Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 1025: Do You Dare Step Up and Fight?
"You go down and wait!"
Having received the answer he wanted, Yun Xiao suddenly released a surge of hostility, but he quickly suppressed it. Seeing him wave his hand, the words he spoke made Li Gongnian's face appear somewhat gloomy.
"Yun Xiao, I've already told you what you wanted to know, you can't go back on your word!"
Feeling the poison still present within his body, Li Gongnian was somewhat infuriated. Someone like him, judging others by his own standards, had experienced situations where promises were not honored before.
Yet, in the presence of so many people, Li Gongnian absolutely did not expect the other party to go back on his word. But if that were the case, he would have no choice, so his tone was somewhat harsh but lacking in confidence.
"You don't have any life-threatening danger for the moment. After I handle some matters, take me to Chunxiao City!"
Yun Xiao, at this moment, had no patience to speak further with Li Gongnian, and impatiently waved his hand. As soon as he said that, Li Gongnian suddenly felt that the poison seemed to have disappeared or that he could no longer sense it.
This scene gave Li Gongnian a brand new understanding of Yun Xiao's Poison Meridian Skill. He wouldn't naively think the poison had been completely neutralized. Surely the other party used some special method to make it lie dormant within him, ready to strike at an unknown time.
As a super genius of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, carrying such a time bomb with him, Li Gongnian felt extremely aggrieved and unwilling. Didn't this mean that his life would now depend on Yun Xiao's whims?
"Get down!"
Seeing Li Gongnian's face turn one shade pale and another white, yet his body remained unmoved, Yun Xiao suddenly blasted out a shout that made the former tremble violently. At the same time, he felt the poison within seemed to be on the verge of acting up, so he could only suppress his rage deep inside.
Li Gongnian, a super genius of the Spirit Fighting Commerce and a member of the Poison Vein faction of Lianyun Mountain, didn't dare to utter a word under Yun Xiao's shout, and left the arena with his head down, to the amazement of many.
However, everyone could understand Li Gongnian's predicament of having to bow his head under someone else's roof. Since he couldn't dissolve the poison Yun Xiao had inflicted, he had to obediently accept his fate; disobedience would mean losing his life.
What was expected to be an exhilarating duel between dragons and tigers ended after just a few rounds. Yun Xiao's display of the Poison Meridian Skill left many feeling apprehensive.
Yet, when everyone thought Yun Xiao would relinquish the arena after defeating Li Gongnian, the young man in plain clothes suddenly turned his gaze to a certain figure.
"Bai Wushuang, do you have the courage to come up and fight?"
Another explosive shout came from Yun Xiao's mouth, filled with extreme hostility. Perhaps after hearing that Chi Yan had fallen into the hands of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, he didn't want to delay for even a moment.
Yun Xiao had no interest in being the champion of this Lianyun Mountain annual tournament. His sole purpose for participating was to know that he could justifiably kill Bai Wushuang on the stage.
Since Chi Yan was in trouble, Yun Xiao decided to rush to Chunxiao City for rescue and would not allow Bai Wushuang to remain as a threat by Mo Qing's side; he had to eliminate him first.
Yun Xiao was aware of the tournament's rules: the second round had already ended, and according to the rules, the final championship contest would take place the next day. He was anxious and couldn't afford to wait a whole day and night.
This sudden shout brought an eerie silence to the entire Arena Hall. According to the draw, Bai Wushuang's next opponent should be Ye Ku, and Yun Xiao, having won, was supposed to contend with Si Mo of the Sky Poison Institute for the final showdown spot.
Even a fool could see that Si Mo was easier to deal with than Bai Wushuang. Yet at this moment, Yun Xiao publicly challenged Bai Wushuang.
This kind of situation had never been encountered in countless previous annual comparisons, and no one knew whether it complied with the rules or not, so all eyes turned to Bai Wushuang, the genius of the Heavenly Hospital.
"Bai Wushuang, don't you want to kill me too? Now I'm giving you this chance. Are you afraid now that the moment has come?"
As everyone kept their eyes on Bai Wushuang, Yun Xiao on the arena voiced again. This rudimentary provocation was not clever at all, but everyone knew that with these words, Yun Xiao had blocked Bai Wushuang's last retreat.
Though worried for Chi Yan, Yun Xiao remained rational, aware of what strategies to use at what times. At this point, this simple provocation might be the most effective for someone like Bai Wushuang.
"Since you're in such a hurry to court death, your senior brother will have to fulfill your wish!"
In the incredibly silent Arena Hall, being stared at by countless unusual gazes, Bai Wushuang knew that if he uttered a "no," his prestige in Lianyun Mountain would plummet instantly.
So, after a moment's contemplation, Bai Wushuang did not shrink back and accepted Yun Xiao's challenge in front of many young disciples and elders of Lianyun Mountain, as well as many city branch presidents.
At this moment, the entire venue was in an uproar. Although they knew this might not completely adhere to the rules, since both parties involved agreed to it, even those like Qian Sanyuan from the north would find it difficult to voice opposition, as it would significantly impact the reputation of one party.
Especially for someone like Bai Wushuang, the foremost genius of the Heavenly Hospital; being challenged so openly—if he dared not accept the fight—might cast doubt on the very title of being the number one genius of the Heavenly Hospital.
"These two kids really don't let one rest easy!"
From his seat in the north, upon seeing the arena battle already set, Qian Sanyuan indeed did not speak out to prevent it. However, the murmuring from his mouth carried a hint of helplessness.
In fact, regarding the incident that took place inside the Refining Treasure Hall a month before, Qian Sanyuan did not blindly believe Bai Wushuang. He believed that there is no smoke without fire; there must be a reason behind everything.
But Bai Wushuang was previously the most valued disciple by Qian Sanyuan, and he did not disappoint expectations. At such a young age, he had reached the peak of Seeking Origin Realm in Meridian Qi Cultivation and had become a genuine Earth Rank Middle Level Meridian Refining Master.
So, even if Qian Sanyuan had suspicions, he only kept Bai Wushuang grounded for a month. Such a light punishment, he believed, would certainly make Yun Xiao dissatisfied.
Now, Qian Sanyuan knew that if he tried to stop this arena battle, it would clearly show favoritism toward Bai Wushuang, though the latter might not necessarily appreciate it.
Actually, even if Yun Xiao didn't propose the challenge at this moment, the two of them had a high likelihood of meeting in the final battle anyway. What puzzled Qian Sanyuan was, what exactly prompted Yun Xiao to be so impatient?
"Who do you think will win this battle?"
Hearing Qian Sanyuan's murmuring, Qingmu Wu beside him suddenly turned and asked softly, finally bringing him back to reality, directing his gaze to the two on the arena.
"Wushuang has at least a seventy percent chance of winning!"
Regarding his prized disciple, Qian Sanyuan had quite a bit of confidence, and hearing this, the Medical Pulse elders beside him all stared at him with a different light in their eyes.
"Only seventy percent? Vice Chairman, could you have not noticed that Wushuang has already broken through to the Half-step Earth Realm?"
An elder of the Heavenly Hospital still seemed to be dreaming, and upon his remark, all eyes turned even stranger. The Vice Chairman is a Heavenly-grade Pulse Refining Master; how could he possibly fail to sense Bai Wushuang's true cultivation?
But precisely because of this, the "seventy percent" prediction given by Qian Sanyuan left everyone baffled—why did the Vice Chairman have such little faith in his most promising disciple?
Even though Yun Xiao had just previously defeated the Meridian Refining genius Li Gongnian from the Spirit Fighting Commerce with overwhelming force, these Heavenly Hospital elders did not believe Yun Xiao had the capability to compete with Bai Wushuang.
How could a recently promoted peak Seeking Origin Realm cultivator like Li Gongnian possibly compare to Bai Wushuang, who has broken through to the Half-step Earth Realm?
Despite this apparent disparity, Qian Sanyuan still proposed a "seventy percent" chance of victory. Could there be some unknown means that the boy named Yun Xiao possessed?
"Seventy percent? Haha!"
Conversely, the Dean of the Sky Poison Institute, Qingmu Wu, also let out a peculiar laugh at this moment, then continued, "You must have misspoken, I think Yun Xiao's odds are closer to seventy percent!"
Qingmu Wu's remark shocked the entire audience. Originally, thinking that Qian Sanyuan's statement giving Bai Wushuang a seventy percent chance was already a high regard for Yun Xiao, yet unexpectedly, Qingmu Wu was even more optimistic about Yun Xiao. What was going on?
Aside from Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu, many elders there still only had a superficial understanding of Yun Xiao, while Bai Wushuang was a seasoned genius of the Heavenly Hospital. In the past, besides the Dean's disciple Ye Ku from the Sky Poison Institute, no one dared claim to be Bai Wushuang's opponent.
Moreover, given that Bai Wushuang had just broken through to Half-step Earth Realm, even Ye Ku from the Sky Poison Institute might not be his match, not to mention an outsider who had just arrived and was merely at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm.
No matter the intense doubts gnawing at the elders' hearts, this arena battle was deemed set; the outcome would soon be revealed.
Seeing no objections from the north-side elders and the widespread interest amongst Meridian Refining Masters, in this face-off between a seasoned genius from the Heavenly Hospital and a newly rising dark horse, who would emerge victorious?
Of course, among many Meridian Refining Masters from Lianyun Mountain, like the elders of the Heavenly Hospital, they too had greater confidence in Bai Wushuang.
Even though many of them hadn't noticed Bai Wushuang's breakthrough to the Half-step Earth Realm, they at least knew that even just the cultivation of the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm was not something the plain-clothed young man could contend with.
