MTLNOVEL Chapter 191: A Matter of Two Slaps
She was alone and outmatched; if she wanted to compete for an opportunity, she simply couldn't manage it on her own!
Chen Pingping laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Chen Shixian's face turned ashen. "Will you ally or not?"
A Divine Body, abandoning the pride she ought to have, comes to form an alliance with you, and you're actually laughing. Unforgivable! She secretly gritted her teeth...
Chen Pingping smiled. "What do you want?"
"Of course, I want it all," Chen Shixian said.
"You can't!"
"???"
"This big bird is not an option!" Chen Pingping said.
"Why not?"
"No reason, it's just not an option," Chen Pingping looked at her.
Alright then!
She said helplessly, "The Demon Flower should be fine then, right?"
Chen Pingping nodded. "Alright, I promise you, if there are enough Dao Seeds from the Demon Flower, I will give you some."
"So, we've formed an alliance now, right?" she asked, wanting to confirm.
"Yes!" he replied.
Alan, who had already walked some distance away, stumbled. When he turned his head to look back this way, his expression was utterly grim.
He rejected me, yet he agreed to the Ancient Divine Body. Indeed, all men are the same.
But what Alan didn't know was that Chen Pingping helped Chen Shixian primarily because they were both from Nan Zhanbu Province. Secondly, her King Tao tribulation was still tied to him; What a pity if she couldn't overcome it! If I can help, I will!
SCREECH!
The Demon Bird flapped its wings, and a raging fire blazed downwards. That Power Path was terrifying. Though it was fire, its aura was exceptionally cold, the chill so biting it felt as if it came from the depths of hell.
Experts from both major factions were making their moves, and it didn't look like the situation would be resolved anytime soon.
"What a drag!" Chen Pingping said, exasperated.
"..." Chen Shixian.
Across the entire Central Continent, he's probably the only one who would dare speak about the two major factions like that.
His voice wasn't loud, but all the experts fighting on the battlefield heard it.
Fury flickered in their eyes as they looked over, wanting to see who dared to belittle them. Then they saw Chen Pingping...
BANG!
Chen Pingping sent a palm strike over, knocking the mighty Demon Bird away. Then, another palm strike swiftly enlarged, as if a Heavenly Hand descended to cover it.
Before the Demon Bird could land, it let out a piercing shriek, its flame-wreathed wings instinctively beating the air.
It sensed death.
As a result, the flames were instantly extinguished, and its powerful body was firmly gripped by that hand.
Everyone: "..."
The experts who had just been battling the Demon Bird were dumbstruck.
SCREECH!
Another sharp cry. It struggled fiercely, but the hand was too strong, firmly imprisoning it.
Not only that, but a special Power of Laws permeated the large hand, coursing through the Demon Bird's body. Its physical form began to dissipate as its past was reshaped.
The numerous experts looked on in astonishment.
What kind of Dharma Principle is this? Unheard of!
Its massive form began to shrink, and in the blink of an eye, it reverted to its juvenile stage, then transformed into an egg, and finally became a blood-red stone.
The experts' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Too bizarre.
Chen Pingping smiled. One of the Three Great Mysteries of Reincarnation, 'The Past.' Not bad for my first time using it. He casually tossed the stone to the Earth Chicken, then turned to Chen Shixian, who was standing in a strange posture. "What are you doing?"
"I..." She opened her mouth slightly, momentarily lost for words.
Initially, when she saw Chen Pingping take action, she had thought that if he wasn't its match, she could still make a move and show her capabilities. Otherwise... he would definitely look down on my strength. I wouldn't have the upper hand in the competition for the Demon Flower anymore.
She never expected that this guy would suppress the Demon Bird with one palm strike and imprison it with another.
Now, she couldn't even fathom what technique he had used to turn the Demon Bird into a stone.
She was stunned. It's as if this is my first day of cultivation, as though a new world has opened up to me!
Regaining her senses, she stammered, "Oh, it's nothing."
"Then let's go," Chen Pingping said.
The entire process took only about a dozen breaths.
The nearby experts stood dumbstruck, unsure of what to do.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Guang Xiaoyu saw her Senior Brother return and breathed a sigh of relief. But then... upon seeing Chen Shixian beside him, her expression immediately turned unnatural.
Hong You's expression also became peculiar.
Chen Pingping smiled. "The competition for the Demon Flower is going to be fierce, so I've found an ally."
Chen Shixian tightened her grip on her longsword, having made up her mind. If anything happened, she would be the first to strike. She couldn't let Chen Pingping underestimate her, nor could she let Guang Xiaoyu look down on her.
「Elsewhere」
"Damn it, Chen Pingping actually got that stone!" The Saint Heir grimaced, his expression deeply unpleasant. "When the Demon Flower appears, all of you, be quick! We can't let Chen Pingping get there first."
The others: "..."
They were also speechless.
The Demon Bird was incredibly powerful, definitely seventh-order, equivalent to a Human Clan Emperor Tao expert.
But Chen Pingping had subdued it with just two palm strikes. What could they possibly do? Wage war against Chen Pingping?
Forget it! Unless their Holy Land itself was moved here, they had no way to defeat him.
「Meanwhile, with another group」
Liu Changqing from the Martial God Academy was also reeling. "That guy is ridiculously strong!"
"Young Master, if he intends to compete for the Demon Flower, our chances are..." one of the experts began.
"I know!" Liu Changqing exhaled. "It's not just our Martial God Academy that's worried. Isn't there also a Saintess? And another Holy Land is present too! They must be the ones with the biggest headache right now, right? They have to compete for the Demon Flower while also guarding against a sudden move from Chen Pingping. It's too difficult!"
Liu Changqing strode away.
Fortunately, many experts had arrived, a mixed bag of individuals. It was rumored that some assassins from Chong Tower had gradually returned, along with The Sleeping Ones of Chong Tower.
The Holy Land had to guard against Chen Pingping, and Chen Pingping, in turn, had to be wary of a backlash from Chong Tower.
Being able to counterbalance him proves he's not invincible after all.
「Back with Chen Pingping」
The Earth Chicken, upon obtaining the Ancient Bloodstone, began to refine it on the spot.
System Notification: Descendant of the Ancient Phoenix, bloodline purity increased by 18%. Awarded: eighty years of cultivation, one seventh-order Divine Weapon, ten seventh-order Spirit Pills, and ten seventh-order Spiritual Medicines.
System Notification: Host's realm ascended to the First Heaven of Emperor Tao.
Chen Pingping was flabbergasted. "???"
I've broken through just like that? How come I felt nothing? Where is my Emperor Tao great tribulation?
He looked up at the endless night sky; forget a great tribulation, he couldn't even spot a single star.
Was it too easy? I feel as though I'm living in a dream. Previously, I had tried every means to advance to the Emperor Tao realm, only to end up with a pile of numerical values while my cultivation realm didn't budge an inch. Now, a single Ancient Bloodstone has allowed me to break through to the Emperor Tao realm.
Looking at this Earth Chicken, it seemed even more magnificent. Its feathers were much fuller, though it lacked its original coloring.
CLUCK! CLUCK! CLUCK!
It was very excited.
Chen Pingping muttered, "Only 18% purity, and you're this excited?"
At this moment, someone shouted, "It's out! The Demon Flower is out!"
Under the quiet night sky, the atmosphere instantly froze.
Everyone tensed, ready to act at any moment.
Chen Shixian clutched her longsword, watching ahead intently. Her gaze occasionally shifted to Guang Xiaoyu, and sensing the latter's hostility, she thought with contempt, You're just a Junior Sister.
Guang Xiaoyu, on the other hand, thought, Heh, you still want to make a move? Still want to show off? Dream on! The moment the Demon Flower appears, I, this Empress, will capture it! I must not let Chen Shixian get too close to Senior Brother. This woman is not simple; she's two-faced and cunning—definitely a bad woman. Senior Brother is just too pure and kind.