Li Chengfeng's mind raced as he tried to come up with a solution. Shanxue yelled, "One joss stick's time?
Alright, one joss stick's time … "
Li Chengfeng immediately cut him off. "Shanxue!
I know you're afraid of failure but don't be. This is the perfect time to end our personal feud!
Let's fight one on one in front of everyone. I won't bring any helpers to beat you up. How about that?
Do you dare?! "
After saying this, Ouyang Xiu and Grand Senior Sister immediately looked at each other. Both of them had the same 'as expected' look.
Everyone else stared in shock, thinking Li Chengfeng had gone mad!
How dare he say something like that?
Describing Li Chengfeng's actions as arrogant would be an insult to the world!
Was he being arrogant?
He was courting death!
Kong Yunzhen glared at Li Chengfeng and yelled, "Li Chengfeng, don't you dare cause trouble!
The Heavenly Court Tournament is a public weapon, how can you use it for your own benefit!
Hurry … "
"Wait!"
Shanxue suddenly cut him off, glaring at Li Chengfeng with a sinister grin. This was a sign of his extreme anger. "Li Chengfeng is right!
However, there's no need for Hidden Brocade Court to deal with a few ants from Hidden Sword Court. I alone am enough! "
Kong Yunzhen raged, "Bastards, do you think the Heavenly Court Tournament is a game?
How dare you … "
Before he could finish, he heard Ma Qianli's voice. It sounded like he was a thousand miles away but he could still hear it clearly.
"Shanxue, are you serious?" asked Ma Qianli.
Shanxue replied proudly, "Absolutely!"
Ma Qianli said, "Alright!
One joss stick's time!
If you don't win after that, you'll be declared the loser! "
The crowd was in an uproar again!
As soon as Ma Qianli's voice fell, a thunderclap came from the sky, and the dull sound of thunder rumbled.
Everyone looked up to see dark clouds gathering in the sky, lightning crackling. It was a sign of an impending storm.
Shanxue laughed angrily. Although he was a disciple, he was angered by the Sect Master's blatant protection. He gritted his teeth and laughed. "Alright!
Just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! "
Kong Yunzhen's eyes widened as he glared at Li Chengfeng. In a flash, he turned into a ray of green light and flew to where Ma Qianli was. The moment he landed, he yelled angrily, "Senior Brother Sect Leader, you can't!
Once this precedent is set, there will be endless troubles in the future! "
Ma Qianli turned a deaf ear to her. He looked up at the sky with his brows tightly furrowed, one hand constantly stroking the long beard under his chin.
Kong Yunzhen took two steps forward and shouted, "Sect Leader Shixiong!
Think twice!
This matter must never … "
Ma Qianli did not wait for him to finish and suddenly said, "Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Today, there will be a bloody battle on Spirited Mountain! "
Kong Yunzhen said excitedly, "That's why we have to stop Hidden Sword Court and Hidden Brocade Court from killing each other!
Li Chengfeng provoked him and Shanxue played along. These two … "
Ma Qianli shook his head. "No, this bloody battle will not take place at the foot of the mountain, it will take place … in the sky." As he spoke, he pointed at the dark clouds in the sky.
Kong Yunzhen looked up to see lightning flashing and thunder rumbling in the thick dark clouds. A bolt of lightning exploded, instantly illuminating a pair of blood-red, ferocious eyes deep within the dark clouds!
This pair of eyes looked very unremarkable, but it disappeared in a flash. The terrifying golden pupils caused all the hairs on Kong Yunzhen's body to stand on end in that instant!
"Senior Brother, this … this is …" Kong Yunzhen's expression changed, his voice turning shrill.
Ma Qianli stared at the pair of terrifying eyes hidden behind the dark clouds, his voice deep and metallic. "This is the Spiritual Mountain's Calamity, this is the power of the Nine Heavens!"
Kong Yunzhen hissed, "Why are they targeting Spirited Mountain?"
As he spoke, there was another loud bang in the sky. Countless bolts of lightning flashed across the sky. The pair of terrifying eyes in the thunderclouds grew larger, as if it was gradually approaching!
Ma Qianli glanced at Li Chengfeng and the others at the foot of the mountain and chuckled. "The reincarnated Golden Immortal is here. What's so strange about a beast from the Nine Heavens descending?"
Kong Yunzhen raged, "Li Chengfeng!
I knew he must be the reincarnated traitorous immortal!
Senior Brother Sect Leader, just hand him over. Just hand him over … "
Ma Qianli laughed coldly. "It's too late!
When a beast descends, not even a blade of grass will grow!
When the nest is overturned, no eggs will survive!
You will be in charge of the Heavenly Court Battle later, make sure there are no casualties! "
Kong Yunzhen did not understand. "But why don't we stop the Heavenly Court Battle?
The beast is descending, we have to be careful! "
Ma Qianli laughed heartily, staring at the sky with a hint of excitement and fanaticism in his eyes. "Stop?
No!
The Heavenly Court Battle must end in the time it takes for a joss stick to burn!
If Shanxue can't win in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then he is not fit to inherit my mantle in the future!
If Li Chengfeng can't last that long, then he … will not be fated to turn the tables!
When the Nine Heavens blames us, it'll be the Spiritual Mountain Sect's cleansing! "
Kong Yunzhen's heart skipped a beat. He gritted his teeth. "Yes!
Junior Brother understands!
But … can Senior Brother handle the Nine Heavens' murderer alone? "
Ma Qianli stared at the sky. At this moment, there was another clap of thunder. The lightning in the thunderclouds illuminated the pair of eyes a little closer. His voice revealed his unyielding fighting spirit. "It is said that the Nine Heavens once fought against the Evil God and subdued the Four Great Ferocious Beasts!
Qiong Qi represents the ultimate evil, Zhu Yan represents the ultimate war, Tao Tie represents the ultimate greed and Chaos represents the ultimate sin!
I just don't know which fierce beast is coming this time. "
Kong Yunzhen thought for a moment. "Zhu Yan is suppressed in the Spiritual Mountain's forbidden grounds. Tao Tie is said to be sealed in the Profound Life Sect's young master. That's why the murderer is either Chaos or Qiong Qi."
A series of claps of thunder rang out in the sky as if a hole was about to explode. Then, the dark clouds in the sky began to shrink inwards, forming a whirlpool.
Ma Qianli said in a low voice, "Go and preside over the Heavenly Court Battle!
Immediately!
We must finish the battle before the beast appears! "
Kong Yunzhen knew that Ma Qianli was doing this to prevent the Nine Heavens from blaming him. If Li Chengfeng could win the Heavenly Court Battle, it would mean he was the chosen one. He could even beat Shanxue!
If that happened, Ma Qianli would bet everything on Li Chengfeng.
If Li Chengfeng lost, Ma Qianli would kick him out as a scapegoat and let him suffer the wrath of the Nine Heavens.
Kong Yunzhen's silhouette flashed and he returned to Wan Songlin's arena once again. He flew to a height of ten metres above the Wan Songlin Depression and announced to the crowd, "Due to the huge difference in power between Hidden Sword Court and Hidden Brocade Court, as requested by Shanxue, I hereby approve Shanxue to represent Hidden Brocade Court in this battle alone!
Hidden Sword Court does not limit the number of participants, but only disciples!
The battle will last for the time it takes to burn an incense stick! "
Although the crowd had expected this, they could not help but gasp when they heard Kong Yunzhen's official announcement.
Li Chengfeng calmed down slightly and smiled at Shanxue. He had analyzed Shanxue in detail. Although this person was cruel, cold-blooded, temperamental, and had no regard for human life, he was indeed very powerful. He had terrifying talent in both cultivation and battle skills.
However, Shanxue had an obvious weakness: he was too arrogant and easily provoked!
Therefore, Li Chengfeng purposely used a method that even a child could see through. Normal people would have ignored it, but Shanxue fell for it.
Because Shanxue was extremely arrogant, he believed he could easily crush these people from Hidden Sword Court.
In fact, everyone else thought so too.
However, Li Chengfeng felt that Hidden Sword Court would not last the time it takes to burn an incense stick against Hidden Brocade Court.
However, if the opponent was Shanxue, who was all by himself, the outcome of the battle would be different!