Chapter 257: Xu Shixiong Uncle, Are You Leaving Just Like That?

Dueling arena.

Xia Daoming and Fei Tingmei soon pulled apart their distance.

Fei Tingmei was indeed a true disciple at the late stage of Foundation Establishment; her combat power was a large cut above Shao Shiyu, who was also at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The magic tool in her hand was also formidable.

An Ice Chi Sword, once killed its way out, radiated cold, actually giving people the feeling of freezing a hundred li.

Xia Daoming's nine Millennium Profound Bamboo Swords were frozen by the cold air emitted by the Ice Chi Sword, actually becoming stiff and sluggish in their changes, but they were broken open by the Ice Chi Sword in just a moment.

"Good!" Seeing this, Qu Dongyan showed a look of satisfaction.

"Good!" The other Core Formation Elders who were in the dark also cheered.

And the true disciples in the spectator stands were even more ecstatic upon seeing this.

Regardless, they had to kill Xia Daoming's arrogance and not let the disastrous defeat of the previous generation repeat itself in their generation.

Only Yue Huang and Xiao Hongyi shook their heads repeatedly, sighing endlessly in secret.

The matters of back then had finally been put to rest with great difficulty, but these guys were full and had nothing to do, actually gathering together to help the older generation find back their dignity.

Now it's good—two generations of disastrous defeats!

Seeing the Ice Chi Sword break through the sword formation and kill its way out, Xia Daoming was also shaking his head and sighing in secret.

"Master is truly worthy of being a genius rarely seen in the Qingyuan Sect; I cannot compare to him in the Qi Refining Dao!"

Sighing in his heart, he deployed the Profound Mist Mirror, and hazy light shone toward the Ice Chi Sword.

The Ice Chi Sword stalled.

The nine Millennium Profound Bamboo Swords flew over again to trap the Ice Chi Sword.

Just as the Ice Chi Sword was trapped, Xia Daoming flashed, leaving a residual image in place.

He had already arrived in front of Fei Tingmei.

Fei Tingmei was shocked in her heart; her defensive magic tool had already hurriedly broken through the air.

But a hazy light fell.

The defensive magic tool stalled.

A cold light flashed.

Fei Tingmei felt a chill on her neck; a long spear was already pressed against her neck.

The scene instantly fell silent.

The true disciples were all stunned.

Fei Tingmei had actually lost too!

And she had lost so cleanly, without even a chance to struggle.

"Sorry, Xu Shixiong Sister Fei, for making you spend money. 800,000!" Xia Daoming slowly withdrew his long spear.

In the spectator stands, everyone woke up.

The Core Formation Elders all looked at each other in dismay.

Qu Dongyan looked at Xiao Hongyi and Yue Huang with an ugly expression.

"Cough, cough, Xu Shixiong Sister Qu warned you just now, but you didn't listen," Xiao Hongyi's expression was unnatural.

"Xia Shidi Sister, you can't blame me for this. I am even more miserable than you; two of my disciples have already been defeated, and just now, I and Xia Shidi Xu Shixiong Xiao were sincerely warning you," Yue Huang said with a bitter smile.

Qu Dongyan looked at the two, speechless and unable to retort; her belly full of anger had nowhere to vent.

"Xia Daoming, do you dare to fight me?" Just at this time, in the spectator stands, a burly, tall man with a full beard flew into the dueling arena.

This man stood in the dueling arena, his body exuding powerful momentum, as if a mountain were standing there, unshakable.

"Li Tinggui, is it not enough to lose face? Get back here!" Seeing this, Qu Dongyan's belly full of anger finally exploded; she stood up abruptly and reprimanded sharply.

"Master!" Li Tinggui showed a look of dissatisfaction and grievance.

"What is your cultivation realm? What is his cultivation realm? Even if you win, what can you do?" Qu Dongyan said coldly.

Li Tinggui lowered his head in shame upon hearing this.

"Xu Shixiong Sister Fei, can you pay the full amount? If not, we can sign an IOU," Xia Daoming said with a smile, politely discussing with Fei Tingmei.

Fei Tingmei's face instantly turned pale.

"Fine, I was the one who let her fight; I will pay the spirit stones," a voice sounded from the spectator stands.

Then spirit stones rained down, piling up in front of Xia Daoming.

These spirit stones were almost all mid-grade and high-grade.

Crystal clear and glowing, it made the four people—Mo Yongzhi, Shao Shiyu, Wan Yan, and Lan Xue—all have eyes that lit up.

800,000—it would take many years to save that up!

This brat earned it so easily.

"Uncle-Master is still generous; then this disciple will not be polite," Xia Daoming cupped his fists toward Qu Dongyan, then honestly and unceremoniously put the spirit stones into his storage ring.

Putting away the storage ring, Xia Daoming cupped his fists toward the true disciples in the spectator stands one by one and said: "Is there any other Xu Shixiong or Xu Shixiong Sister who wants to challenge me?"

The dueling arena was silent, with only Xia Daoming's voice echoing in the sky.

A few late-stage Foundation Establishment true disciples wanted to stand up, but in the end, they didn't dare to.

Fei Tingmei was not the strongest late-stage Foundation Establishment true disciple, but they weren't much stronger than her either.

Xia Daoming waited for a while, and seeing no one come out to fight, he had no choice but to cup his fists and say: "It seems everyone is a sensible person. Since that's the case, let's stop here for today. If any Xu Shixiong or Xu Shixiong Sister wants to challenge me in the future, I am always ready to accompany you, but please have the spirit stones ready."

The true disciples in the spectator stands all gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, but in the end, they could only lower their heads in frustration.

There was no helping it; they were the ones who insisted on looking for trouble, and now that they had been beaten to a pulp and provoked by him, who could they blame?

"This disciple pays respects

"Daoming, not bad." Yue Huang looked at Xia Daoming and praised him.

"I dare not accept such praise; it is all due to my Master's excellent guidance that I have achieved what I have today," Xia Daoming replied respectfully.

"Xia Shidi Xu Shixiong, you have taken in a good disciple!" Yue Huang turned to Zuo Dongge and said.

"He is barely worth molding," Zuo Dongge said, stroking his beard.

Upon hearing this, the corners of everyone's mouths couldn't help but twitch a few times.

If they hadn't considered that Zuo Dongge was injured, they probably would have all attacked him together.

He had beaten a group of cultivators below the Foundation Establishment perfection stage until not a single one dared to show their face, yet he still claimed he was "barely worth molding"—what did that make their own disciples?

"Hehe!" Yue Huang smiled with an unnatural expression, then said, "I'm leaving! You all should disperse as well."

Having said that, Yue Huang turned and walked away.

"Xu Shixiong Uncle, are you leaving just like that?" Xia Daoming suddenly spoke up.

Yue Huang stopped, turned around, and asked with a look of confusion, "Do you have other business?"

"No business, really. It's just that my Master often mentions you to me, saying that you and he have faced life and death together many times and are as close as brothers. He also said that you are steady and decisive in your actions, righteous and generous in character, and possess the true demeanor of a leader. Oh, and he also said that you are most protective of the younger generation of disciples," Xia Daoming said.

Yue Huang glanced at Zuo Dongge and finally understood why his expression had been so subtle when he said he wanted to see Xia Daoming.

This brat—he showed none of the trembling fear that younger disciples usually displayed when meeting their elders; he actually dared to stop him, the Sect Master and Xu Shixiong Uncle, and openly shake him down for benefits.

"You have a lot of nerve, kid!" Yue Huang soon pointed at Xia Daoming and said with dignified authority.

"You are my own Xu Shixiong Uncle, so I feel a sense of closeness. I am just speaking the truth; how can you call it having a lot of nerve? I can't let the younger generation act like a mouse seeing a cat whenever they meet the Sect Master and Xu Shixiong Uncle, too terrified to even speak," Xia Daoming said with a calm face.

(End of chapter)