novelraw Chapter 247 : “It’s not that he was weak. It’s that I was too strong.”
Chapter 247 : “It’s not that he was weak. It’s that I was too strong.”
Chapter 247: “It’s not that he was weak. It’s that I was too strong.”
A fine drizzle fell steadily within the dense forest.
Niu Yuanshan stood dazed for a moment, as if even the pain from his wounds had dulled.
It had only been a year since this young man entered the Dao Gate—a year he had watched unfold with his own eyes.
Yet now, this boy’s combat strength had clearly surpassed his own.
Just a year ago, he had needed his protection.
This realization sent Old Niu into another momentary daze.
A rainy breeze passed, lifting Chu Huaixu’s long hair.
The golden flame in his eyes blazed even brighter, its fire becoming ever fiercer.
Hovering above, the powerful Dao Gate cultivator had been keeping a careful watch on the battle below, fearing any unexpected developments.
Thus, Chu Huaixu’s earlier punch had been entirely within his divine sense perception.
That inner sect cultivator’s heart surged like a tidal wave!
He understood one thing clearly:
If I were at the same realm as him, I would have died from that punch!
No one had expected it—
A cultivator who had only just entered the Third Realm joined the battle, and the entire tide shifted in an instant!
That Dao Gate master now understood:
There was no need to split his focus anymore.
That punch had said everything:
With me down here, you can go all out!
The Dao cultivator, who looked to be in his thirties, laughed aloud:
“Foul evil cultivator, come meet your death!”
His offensive instantly became even more ferocious!
Meanwhile, the evil cultivator of the Fourth Realm who had just been blasted back by Chu Huaixu’s punch was already frowning, his face full of disbelief.
“Body cultivator?”
“You’re cultivating the body!”
This evil cultivator named Ge Tian, whose lips were especially thin, simply couldn’t believe someone could be this powerful through body cultivation!
How could a crude body cultivator cross an entire major realm and force me back with a single punch!?
“Who exactly are you?!” he shouted aloud.
Looking at the black sword scabbard on Chu Huaixu’s back, Ge Tian suddenly seemed to realize something.
The young man opposite him spoke with a calm expression:
“Dao Gate, Chu Huaixu.”
That matched Ge Tian’s guess perfectly.
—Xuanhuang Champion Chu Huaixu!
The legendary strongest First Realm cultivator under the heavens!
And now, in such a short time, he had already reached the Third Realm?
How is his cultivation speed even faster than us evil cultivators!?
It’s only been just over three months since the Eastern and Western Continents’ Grand Competition ended! he thought.
Even more absurd, after this black-robed young man appeared, Dao Gate’s morale instantly changed.
And after forcing him back with one punch, Ge Tian already heard Dao disciples shouting:
“Kill——!”
They began their counterattack instantly, as if none of them feared anymore!
At this moment, Chu Huaixu moved again. He had no time to waste.
The Saint Body State had a limited duration.
“Today, let’s see how hard it is to cross an entire major realm and kill someone.”
Don’t be fooled—this evil cultivator might be at the Fourth Realm, Second Heaven, but he likely wasn’t much stronger than Dao Gate disciples who had just entered the Fourth Realm.
Chu Huaixu intended to use him as a test subject.
He turned his head and saw a few outer sect disciples heavily wounded, no longer able to fight, currently being protected by others behind them.
He called out loudly to them,
“Is there any senior brother or sister willing to lend me a sword?”
Immediately, one heavily injured senior sister responded:
“Champion Chu, if you don’t mind, take mine and use it!”
She tossed her mid-grade spiritual sword over.
“Then I shall thank this senior sister.”
Chu Huaixu caught it one-handed but did not let his Heart Sword enter it.
A mid-grade spirit sword—was simply too poor in quality!
As his cultivation grew, so did the strength of his Heart Sword.
If it were to enter and exit such a sword, it could easily damage both the sword and the sword spirit.
This was someone’s life-bound item. No need to play around carelessly.
The longsword resembled an ordinary Qingfeng Sword, except it had a yellow pattern running down the center of its blade.
As soon as the sword entered his hand, it let out an extremely loud sword cry!
That injured senior sister looked astonished.
She could sense how excited and thrilled her life-bound item was right now.
As if being wielded by him was the sword’s greatest honor!
She couldn’t understand why.
But the reverence in her eyes for Chu Huaixu only deepened.
After receiving the sword, Chu Huaixu immediately unleashed his full power.
Whether it was the Fearless Sword Intent that had reached Minor Mastery, or his perfected Sword Heart, both were activated instantly.
The strength of the Heart Sword was also infused into the strike.
Of course—so was the power of his physical body!
And since his opponent was a Fourth Realm cultivator, he showed due respect by immediately using his ultimate technique—【Sixfold Snow and Lightning】!
Multiple powerful forces merged into this one sword strike.
His bones began to creak, and his flesh cracked, blood spurting out.
Such was the nature of this sinister sword technique—first injure oneself, then injure the enemy!
But the might of this sword made even Niu Yuanshan behind him tremble in fear.
The Fifth Realm evil cultivator hovering above was also drawn in, exclaiming:
“This is bad!”
He tried to intervene, but the Dao Gate master cut him off with a slash of saber energy.
“Your opponent is me!” he shouted.
Chu Huaixu’s sword was unimaginably fast.
Caught off guard, Ge Tian raised his long halberd to block.
Their weapons clashed—he immediately coughed blood and was blasted away!
From his forehead to his chest, a line of blood tore through him!
A deep wound—about half a finger wide!
Chu Huaixu immediately followed up with a strike of Thunder at Fingertips.
Right after, the system prompt rang in his ears:
【Ding! You have slain a Fourth Realm, Second Heaven evil cultivator. You have received 121,284 experience points.】
“So weak?” Chu Huaixu was startled.
But soon, all was calm again.
He understood now:
“It’s not that he was weak. It’s that I was too strong.”
The tide of battle reversed completely.
Chu Huaixu began a frenzied slaughter, reaping lives like a man possessed.
Experience points—experience points—nothing but experience points!
Before long, his accumulated EXP neared 400,000!
“Leveling up really is great. High-level mobs give way more EXP,” he marveled inwardly.
More reinforcements from the Dao Gate arrived gradually.
This left Chu Huaixu anxious—he almost wanted to shout for them to retreat:
I want to solo all the trash mobs!
By the time the battle fully ended, he had gained a total of 480,000 EXP.
The Fifth Realm cultivator descended from the air and looked at Chu Huaixu with admiration.
“My name is Ye Ge. I suppose it won’t be long before I’ll have to call you Junior Brother Chu?”
“No, perhaps I should already call you True Disciple Chu,” Ye Ge smiled. “You’re very strong—so strong it’s hard to comprehend.”
“Senior Brother flatters me,” Chu Huaixu replied calmly.
After a brief exchange, Ye Ge seemed in a hurry to report back to the Dao Gate.
He gave a few instructions before flying off into the sky.
The fine drizzle still fell as Chu Huaixu turned to Niu Yuanshan, asking with concern:
“Steward Niu, how are your injuries?”
“No issue. Nothing serious,” Old Niu shook his head, feeling inexplicably resistant to this concern.
Seeing his demeanor, Chu Huaixu insisted on using 【Southward Sunlight】 on him.
He couldn’t help it—this was just how he was.
The Big Ice Block was cold—he liked teasing her.
His First Master was a stutterer—he’d find ways to make her speak.
Old Niu, you seem like you’re just asking for it, huh?
Hehehe, I’ll treat you like a family elder and overwhelm you with filial piety!
Chu Huaixu immediately launched a wave of meticulous concern.
This made Old Niu’s feelings incredibly complicated—uneasy, troubled, yet somehow moved.
Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing stood watching nearby.
The cold-faced girl keenly observed:
“Steward Niu’s attitude toward Dead Fox seems… off. Different from before, but it’s hard to say how.”
Xu Ziqing, steady as ever, simply felt his senior brother was noble and kind, caring attentively for the steward.
After treating Niu Yuanshan’s injuries, Chu Huaixu went on to stabilize the other severely wounded Dao disciples.
Only after all this did they set off back to the sect.
On the journey back, Niu Yuanshan seemed preoccupied.
Chu Huaixu’s power displayed today—was simply heaven-defying.
If my Moon Country had such a genius, it would be a blessing beyond measure, he thought.
Niu Yuanshan was now certain—
Given time, this young man would one day stand at the very peak of the cultivation world!
But the more he thought so, the more complex his emotions became.
What troubled him most was—
He saved Junior Sister Mo before. Now, he’s basically saved me too.
He knew it clearly:
Without reinforcements, even if he hadn’t died today, he would’ve been left half-dead.
I owe him more and more, Old Niu thought.
After returning to Dao Gate, everyone, by rule, had to report to the Disciples’ Courtyard.
“You all go in first,” Niu Yuanshan said outside the courtyard.
“Yes,” the outer sect disciples replied.
Chu Huaixu remained where he stood, clearly wanting to speak with Old Niu.
But neither of them knew how to begin.
The atmosphere turned heavy with silence.
After a long while, Niu Yuanshan finally looked at this young man he had once placed great hopes on—Fire Dingyi—and sighed:
“Chu Huaixu, sigh…”
In the end, it was just a long sigh.
Chu Huaixu looked at him and said calmly:
“Steward Niu, I know what you’re thinking.”
“You may already believe I’m… unique. But perhaps, you still underestimate just how unique I am.”
I… am the most special person in the world right now, as it approaches the Heaven-and-Earth Calamity.
Upon hearing this, Niu Yuanshan—this thick-eyebrowed, big-eyed man—showed a trace of confusion.
“In your eyes, it might seem I’ve already made a choice.”
Chu Huaixu paused and said no more.
What he meant was—perhaps you think I’ve chosen the Dao Gate, not the Organization.
“But I’ve never set my sights on one sect.”
“Nor on one country.”
“Nor even on one continent.”
With those words, Chu Huaixu bowed deeply and offered a disciple’s salute, just as he always had.
Then, he turned and walked into the courtyard.