Chapter 840

"Li Rui?!"

Chi Song Zhenjun turned his head and saw Li Rui standing not far from them, as if he had appeared there without warning.

Clearly.

They were scheming against Li Rui, but Li Rui was no less fishing for them.

"Such deep cunning."

A flicker of wariness passed through Chi Song Zhenjun’s eyes.

Liu Zhen Zhenjun’s Dao Seed ability was exceedingly strange—even the late Great Completion Zhenjun of Shenxuan Sect bore his share of blame, yet Li Rui not only resisted the counterstrike of fate, but even inflicted a Dao wound upon Liu Zhen Zhenjun in return.

Such a technique could not possibly be the work of a mere Small Heaven cultivator.

Until now,

Li Rui had rarely fought, and Chi Song Zhenjun had only intervened himself out of respect for the dual-certification status—yet he never imagined Li Rui’s strength surpassed even his expectations.

"He’s been hiding his true power all along. I underestimated this man."

Chi Song Zhenjun spoke calmly: "Dao friend Changqing, since you’ve also injured my junior brother, shall we call this off?"

Call it off?

Li Rui let out a light laugh: "That makes no sense."

Wan Fadian plotted against him, failed to trap him, and now that he’d turned the tables, they wanted to brush it off with a simple “call it off”?

Absurd!

There has never been such a rule in this cultivation world.

Chi Song Zhenjun frowned slightly.

He inwardly cursed Li Rui for his lack of humility.

Although Baiyu Jing is now showing signs of rising momentum, you, Li Rui, are still no Dao Jun—how could Zhuge Ming, a Dao Jun with half his body already in the grave, possibly compare to the three peak Dao Jun of Wan Fadian?

So he believed Li Rui ought to accept his misfortune.

But the outcome surprised him.

Li Rui said nothing; his eyes burned with battle intent.

Seeing this,

Chi Song Zhenjun snorted coldly: "You refuse the cup of wine—then take the cup of punishment!"

He was a Body Integration Great Completion cultivator who had condensed the Xi Ming Wheel, while Li Rui had only entered Zhenjun realm six decades ago—how could he possibly be his match?

"Let me show you what true strength beyond strength, and mountains beyond mountains, means."

With that,

A spectral image of a crimson pine appeared behind Chi Song Zhenjun.

【Crimson Fire Pine】

It was well known that Wood and Fire nurtured each other; Chi Song Zhenjun had used his great skill to fuse the two Dao paths, forging a uniquely distinct path of his own.

His Dao Seed’s ability thus combined the strengths of both Wood and Fire.

With this ability, he had firmly held a top-two position among all Zhenjun of Wan Fadian.

If they were to fight, then fight!

This was Taihuazhou—Baiyu Jing’s Dao Jun would not let Li Rui come to harm, but leaving behind some Dao wounds was certainly within their power.

Chi Song Zhenjun’s eyes turned crimson in an instant.

He roared:

"Burn!"

The next instant,

Crimson immortal flames erupted violently around Li Rui—and unlike ordinary fire techniques, these flames carried a Wood attribute, lending the 【Crimson Fire Pine】 a relentless, clinging quality that made escape nearly impossible once touched.

He struck with his utmost power.

Chi Song Zhenjun had no intention of giving Baiyu Jing’s Dao Jun a chance to intervene.

But the next scene startled him.

Li Rui was charging straight at him, bearing the 【Crimson Fire Pine】 on his body.

The might of the Force cultivator made heaven and earth tremble.

"How is this possible?!"

In his centuries of life, Chi Song Zhenjun had never seen such a sight.

Someone was outright enduring his immortal flames.

"Could it be his other Dao Seed’s ability?"

Chi Song Zhenjun’s thoughts raced.

All knew Li Rui was dual-certified, yet almost no one knew what his other ability, beyond 【Zhenwu Lin】, truly was.

Clearly,

It was a defensive Dao Seed.

Complementing 【Zhenwu Lin】’s offense, it formed a perfect balance.

Though only newly entered Body Integration, its might forced even his Body Integration Great Completion state to retreat slightly.

A complete anomaly.

It made him recall the Dual-Complete Zhenjun of old.