Chapter 184: Chapter 11: Ascending the Stage to Meet a Beauty

"Hey? What’s with that look?!" Fang Cheng grew displeased as he watched the young man’s expression shift multiple times after his defeat, ultimately revealing a look of hatred.

’In a spar, winning and losing are inevitable. If you can’t handle a loss, you shouldn’t have come down to fight!’

’What’s the meaning of this now?’

With a wave, Fang Cheng swept his Vajra Pestle forward.

Neither Zhao Yang nor the crowd on the Cloud Ascending Platform had expected Fang Cheng’s sudden attack.

Zhao Yang’s face paled. He scrambled to dodge, but it was too late. A sudden gust of wind, a dull THUD, and the weapon struck his waist.

In the blink of an eye, a streak of impossibly fast, cloud-like light landed on Zhao Yang, deflecting most of the blow’s force.

The one who had acted was none other than Cen San Niang.

Even so, Zhao Yang was still sent flying, tumbling a great distance through the air.

He finally managed to stabilize himself in a sorry state. Without a word, he clutched his waist, summoned a cloud, and wobbled away into the distance.

It was a good thing he was the apprentice of the Eldest Young Master of the Immortal City. The treasures he carried allowed him to ignore the effects of the Immortal City’s Sky Ban Array.

On the Cloud Ascending Platform, Cen San Niang lowered her head, covering her face with one hand and sighing endlessly. She felt that Zhao Yang had not only lost his own dignity but had also brought shame upon the entire Immortal City.

A man in a cyan robe snorted in anger, rose from his seat, and flew from the Cloud Ascending Platform to the third stone stage.

This was the very Immortal City Elder who had been stationed at the city tower, and he was also the Guest with the highest Cultivation in the Cen Mansion.

Having been a part of the Immortal City for many years, he saw that Fang Cheng had ruthlessly injured the Eldest Young Master’s apprentice and caused the Third Lady to lose face. He wanted to personally teach this Fierce Tiger Taoist a lesson.

At this moment, he didn’t care whether it was fair for someone with his Mid-stage Life Talisman Cultivation to be guarding the stage. He only wanted to punish this strange Cultivator and vent his own frustration.

Besides, among the Guests of the Cen Mansion, there was truly no one else who could deal with the Fierce Tiger Taoist.

As Fang Cheng rode his tiger onto the third stone stage, he found the Cyan Robe Cultivator before him somewhat familiar. This was the man who had activated the Immortal City Array that day and tried to take him to the Immortal Town Prison Department.

Without a second word, he rode the Demon Tiger straight toward the Cyan Robe Cultivator, swinging his Vajra Pestle unceremoniously at the man’s face.

A flash of light erupted from the Cyan Robe Cultivator’s shoulder, and a white-furred ape leaped out, holding a pair of Golden Flood Dragon Scissors as it moved to intercept Fang Cheng.

CLANG—

The Vajra Pestle and the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors collided with a deafening crash, and the white-furred ape was knocked back several yards.

Fang Cheng felt the power behind the white-furred ape’s blow and was slightly surprised. ’A Second-Order Mid-Term Demon Beast?’ "You cultivate the Beast Taming Dao?"

The Cyan Robe Cultivator replied coolly, "That’s right. Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist!"

With that, two more miniature apes crawled out from his sleeves.

After landing, the three apes rolled on the ground. Their spiritual light flared, and in an instant, they grew to over ten feet tall. With their hands hanging to their chests, they let out a furious roar.

Then, the three Tier Two Mid-Level Demon Apes, each wielding Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, surrounded and attacked Fang Cheng in unison.

The three Demon Apes were perfectly coordinated. They moved like lightning, and the Second-Order Magical Artifacts in their hands, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, were astonishingly sharp as they snapped viciously at Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng’s expression turned solemn. ’I can’t hold back any longer,’ he thought.

The giant tiger beneath him flashed and reverted to a Profound Golden Iron Talisman, which he promptly stored away.

Then, with a flicker of his body, he ghosted out of the Demon Apes’ encirclement, putting some distance between them.

His body then began to expand wildly as if being inflated. He shot up to a height of over ten feet, his robes instantly tearing apart to reveal a terrifyingly powerful and heroic physique of rippling muscle.

Fortunately, he had come prepared. His pants, woven from the highly elastic Ink Cloud Brocade, did not tear.

The Vajra Pestle in his hand also grew longer and thicker, erupting with a blindingly brilliant Buddha Light.

As the Demon Apes closed in again, his Vajra Pestle struck first despite moving second, smashing against the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors of one of the apes.

With a loud CRACK, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors were shattered to pieces.

The edge of the Vajra Pestle was also covered in cracks, having sustained considerable damage.

After shattering the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, the Vajra Pestle’s momentum carried it forward, and it slammed into the Demon Ape’s chest.

The ferocious power of the blow instantly tore the Demon Ape in two.

After his "transformation," Fang Cheng’s Physical Strength had also skyrocketed!

The other two Demon Apes were quite intelligent. Seeing this, their eyes filled with terror, and their attacks faltered for a split second.

How could Fang Cheng let such an opportunity pass? He shot forward, appearing behind one of the Demon Apes. He thrust his pestle through its chest, gave it a twist, and the ape exploded into a shower of gore.

The last Demon Ape let out a strange cry, turned, and fled toward its master, no longer daring to fight.

Fang Cheng’s throat bulged slightly as he let out a massive roar at the fleeing Demon Ape’s back.

BOOM! It was as if a giant drum had been beaten right next to the Demon Ape’s ear. It staggered as if struck by lightning.

Fang Cheng calmly closed the distance and brought his Vajra Pestle crashing down.

The Demon Ape raised its Golden Flood Dragon Scissors to block, but just like its companions, its Magical Artifact was shattered first, before its head was caved in and its body was blasted apart.

Having killed the three Demon Apes, Fang Cheng strode toward the Cyan Robe Cultivator, his expression cold. "Fellow Daoist, if you have any more Demon Apes, why don’t you let them all out? I’d like to kill to my heart’s content."

The Cyan Robe Cultivator stared at the three pools of blood on the stone stage, his heart aching. Unfortunately, all of his abilities were focused on his Beast Taming Skill; he himself possessed little combat prowess.

Before Fang Cheng could get any closer, the man held up a Body-Protecting Talisman and yelled, "I admit defeat!"

With that, he soared into the air and fled back to the Cloud Ascending Platform.

Fang Cheng laughed heartily. Under the watchful eyes of everyone inside and outside the Cen Mansion, he returned to his normal form and draped a new brocade robe over himself.

Just then, with a KRA-ACK, the Vajra Pestle in his hand finally gave out under the strain, its surface covered in cracks before it shattered completely.

He gracefully flew up to the Cloud Ascending Platform. Cen San Niang personally came to greet him, smiling before she even spoke. "Fellow Daoist Li, please, take a seat!"

Fang Cheng sat down with a smile, greeting the others on the platform. His gaze lingered on Tang Mengru for a moment longer than necessary, making her look slightly uncomfortable.

Cen San Niang was heard saying to the Maid beside her, "Go to the treasury and bring me the Black Dragon Cloud-Riding Staff from my collection."

The Maid accepted the order and departed.

Fang Cheng asked in surprise, "Third Lady, what is the meaning of this?"

Cen San Niang replied, "Fellow Daoist, you damaged one of your Magical Artifacts by coming onto the stage today. I feel bad about it, so this is just a small compensation." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

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