Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 404 - 400: Dongfang Qingcang’s Underhanded Move, Fierce Battle
The illusion of Wuji Divine Monarch squinted his eyes at Xia Feng’s direction. Xia Feng couldn’t quite describe those eyes, filled with icy contempt and superiority, making one feel chilled all over just by looking.
Xia Feng took a deep breath and looked back with a hint of anger.
The illusion of Wuji Divine Monarch probably had never encountered such an audacious young man, initially meeting Xia Feng’s gaze with some interest, only to see the disdain within his eyes.
This immediately seemed to infuriate the illusion of Wuji Divine Monarch, causing the icy aura around him to instantly intensify, his divine pressure growing even heavier, making Xia Feng tremble and nearly lose his footing at the ninetieth step.
Dongfang Qingcang, rank second, was stuck at the fifty-ninth step, watching Xia Feng’s situation with a sense of schadenfreude.
In his heart, he believed himself stronger than Xia Feng, blaming his stagnancy on the bias of Wuji Divine Monarch.
If not for the pressures weighing on him more heavily than Xia Feng, Dongfang Qingcang believed he would climb further.
Now, seeing Xia Feng stuck at the ninetieth step and provoking Wuji Divine Monarch’s illusion, Dongfang Qingcang’s expression remained unchanged, but inside he was rejoicing.
He hadn’t expected Xia Feng to be so foolish as to dig his own grave.
But unfortunately, Xia Feng was already at the ninetieth step, unreachable even if Dongfang Qingcang wanted to attack.
Otherwise, with the weight of pressure he bore, he couldn’t be sure if he could still pass the sixtieth step.
Suddenly, he seemed to recall having a hidden weapon in his storage ring, awkward to use, akin to an Immortal-Binding Dragon Claw.
Seeing Xia Feng begin to adapt to the pressure, preparing to struggle onward, Dongfang Qingcang hesitated no longer and directly threw the hidden weapon at Xia Feng’s back.
How clever Xia Feng was, never relaxing his vigilance even while on the Heaven-Ascending Ladder; noticing the weapon’s approach from behind, he quickly turned around.
The Heaven-Burying Sword swiftly drew out, swinging at the dragon claw, a sharp Sword Qi directly burst forth, about to sever the claw.
But Dongfang Qingcang suddenly spat out a mouthful of heart blood onto the weapon’s body. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
The transparent energy dragon claw heading towards Xia Feng was instantly enveloped by a blood-red energy, about to engulf him completely.
The Sword Spirit within the Heaven-Burying Sword let out a crisp snort: "A junior dares to insult me like this?"
Immediately, Xia Feng and the Heaven-Burying Sword were both grabbed by the dragon claw and dragged down to the sixtieth step, standing alongside Dongfang Qingcang.
Dongfang Qingcang stiffened briefly, then showed a somewhat smug expression: "What’s the use of climbing so fast? In the end, you’re in the same place as me."
"Now with the increased pressure on you, you can’t climb as quickly anymore."
The smile on his lips turned colder: "If I can’t get first place, neither will you."
"At most we can tie for first; neither of us can climb to the sixty-first step anymore."
He seemed to believe Xia Feng wouldn’t be able to ascend again, and was confident Xia Feng wouldn’t dare to act here, so his expression remained somewhat smug.
"Ha, what’s the point of efforts like that, you might as well..."
Xia Feng ignored the crazy talk, instead looking down at the Heaven-Burying Sword in his palm.
More precisely, he was looking at the Sword Spirit within the Heaven-Burying Sword.
He heard him sneer lightly: "Junior insults you?"
Had he known how to extract the Sword Spirit, he’d have done so already, pulling out the fool from the Heaven-Burying Sword.
Speaking so boastfully, only to be slapped in the face.
No sooner were the words spoken than he was dragged to the sixtieth step.
Xia Feng thought the Sword Spirit would retaliate, curious about its strength, but ended up dragged down regardless...
Ascending the steps wasn’t particularly difficult, but with the increased pressure, Xia Feng wasn’t sure if it might become more challenging.
Thus, his gaze towards the Sword Spirit and Dongfang Qingcang grew fouler.
"Such a hassle..."
Dongfang Qingcang attempted to speak, but a sword hum from the Heaven-Burying Sword in Xia Feng’s palm, tinged with annoyance, unleashed a Sword Qi straight towards Dongfang Qingcang’s face.
In panic, Dongfang Qingcang retreated a step, landing on the fifty-ninth step.
His face flushed slightly, wanting to remove the Sword Qi pressing on him, to return to the sixtieth step.
If he and Xia Feng stood on the sixtieth step when time ran out, he could still claim they tied for first, the rewards wouldn’t be too lacking.
But if Xia Feng placed first, his reward would be more formidable than Dongfang Qingcang’s.
Considering how troublesome Xia Feng already was, if he claimed the reward, Dongfang Qingcang feared he’d lose hope of obtaining the inheritance.
With this thought, Dongfang Qingcang exerted himself desperately to resist Xia Feng’s Sword Qi.
The Sword Spirit’s voice carried some irritation: "Damn junior, dared to make me lose face!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Sword Qi suddenly multiplied in strength, pressuring Dongfang Qingcang, tightening his throat almost to the point of spitting blood.
The fan in Dongfang Qingcang’s arms flapped twice, sending a large sweep of the Great Dao of Wind at Xia Feng, only for it to be nullified by the Golden Crow Armor without leaving a trace.
Dongfang Qingcang looked surprised: "You, you actually have a defensive Secret Treasure?"
Xia Feng gave a cold laugh, ignoring his question, and swung his arm again, expanding the Sword Qi further.
If Dongfang Qingcang insisted on staying on the fifty-ninth step, he may well find himself forced to kneel under the Sword Qi.
Yet, retreating unwillingly, more of Dongfang Qingcang’s Great Dao began to emerge, seemingly aiming to counter Xia Feng’s Sword Qi with it.
Xia Feng chuckled softly, using only the Great Dao of Celestial Sword to suppress the Dongfang Family’s prideful scion firmly.
If Dongfang Qingcang’s Earth Tier Ninth Layer cultivation wasn’t a full tier higher than Xia Feng’s, he’d consider finishing him off.
Though he couldn’t slay him now, he could cause some trouble.
With this, the Great Dao of Celestial Sword within Xia Feng’s palm thickened, directly flipping Dongfang Qingcang from the fifty-ninth step.
His body rolled twice in midair, clearly trying to steady himself.
But Xia Feng didn’t give him the chance, slashing directly at the air.
