Chapter 354 - Iron Body Sect (1/2)

The bearded man did not bother hiding his killing intent as he cast a cold gaze upon Lu Tianzi. ”How dare you poison him?”

”So what if he did?” Young Master Xuan Hao stepped forward to face the bearded man. ”Or is he supposed to just stand there and get hit?”

”Perhaps he expected us to cut them some slack so that they can pretend like they are actually strong,” Ruan Ling chimed in from behind.

But while the two of them certainly felt good about Lu Tianzi beating the other party, they actually started to feel slightly apprehensive of Lu Tianzi.

After all, they had never realised that Lu Tianzi was actually a user of the poison arts!

”Good, very good! You will regret this, mark my words,” the bearded man warned. ”Bring him away!”

After shooting a final glare at Lu Tianzi, the bearded man turned and returned to their previous spot on the grass field.

The others in his group hurried forward to support the poisoned short plump man, bringing him away with them.

No matter how enraged they were, they understood that treating the short plump man was still the most urgent task at hand.

”Thank you for the help, Brother Tianzi,” Ruan Ling clapsed her fists towards Lu Tianzi in gratitude.

”That's right,” Young Master Xuan Hao agreed. ”Things would have gotten tricky without Brother Tianzi's timely assistance.”

If Lu Tianzi had not stepped forward, they would have been forced to either go back on their word or let Ruan Ling suffer a loss.

”Don't worry about it,” Lu Tianzi shook his head with a smile. ”However, I suggest that we don't join in the fight for the spot under the cliff wall.”

As he spoke, Lu Tianzi's gaze trailed off to scan across the crowds.

Young Master Xuan Hao and Ruan Ling followed suit, and immediately understood what Lu Tianzi was trying to say.

The bearded man's group might have been forced back by Lu Tianzi, but there were still countless others who were not intimidated. If Lu Tianzi's group wanted to obtain that coveted spot under the cliff wall, they would be forced to face many others before they would be able to do so.

”Brother Tianzi is right. I'm sorry for acting without having taught things through,” Ruan Ling lowered her head in guilt.

”No, it's not your fault,” Young Master Xuan Hao gently patted her on the head. ”I know that you only did it because you wanted to help me. It is my fault for not having the ability to support you accordingly.”

The advantage of being directly under the cliff wall was that the pressure would be the strongest, allowing martial artists to hone themselves even further.

With Ruan Ling's current strength, she was unable to reach the indentation on the cliff wall with her perception in the first place. Whether or not they could get a spot directly under the cliff wall would have no impact whatsoever on her.

Since that was the case, she could only have done so because she thought it would be helpful for Young Master Xuan Hao.

Having agreed among themselves, Lu Tianzi's group voluntarily withdrew from the competition for the coveted spot and returned to where they were before.

Seeing that they had given up, the rest of the martial artists present no longer paid much attention to them, choosing to focus on the huge fight that was about to break out instead.

Of course, there were still exceptions among them.

Interesting...

Snake Fist Luo licked his lips as his gaze followed Lu Tianzi's group back to their original spot.

By now, he had completely lost interest in testing his strength against the other Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artists.

Instead, he sent out a message using his communication ring before silently leaving the area, much to the relief of the other martial artists present.

As expected, a fight quickly broke out over the spot that Snake Fist Luo had vacated.

It was a messy battle with numerous teams participating, and every single participating team was no weaker than the bearded man's group.

Countless different techniques were being thrown out in this fight, the aftershocks reverberating across the entire grass field. Simply by watching, many of the bystanders were able to gain great insights into the path of cultivation and battle.

Even Lu Tianzi's group had their eyes glued onto the battle.

Ruan Ling subconsciously swallowed her saliva. The sheer scale of the fight once again reminded her of just how reckless her earlier actions had been.

There was only one person in the group who paid it absolutely no attention.

Instead of watching the fight, Lu Tianzi's attention was fixed upon another spot on the grass field – where the bearded man's group were.

Just like Lu Tianzi, their attention was not on the ongoing fight.

However, that was because they had a far more urgent matter to deal with.

The short plump man sat cross legged with his eyes closed, his face as white as a sheet. At the same time, four others sat in a circle around him, their hands extended out towards him as they channelled Origin Force into his body.

Behind them, their bearded leader stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his brows furrowed in all seriousness.

They had tried feeding some rare medicinal pills to the short plump man earlier, but there did not seem to be any form of improvement.

Because of that, they had no choice but to forcibly suppress the poison with their combined strength.

The bearded leader could not help but grind his teeth in frustration when he thought back to what happened earlier.

Not only was he played by a mere Second Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist, he was even unable to resolve the poison that remained in his junior's body.

This was a humiliation that he would remember till the end of his life!

From afar, Lu Tianzi might not be able to read the bearded man's thoughts, but he certainly could see the rage in his eyes.

Of course, Lu Tianzi did not care one bit.