Chapter 25: Battle, Confucian Inheritor Meng Cangran (2/2)

“Elder Cao, it was heard that the entries of Ning Wuxie and Meng Cangran into the valley were both reviewed by you. Do you remember the identities they reported at that time?” An elder in green looked towards Elder Cao beside him.

Elder Cao, with white hair and beard, appeared ethereal and had a temperament far superior to other elders. In fact, he was also the head judge for this event, and upon hearing the question, he nodded.

“I remember that Ning Wuxie brought a little girl with him at that time. They both looked ragged and emitted a foul odor, clearly having escaped after committing murder, so I did not pursue the matter further.”

“As for Meng Cangran, I asked him, but he only claimed to be a loose cultivator and did not mention his Confucian identity. Thinking back, it is indeed suspicious…”

The other elders nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Confucians had always been at odds with Hermit Valley. Their place for self-cultivation was in the court, amidst the mundane affairs of the world. How could they come to Hermit Valley for secluded cultivation?

Several elders fell into deep thought…

On the field.

Ning Wuxie looked at the five precepts ink seal rushing towards him, raised his hands, and activated the Unbounded Sun Technique.

Faced with such techniques, relying on the current skills he had mastered made it difficult to evade; he could only confront it head-on. However, this was exactly what he wanted.

He also had the intention to test his current hard strength, to see what kind of power the Nine Heavenly Dao True Essence could display solely through the technique!

Boom, boom, boom!

At the dantian, the ring of Heavenly Dao True Essence began to pulse violently as if stimulated, and the dragon rose to action!

The rotation speed of the entire ring gradually increased, driving the spiritual power throughout Ning Wuxie’s body to surge!

Waves of seemingly endless True Qi surged from the dantian, and a golden blazing sun appeared before Ning Wuxie, quickly revealing a clear outline and radiance!

“Again with that move! He unleashed it again!”

The surrounding cultivators erupted in excitement, eager to witness once more the techniques that could defeat Core Formation cultivators!

“What kind of techniques are these? Why does the aura feel so terrifying?” Those who witnessed Ning Wuxie’s battle for the first time changed their expressions in shock and asked.

“I don’t know. I have never heard of any sect on the continent that can condense such a magnificent and realistic sun!”

Only those who had seen Ning Wuxie defeat Jiang Ren on the arena turned pale and murmured, “He has become stronger again…”

“It has only been a week, and he has actually become stronger again!”

The golden blazing sun shone brightly, facing the ink seal that was several times its size without fear, proudly radiating its light.

Around the blazing sun, other stars were lit one by one, reflecting each other, as if the sunlight illuminated them, and they returned the favor with steadfast starlight to the blazing sun!

Even the golden light seemed to possess lethality. The surrounding cultivators with slightly weaker Divine Spiritual Bodies felt their consciousness ache painfully from the golden light, as if pierced by a thousand sharp swords, clutching their heads and groaning in pain.

The judges’ expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly formed seals, dropping a barrier between the competition area and the waiting area to protect the other cultivators.

Wherever the golden light reached, the black True Qi swirling around the ink seal dissipated like dirty snow.

“This, how is this possible!” Meng Cangran’s eyes widened in disbelief, as if he could not believe the scene before him.

He raised his hands again, using the folding fan as a guide, and once more gathered his spiritual power, pouring it all into the five precepts ink seal!

However, this action only slightly increased the speed of the ink seal’s advance.

Ning Wuxie even took a step forward, moving to meet it—

Bang!

The enormous ink seal, taller than a person, instantly shattered, and the five characters of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith escaped from their stacked state, transforming into ink-like characters that danced in the sky, gradually fading.

Yet the golden blazing sun continued to shine brightly! It pierced towards Meng Cangran, like countless sharp spears and axes, as Ning Wuxie’s gradually expanding momentum surged forth, wanting to pounce like a raging dragon and devour Meng Cangran!

The Nine Heavenly Dao True Essence surged vigorously, swirling like a dragon at Ning Wuxie’s dantian, bringing forth a vast spiritual power beyond what an ordinary Refining Qi stage cultivator could imagine.

Meng Cangran’s expression froze, and then an incredulous anger surged across his face.

“I don’t believe it! Come again!”

He gritted his silver teeth, his face contorted, and raised the folding fan as if to unfold it!

“Enough! Meng Cangran, you have lost!”

A voice, powerful like a great bell, echoed from the judges’ seats, abruptly interrupting Meng Cangran’s actions!

Meng Cangran was struck as if by lightning, his movements halted, and he failed to unfold the fan.

“I announce that the winner of this match is Ning Wuxie!”

An elder spoke up.

Ning Wuxie glanced at the several elders on the judges’ seats, then looked at Meng Cangran, who stood dazed not far away.

This was clearly biased.

The elders of Hermit Valley did not want Meng Cangran to unfold that fan, nor did they want him to fight!

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