In the nearly two months since becoming an elder of the Tiegu Sect, although Jiang Xie’s cultivation was still at the Second-Rank Wuwang level, his actual combat strength had increased dramatically.
To be precise.
Not long ago, he could only be considered a High-tier Wuwang.
But now, after taking the Body Sculpting Pill and undergoing training in the Sculpting Room and Tempering Tower, he had already reached the Peak-tier level!
Although Elder Zhan was a First-Rank High-tier Wuwang, the evil sect cultivation method he practiced was very powerful, allowing him to unleash 1.6 million pounds of force.
This output was enough to match a Second-Rank High-tier Wuwang!
Unfortunately.
Facing Jiang Xie, a Second-Rank Peak-tier Wuwang who could casually dish out over 2 million pounds of force, he could truly only be described as ‘weak’!
So when the second punch struck, he was nearly knocked off the platform and sent into full-body agony.
“Swoosh!”
Jiang Xie appeared again, raising his fist to strike!
“Boom!”
The explosive sound rang out once more, shaking everyone’s hearts and spirits!
Elder Zhan, who just moments ago had that ‘I’m so awesome’ look on his face, was punched by Jiang Xie from the left side all the way to the right side, completely powerless to resist!
When martial artists clash, a difference of ten thousand pounds is already enough to decide victory or defeat. A gap of 400,000 pounds between Wuwangs could basically be described as a ‘huge disparity in strength.’
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Jiang Xie struck continuously, pummeling Elder Zhan until he spun around and around on the platform.
“…”
The corners of the mouths of various martial artists watching the battle began to twitch.
For one Wuwang to pummel another Wuwang to this extent—just how massive must the difference in strength be!
Even Jun Changxiao was somewhat speechless.
This elder from the God-Slaying Hall had been cackling “hehehe” nonstop since arriving, making everyone think he was someone with formidable strength, but who would have expected him to be such a pushover.
Actually, Elder Zhan wasn’t weak.
If it were any other Second-Rank Wuwang, he was confident he could exchange blows and fight fiercely with them.
But unfortunately, he had encountered a Second-Rank Peak-tier Wuwang!
This enormous gap in strength couldn’t be made up for even with a powerful evil sect cultivation method!
Even if Elder Guo, who was standing below with Second-Rank Wuwang cultivation, went up on stage, he would be beaten by Jiang Xie until he couldn’t tell north from south, because like Elder Zhan, he was also at the High-tier level.
“Fight back already!”
“Boom!”
“Come on, cackle ‘hehehe’ at me.”
“Boom!”
Our Elder Jiang would throw out a punch with every sentence he spoke, pummeling Elder Zhan until his head spun and his vision blurred.
This was absolutely a crushing defeat!
Jun Changxiao couldn’t watch anymore and transmitted his voice: “Just beat him up a bit, don’t go too far.”
If killing the God-Slaying Hall elder could resolve the current trouble, he would definitely let Jiang Xie go all the way and finish him off.
But in reality, if they continued to mercilessly beat him down like this on the life-and-death platform, it would only increase the other side’s hatred and make the conflict between them grow larger and larger.
Sigh.
Their strength was still too weak.
If he and his disciples had very high cultivation levels, they could show off completely without any concerns!
After receiving the sect leader’s command, Jiang Xie abandoned the idea of continuing to torment Elder Zhan. With one punch to the abdomen, he magnificently sent him flying off the life-and-death platform.
The force control was perfect.
Elder Zhan staggered as he landed. Although his entire body ached with pain, he hadn’t suffered too severe internal injuries and could recover completely after a few days of rest.
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden quest [A World of Difference], obtaining 500 contribution points.”
“Ding! Sect contribution points: 2770/5000.”
After hearing the notification sound, Jun Changxiao immediately beamed with joy.
During this period, the system hadn’t issued any side quests, not even when two Wuwangs led ten thousand evil cultivators to attack.
However.
There were hidden quests!
These things could be completed inexplicably at any moment.
For example, the hidden quest [A World of Difference] left Jun Changxiao feeling completely confused.
The system explained: “Although that person was only a First-Rank Wuwang, he was an evil cultivator whose strength should not be underestimated. The fact that Jiang Xie could completely dominate him—this is a world of difference.”
Jun Changxiao said: “I’ve crushed opponents plenty of times before, why didn’t I complete it then?”
The system said: “Some hidden quests may not be related to the host and instead need to be accomplished by sect members to meet the completion conditions.”
“That’s not right though.”
Jun Changxiao said: “Qingyang and the others have also crushed opponents before, why didn’t they complete it?”
“…” The system crashed.
The quest was completed, the reward was given, and you’re still babbling on with endless questions—has your brain been kicked by a donkey!
Sect Leader Jun’s brain hadn’t been kicked by a donkey; he’d been infected by Shangguan Xinyao.
If you don’t understand, you must ask!
The system said helplessly: “Some hidden quests may also require specific sect members to complete them in order to meet the completion conditions.”
“I see.”
Now Jun Changxiao understood.
…
Jiang Xie’s crushing victory over Elder Zhan brought the most joy to the martial artists of Qingyang Commandery.
At this moment, they finally understood why the sect leader dared to set up a life-and-death arena, dared to fight ten matches, and would commit suicide if he lost even one match.
It turned out he had such a formidable elder!
Honestly speaking.
Being able to completely dominate a Wuwang, they didn’t doubt in the slightest that if those ten thousand evil cultivators really started fighting, they would soon be slaughtered until corpses littered the ground and blood flowed like rivers!
The evil sect martial artists from Huayang Commandery trembled with fear.
Once again, they felt grateful that the Tiegu Sect leader had chosen to resolve their grievances through the life-and-death arena. Otherwise, if they had rashly attacked the Tiegu Sect, they would probably already be cold corpses by now.
As for those with the ugliest expressions, naturally that would be Qin Haoran and his group.
They had thought the Tiegu Sect would definitely be destroyed, but unexpectedly, a Wuwang who could crush a God-Slaying Hall elder appeared out of nowhere!
They hadn’t gotten to see any jokes at the Holy Spring Sect; instead, they’d been slapped in the face again and again, which vexed them considerably.
Now… what they felt more than anything was fear!
Because the Tiegu Sect disciples were strong, and they also had an elder at the Wuwang level, they could definitely walk sideways throughout Qingyang Commandery!
Standing on the platform, Jiang Xie looked toward the other Wuwang from the God-Slaying Hall and said arrogantly: “Do you want to come up and fight this elder?”
“…”
Elder Guo’s mouth twitched.
From watching the battle just now, he had already seen that this Tiegu Sect elder was definitely a Second-Rank Peak-tier Wuwang. If he went up on the platform to compete, his outcome would definitely also be complete defeat!
“Sect Leader Jun.”
Elder Zhan, suppressing the pain throughout his body, said: “The ten matches—isn’t it one person per match?”
Being beaten up by Jiang Xie was very humiliating for him, but it also made him realize that with such a powerful Wuwang present, destroying the Tiegu Sect would certainly be difficult.
However, since that guy had said ten matches and would commit suicide if he lost one match, naturally he wouldn’t let the matter rest.
At the beginning, when he agreed to the life-and-death arena, he had a feeling of the strong bestowing mercy upon the weak. Now he desperately wanted to fight all ten matches, because only in this way could the Tiegu Sect be destroyed.
Jun Changxiao said: “Ten matches, one person per match.”
“…”
Xie Guangkun and Ai Shangni rolled their eyes repeatedly.
My Sect Leader Jun, before the battle started, you two didn’t stipulate that one person couldn’t fight multiple times. Now that you have a formidable elder, why not let him fight all the remaining eight matches? Wouldn’t everything be perfectly resolved!
Jun Changxiao also wanted to let Jiang Xie fight all of them.
But such a good opportunity for actual combat—if he didn’t let the other disciples take the stage, it would be a real waste!
“Since one person can only fight one match, this Guo will come and experience the high skills of the Tiegu Sect.” Elder Guo straightforwardly leaped onto the life-and-death platform.
Everyone’s mouths twitched violently.
Just now, the Tiegu Sect elder practically called you out by name to come up, but you pretended not to hear. Now that the rule is one person per match, you immediately jump out on your own initiative. Do you have no sense of a strong expert’s dignity!
“Ding! Side quest triggered!”
Holy crap!
Finally, a side quest!
Jun Changxiao hurriedly opened the system panel and saw that the side quest was—Defeat God-Slaying Hall Elder Guo Degang within 1 minute [Elite Quest].
Note: If requirements are not met within the time limit, the quest fails.
After reading it, Jun Changxiao’s eyeballs nearly popped out. He said: “Are you missing two zeros after that 1?”
The system said: “No zeros missing, it’s one minute.”