Green Headband Brother had gotten cocky, directly challenging the Iron Bones Clanging Sect’s strongest inner disciple.
Ye Xingchen was very displeased watching this, so he volunteered for battle, determined to properly teach this guy wrapped in a green headband a lesson.
However, Jun Changxiao said, “Elder Jin, is he an inner disciple?”
“Sect Leader Jun.”
Elder Jin said indifferently, “Although the disciple this old man is sending out is an outer disciple, he already possesses the strength of an inner disciple.”
Jun Changxiao frowned.
You said you’d send inner disciples, but you send an outer one—how am I supposed to complete my quest?
“Jun Changxiao.”
Dai Lü said indifferently, “Don’t tell me you don’t dare send an inner disciple to fight me?”
Oh my.
This kid’s quite arrogant!
After some consideration, Jun Changxiao said, “Xingchen, enter battle.”
Using an inner disciple to fight an outer disciple was somewhat disadvantageous, but he just couldn’t stand seeing green-headband man being so arrogant!
When dealing with this type of person, the best method was to have someone even more arrogant than him teach him a lesson.
Who was the most arrogant in the Iron Bones Clanging Sect?
Without a doubt, Lord Night Emperor!
“Swish!”
Ye Xingchen stepped forward, clenching his fists while shaking his head, saying sinisterly, “A grown man wearing a green headband—really not worried about all that green on your head.”
Dai Lü sneered, “Green represents nature. What the hell would you know?”
What the hell would you know?
Ye Xingchen stood in the center of the martial arts arena, his gaze cold as he said, “Kid, once the sparring begins, I’ll make you suffer greatly.”
“That’s exactly what I wanted to say.” Dai Lü smiled wickedly.
The referee said, “Please announce your names.”
Ye Xingchen said indifferently, “Iron Bones Clanging Sect disciple, Ye Xingchen.”
He not only announced his name but also his sect.
This was quite rare.
Actually, even he himself didn’t understand why he needed to announce his sect.
If he had to give a reason, Ye Xingchen felt that since they had come to challenge a fifth-rate sect, he should give his Sect Leader some face.
“Sacred Spring Sect disciple, Dai Lü,” Dai Lü said.
At this point, the reborn Great Emperor and the Devourer were only a few meters apart. A battle to determine who truly had the protagonist template was about to begin.
“Whoosh!”
Dai Lü completely unleashed his Wushi aura, his face radiating arrogance.
Since returning from Black Hawk Mountain, he had constantly suppressed his cultivation. Even during the sect’s minor competitions, he had only revealed a little.
Today, with so many factions watching, this was an excellent opportunity to show off. Naturally, there was no need to hide—he could win favor from the sect’s upper echelons!
Sure enough.
When Dai Lü released his Wushi cultivation, the Sacred Spring Sect’s upper echelon all showed astonishment on their faces.
Especially Elder Jin.
Because he had accepted bribes to let him take the stage, he hadn’t expected to receive such a pleasant surprise!
The Sacred Spring Sect disciples were also dumbfounded.
A disciple who had only been in the sect for just over a year actually had Wushi cultivation. This was truly hard to believe!
“A Sacred Spring Sect outer disciple has actually broken through to Wushi!”
“Worthy of being a major sect!”
“So they didn’t send him out earlier because they were saving him to fight later!”
The martial artists from various factions were extremely surprised.
Dai Lü, having completely unleashed his Wushi cultivation, heard everyone discussing him, and the arrogance on his face grew even richer.
So this is how great it feels to be the center of attention!
At this moment, Green Headband Brother got even more cocky.
With his aptitude, he would never attract attention in his lifetime, nor would he achieve much. After awakening the Devouring Power and his strength soaring, he naturally became inflated.
However.
When Dai Lü revealed his Wushi cultivation, Ye Xingchen’s gaze was full of contempt.
I thought this arrogant guy was so strong, but he’s only a First-Rank Wushi. What absolute trash.
“Begin!” the referee shouted.
Dai Lü smiled sinisterly and said, “I…”
“Swish!”
Ye Xingchen used the Cloud Treading Step to appear before Dai Lü at extremely fast speed, his voice cold as he said, “Ever experienced a fate worse than death?”
Dai Lü’s smile froze, his gaze filling with terror.
Boom!
The sound of a fist rang out, wild wind sweeping forth.
Everyone’s eyes widened.
The aura this guy called Ye Xingchen burst out the instant he attacked was actually Wushi, and from the level, it appeared to be more than just Second or Third Rank!
“Ding! Defeated Sacred Spring Sect inner disciple 1/10.”
The notification sound rang in his ear.
Jun Changxiao was startled and said, “An outer disciple also counts toward the inner disciple count?”
The System said, “Because based on quest determination, the strength of this Sacred Spring Sect outer disciple called Dai Lü is already equivalent to an inner disciple.”
“I see.”
Jun Changxiao said, “Quite intelligent.”
But to be finished off with one punch by Ye Xingchen—that arrogant Dai Lü was way too weak!
On the martial arts arena.
The airwave gradually dissipated, and Green Headband Brother lay flat on the ground, his body violently convulsing.
“Swish!”
Ye Xingchen walked over and stepped one foot on his face, saying coldly, “Kid, get up and be arrogant.”
This scene seemed familiar.
That’s right.
At the opening of this book, Jun Changxiao had stepped on his face, trying to persuade him to join the Iron Bones Clanging Sect. In the end, he refused and got a beating in return.
First having his face stepped on by a transmigrator, and now having his face stepped on by a reborn Great Emperor—how truly pitiful.
Dai Lü hadn’t fainted. His consciousness was still present, his gaze filling with terror.
His first show-off battle after obtaining the Devouring Power had actually resulted in being beaten to the point of losing all combat capability with one punch!
Impossible, impossible!
I have the Devouring Power, my cultivation advances quickly. How could this Iron Bones Clanging Sect disciple be this strong, how could he defeat me!
Dai Lü still hadn’t figured it out—this was the enormous gap in strength.
Forget Ye Xingchen—even if you randomly picked one of Zhang Wei and the others, they could easily defeat him.
Unless… he used the Devouring Power!
But during this period, Dai Lü had only researched how to absorb plants and fierce beasts. He couldn’t freely absorb martial artists at will.
Later, recalling the scene when he had previously absorbed Old Ghost, he speculated that to absorb human spiritual power, he probably could only trigger it at the moment of life and death.
Right now wasn’t dangerous enough, not desperate enough!
For this reason, although Dai Lü’s face was being stepped on, he still struggled to mock, “Is… is that… all the strength you have?”
“Hmm?”
Ye Xingchen’s brows furrowed slightly.
A piece of trash being stepped on by him actually dared to mock him.
“Swish!”
Ye Xingchen lifted his foot and said indifferently, “Then I’ll let you witness what strength truly means!”
“Thud!”
He stomped down with one foot, stepping on Dai Lü’s face, causing him to spurt out a mouthful of blood with a “Wah.”
Very good!
Brutalize me as much as you want!
Drive me into a desperate situation, let me come back from the brink of death!
Once the Devouring Power activates, all the spiritual power in your body will be mine!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Ye Xingchen viciously stomped several more times, stomping until Dai Lü was dizzy and disoriented, stomping until blood sprayed wildly, but still unable to trigger the Devouring Power.
Not miserable enough yet!
Not close enough to death yet!
Even with his entire face covered in large footprints, Dai Lü still struggled to grin, trying to provoke Ye Xingchen, whose temper was already violent.
Kid!
Being brutalized like this and still daring to smile—you’re truly arrogant!
Ye Xingchen continued stomping viciously, causing the watching martial artists’ lips to twitch violently.
Did this Sacred Spring Sect disciple have a problem with his brain? Having clearly lost all combat capability, yet still using a smile to provoke his opponent to inflict violence upon himself?
They didn’t understand.
This was Dai Lü’s strategy—to explode in a desperate situation!
And it had to be said.
As Ye Xingchen trampled him again and again, as his injuries became increasingly severe, a strange aura suddenly surged within Green Headband Brother’s body, and his eyes gradually turned green.
Combined with his ferocious expression, he looked somewhat frightening!
It’s coming, it’s coming.
My terrifying Devouring Power that can absorb martial artists!
Thud!
Ye Xingchen kicked down again. Dai Lü spewed out another mouthful of blood. Just as the attributes in his body were about to surge forth crazily, his consciousness and body suddenly cut out, and unable to endure the brutal thrashing, he fainted.
The aura within his body that had been like a flood, with its master’s unconsciousness, instantly receded like a tide, finally hiding within his blood and meridians. Everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
If Dai Lü still had consciousness, he would definitely cry.
After enduring so much damage, just when he was about to counter from a desperate situation—how did he faint!
“Thud!”
Ye Xingchen kicked the unconscious Dai Lü out of the martial arts arena with one foot, saying indifferently, “This kind of trash—your Sacred Spring Sect actually dared send him up. Are you certain you’re not just humiliating yourselves?”