Fame throughout the Inner Sect

Because the missions of the Battle Hall mainly involve melee combat, Battle Hall disciples are divided into small teams. However, the Blood Hall focuses on assassination, so Blood Hall Disciples mostly act alone. They may only cooperate with particularly powerful targets or those protected by experts.

Today, in the Blood Hall's Quest Hall, most of the Blood Hall Disciples were choosing their preferred assassination missions, as usual. However, a sudden shout attracted the attention of all the disciples in the Blood Hall's Quest Hall.

"Hey, come quick! There's a disciple from the Battle Hall Meridian Opening Realm who's put up a sign challenging all Inner Sect Void Splitting Realm right at the entrance of our Blood Hall."

"What!? A mere Qi Meridian Opening Realm dares to be so arrogant as to challenge all the Void Splitting Realm disciples?" Upon hearing this shout, almost all the Blood Hall Disciples showed anger on their faces. Being challenged by a Battle Hall disciple blocking the gate made all the Blood Hall Disciples feel humiliated.

"Let's go! Let's see what kind of guy he is!" Especially the disciples at the Void Splitting Realm, their faces were filled with anger as they said in deep voices, and then they walked out of the Quest Hall in twos and threes.

Not only the Quest Hall, but also the Trade Hall, the Residential District, and even the disciples of the Shadow Hall and the Battle Hall were attracted by Zhuge Xiang's incredibly arrogant behavior, and many people came over to watch.

The Blood Hall Disciples were furious at Zhuge Xiang's act of blocking the entrance, the Shadow Hall disciples were there to watch the show, while the Battle Hall disciples were both gloating and relieved. This Zhuge Xiang, after ruining his own disciples, was finally coming to ruin the disciples of other halls. Especially those Inner Sect Disciples who had drunk with Zhuge Xiang were secretly laughing; this guy could even kill a disciple at the Innate Realm, so challenging Void Splitting Realm disciple was a piece of cake.

These disciples of the Battle Hall were secretly puzzled. With Zhuge Xiang's strength, if he wanted to make a name for himself, shouldn't he be challenging experts at the Innate Realm? Why was he so openly and tirelessly challenging disciples at the Void Splitting Realm? No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

In the Shadow Hall Residential District, in Lu Yuling's Small Courtyard, there is a lake filled with lotus flowers. When she has nothing to do, Lu Yuling always likes to sit by the lake.

Upon hearing the news from the Blood Hall, Lu Yuling simply smiled. Zhuge Xiang had certainly caused quite a stir this time, but after this uproar, he would surely become famous Inner Sect. And most importantly, his cultivation would definitely take another leap forward. Seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm? I wonder if he can break through to the Void Splitting Realm.

Inside the Blood Hall, Zhang Kuang was slightly taken aback when he heard a disciple at the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm blocking the entrance and challenging all the experts. He then sighed, realizing that compared to Zhuge Xiang, he seemed quite mediocre in the Blood Hall.

Having no intention of watching the battle, Zhang Kuang sat cross-legged, an evil aura constantly surging from his body. Black Qi Energy appeared, occasionally conjuring up the Asura Face. The Spear lying between his legs would also occasionally twitch, emitting a faint, almost inaudible ringing sound.

Zhang Kuang knew very well that if he wanted to catch up with Zhuge Xiang, the evolution of his Asura Body required him to become as strong as possible, and he also needed to comprehend the Spear Intent. These days, staying in the Inner Sect, Zhang Kuang cultivated day and night like a madman...

Just as Zhuge Xiang had predicted, the Zhang Kuang wooden sign was planted hard at the entrance of the Blood Hall, and soon hundreds or even thousands of Blood Hall Disciples rushed out. Most of them were at the Void Splitting Realm, and a few had even reached the Innate Realm. Zhuge Xiang laughed at this. In his eyes, these people were all valuable experience.

"You new brat from the Battle Hall, take your wooden plaque and get back here!" A tall and strong disciple at the Second Layer the Void Splitting Realm glared angrily at Zhuge Xiang and cursed him.

"You wild brat!" For Zhuge Xiang, a man of Beggar origins, this phrase was extremely sensitive. His face instantly darkened, and Zhuge Xiang's Sword of Slaughter pointed directly at the Blood Hall Disciples at the Second Layer of the Void Splitting Realm: "Senior brother, please enlighten me."

"I really don't know whether to call you stupid or what. Don't you know the biggest difference between the Meridian Opening Realm and the Void Splitting Realm?" The disciple at the Second Layer of the Void Splitting Realm said in a deep voice, his expression changing slightly. As he spoke, he swung his large Battleaxe with great force, and a powerful Axe Light slashed down at Zhuge Xiang.

Indeed, the greatest advantage of the Void Splitting Realm and the Meridian Opening Realm lies in the long-range attack of releasing Qi Energy. No matter how high your attack power is, others can hit you, but you will find it difficult to hit them.

With a stomp of his foot, Zhuge Xiang activated Ghostly Flash Steps, creating several afterimages that were too fast for the eyes to follow. In an instant, he appeared behind the tall disciple, unleashing Blood Thunder Slash, which slashed fiercely at the opponent.

With Sword of Slaughter attack of nearly 500 points, enhanced by the Blood Thunder Slash, and considering that the opponent's cultivation was only five levels higher than Zhuge Xiang's, this ferocious sword strike sent Zhuge Xiang flying, leaving him sprawled on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

"Ding! You have defeated a disciple at the Second Layer of the Void Splitting Realm, gaining 590 experience points."

"Next!" Upon hearing the system notification, Zhuge Xiang brandished his Sword of Slaughter, pointing it directly at the hundreds of disciples of the Blood Hall, revealing his arrogance.

"You fool, you're courting death!" The disciple at the Sixth Layer of the Void Splitting Realm stepped forward, his longsword trembling. However, he only managed to withstand three or five moves from Zhuge Xiang before being defeated.

"Next!"

"Next!"

"Again"

Zhuge Xiang's strength was absurd. Initially, due to his arrogant attitude, many disciples at the Zhuge Xiang -Void Splitting Realm rushed forward in righteous indignation, one after another. However, after Zhuge Xiang defeated dozens of the Void Splitting Realm disciples in one fell swoop, these Blood Hall disciples calmed down considerably. Watching dozens of disciples who had been defeated in a series of attacks by Zhuge Xiang, they looked at each other in horror. Was this really the strength that Meridian Opening Realm disciple could achieve?

"What's wrong? Is your Blood Hall really nothing special? A Void Splitting Realm cultivator, yet you can't even do anything to a mere seventh-level Meridian Opening Realm disciple like me?" Sensing the change in the Blood Hall Disciples' attitudes, Zhuge Xiang's arrogance intensified, and he hurled insults at them.

Previously, these disciples were enraged simply because of Zhuge Xiang's attitude. Now, they are not only even more arrogant, but their words are also extremely sarcastic. The Blood Hall Disciples, whose minds had just calmed down a bit, were once again overwhelmed by anger...

The battle was incredibly fierce. In the first few days, Zhuge Xiang's infuriating arrogance and vicious words drove the Blood Hall Disciples to attack one after another. However, after a few days, all the disciples were terrified by Zhuge Xiang's record: eight hundred battles, all victorious!

The news of Zhuge Xiang blocking the entrance to the Blood Hall and challenging all the disciples at the Void Splitting Realm was becoming increasingly heated within the Inner Sect. Some disciples had even started placing bets on how many more matches Zhuge Xiang could maintain his undefeated record...

Knowing Zhuge Xiang's strength, Mo Buyan and others naturally opened their wallets and gambled heavily, and more and more people joined in the betting.

Unfortunately, the Blood Hall has been on tenterhooks these days. Zhuge Xiang has challenged almost every disciple in the Void Splitting Realm, big and small, but none of them have been able to defeat him. In the end, there are only a handful of people who dare to challenge Zhuge Xiang.

Another week passed, and even though many Shadow Hall and Battle Hall disciples who had placed bets spoke up for Zhuge Xiang, no Blood Hall Disciples came forward to challenge him. Some Blood Hall Disciples even went so far as to say, "You, Zhuge Xiang, only dare to bully us Void -Void Splitting Realm disciples, right? If you're so capable, why don't you challenge our Blood Hall's Innate Realm experts?"

Upon hearing this, all the disciples of the Battle Hall and Shadow Hall spat in his face. How dare he let Zhuge Xiang, who was only at the Meridian Opening Realm, challenge a master of the Blood Hall's Innate Realm?

Zhuge Xiang didn't rush to answer such comments. He pondered to himself. In the challenges of the past few days, his cultivation had soared to the Tenth Layer the Meridian Opening Realm. However, he was now famous and known as the invincible one below the Inner Sect's Void Splitting Realm. Even if he put this sign at the entrance of the Shadow Hall now, it wouldn't have much effect.

Looking at his reflection, he realized he didn't have much experience left to break through to the Innate Realm. After pondering for a moment, Zhuge Xiang finally made up his mind, and the sign he had placed at the entrance of the Blood Hall changed the next day.

"Zhuge Xiang, a disciple of the Battle Hall at the Meridian Opening Realm Tenth Layer, challenges all Inner Sect disciples below the Second Layer of the Innate Realm. The winner will receive one low-grade Spirit Stone."

The moment the wooden plaque was erected, it caused a huge uproar. Zhuge Xiang —had he really set his sights on Cultivator at the Innate Realm? And what was even more astonishing was his cultivation level. The plaque he had written on it stated his cultivation was only at the seventh level of the Meridian Opening Realm. How long had it been? He had already broken through to the Tenth Layer! This rate of growth was simply terrifying!

Shocked by the changes made to Zhuge Xiang's wooden plaque, the disciples of the Blood Hall at the Innate Realm finally couldn't hold back any longer and found an opportunity to make their move.

First, a disciple at the Innate Realm jumped out, indicating that he wanted to take action and put an end to Zhuge Xiang's Zhang Kuang these past few days. However, just as he jumped out, another voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.

"Challenging all the Inner Sect disciples below the Second Layer the Innate Realm? In that case, let me see just how strong this so-called rising star of the Inner Sect really is."

The cold words carried a sharp edge. Upon hearing the voice, everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the person coming. The disciples of the Battle Hall couldn't help but change their expressions slightly. The man who came out was none other than Dugu Jue, who could kill Mo Wuyan, a second- Second Layer Innate Realm cultivator, in one move.

Although Dugu Jue was only at the First Layer of Innate Realm, the strength he displayed was enough to kill even Mo Wuyan, who was at the Second Layer of the Xiantian Realm, in one move. There was no limit to his strength.

"How about it? I'm only at the First Layer of Innate Realm. I wonder if you dare?" Dugu Jue said to Zhuge Xiang, Dugu Jue no attempt to hide the murderous intent in his eyes.

Zhuge Xiang smiled coldly, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth. Without the slightest hint of fear, he nodded. "Very well, it's time to settle our score." (To be continued...)