Chapter 5: The Blazing Fire Refines the Golden Lotus!

  "The young master is actually going to spar with this little girl, isn't that bullying?"

  Haha, exactly

  No one was affected by the little episode just now, and everyone's emotions were high at this time. However, most people didn't understand the sparring proposed by Zhan Xiuzhu and would occasionally make a joke or two to tease him.

  Zhan Xiu's arm rose and fell, a jet-black knight spear wrapped in a fierce gale appeared in his right hand, its tip inserted into the ground several inches deep.

  "Musō, you'd better be careful." Warau said with a smile.

  "Good." Ling Wu's red lips curled up, and she cleanly spat out a single word. Afterwards, her slender arm swung, flames dancing in the air, as a bright red flame spear rapidly spun out, making a light slapping sound as it was tightly grasped in her hand.

  "It seems like we really have to fight after all..."

  The people around were amazed, but what made them even more astonished was that the little girl standing in front of Zhang Wuji, who seemed harmless, had an aura that was not at all inferior to his.

  This discovery made everyone who was smiling and laughing suddenly stand up straight.

  "Good gun" War Xiuzhen saw the Flame Gun in Ling Wusong's hand, and his black pupils slightly contracted. Even from a distance, he could feel that extraordinary aura.

  Ling Wushuang raised his hand and waved it, the long spear slanted across his chest, coldly smiling as he reminded: "War Big Brother, you should also be careful"

  "Come on!" Zhan Xiuyang raised his head and laughed loudly, the brown-red long gown was blown by the forest wind, making a rustling sound, his whole body's aura rose, green protective Xuanqi swarmed out, wrapping around his strong physique, releasing a wild and scorching breath!

  "Eagle strikes the vast sky!"

  Zhan Xiu let out a loud shout, his hand grasping the spear wrapped in dark green aura, his body leaping up like an eagle spreading its wings. The black long spear tore through the night sky, stabbing towards Ling Wusuo!

  Ling Wu's slender body shook, and the same pale green aura spread out, suppressing her hidden strength, instantly revealing it all!

  "Mother of mine, am I seeing things?!"

  The people around him were stunned, their eyes wide with shock, some of them stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to believe what they had just seen.

  "Heavens, this little girl is actually a Third-Order Saint!"

  "Oh my, don't be so discouraging!"

  "My goodness gracious"

  A group of three big and five thick forest hunters, bold and direct, were shocked and scolded, mistaking the tiger for a sheep, no wonder Miss Yuwei was at a loss.

  "This, this" The elder who had just sent off Yu Wei saw this scene and his old face directly turned green. His whole body stiffened as he stood in place, not daring to believe what he was seeing. Ling Wu Xiang had actually reached the Holy Stage!

  Ling Wusuo sank his arm and swept it horizontally, not retreating but advancing instead. His long spear shot out, meeting the biting chill that came rushing at him head-on, and he charged upwards with a "Fierce Flame Spear!"

  Bang!

  One red, one black, two long spears collided in mid-air, sparks flying out in the dark night. A faint red and black shadowy eagle emerged, circling and soaring, its cry echoing through the sky, startling the nocturnal birds from their slumber!

  "Boom!"

  With an aura like a rainbow, one brown and one white, two figures collided and quickly separated. The surrounding strong and fierce forest hunters couldn't help but retreat.

  "My goodness, this little girl is actually evenly matched with the young master"

  "It's too unbelievable, where did this little girl come from?"

  "I mean, I've never heard of it"

  ……

  Everyone's eyes focused on Ling Wusuo, a sea of red.

  Zhan Xiu took a few steps back, his long leather boots kicking violently against the ground before he steadied himself. He immediately turned around, laughing loudly, his eyes burning with an even fiercer intensity as his entire body's blood boiled over. "I was indeed not mistaken!" he laughed.

  Musou unexpectedly turned out to be a third-grade saint, and even though War Repairs had mentally prepared himself, he was still shocked.

  Ling Wushuang wielded his gun in the air, performing several agile flips, before flying back several meters. The Flame Gun was inserted into the mud below his feet, stabilizing his figure.

  She gazed at him with clear and bright eyes, smiling lightly: "War Big Brother is indeed as famous as his reputation"

  Although he was a mid-tier saint, the power that burst out in that instant was enough to rival an ordinary high-tier saint. This was the strength that came from actual combat experience, and the difference between it and the strength gained by ordinary people through accumulating spirit treasures.

  "But be careful next time!" Zhan Xiufu waved his sleeve, the long spear disappeared, and with a loud shout, "Flying Eagle Slash", he merged his two arms.

  A thick and powerful aura, like a long rainbow, seemed to be a huge mysterious bird spreading its wings and flying high, rushing towards the sky and pouring down on Ling Wu Shuang's head!

  Ling Wu's eyes narrowed, and with a sudden kick, her entire body flew backward, surrounded by a swirling aura of crimson flames. She accelerated in mid-air, making a swift leap, and a white shadow flashed by.

  Ling Wushuang leaped into mid-air, waving her hand delicately as she cried out: "Blazing Inferno Blossoms!"

  Ling Wushuang's body surged with a mysterious power, accompanied by a faint flame, rapidly gushing out, a bright red fire lotus, suddenly blooming, layer upon layer of petals wrapped around the swirling wind, in the dark night, magnificent and resplendent, meeting the flying eagle slash of the war cultivator.

  Two powerful forces clashed, violently colliding and tearing through the surrounding grass, layer by layer, affecting the nearby trees, their trunks as thick as a ring, were brutally cut off at the waist, producing a series of sharp cracking sounds.

  Ling Wushuang's red lips curled up, and the two months of closed cultivation not only uncovered many powers of Qianli Qitian, but also seemed to have gained some insight into the Chaotic Fire, her strength had increased, and the Chaotic Fire had also been tempered, making the power she could unleash even more formidable.

  "My goodness, the young master has finally met his match"

  "This situation doesn't look good"

  The crowd was in an uproar, and in their minds, the young master who had just shown his exceptional talent had actually gotten into a fight with a little girl. After several rounds of fighting, neither of them could gain the upper hand, and what's more, this little girl, although also a Saint, was two ranks lower than the young master.

  One mid-tier and one low-tier, they can still fight, today they gained experience.

  "Drink!" Zhan Xiujian's resolute face was calm for a moment, then he raised his hand and frantically released his Xuanli.

  The red lotus flower bloomed, its petals shrouded in flames that suddenly swept away, and as they unfolded, they resembled the man-eating flower, swallowing up War Repair's attack. Then, taking advantage of the momentum, it slowly closed its petals, engulfing him entirely within!

  "Master!?"

  Everyone suddenly tightened their spirits and looked at this situation, which was not good. Since the young master wanted to lose, how could this be possible!

  Flames swirled around, leaving only a gigantic fire lotus, blooming in dazzling splendor!

  Ling Wushuang's slender eyebrows rose slightly as she raised her hand to brush it away, but just as she was about to withdraw her hand, a low, muffled sound made her suddenly stop.

  The enormous fire lotus suddenly underwent rapid expansion, getting bigger and bigger until it reached a critical point, whereupon it burst open with a loud bang, releasing the war spirit in an explosive manner.

  "Wow!"

  The fierce flame of the red lotus shattered, transformed into a faint red mist, and dissipated in the air.

  "Hahaha" War Xiu burst out of the flower, a bright and clear laughter shook the sky, but his body was only slightly disheveled. The fierce and ferocious Chaos Fire seemed to have caused him little harm.

  Zhan Xiu flew out with a smile and said: "Wu Shuang, what a fierce mysterious skill, but it seems like there's still a bit of a difference"

  "Scared me to death, I said, how could the young master possibly lose to a little girl?" The people of the vagabond tribe let out a sigh of relief when they saw that Warlord Xiu was unharmed.

  Ling Wushuang was slightly surprised, looked him up and down, and then said in a certain tone: "Does War Brother have a Fire Seed on him?"

  Zhan Xiu was taken aback, then smiled and said: "Little girl, your eyes are so sharp!" He raised his hand and flipped it over, a string of dark blue flames emerging from his palm. "This is something I obtained by chance when I ventured into a dangerous place - the fire of the underworld. Refining it into my body cost me a great deal of effort, and almost took my life."

  Within his body, there was also a strange flame that he could sense, which was much more powerful than the dim fire of the Netherworld. The scorching temperature even made him feel a chill run down his spine.

  However, his underworld fire belongs to the cold flame, which is restrained by the mutual generation and restriction of the fire that restrains Musō. Moreover, Musō's strength is lower than his, and the refinement of the flames is not enough, so he did not suffer major damage; otherwise, this time would have been a big loss.

  "As expected", Ling Wu Xiang smiled and hooked his lips, the good things in the hands of the forest hunter were indeed not few.

  Between heaven and earth, elemental chaos erupts, and many fallen embers remain. It's no surprise that a warrior cultivator would have some in hand.

  "It seems that for the time being, it's unclear who will win or lose. Let's stop here for now." Zhan Xiu Yang let out a long laugh, truly unexpected, this little girl actually forced him to use his trump card, the Underworld Fire, which he had never revealed in front of anyone before.

  "It's hard to imagine"

  "I told you so, this little girl doesn't seem ordinary, you guys still don't believe me"

  Everyone was still a bit surprised at this outcome, after all, the war repair in their eyes is an unbeatable genius, but today, a little girl suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tied with their young master.

  "Youmu's flames" danced on Ling Wu's slender fingers, rubbing back and forth on her delicate chin. Nowadays, she had run into this thing, and it was indeed a bit of a headache. Was she supposed to use the Mountain-Crossing Seal?

  Ling Wushuang stood quietly on one side, her eyes deep and seemingly without any intention of ending this trial.

  Zhan Xiu smiled with interest, could this little girl still have something up her sleeve?

  "Yin-yang earth fire...” Ling Wu Xuan murmured softly, the primordial chaos flame should be more formidable than yin-yang earth fire by at least one level. However, her strength was not enough to refine the primordial chaos flame, so it didn't cause that much damage.

  "What if it's like this?" Ling Wu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, slowly saying these words.

  "What?" Shen Xiuzhi was somewhat perplexed.

  What is this little girl thinking, the people around her are looking at each other in confusion, also not understanding what Ling Wu Shuang is thinking, could it be that she still wants to continue? This is obviously at most a draw.

  After a moment, Ling Wushuang furrowed her brow and suddenly smiled, "War Big Brother, you should be careful."

  As soon as the words fell, Ling Wu's feet kicked off the ground and leaped into the air, his wrist flipped, and a huge flame lotus burst out of his hand.

  "What's going on?" The crowd was puzzled, what did Ling Wu Shuang mean, was he going to use his old trick again? This move was indeed very powerful, none of them could take it, but it couldn't hurt the young master at all.

  Zhan Xiu was stunned, and obviously also somewhat surprised.

  "Blazing Blossoms Unfurl!" Ling Wu Shuang raised his hand, and one by one, two by two, three by three... enormous fire lotuses burst forth in mid-air, their vibrant flames swirling and dancing, casting a reddish glow across the sky, as resplendent as a rainbow.

  "This mental strength is also quite terrifying"

  "My own father, with his strong personality, wouldn't have done it this way"

  Everyone watched with dizziness and confusion, shocked at the same time, being able to launch such a frightening attack was already formidable enough, and now she was swinging it out for free.

  A dozen or so gigantic Inferno Blossoms, in the dark of night, bloomed one after another, their petals spinning and opening and closing, containing a terrifying energy that could devour and destroy an ordinary Saint with ease, leaving onlookers' hearts racing with fear.

  Flames danced around, surrounding Ling Wusuo's slender figure, her plain white clothes fluttering, now visible, now hidden.

  But just as everyone thought Ling Wushuang was about to make her move, she suddenly stopped.

  "What's going on?" The crowd was bewildered, could it be that summoning so many frightening attacks was just to set off fireworks for fun?

  "It's not right to play with someone's mental strength like this"

  Some people, with a mix of emotions, had just managed to summon a decent one, and it was also heading towards the War Repairs, but with so many terrifying energy attacks, if Ling Wu Shuang's hand trembled, misdirecting the attack, or accidentally dropped one, they wouldn't be able to withstand it!

  "What is this?" Zhan Xiuyi was also surprised and blinked his eyes, holding a long gun, but standing still on the spot.

  Even if he were to add a few more layers of such attacks, he would still be able to break through. The dark flames protecting his body, the unparalleled flames, could not cause him much harm and could only waste his spiritual energy in vain. In the end, he could only lose.

  However, he knew this principle, how could Wu Shuang not understand it, this is the strangest part of the war.

  Ling Wu's eyes slightly lowered, a faint glimmer of light flashed by, and in the dark sky, her red lips slowly curved into an eerie arc.

  Suddenly, a pale green aura burst out from her petite body at high speed, enveloping the dozen or so giant fire lotuses around her. Then, in an instant, the fire lotuses actually shrunk rapidly at a visible rate!

  "Uh..." Watching the dozen or so fire lotuses rapidly shrink in size, Zhan Xiuzhen suddenly felt a bad premonition.

  The flames surrounding Ling Wushuang grew smaller and smaller, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into a size that fit in the palm of one's hand. Then, with a flash of red light, the originally enormous fire lotus that could swallow a person whole had shrunk to the size of a baby's fist. The delicate petals were as if intricately carved, and on their surface, a layer of golden light was faintly visible.

  "My god, how I feel, feeling..."

  Everyone watched as the fire lotus in the sky shrank, finally turning into a few golden lights that flickered around Ling Wu's side, but felt that the small golden lotus contained an energy that was difficult to describe and terrifying.

  "Be careful, Big Brother Zhan!" The continuous transmission of spiritual energy made Ling Wushuang's forehead slightly sweaty. A dozen golden lotus flowers took shape, and she smiled faintly, her eyes suddenly sinking. She raised her hand and struck out, shouting: "Blazing Inferno Golden Lotus!"

  "Blazing Inferno Lotus!"

  A cold and clear cry from a woman echoed in the night sky, as ten or more golden light flashing crimson lotus flowers transformed into several rays of light, rapidly flashing towards War Repair!

  Zhan Xi's pupils constricted, and he gritted his teeth fiercely. The protective Xuan Qi around him surged out wildly, summoning the dark blue flames of the underworld to their peak, densely surrounding his body without a gap. In the next second, golden light flashed, and it had already burst forth in front of him!

  "Ding!"

  A brittle sound like metal colliding, the war repair abdomen shoulder head, suddenly a severe pain came, several dull sounds of blood and flesh piercing, surrounded by the eerie glow of the underworld fire, like glass, shattered and disappeared! The protective body aura also vanished completely!

  "Hmm" War Xi gave a low hum, took a step back, and then suddenly knelt down on one knee. His shoulders and arms were pierced with several bloody holes.

  "Hiss——"

  Young Master!

  The people around him suddenly gasped in shock at the sight of this situation.

  Ling Wushuang slightly hesitated, then leaped forward and quickly arrived beside Zhan Xiuzhen. "Zhan Gege, are you alright?"

  Zhan Xiu slightly bent his knees and stood up, looked up at Ling Wushuang, and actually laughed out loud, saying: "Wushuang, Brother Zhan lost"

  He can be sure that Musashi's absolute strength is a last resort, and such a terrifying intuition is really frightening. No wonder Musashi was able to reach this level of power at a young age.

  "I really didn't think of it, you can also come up with such a method" Zhan Xiu smiled and sighed softly.

  The flames of Musou were originally much more ferocious than his, and previously he had been suppressed only because his strength was higher than Musou's, with a deeper degree of refinement. But unexpectedly, Musou actually thought of such a method - the enormous amount of fire he could handle already had some difficulty, and after being compressed by her, the energy converged and burst out in a terrifying manner that even a high-ranking Saint wouldn't be able to withstand.

  "It's just good luck, and besides, Da Ge didn't notice." Ling Wushuang hehe chuckled twice.

  Zhan Xiu laughed somewhat helplessly, glared at her with a pair of eyes, and jokingly said: "If your previous attack was aimed at my vital spot, I'm afraid Zhan Gege would have been done for today."

  The people around looked at each other and saw that Zhan Xiu was right. The places where Ling Wushuang's Golden Lotus pierced him had all avoided the vital points.

  "The young master has actually lost!?" The people around were shocked into speechlessness, and only after reacting did they have to admit this fact.

  Everyone's gaze towards Ling Wusuo's eyes also became increasingly fervent. A group of naturally straightforward forest hunters did not have any change in opinion because Ling Wusuo defeated their young master, and their support for the warlocks did not affect their deep-seated admiration for Ling Wusuo.

  For forest hunters who advocate for violence, strength is the best way of speaking!

  "Cough!" Zhan Xiu covered his wound and let out a low cough.

  Ling Wushuang coughed dryly and thought to himself that his move was neither too light nor too heavy.

  "It's nothing." Zhan Xiu saw Ling Wushuang's appearance and chuckled in a low voice, "It's just a minor injury, it'll be fine in a few days." After finishing speaking, Zhan Xiu's tone changed, and there was a hint of amusement in his eyes. "This little girl is really hiding her true strength, Big Brother Zhan hasn't suffered such a big loss at anyone's hands before."

  He could feel it, Musashi hadn't even gone all out yet.

  Ling Wushuang reached out and touched the tip of his nose, suddenly remembering something. He raised his hand and took out a dan medicine, handing it over to him with a somewhat embarrassed cough, "War Big Brother, take this, it will be useful for your injury."

  Zhan Xiuying was taken aback, and after seeing the object in front of her clearly, her pupils suddenly contracted. She raised her head to look at Ling Wushuang with an expression of extreme surprise, "Sacred Heart Dan!?"

  "What, Sacred Stair Elixir?"

  The eyes of the people around him instantly focused on Ling Wu's palm.