When Nie Xuan heard the voice, he turned around and glanced towards Zhang Ruochen, not removing his foot that was on top of Zhang Shaochu’s head, and an odd smile appeared on his face as he said, ”What did you just say? You’re going to waste me? Everyone heard that, he said he’s going to waste me!”
All those trainees around them laughed, thinking that the two princes of Yunwu County Kingdom were stupid.
It was true that Zhang Ruochen was the number one freshman, but he only had a cultivation of the middle Xuanji Realm.
A mid Xuanji realm martial artist actually claimed to waste a middle Xuanji realm martial artist, what was he if not a fool?
Nie Xuan slightly arched his hand at Feng Zhilin and said, “Senior Brother Feng, let me help you teach that one Ninth Prince a lesson first, I don’t know what you think?”
Against a mid Xuanji realm martial artist, Feng Zhilin didn’t bother to do it himself, standing there proudly, he nodded gently, his eyes a little grim as he said, “Since he put out the word that he wants to abolish you, shouldn’t you abolish him first?”
Nie Xuan revealed an understanding smile and kicked Zhang Shaochu aside, “Fat pig, get to the side, this young master will come back to clean you up later.”
Nie Xuan shook his shoulders as the bones in his entire body rattled along.
His pace was steady as he walked towards Zhang Ruochen and laughed, “Zhang Ruochen, aren’t you going to waste me, I’m standing in front of you right now, so come and waste me?”
Those trainees surrounding Zhang Ruochen all retreated to the side, revealing a look of watching a good show.
Zhang Ruochen slightly glanced towards Zhang Shaochu, only to see Zhang Shaochu lying on the ground, shaking his head vigorously at Zhang Ruochen, signalling Zhang Ruochen to endure for a while.
There might be a chance to live if he endured, but if he didn’t, he would definitely die a miserable death today.
Under the banner of avenging his brother’s death, Feng Zhilin did not want the elders of the Academy Palace to intervene and wanted to put Zhang Ruochen to death today.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head at Zhang Shaochu, his eyes becoming more determined as he looked over towards Nie Xuan and said, “Nie Xuan, do you think I’ll waste your hands or your legs?”
Nie Xuan snorted coldly, “Kid, you’re too arrogant!”
He stopped talking nonsense with Zhang Ruochen, and with a stomp of his feet, he violently rushed out, reaching a speed of forty metres per second, so fast that it was like a gust of wind.
The biggest advantage of a martial artist in the middle extreme position of the Xuanji Realm was that his speed far exceeded that of a martial artist in the middle Xuanji Realm, and he could kill his opponent with a single move before the opponent could react.
However, Zhang Ruochen was not an ordinary mid Xuan Polarity Realm martial artist. In terms of speed, he was not much slower than a Xuanji Realm Intermediate Bit martial artist.
The moment Nie Xuan rushed over, Zhang Ruochen struck a return move and slapped out with a palm, jade-white true qi circling between his five fingers as he erupted with a powerful force.
“Boom!”
Nie Xuan clashed hard with Zhang Ruochen and his face changed slightly, only to feel a huge force surging into his arm from Zhang Ruochen’s palm, shocking the pain in his arm to the point of cracking.
Sensing that it was not good, Nie Xuan immediately retreated backwards, distancing himself far away from Zhang Ruochen.
Nie Xuan’s arm was gently trembling in his sleeve, it was fortunate that he had withdrawn his hand in time just now, or else the meridians in his arm would have definitely snapped.
“What an overbearing true qi, what level of technique are you cultivating?” Nie Xuan said.
Feng Zhilin and those other trainees could naturally see that Nie Xuan had suffered a considerable loss in Zhang Ruochen’s hands in that exchange just now.
They were all very clear about Nie Xuan’s cultivation, although he had only just broken through to the Xuan Extremity Realm Intermediate Bit, he was definitely not something that a mid Xuan Extremity Realm martial artiste could contend with.
That one Ninth Prince of the Yunwu County Kingdom was surprisingly so powerful!
Feng Zhilin noticed the jade-white light that flickered in Zhang Ruochen’s palm just now, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face, ”It’s a bit interesting, it seems that the technique he cultivates is really extraordinary, otherwise it would be impossible for him to repel Nie Xuan.
Zhang Ruochen stared at Nie Xuan and said, “Try catching one of my moves as well!”
After saying this, Zhang Ruochen’s body was completely taut, as if it was a battle bow drawn into a full moon, the true qi in his body worked rapidly, and his feet stomped at the same time, like an arrow off the string, sprinting out.
The strength of the bones and muscles in his body were all mobilised, and he erupted his entire body’s strength as he struck out with a palm.
“Barbarian Elephant Chi Earth!”
Nie Xuan had just fought with Zhang Ruochen and suffered a small loss, so he didn’t dare to take Zhang Ruochen lightly anymore.
Just as the palm wind came crashing down on his face, Nie Xuan executed a Human Grade Upper Grade Martial Skill, Vajra Bone Shattering Finger.
Nie Xuan stretched out a middle finger, all the true qi in his body surged towards it, and a faint layer of golden light unexpectedly appeared on his finger.
“Vajra Shattering Bone!”
It was as if Nie Xuan’s arm turned into a phantom as he pointed out a finger and struck Zhang Ruochen’s palm.
“Boom!”
A finger and a palm collided together, and both Nie Xuan and Zhang Ruochen were very badly affected, simultaneously taking a step backwards.
Luckily, Zhang Ruochen had cultivated the Jade Pure True Qi, so he was able to resist Nie Xuan’s Vajra Breaking Bone Finger, otherwise, Nie Xuan’s finger from just now would have been able to pierce through his palm.
Zhang Ruochen had just taken a step back before he immediately struck again, his legs stomped and he leapt seven or eight metres high, striking out with a palm.
“Flying Dragon in the Sky!”
Although Nie Xuan’s fingers were aching, he was forced to once again point out a finger, striking Zhang Ruochen’s palm once again.
“Boom!”
Nie Xuan was shaken back three steps by the palm force.
Zhang Ruochen’s movements were all in one as he immediately struck his third palm.
“Dragon Elephant Returning to the Field!”
“Boom!”
Nie Xuan’s fingers snapped and a muffled sound came out of his mouth as he stumbled backwards in a sorry state.
He stared at Zhang Ruochen from afar, his arm trembling even more as the pain coming from his finger caused drops of cold sweat to break out on his forehead. His middle finger was broken.
In fact, Zhang Ruochen wasn’t feeling good either, a fiery pain was coming from his palm as drops of blood gushed out from his palm prints. He squeezed his fist as blood kept flowing out of his five fingers and dripping onto the ground.
Nie Xuan’s battle prowess was one step more powerful than Qing You.
Prince Huo Xing stood in the distance, staring at the battle between Nie Xuan and Zhang Ruochen, his eyes growing colder and colder as he said, “He’s only in the middle Xuanji realm and he can fight against a martial artist in the middle extreme level of the Xuanji realm, we can’t let him live any longer or he’ll surely become a big problem for the Four Directions County Kingdom.”
Xie Zhaowu stood beside Prince Huo Xing and smiled fawningly, “Why should Your Highness the Prince worry? Nie Xuan has yet to display the true power of a martial artist at the middle extreme level of the Xuan Extreme Realm, and if he did, I’m afraid that Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t even be able to catch a single move from him.”
Prince Huo Xing nodded and said, “A martial artist at the Xuan Extremity Realm’s Small Extremity Position can achieve blood qi condensation for beasts. A martial artist of the Xuan Extremity Realm Middle Extremity Boundary can achieve Blood Qi Condensation of Soldiers. Once the power of these two bloodlines erupts, it would indeed be easy for Nie Xuan to defeat Zhang Ruochen.”
Xie Zhaowu laughed, “Nie Xuan should still have his cards and won’t use these two powers easily. After all, it’s only against a mid Xuanji Realm martial artiste!”
All of this was naturally planned behind the scenes by Prince Huo Xing, except that he was still a newborn and did not have a blood feud with Zhang Ruochen, which was why he used Feng Zhilin to deal with Zhang Ruochen. He only needed to watch the show from behind.
Nie Xuan held back the pain coming from his fingers and shouted, ”Good! What a freshman number one, it really isn’t comparable to an ordinary mid Xuanji Realm martial artist. Since that’s the case, I’ll let you see the Spirit Grade Lower Grade Martial Skill that I’ve cultivated, the Illusory Shadow Hand!”
Nie Xuan stomped his steps while his hands paddled, his five fingers and arms forming a phantom shadow.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes narrowed, and even if he had injected his True Qi into his eye chakra, it would still be difficult to see Nie Xuan’s moves.
As a last resort, Zhang Ruochen had to unleash his Spatial Domain, and everything within a thirty metre radius was all under his control.
Borrowing the power of the Spatial Domain, Zhang Ruochen finally got a clear look at Nie Xuan’s handprints and stances.
“Nie Xuan is a martial artist at the middle extreme level of the Xuan Extreme Realm, with my current cultivation, if I fight him hard, I will definitely lose nine out of ten battles. It’s imperative to defeat him or even waste him before he can exert the power of his bloodline.”
Zhang Ruochen knew the gap between himself and Nie Xuan very clearly, and right now, there was only a chance for one move. Grasping this move, he would be able to win. If he couldn’t grasp it, he would end up worse off than Fourth Prince Zhang Shaochu.
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze was tightly fixed on Nie Xuan, who was rapidly rushing over, as he cupped the Time and Space Crystal Stone in his hand and hid it inside his sleeve.
“Zhang Ruochen, it’s already quite remarkable that you were able to lose to my Illusory Shadow Hand.” Nie Xuan’s face wore a crazy smile as more than a dozen hand shadows struck towards Zhang Ruochen at the same time.
Zhang Ruochen’s body made a sideways flip to the left, and with great speed, he took out the one-foot-long Soothsayer Scythe from the inner space of the Space-Time Crystal Stone.
With a wave of his arm, the Sorrowful Life Scythe sliced through the air, cutting off one of the phantom hands struck by Nie Xuan.
Blood light flashed!
A bloody hand fell to the ground.
“Ah …… my …… hand ……”
Nie Xuan screamed miserably, covering his wrist that kept gushing blood, almost fainting from the pain.
Zhang Ruochen could not let go of such a good opportunity and kicked Nie Xuan’s chest, sending him flying more than ten metres away.
Nie Xuan had just tried to stand up when a heavy foot stomped on his chest, causing the bones in his chest to “cackle”, as if it was going to collapse his chest.
Zhang Ruochen placed the Life-Stopping Scythe on Nie Xuan’s neck and said, “Don’t move! Otherwise, it won’t be as simple as cutting your wrists later on!”
Nie Xuan was incomparably furious, if Zhang Ruochen hadn’t suddenly taken out a scythe from his sleeve and cut off his left hand, how could he have lost to a mid Xuanji Realm martial artist?
“Daring to waste my left hand, today, you definitely won’t have a good ending!” Nie Xuan clenched his teeth and said.
In the distance, Feng Zhilin and those other trainees reacted after a long time and immediately rushed over, surrounding Zhang Ruochen in the centre.
“Wow!
All of them had a murderous look on their faces, taking out their True Martial Treasure Grade blades as if they wanted to dismantle Zhang Ruochen.
“bast*rd, why don’t you let go of Nie Xuan immediately?” One of the trainees carried a battle blade and pointed it at Zhang Ruochen’s chest, as long as he reached forward one more time, he would be able to break through Zhang Ruochen’s chest.
Zhang Ruochen grinned as he placed the Sorrowful Scythe on Nie Xuan’s neck and said, “Whoever dares to move, I’ll cut off his head.”
“Is that so? Do you believe that I’ll break this fat pig’s head first?”
Feng Zhilin pinched Zhang Shaochu’s neck and dragged him to Zhang Ruochen.
Feng Zhilin operated his true qi with a sardonic smile on his face as he pressed his palm on the top of Zhang Shaochu’s head and said, “Zhang Ruochen, why don’t you let go of Nie Xuan immediately and put down the scythe in your hand. Do you really think that I don’t dare to kill him?
Zhang Shaochu was so scared that he was trembling all over, his lips shivering straight as he said, “Nine …… ninth brother, don’t …… don’t care about me ……, if you let go of Nie Xuan, you’re …… dead!”
“Snap!”
Feng Zhilin’s five fingers merged, pinched into a palm blade, and chopped down, breaking the bones of Zhang Shaochu’s right arm.
“Ah ……”
