Chapter 173 - Entering the Finals (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“You all…” Hui Ling was getting agitated. She already tried to make use of her master’s reputation, yet these people did not even care to show some respect and insisted on snatching the flag from her. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. These people did not know what was good for them – they were as irritating as their sect master whose surname was Shen. “You don’t want to negotiate politely. I want to see exactly how skilful you are.”

As she spoke, she waved her hand and a huge red silk appeared in her hands. It was a top-grade immortal weapon. There was rich immortal Qi all around the weapon, and it was littered with remnants of sorcery. With a light flick, the red silk caught on to the edge of Feng Ying’s sword. Hui Ling flicked it away, leaving even the immortal sword in his hands in shambles.

“Feng Ying!” Qi Chengyu was shocked. She quickly flew to support him.

Hui Ling tutted, her expression full of contempt as she said, “Pfft! You want to fight me with this kind of cultivation level…”

Before she could finish speaking, she heard a crack beside her. She turned to look and felt something brush past her. The next moment, there was a loud crash. The ground beneath her feet was splitting apart and huge, deep cracks appeared.

Hui Ling quickly retreated several steps. It was only then that she could see clearly. There were eight muscular girls surrounding her. The ground looked like that because one of them punched it. Even the sleeves on the robes Hui Ling was wearing had been torn so that only the top halves remained.

Hui Ling’s expression changed. She looked at the people surrounding her in fear. How did they all change in appearance? “You all… What kind of sorcery are you all using?” Even the top-grade robes that her master had given her could not withstand the blow.

“If fellow immortal does not hand the flag over, we will send you out of this realm.” The girls did not bother to answer Hui Ling’s question. They started to charge forward.

Hui Ling began to panic. She flew into the air to avoid their blows and began to regulate the immortal Qi in her body. The red silk suddenly grew bigger, as if it came alive. It flew toward the girls and around them.

“Be careful, that silk has the Thousand Lightning Array!” Feng Ying exclaimed.

But it was too late. The eight girls who rushed up to fight Hui Ling was already being hounded by the red silk.

Hui Ling laughed mirthlessly. “Pfft! You have all become so ugly, yet you’re still a wreck!” She flicked her wrist once more and a thousand flashes of lightning appeared from the end of the red silk. The lightning bolts charged toward the eight girls. Seeing as they were defenceless, Hui Ling sniggered. “I just wanted to obtain one flag, but you were being unreasonable. I’ll keep the remaining nine flags now, then!”

When she finished speaking, the girls’ expressions darkened. Is this woman crazy?

“Everyone…” Qi Chengyu sounded anxious. She was going to run forward, but was stopped by one of the disciples.

“Junior Sister Qi, you’re not a body cultivator. Don’t come over.”

Qi Chengyu stopped herself. Hui Ling was already looking at that disciple in confusion.

A first disciple: “Senior Sister, what should we do?”

A second: “Senior Sister Hong said before, Sect Master instructed us not to get violent with female cultivators for no good reason!”

A third: “Unless we have no choice.”

A fourth: “Is this counted as having no choice?”

A fifth: “This is a competition. We cannot afford to lose. We need to fight for the sake of our sect’s glory. It’s… counted, right?”

A sixth: “Well then…”

A seventh: “Let’s move!”

An eighth: “Finish her off!”

The immortal Qi around the eight disciples suddenly exploded. There were cracks and crashes. They caught the red silk that was trapping them and broke it into pieces, scattering its pieces onto the ground.

On the viewing platform, three suspicious gazes were focused on Shen Ying.

“You said that!”

“Huh? Did… I?”

“…”

The situation in the crystal had taken a turn for the worse. Hui Ling had initially looked set to win, but now she looked on in disbelief at the useless and broken immortal weapon of hers. How… how could this be? That was a top-grade immortal weapon. Even Golden Immortals could not break it, much less Earth Immortals…

Before she could react, she felt a tug on her arm. The disciple closest to her had picked up a piece of the red silk and pulled it. Hui Ling did not release the red silk in time, and she fell forward.

A fist was coming straight at her face. It was then that Hui Ling tasted fear. She paled and began to panic and shout.