novelraw Chapter 32 You call this guy a mortal?
Chapter 32 You call this guy a mortal?
Chu Xiao remained unmoved in the face of Peng Yan's provocation.
Because the outcome of this competition is obvious.
"Forget it. If you suppress your cultivation level to the Qi Refining stage, our sparring will be meaningless," Chu Xiao said.
He said this, indicating that he did not intend to accept Peng Yan's request for a sparring match.
Seeing this, Peng Yan naturally assumed that Chu Xiao had backed down.
"Coward, are all disciples of the Xuanjian Sect like you? It seems my sister made the right choice to leave the Xuanjian Sect."
Before Chu Xiao could react, Luo Xingyi spoke up.
"Enough." Luo Xingyi frowned slightly. "This matter has nothing to do with Chu Xiao. I'm here to spar with you."
"If I lose, I will come to apologize. If I win, I will still apologize to Peng Xuan, but you must apologize to Chu Xiao."
Upon hearing Luo Xingyi's words, Peng Yan looked up and cast his gaze at him.
"Luo Xingyi... right?"
"I've heard of you. You're a fool with a little talent but who doesn't cherish it. Do you really think you can go far with your talent without the support and cultivation of a major sect?"
"A fool like you with unrealistic ambitions is indeed well-suited to be tied to the Xuanjian Sect, and then become a defective product eliminated by the times together, hahaha."
Peng Yan smiled.
However, before he could even laugh a few times, a figure walked up to him.
"Suppress your cultivation level," Chu Xiao said, walking up to Peng Yan. "I accept your invitation to spar."
Chu Xiao didn't care much about being insulted; there were plenty of people who would insult him anyway.
Which player who has played his games hasn't secretly cursed him a couple of times?
But Peng Yan also insulted Senior Sister Luo, making it impossible for Chu Xiao to pretend he didn't hear it anymore.
"Ha, the coward has finally dared to show his face?"
Peng Yan sneered, suppressed his cultivation level to the first level of Qi Refining, beckoned to Chu Xiao with his finger, and said, "Come on, I'll let you attack three times first."
"Okay." Chu Xiao nodded without being polite.
Since the other party wants to go easy on him, how can he refuse?
So, Chu Xiao closed his eyes and adjusted his state.
When he opened his eyes, he strode forward, mobilized the spiritual power within his body, and released the first-tier fist spirit skill, [Heart-Shattering Fist].
Peng Yan recognized the basic technique [Heart-Shattering Fist] at a glance. Without panicking, he used the second-tier earth spirit skill [Rock Wall] to block it.
Logically speaking, the Fist Spirit Technique is slightly countered by the Earth Spirit Technique in terms of elemental affinity, so the effect of this strike should be negligible.
Peng Yan thought so, and so did Luo Xingyi, who was watching from the sidelines.
Only Chu Xiao had anticipated what would happen next when he threw the punch—
With a muffled thud, Peng Yan was sent flying backward, crashing heavily against the fence of the martial arts arena.
"What?!" Peng Yan's eyes widened in disbelief.
After taking the punch head-on, he felt his arms go numb and tremble, as if his hands no longer belonged to him.
But how is that possible?
How can the Heart-Shattering Fist have such great power?
Before Peng Yan could figure out what was going on, Chu Xiao's figure approached again.
The latter remained silent, only raising his fist in a silent gesture.
Chu Xiao didn't do anything fancy; he simply unleashed the Heart-Shattering Fist once more.
Peng Yan couldn't dodge in time, because he was in a daze and didn't expect Chu Xiao to move so fast.
Therefore, he was unable to circulate his cultivation technique for the time being and could only use his spiritual energy to cover his arm to barely block it.
But how could such a crude and hasty defense possibly withstand Chu Xiao's punch?
Fortunately, having learned from his first experience of being knocked away, Peng Yan was smarter this time, and he raised his cultivation level from the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level.
"Anyway, I only said that I would suppress my cultivation level to the Qi Refining stage, without specifying which stage, so this approach is not against the rules!" Peng Yan thought to himself.
Chu Xiao threw a punch, and Peng Yan's hands completely lost feeling, while his back also ached from the recoil of hitting the railing.
"Are you kidding me? This is a mortal without any spiritual roots?"
Peng Yan was dumbfounded. He never expected that he would run into such a tough nut to crack just because he was standing up for his sister.
"Didn't Peng Xuan say that although Chu Xiao was a prodigy in his youth, he became despondent after losing his spiritual root and is now an incapable mortal, at most only at the first level of Qi Refining?"
Peng Yan felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the fists slamming into his arms.
One punch nearly broke my ninth-level Qi Refining Realm bones, and you call that a mere mortal?
Where are the mortals? Where is the first level of Qi Refining?
"Oh, by the way, just a reminder, the first two punches were a warm-up," Chu Xiao suddenly said.
"?" Upon hearing this, Peng Yan was startled, but ultimately, out of subconscious reaction, he chose not to believe it.
"Those two punches were definitely his full power; I don't believe it was just a warm-up."
Peng Yan was thinking, but when Chu Xiao raised his fist and swung it, alarm bells rang in his mind.
"No, no, no, no, this punch... I, at the ninth level of Qi Refining, will definitely be crushed to death!"
When Peng Yan felt the power emanating from Chu Xiao's fully unleashed [Heart-Shattering Fist], he had to admit that he was somewhat flustered.
In fact, Peng Yan's perception was wrong.
Because he wasn't a true ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, but rather a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had suppressed himself to that level.
Therefore, even if Peng Yan were to take that punch head-on, he would definitely not die, since the physical strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator far exceeds that of a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator.
But... even if he survives, if he relies solely on his physical body to withstand the attack, this blow will most likely cause him considerable suffering.
Driven by the will to survive, Peng Yan released the suppression of his cultivation level and returned to the second level of Foundation Establishment.
The spiritual power of the Foundation Establishment stage surged forth, forcefully blocking Chu Xiao's punch.
After Chu Xiao's attack was blocked, he stopped pursuing and instead watched his opponent quietly.
When Peng Yan came to his senses, he realized what he had just done.
"I...I actually used my full strength because I was so scared by a mere mortal?"
Peng Yan couldn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
"No, no, no, this guy is definitely not an ordinary person. How could an ordinary person possibly do that punch?"
Taking a deep breath, Peng Yan had no choice but to accept that he had broken the rule of "suppressing the realm".
but……
Peng Yan did not intend to admit defeat, but instead had another idea.
"Since the rules are already broken, let's just use our Foundation Establishment cultivation to bully the weak and teach this kid a lesson by suppressing his cultivation..."
In principle, he has already lost.
But he couldn't eat or sleep properly because he couldn't get revenge for his sister.
Therefore, even if he is later called despicable and shameless, he will definitely teach Chu Xiao a lesson.
"Control your strength, just don't kill him."
As Peng Yan thought this, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and evil thoughts began to arise.
He raised his hand, channeled his spiritual energy, and unleashed his strongest technique towards Chu Xiao—
The third-tier finger spirit skill, [Formless Finger].