Chapter 499: Lu Yang

Lu Yang had three trump cards that he wouldn't use easily.

The first was the Eldest Senior Sister's Mimicry Fist, summoning the Eldest Senior Sister.

The second was the Immortal Possession, inviting the Decayed Fairy to possess his body.

The third was the Invincible Pill, which could formulate a victory plan.

Using any one of the three trump cards would be a fatal blow to cultivators of the same realm.

Unless the opponent was too strong, or the opponent played dirty first, Lu Yang wouldn't reveal a trump card.

Kong Hao belonged to the latter.

The power Kong Hao unleashed clearly didn't belong to him. Lu Yang guessed there was a powerful soul body inside him. Lu Yang was most familiar with this routine; he had one in his body too.

This made it impossible to fight.

That powerful soul body started at least at the Body Integration stage; Lu Yang couldn't fight that with his head.

He decisively used the Invincible Pill. The answer given by the Invincible Pill was also very clear, just as he had expected: report it to the referee.

"Is this the so-called genius, relying on external forces to fight me?" The young Sect Master Lu sneered. "If you don't care about this, I still have magic treasures bestowed by the Sect Master and Master. Even a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator couldn't withstand a single strike from them."

"Considering the magic treasures are too far beyond the rules, I haven't used them in battle. If Kong Hao doesn't break the rules, then I won't have to worry about so much."

The referee was stunned when he heard Lu Yang's report; he didn't react. Even though he was well-informed, he had never seen anyone fight by borrowing the power of another soul inside their body.

Hearing Lu Yang say this, he felt that Kong Hao's power was problematic; this was power that didn't belong to him.

This naturally counted as cheating.

"The loser is Kong Hao."

Kong Hao had just wanted to fight with his new power when he heard the referee announce the result of the match, and he left the stage dejectedly.

As soon as he left the stage, the first to greet him wasn't the Flying Waterfall Sect Master, but the various Tribulation Transcendence stage ancestors.

"Move aside, let me see who is in this brat's body."

"I formulated the 'Possession Technique' myself; I'm an expert in this area. I'll go first."

"My cultivation is the highest, let me come."

The Flying Waterfall Sect Master wanted to step forward, but he had already been squeezed to the back by these big shots.

"This aura feels like one of the Four Evils." Venerable Yiqi was the most sensitive to auras and was the first to make a judgment.

"Brat, don't resist. I'm going into your spiritual platform to take a look."

After Venerable Yiqi said this, a small figure flew out of his spiritual platform and flew into Kong Hao's spiritual platform.

"Whoa, it's a big guy."

Kong Hao's spiritual platform was much larger than others of the same realm. This wasn't the result of cultivation, but was propped open by the behemoth inside his body.

Iron bars divided the spiritual platform into two. The small part was Kong Hao's activity space, and the large part was the behemoth's seal.

Nine layers of seals were added to the middle of the iron bars, unbreakable. The behemoth was staring fixedly at Venerable Yiqi, its beast eyes revealing imperceptible terror.

The behemoth was a male lion the size of a small mountain. Its mane was white and long, like floating snowflakes, rising and falling with its breathing. Its two upward-growing fangs were like two bright, wide knives, and its tail was as long as its body.

"So it's an old Taowu."

Venerable Yiqi sneered. This old Taowu was no simple person; it had Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivation, enough to be the patriarch of the Taowu clan. He didn't know why it was sealed here.

"Isn't this Ji Xiong? I thought you were killed after failing to compete for the patriarch position. I didn't expect you to be here."

Successive Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators flew into Kong Hao's spiritual platform. Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators were rare, and soon someone recognized the old Taowu's identity.

Kong Hao had never seen so many Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators in his life.

When he learned of the old Taowu's cultivation and identity, he was shocked.

He had thought the old Taowu was at the Body Integration stage; he didn't expect it to be at the terrifying Tribulation Transcendence stage.

He had no father or mother. Ever since he had consciousness, the old Taowu had been in his body, sealed by someone he didn't know.

Kong Hao had never dared to reveal the existence of the old Taowu, fearing that powerful figures would covet it, which was why he joined the Flying Waterfall Sect, which was inconspicuous even among second-grade sects.

Unexpectedly, the matter had been exposed after all.

How would these powerful figures treat him?

Relying on the old Taowu to tell the truth was impossible. The Tribulation Transcendence stage ancestors asked Kong Hao about what he knew, and combined with the information they remembered about the old Taowu, they sorted out the general context of the matter:

After the old Taowu failed to compete for the patriarch position, it was hunted down, its physical body was destroyed, its soul was damaged, and it fled all the way to the Great Xia territory. A Body Integration peak cultivator proficient in sealing spells sealed the old Taowu in Kong Hao's body.

Judging from the degree of the seal, that Body Integration peak cultivator's attitude toward Kong Hao was kind. As long as Kong Hao's strength continued to grow, he could break the seals layer by layer and use the old Taowu's power.

"You have two choices." Venerable Yiqi pointed out the path for Kong Hao.

"Break the seal, and we will take down the old Taowu. In return, we will give you matching rewards—heavenly treasures, spirit treasures, and elixirs. Consider it buying it from you. This is the safest plan."

It was true that the old Taowu was difficult to deal with at the Tribulation Transcendence stage, but who among those present wasn't at the Tribulation Transcendence stage? If everyone swarmed up, the old Taowu could only obediently take the beating.

"Or you can continue to seal the old Taowu, breaking the seals layer by layer as your strength grows. But in this process, you run the risk of being backlashed."

"Which one do you choose?"

While a group of Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators observed the old Taowu like a rare animal, the competition was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Lan Ting was afraid that Meng Jingzhou would use the Single-Curse Fist, so he fought timidly and was defeated by Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou qualified for the finals.

Yan Tianzhi followed his master's teachings and fought with all his might when he encountered people from the Five Elements Sect. He defeated Bai Ming and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

"Zhenyu Sect, Yan Tianzhi."

"Heavenly Court, Young Sect Master."

Lu Yang and Yan Tianzhi met in the semi-finals.

Behind Yan Tianzhi, the Taotie Battle Pattern and the Azure Dragon Battle Pattern flickered, and the phantoms of the two great demonic beasts were looming, full of oppressive force.

This was the unique battle pattern cultivation method of the Zhenyu Sect, a method created by the founding ancestor of the Zhenyu Sect.

Lu Yang saw the two great battle patterns and clapped in praise: "Finally, I've met an interesting opponent. I've long heard that the battle pattern system of the Zhenyu Sect is unique, and the Sect Master has praised it endlessly. Seeing it today, it is indeed so."

"In ancient times, our human race had the habit of painting patterns on our faces. If the patterns were drawn appropriately, one could obtain infinite power. It was the way our human race initially dealt with floods and beasts. The Sect Master originally thought this kind of pattern had been lost, but he didn't expect that in this new era, someone would innovate on the basis of the patterns and create the battle pattern cultivation method."

"The Sect Master said that the person who created this cultivation method had great talent, but unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time, born in the era of the alternation between the Great Yu and the Great Xia. If he had lived in ancient times, he would definitely have been able to compete for the Immortal Fruit Position and win a brilliant future, with his name resounding through the ages!"

Lu Yang sighed with lingering interest, as if he were savoring the Sect Master's evaluation of the founding ancestor of the Zhenyu Sect.

On the judging panel, Qiu Jinan and Luo Hongxia looked at Yang Ding in surprise.

There wasn't supposed to be this scene back then; this brat Lu Yang was almost blowing your Zhenyu Sect's founding ancestor to the heavens.

Yang Ding scratched his head awkwardly: "Isn't this just wanting to take this opportunity to promote my Zhenyu Sect."

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