"Jun Wangyou?!"
The crowd erupted in uproar!
Everyone followed Li Jianxing's gaze toward a corner.
Then the crowd was dumbfounded.
At a breakfast stall by the roadside, a figure in white robes sat on a small stool.
He slurped a bowl of beef noodles in front of him while holding a meat bun in his other hand.
Hearing the question, the white-robed figure slightly raised his head and said unclearly, "Mm... it's alright. Wait till I finish eating."
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued eating.
He paid no heed whatsoever to the astonished and bewildered gazes around him.
Nearby, quite a few disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land covered their faces with their hands.
"So embarrassing! (?﹏?)"
In the city, inside a private room at the top of the tallest restaurant.
Nine young people, all extraordinary in both bearing and attire, were silently watching this scene.
If anyone knowledgeable had been present, they would surely have cried out in shock.
Because these nine people were actually the nine peerless geniuses among the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Ranking!
Other than Li Jianxing, everyone in the top ten of the Heavenly Pride Ranking was here.
They were, respectively.
First on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Qi Chengxian.
Second on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Lu Xingyun.
Third on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Feng Wushuang.
Fourth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Xuanyuan Bantian.
Fifth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Gu Xingchen.
Sixth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Baili Yue.
Seventh on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Ouyang Ruitian.
Eighth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Zhuge Wushuang.
Ninth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, Long Zhantian.
Aside from these nine, two figures with immensely terrifying auras stood silently before them.
"What an interesting fellow. Does he simply look down on Li Jianxing, or does he know his death is near and decide to die with a full stomach?"
Lu Xingyun, second on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, said with a smile.
"Who knows? This man broke the Eternal Extreme Realm record in the Qi Refining Realm. Maybe he really does look down on Li Jianxing."
Xuanyuan Bantian, fourth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, said somewhat mockingly.
"Xuanyuan Bantian, from the sound of it, you seem to think little of the Eternal Extreme Realm that Jun Wangyou broke through?"
At this moment, Qi Chengxian, dressed in gray-white robes with similarly gray-white hair, asked faintly.
Xuanyuan Bantian froze at once. He had forgotten that the record Jun Wangyou broke had been set by Qi Cangtian, and the one pushed down was also Qi Cangtian.
If he said he looked down on it, would that not mean he looked down on Qi Cangtian even more?
Cold sweat immediately broke out on Xuanyuan Bantian's forehead. He turned his head and forced a smile. "A slip of the tongue. Brother Chengxian, please don't take offense."
"Hmph! Watch what you say. If there's a next time, don't blame me for not warning you." Qi Chengxian cast Xuanyuan Bantian a cold glance.
"Yes, yes."
Xuanyuan Bantian instantly relaxed inwardly.
Though he ranked fourth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking and did not seem too far from first place.
Only he himself knew that Qi Chengxian, who ranked first, was an absolute monster!
He could not even withstand a single move from him!
Even Lu Xingyun, ranked second, could not last ten moves against him.
He was a complete and utter monster!
In their hearts, Qi Chengxian was the undisputed number one genius of the Profound Region!
Inside the room, the other geniuses all gave Xuanyuan Bantian amused looks.
Xuanyuan Bantian was furious, but he did not vent his anger on the spot.
Instead, he turned and glared viciously at Jun Wangyou, who was still eating beef noodles by the roadside.
"It's all because of you, you damned bastard! You'd better stay alive so I can beat you to death myself!"
Before the geniuses, the two figures with overwhelmingly terrifying auras spoke.
"Senior Brother, can you see through him?"
"I can't."
"Even you can't see through him, Senior Brother? Looks like this little fellow has some secrets."
On the other side, upon hearing Jun Wangyou's utterly indifferent words on the battle platform.
Li Jianxing's face darkened at once. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Fine, I'll wait for you!"
More than ten million people in Hundred Battles City were actually waiting for Jun Wangyou to finish his noodles.
No one urged him, and no one made a sound.
They all quietly awaited this earth-shaking battle.
A moment later, Jun Wangyou finally finished his noodles at an unhurried pace.
He took out a napkin and wiped his mouth.
Then Jun Wangyou's figure instantly vanished!
Other than the two figures with overwhelmingly terrifying auras on the highest floor of the restaurant.
No one saw how Jun Wangyou had disappeared!
On the battle platform, Li Jianxing's eyes filled with shock, and a chilling sensation rose from the depths of his heart.
"When?!"
Li Jianxing could not believe it, nor was he willing to believe that he could not even see how Jun Wangyou had vanished!
"You're the one who wanted to challenge me? Are you that bored?"
Jun Wangyou's calm voice came from behind Li Jianxing.
Li Jianxing turned around, his eyes filled with unprecedented gravity.
He had to admit that he had underestimated Jun Wangyou's strength!
The world had also severely underestimated Jun Wangyou's strength.
With such strength, he could absolutely rank among the top five of the Heavenly Pride Ranking!
"Which bastard ranked him eleventh?! Screw your mother!"
Li Jianxing cursed inwardly.
If Jun Wangyou had not been ranked eleventh, he might not have challenged him.
Jun Wangyou tilted his head and calmly looked at Li Jianxing before him.
"Hurry up. I'll give you three moves. Finish up so we can call it a day."
Jun Wangyou spoke calmly, as if he were merely stating the most ordinary thing.
"Fine!"
Li Jianxing's gaze was solemn, but he did not say much else. Who would win and who would lose could only be known after they fought.
He was not the type to surrender without doing anything.
Li Jianxing gripped Seven Star Dragon Abyss tightly in his hand. As his sword rose, wind and thunder stirred!
"Seven Stars—Abyss Cleaver!"
Li Jianxing shouted and slashed his sword at Jun Wangyou.
As his sword swung out, a hundred-meter sword qi in the shape of an azure dragon roared toward Jun Wangyou.
"Roar!"
Its power was terrifying. This strike could contend head-on with an Early Stage of Spirit Transformation cultivator.
"Unfortunately, it isn't enough."
Jun Wangyou had no intention of dodging. He merely flicked a finger calmly.
The azure dragon sword qi instantly shattered. The terrifying force spread along the broken azure dragon sword qi to Seven Star Dragon Abyss in Li Jianxing's hand, producing the sound of clashing metal.
"Clang!"
Li Jianxing's arm trembled, and Seven Star Dragon Abyss nearly fell to the ground.
The surroundings erupted in uproar, countless cultivators staring wide-eyed at the scene.
They could not believe that Jun Wangyou had shattered sword qi comparable to an attack from a Spirit Transformation cultivator with just one finger!
Up in the restaurant, all the geniuses' expressions shifted as they leaned forward.
"Interesting."
Qi Chengxian's eyes flashed. He knew that even he could not shatter Li Jianxing's attack with a flick of his finger.
This made him immensely interested in Jun Wangyou.
As for the others, they were simply horrified. They had not expected Jun Wangyou to be so powerful!
Xuanyuan Bantian's expression was incomparably ugly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
On the platform, Li Jianxing stared blankly at his sword, beginning to doubt himself.
In the past, aside from the nine monsters ranked above him.
He had always ended things against others with just one sword strike.
Yet now, even the sword strike he had unleashed with utmost seriousness had been blocked so easily?!
And in the deeply humiliating manner of a flick of the finger.
He had not even sensed any Spiritual Power fluctuations from Jun Wangyou.
That meant the flick had truly been nothing more than a flick, not some Daoist technique or divine ability.
Li Jianxing's mentality collapsed!
"Still fighting?"
Jun Wangyou asked at this moment. He did not really want to continue. It was too boring.
He was very puzzled. How had someone with Li Jianxing's strength dared to challenge him?
Was life really so cheap?
Still fighting?
Those three words were like demonic voices, lingering beside Li Jianxing's ears.
"Clang!"
Seven Star Dragon Abyss fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Still fight? Fight my ass!
Li Jianxing understood clearly that continuing would only bring him further humiliation.
But when he remembered the conditions in his challenge letter—to cripple his own cultivation and shout three times that he was trash—his face turned pale.
Yet he did not hesitate. He gathered spiritual energy in his palm and resolutely struck toward his own dantian!
"No need."
Jun Wangyou flicked a finger, and a wisp of spiritual energy interrupted Li Jianxing's attempt to cripple his own cultivation.
Li Jianxing raised his head and looked at Jun Wangyou in confusion.
Jun Wangyou looked back at him, his gaze flickering slightly as he transmitted his voice, "You don't need to cripple your cultivation, but it isn't too much for me to name three conditions, is it?"
"Go ahead."
It was as though a huge weight had been lifted from Li Jianxing's heart. Of course, he was willing if he did not have to cripple his cultivation.
Jun Wangyou slowly said, "First, I want one million spirit stones."
"Second, I want you to serve me for a hundred years."
"Third, I haven't thought of it yet. I'll tell you once I do."
"What do you think of these three conditions?"
Li Jianxing fell silent. After a moment, he said in a low voice, "Fine."
"Within three days, bring the spirit stones to the Heavenly Dao Sacred Land and find me."
Jun Wangyou said indifferently. After that, his entire body vanished.
Only Li Jianxing remained on the platform.
The onlookers around them still had no idea what had happened and were completely baffled.
They had been waiting for an incredibly thrilling battle.
And it ended so hastily?
Were they being played?
And even if it was over, what about what came next?
Hadn't he agreed to cripple his cultivation? That was what they had been waiting for!
Everyone looked utterly bewildered.
Li Jianxing ignored them and dejectedly walked off the battle platform.
The white-haired ancestor of the Hundred Stars Sect immediately came forward and asked with concern, "Jianxing, are you alright?"
Li Jianxing looked at the ancestor who cared for him and gave a pale smile, shaking his head. "I'm fine. I just agreed to three conditions of his."
"It's good that you're fine, good that you're fine. The conditions don't matter. As long as you're alright, that's enough."
The white-robed ancestor did not think too much about it. All he cared about was that Li Jianxing was unharmed.
He had watched Li Jianxing grow up, and Li Jianxing was no different from his own grandson.
Then the two supported each other as they left Hundred Battles City.
Upstairs in the tavern, Meng Changtian turned around and asked the nine prodigies before him, "What do you think?"
He was one of the two figures with terrifying auras.
Qi Chengxian spoke first, his gaze solemn. "Very strong! As expected of someone who pushed my patriarch off the Extreme Dao Heavenly Stele."
"What about the rest of you?"
Meng Changtian looked at the others again.
No one spoke. Clearly, they were unwilling to admit that Jun Wangyou was stronger than them, yet they were equally unwilling to say anything against their conscience. All they could do was remain silent.
Meng Changtian smiled but said nothing more. Turning to his junior sister, Bai Ningxin, he said seriously, "We must recruit this boy into the sect. Leaving him here would be far too great a waste of his talent."
Bai Ningxin nodded. "I understand."
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