Chapter 99 - Unbendable (2/2)

The Array Carving hall master nodded and said, "Ta Wuyou was the champion during the Lawless Battles last year and he even obtained the Feng Clan's totem carving heritage in the Ethereal Palace. Tan Zhen was the champion for the year before Ta Wuyou and he received the heritage of Yu Clan's fish dragon totem spirit. These two heritages may not be as great as the sword spirit and god spirit heritage but they are still among the best of the Swords Gate!"

"The number of Qi Practitioners that challenges the little one from the Zhong Shan Clan member seems to be more than expected."

The shield wall hall master frowned and said, "Thirteen clans, which means there should only be thirteen Qi Practitioners that would challenge him but there seems to be more than thirty of them! What happened?"

The other hall masters immediately looked at Zhong Yue and this was when a voice could suddenly be heard saying, "Seems like it was because of Zhong Yue having almost beheaded Shui Qingyan. Others seem to be using this as a way to please her. Hmmm, perhaps this is the vaunted femme fatale."

The eight hall masters looked at the direction of the voice and saw a skinny old man standing behind them quietly. As soon as they saw the old man, they quickly bowed and greeted him, "Elder Feng!"

Borned in the Feng Clan, this old man's name is Feng Shouzhu, he is the man delegated as the warden of the inner hall and the man who called the headmaster of Swords Gate, 'Brother'. Feng Shouzhu was the immediate brother of the headmaster. The Feng Clan had always been sparsely populated but each and everyone of them was incredibly talented. Although Feng Shouzhu held no official post in the Elder Councils, he still had a major role in the Swords Gate as he was in charge of the eight halls.

There had always been a consensus that Feng Shouzhu was the strongest in the Swords Gate after the headmaster. However, there were some saying that Shui Zian was stronger and rumors said that they once fought together but the outcome of that battle remained a mystery.

Feng Shouzhu was an adventurous man and so had a propensity for long absences away from the Swords Gate, only returning once every eight or ten years. Therefore, the eight hall masters were a little out of sorts at the sudden sight of him.

"Elder, what made you come back to the Swords Gate?"

The shield wall hall master laughed and said, "The last time I saw elder was about five years ago I presume?"

Feng Shouzhu replied laughingly, "Fallen leaves will always return to their roots. I am old now so it's only normal for me to return to Swords Gate. Hmmm … The young generation nowadays is really energetic, it truly does light a fire of envy within me. If I were only a few years younger, I may have fought with someone for the hand of a beautiful lady!"

"Elder Feng, they are starting to make a ruckus, should we stop them?"

Feng Shouzhu shook and replied, "The Swords Gate has been very peaceful under the protection of the headmaster and this has made the Qi Practitioners here negligent to danger. Each of them is of the mind that they stand at the top of the world. But they have no idea about the dangers that lurk outside of the Swords Gate. Let them fight, there will only be improvements if they have a real battle instead of only pure training. I set up the Dragon and Tiger Challenger List for a reason back then, which was to stimulate their battle will, challenging each other and fighting each other, learning from their battles and improving themselves! Little brat, give the orders, let them fight and prohibit any Awakening level and Spirit Nurturing level disciples from interfering!

The 'brat' that Feng Shouzhu was referring to was the Sword Energy Hall Master. The hall master smiled bitterly and replied, "Elder, I understand prohibiting the Awakening level disciples from interfering, but why the Spirit Nurturing level disciples?"

The Awakening level was one of the crucial levels for the Qi Practitioners, the level where their strength would see a crazy improvement. The Awakening level was a watershed that elevated them to a league far above that of Rebirth Qi Practitioners. The reason why Feng Shouzhu prohibited the Awakening level Qi Practitioners from interfering was to protect Zhong Yue.

However, it was odd for him to bar Spirit Nurturing level disciples from participating.

"I'm trying to protect the little guys at the Spirit Nurturing level from getting accidentally killed by Zhong Yue."

Feng Shouzhu looked at Zhong Yue and said while shaking his head, "The Spirit level little kids' bodies are too fragile for this dragon in a human's body."

The hall master's heart pumped slightly faster and he immediately descended onto the Ganoderma Stage from the sky and announced the order.

It was out of the expectations of the challengers that the inner hall hall masters also supported the battle. The support of the elders also relieved some of those who were about to inform the elders to stop the fight as they were worried about the situation. At the same time, a few Awakening level Qi Practitioners immediately backed off and a few Spirit level Qi Practitioners also retreated after a few moments of hesitation, leaving only twenty-six people behind on the stage.

Zhong Yue looked at the twenty plus Qi Practitioners surrounding him and he said fearlessly, "Dear senior martial brothers, since there are no more objections, shall we begin? Who will be my first opponent?"

"I shall be your first opponent!"

A young Qi Practitioner walked out and his spirit transformed into a cyclops that was incredibly huge and heavy as he said with righteous awe, "Junior Martial Brother Zhong, I hold no grudges against you, but I can't overlook the matter that you bullied your friends, not to mention you bullying a girl. You almost beheaded Junior Martial Sister Shui…."

Booom——

Zhong Yue stomped on the ground and his figure left afterimages as he crossed over twenty feet in a single step. He delivered a punch and his fist was already a few inches away of the young Qi Practitioner before he could even finish talking.

However, he also reached the level of subconsciously visualizing so he did not need to intentionally visualize his arts during any crisis. Before Zhong Yue's fist could hit him, huge mountain rocks stacked up in front of him to block the attack of Zhong Yue.

At the next moment, however, the rocks in front of him exploded and Zhong Yue's fist landed on his lower abdomen with unstoppable strength, sending the young Qi Practitioner flying away with a crooked body, crashing into the palace like a meteor! He then flew right through the walls, shattering a few pillars standing in the palace.

Boom Boom Boom——

Then, as the crashing noises continuously echoed throughout the palace, the young Qi Practitioner was knocked and sent flying through a few more walls.

"Too much bluster and such hubris … it is time for you to sleep and reflect on your own mistakes."

Zhong Yue then changed his stance and he said calmly, "Next?"