One Minute of Full-Throttle Attack

Wild! Wild beyond all bounds! Crazy! Crazy to a lawless degree! This was the feeling Zhuge Xiang brought to everyone present.

Before, a single remark from Zhuge Xiang to blunt the sharp edge of the Green Willow Peak disciples was already no less than a heavyweight bomb. Now, he actually wanted to challenge all disciples above the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer on Green Willow Peak alone. Was this possible? Could he really do it? This was impossible!

Why was Zhuge Xiang shouting here, yet the Green Willow Peak disciples could do nothing to him? That was because in the Asura Sect, gang-beating was a sign of incompetence. If they had the ability, they should go up for duels one by one. What kind of ability was a whole group dealing with one person? If word of this got out, their reputations would truly stink to high heaven. But what about now? Zhuge Xiang actually proclaimed he would challenge all disciples above the Qi Cultivation Realm on Green Willow Peak alone...

Zhuge Xiang's words astonished everyone. Even a few Body Tempering Realm disciples among the onlookers widened their eyes in shock. Although they already knew this new disciple was wild, to be wild to this extent could no longer be explained by a single word of wildness; it was sheer stupidity. Yes, stupidity. Challenging everyone by yourself? Did you think your cultivation was at the Body Tempering Realm Seventh or Eighth Layer and above, completely fearless of any attacks?

He has become dizzy with success. Everything in the world should have a limit. Once you cross this limit, you are courting your own destruction. Shaking his head and putting away his astonished expression, a few Body Tempering Realm disciples in the crowd shook their heads and spoke.

"Zhuge Xiang..." Niu Geng and the others wore expressions of worry. Challenging all disciples above the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer alone? This behavior was far too crazy. Although only a little over a thousand disciples stood out, those among them who were at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer or higher numbered at least a hundred. With so many people, even a Two-Star mid-grade Demonic Beast could be buried by sheer numbers. Although Two-Star Monster Beasts possessed powerful physical defenses, as the saying goes, constant dripping wears away the stone. When more than a hundred disciples at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer and above launched their attacks, they could grind it to death through sheer attrition.

"What on earth does he rely on? Just by relying on the ability he is showing right now, it is definitely not enough. Challenging over a hundred people alone is not something that can be accomplished just with pure formidable attack power. Could it be... that footwork of his called Explosive Steps can be used infinitely again?" Lu Yuling's eyes carried a strange glint as she stared intently at Zhuge Xiang.

If anyone understood Zhuge Xiang best, it was Lu Yuling. She was well aware that Zhuge Xiang was definitely not the type of person to act impulsively out of a hot head. Since he spoke this way, he definitely had his own certainty. Thinking of the ghost-like, infinite usage of Explosive Steps Zhuge Xiang displayed during the Grand Tournament, Lu Yuling thought to herself that in a situation like this, if those disciples couldn't even catch the hem of his garment, there really was a sliver of a possibility of success.

Regardless of what the surrounding people thought about the words Zhuge Xiang dropped, at this moment, the disciples on Green Willow Peak flushed red, especially those at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer and above, whose faces turned the color of pig liver. Ganging up on one person—if word of this got out, they wouldn't have the face to remain humans. However, if the opponent brought it up first and they didn't even dare to accept, they would have even less face left to survive in the Asura Sect.

"Bastard! You are courting death yourself! Don't blame us..." Driven to shame and anger, over a hundred disciples stepped forward, glaring angrily at Zhuge Xiang. Compared to ganging up on him, not daring to accept his provocation was an even more shameful matter. The Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer disciples who stepped out numbered a full ninety-odd, the Qi Cultivation Realm Sixth Layer disciples numbered over twenty, and there were even three Qi Cultivation Realm Seventh Layer disciples.

"Haha, good, very good..." Looking at this hundred-plus Green Willow Peak disciples who had stepped forward, Zhuge Xiang smiled. That gaze made it seem as though he were looking at countless experience points before his very eyes.

The Courage Medal—if it were used in the Endless Mountain Range, it could at most slaughter two or three One-Star High-Grade Monster Beasts, netting a maximum of 1,000 experience points. But here, if he defeated all hundred-plus disciples at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer and above, the 10,000 experience points required for him to advance to the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer should also be within striking distance.

With over a hundred disciples at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer and above stepping forward, without even making a move, one could tell the disparity in strength just by looking. A worried Niu Geng, along with Hua Nongying and the others, stepped forward and spoke, "Zhuge Xiang, we will help you..."

Even though the strengths of both sides differed greatly, in their view Zhuge Xiang's challenge was a rebellion on behalf of their own generation of disciples. How could they hide in the back and watch Zhuge Xiang fight it out alone at the front? Following Niu Geng and the others stepping forward, the fifteen hundred-plus disciples trailing behind also stepped forward a pace, expressing their determination.

"Step back! They are all my prey! You are not allowed to meddle!" Watching Niu Geng and the others step forward, Zhuge Xiang turned his head back. His gaze was entirely that of someone fiercely guarding his food. The meaning was very clear: they were all his prey, and nobody was to interfere.

Zhuge Xiang's gaze left Niu Geng and the others dumbfounded. He wasn't joking; he really intended to deal with over a hundred disciples at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer and above all by himself. He truly didn't want them to go up and help.

"Alright, none of you go forward. Niu Geng, you must learn to trust him." Lu Yuling stepped out while shaking her head at Niu Geng.

"Trust him?" Lu Yuling's words made Niu Geng recall that day during the Grand Tournament when she had said those exact words to him as well—that he needed to learn to trust his friends. Falling silent for a moment, Niu Geng nodded and retreated.

With over two hundred seconds of time, every single second was incomparably precious. Wasting twenty seconds caused Zhuge Xiang immense heartache. Fortunately, however, this hundred-odd Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer disciples had all walked out, and he had also persuaded Niu Geng and the others not to meddle. Zhuge Xiang's face carried an intense smile—the smile of reaping his prey.

He tossed the Steel Secret Medicine directly into his mouth. The sensation of his defense soaring instantly by 150 points reappeared. Coupled with the defense attached to his own equipment, Zhuge Xiang's defense at this moment already exceeded 200 points! On top of that came the defense doubling effect of the Courage Medal!

There was no need to mention just how strong a defense of over 400 was. Even the added physical attack of a Three-Star Hundred Refinements Bow was only 60 points at most. At this moment, Zhuge Xiang's defense was even higher than the Two-Star Demon Bear from that day, not lower by any means. With a defense exceeding 400, to these Qi Cultivation Realm disciples, Zhuge Xiang was a defense impossible to surmount.

Without wasting time, Zhuge Xiang took the initiative and charged forward. Although he hadn't activated the Bloodthirsty Technique, and although he hadn't used Explosive Steps, the blessing of the Courage Medal granted twice the speed, causing Zhuge Xiang to transform into a swift shadow. The Cleaving Blade danced, turning into a dense sheet of blade light. The attack speed inherently attached to the Cleaving Blade, combined with the doubling effect of the Courage Medal...

Ah, ah, ah...

A tiger entering a pack of wolves—yes, Zhuge Xiang charged right into the midst of those hundred-odd disciples, and a succession of miserable shrieks rang out. Such a scene caused this phrase to reflexively flash through people's minds.

Under the condition of the Cleaving Blade's attack being doubled, coupled with its bleeding laceration effect, under Zhuge Xiang's onslaught one wound after another was carved into the bodies of these disciples. They looked just like wide-open mouths as fresh blood gushed forth wildly. Although Zhuge Xiang's attacks were formidable, the truly terrifying part was still the bleeding effect of these lacerated wounds...

"Go to hell!" Powerful as Zhuge Xiang was, which was shocking, he was ultimately still a Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator. A disciple who had mastered Ghost Step appeared like a phantom right beside Zhuge Xiang, the longsword in his hand rapidly slashing toward Zhuge Xiang and landing fiercely on his body.

"I hit him!" Watching his sword strike Zhuge Xiang, this disciple could not conceal the joy in his eyes. The other surrounding disciples also wore looks of delight. No matter how high his attack power was, he was still just a Qi Cultivation Realm disciple whose physical body's ability to withstand blows was very weak. This was an undeniable fact.

However, the attacking disciple was soon dumbfounded. The sensation transmitted through his hands bore no resemblance to a weapon cutting into flesh; instead, it felt as though he had struck incomparably hard steel. At the same time, Zhuge Xiang turned around, and the Cleaving Blade hacked fiercely into him. The jagged-edged blade, empowered by the double-attack effect of the Courage Medal, directly sliced an opening in his One-Star defensive magical artifact armor, carving a horrifying wound straight into his chest beneath the armor as fresh blood gushed forth...

"Impossible!!!" He was, after all, a Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer cultivator. Yet his attack had zero effect? This caused the surrounding Green Willow Peak disciples to widen their eyes in disbelief. The defensive capability of this physical body was simply too terrifying.

"Bo... Body Tempering Realm...?" The fact that a Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer disciple's attack had produced zero effect caused the surrounding Green Willow Peak disciples to reflexively think of Body Tempering Realm cultivation, their speech stuttering. Body Tempering Realm disciples possessed a gap of an entire realm; even if one piled on numbers, it might not necessarily yield a great effect.

"Impossible! His aura is clearly only at the Qi Cultivation Realm Fourth Layer. He must have a powerful defensive magical artifact on him! Never mind all that; no matter how strong a defensive magical artifact is, with so many of us, we can still blast it to pieces!" Zhuge Xiang possessing Body Tempering Realm cultivation was merely a reflexive illusion shared by the crowd. Soon, one of the Qi Cultivation Realm Seventh Layer disciples cried out loudly.

His words caused these disciples to snap to their senses. Indeed, the aura on Zhuge Xiang's body barely reached the Qi Cultivation Realm Fourth Layer; it must simply be due to a defensive magical artifact.

Zhuge Xiang paid no mind to their astonishment. His objective was singular: attack and attack again. The duration of the Steel Secret Medicine lasted for a mere one minute.

A defense of over 400 points allowed Zhuge Xiang to completely abandon defense and focus purely on attack. A full minute of full-throttle assault, coupled with the terrifying damage the Cleaving Blade inflicted upon Qi Cultivation Realm disciples, brought about endless shrieks of agony. The lacerating and bleeding effects of the Cleaving Blade filled the battlefield with blood. A radius of over ten zhang turned completely crimson, soaked entirely in fresh blood...

Ding, defeated a Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer disciple across realms, gained 68 experience points.

Ding, defeated a Qi Cultivation Realm Sixth Layer disciple across realms, gained 130 experience points.

Ding, defeated a Qi Cultivation Realm Sixth Layer disciple across realms, gained 140 experience points, obtained a Healing Pill.

(ps: The classified new book has returned for the first time, but it is still very dangerous. Begging for votes and collections to hold onto the top spot of the classified new book rankings. In addition, many thanks to the book friend "Tian Tian Xian Shang" for the 588 Qidian coin tip.)