Chapter 94: Mo Yongjian, Body Condensed into a Weapon

In the cauldron, Mo Yongjian had had his soul projection shattered by Duanmu Wan, yet he remained deeply unconvinced.

He had never been able to bring his true advantage to bear.

So when Elder Lu of the Outer Sect agreed to let everyone challenge one another, he immediately chose to challenge Duanmu Wan’s team.

Duanmu Wan cast him a cool glance and said nothing. Instead, she looked toward Xia Jiuxuan. “That fellow’s cultivation path is exceedingly strange. Should we take the challenge?”

Xia Jiuxuan’s eyes narrowed, as though he had seen through Mo Yongjian completely. “Honestly, you might not be able to beat him.”

Duanmu Wan frowned slightly. “You look down on me that much?”

Xia Jiuxuan pondered for a moment. “He has refined his own body into a weapon, which happens to counter your sword path. His realm is also a little higher than yours.”

At this, Duanmu Wan was startled. “So that’s how it is. Could he be one of the weapon-forging bloodline?”

Xia Jiuxuan nodded. “Yes. To turn the body into a weapon—an interesting path. It seems his ancestors had ties to a martial holy land.”

Only then did Duanmu Wan truly understand that Mo Yongjian was no ordinary man.

Thousands of years ago, the Azure Wut Peak where Duanmu Wan belonged had also been one of the sacred places of the martial arts.

Any cultivation art inherited from such a place was never simple.

No wonder Mo Yongjian was so unconvinced. In a battle of soul projections, one truly could not display one’s real strength.

“What are you two muttering about? Too afraid to fight?” Mo Yongjian swept them with a cold look. “If you won’t fight, then the first place in this tournament belongs to me, Mo Yongjian!”

“Who says we’re afraid? My senior brother Xia will meet you and see how many pounds and ounces you really have!”

Xia Jiuxuan had not spoken; those words came from Duanmu Wan.

“What are you doing?” Xia Jiuxuan gave her a sidelong glance.

“You said I couldn’t beat him, didn’t you? Then naturally you have to go.”

“Cut it out. You just want to see what methods I have, don’t you?” Xia Jiuxuan exposed her at once.

“Hehe.” Duanmu Wan stuck out her tongue. “You always say how formidable you are. I just want to see how formidable you really are.”

Meanwhile, Mo Yongjian stood with his hands behind his back, looking down on the crowd. “Xia Jiuxuan is not worthy to fight me. If there is to be a match, Duanmu Wan will come personally, or else you admit defeat.”

“So arrogant!”

“How many arrogant monsters are there today?”

“You didn’t see it earlier? Xia Jiuxuan even forced a cultivator at the sixth level of Transcendence to apologize! And he still dares to look down on Xia Jiuxuan?”

“You say that, but Mo Yongjian really does have the capital. Among the geniuses here, fewer than ten can truly contend with him.”

“Really? I heard Zhou Qianjun is quite formidable. How do they compare?”

...

The crowd murmured among themselves.

“So womanish. Are you fighting or not? If not, I’ll take you on myself!”

Seeing that no one moved, a burly youth leaped straight onto the arena.

“Mo Yongjian, what are you so smug about? Defeat your grandpa here first before you act so mighty!”

The burly youth carried a war hammer and spoke with disdain.

“What are you supposed to be?” Mo Yongjian did not even bother to look at him properly.

The burly youth roared, “What am I? I’m your father! Kneel!”

The burly youth went berserk, and scales grew across his skin.

Another youth with demon blood.

His blood energy surged violently; his body shot up by ten feet, transforming into a bull-headed savage beast covered in coiled muscle.

“Trash.”

Mo Yongjian snorted with contempt.

“Seeking death!”

The burly youth flew into a frenzy and brought the charged hammer crashing down.

On the other side, Mo Yongjian merely lifted his arm slightly.

Clang!

The war hammer struck as if it had hit an iron plate ten zhang thick, and was forcibly stopped in midair.

“Scram!”

Mo Yongjian pushed forward with his arm, and the burly youth was sent flying as though he had been struck by a mountain.

Bang!

The burly youth crashed to the ground, carving a trench thirty zhang long across the floor.

Every bone in his body had been震碎, and he could not even muster the strength to rise.

A demon-blooded youth at the ninth level of Soul Binding, utterly ruined with a single move.

“So strong!”

“He actually blocked that hammer with his arm. His defense is terrifying.”

“If I’m not mistaken, that arm is comparable to a spirit artifact!”

“Indeed, the truly arrogant all have the right to be arrogant.”

“No wonder even the outrageously haughty Xia Jiuxuan did not dare to go up.”

...

Seeing how powerful Mo Yongjian was, no one dared challenge him for a time.

The scene became rather awkward.

Just a moment ago, everyone had been shouting about fighting for real, and now they had all gone timid.

Even the elders felt it was a waste of time.

Thus the middle-aged man in violet stepped forward and whispered a few words into Elder Lu’s ear.

Elder Lu nodded and said, “You all clamored for mutual challenges, yet now none of you dares to fight. Very well, this old man will arrange it. Do you have any objections?”

“Good, then please trouble Elder Lu to arrange it!”

“Yes, just arrange it directly, lest everyone be too afraid to challenge on their own.”

Most people expressed their agreement.

Thus Elder Lu declared, “The teams ranked from tenth to twentieth in the previous score ranking must choose one of the top ten teams to challenge. The remaining teams may decide for themselves whether to challenge or not!”

Hearing this arrangement, Mo Yongjian grew anxious. He cupped his fists toward Elder Lu and said, “Elder, my goal is to contend with Duanmu Wan for first place! If you arrange it this way, won’t I lose my chance?”

Elder Lu replied calmly, “Why panic? Once the matches are over, this elder will arrange another bout for you.”

Only then did Mo Yongjian relax. His face lit with joy, and he bowed respectfully. “Many thanks to Elder Lu for the opportunity!”

“All right, everyone, begin choosing. Quickly!”

As soon as those words fell, more than ten teams ranked below tenth leaped onto the fighting platform, while the rest chose to give up.

“We challenge Luo Yuhao’s team!”

“I challenge Yang Hui’s team!”

“We challenge Duanmu Wan!”

...

Ten teams all launched challenges against the top ten.

Ten matches began simultaneously.

Duanmu Wan and Mu Feng flew onto the arena, while only Xia Jiuxuan remained still.

Wu Changkong flew over and landed before Xia Jiuxuan. “Brat, what are you scheming now? Why aren’t you going up?”

Xia Jiuxuan sneered. “Didn’t you say I’m not qualified to enter the secret realm? Then why should I bother fighting?”

Wu Changkong was secretly delighted. “Since you know you’re unqualified, why are you still lingering here? Are you waiting for this seat to drive you out?”

In his heart, Wu Changkong was calculating that once Xia Jiuxuan left the island, it would be easier for him to make his move and kill the boy.

Xia Jiuxuan glanced at him with disdain. “Is the island your property? I’ll stay as long as I please. None of your damned business.”

Wu Changkong’s face darkened until it seemed water could drip from it.

“You’re forcing this seat to kill you on the spot, are you not?”

Wu Changkong was practically unable to bear it any longer.

“Please do.”

Xia Jiuxuan met Wu Changkong’s gaze head-on.

He could not back down.

If he did, that brute might truly strike.

Sure enough, Xia Jiuxuan’s hard stance made Wu Changkong somewhat wary.

Could this boy have some powerful expert backing him from behind?

Otherwise, how could he dare be so arrogant?

“Very well! Very well! Very well! You had best take care of yourself!”

With gritted teeth, Wu Changkong endured once more.

On the arena, the fighting had already begun.

“Miss Duanmu, if by some chance I win against you, may I make your acquaintance?”

A white-clad youth stared at the incomparably beautiful Duanmu Wan, his eyes nearly bulging from his head.

“Of course, but you have no chance!”

Swish!

Duanmu Wan drew her sword directly, and her fire sword technique severed the youth’s hair while slicing his white robe into tatters, leaving only a pair of underpants.

“Hahahaha!”

“Utter humiliation. At that level, you still want to befriend Miss Duanmu? Are you trying to kill us with laughter?”

“Get down from there, trash.”

The youth’s face flushed crimson with rage. Pointing at Duanmu Wan, he shouted, “You dared ambush me when I was off guard, and now you insult me!”

“So what if I insult you? The moment you stepped onto the platform, your dog eyes were glued to this lady’s chest. You filthy lecher—if I have not already dug out your dog eyes, you should be grateful. Scram.”

Duanmu Wan scolded sharply.

“You filthy bitch, you’re asking for it!”

The youth flew into a rage and flicked two fingers, sending a swarm of silver needles so fine they were almost invisible toward Duanmu Wan.

“Miss Duanmu, be careful!”

Mu Feng, standing nearby, shouted and charged over with his spear.

“Child’s play.”

Duanmu Wan released a thread of sword intent, intending to shatter the needles.

Whoosh!

Yet the silver needles pierced through the sword intent and came stabbing forward.

Duanmu Wan’s expression changed; she realized she had underestimated them.

She spun sideways, avoiding most of the needles, but one still struck her shoulder.

Bang!

On the other side, Mu Feng’s offensive was intercepted by the youth’s two teammates, who surrounded and attacked him together.

Duanmu Wan’s expression darkened. The stabbing pain in her shoulder sank straight into her soul.

“Poison. You filthy thing, you used poison!” Duanmu Wan said coldly.

“Hahahaha.”

The youth, still only in his underpants, laughed wildly.

“So what if I used poison, as long as I win? Didn’t you say you were formidable? Weren’t you going to humiliate this young master? Now watch how this young master tortures you!”

He spread his palms, and a layer of green mist swirled between them.

Boom!

The green fog shot forth at high speed, attacking Duanmu Wan.

Swish!

Suddenly, a flash of sword light passed by, and the youth’s body froze.

The next instant, a blood line appeared on his forehead, slowly extending downward.

In the end, he split into two and collapsed to the ground.

“Young Master Wei!”

The other two saw this and cried out in terror.

Mu Feng seized the moment, sweeping his spear across and sending both of them flying.

Just as Mu Feng was about to pursue and finish them off, the two men sprinted toward Elder Lu instead.

They dropped to their knees. “Elder Lu! This is not a life-or-death challenge. That vile woman split our teammate in two. Please uphold justice for us!”

Duanmu Wan looked coldly at the two kneeling men. “He attacked me first with poison needles. Why should I not kill him?”

“Vile woman, this was your own doing. You insulted Young Master Wei first!”

“Elder, you must make a move and suppress this murderer, Duanmu Wan!”

Bang, bang...

Two dull thuds rang out.

The two men were sent flying by a surge of force.

“You used despicable methods to harm others first. Duanmu Wan killed in self-defense. Get lost!”

Elder Lu bellowed in anger.

Indeed, the two green mists were corpse-corroding poison. Had they struck Duanmu Wan, she would have died, or else her body would have rotted to pieces beyond all cure.

“Miss Duanmu, how are you?”

Seeing Duanmu Wan’s face turn pale, Mu Feng hurried over and supported her.

Duanmu Wan’s arm was numb, and the pain in her soul was nearly unbearable; she almost fainted on the spot.

“I can’t keep fighting. Help me down,” she said, forcing herself to endure.

Mu Feng carried Duanmu Wan back to Xia Jiuxuan’s side.

“You brought this on yourself,” Xia Jiuxuan said indifferently.

“You stepped onto the arena and were still so careless. Did you really think you were invincible?”

Duanmu Wan felt deeply aggrieved at hearing this, but she had no way to refute it.

“Sit down.”

Xia Jiuxuan motioned for Duanmu Wan to sit. He tore open the clothing at her shoulder and placed one hand over the tiny wound there.

A stream of green energy followed Xia Jiuxuan’s palm and entered his meridians.

“Senior Brother Xia, you...” Duanmu Wan exclaimed in surprise. He was actually drawing the poison into his own body.