Chapter 1023: Bing Yuxia (1/2)
Chapter 1023: Bing Yuxia
The king currently had many followers and admirers. Some even said that his entourage was even bigger than Jikong Wudi’s.
The reason was very simple — it was due to the difference between the two. Jikong Wudi was a supreme genius who came from the Space Trample Mountain. In addition to his triple saint aptitudes, he was destined for greatness. It gave him the ultimate advantage.
In the eyes of many, he was the descendant of an Immortal Emperor with a golden spoon in his mouth upon birth. He was not in the same world as ordinary cultivators.
The Mortal King was different since he came from the Jewel Pillar Sacred School. Though the school was a great power, it was far lesser than an imperial lineage. The king’s talents during his younger years were much weaker than Jikong Wudi’s as well.
With an ordinary background and ordinary talents, the king won some and lost some to eventually became famous across the world. Now, he was on the same level as the unmatched group of Jikong Wudi, Mei Suyao, and Heavenly Emperor Lin.
In the eyes of many people, the king came from humble beginnings and was very similar to them. Perhaps one day, through sheer effort, they would be able to reach his level and fame as well.
This was the reason why he had so much support from the community. In their minds, the Mortal King was the War God who would definitely become an Immortal Emperor in the future.
So now, when someone else claimed that he didn’t dare to challenge Bai Jianzhen, this naturally made his supporters unhappy and immediately defend him.
Not everyone found the Mortal King pleasant. Moreover, Bai Jianzhen was very brilliant at this moment as the number one sword user. To top it off, she was quite pretty as well. All of this resulted in her having a lot of fans.
“Hmph, War God? That’s only a self-proclaimed title. It is fine if you call him War Fanatic though.” A Bai Jianzhen fan immediately sneered: “The Mortal King might have a fine battle record, but it was built upon many defeats. If he had died in any of those battles, he wouldn’t have the same accomplishments today. The only reason he is still alive is due to his backing.”
“And?” A Mortal King supporter fired back: “Bai Jianzhen might be strong, but she is still much weaker compared to the War God. Their record is two to one in favor of the War God right now. This is indicative of the War God’s superiority.”
The Mortal King had fought Bai Jianzhen three times. He was the challenger for the first two bouts and had won both.
Bai Jianzhen’s admirer smiled sarcastically: “Really now? Yes, Sword Goddess Bai lost twice before, but don’t forget that on the third duel, her dao of the sword reached the limit and crushed your War God until he had to muster all of his strength just to escape like a baby sucking on his mother’s breasts. He was being chased so hard that he almost had to hang himself and commit suicide out of fear…”
“… If someone didn’t come to save him, would your so-called War God still be alive? Hehehe, he would have become a pile of bones, a dead soul under Sword Goddess Bai’s sword!”
“You!” This made the king’s admirer turn ugly.
After losing twice to the Mortal King, Bai Jianzhen challenged him later on with all of her might. Under her rage, she was able to exert the limit of the sword dao. It was simply a display from a berserk god. Even the experienced Mortal King couldn’t match her.
That duel was the most miserable defeat the Mortal King had suffered. He was covered in injuries after being completely defeated by Bai Jianzhen. He ran for countless miles while she chased right behind and trapped him into a corner. Eventually, someone secretly rescued the king successfully.
No one dared to underestimate Bai Jianzhen after this battle. They even called her the number one sword user!
Someone saw her carrying her sword and speculated: “I wonder if Sword Goddess Bai will challenge Zhan Shi at the plateau this time.”
Zhan Shi, a peerless genius, came from the Rampaging Divine Mountain of the western Desolate Wasteland. Bai Jianzhen, on the other hand, came from the Sword God Sacred Ground in the same region as well.
As the saying goes, a mountain does not have room for two tigers. Zhan Shi had challenged Bai Jianzhen before. He lost the first time and won the second.
However, Bai Jianzhen’s dao of the sword is now untouchable. Her Supreme Sword Dao was a source of dread for just about anyone. Thus, many people guessed that she would challenge Zhan Shi to wash away the shame of defeat from the past.
A big shot from the last generation stated: “Zhan Shi is going to the Four Buddhas Temple. I heard he wants to challenge the Buddhist law over there and use his dao foundation to withstand its power of conversion!”
“So strong, to dare to challenge the Buddhist law in that temple. I’m afraid even Jikong Wudi wouldn’t dare to do so.” Such news startled many people.
“Zhan Shi is different, he is on a different path than Jikong Wudi.” Another big shot from the western region who knew about Zhan Shi spoke.
He analyzed the situation: “Zhan Shi is following the footsteps of Immortal Emperor Bu Zhan. One step, one battle; he’s taking his time with each step while building a solid dao foundation and sturdy dao heart! He is not aspiring to be strongest in the same generation but rather to be unbeatable after each battle as the last man standing. Among the current youths, Zhan Shi is perhaps the one with the lowest cultivation. However, with respect to perseverance in a bloody battle, Zhan Shi will be the ultimate victor.”