Chapter 15 : Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Get on Your Knees for Me
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【On the first day, you consume one Qi-Gathering Pill】
【Under the surging medicinal power, after only a single day, you open the Dai Meridian, the Yang Qiao Meridian, and the Yin Qiao Meridian】
【Not only that, your Gluttony talent activates, and under the cleansing of Spiritual Energy, your body grows ever stronger】
【Congratulations, Host. You break through to the Ninth Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm】
【With the help of the residual medicinal power within your body, you decide to press on in one go, and two months later, you finally open the Yang Linking Meridian】
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【Continue consuming 1000 Slaughter Points to raise your realm】
【You cultivate diligently, and after another three months of bitter cultivation, you open the final meridian, the Yin Linking Meridian】
【At this point, all Twelve Primary Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians have been fully opened, and you break through to the peak of the Ninth Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm】
【You understand clearly that the human body has 360 apertures. As long as one aperture is opened within the body, it counts as stepping into the Aperture Opening Realm. Several months later, you open the first aperture within your body】
【Congratulations, Host. You break through to the First Heaven of the Aperture Opening Realm】
Cultivation chamber.
Lu Zhan abruptly opened his eyes, and a trace of satisfaction flashed through them. He slowly rose to his feet, and a powerful aura burst forth from his body.
Clenching his fist, he casually threw a punch into the air.
At once, a sonic boom rang out.
At the same time, under the combined enhancement of Gluttony and Strength of Nine Oxen and Two Tigers, he could feel the explosive power contained within his body.
This physique truly was formidable.
“What a pity. With strength like this, there is not even a sandbag for me to test it on.”
Lu Zhan shook his head and sighed.
When he looked around, however, he discovered that the Spiritual Energy in the chamber had become as thin as a desert stricken by drought.
The light on the runes of the Spirit-Gathering Array had dimmed, as though it might go out at any moment. Lu Zhan checked his Contribution Points and found that he had spent only one.
Now this felt rather good.
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No sooner had Lu Zhan stepped out of the Demon Extermination Bureau than someone blocked his path.
One of them was none other than Wang Meng, whom he had just sent flying with a single punch. He pointed at Lu Zhan and said to the slightly older youth beside him,
“Brother, it was him!”
This man was Wang Lie.
Wang Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, releasing his strength and aura without reservation at once, immediately drawing the attention of many people.
【Ding! Detected hostile intent released by a nearby enemy. Scanning information...】
【Scan successful】
【Name: Wang Lie】
【Realm: First Heaven of the Aperture Opening Realm】
So arrogant, and he had thought the man would be stronger. This was all there was to him?
The surrounding crowd immediately began talking all at once.
“Hm? Are those not the Wang brothers? Why are they blocking a newcomer?”
“What else could it be? His younger brother Wang Meng got dealt with by a newcomer at the Seventh Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm, so now they are obviously trying to recover some face.”
“What?! Wang Meng actually lost to a newcomer at the Seventh Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm?!”
“Then he really is trash. If I were him, I would slam my head into a block of tofu and kill myself. How would I still have the face to bring people along to cause trouble?”
“Do not underestimate that newcomer. His strength is absurdly powerful. Still, this time he is probably in trouble. Wang Lie is nothing like that useless Wang Meng. He is a genuine Aperture Opening Realm cultivator.”
“Heh, Wang Lie has only this much promise. Relying on his Aperture Opening Realm strength to bully a newcomer at the Seventh Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm—he has utterly disgraced the people in charge of the Demon Extermination Bureau.”
After all, this was still the entrance to the Demon Extermination Bureau.
Those coming and going were all Martial Artists, so naturally some of them knew what had happened in the hall.
Wang Lie pointed a long spear at Lu Zhan, his face full of arrogance and cold disdain.
“So, brat, you are the one who bullied my brother?”
“Do not say I am bullying the weak with superior strength. If you kneel and apologize to my brother, this matter ends here. Otherwise, do not blame me for being rude today.”
At that moment, two voices rang out.
“And you still know you are using your greater strength to bully someone weaker? If you have the guts, suppress your realm to the Qi Condensation Realm and fight Brother Lu. Brother Lu would definitely beat your backside black and blue.”
“Exactly. If Brother Lu breaks through to the Aperture Opening Realm, crushing you would be as easy as crushing an ant.”
The two who had arrived were Shangguan Ling and Wang Botao.
“Why are you here?”
Lu Zhan was a little surprised. These two were both sons of wealthy families, and he did not know why they were standing up for him.
“We were just training in the Training Room when we heard that someone was bullying a newcomer, so we came to take a look.”
“We did not see what happened in the hall, but when I heard the newcomer had won, I figured the only newcomer that formidable had to be you, Brother Lu.”
“Then later we heard someone was waiting here to block you. There was no way we could just accept that.”
Ever since Lu Zhan had saved him from the Giant Python, Wang Botao had immediately decided to latch onto this powerful backer.
There was no helping it. Brother Lu was simply too valuable a patron to let slip away.
Lu Zhan smiled. “Forget it. Let me deal with that brat first.”
Wang Botao quietly pulled at Lu Zhan and said, “Brother Lu, do not act rashly. If the three of us join forces, we should at least be able to stall for some time. I have already informed Captain Li.”
“With no ties of kinship or friendship, will he really come?” Lu Zhan asked, somewhat puzzled.
“I paid him.”
No wonder. Money truly could make the devil turn the millstone. But...
Lu Zhan looked at Wang Lie, his expression calm. “There is no need. I can deal with him myself.”
Wang Lie sneered. “Just you? It seems you do not intend to kneel and apologize. In that case... I will beat you until you kneel.”
He hated people who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth. In the Demon Extermination Bureau, if one had no strength and still acted so arrogantly, that was truly courting death...
Just as Lu Zhan was about to make his move, a mission was triggered.
【Ding! Side Quest triggered: Defeat the Provocateur】
【Side Quest Description: Please defeat the provocateur and make him submit wholeheartedly】
【Mission Reward: Perfection Martial Art Limit-Breaking Card】
Submit wholeheartedly?!
That was not so easy. Most people said one thing and meant another. Was he supposed to give up teaching Wang Lie a lesson for the sake of the reward? Was he supposed to suffer the grievance himself and move the man with kindness?
Impossible!!!
Was that the kind of thing Lu Zhan would do?
Life was hard enough for everyone already, so he felt he ought to treat himself a little better and leave the grievance to someone else.
If one punch could not enlighten Wang Lie, then he would simply grant him a few more. Sooner or later, one of them would enlighten him.
And if that still did not work, then so be it. He could forgo the reward, but suffering grievance was out of the question.
Just then, a figure came hurrying over from the distance.
“Brother Lu, wait a moment. Do not act rashly. Captain Li is here,” Wang Botao said, tugging at him again, afraid he would be at a disadvantage.
Wait?
Lu Zhan had no time to wait.
What if someone else took his target? Then who would the mission count for?
He flung off Wang Botao’s hand and charged straight forward.
“Kneel, kneel, kneel—who the hell are you ordering to kneel? Since you like kneeling so much, I will make sure you do enough of it today.”
Wang Lie’s vision blurred, and a figure suddenly appeared before him. His pupils contracted violently, and every hair on his body stood on end.
“Damn it, he is not at the Seventh Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm!”
Instinctively, he raised his spear to block, but a dull bang rang out as the other man’s fist crashed into it like forged iron.
So strong!
And this was what they called the Seventh Heaven of the Qi Condensation Realm?
Regret hit him instantly. The very moment they exchanged blows, he regretted it.
Taking advantage of Wang Lie’s retreat, Lu Zhan closed in, seized him by the neck, and flung him violently.
BOOM!
That seemingly casual strike carried the power condensed by Strength of Nine Oxen and Two Tigers, sending Wang Lie flying seven or eight meters and dragging a long trail across the floor.
“Cough, cough, cough!” Wang Lie clutched his chest and coughed violently, his face full of disbelief.
One move!
He had lost in a single move?
How could the gap between them possibly be this great?
Struggling, he lifted his head and tried to get back up, only to see the tread of a shoe sole growing larger and larger in his pupils.
BANG!
That kick sent him flying another three meters. A cold voice rang in his ears.
“Who was it just now that said I should kneel?”
“Hm?”
Lu Zhan’s tone was light, but it made Wang Lie’s spine turn cold.
“You like kneeling, do you? You like bullying the weak with superior strength, do you?”
“Get on your knees!”