Chapter Eighty-six: Challenge

  Silence, deathly silence.

  Emei, Longtai

  This place, where almost all the famous cultivators of Zhongtu had gathered, was now silent as a tomb. The eyes of thousands of cultivators were fixed on the dueling stage, staring at that fat man.

  What did he just say?

  Really?

  What's going on here?

  Is there anything wrong with my ears?

  Even if nothing is wrong, I'm still not fully awake now, am I?

  What did this kid just say?

  E Mei's presiding elder had an equally astonished expression, his eyes seemed a bit dull, staring straight at Kong Yan.

  "What did you just say?"

  "I say this isn't fair!" Kong Zhan said nonchalantly, "I ate a celestial apricot and my cultivation skyrocketed, but the others didn't get to eat any. One-on-one battles are very unfair for them, so I think... I'll challenge everyone!"

  Challenge everyone!

  The sound was not loud, but it fell in everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.

  On the seat of Emei, the originally expressionless Abbot finally changed color. He turned his head and looked towards Luo Fu's seat, but saw that Ling Jia Shangren was sitting with a calm expression, without any surprise. Looking at the other people on Luo Fu's side, except for Ling Jia Shangren and Li Yuanhua, the others were also extremely surprised, staring blankly at the competition stage, their eyes fixed on the smiling fat man.

  "Do you want to challenge all the remaining three-generation disciples?!" The host elder of Emei asked again.

  "Of course, that includes Zhu Zifan!" Kong Zhan said, looking somewhat helpless as he scratched his head, "I'm a rather lazy person, anyway we're all going to fight, might as well finish it off in one go!"

  "Do you know what you're talking about?" The tone of the Emei elder became heavier. "This is Emei Dragon Platform, not a place for you Luofu to play house!"

  "Haha!" A burst of laughter. This old man was quite interesting, and he returned all the insults that Kong Zhuo had hurled at Zhu Zi Fan yesterday, word for word.

  Kong Zhan smiled, and suddenly his expression changed. The laughter from the crowd seemed to last a bit longer, with a hint of special meaning in it. Then, Kong Zhan raised his head, his eyes flashing with purple light as he stared at the elder of Emei Mountain. He said slowly and deliberately, "If I don't beat Zhu Zifan into a pig's head today, I'll roll down from Emei Mountain myself!"

  The sound is not loud, but it carries very far.

  Luofu's "playing house" was only responded to by Kong Zhuo after the laughter had started, because Zhou Xue's elopement had already spread throughout the entire cultivation world. And Luofu's "playing house" obviously had a hint of alluding to this matter, so the subsequent laughter would seem that eerie and ill-intentioned.

  Obviously, Kong Zhan is not a fuel-efficient version, to put it bluntly, he is a rogue. The Mount Emei elder doesn't know if it's intentional or unintentional, but Kong Zhan takes it as a provocation. He immediately retorts with an extremely provocative remark, without any courtesy or giving face.

  "You might as well give it a try!"

  The tranquil atmosphere lasted for just a moment before Zhu Zifan's clear voice echoed throughout the entire Dragon Platform.

  "You ate the immortal apricot! I also ate the immortal apricot!" Zhu Zifan walked out from the banquet in Emei.

  "Amitabha Buddha, good indeed! Good indeed!" Standing on the other side of the stage, the monk Huo finally chanted a Buddhist mantra. "Kong Shizhu, do you and I have an unresolvable feud?"

  "No?!" Kong Zan shook his head, very puzzled, "Then there is resentment?!"

  "It's even more impossible now!"

  "What did you mean by leaving me hanging here, donor?" Fire Monk said, although his face still had a hint of a smile, but his tone was filled with anger.

  Indeed, Kong Zhong's performance today was completely disregarding him, and it wasn't just him, but also everyone who participated in the Dragon Platform martial arts competition this time.

  With a soft sigh, Lingga's face broke into a bitter smile. The vigor of youth!

  None of the three-generation disciples who can participate in the Dragon List are not the best in their respective schools, and the eleven people who have been fighting to the end are the elite among the elites. They are all the strongest disciples of the Orthodox School, and the future leaders of these major schools will also be produced from these eleven people. How can they tolerate Kong Zhao's disdain? It is impossible for them to go on stage together with Xian Xiang as a reason.

  "Ling Jia Shixiong, what do you think about this matter!" It seemed to notice the bitter smile on Ling Jia's face, Nourishing Shangren smiled and turned his head to look at Ling Jia.

  "It's nothing, just my junior brother being a bit too proud!" Ling Jia Shangren stood up and bowed to the seats of the other four major sects, then turned around and paid his respects to the Liu Lin family.

  "It's just that what he said isn't entirely unreasonable!" Ling Jia Shangren said, turning the conversation around. "This child has a deep accumulation of good fortune and has repeatedly encountered strange occurrences. With his actual strength unfolding, even I find it headache-inducing. Indeed, it's not something that the other three disciples can face alone!" At this point, he glanced at Kong Yan, and his expression became even more helpless. "Yesterday, Shifu gave him another sacred apricot, allowing his cultivation to steadily reach the virtual boundary..."

  No sooner had he finished speaking than a murmur of discontent arose.

  Illusory Boundary?

  You've got to be kidding me! This young man is only twenty years old, and his strength can actually break through the Void Realm? No, he's standing firmly in the Void Realm. Is this possible?

  There are countless cultivators in the world who exhaust their entire lives and spend hundreds of years to reach the Great Perfection Realm of the Nascent Soul stage, but can't progress further. Currently, in the cultivation world, those who have reached the late Nascent Soul stage are already considered top-notch experts. Even among the six major sects, cultivators who have reached the Void Refining stage are considered high-ranking elders and are the backbone of their respective sects.

  How old is this Kong Zhuan anyway? Has he already stabilized his Void Realm?

  Apart from Lingya Shangren and Li Yuanhua, the expressions of all the cultivators present changed. Tianyin Shangren turned her head to look at Fang Yue'er, but saw that she was also full of shock. She knew that Kong Zhao was very strong, but had never thought that he would be so inhumanly strong.

  Whether it was the Tianyin Upper Person, or the Emei's Bu Yang, or the Small Lei Yin Temple, or even the Master of Wanxian Valley, they all understood at the same time the intention behind Ling Jia Upper Person pointing out Kong Zhan's cultivation.

  With these words from Lingga Shangren, Longtai's skills had become completely meaningless.

  In the past ten thousand years, there have been many talented individuals in the cultivation world, whether they were from the righteous path or the demonic sects. It can be said that talents emerged one after another, but to stabilize at the Void stage before the age of twenty is unheard of.

  If it were Emei, it might be easier to understand. Simply using Xian Xing to infuse, or being able to infuse one or two people who barely reach the virtual realm, but wanting to stand firm in the virtual realm is not a problem that can be solved by relying on Xian Xing alone.

  What method did Luo Fu use, and where is Kong Zhong's real strength?

  This has become the most critical issue now, the first question is more troublesome, but this second one is not difficult.

  If Kong Zhuan's strength is really as Ling Jia Shangren said, he has already stood firm in the virtual realm. In that case, going up one by one to challenge him has become a meaningless thing. On the contrary, if eleven people go up together, they may be able to test Kong Zhuan's strength.

  This is important!