Chapter 88 War

  Huǒ Lì Xiān Jiàn is the treasure of Emei's Zhēn Pài, compared to the Eagle Mark in his previous hand, it has risen by a level, because inside is sealed a fire dragon's Yuán Líng.

  It's true, the sword really has a fire dragon in it. Hundreds of years ago, when the magic gate was at war, this Huo Li Shen Jian made great contributions. This fire dragon was once the trump card of the orthodox school and appeared in people's vision as the last resort for the entire orthodox way, writing a brilliant chapter for the entire cultivation world.

  No one had thought that its second appearance would be on the martial arts stage of the Longtai Fairy Apricot Assembly.

  This joke is going too far.

  Three Congying beads merged together, transforming into a purple electric gravity net that shook violently, shaking off the nine third-generation disciples who were flashing with a scorched smell from the stage.

  Then, a flash of lightning struck, and with the gravitational net unraveling, it collided with that fire dragon.

  "Wooo, hoooo...!" After a strange and eerie howl, the lightning disappeared, and a fire dragon over ten zhang long charged towards Kong Zhuo, vaporizing everything in its path with extremely high temperatures, leaving only swirling hot air.

  Even Fang Yue'er's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and the red ribbon trembled slightly, a golden-red barrier formed around her, blocking the rolling heat.

  "This is the legendary Huo Li Xian Jian?! Kong Zhuo smiled, without dodging or evading, and slowly raised his left hand."

  "What does he want to do?!" Li Yuanhua shouted strangely, suddenly jumping up from his seat. He had seen the power of Huo Lian's sword before, and it was not wrong to describe it with the eight words "encountering gods and killing gods, encountering Buddhas and killing Buddhas". This kid stood stupidly on the dueling platform, not dodging, as if he wanted to die.

  In the war against the demons back then, how many powerful demonic cultivators were reduced to ashes by this fire dragon? How many famous magical artifacts were melted into a puddle of iron water, or even vaporized, under its might? All these things, I told him just yesterday, could it be that this kid is really tired of living?

  Kong Zhan didn't want to die. He just wanted to try out the power of this Fire Dragon Whip.

  As he raised his left hand, a dark golden semi-circular glow formed in front of him, and at the moment this light shield was formed, the fire dragon arrived.

  "Boom!" A loud explosion.

  Suddenly, the wind and thunder raged.

  This time the collision between the fire dragon and the light shield was extremely tragic, with a strong flash of light. Except for cultivators above the virtual realm, all other cultivators on the scene were scorched by the intense light caused by the collision.

  The sky was lit up with a fiery glow, turning it into a deep crimson color. The stage where the martial artists were competing was suddenly blown to smithereens, leaving nothing but a massive crater in its wake. Even the cultivators who were standing relatively close to the stage were shocked and stumbled backward in surprise, completely caught off guard.

  It was too late, just as they were about to be engulfed by the golden flames. A light halo flashed and blocked the golden flames outside the halo. The defensive array around the stage finally came into play.

  As the intense light gradually subsided, those with higher cultivation saw the situation inside clearly.

  It was astonishing and extremely surprising that Kong Zhuan did not retreat, nor was he injured. The fire dragon and the light shield were still in a stalemate, seemingly evenly matched.

  Kong Zhan stood upright, with a faint golden glow. The semi-circular light shield flickered slightly, emitting an extraordinary golden radiance that was both natural and elegant, as it confronted the fire dragon.

  That fire dragon's soul seemed to have an unyielding resentment, emitting wave after wave of fierce roars, wanting to thoroughly shatter the light shield and burn that detestable guy in front of it into ashes.

  "This child, Zi Fan, is too eager for quick success and immediate gain!" Looking at the scene on the dragon platform, his master couldn't help but let out a soft sigh, with an extremely bitter expression appearing on his face. Zhu Zi Fan was his disciple, he understood him, and naturally also knew what he was thinking at this moment.

  Whether you are a master of the void or the first among three generations of disciples, no matter how strong you are, can you surpass my Huo Lian?

  I just need to let Huo Li go out, can you still stop it?

  Hundreds of years ago, the battle between good and evil was decided by the magnificent display of the Huo Lian sword. As a result, in the eyes of many cultivators, especially those from Emei, the Huo Lian sword is seen as an invincible symbol. From the moment they entered the sect, they had heard stories about the legend of Huo Lian and the battle between good and evil that took place a hundred years ago. To them, whenever the Huo Lian sword appears, no one can withstand it.

  And for the sake of promoting Emei's achievements and expanding its influence, they have been intentionally or unintentionally indulging in this kind of talk and thought, to the point where even their own disciples now think that with Huo Lian in hand, no one can match them.

  Zhu Zifan was no exception.

  They all forgot that in battle, the most crucial factor is man, not magic weapons.

  Kong Zhan also used the Law of Treasure, but his fighting style was full of creativity. The three Condensed Jade Beads were used by him in a divine and mysterious way, combined with his strange manipulation of the Earth's Core Magnetic Force, creating an almost perfect magnetic force net that combined offense and defense, instantly killing nine opponents.

  If it weren't for Zhū Zǐ and Fāng Yuè ér having extraordinary treasures to protect themselves, they would probably not have escaped the fate of being struck down by that thunder net.

  Now that Zhu Zifan had the Huo Li Xian Jian, he forgot all his skills and only thought of relying on the Fire Dragon Yuan Ling's Thunderbolt Strike in the sword to defeat Kong Zhuo, but Kong Zhuo blocked it.

  Kong Zhuan was able to withstand the Fire Dragon's might, not because the power of Huo Li Xian Jian was exaggerated, but because Zhu Zi Fan's strength was too low, far from being enough to control this Fire Dragon. After the Fire Dragon's true power burst out, it could only exert one-tenth or two-tenths of its power at most.

  Therefore, Kong Zhong's shield easily blocked that fire dragon, and the two were at a stalemate.

  Let's take another look at Kong Zhan and Zhu Zifan, their facial expressions were different.

  Kong Zhuo was suspended effortlessly in mid-air, his left hand raised, a dark golden light shield rippling before his arm, with a lazy shallow smile and a face full of mocking intent.

  Too lacking in technical content!

  This is his conclusion about Zhu Zifan's final blow.

  Zhu Zifan's face turned red with effort as he struggled to control the Xian sword in his hand. The fire dragon was gradually growing larger, and everyone could see it clearly. Brilliant golden flames were bursting out of the Huo Li sword. They flashed into the body of the fire dragon that was entwined with Kong Zhuo. As the golden flames gathered more and more, the fire dragon also grew larger and larger. Its body, which had originally been only over ten zhang in length, now stretched out to over twenty zhang.

  In mid-air, Huo Longyuan's spirit was waving its body. With a ferocious appearance and an increasingly powerful aura, it was baring its teeth and brandishing its claws.

  The light shield began to fluctuate, and the pressure grew greater and greater.

  Kong Zhan's right hand lifted at the same time, and three Cong Yue pearls flew back, swirling above his palm.

  He didn't worry and didn't need to worry, one move was not enough. Zhū Zǐfán had already lost.

  Zhu Zifan is now working hard to restrain the power of Huoli Xianjian, not because he is afraid of hurting himself, but because he understands that if he loses control and allows Huoli's power to erupt completely, the entire Longtai will be finished. The seals set up around Longtai cannot withstand the complete madness of the Fire Dragon Yuanling. And if the Fire Dragon Yuanling goes out of control, at least half of the thousands of cultivators present will be destroyed here. In that case, whether it is him or Emei, there will be big trouble.

  Nature will not allow such a thing to happen if it is not nurtured, but if it does not take action, then it would be like Zhu Zi automatically admitting defeat. Moreover, it would be the most humiliating kind of failure. Therefore, his only option now is to exert all his strength to control the immortal sword.

  It just so happened that the fire dragon's local spirit was provoked by Kong Zhuo, and it wouldn't let Zhu Zifan have his way. Letting out a loud roar, it shook its body of over 20-30 zhang and rolled over.

  The temperature on Longtai suddenly rose again to a new height, with scorching heat waves.

  As the Fire Dragon's body grew larger and its movements more agile, Kong Zhuo suddenly felt a sense of extreme familiarity. Yes, familiar, too familiar. This feeling was almost identical to the one he had when Fang Yue'er tied that red ribbon around his wrist back then.

  That red scarf

  Kong Zhan's gaze involuntarily swept to the side where Yue'er was sitting, watching the red ribbon floating around her, and a strange idea emerged.

  "Rooooaaaar!!!"

  In that roar of the Fire Dragon Yuanling, the light shield in front of Kong Zhuo disappeared, and with it, Kong Zhuo also disappeared.

  "Boom……!" Despite the ban on the surroundings, under the fire dragon's blow, the entire dragon platform still violently shook up, as if the earth dragon was shaking its body, some people who were not mentally prepared and had shallow cultivation fell to the ground in a very embarrassing manner.

  The fire dragon missed its strike and flipped over, suddenly shooting upwards, while Kong Zhuo's figure appeared above.

  "Alright, let's do it!" Kong Zhuo laughed and shouted, the three Congealing Jade Beads spinning above his right hand shot out rapidly and struck Zhu Zifan.

  At this time, Zhuzi Fan was exerting his utmost effort to control the Xianjian sword. Seeing the three Congyue pearls approaching, for a moment he didn't know what to do and subconsciously raised his sword to block them.

  "Dang! Dang! Dang!" Three crisp sounds rang out as three Cong Yue pearls almost simultaneously collided with the Huo Li Xian sword.

  Zhu Zifan's hand had already gone numb and weak, and under such impact, he couldn't hold on to it anymore. His hand loosened, and the sword fell down.

  The fire dragon yuanling that was originally chasing after Kong Zhong suddenly lost control, its enormous body rolling in the air a few times before stopping at a distance of only a hair's breadth from Kong Zhong, as if it had been immobilized by a spell. Then, the Huo Li Xian sword sucked the fire dragon yuanling back into the sword like a giant whale swallowing water, re-sealing it within the sword.

  A very strange scene, and also a very contradictory scene.

  "I knew it, there's a hidden restriction!"

  Seeing the state of Huo Long Yuan Ling, Ling Jia Shang Ren, Li Yuan Hua, and even Tian Yin Shang Ren and Hao Yue Weng couldn't help but secretly sigh. One hundred years ago, when Huo Long went berserk, it wasn't so easy to be subdued by the sword. It seems that in these past one hundred years, Emei has put in a lot of hard work on the Huo Li Sword.

  The scene that was once bustling with activity suddenly cooled down, but what happened next made people exclaim in surprise.

  Kong Yan's body paused for a moment after the fire dragon disappeared, then moved again.

  At this time, Zhu Zifan obviously had not woken up from his numb state, and when he reacted, Kong Zhong's body was already above him.

  Too fast!

  This was Kong Zhan twisting his body forward in mid-air, and the other cultivators watched with their eyes wide open and were shocked in their hearts.

  That enormous body, like a giant fat pig, was as light as a feather floating in the air, swift and agile like a hunting leopard searching for food. Amidst everyone's stunned gaze, it stood on top of Zhu Zifan's head.

  Zhu Zi Fan could only lift his head and stare at Kong Yan's plump foot as it got closer and closer to his face, the pressure getting bigger and bigger.

  Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

  Kong Zhan had a pair of big feet, which perfectly matched his stout body. He once imagined what it would be like to step on someone's face with this foot. Of course, this was just an imagination, an empty imagination, and this wish had never been fulfilled until today...

  The position Zhu Zi Fan stood in, the pose he struck was just too cool, so cool that if he didn't step on his own face with his foot, he would feel sorry for himself and his foot. So, he stepped up. The sound of a sharp intake of breath, perhaps the collision between Kong Zhuan's light shield and Huo Long Yuan Ling earlier was quite impressive, or perhaps the defensive network of Di Xin Yuan Ci left a deep impression, but until now, no one could think of a way to break it, but at this moment, when looking at the extremely fat Zhu Zi Fan falling from the air, heavily stepping his equally massive foot onto someone else's face, the impact was still enough to make everyone in the scene gasp.

  Generally speaking, many people feel a slight numbness on their face and then nothing else.

  "This beam is too big!" Li Yuanhua clicked his tongue, a helpless look in his eyes. Ling Jia's face scrunched up for a moment before returning to its usual calm state.

  Kong Zhuan's foot had just stepped on half of Zhu Zifan's body, pressing it to the ground. Before he could exert his strength for a second time and crush Zhu Zifan's head into the ground, a cyan sword light suddenly struck from behind.

  "Fang Yu'er——!"

  Kong Zhuo's left foot stepped on Zhu Zifan's face, and a strand of extremely yin-yang true yuan flowed through his toes into Zhu Zifan's face. The lethality of this strand of true yuan was not strong at all, but it was more than enough to destroy someone's facial nerves.

  After Fang Yue'er took action, Kong Zhuan didn't want to waste any more time entangling with Zhu Zifan. So now he was going to make his previous words a reality and beat Zhu Zifan into a pig's head.

  His face was trampled by Kong Zhuo, it felt like being beaten with dozens of punches, and Zhu Zifan's face quickly swelled up at a visible speed.

  Kong Zhuo's right foot kicked him directly out of the arena.

  He then picked up Zhuzi Fan's fallen Huoli Xianjian and met Fang Yue'er's sword light.

  Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and by the time everyone reacted, Kong Zhuo was already fighting with Fang Yue'er, holding the Huo Li Xian Sword, the treasure of the Emei Sect.

  In an instant, the faces of those who were not favored by Kong Ruo turned pale, and in the midst of the bamboo forest, everyone's face also sank. This Kong Ruo was really too much, he didn't give Luo Fu any face at all.

  However, Kong Zan couldn't care about so many things, and Fang Yue'er wouldn't bother with these either.

  Fang Yue'er's swordsmanship inherited the spiritual and dynamic style of the Qinglingmen school, with a deep understanding of its essence. When she performed a set of sword techniques, it was dazzling to the eyes and left people praising without end.

  Looking at Kong Zhuo, he was just using the Huo Li sword to parry and block left and right, only defending without attacking. In fact, under Fang Yue'er's wave-like attacks, Kong Zhuo seemed extremely calm and relaxed, his hand holding the Huo Li sword casually blocking a few times, easily dissolving Fang Yue'er's offense into nothingness.

  This made Fang Yue extremely angry.

  "With a cry of 'When…!' In the midst of the collision between the two divine swords, Kong Zhan's wrist seemed to have unintentionally shifted, and with a sudden surge of pressure, he chopped horizontally at Fang Yue'er's divine sword."

  "A strange noise...!" The sword in Fang Yue's hand snapped, and her body floated backward. Kong Zhuo, on the other hand, brought the Huo Li sword to his eyes for a closer look, "Hmph, nothing's wrong with it, still quite sturdy..."

  "Bang...!" At the same time, a crisp sound also burst out from Emei's seat. Looking in the direction of the sound, it was found that the armrest on the side of the chair where he was sitting had been broken off by him.

  "Ling Jia Shixiong, you're a good disciple of Luo Fu!" The words were spoken in a tone that was devoid of warmth, with an inexplicable chill underlying them.

  "Oh no, this child is a bit too mischievous! I'll definitely punish him when I get back!" Elder Lingya said with a smile, "Definitely punish, definitely punish——!"

  "This kid is really too much, he doesn't cherish things that aren't his own. He's using someone else's sacred sword to hack at it directly, and even if he knows the Huo Lian is indestructible, he shouldn't be doing this!"

  At least this kid is not a good person.

  "Actually, I'm a very kind person!" Kong Zhuo sighed in his heart, holding the Huo Li Xian sword upside down, standing still in mid-air, looking at the flame-like glow of the red ribbon on Fang Yue'er's body, which was getting stronger and stronger, with an air of fearlessness, but in fact?

  At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by Fang Yue'er. Everyone knew that her red ribbon was a treasure, but what kind of magical instrument it was, no one could figure out.

  Now Kong Zhan gave Fang Yue'er a magical treasure, where he was staring with wide eyes, under the gaze of everyone, but no one noticed Kong Zhan.

  He was holding the Huo Li Xian sword upside down, with the hilt naturally covered by his sleeve. He smiled as he watched Fang Yue'er gather her true yuan, and while preparing, he quietly used the Tai Ri Liu Li Jin Shen Jue, using the hilt as a conduit to secretly extract a strand of the Huo Li Xian sword's sword spirit essence.

  The main body of the sword spirit is a strange beast, or the yuanling of a divine beast. After the yuanling merges with the immortal sword, in a certain sense, it has already formed a special life form. If time is sufficient and the yuanqi is strong enough, it is not impossible for this life form to evolve into spiritual intelligence.

  It's not just Xianjian, other magical artifacts can also have their own spirits.

  In the cultivation world, there are already many legends about magical artifacts transforming into strange beasts, with the most being the immortal sword transforming into a dragon.

  Now on this vast land of China, there is no longer any condition for the Dharma treasure to open up spiritual wisdom!

  Although it has not been opened, it is a spiritual treasure with great power that can rise continuously with the passage of time, such as Huo Li, Qing Xuan, and Fang Yue'er's red yarn.

  The origin of the spirit's essence is the most refined part of the spirit, and it is also the foundation for a treasure to grow. After absorbing the original essence, the entire Huo Lian Xian Jian became a tree without roots, with no room for growth at all.

  The most sinister thing is that Kong Zhuan did this in front of thousands of cultivators, but didn't expect to be discovered. Firstly, after the original energy was absorbed, the sword's original energy still existed, just like an ancient tree that has been buried underground for a long time, its roots cut off, it can still survive on the surface for a very long time, and by the time someone discovers something is wrong, it's already too late. Secondly, generally speaking, there is almost no way to extract the original energy from the spirit of a magic treasure.

  It wasn't until then that Kong Zhao discovered the function of the Great Sun Crystal Golden Body Technique, which was when he was thrown into the Earth's core and melted sea, a discovery that surprised everyone.

  So, even if Mount Emei discovered that the essence of the Huo Lian Xian Jian had been extracted later on, it would be hard to suspect him. I, Kong Zhao, did hold your Huo Lian Xian Jian, but I was holding it in front of thousands of cultivators at the Dragon Platform. Do you think my abilities could deceive so many high-ranking masters present?