"Nuwa, fellow cultivator, I'm challenging your son, Shen Hongfei. You'd better not secretly interfere!"
After the two of them stood on the ritual platform, Xing Tian said to Nuwa somewhat uneasily.
Nuwa was already a late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and her strength far exceeded Xing Tian's!
With nothing more than a curl of her finger, she could easily suppress Xing Tian!
So even if he was judging a gentleman with a petty mind, Xing Tian still had to make this clear first!
After all, the outcome of this challenge was extremely important to Xing Tian!
"Tsk! This is all Xing Tian's got? He only dares bully an unborn child!"
"I thought Xing Tian was a rare warrior of our Witch Clan, but it turns out he's this cowardly?"
"..."
The surrounding members of the Witch Clan jeered loudly, clearly looking down on Xing Tian's performance!
Xing Tian's face flushed red, and his heart filled with shame!
In the past, even if it meant dying, he would have defended his dignity!
But now, in order to rescue Houtu from her "sea of suffering," Xing Tian could only endure the humiliation and bear the burden!
"Don't worry! I don't need to act personally to deal with you. My son Hongfei is more than enough to beat you flat!"
Nuwa waved dismissively at Xing Tian as she spoke.
Nuwa was also furious with Xing Tian for trying to destroy her son's marriage, and planned to teach him a harsh lesson when she got the chance!
"Xing Tian, shut up already!"
Dijiang glared at Xing Tian. "With all of us watching here, do you really think we wouldn't notice if Nuwa acted?"
"Uh..."
Xing Tian awkwardly scratched his head. He knew that his concern had made him overthink things.
"Enough! According to our Witch Clan tradition, if Xing Tian loses the challenge, Houtu and Shen Hongfei's engagement ceremony will continue! If Xing Tian wins, this wedding will be canceled immediately! Now, the battle officially begins!"
Dijiang announced loudly.
Boom!
As Dijiang's voice fell, Xing Tian's aura erupted instantly!
The aura belonging to a Golden Immortal powerhouse spread across the entire arena in an instant!
Xing Tian ultimately did not dare go too far, so he did not attack. Instead, he intended to defeat Shen Hongfei with his aura alone!
If one's cultivation was below the Golden Immortal realm, one simply could not withstand the pressure of Xing Tian's aura and would be defeated instantly!
"As expected of the strongest member of the Witch Clan's younger generation, Xing Tian is indeed powerful!"
"Although Xing Tian's actions are shameless, you have to admit that his strength is impressive!"
"..."
The surrounding members of the Witch Clan discussed animatedly, all shocked by the powerful aura Xing Tian revealed!
The crowd then looked toward Nuwa, wanting to know how Shen Hongfei, in her womb, would respond!
At this moment, Nuwa did as she had said and showed no intention of acting. She merely stood quietly in place.
Xing Tian's powerful aura passed through Nuwa's abdomen and directly enveloped Shen Hongfei!
"Heh, you want to defeat me with your aura alone? Keep dreaming!"
Shen Hongfei smiled faintly, and the powerful aura of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal rose from his tiny body as well!
Boom!
The vast and magnificent aura surged toward Xing Tian like collapsing mountains and roaring seas!
Xing Tian's originally formidable aura crumbled instantly under the impact of this overwhelming force!
"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."
Under the impact of the powerful aura, Xing Tian could barely keep his footing. He retreated dozens of steps in succession and nearly fell straight off the ritual platform!
"How is this possible? That's the aura of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!"
"Shen Hongfei hasn't even been born yet, but he already has the strength of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal! This is far too monstrous!"
"..."
Feeling the powerful aura Shen Hongfei unleashed, the Twelve Ancestral Witches watching from the side all changed expression, revealing looks of utter disbelief!
Shen Hongfei had never displayed his strength before them, so only now did they realize that he already possessed strength no weaker than theirs!
Although the Witch Clan members below the platform could not determine Shen Hongfei's exact strength, they could sense that the aura he unleashed was far stronger than Xing Tian's!
Thus, they were equally shocked. Some even suspected that Nuwa was the one acting!
After all, they absolutely could not believe that an unborn child like Shen Hongfei could possess strength surpassing Xing Tian's!
"Nuwa, are you the one acting?"
While desperately resisting the pressure of Shen Hongfei's aura, Xing Tian glared at Nuwa and questioned her angrily.
Xing Tian clearly did not believe that Shen Hongfei possessed such strength. He thought Nuwa was the one acting!
"Heh, don't make baseless accusations!"
Nuwa spread her hands, shrugged, and said with a smile.
"Xing Tian, stop embarrassing yourself! The one acting isn't Nuwa. It's Shen Hongfei. He has already reached the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm! You're no match for him, so surrender already!"
Dijiang shook his head at Xing Tian.
Although he was dissatisfied with Xing Tian's behavior, Dijiang did not want to watch him continue making a fool of himself!
"How is this possible? He's still in the womb! How could he possibly cultivate to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm?"
Xing Tian roared loudly, utterly unable to believe it.
"Hmph!"
Shen Hongfei snorted coldly. The aura he released surged once more and bore down on Xing Tian, who was struggling to resist!
Since Xing Tian refused to surrender, Shen Hongfei would no longer hold back!
Puff!
Faced with the sudden increase in pressure from Shen Hongfei's aura, Xing Tian spat out a mouthful of blood!
Yet even after being injured, Xing Tian still stood his ground and refused to retreat a single step!
"Argh, break!"
Xing Tian roared and directly summoned his spiritual treasure, the Gan Qi Axe, slashing it viciously toward Shen Hongfei!
Boom!
The Gan Qi Axe suddenly radiated dazzling light, forming a several-hundred-zhang-tall phantom axe that cleaved toward Shen Hongfei!
"Heaven-Refining Furnace, come forth!"
Shen Hongfei shouted softly and likewise summoned the Innate Supreme Treasure Heaven-Refining Furnace that he had obtained through signing in!
The Heaven-Refining Furnace transformed to a hundred-zhang size, tightly protecting Nuwa and Shen Hongfei inside her womb!
Clang!
The phantom of the Gan Qi Axe happened to descend at that moment, crashing violently into the Heaven-Refining Furnace and producing a boom that echoed across hundreds of thousands of miles!
Unsurprisingly, the Heaven-Refining Furnace remained completely undamaged, while Xing Tian's Gan Qi Axe was sent flying!
The Heaven-Refining Furnace was an Innate Supreme Treasure, whereas Xing Tian's Gan Qi Axe was merely an Acquired Spiritual Treasure. The gap between them was simply too great!
"Damn it!"
Seeing his weapon blasted away, Xing Tian's expression instantly became extremely ugly!
Whether in cultivation realm or in the clash between spiritual treasures, Xing Tian had been at an absolute disadvantage!
If it had been anyone else, they would certainly have lost the courage to continue fighting by now.
But Xing Tian was different. His fighting spirit had not weakened in the slightest. Instead, the more setbacks he suffered, the braver he became!
"Without the Gan Qi Axe, I still have my fists!"
Xing Tian threw his head back and roared. He directly endured the pressure of Shen Hongfei's aura and charged forward with a punch!
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