Chapter 108: Mercy from Subordinates

  Seeing that everyone had no objection, Zhang Xianyang seemed a bit pleased with himself: "I think the rules should be that each of our sects forms an alliance, and if disciples from other sects want to engage in a trial by combat, they must go one by one. They must also report their own cultivation level beforehand, and can only challenge those at the same level as themselves. If they want to challenge someone at a higher level, they must first defeat the strongest disciple at their own level. If two sects want to challenge the same sect, we'll arrange them in order of priority, or they can go challenge another sect instead. How does that sound?"

  Everyone thought for a moment, nodded in agreement one after another. This rule was indeed simple and could avoid repeated challenges and multiple people challenging at the same time. Moreover, there were at most eight people competing on the scene, which could be seen clearly from all angles.

  The disciples in the field then returned to their respective sects and began discussing who would go out first and which sect to challenge next.

  Zhang Xianyang saw his own opinion being adopted and couldn't help but smile proudly as he returned to his sect.

  A moment later, a post-heaven sixth-grade disciple of the Donghua Sect walked down first and stood in front of the Yunling Sect's camp, saying loudly: "I am Li Zhonghua, a post-heaven sixth-grade disciple of the Donghua Sect. I don't know which senior brother will give me guidance."

  A figure emerged from the Yunling Sect, and immediately a post-heaven sixth-grade disciple walked down, shouting: "I am Xu Guan, a post-heaven sixth-grade disciple of the Yunling Sect. I ask for your guidance, Li Shixiong."

  The two men locked eyes for a moment before they began fighting each other.

  Yunling Sect and Zhengyi Sect each sent out two disciples, who simultaneously headed towards the Zhengxuan Sect. Seeing that the other side had the same intention, Yunling Sect's disciple hesitated for a moment before heading in the direction of Donghua Sect, giving up the opportunity to Zhengyi Sect's disciple.

  Zhengyuan Sect also walked out a disciple, but at this moment Donghua Sect and Yunling Sect both had people challenging, so they could only rush to Zhengyi Gate.

  After a while, the four matches ended one after another, with victories and defeats. The winners were naturally very proud and showed off their skills, while the losers were extremely unwilling to accept defeat and returned to their sects, sending out even stronger disciples to challenge and avenge their previous losses.

  Time passed slowly, and more and more people came to the challenge. At first, it was just the six-post disciples of the Houtian sect, but as the battle escalated, the seven-post and eight-post disciples of the Houtian sect also began to take the stage one after another.

  There were also some disciples who never challenged, but quietly watched. Except for the Ninth and Tenth Heavenly Disciples, Xia Chen was one of them. For him, challenging fellow disciples had no meaning at all.

  "Xia Chen, aren't you going to go out and challenge them? With your skills, you can sweep the entire field." said Chen Qiushui.

  Xia Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know who to challenge, it's better to accompany Shifu Jie, be at ease."

  "You little scamp, you're just trying to fool me!" Chen Qiushui laughed happily.

  In the blink of an eye, Zhengyuan Sect had already fought over a dozen rounds, but they were mostly defeats with few victories. The faces of all the disciples couldn't help but look unsightly.

  The contestants were individuals, but what was ultimately at stake was the reputation of the two factions.

  Before one's very eyes, another contest has come to an end.

  A handsome young disciple with a majestic aura walked out of the Donghua Sect and strode directly in front of the Zhengxuan Sect, ignoring everyone else. His eager eyes fixed intently on Chen Qiushui as he clasped his fists and said: "I am Wei Tiandu from the Donghua Sect, Ninth Stage of the Post-Heaven Realm. I wish to request instruction from your sect's Autumn Water Shifu. Would you be willing to grant me an audience?"

  Dare to challenge Master? The face of the Orthodox Sect disciple changed instantly.

  Up to now, although there have been eight disciples of the Post-Heaven participating in the war group, and even nine disciples are eager to try, no one dares to challenge the tenth disciple of the Post-Heaven. Moreover, Wei Tiandu crossed levels to challenge Chen Qiushui, but did not follow the rules and defeat the strongest ninth disciple of the Orthodox School first, which is equivalent to despising the Orthodox School!

  "Joke, Wei Tian Duo, our senior sister isn't even your turn to challenge, have you forgotten the rules?" Xu Shao Bai couldn't help but stand up, "You first make sure you can beat me, Xu Shao Bai, before talking!"

  "I dare to challenge Chen Qiushui, of course I have confidence!" Wei Tiandu said proudly. "I know you're not convinced, it doesn't matter, now let the strongest person among your sect's nine heavenly disciples come out. If I lose, I'll admit my fault, but if I win, naturally I'll have the qualification to challenge Chen Qiushui. Are you the strongest among your sect's nine heavenly disciples?"

  Xu Shaobai's face paused for a moment, although he was one of the nine later heavens, but he wasn't the strongest.

  The strongest of the nine disciples is naturally Fang Ziqing, but Fang Ziqing was seriously injured and had not recovered, so how could he go on stage.

  In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Fengling.

  Lin Fengling stood up, his nature was calm and he didn't want to compete, but at this moment it concerned the face of Zhengxuan Sect, so he had no choice but to walk down to the arena, bowing his hands to Wei Tiandu: "Wei Shixiong, I'm Lin..."

  "Wei Tian Du directly interrupted him and said: 'Are you the strongest? I don't need to know your name.'"

  As soon as his voice fell, he had already arrived in front of Lin Fengling, pointing out silently and soundlessly at Lin Fengling's forehead!

  "What a speed!" Lin Fengling was shocked, and as a postnatal Jiu Chong, he didn't even see how Wei Tian moved.

  Lin Feng took a small step forward!

  At the critical moment, Lin Fengling floated backward, taking several steps in a row, and dodged this finger.

  A loud explosive sound like thunder was produced in the air.

  "Lin Shixiong's good Xingfa!" The Zhengyuan Sect disciples' eyes lit up and they all praised in unison.

  Wei Tian's eyes flashed with disdain, his hand raised again, but his body didn't move. As the powerful aura rapidly rose, he suddenly shouted at Lin Fengling: "Three in One!"

  Bang!

  A visible wave of energy shot out with a loud bang and flew towards Lin Feng like a meteor!

  Lin Feng's face was solemn, his body suspended in mid-air, as he punched out with a single fist, unleashing a fierce and violent force that collided with the fluctuating finger power.

  Boom! The two forces collided, Lin Fengling's body shook, and he borrowed force to float up again. Wei Tiandu didn't pursue him, but instead gave a cold smile.

  Lin Fengling was about to counterattack when his face suddenly changed, and he saw that on both sides of him, there were two visible waves of finger force that had burst forth and arrived right in front of him.

  How is this possible! Clearly, only Wei Tian Dou's frontal attack was seen! The faces of the Zheng Xuan Sect disciples also changed.

  It's too late to hide now, Lin Fengling roared and struck out with both palms at the same time. With two loud crashes, the two waves of finger force were simultaneously intercepted by his palm force.

  He had just let out a breath of relief when Wei Tian suddenly appeared silently beside him, his fingers pressed against his brow.

  Lin Fengling sighed and gave up his resistance, bitterly smiling: "Elder Wei is brilliant, I am no match for you!"

  Wei Tian's smile faded, and he withdrew his finger. His gaze swept across the room: "I don't know if I'm qualified to challenge your sect's senior sister now? If not, please ask Chen Shijie to come down and enlighten me!"

  He deliberately prolonged his voice, appearing extremely arrogant, and all the orthodox disciples were resentful in their hearts.

  Seeing this scene, Sun Ming-sheng and Jiao Yun-fei couldn't help but show a pleased expression, while Li Chen-dong and Fan Yun had somewhat unsightly faces.

  Chen Qiushui's phoenix eyebrows rose slightly, and from Wei Tiandu's expression, she clearly felt a provocative intention, which made her very displeased.

  "Sorry, Wei Shixiong, but you still don't qualify to challenge Dashi Jie!" Xia Chen suddenly stood up and said slowly.

  Everyone immediately showed a surprised look, all thinking how they could have forgotten Gu Yuan's sacred body, as long as he made an appearance, everything would be fine.

  Chen Qiushui smiled and showed her joy, Xia Chen's actions deeply delighted her.

  "Wei Tian's face changed: "Who are you? What makes you say I'm not qualified?""

  "In the aftermath of the Zhēng Xuán Sect's Sevenfold Disciple, Xià Chén, you haven't defeated me, so you're not qualified to challenge my senior sister." Xià Chén said calmly.

  "Haha, seven layers of heaven? This is the most absurd joke I've ever heard." Wei Tiandu burst out laughing and pointed at the Zhengyuan Sect disciples, "Can't you Zhengyuan Sect take a loss? That's why you let this clown-like guy come up here and talk big?"

  The disciples looked at him silently, with a hint of pity in their eyes, thinking that if they saw Xia Chen's true strength, they wouldn't know whether they could still laugh.

  "What? You look down on Hou Tian's Sevenfold?" Xia Chen remained unprovoked, only smiling faintly.

  The laughter of the crowd stopped abruptly, and a cold voice said: "What's it to you if I look down on you? Do you believe me or not, I can kill you in an instant!"

  Xia Chen said lightly: "Then let's compare and see if you can kill me in seconds?"

  "You think you can be killed by me? You don't even have the qualifications!" Wei Tiandu sneered, "You are two realms below me. According to the rules, if you want to challenge me, you must first defeat my East Huapai's strongest disciples of the Seventh and Eighth Heavenly Realms. Of course, for you, this is just an impossible task!"

  "Alright, I'll go challenge your sect's disciples right now. However, before I lose, you're still not qualified to lay a hand on my senior sister!" Xia Chen smiled faintly once again.

  "You!" Wei Tian glared at Xia Chen with indignation, his voice cold as ice. "Since you want to be abused, the disciples of Donghua will certainly grant your wish!"

  His face turned iron-green as he walked back in big strides. This time, he came to challenge Chen Qiushui, on the one hand with the intention of showing off his military might, and on the other hand also coveting Chen Qiushui's beauty, wanting to attract Chen Qiushui's attention. Unexpectedly, at a critical moment, Xia Chen messed it up, and this anger in his heart.

  Little rabbit, let you make Chen Qiushui strong, wait for you to challenge, I will beat you into a meat pie with the Donghua faction! Wei Tiandu thought angrily.

  Xia Chen was about to go down and head towards Dong Hua's place. Suddenly, Chen Qiushui called out: "Xia Chen."

  "What instructions does Master Sister have?" Xia Chen asked with a smile.

  "You should show some mercy, after all, Donghua Sect has a good relationship with us, we should give them some face." Chen Qiushui also smiled.

  "Xia Chen, spare him!" The disciples of the Zhengyuan Sect burst out laughing in unison, intentionally letting the Donghua Sect disciples hear them loud and clear.

  Many of the disciples in the Later Heaven Sixfold and above had been jealous of Xia Chen, but at this moment, the sense of honor of the sect made everyone feel that the young man in front of them was extremely close.

  "Alright!" Xia Chen also deliberately said loudly, "I won't kill them!"

  "Haha!" The disciples all burst out laughing.

  "Who is that arrogant guy? He actually dares to humiliate Master Wei in public? And he even claims to challenge the strongest of our Donghua Sect's Seventh and Eighth Heavenly Layers! If he dares to come, I'll beat him to death!"

  "These arrogant Zhenyuan Sect disciples, they actually dare to say 'show mercy', it's really laughable, haven't we humiliated them enough?"

  "What did he say? 'Spare your subordinates' means don't beat us to death, but this Xia Chen is really asking for it. When he comes, I'll definitely beat him until his face is covered in bruises!"

  The Donghua Sect disciples naturally heard the provocation of the Zhengxuan Sect disciples and were furious.