Chapter 625 410: Confrontation
[Diagram Master annihilates Zhang Chixin's Martial Arts Mark, achieving a line of Ninth Realm Evil Qi]
Standing amidst the endless yellow sand, Chen Ku gazed at the Evil Qi contained within the Transformation Diagram in his mind, feeling calm.
This victory, he didn't even use the power of other incarnations in the Transformation Diagram. One reason is they couldn't keep up with his combat strength anymore, and the other is that he continually broke through in cultivation during this period, becoming capable of wielding the Seven Gates in the Eight Gates Escaping Armor, along with the Huntian Overlord Body and the small prohibition from the Life Destruction Forbidden Technique, all sufficient to allow him to penetrate the Seven Limit Domain based on his own battle power.
"Ninth Realm Evil Qi, to fully cultivate it, forty-five lines of Ninth Realm Evil Qi are needed. This bit of Evil Qi..."
Chen Ku estimated silently:
"Seems like I still need to make a trip to the Dragon Abyss Martial Arts World to find some Ninth Realm checkpoints with Demons, to gather some more Evil Qi."
He slowly stepped out from the dome of the sky.
Outside, all the trainees now looked at Chen Ku walking out from the dome, their eyes wholly transformed.
He defeated Zhang Chixin, ranked twenty-five on the Heroic List.
The significance within this is immense.
It means that from today, Chen Ku has truly stepped into a level of power and talent that matches the Dragon Abyss Province, approaching a combat strength akin to the Ninth Realm's Nine Layers, which can truly make some ancient creatures apprehensive of him.
"Senior Brother Zhang."
After walking out, Chen Ku saw Zhang Chixin and a group from Primordial Yang Hall standing together, looking solemn; he took the initiative to greet them, cupping his fists and saying:
"I meant no offense, Senior Brother, please don't take it to heart."
"No need."
Zhang Chixin's face softened slightly, saying slowly:
"The purpose of the Martial Training Camp is for us brothers and sisters to spar with each other, to assess one another, and your defeat of me was evident in strength, there's no need for such talk. I'm just curious about one thing, how did you manage to perform that 'Primordial Yang Golden Crow Claw'? Has your talent really reached such a degree where you can casually mimic other's martial arts in battle?"
Everyone else also looked at Chen Ku.
They were equally curious.
Especially Sang Hensong, she saw many of her own shortcomings from the Heavenly Yin Refining Form Technique that Chen Ku displayed just now, and she wanted to see if Chen Ku truly had a set of martial arts philosophy that belonged to himself?
However, before Chen Ku could speak,
"The move he displayed is my Fighting God Palace's 'Battle Technique'."
A voice rang out.
Instantly, the sea of clouds surged, heaven and earth roared, the voice, as if from a different dimension, resounded clearly above Divine Martial Mountain.
The next moment.
Bang~~
Only to see the dome of the sky suddenly covered by a vast blaze of clouds, casting down boundless shadows, enveloping the entire Divine Martial Mountain academy.
In an instant.
Causing everyone to involuntarily look up, only to see that flame-cloud covering dozens of li, revealing a giant Vermilion Bird, its tail plumes swaying, its wings shrouding the sky.
A young man in white, sitting cross-legged on the neck of the Vermilion Bird, exuding a sense of being high above the heavens, with the earth beneath his feet, expanding a mental realm from his body.
For a moment, above and below, making everyone look up, it seemed that even the sky-shielding Vermilion Bird vanished, leaving only that white-clothed youth.
As if he was the true protagonist between heaven and earth, all qi mechanisms and environments spun around him.
To the extent that Chen Ku could even feel the Yin Yang magnetic fields were rotating around this young man.
He was the center between heaven and earth.
"It's you!"
Xue Bailiu took a step forward, articulating the name of the white-clothed youth sitting cross-legged on the Vermilion Bird's neck:
"Hua Yuexian!"
Hua Yuexian.
A person's name is like the shadow of a tree.
Even though all the students on Divine Martial Mountain were chosen talents from various parts of Dragon Abyss Province and other provinces, the exceptional among the extraordinary.
Yet the more exceptional one is, the more familiar they are with this name.
A name that suppresses all young people.
Hua Yuexian.
Chen Ku also looked solemnly at the youth on the Vermilion Bird's back, though he was mentally prepared for someone from Fighting God Palace to be summoned.
Yet still did not expect this monstrous talent to arrive personally.
At this moment.
All young people had to look up at the white-clothed youth on the Vermilion Bird's back, but at this moment, compared to Hua Yuexian's aura like the protagonist of heaven and earth.
What shook everyone's heart more were the words they had just heard.
Battle Technique?
Some young people looked towards Chen Ku.
Battle Technique?
That's the Supreme Method of Fighting God Palace!
Why does Senior Brother Chen know it?
Xue Bailiu also had many guesses in his heart, but at this moment, most clearly aware of the situation, he had realized that Hua Yuexian had come with bad intentions, and solemnly spoke:
"Brother Hua, this is Divine Martial Mountain, an important place for the Imperial Court, if you have anything to say, come down."
However, the white-clothed Hua Yuexian sitting on the Vermilion Bird's back did not even lift his eyelids, not even glancing at Xue Bailiu.
His gaze remained fixed on his target.
Looking at Chen Ku, he succinctly asked in a mild tone:
"Am I right?"
This sort of questioning attitude is like that of a monarch inquiring of his ministers in the court, without any emotional fluctuation, yet the person named must answer.
Xue Bailiu's expression remained unchanged.
He didn't show any expressions despite Hua Yuexian's disregard.
Because he already knew what kind of personality this person had.
Strangely, Chen Ku did not feel any oppressive aura.
At this moment, under everyone's gaze, he looked at the white-clothed youth on the back of the Vermilion Bird, a ripple arose in his heart, but his face remained calm:
"What if it is, what if it is not?"
Hua Yuexian's eyes flickered black and white, and said:
"If it is, then I must ask where you learned it from?"
Chen Ku suddenly laughed and said:
"Young Palace Master Hua, you've already come here, why bother pretending? What I displayed just now was not just that move; I also took out a stick, can you not recognize the origin of that stick? Isn't it the weapon of your good disciple Hua Qingyun?"
People have already come, in front of so many people, Chen Ku decided to lay it all out.
No need to lower his voice to the other party; even if Divine Martial Mountain and the Imperial Court do not shelter him, he has ways to leave under Hua Yuexian's watch.
If worse comes to worst, find a place to bitterly cultivate for several years using the Transformation Diagram, and then come back and settle scores.
"Hua Qingyun's weapon?!"
Everyone was shocked by Chen Ku's reply.
Especially the student from the Yin Yang Hall, who was the one who entered the Five Elements Land and obtained the Yin God Fruit, later selling it to Hua Qingyun.
"Hiss, did Senior Brother Chen Ku kill Hua Qingyun? No wonder Hua Yuexian came looking for him."
"Hua Qingyun?!"
"Senior Brother Chen killed a disciple of the Fighting God Palace? And took that person's weapon?"
For a moment, everyone looked at Chen Ku with a bit of terror.
Such boldness?
At that moment, even the dark-skinned prodigy girl was nervous, subconsciously looking at the white-clothed person on the Vermilion Bird's back.
Afraid that Chen Ku's boldness would directly anger Hua Yuexian, prompting a first strike.
At this moment, the teachers and elders from various halls appeared at the White Jade Square of the Martial Training Camp.
Murong Cheng stepped forward, subtly protecting Chen Ku behind him, and said solemnly:
"Mr. Hua, if there's anything, come down and speak."
Unexpectedly, Hua Yuexian still did not lift his eyelids.
Treating them as nothing.
Murong Cheng's eyes showed a trace of anger; he knew the kind of person Hua Yuexian was and could understand the other's haughtiness, but he was also someone who had reached the Twelve Realms' peak of Life and Death Nirvana.
Moreover, he was the Instructor Elder of Dragon Abyss Province's largest sect, the Destruction Tower.
Such an identity, yet still not regarded by the other?
In Hua Yuexian's eyes, there seemed to be only Chen Ku from beginning to end, and his tone did not fluctuate. After Chen Ku finished speaking, he did not mention Hua Qingyun, only asked:
"What I asked is, how did you learn the Battle Technique?"
A trace of peculiar color appeared in Chen Ku's eyes; unexpectedly, the other party did not explode, so he casually replied:
"Your disciple and Jin Xun both attacked me, performing it many times right in front of me; seeing it often, naturally I understood it."
Anyway, the matter of the Transformation Diagram is impossible to disclose.
And he indeed has mastered it.
At this moment.
Suddenly, from the back mountain of Divine Martial Mountain, a surge of extremely abundant blood Qi shook the entire mountain.
"Hua Yuexian, though your Fighting God Palace is a martial arts holy land, this place is also a forbidden area of the Imperial Court. Visiting without permission is greatly disrespectful."
Accompanied by this voice, a mysterious Qi mechanism spread throughout the night, causing ripples in the sky and space, making it seem as though the world had turned into a tangible water surface, beating in all directions.
Soon after, a man clad in black armor stepped into the void, appearing before the Vermilion Bird.
The armor on his body subtly glimmered with starlight, as though it contained a map of stars.
It was none other than Zu Dengfeng, the Chief Instructor of the General Hall stationed at Divine Martial Mountain by the Daji Dynasty.
At this moment, Hua Yuexian's eyelids finally moved slightly, but it was fixated on the armor on Zu Dengfeng's body, as he slowly spoke:
"Heavenly King Kui Star Armor, a Heavenly King-level armor crafted once a year by the Daji Dynasty, bestowed to the number one martial arts scholar. I've been here so long, yet no significant figures have appeared. So, one requires armor before daring to speak in front of me?"
"Young lad, you're not that old, but your tone is quite large." Zu Dengfeng said coldly: "Back when I was invincible for an entire generation, you hadn't even emerged yet."
"Today, Hua is not here to discuss such meaningless things with you."
Hua Yuexian turned his head to look at Chen Ku, speaking slowly:
"Earlier, the Battle Technique you displayed in that small Heaven and Earth Fragment is indeed true. If as you say, you comprehended it after seeing it once."
Words fall.
Boom!
The earth and heavens shook.
Immediately, a voice echoed, not like a real-world sound, but appearing in everyone's soul, causing their body to tremble.
Most of Divine Martial Mountain's students couldn't control their bodies and involuntarily knelt towards the Vermilion Bird.
"I, Hua Yuexian, offer you an opportunity. Become my disciple, and from today on, you will be the next Palace Master of the Fighting God Palace after me!"