Chapter 749: One Finger Shattering the Heart

In front of the Dongxuan Dao Palace Square, thousands of people had gathered in a dense crowd, gathered in groups of three or five, communicating and discussing.

Especially those with good relationships, they had already begun to discuss how to challenge next.

Challenging other Daoists was also a strategy.

Each Daoist only had one opportunity on each challenge day, but if they won, they could challenge continuously.

The main goal was to improve their own Daoist treatment, and the secondary goal was to temper their own combat power.

There was a lot of technique in this.

It wasn't necessarily the last few Daoists with higher treatment than oneself who were the best targets to challenge.

Those Daoists who were naturally restrained by the star techniques one cultivated were the best choices.

For example, those who mainly cultivated wood-element star techniques were naturally restrained and insulted by gold-element and fire-element star techniques.

Many Daoists supported by families or forces behind them had long been prepared, while some Daoists from ordinary backgrounds were doing temporary homework at this moment.

Everyone was very serious.

After all, improving one tier of treatment would obviously improve cultivation resources, and strength would naturally improve as well.

Of course, those with brilliant battle records were not their targets for challenge, but targets to avoid.

For example, the previous Daoist ranking first, Yuan Chengfa.

Or the Daoist Xu Jin, who had been rumored recently and was said to have killed a Minor Tianyang Xingjun.

Extremely suddenly, the entire Dao Palace Square became quiet.

That feeling was like a teacher suddenly entering during class; the quick-reacting students closed their mouths first, and those who didn't see it also discovered something wrong first and looked over.

Then, they saw the Daoist Xu Jin landing on the starlight.

The entire Dao Palace Square, in an instant, was as if pressed on the mute button, inexplicably becoming very quiet.

Gazes were like focused fire, all looking at Xu Jin.

Since the Daoists moved into the Dongxuan Dao Palace half a year ago, the legend they heard the most was Xu Jin, and the one they discussed the most was also Xu Jin.

No way, many rumors about Xu Jin were things they wanted to do and wanted to achieve but couldn't.

For example, killing a Minor Tianyang Xingjun.

And not just one.

Or climbing to the peak of the Law Heavenly Road and obtaining mysterious benefits left by the Emperor.

The peak of the Law Heavenly Road, ah; many of them struggled to climb forty or fifty layers, yet someone climbed to the peak of the Heavenly Road.

Usually not seen, now the legend suddenly appeared before their eyes; how could they not look a few more times.

On the other side, Yuan Chengfa watched this scene, his mouth twitching slightly twice.

This was truly people comparing with people, angering people to death.

When he came, he didn't have this treatment.

This bunch of grandsons, one by one, just looked at him once and then went about their business.

But when Xu Jin came, everyone shut up, and they even gave him a salute of attention, which really made him feel bitter.

Clearly, he was the number one Daoist ranking!

This made Yuan Chengfa feel depressed, and his expression became even more complicated; he was already thinking, would Xu Jin challenge him?

Actually, before this, especially before the battle results of Xu Jin's Xiazhu Star Domain were spread, Yuan Chengfa very much wanted to fight Xu Jin.

At that time, Yuan Chengfa didn't have the certainty of winning, but he wasn't bound to lose either.

Under these circumstances, his sparring with Xu Jin had huge benefits.

But the battle results of the Xiazhu Star Domain spread...

Especially him, as a core member of Tianyang Zhenjun Yuanling's mansion, he knew the true truth of the Xiazhu Star Domain.

Instead of the fragmented pieces other Daoists understood, the rumors that Xu Jin only killed one or two Minor Star Lords.

A total of eighteen Minor Star Lords, one Star-Suppressing Lord's battle record; in every battle, he faced at least three powerful Minor Star Lords at the same time, and reinforcements could arrive within ten breaths.

That is to say, Xu Jin's true battle record was solving three powerful Minor Star Lords within ten breaths.

This made Yuan Chengfa fall into deep doubt.

With his combat power, facing three Minor Star Lords at the same time, winning was not difficult, and if he had the blessing of seventy or eighty percent of the Heaven and Earth Authority, killing them all was also possible.

But killing them all within ten breaths!

That, for him, was an impossible task.

This directly led to Yuan Chengfa's complicated mood at this time.

He wanted to know Xu Jin's true combat power, but he didn't want to go up and find abuse!

That's right, those two words.

This was the evaluation given by his ancestor.

Before he broke through to the Tenth Tier, meeting the current Xu Jin was finding abuse!

He didn't accept it!

But his ancestor's judgment wouldn't be wrong.

His mood was just tangled...

He had long lost the demeanor he had when he was first in the Daoist ranking battle.

【Today is the challenge day; I won't repeat the rules of the challenge day. Those who want to challenge, just speak directly. Those who are present, unless they are seriously injured, cannot refuse to fight; those who refuse will be judged as losing.

In addition, if no one challenges within a quarter of an hour, then enter the next process of today, the comprehension of the Law Heavenly Road; the Tianyang Zhenjun has already prepared it for you.】

The one presiding over the challenge day was Imperial Tianyang Xingjun Liuhuo Tianyang Xingjun.

Such a small matter, it was impossible for Tianyang Zhenjun Commander Tian Zhang to do everything himself.

Almost the moment Liuhuo Tianyang Xingjun's voice fell, the challenge sounds naming names were endless, and not long after, the eight arenas in the void began a great battle.

There were still many people challenging.

Especially the Daoists with eighth-tier and seventh-tier treatment, there were many people challenging upward.

Many people had all kinds of grievances about the last Daoist ranking battle, such as it not being fair enough, not letting them play, bad luck, etc., all kinds of reasons.

Today, they wanted to find it back.

There were also people who had been cultivating in seclusion for half a year, using up all the resources they received from the Dao Palace in one breath, feeling that their strength had greatly improved, and today they wanted to challenge to prove themselves, and at the same time obtain a higher-tier Daoist treatment.

Some even made plans, thinking about breaking tiers continuously, crossing two tiers of Daoist treatment in one breath.

The ideas were beautiful, but the facts were cruel.

The cultivators who could become Daoists through layers of screening were mostly intelligent.

One by one, they converted resources into strength in the shortest time.

The battle results proved this point.

It also proved that the Dao Palace's selection method and ranking method were still basically reasonable.

The challenger's winning rate was still quite low, only twenty percent!

In ten challenges, only two could win.

For a time, the entire challenge was like a snowball constantly challenging to the highest level.

Of course, those like Xu Jin were all full of confidence; for example, Yutang Prince Zhu Shizhen was very confident.

This made Xu Jin somewhat puzzled, "Prince, you are so ostentatious and confident, aren't you afraid that other Daoists will challenge you and let your current Daoist treatment drop another tier?"

"Brother-in-law, I think the one who should be worried is you, not me?" Zhu Shizhen laughed.

"Oh, how so?" Xu Jin was somewhat puzzled.

"Brother-in-law, these people in the world, many times, fear power more, and will not fear power that they haven't seen with their own eyes. Although my Yutang Prince's Mansion has declined, that is only in the eyes of the high-level star realm!

And, even if many people know that the Yutang Prince's Mansion has begun to decline, they don't dare to provoke it easily.

On the contrary, you, the tree is big and the wind is strong!

As long as you are defeated, that is a step to the sky!" Zhu Shizhen laughed.

"Makes sense!"

Xu Jin nodded, "But the strength I showed before should make many people fear..." "Yu An, specifically here to challenge Daoist Xu Jin!"

Xu Jin suddenly stopped, looking at Zhu Shizhen with an expression of just admiring him.

It was really hit by this kid.

It had to be said that this Yutang Prince's political level was enough.

Xu Jin originally thought that today was for soy sauce, and after finishing the matter, he would go directly to the Law Heavenly Road, but he didn't expect that someone would really challenge him!

Zhu Shizhen spread his hands toward Xu Jin, a sincere smile squeezed on his fat face, "Brother-in-law, since you are here, show two hands."

"Also!"

Xu Jin nodded, and under everyone's gaze, he stepped on the starlight and rose, rushing straight to the unoccupied No. 6 performance arena.

"Look, Xu Jin!

It's Xu Jin who was challenged!"

"Come and see here! Let's see how strong Xu Jin really is?"

Almost at the same instant, the discussion surged up.

"Tianyang Xingjun, Xu Jin accepts the challenge."

Bowing to Liuhuo Tianyang Xingjun in the sky, Xu Jin completed the procedure, and now he was waiting for Yu An to come to the stage.

Amidst everyone's discussion, Yu An also stepped on the starlight and rose, rushing onto the arena.

Almost at the same time, Yuan Chengfa, Su Xuan, Yuan Luzhen, Shen Hui, Mei Zhongliang, Qiao Xueman, Liu Shu, Li Qingchen, and a group of powerful Daoists all looked at the No. 6 arena.

Especially Yuan Luzhen, Shen Hui, Mei Zhongliang, Qiao Xueman, Liu Shu, and Li Qingchen, their gazes were even more eager.

Some of them were already preparing to challenge Xu Jin or Su Xuan at the end of today.

No one was willing to challenge Yuan Chengfa.

But Xu Jin and Su Xuan, especially Xu Jin, had a chance to win, allowing their enjoyed Daoist treatment to improve by one or two tiers.

As for the rumors?

Rumors were just rumors.

If rumors were credible, then what was there to challenge.

It was just that they didn't expect that before them, someone would pave the way.

This time Yu An's challenge had huge significance for them.

Yu An's possibility of losing was relatively large, but even if he lost, the process of this exchange could expose a part of Xu Jin's strength again, and they could calmly arrange tactics to fight.

Even arrange some targeted tactics against Xu Jin's star techniques!

For a time, everyone's gaze became incomparably expectant!

It was mainly because this Yu An's cultivation was not weak either.

This Yu An, now had the strength of the peak Ninth Tier, and daring to challenge Xu Jin, eight or nine out of ten had already evolved the Dao.

He should have possessed the strength of Yuan Chengfa during the Daoist battle, and even exceeded it a little, otherwise, he wouldn't dare to challenge directly.

In the previous Daoist ranking battle, the total ranking was fourteenth, enjoying fifth-tier Daoist treatment.

Challenging Xu Jin, this third, was completely qualified.

"Brother Xu, a few days ago, I just evolved the Dao, and in the near future, I am about to break through to the Tenth Tier; before breaking through, I want to ask Brother Xu for advice!" Just after getting on the stage, Yu An bowed to Xu Jin and said directly, with a smile on his face, full of confidence!

Hearing this, the Daoists under the stage were stunned.

The look at Yu An became envious.

Having already evolved the Dao successfully, then breaking through to the Tenth Tier to become a Minor Tianyang Xingjun was just a matter of time.

Once becoming a Minor Tianyang Xingjun, one could receive an extra portion of Zhou Tian Star Dew salary every year.

The key was that this fellow would break through to the Tenth Tier in the first year of becoming a Daoist, so within ten years, he would absolutely be a Great Tianyang Xingjun, and in the future, he might even compete for the position of Emperor True Disciple, also known as the Tongxuan Saint Child!

"Easy to say!" Xu Jin bowed.

"Thank you, when you make a move later, please don't hold back, let me appreciate the power of Brother Xu's space star techniques!" Yu An said again.

This time, Xu Jin was slightly unhappy.

Too much nonsense.

Just fight if you want to fight.

This arena was not a place for you to set up a persona and build a reputation.

However, since this fellow wanted a reputation, then Xu Jin would give him a reputation later.

At this moment, Xu Jin nodded indifferently, and then turned to Liuhuo Tianyang Xingjun and said, "Tianyang Xingjun, I am ready!"

Yu An was slightly startled, but his smile remained unchanged, and he also said to Liuhuo Tianyang Xingjun, "Tianyang Xingjun, I am also ready."

"Good, five breaths after the light curtain dissipates, the battle begins."

Amidst the flickering starlight, the starlight of the replacement order fell on the two of them, forming protection!

And the Daoists under the stage also discussed.

Especially the several Daoists who intended to challenge Xu Jin before.

"Brother Lu, how many breaths do you think Xu Jin needs to win?" Mei Zhongliang asked Yuan Luzhen.

Yuan Luzhen glanced at Mei Zhongliang and didn't speak.

On the other side, Qiao Xueman, Li Qingchen, and Liu Shu gathered together, Qiao Xueman looked at the two and said, "I think if Xu Jin can't win this Yu An quickly within ten breaths, then if I challenge Xu Jin, I will definitely win!

What do you two think?"

But the two didn't have any response.

Qiao Xueman, who was originally calculating his own means, turned his head and saw Liu Shu and Li Qingchen staring at the No. 6 arena with horror, their eyes full of astonishment.

Qiao Xueman turned his head abruptly to look at the No. 6 arena.

On the No. 6 arena, Xu Jin had just pointed out a finger, and the silver light had dissipated, but on the arena, Yu An's figure was already gone.

The moment the sound of gasping for air became a piece, Yu An's figure fell from the starlight of the replacement order into the square!

After landing, looking at Xu Jin on the No. 6 arena, his face was full of horror and shock!

One move!

He just pointed out a finger!

The starlight of his replacement order shattered, and he was transmitted out.

Even the moment he was transmitted out, his heart felt an indescribable sharp pain.

He felt that if the starlight of the replacement order had transmitted him a bit slower, his heart might have been shattered!

On the performance arena, Xu Jin had a cold expression!

A piece of trash solved by one Star-Shattering move, yet he had so much nonsense!

And this was just him purely using the Star-Shattering star technique.

Counting it up, he still held back.

If he had urged the Space Law Dao while performing Star-Shattering, and let Star-Shattering and the Space Law Dao echo each other, this move would not only shatter stars, but also shatter hearts!

Even if Yu An had the protection of the replacement order, he would have died on the spot!

In the Dao Palace Square, Yuan Luzhen, Shen Hui, Mei Zhongliang, Qiao Xueman, Liu Shu, Li Qingchen, and others looked at this scene, first horrified, then bitterness appeared at the corners of their mouths.

Especially Yuan Luzhen and Li Qingchen, these two

Especially Yuan Luzhen; he knew Xu Jin was fierce, but he still held onto some wishful thinking!

But when he personally saw Xu Jin defeat Yu An—who was at the peak of the Ninth Tier and had already practiced the Dao—with a single finger.

This sliver of wishful thinking was shattered.

He was confident he could defeat Yu An, but he absolutely could not achieve a kill with a single point like Xu Jin!

Suddenly, Yuan Luzhen felt that the Xu Jin in his eyes had become somewhat unreachable.

On the other side, Yuan Chengfa felt the same.

His gaze toward Xu Jin became even more complex.

Half a year later, he had originally thought Xu Jin's strength was only a little stronger than his, but now he discovered it was more than just a little stronger.

Actually, it was not just them.

Even Tianyang Xingjun Liuhuo, the Tianyang Xingjun overseeing the challenge in the void, was shocked by that finger from Xu Jin!

Because he clearly sensed that the finger had shattered the life-substitution token in an instant!

One must know that the way life-substitution tokens protect these Daoists is by covering the surface of their bodies with a layer of life-substitution starlight.

As long as an enemy's attack breaks through the Daoist's protective starlight and lands on this layer of life-substitution starlight, it triggers the effect of the life-substitution starlight, directly teleporting the protected person away.

In a normal challenge, triggering the life-substitution starlight means you have lost!

But Xu Jin's finger just now was completely different.

It was not a trigger!

It was a finger that directly shattered the life-substitution starlight.

Theoretically, a life-substitution token can block a full-force strike from a newly broken-through Small Tianyang Xingjun!

"I didn't expect Xu Jin's strength to be this strong! And it's very obvious that he held back with that finger just now. It seems the rumors are not only true but even understated!" Tianyang Xingjun Liuhuo mused.

(End of chapter)