The Invincible Supreme Medical God-Chapter 1146 - 604: First Place (2)
"’Tear people apart and shred them?’ Yan Xiaobao said, eyes widening.
’It’s nothing. There’s also Xu Song from Archway Peak, who was born with the body of a God. Archway Peak’s Peak Lord paid a huge price to recruit him as a disciple. He’s a master at controlling beasts. Rumor has it, he can actually control five beasts at once. Once, when a rogue Qi Condensation cultivator angered him, he chased the guy for three months and then fed him to his combat beasts. All that was left was his skeleton!’
’Only the skeleton?’ Yan Xiaobao said, feeling increasingly uneasy.
’More fierce than him are the third and fourth contestants, the sibling team from Irispetal Peak. The sister’s name is Gongsun Wan’er. She’s very beautiful and an expert at capturing birds. Once, she fought Zhou Xinqi, and no one could tell who was who!
The brother is Gongsun Yun, who specializes in beetles. He’s always dressed in a black robe, filled with all sorts of bugs. People even say his body is filled with insect eggs. Amazing! He usually covers his enemies with bugs, letting them burrow into their bodies and drink their blood. The pain is so terrible that people usually just wish to die. If you don’t escape quickly enough, you’ll be completely devoured, leaving only your bones!’
’Only your bones?!’ Yan Xiaobao said, gasping. Visualizing the scene, his scalp began to tingle.
’The last of the North Shore’s five electors... is a mysterious and legendary figure with no name. Twenty years ago, the Peak Lord of Ghostfang Peak brought him back to the sect from an unknown place. People only know him as Ghostfang, an expert in Devil Dao magic. He also practices one of the Spirit Stream Sect’s legendary Ten Great Secret Magic, as challenging to cultivate as the Waterswamp Kingdom’s magic... Ghosts Haunt the Night! Apparently, he’s summoned a hundred ghosts! People say he’s the number one contestant on the North Shore...’ After hearing the complete explanation from Xu Baocai, Yan Xiaobao trembled with fear.
It was terrifying; the electors on the North Shore were far fiercer than those on the South Shore. Although the North Shore focused on controlling animals, their violence was somewhat evident, but the actual gap with the South Shore was huge.
’We’ve been ashamed for years,’ Xu Baocai continued. ’Every time a contest comes, we always lose. In fact, last time, nine of the top ten were from the North Shore. Such humiliation. We—’ At this point, Xu Baocai noticed a strange expression on Yan Xiaobao’s face.
’Uncle Bai, are you okay?’
Yan Xiaobao quickly raised his chin and said sternly, ’As a part of the South Shore, hearing such things makes me angry!’
’Uncle Bai, you don’t need to be mad. With your fight, the North Shore will finally see how amazing the South Shore is!’ Xu Baocai said excitedly, clenching his fist.
Now that Yan Xiaobao had been pushed onto the stage, he found it hard to step down. He stood up, lifted his chin, flicked his sleeve, and said, ’What’s the North Shore? With a wave of my hand, I could turn them all to ashes!’
Xu Baocai chatted excitedly for a few more minutes before taking his leave.
By then, it was deep into the night. Yan Xiaobao stood alone in the courtyard, thinking about the five people Xu Baocai had just told him about. Then, as the wind began to blow, he felt a chill climbing up his back.
’What kind of people do they have on the North Shore? They raise beasts, bugs, and ghosts... it’s chilling...’ Walking back to his cabin, Xu Baocai’s words continued to echo in his mind.
The more he thought about the situation, the bloodier it seemed. Finally, he came to a conclusion. ’Elder Zhou must have done it on purpose!
’The thing I hate most in life is all the fighting and killing!’ After some deep thought, he decided nothing in the world could make him participate in an election battle.
By dawn the next morning, he even came up with a plan to avoid the election battle, commanding a jade slip to fly over the top of Xiangyun Peak in a beam of black light. Upon arrival, Li Qinghou’s voice could be heard.
’Yan Xiaobao, you placed first in the South Shore qualifying round. In half a month, you will participate in the united North and South Shore election battle along with nine others! If you do not participate, you will be thrown into the 10,000 Snakes Valley!’
’That again...’ Yan Xiaobao said, frowning. He suddenly felt completely confined by Elder Zhou...
As Li Qinghou’s voice faded away, the jade disappeared, and then a bracelet became visible, drifting in front of Yan Xiaobao.
He looked at the bracelet in surprise, then poured some spiritual power into it. The bracelet immediately melted into black liquid, then coiled around Yan Xiaobao’s wrist, and then covered his entire body.
Moments later, Yan Xiaobao heard Li Qinghou’s voice again, explaining how to use the item’s magic power. Apparently, this bracelet could withstand a full-force attack from an early Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Yan Xiaobao shivered. He was no newcomer to the sect, so he knew exactly how valuable such an item was. Its value was second only to the Divine Crane Shield bestowed upon him by the Sect Leader. Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but look up at the top of Xiangyun Peak.
Although Li Qinghou didn’t say much about the item other than the simple introduction, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help feeling a warm sensation upon seeing it. Then he recalled the smaller competitions he had participated in a few years ago, and the look of anticipation he saw on Li Qinghou’s face.
After a while, he gritted his teeth to make a decision.
’Fine. I will fight in the election battle!’ Days passed. Yan Xiaobao spent time in secluded meditation rather than stepping outside. Ten days later, the bells rang through the sect, and Yan Xiaobao’s jade slip began to vibrate.
The election battle between the North and South Banks was about to begin!
As they did every thirty years, the competition would take place at Mount Daoseed. As the bell rang through the sect, countless Outer Sect disciples swarmed towards the mountain.
Normally, there was little interaction between the North and South Banks. Only inner disciples were eligible to travel back and forth. Now that Mount Daoseed was open, Outer Sect disciples from both banks were excitedly rushing over to watch the election battle.
’This time, our South Shore will surely wash away past shames!’
’We’ll make sure the North Shore knows we’ve risen to a new peak of glory!’
The South Shore Outer Sect disciples were all very excited. Meanwhile, Outer Sect disciples from the North Shore were also hurrying to Dengwang Mountain, boasting along the way.
’The South Shore is too weak! They’ve lost to us for a thousand years, and this time will be no different!’
’The South Shore is destined to lose. In the Spirit Stream Sect, the North Shore rules, the South Shore drools!’
As countless Outer Sect disciples flowed toward Mount Daoseed, the buzz of conversation filled the air. On Green Crown Peak, Shangguan Tianyou stood with a cold expression, his gaze sharp as a dagger, suddenly shooting into the sky.
Meanwhile, on Violet Peak, Lu Tianlei raised his head and roared. As cheers from the many disciples rang out, electricity danced around him.
Zhou Xinqi also flew into the air. The three great electors of the South Shore all wore very serious expressions.
As for Bai Xiaochun, he was still at his residence, taking a deep breath, his eyes bloodshot. Looking very serious, he said, ’The time has come... when a warrior goes to battle, he must wear his battle clothes!’ He slowly stood up and patted his bag, producing eight leather jackets. The jackets he wore in the battle against the Luochen Clan had been destroyed. These were new jackets, of higher quality and more durable.
He gloomily donned all the leather clothing, then waved his arm.
’When a warrior goes to battle, he must wear his armor!’ With that, a big pot flew out from his bag. Fatty Zhang’s wok had also been destroyed in the battle with the Luochen Clan. This was a new wok he acquired upon returning. Looking very serious, he fastened the black iron wok to his back.
’When a warrior goes to battle, he must have a magical weapon!’ Even as the words left his mouth, he waved his hand, making a small wooden sword fly out, which he tied to his left side. Next was the Golden Crow Sword, placed on the other side. Then appeared three more Flying Swords, strapped to his back. Lastly, was the Divine Crane Shield, which he attached to his forearm.
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