Chapter 762: The Power of One Finger
Tianchi Xue's face grew colder and colder. The people of Heavenly Pivot Peak were truly going too far.
"That's right, Tianchi Xue. Among the younger generation of our Heavenly Pivot Peak, Ling Xue is the strongest. As for your Heavenly Mystery Peak, aside from you, there's no one worth mentioning. Why don't you just marry Ling Xue and join Heavenly Pivot Peak outright?" Someone from behind chimed in, seeing the weakness of Heavenly Mystery Peak and becoming even more brazen.
"Nonsense." A crude curse rang out, drawing everyone's gaze. Their eyes landed on the person behind Tianchi Xue—it was none other than Huangfu Long.
Huangfu Long strode forward boldly, his eyes blazing with anger as he glared at the Heavenly Pivot Peak crowd and shouted, "Tianchi Xue is my woman, the wife of me, Huangfu Long."
Tianchi Xue's expression stiffened, and she shot Huangfu Long a fierce glare. This bastard.
"Great Pest, among the eight of us, you're the weakest. This Ling Xue claims to be the young leader of Heavenly Pivot Peak. Why don't you test his strength?" Though Tianchi Xue cursed Huangfu Long in her heart, she knew very well that this guy's strength was terrifying, especially his monstrous brute force. Even she dared not take his fearsome fists head-on.
"Alright." Huangfu Long was quite obedient to Tianchi Xue's words. He stepped forward, his gaze locked onto Ling Xue, making Ling Xue feel extremely uncomfortable, as if he were being stared down by an enraged dragon.
"Making moves on my woman? Looking for a beating." Huangfu Long roared, stepping forward in one bound. Carrying a terrifying momentum, he instantly pressed down on Ling Xue. The space howled, and faint, awe-inspiring dragon roars echoed out, shaking the very air. Huangfu Long himself seemed to transform into an enraged dragon.
"Oh?" Ling Xue's brow furrowed. His long hair was blown wildly by the overwhelming force, and his robes rustled loudly. This momentum—it was incredibly strong.
Frowning, Ling Xue wanted to retreat, but the thought vanished in an instant. With so many people watching, how could he, the young leader of Heavenly Pivot Peak, back down?
"Get back here." With a furious shout, Ling Xue's fist blasted out with savage power, turning into an illusory fist shadow that hurtled toward Huangfu Long's fist.
"Roar..." A furious dragon's roar erupted, as if seeping out from Huangfu Long's body. This roar seemed to add a terrifying momentum to Huangfu Long, and the primal power from the wilds exploded forth completely at this moment, surging out with his fist.
"Boom!"
Their fists collided, and the crowd felt as if a terrifying hurricane had been stirred up. Hissing sounds rang out. Under the shocked gazes of the onlookers, Ling Xue, the young leader of Heavenly Pivot Peak, slid backward across the snow, his feet scraping against the ground with a harsh, hissing noise due to the intense friction.
"Ao..." Another roar of a wild dragon shook the eardrums of the crowd. Everyone stared at Huangfu Long in shock. This guy—his strength was terrifying. Within his body, there was the power of bloodline flowing.
"Hmph, so this is the leader of your Heavenly Pivot Peak? And you said Heavenly Mystery Peak has no one to match you? Even the weakest among us from Heavenly Mystery Peak defeated you. Truly shameless." Tianchi Xue said coldly, causing the faces of the Heavenly Pivot Peak crowd to turn unpleasant.
Although Huangfu Long's domineering strike and Ling Xue's hasty response might have been somewhat unfair, the fact remained that Ling Xue had been forced back by that punch. There was nothing to say.
Huangfu Long grinned foolishly, scratching his head, and said, "The leader of Heavenly Pivot Peak really isn't all that."
"Cough..." Upon hearing Huangfu Long's simple words, Ling Xue coughed up a trace of blood. In truth, Huangfu Long's terrifying wild punch had already injured him. He had been too careless, and by the time he reacted, it was too late. If he had chosen to retreat first, there would have been no problem. But as the leader of Heavenly Pivot Peak, with everyone watching him, could he retreat? He had no choice but to swallow this loss.
"Is that so? Since he's the weakest among your Heavenly Mystery Peak, let me try someone else." The one who had first mocked Heavenly Mystery Peak spoke with a grim expression. This Huangfu Long's strength was terrifying—he was definitely the strongest in Heavenly Mystery Peak. He didn't believe there was anyone else who could surpass Huangfu Long.
His gaze swept over the crowd and landed on Lin Feng. Lin Feng's cultivation was also at the Ninth Layer of Profound Martial Realm, so it wouldn't seem like he was bullying the weak. Moreover, Lin Feng's aura at the Ninth Layer of Profound Martial Realm seemed unstable, as if he had just broken through to the ninth layer not long ago. Dealing with someone whose realm was unstable was the easiest.
"Choosing Lin Feng?" Huangfu Long had been about to speak, but when he saw the other's gaze fixed on Lin Feng, he closed his mouth, a brilliant smile spreading across his lips. Lin Feng's strength was about the same as his. This guy actually dared to choose Lin Feng—it was no different from choosing him. Looking for a beating.
Tianchi Xue was also stunned when she saw the man's eyes fall on Lin Feng. Then she remained silent, letting him test Lin Feng's strength.
"Get ready. Now, I'm going to attack you. We of Heavenly Pivot Peak are not as despicable as you. If we fight, we do it openly and honorably." The man said with a clear sarcastic tone, referring to Huangfu Long's sudden strike against Ling Xue.
"I'm also the weakest of Heavenly Mystery Peak. Let's see what level the strong ones of your Heavenly Mystery Peak are at." With that, the man stepped forward. Rumbling sounds echoed, and his fist carried a terrifying penetrating force, along with the will of ice and snow, which lashed against Lin Feng, threatening to freeze his body.
Lin Feng watched the man approach, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He slowly raised his hand, and at his fingertip, a terrifying sword intent coiled around, extremely fearsome. However, because Lin Feng deliberately suppressed it, this sharp aura was masked by the opponent's surging momentum.
"Scram, scram..." The man roared, his terrifying power seeming to overturn everything. Lin Feng's hand lifted, and in an instant, a sword dao will capable of annihilating everything bloomed at his fingertip. Only the one attacking him could truly feel it.
"Chi, chi..." His finger trembled, and Lin Feng's finger force landed within the opponent's domineering fist energy, tearing everything apart.
"Ah..." A scream rang out. The man's fist instantly retracted, and his body abruptly halted its forward momentum, retreating back to his original position in an instant. He clutched his fist, sweat continuously beading on his forehead.
"Drip, drip!" From the gaps between his fingers, two drops of blood fell onto the snow and ice beneath, instantly adding a touch of vivid red to the pure white snow, standing out starkly.
The crowd raised their heads, their gazes all fixed on Lin Feng. This silent young man had made a shocking move with a single casual finger, breaking through the opponent's terrifying fist force and injuring him.
"You really are weak." A voice emerged from Lin Feng's mouth, causing the man's expression to stiffen again. His face felt as if it were burning, as though he had been slapped hard.
The faces of the Heavenly Pivot Peak crowd turned extremely ugly. Their young leader had been sent flying with one punch. Unwilling to accept it, another stepped up, only to be injured by a single, casual finger. The face of Heavenly Pivot Peak was utterly lost.
"It seems the eight chosen by Heavenly Mystery Peak this time are not simple." The people on the other snow peaks looked at the eight individuals dressed in various attires, their earlier contempt gone. Only strength earns respect—in the world of martial arts, this was an unchanging truth.
"Interesting. It seems Heavenly Mystery Peak is unwilling to remain at the bottom." A voice came from a group of purple-clad figures. Those wearing purple robes were from Heavenly Pivot Peak's main peak, Heavenly Mechanism Peak. "I just wonder how many of these eight, painstakingly selected, will return alive."
The speaker's tone seemed casual and indifferent, but it carried a hint of arrogance.
Tianchi Xue's gaze swept over this person as well, but this time she didn't respond. The young man who spoke was the young leader of Heavenly Mechanism Peak, the main peak of Heavenly Pivot Peak—Yu Tianji. He was unfathomable, knowing the secrets of heaven.
Yu Tianji held great prestige on Heavenly Pivot Peak. If he could one day inherit the leadership of the main peak, Heavenly Mechanism Peak, then the entire Heavenly Pivot Peak would bow to him.
Heavenly Pivot Peak was a very special force. Its emphasis on talented geniuses was beyond imagination. Even the status of the seven snow peaks could change based on the strength of the younger generation from each peak!
PS: Flowers, flowers! Robbing some!