“Now, am I qualified to fight Lin Xiao?” Duan Dongtian scanned the Spear Dragon Sect disciples, speaking loudly.
The disciples’ expressions darkened. Duan Dongtian was clearly humiliating the Spear Dragon Sect.
“Get past me first!” A disciple surged forward, radiating the powerful aura of a Fourth Stage Martial Lord. Righteous energy converged, a radiant golden spear aura soaring skyward, its supreme force resonating with heaven and earth, charging towards Duan Dongtian, its dazzling golden light illuminating all directions.
This might and power were noticeably stronger than Yu Kewei’s.
“Hmph!”
Duan Dongtian snorted coldly, throwing a punch. A terrifying fist aura surged, carrying unmatched momentum, striking the spear aura.
“Rumble!” A deafening clash erupted, vast waves of energy bursting forth, surging towards the youth soaring into the sky.
“Righteousness surges to the heavens, the spear hammers all obstacles!” The youth unleashed the Spear Dragon Sect’s powerful technique again, gripping his spear with both hands and smashing it skyward.
Surging righteous energy merged with righteous power, forming a massive, sturdy spear. The spear, imbued with supreme, unyielding force, smashed upward, as if it could shatter the void itself.
“Severing Emperor Fist!” Duan Dongtian unleashed the Duan family’s powerful technique again. Blinding golden light burst from his fist, the unmatched fist aura, segmented like bamboo, carrying the power to sever all obstacles, surging downward with unstoppable force.
This strike was even more powerful than the one that defeated Yu Kewei.
“Rumble!”
A earth-shaking clash rang out. The youth’s righteous spear shattered instantly, turning into torrential waves of energy, surging downward.
The unmatched shockwaves struck the youth, causing him to spit blood, his body sent crashing into the mountain.
The onlookers gasped in shock:
“That was Zhang Jinyuan, one of the six Fourth Stage Martial Lord disciples of the Spear Dragon Sect. Even he lost!”
“Duan Dongtian is truly strong. It seems impossible to stop him from challenging Lin Xiao!”
“I never thought the Spear Dragon Sect would face such humiliation!”
“The Spear Dragon Sect probably can’t salvage its reputation now. It depends on whether Lin Xiao, when he emerges, can stop Duan Dongtian. If he can’t, the sect’s face will be utterly lost.”
“Duan Dongtian is over forty and has suppressed his cultivation. It’s understandable he can defeat Fourth Stage Martial Lord youths. But to have such combat power while suppressed to the peak of Ninth Stage Martial Venerable, he must have been a supreme genius in his youth.”
“Naturally, otherwise he couldn’t have sired monsters like Duan Dongfeng and Duan Tianya. Duan Dongfeng was also incredibly strong, but unfortunately, he met Lin Xiao.”
The continuous chatter darkened the Spear Dragon Sect disciples’ expressions.
Even Zhang Jinyuan, their strongest Fourth Stage Martial Lord, had lost. No one at this level could defeat Duan Dongtian.
“Now, am I qualified?” Duan Dongtian, hovering high above, looked down at the disciples and asked again.
The disciples were furious but lacked the grounds to attack.
“I must admit, you are qualified to fight Brother Lin Xiao!” A grey-robed youth stepped forward, his mature face exuding the aura of a Fifth Stage Martial Lord.
“But defeating a Fourth Stage Martial Lord? Brother Lin Xiao can do that too. Your strength is likely nothing special!”
The grey-robed youth continued, “I wonder, do you dare to fight a Fifth Stage Martial Lord?”
Before Duan Dongtian could reply, the youth added, “Your original cultivation was surely far higher than mine. I’d like to test the combat power of someone who has suppressed their cultivation.”
The youth’s words implied that defeating the sect’s Fourth Stage Martial Lords was no great feat, given Duan Dongtian’s suppressed cultivation.
Duan Dongtian’s expression darkened, his eyes flashing. He glanced at Zheren Feng.
A young man from the Ling Sword Sect, in his late twenties, whispered something to Zheren Feng, who then nodded at Duan Dongtian.
Duan Dongtian looked down at the grey-robed youth and said, “Come up and fight!”
The onlookers were shocked. Duan Dongtian was going to fight a Fifth Stage Martial Lord?
The Spear Dragon Sect disciples were stunned, then sneered.
“Brother Liang Ye may be the weakest of our three Fifth Stage Martial Lord disciples, but he’s still a Fifth Stage Martial Lord, far stronger than Brother Zhang Jinyuan. Duan Dongtian dares to accept this fight? Let’s see how he wins.”
“He can only be arrogant for so long!”
The disciples whispered, their expressions improving at the prospect of Liang Ye fighting.
Zhong Moyang frowned, his face showing worry.
“Whoosh!”
Liang Ye soared into the sky, wielding his spear, engaging Duan Dongtian in battle.
Meanwhile, within Haoran Mountain.
“Swish!” “Swish!” “Swish!”
Lin Xiao’s spear danced continuously, slashing, smashing, and thrusting.
Despite the force, under Haoran Mountain’s array suppression, no aura or sound escaped, as if he were merely practicing moves.
“Chi!” As Lin Xiao thrust his final spear, within his body, the ninth layer of chaos formed in his dantian, vast righteous power surging within.
“I did it!” Lin Xiao’s heart leapt with joy. He stopped, opening his tightly shut eyes.
For the past month, he had trained with closed eyes, fully focused.
To his satisfaction, under the dense righteous energy and intense pressure, he had cultivated righteous power.
Moreover, with this power, he broke through, reaching the Ninth Stage Martial Venerable realm.
Lin Xiao felt his body brimming with immense power. If he faced Yang Xiu, a Fourth Stage Martial Lord, now, he was confident he could easily kill him.
“Having cultivated righteous power, the array’s pressure has lessened greatly.” Lin Xiao felt at ease, moving freely at the mountain’s base. “Since I’ve cultivated righteous power, I can climb the mountain. Why not seize this chance to see how far I can go?” Lin Xiao thought, preparing to climb, but then a dazzling light burst in the distant sky, illuminating all directions, catching his eye.
“Hm? A fight outside the Spear Dragon Sect?”
Seeing the radiant light, Lin Xiao pondered, “The battle seems intense, not like a spar. Could someone be challenging the Spear Dragon Sect?”
“I’ll check it out!” Halting his climb, Lin Xiao walked out of Haoran Mountain, heading towards the source of the commotion.
