Chapter 45: Defeat of Mingde, Water Extreme Xuan Shi

  "Spare your brother's life!"

  Li Wang did not expect Xu Yang to be so proud, nor did he think that Chu Mingde would be so reckless. He was the farthest away and rescue was already too late, so he could only secretly say: "Xu Yang, good luck to you!"

  Feeling the heavy wind pressure coming from behind his back, Xu Yang's eyebrows furrowed and he quickly turned around to slap it with one palm.

  A surge of fiery energy burst forth, colliding with the yellow earthy energy in a deafening crash. A loud explosion shook the air, sending a fierce gust of wind scattering everywhere, causing everyone's clothes to flutter wildly.

  The atmosphere was somewhat frozen, and only Xu Yang's long white right palm was seen tightly grasping Zhu Mingde's right fist!

  Chu Mingde was tall and powerful, compared to him, Xu Yang's slender figure seemed much thinner, but the former's thick-fisted fist was pinched by Xu Yang's smaller palm!

  Everyone saw that Zhu Mingde's forehead was bulging with blue veins, his legs were bent and his arms were tense, obviously using all his strength. But the fist in Xu Yang's grasp didn't move a single bit.

  Looking at Xu Yang, his body was still, his hands were steady, and he had a leisurely and carefree air about him, with the distinction between high and low clear at a glance.

  Chu Mingde knew his own suffering, he only felt the other's few fingers, like iron clamps, still tightening continuously, he almost felt the creaking and friction between the joints, the pain was unbearable.

  "Drink... let go!" Chu Mingde roared, and the power of the earth suddenly burst forth. His right fist increased in strength, embracing the idea of mutual destruction as he launched a Xuanli impact at Xu Yang.

  In the middle period of Xuan Shi, Chu Mingde's earth Xuan power was quite thick and heavy. He also gambled with Xu Yang, although his physical body changed, but his Xuan power cultivation was not enough, after all, Xu Yang had only just entered the Xuan Shi realm and did not have a year's accumulation like him.

  Actually, if Xu Yang were to fully unleash his Eight Extremes Mystical Power, he would be more than ten times stronger than Chu Mingde. However, Xu Yang wouldn't reveal his trump card just for a trivial matter of pride. He smiled faintly and suddenly released a dull grey glow from his right palm, as if it had been carved out of stone.

  Chu Mingde burst out with all his might, finally breaking free from Xu Yang's grasp. He was knocked back by the force, "thud", "thud", "thud", retreating three big steps. The wooden floor of the warm pavilion left behind three blurry footprints, and fine cracks appeared at the edges.

  Xu Yang's body stood still, not moving, nor did he look at Chu Mingde. He led Xu Yu and Song Tinglan to the window sill, and with a big and open gesture, turned his back to the crowd.

  "Hiss……" Everyone took a deep breath, and Xu Yang was indeed at the initial stage of the Mystic Realm? To think that Chu Mingde's physical strength was among the top three in the crowd, but Xu Yang's physical strength seemed to be even stronger! Even when Chu Mingde burst out with his mystic power, he couldn't gain the upper hand!

  "Xu Yang, you've successfully cultivated the Huo Xuan Gou Lun!" Li Wang's heart was filled with surprise and joy. "Everyone, I think this young talent is truly deserving of his reputation. Xu Yang has now become a Huo Ji Xuan Shi, which means he has laid the foundation for refining spiritual pills. With Xu Yang's innate talent for alchemy, I believe becoming a third-grade pill master is only a matter of time."

  Chu Mingde suffered a great loss and was somewhat embarrassed, so he said angrily: "That also requires having the power to support him and enough spiritual medicine for him to squander. Young Master, Mingde is not feeling well today, I'll take my leave first."

  Seeing Chu Mingde leave in shame, Li Wang's face showed a hint of regret, but his eyes flashed with a hint of schadenfreude: "Brother Chu, take care of yourself."

  Ge Wei Feng also stood up and apologized to Li Wang, then looked at Xu Yang with a provocative tone: "Xu Yang, don't think that you won over Ming De brother with your true strength. He just didn't know how powerful your physical strength is. If two Xuan Shi were to fight each other, it would be a contest of Xuan Li, a clash of Xuan Shu, and wouldn't give you the chance to get close."

  Xu Yang did not respond and didn't even turn his body around. This attitude fell into the eyes of the arrogant Ge Wei Feng, undoubtedly a disregard that made him even angrier.

  "A month later, on the day of the Haiyun Institute's special envoy selection, if you're qualified to participate, I'll teach you how to be a human being," Ge Weifeng said in a cold voice, then suddenly changed his tone and revealed thick sarcasm. "But whether or not you have that qualification, who knows? Haha!"

  After Ge Wei Feng left his seat, everyone else also lost interest in gathering and drinking together, and they all bid farewell.

  Li Wang slowly walked up behind Xu Yang, who didn't turn his body around, as if the one sitting behind him wasn't the young genius of Lin Yuan City, but just a puff of air.

  "I'm afraid I've disturbed Young Master Hou's pleasure, it was an oversight on my part." Xǔ Yáng said with a smile.

  "We're all friends, being young and vigorous is normal, what's the disturbance about?" Li Wang didn't think much of it, leaned against the window, lowered his head to look at the scene on the stage, "You're so interested in the gambling match between the Qi and Yang families?"

  "I'm just more interested in the means of the mysterious master." Xǔ Yáng replied, "How many rounds have we gone through now? Why do the people from Qí Mén all look so unhappy?"

  "Never mind," said Li Wang with a look of schadenfreude, "the rules for this gamble are three battles and two wins. The Qi Men Dao Chang originally had the upper hand in terms of strength, but in terms of deployment, they lost miserably..." He then went on to explain how the Huo Yun Dao Chang managed to send their main player out first in the initial battle.

  "In horse racing, there's a similar strategy. Use an inferior horse to compete against the opponent's fine steed, use a fine steed to compete against the opponent's mediocre horse, and use a mediocre horse to compete against the opponent's inferior horse. Although you may lose one match, you'll ultimately win two." Xu Yang nodded and said. It seems that Huoyun Daochang really came prepared, but how did they get their hands on the enemy's lineup? Probably has something to do with the Li family who hosted the gambling match.

  However, these are not what Xuyang wants to deal with. The Qimen Daochang and Huoyun Daochang have a bad relationship with him, and even have some grudges.

  "It's the second match, Qi Men Dao Chang's young master Qi Hong, versus Huo Yun Dao Chang's master's sworn brother, Yang Lian Ting." Li Wang said, pointing, "To mention it, although Qi Hong is only a Xuan Shi beginner, he has been nurtured by Qi Men with all their might since childhood, and his Gong Fa Xuan Shu are all present, much stronger than an average Xuan Shi beginner, enough to contend against Xuan Shi mid-term Yang Lian Ting."

  Xu Yang looked carefully and found that the situation on the field was not complicated. Qi Hong, wearing a cyan robe, had every move and style wrapped in the surging Fire Xuan's power, either as a fierce tiger or a sharp eagle, pouncing towards Yang Lianting, taking the upper hand. While Yang Lianting seemed somewhat passive, with 90% of his moves being defensive.

  "Water Extreme Mystic." Xǔ Yáng saw Yáng Lián Tíng wave her hand and draw out a blue wave, wrapping up the incoming Huǒ Xuán Jiàn Eagle and extinguishing it, saying in surprise.

  "I also find it strange that Huoyun Daochang would send a Water Extreme Xian Shi to participate in the gamble," said Li Wang with a smile. "This battle has been going on for half an hour, and Yang Lianting has been suppressed by Qi Hong all along. Defeat is likely to be inevitable. In this case, if Qi Liancheng takes the stage last, Huoyun Daochang will have no chance of turning the tables."

  It is well known that the Water Extreme Mystic is not good at fighting, which is related to its gentle and calm nature. It's not as overbearing as the Fire Extreme Mystic, nor as fleeting as the Wind Extreme Mystic, and it doesn't have the heaviness of the Earth Extreme Mystic.

  "The battle has lasted for half a watch?" Xu Yang was surprised. "Young Master Hou, I'm afraid you're wrong, this time Fire Cloud will still win."

  "Why?" Li Wang looked puzzled.

  "Because Yang Lianting is a Water Extreme Mystic Master!" Xu Yang explained, "Although the power of Water Extreme Mysticism may not be as fierce as that of Fire Extreme Mysticism, it excels in its persistence. In this aspect, even Earth Extreme Mysticism can't compare to it. This battle has already exceeded half an hour, and Qi Hong still hasn't taken down Yang Lianting. It's likely to become even more difficult later on. If I'm not mistaken, within the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Yang Lianting will start counterattacking."