98: Chapter 98

Seeing this, Li Pingan didn't feel any fear. Instead, he opened and closed his fingers twice, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"Boom!"

A thunderous boom erupted out of nowhere. The bluestone slab beneath Li Pingan's feet instantly cracked like a spiderweb. He shot forward like an arrow from a fully drawn divine bow, transforming into a streak of light as he charged toward Elder Feng.

His right hand clenched into a fist, veins bulging like coiling dragons. As the Divine Profound Mountain Shaking Art circulated within him, a faint golden glow surfaced on his skin, making it seem as if a single punch could shatter mountains.

"Stop him!" Elder Feng shrieked in terror!

Two golden figures shifted sideways like iron towers, blocking Li Pingan's path like two insurmountable mountains.

Li Pingan didn't choose to go around them. Instead, he threw a punch!

With a thunderous "Rumble," the Spiritual Qi in the air fluctuated violently, forming a visible shockwave that swept out in all directions.

The sleeves of the corpses on the ground fluttered loudly in the wind, yet the area where Chen Xuan stood remained completely unaffected.

Xiao Yun watched the situation with a solemn expression, not daring to lose focus for even a second.

That dark-skinned youth's punch just now had made even him feel a hint of danger.

The golden Puppet retreated dozens of steps before it finally dissipated the force of Li Pingan's punch. A slight indentation of a fist was left on its chest. If this had been a real person instead of a Puppet, they would have likely broken two or three ribs.

The other Puppet seized the opportunity. Its aura surged as its thick right leg straightened like a steel whip, sweeping toward Li Pingan's waist.

Li Pingan's footwork suddenly shifted. His body drifted backward like willow catkins in the wind, dodging the Puppet's whip-like kick. However, the Puppet was relentless; it stepped forward with its left leg, spun its body violently, and swept its right leg again.

"Good timing!"

Li Pingan gave a low shout. This time, instead of retreating, he proactively met the attack. He clenched his right fist and smashed it hard against the Puppet's leg bone.

"Clang!" Another deafening collision rang out!

Fortunately, this Puppet felt no pain; otherwise, a miserable scream would have surely echoed out.

Seeing this, Elder Feng's face no longer held its previous relaxation. His brows furrowed tightly, and his gaze grew more solemn.

Just two of them were already this troublesome. If the five people on the side intervened, what would happen?

Could he really wait until the Sect's experts arrived?

With a thought, he manipulated the two Puppets to flank the dark-skinned youth from the front and back. Although he was being besieged by the two Puppets...

Li Pingan still appeared to be handling it with ease.

Sometimes he would meet the Puppets' attacks head-on with his fists, and other times he would use footwork to dodge. If he couldn't dodge, he would simply tank the hit, treating it as Body Refining.

On the other side!

Mu Wanqing's jade-like hands formed a seal, and fine ice crystals condensed into an ice spike, piercing through the chest of the last escaping Cultivator.

She let out a soft breath, venting the frustration and indignation in her heart.

The residual Spiritual Qi on her fingertips slowly dissipated. Mu Wanqing returned to her Revered Master's side and then looked up at the battle in the air.

"Junior Brother's talent is truly incredible."

She remembered when they first met; Li Pingan was just an ordinary boy who refused to accept his fate, even suffering humiliation from Po Shan Sect Cultivators in East Stone Valley. It had only been four short months.

Now, Li Pingan alone could wipe out the Po Shan Sect.

"Revered Master!"

Chen Xuan glanced at his Eldest Disciple: "Speak. What is it?"

"You didn't give Junior Brother private lessons, did you? Otherwise, how could he be this strong?" Mu Wanqing said with a pout.

Chen Xuan flicked his Eldest Disciple's forehead. "Look for the reasons within yourself. Have you been working hard in your daily cultivation? Is it because your own Comprehension Ability is too poor? Stop always thinking about slacking off."

"Revered Master, I really haven't been slacking! If I had slacked off, I'd still be at the Fourth Level of Foundation Establishment," Mu Wanqing immediately defended herself.

"Then what is your Third Junior Brother doing now, and what are you doing?"

Mu Wanqing gave an embarrassed smile. "Revered Master, you can't compare me to him."

In the air, Elder Feng watched the battle. The two golden Puppets were becoming increasingly damaged. He estimated that in another fifteen minutes, they would be completely destroyed.

Why was this boy's physical body so powerful? It didn't make any sense at all.

Elder Feng snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve. A streak of light flew out and hovered before him. It was a Low Grade Earth Rank Flying Sword, its blade shimmering with a faint green light.

Although Alchemists were not skilled in combat, they were incredibly wealthy and possessed numerous Magic Treasures.

By simply refining some Medicinal Pills, they could easily trade for Magic Treasures.

The Flying Sword circled once in the air, its sharp Sword Qi already locked onto Li Pingan.

"Senior?" Xiao Yun asked in a low voice.

Chen Xuan waved his hand. "No need to help. Pingan can handle it. If he goes out for experience in the future, is he supposed to expect others not to have many Magic Treasures?"

"Yes, Senior!"

"Clang!" Li Pingan punched the Puppet on the left in the chest. The golden light collided with the Puppet's metal body, erupting in a blinding golden flash. Meanwhile, the Puppet on the right swept its leg like a steel cable, whistling through the air toward Li Pingan's back.

Just as he was being attacked from both sides, a ruthless glint flashed in Elder Feng's eyes. He shook his sleeve, and the green Flying Sword hovering before him suddenly erupted with brilliant green light.

"Go!"

The Flying Sword turned into a streak of green lightning, aiming straight for the back of Li Pingan's heart.

Li Pingan seemed to have sensed it long ago, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, yet he showed no panic.

"Four Symbols Rotation Art!"

As soon as he spoke, the golden light around Li Pingan flowed rapidly, and a simple and heavy phantom appeared outside his body, looking like a Black Tortoise.

As soon as the phantom appeared, the surrounding air suddenly stagnated, and a vast and majestic defensive field spread out with Li Pingan as the center.

"Whoosh—" The green Flying Sword, carrying the power to cut through gold and stone, slammed into the phantom.

There was no violent collision as expected. Instead, the Flying Sword seemed to have fallen into a swamp, unable to move forward. The green light on the sword flickered violently, and its sharp Sword Qi was neutralized layer by layer by the phantom, turning into wisps of green smoke.

When it reached Li Pingan, he simply extended two fingers and caught it easily.

Elder Feng's pupils constricted, his face filled with disbelief.

"Impossible! I poured all my strength into this Earth Rank Flying Sword. How could this be?"

With the help of the phantom, the right Puppet's leg sweep was also easily blocked. Li Pingan seized the opportunity, clenched his right fist, and condensed the golden light into a fist-shadow, smashing it into the Puppet's head. "Boom!" The Puppet's head exploded.

Immediately afterward, he vanished from his spot and reappeared behind the other Puppet. He pressed one hand onto its back and suddenly exerted force. With a "Crack!", the Puppet's body shattered piece by piece like armor.

Before Elder Feng could regain his senses, Li Pingan's figure swept toward him like a Flying Sword.

"You were waiting to use your Flying Sword, and I was just waiting for you to use it!"

If he continued fighting, it would take another fifteen minutes to finish off these two Puppets, but that would make his Revered Master wait too long.

Sensing that Elder Feng was preparing to strike, Li Pingan had chosen to intentionally show a weakness.

Seeing things take a turn for the worse, Elder Feng tried to circulate his Spiritual Qi, but his shoulder was suddenly pinned down. With a "Crack," Elder Feng's shoulder bone shattered. He screamed in pain as the Spiritual Qi in his body instantly became chaotic.

Li Pingan carried the dejected Elder Feng toward Chen Xuan.

Xiao Lingxian blinked her beautiful eyes and said softly, "Was that phantom the God-Tier Divine Ability Senior Brother just comprehended? It really is powerful."

Xiao Yun was left dumbfounded.

To be so young and yet take on three Golden Cores alone...

And... he actually freaking won.

Wait... he remembered the Senior saying they were going to participate in the Heavenly Selection Grand Ceremony!

Who was going? Could it be this dark-skinned, slightly thin youth? This... how was anyone supposed to compete? This was nothing short of a wolf among sheep.