Chapter 88: Battle Against Kuangshi

"Hmph..."

Seeing his beloved son so severely wounded, Kuangshi Laoguai let out a cold snort, his eyes instantly turning blood-red. The next moment, a ruthless expression flashed across his face, and as he raised both hands, a ball of fiery red flame appeared between them.

"Heh, beat the small one, and now the old one jumps out?"

Su Zhangqing curled the corner of his mouth, revealing a sneer. The next instant, black flames flickered over Su Zhangqing's hands, wrapping around them in the blink of an eye.

"Hehe..."

Upon seeing this, Ruyue Xianzi revealed a faint smile. It was not that she was indifferent or unconcerned, but rather that Ruyue Xianzi believed Su Zhangqing would not come out on the losing end, and it was a perfect opportunity to use the other party's hand to vent her own pent-up anger.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the great hall became tense to the extreme, yet just at this moment, a pleasant female voice rang out.

"Stop!"

A stream of light flashed, and a beautiful figure arrived before the two. Ruyue Xianzi believed in Su Zhangqing's strength and knew he would not suffer, but as the mistress of this place, Shenguang Xianzi naturally did not wish for them to fight on her own turf; regardless of who won or lost, it would look very bad for her.

"The two of you are guests from afar; if there is something to say, you can say it properly, why must you resort to force?"

"Eh?!"

Su Zhangqing's expression shifted, and he did not say anything further. Regardless of anything else, this Shenguang Xianzi was the mistress of this place, so he naturally had to give her face.

Beside them, Shi Yu's face was deathly pale, his expression full of resentment as he stared fixedly at Su Zhangqing.

"Mm, the Xianzi is right; it was this king who was impulsive."

A gloomy look flashed through Kuangshi Laoguai's eyes, then his expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of amiability.

Su Zhangqing glanced at Kuangshi Laoguai, many thoughts flashing through his mind.

This old monster would not give up so easily, but even if the other party had some scheme, he would simply meet force with force and water with earth.

Seeing Kuangshi Laoguai become so easy to talk to, Shenguang Xianzi's face revealed a look of surprise.

In her view, the other party would surely be very displeased at this time and might take the opportunity to stir up trouble; she had not expected him to be like this.

"Fellow Daoist Kuangshi is too polite; please return to your seat."

"Mm."

Kuangshi nodded faintly, then looked at Su Zhangqing with a gloomy expression.

"Kid, for the sake of the host, I will not bully the young with my seniority. This seat will ask you a few questions; if your answers satisfy me, then this old man will not make things difficult for you."

"Father King!"

Upon seeing Kuangshi Laoguai act this way, Shi Yu's face was full of unwillingness; he had suffered such a great loss, yet his father king was actually not going to stand up for him.

"Shut up, this father has his own sense of propriety."

A trace of unwillingness flashed in Shi Yu's eyes, but seeing his father's stern expression, he had no choice but to obediently shut his mouth and say nothing more, though his expression as he looked at Su Zhangqing became increasingly malicious. Everyone's gaze fell upon Su Zhangqing.

"Ask me a few questions?"

Su Zhangqing looked at Kuangshi Laoguai with a detached expression: "Old thing, don't try to pull rank in front of me. What kind of thing are you, that you are worthy of questioning me?"

Now that matters had developed to this point, enmity with Kuangshi Laoguai was already unavoidable. Since that was the case, Su Zhangqing naturally would not be polite to him.

Once these words were spoken, everyone was stunned; even Ruyue Xianzi was taken aback.

She considered herself to be a very arrogant person, but compared to Su Zhangqing, she felt inferior.

Even if his strength was comparable to the late Golden Core stage, Kuangshi Laoguai was not someone to be trifled with. Did he really want to forge a death feud with the other party? "You..."

Upon hearing this, Kuangshi Laoguai was naturally furious, blood-red light flashing violently in his eyes. It had been so many years—he couldn't even remember how many years—since anyone had dared to speak to him like this.

This kid before him was actually so ignorant of life and death; did he think that just because he had some connection with Ruyue, this seat wouldn't dare to kill him? "Kid, you are courting death!" The next moment, Kuangshi Laoguai let out a violent roar, and strands of black demonic mist surged out. In an instant, the void shook incessantly, and like a mountain collapse or a tsunami, the rolling demonic mist surged toward Su Zhangqing.

"Eh?!"

Su Zhangqing's expression tightened slightly; this old monster's strength was not weak, and a casual strike could annihilate a cultivator of the same rank.

However, Su Zhangqing was no ordinary person; he was far beyond what average cultivators could compare to. He raised his right hand, and a five-colored stream of light flashed out. On the sword body, light flickered—needless to say, it was the Qingfeng Sword.

Hum! Su Zhangqing did not hesitate to take the Qingfeng Sword in his hand, light flickering all around his body. He injected spiritual power into it, and mysterious runes flickered upon the Dharma Treasure, then rotated and flashed before sinking into Su Zhangqing's body.

Following this, Su Zhangqing swung the sword downward fiercely. Silently, a five-colored radiance appeared before his eyes, runes flickering upon the brilliance. It looked extraordinary, and in the blink of an eye, it collided with the black-mist demonic dragon condensed by Kuangshi Laoguai.

Boom! A massive explosion in the void reached their ears, and the entire mountain peak seemed to tremble violently.

After the five-colored radiance flickered for a moment, it tore through the black mist, and after a roar, it swept toward the other party.

"Eh?!"

Such a scene left Kuangshi Laoguai slightly stunned, followed by a look of shock and anger; this result was truly far beyond his expectations.

However, he was, after all, an old monster of the late Golden Core stage. He raised his right hand, and a black shield appeared before him.

"Shoo..."

After a flash of light, a black glow wrapped around him, blocking Su Zhangqing's sword light.

"Eh?!"

Su Zhangqing's expression shifted slightly. This result was within his expectations; after all, the other party was a late Golden Core existence—how could he be severely wounded in a single strike? His strike this time was merely to give the other party a warning.

After all, the cultivation world relied on strength to speak; without strength, there was no right to speak. Sure enough, after the clash, a look of disbelief appeared on Kuangshi Laoguai's face.

"Impossible, you are merely a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator; how can you have such strong power?"

"Hmph, is Su's ability something you can imagine?"

"Kid, you are too arrogant. Just because you have a little bit of strength, you truly think you can stand on equal footing with this old man? Do not be too arrogant; otherwise, if you anger this seat, even if I have to pay a price, I will certainly kill you."

Fierce light flashed violently in Kuangshi Laoguai's blood-red eyes, and he spoke in a grim tone, though there was a hint of wariness in his expression.

If the other party had such strength at only the mid-stage of Golden Core, then if he reached the late stage, wouldn't he be a match for him?

If the two really fought, how could Ruyue Xianzi stand by and watch? She would certainly intervene, and at that point, Kuangshi would naturally gain no advantage whatsoever.

"Hmph, if you are sensible, then retreat. Kong Ling is my woman; I advise you to be sensible."

Su Zhangqing spoke with a detached expression.

Although this feud was set in stone, now was not the time to turn hostile.

"Your woman?"

A sneer appeared at the corner of Kuangshi Laoguai's mouth: "I ask you, you and Kong Ling have become Shuangxiu Daolu, who was the witness?"

"Are you a fool, Fellow Daoist? In our cultivation, why would we care about such worldly rites?"

"Hmph, you cannot say it like that. Shenguang Xianzi is a famous existence among our demon race. If you want to marry her beloved daughter, shouldn't you show some sincerity?"

This fellow Kuangshi Laoguai was also a cunning and crafty character, step by step luring Su Zhangqing into a trap.

After some probing, he knew the kid before him was not easy to deal with; precisely because of this, since martial combat would not work, he would fight with wits.

(End of this chapter)