Chapter 19: Thunderbolt Annihilation

  Zhu Jiu swallowed the cyan token lightning emitted by Sun Bu Fu, this move stunned everyone, including Sun Bu Fu who was fighting against Zhu Jiu.

  It's usually the case that one side's magic is absorbed by the other only when there's a huge gap in strength between the two, but Zhu Jiu's magical powers are nothing special, even slightly inferior to Sun Bu Fu's, so how could this be possible?!

  This time it was Lü Chuang's turn to ask Sun Bu'er's Dharma master with a smile:

  "Zhù Jiǔ this kid is exceptionally talented, and also extremely ruthless, good at hiding and teasing his opponents. I think this is the kind of person who won't let Sun Bu'er down. Just Zhù Jiǔ's next attack will be hard to dodge, what do you think, Brother Liu?"

  This was exactly what Liu Chuanfa had asked him before, Lü Chuanfa returned the question unchanged, only changing the name and asking again. Seeing that Liu Chuanfa's complexion turned slightly pale after being questioned, Lü Chuanfa felt extremely pleased and burst out laughing loudly.

  The battle on the stage changed in an instant, and Zhu Jiu took advantage of Sun's astonishment at his own absorption of the law to make a surprise attack, opening his mouth again, and suddenly a green flame burst out, hitting Sun directly in the face.

  This flame was the cyan talisman that Sun Bu'er had shot out earlier, which was absorbed by Zhu Jiu's dark shadow talisman and transformed into his own power, returning to its original form and hitting its mark.

  Sun Bu did not expect that in the previous instant, Zhu Jiu would suddenly close in on him. Thinking that since Zhu Jiu had taken the initiative to get close, he must be skilled in fist and foot techniques, Sun Bu focused most of his attention on Zhu Jiu's fists and feet.

  Unexpectedly, Zhu Jiu's attack was launched from his mouth, and it came with a swift and fierce momentum. At this moment, he was struck by Bi Qing's symbol of thunder and fell to the ground, rolling around in agony. In an instant, he began to wail, his voice filled with despair and hopelessness, a pitiful sight to behold. Several minutes later, his cries gradually subsided until there was complete silence.

  On the other hand, the battle between Xi Yang and Huo Yan Yao Shi was even more swift. The two sides ran into each other, and just as they were about to collide, Xi Yang's body suddenly disappeared without warning in front of everyone, thanks to Zhu Jiu's activation of the Dark Shadow Talisman that granted Xi Yang the ability to turn invisible.

  The flame zombie that had been rushing over from the opposite side lost its target and continued to rush forward a few steps due to inertia.

  Just as it stopped in its tracks, ready to turn around, a thick and heavy bony claw emerged from the void, heavily striking the Flame Corpse's neck. Then another bony claw appeared, hitting the same spot again.

  Two consecutive neck-bone fatal strikes, the neck bone "cracked" and broke, hanging on the body that was still engulfed in flames, the body swayed back and forth, finally slowly falling over.

  The crowd surrounding them burst into exclamations one after another, cheering for the brief and thrilling fight, and also being surprised by the unexpected outcome!

  Not only the many young men and Dharma instructors standing at the edge of the platform, but also the high-ranking members of the sects sitting in the three-story pavilion, were all secretly astonished, casting their eyes on an old man in blue robes sitting in the center of the third floor.

  The old man was slender and gaunt, his breath cold and stern. At this moment, his eyes shot out a strange light, looking at Zhu Jiu, then at the setting sun that was swallowing the soul fire of the flame demon, before finally speaking in a low voice:

  "This young man is a good seedling, the key lies not in his absorption of his opponent's mysterious techniques, but in his ability to endure and hide his ruthless and cunning mind, which is rare among youngsters of this age, worthy of the sect's effort to cultivate him, next year's supplies can be doubled for him."

  As for the Nine Swallowing Technique and Sunset Concealment Void, as well as Sun Bu's demise, this old man didn't even ask a single question, completely nonchalant, truly valuing words like gold, having seen much and understood more.

  The old man in blue robe was the elder responsible for checking the annual assessment. As soon as he finished speaking, someone beside him recorded what he said.

  Tai's underling, Li Chuan Fa, burst out laughing at this moment and turned around to say to Liu Chuan Fa:

  "Liu Chuanfa, you previously repeatedly told me in front of me that Sun Bu Fu, whom you trained this year, is incredibly talented, a rare genius who appears only once in a hundred years. Even if he entered my cultivation hall, he would be the most outstanding talent. Haha! Indeed, his defeat was truly the fastest in recent years' assessments, losing in less than a minute. Good, good, it's laughable to death!"

  Jiu stood on the stage, facing the thunderous applause with a calm and humble expression. He had thought it through clearly before stepping up, and since he didn't want to bear the consequences of failure, there was no need to hide anymore.

  This is the moment when he reveals his sharp edge, using the killer move of the Dark Shadow Talisman to make a fatal blow, instantly killing Sun Bu, an initial student with a reputation as a brilliant talent, in order to attract the attention of the sect's powerful figures and gain more and better resources for cultivation.

  After Jiǔ Xiǎng Tōng thought it through thoroughly, he changed his low-key style of the past year and launched a series of surprise moves.

  The sunset has already absorbed the soul fire of Huoyao's corpse, and the soul flame is burning fiercely, and it seems to have grown slightly. It appears that Sun Bu'er's corpse is also a rare species, with a lot of deadly power contained in its soul fire.

  Jiu looked at Sun Wu Kong's corpse, feeling a deep sense of regret. The internal struggle had killed off his opponent, and it was strictly forbidden to absorb the deceased's recognition talismans to supplement one's own. Otherwise, Sun Wu Kong's recognition talismans should have been a great tonic.

  With the sunset, Jiu turned around and stepped down, came to Lian's Dharma body, sneaked a peek at Su Xingchen sitting on the second floor, curled up a smile at the corner of his mouth, and winked at Su Xingchen.

  Su Xingchen immediately turned his head around, as if he hadn't noticed Zhu Jiu's small movement.

  Jiu Hui Tou turned around and said loudly to Li Hen:

  "Congratulations, Jiǔ has already killed the challenger and returned to report for duty, please pass on the orders."

  Li Chuan laughed heartily and said:

  "Alright, I wish you all the best. Don't tarnish the reputation of my Refining Sect. We'll talk about the rest later. You stand aside for now!"

  Just as Jiu Zheng was about to return to his seat, he suddenly took a glance at the pale-faced youth standing not far from Liu Chuan Fa and asked him sternly:

  "I wonder if we, the people of the Law Enforcement Temple, can take the initiative to challenge and kill the disciples of other temples?"

  As soon as the words came out, the short and stout young man's face changed greatly. He naturally knew that Zhu Jiu hated him for provoking trouble earlier, which led to Sun Bu not being able to bear it and turning his head to challenge him, pitifully looking at Liu Xing, the transmission master beside him.

  Liu Chuanfa was furious, resenting his own students for not living up to expectations and losing face in front of others. He also resented Zhu Jiu's arrogance, completely disregarding Liu as the outer temple's transmission master. Turning around, he shouted at Zhu Jiu:

  "You're so young, yet your heart is poisonous. You want to eliminate everyone, but that's not possible. According to the rules, students of the Law Enforcement Temple only have the right to be challenged, not to challenge others from other temples. Back off!"

  Jiu said to Liu Chuanfa beside him:

  "Liu Chuanfa, your student is a bear egg, you can't take it out on me, but unfortunately, you don't have the qualifications yet. If you're not convinced, why don't we fight first and let our students see what kind of skills us masters have?"

  Liu Chuanfa's chest was heaving with rapid breathing, his heart filled with extraordinary anger and humiliation, but ultimately he didn't make a sound in response. Instead, he turned his head and glared fiercely at Zhu Jiu.

  Jiu lightly pouted her mouth, she's really a weak and timid fool. After being bullied by Lie Chuan Fa, she came to me to vent her anger.

  Next, Jiu followed closely behind Lie Chuanfa and went up to the second floor with ease. Many of the young cultivators in the hall also looked at him with admiration in their eyes.

  Jiu saw that there was an empty seat next to Su Xingchen and went over to sit down. With his new status as a winner, he had thick skin and no one opposed him.

  Sitting next to the little beauty, smelling her fragrance, Zhu Jiu felt a bit dizzy. This alien world isn't bad after all, people are more beautiful than flowers and can cultivate immortality. Suddenly inspired by poetry, but unfortunately, after thinking for a long time, he could only come up with a poem about geese, which was quite disappointing.

  Su Xingchen didn't even bother with himself, his small face icy cold, as if all his energy was focused on the upcoming annual assessment. He could only take out a book of spells from his pocket and start reading, not paying attention to the next challenge on stage.