Chapter 869, The Disparity in Strength

Translator: Silavin

 

“Qin Yichen?! That guy who stayed in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake for seven days?!”

 

The moment the name ‘Qin Yichen’ was heard, the mocking laughter on the duelling platform abruptly ceased.

 

Even within the Inner Sect, there was scarcely anyone unfamiliar with the name Qin Yichen: currently the most prominent Disciple of the Pill Hall, and according to rumours, he enjoyed profound care from the Pill Hall’s Hall Master.

 

Moreover, persisting for so long in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake was sufficient proof that his strength was far from weak!

 

Yet just moments ago, they had been mocking him?

 

Mocking a Heavenly Martial Artist? Mocking a favoured individual of the Pill Hall?

 

At this realisation, the several young men who had opened their mouths to ridicule wished they could slap themselves.

 

After all, as long as Qin Yichen continues to develop, he would undoubtedly become one of the great figures of the Brilliant Sky Sacred Land in the future! And they had actually mocked him?

 

Forget the future. Even now, if the people of the Pill Hall learned that Qin Yichen had been insulted by them, obtaining any Pills would likely become extremely difficult!

 

After all, that group of Alchemists with their peculiar temperaments were famously united.

 

At this thought, the faces of several young men immediately turned rather unpleasant.

 

“Truly, heroes emerge from the youth.”

 

Zhong Zi’an chuckled lightly, rather moved by Qin Yichen’s aura. Then his gaze shifted towards Li Yuanba, and he said with a smile, “I presume this must be the Li Yuanba whom Junior Sister Mu Yanzhen befriended in the outside world.”

 

Hearing this, Mu Yanzhen immediately lowered her head somewhat bashfully, while Li Yuanba, upon hearing the name ‘Mu Yanzhen’, he abruptly turned his head and slapped his chest, declaring, “That’s right, it’s this great one!”

 

Subsequently, the corner of his eye glanced proudly towards Mu Yanzhen, like a proud little cockerel.

 

“Senior Brother Zhong, how exactly can we be allocated those slots?” Qin Yichen fixed his gaze on Zhong Zi’an and asked with a smile.

 

Zhong Zi’an likewise looked at Qin Yichen. Their gazes were like two sharp blades intersecting in mid-air, and a light, laughing voice emerged from Zhong Zi’an’s mouth: “Strength!”

 

“What kind of strength is required!” Qin Yichen said.

 

“Defeat any one of us!”

 

Zhong Zi’an’s tone was full of confidence, his arrogant voice resounding clearly. “Then he may take the place of the defeated person and participate in the competition!”

 

He appeared to have relented.

 

However, it made people feel he was even more contemptuous!

 

That Elder Zhou furrowed his brows but said nothing, seemingly acquiescing.

 

“I will do it!” Yu Feiquan was the first to step forward. Subsequently, he selected a person and said, “This Senior Brother, please instruct me!”

 

Then, the two both entered a duelling platform.

 

*Boom!*

 

Moments later, continuous roaring echoed from the duelling platform, waves of violent airflows constantly sweeping outward. Within, the two fought with neither able to gain the upper hand.

 

Witnessing this scene, the Outer Sect crowd fell silent.

 

Yu Feiquan was the strongest of the Outer Sect. Within the Outer Sect, no one could stand as his equal. Yet this person was merely any random member of the Inner Sect, he could only fight him to a standstill. This allowed them to more clearly perceive just how vast the gap between the Inner and Outer Sects truly was!

 

“I’ll try as well!”

 

The second to step forward was Li Yuanba. After scanning Mu Yanzhen and the other nine, he then pointed at someone relatively close to Mu Yanzhen, grinning to reveal a mouthful of white teeth. “You’ll do. Come at me!”

 

With that, he leapt first into a duelling platform.

 

He had already broken through to Late Stage Martial Emperor Realm and was worried about lacking someone to practise with. Now, someone had delivered themselves to him.

 

*Boom!*

 

The moment that person entered the duelling platform, Li Yuanba had already launched his attack. Upon their first contact, that person was instantly sent flying.

 

Watching the opponent’s ceaselessly trembling palm, a sense of satisfaction flowed through the hearts of the numerous Outer Sect experts.

 

Most people in the Outer Sect had experienced Li Yuanba’s ferocity.

 

If given a choice, they absolutely would not want to stand on the same duelling platform as this young man resembled a savage bull.

 

Subsequently, another four or five Outer Sect experts stepped forward.

 

They were all counted amongst the Outer Sect’s strongest.

 

However, once on the duelling platform, superiority and inferiority were immediately apparent. They were basically suppressed and beaten by the Inner Sect members, soon falling to defeat.

 

*Bang!* As a figure flew from the duelling platform, Yu Feiquan descended from the platform and cupped his hands towards his opponent.

 

*Hmph!* That person spoke not a word, clutching his chest as he directly left the Northern Brilliant Hall.

 

Regarding all this, not the slightest change occurred in Zhong Zi’an’s expression as he coldly watched that person depart.

 

With Yu Feiquan’s victory, a burst of cheering erupted within the great hall.

 

However, only Yu Feiquan alone had achieved victory. The others all fell to defeat.

 

Among them was that expert ranked within the Outer Sect’s top three.

 

Nevertheless, Li Yuanba had yet to be defeated, and moreover, it appeared he had not fallen into a disadvantageous position. Though the two seemed to fight with neither gaining the upper hand, his opponent was crying bitter tears internally.

 

This was clearly a fellow whose realm was several levels below his own, yet the power he unleashed was not much inferior to his own. Furthermore, Li Yuanba seemed to know no fatigue. His offensive came like violent wind and torrential rain. If he showed the slightest carelessness, he would likely fall to defeat on the spot.

 

Watching this scene, the corners of Qin Yichen’s mouth curved into a shallow arc.

 

Someone like Li Yuanba, unless they possessed the absolute strength to suppress him, otherwise he would definitely become the victor.

 

This was the terrifying aspect of the Unstoppable Barbarian!

 

It was also the reason many feared him.

 

Fighting him brought absolutely no benefit, and one would moreover become his stepping stone. Therefore at that time, numerous experts all avoided him like the plague, viewing him as an ill omen.

 

“I’ll try as well!”

 

After scanning the remaining several Inner Sect experts, Qin Yichen also selected one, and both entered the duelling platform together.

 

As the two entered the duelling platform, they immediately attracted numerous gazes.

 

Not only the Outer Sect crowd, but the Inner Sect members as well.

 

They were naturally quite curious about what capabilities this person who could persist in the Brilliant Sky Sacred Lake for seven days possessed.

 

Zhong Zi’an was likewise so.

 

Mu Yanzhen was also quite curious about Qin Yichen’s strength.

 

Regarding Qin Yichen, she had only ever heard of him but never seen him.

 

However, while paying attention to Qin Yichen, the corner of her eye unconsciously fell upon the duelling platform where Li Yuanba was.

 

“One move to determine victory or defeat. How about it?”

 

Qin Yichen said with a smile to the Inner Sect expert standing opposite him.

 

“Arrogant!”

 

Seeing that he did not take himself seriously, that Inner Sect expert was rather angry. The next moment, a powerful aura surged from his body, and simultaneously, a colossal creature appeared behind him.

 

It was a Giant Lion.

 

With the manifestation of this Martial Soul, the aura on his body surged once more.

 

“This young man knows how to pick his opponents. He actually chose Junior Brother Xueming. Looks like he’s going to suffer a bit!”

 

On the elevated platform, Zhong Zi’an spoke, his voice full of mockery, his lips also hanging with a trace of playfulness.

 

Clearly, he wanted to see Qin Yichen make a fool of himself.