Chapter 190: Consecutive Victories Over The Qing Family
The Six-Winged Blood Centipede flew down to the Training Ground, Su Yan dismounted from its back, and his gaze fell on Qing Zixuan and Qing Tianyu.
“Su Yan of Guizang Valley, here to ask for guidance from Senior Sister Qing and Senior Brother Qing.”
“What big talk.”
Su Yan’s voice had just fallen when a disciple from Azure Dragon Peak could not sit still any longer.
“If you want to challenge, come one by one. How can you make Senior Brother and Senior Sister wait for you.”
The speaker was a disciple from Qinglong Peak, around twenty-three years old, and not from the Qing Family.
They only felt that Su Yan was humiliating Azure Dragon Peak. Such a challenge, wasn’t it saying that Qing Zixuan was not his opponent?
Su Yan merely raised his eyes to glance once, and Qing Zixuan’s gaze shifted slightly, worried about escalating the conflict.
But then she heard Su Yan say: “If Senior Brother is also on the ranking, then come up together.”
As soon as these words came out, that young man was instantly speechless, and the surrounding spectating disciples burst into laughter. That person instantly flushed red amid the laughter.
Su Yan’s words were sarcastic though they were, they were also solid reasoning.
How to challenge was the Tiger Ranking Disciples’ decision. How could they allow other disciples to point fingers?
Qing Zixuan stepped forward: “Junior Brother Su, Junior Brother Lin spoke out of turn for a moment. I apologize to you on his behalf.”
Her voice was clear and crisp, and as she spoke, she stopped the crowd’s laughter.
Only then did Su Yan look at her seriously, his demeanor proper, without any arrogance between his brows.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, sensing something off about the Qing Family’s stance.
“Junior Brother once competed in sword edge with my clan brother, leading to a misunderstanding. As a result, clan disciples challenged Junior Brother, widening the rift. This was our Qing Family’s oversight. Zixuan apologizes to Junior Brother here.”
She nodded slightly, and this action shocked many people speechless.
Was the Qing Family backing down?
Without a doubt, this was the signal released by the Qing Family.
“Then continue the challenge. Since they are on the ranking, nothing to do with others.”
Su Yan merely raised his eyes slightly, his expression calm.
Whether the Qing Family yielded or not had nothing to do with him.
Climbing the ranking, challenging—this was just to let everyone know his attitude.
Qing Zixuan was slightly taken aback, then nodded: “Junior Brother, please grant me guidance.”
Her gaze sharpened, then True Essence emerged around her body. Immediately, an Ink Flood Dragon True Intent appeared behind her. Her Beast Taming Bag stirred, and the Two-headed Jade-eyed Snake landed in the Training Ground.
Her long skirt fluttered as Qing Zixuan held the Jade Snake Sword and flew toward Su Yan.
“Junior Brother Su, be careful.”
The sword light was verdant green, like a snake shadow.
A Condensing Momentum Stage Perfection attack, not one bit inferior to that Tiger Swallow back then.
Su Yan’s Scorpion Profound Spear shot out, Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon True Intent attached to it. The spear thrust like a dragon, shattering it with one strike.
Such strong strength!
Qing Zixuan’s expression turned stern. She hadn’t expected Su Yan across from her to still have such power despite the realm gap.
The Ink Flood Dragon True Intent behind her dove down, spitting out a True Essence-gathered water blade.
The Two-headed Jade-eyed Snake’s dual eyes emitted eerie light, soul-seizing, heading straight for Su Yan’s eyes.
Su Yan swept his great spear, and behind him, Star Moon Centipede, Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon, and Poison Star Ape—three True Intents—emerged.
Three Stars as Formation, blocking horizontally like a wall.
All of Qing Zixuan’s attacks were blocked. She wanted to change tactics, but a Flame Armored Scorpion phantom appeared on Su Yan’s great spear.
Countless spear shadows, as if stirring up Demonic Fire across the sky.
Qing Zixuan’s expression changed abruptly. She controlled the Two-headed Jade-eyed Snake to block in front of her, spitting cold air from her mouth to resist.
Su Yan made a picking motion, and that cold air was completely shattered. The Two-headed Jade-eyed Snake was directly injured by the sharpness, a crevice torn open.
Qing Zixuan thrust her sword to kill, but the Poison Star Ape reached out to block, grabbing the sword edge with one claw.
The Ink Flood Dragon True Intent wanted to resist, but it was already entangled by the Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon.
In less than ten exchanges, Su Yan had completely suppressed Qing Zixuan’s attacks.
She still wanted to struggle, but saw Su Yan raise his eyes: “It’s over.”
The Star Moon Centipede gathered starlight, descending from the sky, spewing a mouthful of starlight directly, bombing her body.
Qing Zixuan only managed to block with her sword momentum, but couldn’t stop it at all, and was knocked flying out.
Star Moon Centipede, Poison Star Ape, Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragon—three True Intents intersected, turning into chains that completely sealed the Ink Flood Dragon True Intent and Two-headed Jade-eyed Snake.
After eleven exchanges, Qing Zixuan was defeated.
“Condensing Momentum Stage Perfection defeated just like that?”
Someone muttered, but no one replied, because the fact was right before their eyes.
“Qing Zixuan willingly admits defeat.”
Su Yan’s gaze fell on Qing Tianyu, and he said: “You’re next.”
Qing Tianyu, named by Su Yan, took a deep breath, his gaze sharp: “Junior Brother, True Intent Realm Fourth Stage Spirit Merging Stage is much stronger than Condensing Momentum. You’d better think it through.”
Condensing Momentum and Spirit Merging, though connected, had vastly different True Intent intensity.
Qing Tianyu swept his long sword, and behind him emerged an inky Ink Flood Dragon, ten zhang long, with glossy black scales, and horns as ferocious as swords—larger than Qing Zixuan’s.
His waist Beast Taming Bag stirred, and surprisingly, another Ink Flood Dragon flew out, over seven zhang long, with scarlet eyes and foul breath from its mouth—a true vicious beast.
“Let you see the might of Spirit Merging.”
The Ink Flood Dragon True Intent shot into the sky, and Qing Tianyu’s Ink Flood Dragon also soared up. The two merged, ink-colored True Essence surging.
In an instant, rolling True Essence like black mist, a combined Ink Flood Dragon thirty zhang long dove down, carrying Qing Tianyu.
“I have one sword: Flood Dragon Slash!”
Qing Tianyu had no intention of underestimating Su Yan at all, coming out with his ultimate move right away.
Spirit Merging forming shape, sword style united. Even the spectating disciples felt that powerful force at this moment.
Su Yan was right at the center of the sword style attack, with sharpness and impact all pressing toward him.
A sect disciple’s Spirit Merging Stage was indeed much stronger than outside families.
Ma Tianhong couldn’t bring him such oppression.
Star Constellation Formation
Su Yan looked up, gazing straight at Qing Tianyu.
Azure Gold Scale Patterns appeared around his body, along with a Black Gold Ancient Python soul encircling him, resolving all the pressure.
True Intent Beast Spirits emerged one after another behind him.
Flame Armored Scorpion, Gold-Eating Demon Insect, Heavenly Fiend Mother Locust, and Shadow Horn Spider all appeared.
Seven Beast Spirit Phantoms formed the Big Dipper formation.
The soaring aura like starlight-gathered star pillars broke through Qing Tianyu’s aura.
How is that possible?!
Qing Tianyu’s face changed abruptly. Su Yan had actually condensed a full seven True Intents.
How long had he been a beginner? Even some Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists wouldn’t find it easy to condense so many True Intents.
He had no time to think, only continuously pouring his power into his Flood Dragon Slash.
Roar!
The seven True Intents simultaneously erupted power, starlight gathering in one place, shooting out from their ferocious mouths.
The two collided, and in an instant, starlight sprinkled across the sky.
Whoosh—a figure crossed between the two attacks, grabbing Qing Tianyu’s body.
“Winner: Su Yan of Guizang Valley.”
The burly man wore black robes, his gaze majestic—it was Azure Dragon Peak Dan Qiao True Person Chen Yourong.
He gave Su Yan a deep look, then carried Qing Tianyu down to the ground and tossed him to the disciples beside him.
The light dispersed, the Ink Flood Dragon wounded and collapsed, its True Intent long scattered.
The crowd stared dumbfounded at the seven True Intents, shattering the Fourth Realm with one strike.
Su Yan was actually this powerful.
“Disperse. Su Yan is set at 57th Rank.”
“This, Elder Chen, this isn’t appropriate, is it?”
Chen Yourong waved a hand of golden light, directly changing the Inner Sect Tiger Ranking.
Everyone present was stunned, some disciples immediately voicing questions.
Chen Yourong just snorted coldly: “That strike just now is worthy of this evaluation. If you don’t accept this old man’s view, those after 57th Rank, go challenge him yourselves.”
He looked at Su Yan, then said grumpily: “If climbing the ranking, just hit upward directly. Beating one by one, are you tired of having too much cultivation time?”
“Disciple understands.”
Su Yan smiled helplessly, as if the commotion he caused was a bit too big.
Still, Chen Yourong’s words made sense.
With Azure Dragon Peak matter settled, Su Yan’s ranking leaped to 57th.
When this news reached the various peaks, it had already stirred a storm no less than raging waves.
In the Beast King Sect’s thousand years of history, no disciple had ever climbed to the Tiger Ranking position within a year of entry.
Chen Yourong’s evaluation wasn’t convincing to everyone, but regardless of truth or falsehood, just Su Yan defeating Qing Tianyu with one strike.
Such strength was enough to stand firm within the Tiger Ranking Hundredth Rank, even higher.
“Bai Yun, that Su Yan is really your secular junior brother?”
On Hundred Tiger Peak, female disciples surrounded the spear-practicing Bai Yun, all crowding up to ask.
Bai Yun nodded slightly: “Yes.”
“Was he this powerful when cultivating down the mountain?”
Zhu Ningzhu’s brows brightened, asking carefully.
“Just so. In a short few months, he walked the path ordinary people might not finish in a lifetime.”
Her gaze dimmed slightly, not elaborating, but Su Yan’s talent was truly terrifying.
Before, one could say below True Intent Realm, cultivation had fewer difficulties.
But now it seemed even True Intent Realm couldn’t stop her junior brother.
Zhu Ningzhu said: “It won’t be long before he enters the top ten.”
Nearby female disciple Su He retorted: “Not that simple. Which of the top ten disciples isn’t True Intent Fourth Realm Perfection cultivation?”
True Intent Fourth Realm Perfection was just the foundation. Those disciples’ practiced Martial Skills, Cultivation Manuals, and contracted Contracted Beasts all far exceeded ordinary disciples.
“Shattered Moon Peak Yuan Yi, twenty-three years old, entered four years ago, climbed straight to first on the ranking; White Python Peak Lan Yunyue, twenty-two years old, Tiger Ranking second, also entered four years ago, her raised Jade Glow Flood Dragon’s strength said to be no less than Half-step Dan Qiao…”
Su He listed them one by one, affirmatively saying: “Junior Brother Su wants to reach the top, probably needs one or two more years. But White Junior Sister needs to be careful.”
Bai Yun raised her eyes slightly, showing a puzzled expression: “What’s wrong?”
“These two days I heard Qing Zixuan invited Junior Brother Su to discuss cultivation matters. Probably has other intentions.”
Bai Yun’s gaze shifted slightly, then she shook her head: “My junior brother won’t go.”
In her impression, her junior brother was devoted to cultivation and never attended such invitations.
He probably wouldn’t go, right?
For a moment, her mind was slightly disturbed.
She stood up, spear in hand, and said to Su He and the others: “Senior Sisters, I’ll go practice spear first.”
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Shattered Moon Peak, Wolf Head Mountain.
A black-robed long-haired youth sat cross-legged with sword in hand, visualizing the full moon. A disciple hurried over with small steps behind him.
“Senior Brother Yuan, that Su Yan’s background has been investigated clearly.”
“Speak.”
“Su Yan, eighteen years old, from Bailu County Yun Cang Town. Rumored to have started practicing martial arts at seventeen, broke through to True Intent in eight months, entered our sect just over five months, reached True Intent Second Realm, has reverse-slashed Third Realm and Fourth Realm enemies. His cultivated Cultivation Manuals should be Star Constellation Profound Beast Skill, Contracted Beasts at least two.”
“News reliable?”
“Basically reliable. Some news from Outer Disciples from Yun Cang Town.”
Yuan Yi opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing.
“Impressive talent.”
Yuan Yi praised repeatedly. His background was slightly better than Su Yan’s, from a small town Martial Arts family, but his family’s strongest Old Ancestor was only True Intent Realm Third Stage.
Climbing to his current position all the way was all hacked out by him one blade one sword at a time.
Su Yan ascending by reverse-slaying like this had a bit of his shadow.
Only, Su Yan’s talent seemed even stronger.
Chang Tian hesitated to speak: “Senior Brother, everyone says it won’t take two years for Su Yan to take your position. Should we?”
“Do what? Block his path, or kill him?”
Yuan Yi laughed: “The Tiger Ranking first position is right here. If he wants to take it, let him come. But his skills aren’t enough yet. Star Constellation Profound Beast Skill takes stars as foundation—that’s the root of True Intent. Cultivating more is just making True Intent more abundant, but why should I fear?”
Hearing his senior brother say this, Chang Tian relaxed a bit.
Right, his senior brother was already Fourth Realm Perfection, and cultivated Shattered Moon Peak’s top Cultivation Manuals《Greedy Wolf Seven Stars Skill》. How could he fear Su Yan.
Chang Tian was about to leave when Yuan Yi suddenly thought: “Help me keep an eye on his movements, especially his ranking when climbing the list.”
“Hm?”
Chang Tian showed confusion, and Yuan Yi nodded slightly: “Not long from now is the day the Secret Realm opens. He might have a chance to be selected.”
Chang Tian’s expression changed slightly, and he said: “Isn’t it only Tiger Ranking top ten who can go?”
“Do you think he lacks Tiger Ranking top ten potential?”
Chang Tian fell silent, then nodded: “I understand.”
……
Similar events happened almost simultaneously on White Python Peak, Hundred Tiger Peak, and other peaks.
Top-ranked disciples all paid attention to this extremely terrifying junior.
Though only at 57th Rank, they all knew Su Yan would sooner or later enter the top ten of the ranking, becoming their competition.
At this time, news came from Guizang Valley.
Su Yan consecutively defeated Tiger Ranking 58th Zhao Jinhu, 59th Liang Le, and 61st Song Qingfeng.
True Intent one strike defeat, just like defeating Qing Tianyu.
Once the news was out, looking at Zhao Jinhu, Liang Le, and the others’ appearances, there were finally no more dissenting voices.
None of the three were opponents of Su Yan’s True Intent Beast Spirit combined strike. Su Yan’s 57th Rank was well-deserved.
Only, a new problem arose.
He defeated the opponents with moves but didn’t even summon his own Contracted Beasts.
If he really used all his means, what rank could Su Yan’s strength actually place?
The new question once again became the hot topic center.
But Su Yan at this time had no mind to care about the storm he stirred.
A letter and a Storage Ring arrived from down the mountain.
In the Storage Ring, five thousand First-order Origin Stones, and various Spirit Herbs.
The letter read: “…Southern Sky City industry initially established, suffered prying eyes. Hope Lord comes quickly.”
