lou Pingchuan’s first attack had already injured Ning Cheng severely. Also, until now, Ning Cheng had not even brought out any sort of weapon.
A collective sigh echoed around in the crowd, if this Celestial Novice Cultivator had the time to grow, this battle might have had a different outcome. However, the cultivation difference was just too vast. From the looks of it, in just a few more breaths, this Celestial Novice Cultivator would ultimately fall into Lou Pingchuan’s hands.
Lou Pingchuan stared at Ning Cheng and spoke up sarcastically, “I haven’t even begun yet, and you already can’t handle it? Does it not mean that if I used my full power, you would have to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy? Rest assured though, I will definitely torture you well.”
Ning Cheng, who had initially planned to bring out an ordinary spear, knew that his Domain could easily match up to Lou Pingchuan’s Domain. He just had not erupted with full strength, only resisting it and nothing more.
Since his Domain could compare to the other party’s, it remained impossible for the other party to kill him instantly.
Thinking of this, Ning Cheng spoke up with a dismissal tone, “Everyone already knows that you are a coward. Come on; let me see what means a coward possesses. Don’t let this grandpa wait.”
After saying that, Ning Cheng not only did not bring out a weapon to resists; instead, he started operating his Body Refining Cultivation Method. His Body Refining Cultivation Method remained invisible and had no form; as such, even during combat, he could run it as desired. Ning Cheng also understood that a genius like Lou Pingchuan cared too much about face. Therefore, even if he wanted to kill Ning Cheng, he would have to do so in a frank and upright manner, and would not engage in any sneak attacks. Besides, even if Lou Pingchuan participated in sneak attacks, Ning Cheng also had a strong Domain to back him up and avoid it all in time.
The cultivators watching the battle under the stage had no choice but to admire Ning Cheng’s courage. Even when facing such attacks, this fellow still mocked Lou Pingchuan openly.
Lou Pingchuan’s brows furrowed as blue veins popped up over his forehead. With another clash of the cymbals, even denser sound waves rushed out accompanied with invisible blade lights. Filled with majestic Celestial Essence, they bombarded Ning Cheng’s body.
Ning Cheng crazily operated his Body Refining Cultivation Method, continuously using the attacks coming his way to consolidate his corporeal body further. At this moment, Ning Cheng even wished Lou Pingchuan could attack a bit more violently. In fact, a lot more violently.
“Poof-Poof-Poof…..” Blood constantly splashed onto the stage; even the flesh covering Ning Cheng’s body, under the constant bombardment looked completely shredded, with bits and pieces of flesh and blood dripping down. At this moment, Ning Cheng looked like a blood-soaked skeleton; one could even hear the sounds of bones cracking under the shredded skin. However, even under such a situation, Ning Cheng still calmly kept staring at Lou Pingchuan, holding just a long sword-type True Artefact to create some useless resistance.
Lou Pingchuan felt increasingly unhappy in his heart, even after increasing the intensity of his attacks. He had initially felt that such a method of torturing Ning Cheng would allow him to win back a little face and even make his heart feel slightly comfortable.
However, he soon felt that something had gone wrong. Although Ning Cheng suffered more and more injuries, his aura had actually started to grow increasingly stronger. Lou Pingchuan even felt a strange Celestial Essence fluctuation around him.
What was going on?
If this was not the most bizarre thing, then what he felt even more bizarre was that his Domain had not yet managed to crush the other party’s Domain completely. Something that Lou Pingchuan felt genuinely weirded about.
Something definitely is not right; something must have gone wrong somewhere.
Lou Pingchuan suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
“Kaka…..” For the first time, Ning Cheng felt that such violent attacks, where he had to use his Domain for resistance while crazily operating the Body Refining Cultivation Method, ignited his sense of crisis that then pushed him to go past his body’s physical limits. Such a stimulation allowed his Body Refining Cultivation to climb quickly to the critical point of the Tier 7 God Body.
Taking in the scene of blood splashing around along with the sounds of bones breaking, some of the cultivators spectating from under the stage started to stand on Ning Cheng’s side psychologically; some even began to admire Ning Cheng enough to the point of wanting to lend him a hand. How many of the cultivators present here have not killed people? Yet some of the same cultivators could not bear seeing Ning Cheng continue like this. Not because they had a soft heart, but such intense torture felt more bloody than a direct kill.
“Clack-Clack” Hearing such a sound coming from the bones of his opponent, Lou Pingchuan instantly understood what was going on. This puny Celestial Novice ant unexpectedly dared to fight with him while using the opportunity to refine his body. Not only was this fellow refining his body, but it had also reached the point of advancement.
Ning Cheng had indeed reached the point of advancement. Although his body’s surface looked like a bloodied mess, even hideous, the fact was that his corporeal body was quickly repairing and strengthening itself from the inside out. As such, he did not suffer even a slightly severe wound. As for the surface injuries, he could recover from them at any point in time without even needing any medicinal pills.
“You’re looking for death…..” Lou Pingchuan no longer wanted to torture Ning Cheng slowly, and one of the bronze cymbals in his hands shot out, turning into a faint golden shadow.
The moment the cymbal penetrated Ning Cheng’s Domain, Ning Cheng felt shocked to discover that he could not resist the incoming attack at all. Even if he managed to bring out the Nirvana Spear, he might not be able to stop it. Unless Ning Cheng decided to bring out the Everlasting Blue Thunder City. However, he would need some time to bring out the Everlasting Blue Thunder City; by the time he brought it out, it would be too late.
At this moment, Ning Cheng felt panic rising within his heart and felt that his actions were too brash. Previously, Lou Pingchuan wanted to torture him slowly; as such, there was no chance of death. However, now the other party truly wished to kill him; if he continued with refining his body like this, Ning Cheng would definitely die.
“Puff….” Not waiting for Ning Cheng to retreat, the cymbal directly slashed through Ning Cheng’s waist, causing an arrow of blood to shoot out from the cut. Ning Cheng also ended up blown back sideways because of the force accompanying the cymbal. Even his meridians broke apart at this moment, giving Ning Cheng even more severe, almost fatal injuries. However, the moment they split, they mysteriously joined up almost instantaneously.
The next instance, Ning Cheng felt his skeleton starting to reorganise, as his corporeal body advanced to Tier 8 God Body.
The corners of Lou Pingchuan’s mouth suffused with even more deadly killing intent, even the space around him gave out intermittent tremors. He had to tear apart Ning Cheng’s Domain and kill Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng gave out a sigh and was about to bring out his Nirvana Spear, when a cold voice rang out, “
Enough
. Lou Pingchuan, you are a Celestial Gatherer Cultivator, and yet you want to compare notes with a Celestial Novice Cultivator. Since it already reached th
is point, there is no need to continue anymore.”
No one spoke. At this time, almost everyone looked at Ning Cheng with sympathy. Even Zhao Yanxiang, the instigator of this incident, had to admire Ning Cheng’s courage, which allowed him to hold on until now. Not only had Ning Cheng held his ground until now, but the killing intent around him had also grown stronger despite Ning Cheng’s injuries growing increasingly severe.
In the entire Dao Discussion Hall, only Lou Pingchuan and Ning Cheng understood what was going on. In any case, Ning Cheng did not want to continue fighting anymore. He had just advanced to the Tier 8 God Body; at the same time, everyone in the public square had already heard his words. As such, Ning Cheng had already achieved a great harvest. Since he realised all his goals and extra during the fight with Lou Pingchuan, why would he bother to continue fighting?
Lou Pingchuan also knew that Ning Cheng had ultimately used him to enhance his own body further, intensifying his desire to kill Ning Cheng. However, when he heard that voice, he had no choice but to stop immediately. This voice belonged to a female cultivator by the name of Tang Yu. Moreover, Lou Pingchuan also clearly understood the identity of the other party. She shared the same status as him, as one of the premier geniuses of the Striking Order Starry Skies. However, her reputation was not something that Lou Pingchuan could ever match in his lifetime.
If the Striking Order Starry Skies had to pick the top ten geniuses, then Lou Pingchuan might squeeze into the tenth spot; however, Tang Yu would definitely rank within the top three. However, this was not the main thing. The most critical piece of information about this female cultivator was that she had an unfathomable father, one of the few Eternal Realm powerhouses within the Striking Order Starry Skies, Tang Yitang.
Chapter 0534 – Tang Yu’s Straightforwardness
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Although the name Tang Yitang sounded a bit mouthful, in the Striking Order Starry Skies, Tang Yitang had a resounding reputation. Even Heavenly Emperor Striking Order had to give him adequate respect. Not to mention Lou Pingchuan, who was just a genius from the Shang Mou Celestial River, even if he transformed into the king of the Shang Mou Celestial River, he would not dare to contradict Tang Yu’s words. What’s more, Tang Yu’s words even resonated with the thoughts of the people present in this place.
Lou Pingchuan felt extremely depressed in his heart. Others had no idea that Ning Cheng had used him to refine his corporeal body. They only saw him torturing a helpless Celestial Novice Cultivator. He was a Celestial Gatherer Expert, yet he indulged in humiliating a Celestial Novice Cultivator in such a manner, it indeed was something shameful. However, could he actually reveal such a thing? If he said it aloud, it would be akin to slapping his own face.
If others knew that in a fight between a Celestial Gatherer Expert and a Celestial Novice Cultivator, the Celestial Novice Cultivator used the incoming attacks to refine his body, would people still consider Lou Pingchuan a genius?
Ning Cheng took out a robe and put it over his body. Then, he calmly walked down the Seeking Dao Platform, one-step at a time. Ruan Mingshu quickly came up and tried to support Ning Cheng. In her opinion, Ning Cheng’s injuries were not light. Moreover, she vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with her.
Although Ning Cheng knew that he was in a lot better situation compared to the past, when he just stepped up on the Seeking Dao Platform, he still did not choose to reject Ruan Mingshu’s kindness. This battle also showed that he indeed could not match up against Lou Pingchuan; moreover, it was not just a simple difference in strength. As for the rest of the people, they only saw Ning Cheng’s bloody figure descending the Seeking Dao Platform, apparently without the strength to fight back.
Lou Pingchuan’s expression returned to its previous calm after staring at Ning Cheng’s back. From this moment on, he could no longer regard Ning Cheng as just a Celestial Novice Cultivator. This Celestial Novice Cultivator was not only far stronger than other Celestial Novice Cultivators; this fellow even possessed an extremely terrifying mentality. He could never let this person grow; otherwise, this fellow might end up becoming an eternal nightmare for him.
However, since Tang Yu had told him to stop, he could only make a temporary ceasefire. If he really killed Ning Cheng over the Seeking Dao Platform, although it might have brought him some relief, it would have also completely ruined his reputation. This temporary stop definitely was a good thing. Otherwise, his biography might have looked like ‘a Celestial Gatherer Cultivator, challenged a Celestial Novice Cultivator. As a result, the Celestial Novice Cultivator suffered a humiliating beat down before the Celestial Novice Cultivator finally succumbed to death.’ Such a biography would not bring any glory.
However, others had no idea about Ning Cheng’s insidiousness. As such, he could only swallow such kind of a matter.
In any case, there would be many chances to kill Ning Cheng in the future, as this fellow definitely would enter the Time Wilderness. Once inside the Time Wilderness, he did not believe that he could not take down a Celestial Novice Cultivator.
Ning Cheng deliberately walked to the female cultivator who stopped the fight before speaking up with cupped fists, “Many thanks to this Senior Apprentice Sister for your words; otherwise, this Ning Cheng definitely would have died.”
This female cultivator had just spoken a few words, yet it caused Lou Pingchuan to stop immediately. It allowed Ning Cheng to realise that this woman’s background must definitely be extraordinary.
“So you’re called Ning Cheng, huh? Sorry, my name is Tang Yu, and I’m one of the candidates heading into the Time Wilderness.” Tang Yu showed a slight smile and did not speak anything about the battle.
Ning Cheng calmly replied, “Yes, I am called Ning Cheng.”
Tang Yu had a very ordinary-looking appearance; however, she had two small dimples at the corner of her mouth, making her look quite sweet and amiable. At the same time, Ning Cheng could clearly feel that Tang Yu’s strength was quite similar compared to Lou Pingchuan; in fact, she might even turn out stronger. Lou Pingchuan himself was a handful for Ning Cheng, yet this person felt even more powerful compared to the latter, and it was only within the Striking Order Starry Skies. From this, Ning Cheng understood that the starry skies contained a lot many geniuses compared to what he had initially imagined.
“You really are quite something; by the way, I have a fire attributed main Spirit Root. If you want to sell your Fire Origin Crystal, I can purchase it from you.” When Tang Yu spoke, the smile remained over her face.
Ning Cheng felt his heart suddenly jolt. Looks like he ended up earning a few ‘well-wishers’ today, even this Tang Yu ended up taking a fancy to his Fire Origin Crystal. Moreover, since Tang Yu spoke about the Fire Origin Crystal in front of so many people, it might not necessarily be a bad thing for him.
Ning Cheng had many Fire Origin Crystals on him. Even if he used one to purchase the mask, and gave one to Shi Yulan, he still had more than ten pieces. However, Ning Cheng had no intention to sell those Fire Origin Crystals. After all, he also had a fire attributed Spirit Root; as such, he might use it in the future.
However, now that Tang Yu asked him to buy the Fire Origin Crystal, Ning Cheng took it out without hesitation and put it in Tang Yu’s hands, “Many thanks, Senior Apprentice Sister Tang. I anyway was looking for a place to sell this Fire Origin Crystal. Now that Senior Apprentice Sister Tang wants to help out, it would be for the best, but…..”
Tang Yu felt delighted to take over the Fire Origin Crystal that Ning Cheng had handed her and spoke up, “I don’t know what Junior Apprentice Brother Ning wants? Is it Celestial Coins or weapons or something else?”
Ning Cheng spoke up with slight hesitation, “I still have some Celestial Coins on me, so I don’t need them. However, I do u
se an axe and am currently looking for a better axe. Also, if there are any jade strips about the Dao of Arrays, Dao of Pills, or the Dao of Talismans, it would help me a lot.”
Tang Yu received and put away the Fire Origin Crystal before smiling and speaking up, “I didn’t know that you had quite the wide variety of hobbies. So be it, three days later, I will send these things to your residence.”
“Many thanks, Senior Apprentice Sister Tang.” Ning Cheng once again cupped his fists towards Tang Yu and immediately left the area with Ruan Mingshu. Although Tang Yu had not asked about the location of his residence, with Tang Yu’s influence, Ning Cheng felt sure that she could easily find out where he lived. As such, revealing where he resided had no meaning.
Moreover, Tang Yu taking away the Fire Origin Crystal might also turn out as a good move, helping in reducing the attention the others paid him.
“Senior Apprentice Brother Ning, are you going to be okay?” Only after walking away from this place with Ning Cheng did Ruan Mingshu find the opportunity to ask Ning Cheng a question.
Ning Cheng smiled before speaking to Ruan Mingshu, “Many thanks for the care Junior Apprentice Sister Mingshu. Do not worry; I am fine. The Dao Discussion has only just started, and Junior Apprentice Sister should head back. You don’t need to care about me.”
“What about you?” Ruan Mingshu looked at Ning Cheng with concern.
“I’ll be heading to the resting pen to heal. Once the Time Wilderness opens, I hope that Junior Apprentice Sister will remember to call me.” With that, Ning Cheng quickened his pace and soon left the Dao Discussion Hall.
Ruan Mingshu watched Ning Cheng as his back disappeared into the crowd while feeling confused within her heart. Initially, she had thought that Ning Cheng had suffered severe injuries; however, the moment she held Ning Cheng, she could feel that Ning Cheng had no severe injuries at all. Moreover, she had not expected that Ning Cheng even had a Fire Origin Crystal in his possession. From the looks of it, it felt like Ruan Mingshu had no understanding about Ning Cheng. Even when it came to how Ning Cheng made his way to this place, she had no idea about it.
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