Chapter 267: Zhou Baos Hot-tempered Challenge (1/2)
Chapter 267: Zhou Bao's Hot-tempered Challenge
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The whole cudgel was pale gold and covered with delicate, silky scales, which made it very comfortable to grasp. However, you could only see the scales if you had vision like Junior Leopard's and could only feel them if you held the cudgel in your hands.
After 32 days, following Green Spirit's step by step instructions, did he finally successfully refine the Divine Weapon.
It weighed 4,396 kilograms, and could reach up to 190 feet long with a diameter of five feet. Additionally, it could be shrunk to the size of a sewing needle as well, just like Monkey Sun's Golden Cudgel. However, he was not able to put it in his ear like what Monkey Sun did due to how great the density would be at the size of a sewing needle. How could the body of ordinary people bear such a weight?
Although his physical body may now be called as strong as iron, it was not as strong as Monkey Sun's terrifying body. He couldn't bear it if the cudgel was put in his ear. Therefore, even if it could be shrunk to the size of a sewing needle, it could only be placed in his independent space.
His two big hammers had been melted down by the Tusita Fire. Although Junior Leopard was a little reluctant, after practicing the 72 Style Earthly Fiends Cudgel Techniques with the Golden-Scaled Cudgel a few times, he had to admit that this cudgel skill was marvellous. Matching with the Golden-Scaled Cudgel, the power was no less than his twin hammers. Of course, if Junior Leopard used his powerful Hammer Spirit, it was another case.
”Boom, boom, boom!” With three attacks all at once, the Golden-Scaled Cudgel in Junior Leopard's hand reached up to 100 feet and smashed against the hill ahead. The sound was as loud as a thunderbolt and the stone fell down like rain. In a moment, a big stone mountain was razed to the ground.
”Good cudgel skill, it's very powerful!” He withdrew the cudgel and leaned on it, ”The 72 Style Earthly Fiends Cudgel Techniques is really wonderful! Where did you find it?”
”Seriously? Do I have to find it? The cudgel is the earliest weapon. People in the antiquity times all used cudgels. There's no mystery in cudgel skills at all. Everyone can use the 72 Style Earthly Fiends Cudgel Techniques, but they all comprehend different levels.”
Junior Leopard smiled and put away the cudgel, ”Then I need time to figure it out, but I am not available now. Yesterday I got a message, it seems that something curious happened at the World Hero Competition. I'm going to check it out!”
”The World Hero Competition? Haha, is it the competition that your subordinate is going to take part in? Interesting! I liked to join in such fun in the past!” Hearing the World Hero Competition, the Green Spirit was a little excited.
”It is too complicated. I don't want to get involved. I'm just going to watch it!” Junior Leopard said, ”The most important thing right now is to find another underground fire vein to refine a Pure Yang Celestial Device with the talisman formation while I still have a sense of it. That thing is really annoying!”
”Okay, but it's hard to find the underground fire vein!”
”Not necessarily. I have an appointment with Prince Xiaoming of the Sect of Flame. I'm to help him get enough Earth Fire Yuan Essence with my fist intent. But for various reasons, it's delayed. This time I go to the Central Plains to find her. If she wants the Earth Fire Yuan Essence, she must find an underground fire vein. Then I can take advantage of this opportunity and save a little more Earth Fire Yuan Essence Qi so as to refine a Pure Yang Celestial Device!”
”Aren't you afraid of freezing the geocentric fire vein again?”
”It's not my possession so it's none of my business!” Junior Leopard sneered.
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Even if he spurred on the flying horse, traveling from the northwest to the Central Plains would take an average man dozens of days. However, by Reining Sword, it only cost Junior Leopard one or two days to travel tens of thousands of kilometers. The time was mainly spent on refining his Golden-Scaled Cudgels, so when he arrived, the World Hero Competition was almost half way through.
The World Hero Competition caused a sensation in the world. It adopted the knock-out system. More than 8,560 people have signed up and got a number individually. Then people competed in pairs. The winner went to the next round, and the loser left. It was simple. There was no so-called round robin or repechage.
Zhu Ba was defeated and knocked out with serious injuries. Fortunately, he was still alive and his pneuma wasn't damaged. When Junior Leopard saw him, he was biting big pettitoes in white bandages.
”Hum, not serious. You still have a good appetite, you won't die easily!”
”Your Excellency, here you are! Here you are!” When Junior Leopard entered the room, Zhu Ba froze for a moment and then immediately exclaimed. Junior Leopard believed that if he could still move, he would definitely jump on him. Thinking of this, Junior Leopard shivered.
”Stop shouting! How could you be so unlucky as to be beaten up like this?”
”Alas, don't mention it, Your Excellency. Who would have thought we'd meet that monstrous woman!” Zhu Ba helplessly cried, ”That woman is extremely powerful! I'm not like you, so I can't beat her!”
”Meng Qingrong's cultivation was high, and she has a wizard weapon, Taixuan Thunder Saber. So it's not surprising that you lost the competition. It's not a disgrace!” Junior Leopard smiled, ”However, it's also not easy for her to win the Pure Yang Celestial Device!”
”Of course! This time, all the well-known families and schools have sent their hidden experts. On the third day, there were already two experts of Level Seven competing. It was really...” Thinking of the competition, Zhu Ba sighed quietly, ”It is said that even the weakest one who is still in the competition is a master of Level Five. Most of them are experts with cultivation of more than Level Seven. Heehee, there're more than 60 experts, most of whom I have never heard of. I can't imagine that there are so many awesome guys in this world!”
”This World Hero Competition is basically successful. Who wins the Pure Yang Celestial Device is not important!” Junior Leopard laughed, ”Oh, I heard that there are two teen experts in this competition, right?”
”Yeah, yeah, Your Excellency, I didn't expect there would be people who are as talented as you. I thought that Meng Qingrong was already very powerful because she ascended into Level Five at such a young age. Unexpectedly, there are still two youngsters who have ascended into Level Seven. They're Li Xiu, the young master of the Li Family of Pingzhou, and Ji Yeyue.”
When hearing the name of Ji Yeyue, Junior Leopard could clearly feel some excitement, ”Heehee, Your Excellency, you have no idea how sturdy Ji Yeyue is!”
”I have no idea? I certainly know that Ji Yeyue has been called as 'the first sturdy girl in the world'!” Junior Leopard laughed.
”'The first sturdy girl in the world'?” Hearing Junior Leopard's description, Zhu Ba finally began to laugh hysterically, ”Your Excellency, it's not 'the first sturdy girl in the world', but 'the most beautiful woman in the world'!”
Ji Yeyue was the only woman among the four brightest youngers in the World Hero Competition. She was not only powerful in feat, but also beautiful in appearance. As soon as she turned up, she shocked all the male attendants. In the first few competitions, she even didn't exert 10 percent of her strength, because her opponents were so absorbed in her beauty. It was not until she met a strong-willed Level Seven expert in the fourth competition that she had a chance to show her real strength. Then everyone present was stunned. It turned out that the girl aged about 17 or 18, had the strength of Level Seven, which was extraordinary. She soon beat her opponent. Her strength and demeanour had completely overshadowed the other young talents and undoubtedly, she became the focus of the World Hero Competition.
”Your Excellency, there are a lot of people comparing you to them. Would you like to take part?”
”Absolutely not. It's not easy to find two people to help me share the reputation. I won't be so stupid as to mess with them!” Junior Leopard smirked.
”Li Xiu of Pingzhou, good, I didn't expect that you'd have also broken through to Level Seven in these years. It seems that you mainly practice swordsmanship. If there is a chance, we can have a battle. But for now, I'm not available!”
”Your Excellency, there's one thing that is troublesome.”
Zhu Ba had his convalescence in a large room. Jiang Xiao and other people were in the room as well. Hearing that they almost finished talking, Jiang Xiao began to speak with a flicker of embarrassment on his face.
”What's up?”
”Recently, Anyuan Store has been severely suppressed!” Jiang Xiao smiled bitterly, ”Someone is aiming at us. Some of our goods were robbed, and others were confiscated by the government. The hard-fought connection and several trade routes have all been broken. As for the established cooperations, they were also stopped by the partners. If it goes on like this, Anyuan Store will have to shut down in a few months!”
Hearing this, Junior Leopard's expression changed with his eyes narrowed.
”Do you know who is responsible?”
”It's probably the Four Seas Trading Company, the estate of the Wang Family.”
”The Wang Family?” Slowly mulling over the words, Junior Leopard smiled, ”It seems that I'm really a little out of line with the Wang Family lately!”