Seeing Yang Zhen actually licking the condensed True Essence energy, everyone felt like cursing.
Damn, that's too arrogant!
"I've seen arrogant people before, but I've never seen anyone this arrogant. Has anyone ever heard of the name Yang Zhen? Where did he come from?"
"Hey, aren't those Bai Xuan and Ye Zhiming? They came together, they might know each other."
"Brother Bai, which sect does this Fellow Daoist Yang Zhen belong to?"
Bai Xuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "His background is somewhat complicated."
"Oh..."
The group suddenly realized that their origins were somewhat complicated; they were indeed from a prestigious sect, which explained their arrogance.
But arrogance, as much as it may seem, should have its limits, right?
You're already gushing over True Essence energy, what are others supposed to do?
They act as if they're weaker than you if they don't even taste a drop of True Essence, but who among them isn't a powerful expert at the Spirit Wandering State?
If someone were to actually lick it, what would it look like if word got out?
"Kid!"
Just then, a strange voice came. "What's that smell? Is it good?"
The Shameless Cat swallowed hard, stomped its feet repeatedly, looking like it wanted to rush in and lick it too; drool was practically dripping from its mouth.
"It's not tasty, it has no flavor, and it pricks your tongue!" Yang Zhen said seriously.
"Oh!" The Shameless Cat immediately looked dejected and disappointed, and even spat out a "pui!"
"Snort!"
Young Master Feng sneered and frowned, saying, "Pretentious! We shouldn't have let Yang Zhen enter the Supreme Mandate of Heaven earlier, wasting our time."
The Spirit Maiden Hongluan glanced at Young Master Feng and said, "It's good to let him try. We're all waiting here, unwilling to go in, precisely because we want to understand the changes in the Supreme Mandate of Heaven."
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but nod.
Young Master Feng's face immediately lit up with a warm smile as he said, "That's not what I meant. It's just that Yang Zhen is only a cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm. What could he possibly test? I'm afraid, as Miss Xiu'er said, Yang Zhen probably can't even withstand a Heavenly Might Waterfall."
Xiu'er wrinkled her nose, glared at Young Master Feng, and said, " Xiu'er, is that something you can just call me whatever you want?"
Young Master Feng paused for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "Yes, yes, the Spirit Maiden Xiu of the Holy Dove Palace is certainly not someone we can address so easily!"
Xiu'er pursed her lips and said, "That's more like it. Don't spread rumors here and make people look down on you for no reason. Yang Zhen dares to... dares to lick that True Essence power, do you dare?"
Young Master Feng's lips twitched, but his smile grew even warmer as he shook his head and said, "I, Feng, am just like Yang Zhen, who disregards all decorum."
Xiu'er scoffed and said, "Hypocritical!"
"You!"
Even someone as nonchalant as Young Master Feng could make Xiu'er tremble with anger, yet she was powerless to do anything about it.
Like Spirit Maiden Hongluan, Spirit Maiden Xiu's identity is also extraordinary. The Holy Dove Palace has a well-known reputation and is famous for protecting its own. Even a ruthless and insidious person like Lin Tianli would not dare to offend the two of them easily. Why would Young Master Feng take such a risk?
However, being ridiculed like this by a mere girl in front of everyone, how could Young Master Feng swallow this insult? He sneered and said, "Although I am not some peerless genius, I am certainly not someone Void Refinement Realm cultivator can compare to. If he can withstand ten Heavenly Might Waterfall, what harm would it do for me to try and lick his True Essence power? But... he might not be able to grant my wish!"
Xiu'er's eyes widened upon hearing this, her large, dark eyes filled with disdain. Pointing at Young Master Feng, she said, "You always call yourself the Earth Wheel Yin-Yang Sword, but in my opinion, you're not even as good as Yang Zhen, a Void Refinement Realm cultivator!"
" Spirit Maiden Xiu!" Young Master Feng said in a deep voice, "We have no grudges against each other, so there's no need for you to target me like this."
Xiu'er scoffed and said, "What, did I say something wrong? Yang Zhen at least dares to act, what about you?"
At this point, Xiu'er pointed with her delicate hand at Yang Zhen, who was still testing the waters at the Supreme Mandate of Heaven, and continued, "Why make a Void Refinement Realm cultivator endure ten Heavenly Might Waterfall? Why don't you just let him reach the Spirit Peak directly?"
Young Master Feng's expression darkened, and he hesitated to speak, clearly furious.
At this moment, Yang Zhen's voice came slowly. "Little girl, don't idolize me, I'm just a legend!"
Legend...?
Xiu'er was taken aback, then burst into laughter, tugging at Spirit Maiden Hongluan's sleeve, laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight. She glared at Yang Zhen and said, "Hey, how can you be so shameless?"
Yang Zhen curled his lip and said, "What's the point of having a face? You can't eat or drink it. Remember this: a beautiful appearance is a dime a dozen, but an interesting soul is one in a million. A peerless genius like me, you'll only see one like me in your entire life."
Xiu'er stared blankly at Yang Zhen, forgetting even to laugh, and almost simultaneously repeated with Spirit Maiden Hongluan: "A beautiful appearance is a dime a dozen, but an interesting soul is one in a million."
A moment later, Xiu'er reacted, spat, and said, "You, Yang Zhen, are actually going to such lengths to praise yourself. I thought you were someone important, but I never expected you to be so shameless."
Yang Zhen laughed heartily and said, "This Sage of Saunter isn't just thick-skinned, he's thick-skinned all over! It's just ten Heavenly Might Waterfall, little girl, you better count them carefully and keep an eye on that arrogant guy for me later, see if he'll actually lick them."
Xiu'er giggled, her eyes sparkling, and said, "You're such a braggart."
boom!
A deafening roar resounded, startling everyone. They looked up in horror to see streams of dark, Heavenly Might Waterfall condensing and slowly descending towards Yang Zhen.
"Wha... what's going on?"
Everyone stared in horror at the sky. Amidst the rolling black waves, the Heavenly Might Waterfall that had condensed above the Supreme Mandate of Heaven was entirely black.
"They're all black Heavenly Might Waterfall. Is Yang Zhen some kind of monster that Heaven and Earth Rejection cannot tolerate, that even the Supreme Mandate of Heaven is targeting him like this?"
"This... is actually even more terrifying than the situation faced by Spirit Maiden Hua and Lin Tianli?"
"How could it withstand such a terrifying Heavenly Might Waterfall?"
Everyone was shocked, staring in disbelief at the sky, and discussing among themselves.
Yang Zhen was also startled and cursed, "Damn it, why has this thing changed again? Is it bullying honest people?"
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.
Xiu'er jumped up excitedly, giggling, and pointed at Yang Zhen, saying, "Could it be that Heavenly Might Waterfall found out about your trickery with Lin Tianli earlier and is now furious and wants to punish you?"
The Spirit Maiden Hongluan frowned deeply, and upon hearing this, she gently scolded, " Xiu'er, the Supreme Mandate of Heaven is an eternal restriction; how could it develop its own sentience? Stop talking nonsense."
Xiu'er was stunned, then pointed at the dark, Heavenly Might Waterfall in mid-air and said, "What's going on with all this? They said it wasn't aimed at him, but under these circumstances, let alone ten Heavenly Might Waterfall, he really couldn't withstand even one this time."
At this point, seeing that Spirit Maiden Hongluan was about to speak, Xiu'er hurriedly said, "I noticed just now that the tenth Heavenly Might Waterfall is exactly the same as the one that Lin Tianli, that big bad guy, entered earlier. That means..."
In other words, even the first and most ordinary Heavenly Might Waterfall Yang Zhen was about to face was as terrifyingly powerful as the tenth one just now.
Such a terrifying Heavenly Might Waterfall was not to be underestimated even by Lin Tianli; how much less so by Yang Zhen, who was only at the Void Refinement Realm?
Rumble!
The dark, Heavenly Might Waterfall cascaded down from the sky, rushing towards Yang Zhen. Even Yang Zhen, who was fearless, couldn't help but frown.