Chapter 150 - Fighting the Dragon (1/2)

Some people seemed to be born for cultivation, and they could cruise along with their training so well that one might even say that their journey on cultivation was entirely smooth sailing.

Such a person would have absolutely become the equal of formidable generals back in ancient times.

The likes of Lu Bu and Xiang Yu had been naturally powerful, so much so that they would have been considered top-notch beings even if they hadn’t walked the path of a cultivator at all. When such beings became cultivators, they could easily become walking killing machines unlike any other.

The notion of everyone being born equal simply couldn’t be applied to the world of cultivators at all. Some were born with blocked meridians, preventing them from being able to cultivate at all, while others were born with meridians totally free of blockages, enabling them to achieve astonishing progress with cultivation.

It was just like the way that some were born short, while others were born tall and imposing, even packing monstrous strength.

Such was the inherent difference between people. In 99 percent of cases, the edge provided by an inherent affinity for cultivation trumped that achieved solely through methods and diligence, so much so that the gap was simply impossible to bridge.

The likes of the Dragon, who had been born with monstrous strength, were easily able to beat a HuaJin Master to death, even if they only resorted to conventional training and never embarked on the path of a cultivator at all.

That was how apparent the level difference between the two parties was.

While Lu Xuan was gauging the Dragon’s capabilities, the Dragon was sizing up Lu Xuan, as well. What he found was that Lu Xuan’s strength differed from the dazzling power waiting to be unleashed within the Dragon.

Lu Xuan looked just too normal in contrast to himself, so normal that the Dragon found it almost impossible. The phenomenon was unbelievably surreal.

Lu Xuan appeared to have loose, untrained muscles and a scrawny frame, making him look like just another normal kid.

If it had not been for Lu Xuan’s past battle records, the Dragon would have been easily duped by him, for he was unable to sense even a hint of power emanating from Lu Xuan.

That was why Lu Xuan felt so weird to him.

Everything seemed so harmonious with Lu Xuan that he sensed only disharmony around the young man.

However, when he blinked, he seemed to catch a glimpse of that surreal aura harbored within Lu Xuan, an aura that differed from all of the others he had seen.

It felt as if there was a god concealed under the facade of a normal man.

It seemed as if Lu Xuan would be able to ascend all the way to the heavens if it weren’t for the limitations posed by that physical frame of his.

While the Dragon was only able to see the aura for a split second, he had no doubt that he wasn’t just seeing things. He was very sure that he had caught a glimpse of the truth.

The Dragon possessed a magnanimous aura. In contrast, Lu Xuan’s aura was inexplicably mysterious, so much so that it appeared otherworldly and unmatched by any other living being.

It could even be said that Lu Xuan was the most terrifying and the most powerful of beings that the Dragon had laid eyes on thus far in his life.

His expression was a severe one. The more average Lu Xuan appeared, the more severe his expression became. After confirming that Lu Xuan was anything but an ordinary being, he understood that the more average Lu Xuan appeared to him, the more he was unable to see all that underlying power hidden behind Lu Xuan’s facade.

All the observers on the sidelines saw how the two combatants kept sizing each other up. No one from either side made any sudden or careless moves.

“Forgive me for being brash, Mr. Lu,” the Dragon announced loudly, choosing to make the first move.

The earlier one made a move, the more advantage one would gain. The one who moved late would end up on the defensive.

It was a fact that all fighters knew, but what stunned the crowd so much was the fact the Dragon had always been the one with absolute edge, to the point where he could make a move late and still be able to overwhelm his opponent.

That was to say that the Dragon had absolute confidence in himself, certain that he was able to counter whatever his opponent could throw at him.

However, at the moment, the situation was such that the Dragon had no choice but to act first. That alone was a remarkable statement that the Dragon saw himself to be at least somewhat inferior to Lu Xuan, as that was the only reason he would choose to such a thing.

Boom!

The Dragon stepped out and launched himself into the air. It took only a split second for him to arrive right in front of Lu Xuan, throwing out a punch.