Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 403 Vulnerable

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, and all eyes in the dojo were fixed on Li Fan's figure. His body slowly levitated in the air, and the golden spears of the gods in front of him were thrust into the dragon shadow, but they could not break through its defense.

"The ultimate technique of the Heavenly Capital Palace, the Floating Pagoda of the Gods, is incredibly powerful. Yet, such an attack could not even break through its defenses." Everyone thought to themselves, "Martial arts cultivators who have reached the pinnacle of their cultivation are indeed terrifying beings."

The golden dragon coiled around Li Fan's body, its eyes emitting golden light, as if it were alive and possessed a dragon soul.

It is said that the martial spirit of a martial arts cultivator is integrated into the cultivator's primordial spirit.

"Impressive," Qi Zhanyun exclaimed. He knew he couldn't do it, and Li Fan was indeed much better than him.

Yun Tiansheng's expression darkened as he witnessed the scene before him. He pointed forward, and the golden spears trembled. As Li Fan's humiliating words fell, a loud dragon roar resounded through the sky, causing the vast White Jade Capital to tremble. All the golden spears were sent flying.

"I didn't want to pay any attention to you, so why did you have to humiliate yourself?" Li Fan asked Yun Tiansheng, his disdainful and flippant gaze driving Yun Tiansheng almost mad.

Seeing Li Fan's demeanor, everyone carefully examined the proud young man of unknown origin before them. His demeanor and temperament were like those of a noble young master, but no one recognized him. Moreover, he was extremely arrogant and looked down on the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace.

Looking at it this way, did he have the same attitude towards Shen Jing of Lingxiao Pavilion back in Baiyujing?

Even Mr. Bai Yujing looked at Li Fan with great interest.

"The identity of the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace seems somewhat ominous?" Yan Chong said softly. He was not afraid of offending Tiandu Palace. Even though Tiandu Palace was a top sect in Dali, Baiyujing Academy did not take it seriously. Moreover, Yun Tiansheng's previous behavior had already displeased him.

"Perhaps, somewhat?" Ye Yunke said with a smile. The Holy Son of Tiandu Palace was killed by Wen Ruyu before. How will this new Holy Son end up?

Yun Tiansheng could not bear such humiliation. Golden light soared from his body, and the entire world turned golden, with his body as the center. The patterns on the Dharma image behind him lit up, and divine generals seemed to emerge from them.

Around Li Fan's body, golden divine general phantoms appeared, resembling the Dharma forms of the heavens. A series of mysterious voices emanated from them, as if resonating with the Great Dao. Li Fan was overwhelmed by the scene before him. Golden light pierced down from the sky, each beam a deadly attack.

"Go!" Yun Tiansheng roared, and the golden rays that had been unleashed transformed into sharp spikes, striking the dragon's body and causing the golden dragon to tremble.

Each descending golden ray contained the sharpness of gold, but Li Fan continued forward, ignoring the attacks, his body merging with the golden dragon.

"kill."

Yun Tiansheng shouted, and all the gods surrounding Li Fan attacked simultaneously, causing the entire space to tremble. Their violent attacks tore everything apart, trying to bury Li Fan within them.

Surrounded by giant dragons, Li Fan raised his hand forward, the dragon's roar shaking the heavens. His body charged straight toward Yun Tiansheng, the golden dragon following him. The dragon's claws slashed forward, and a divine general arrived and collided with the claws. His body trembled violently, golden light exploded, and the divine general's body was instantly shattered.

"This is……"

The onlookers were deeply moved by the breathtaking scene unfolding high in the sky. The golden dragon continued its advance, ignoring the enemy's attacks, tearing everything in its path to shreds.

"What an overbearing martial arts technique." Yan Chong thought to himself. The violent figure rushed forward, and the Dharma image behind Yun Tiansheng burst out and collided with the giant dragon's claws. The space where they collided trembled violently, and then it seemed as if the space itself collapsed and shattered. The giant dragon's claws tore apart the Dharma image and struck Yun Tiansheng's body.

Yun Tiansheng retreated violently, but it was too late. A tearing sound rang out, bones shattered, blood splattered, and Yun Tiansheng's body was thrown far away. A bloody gash appeared on his chest and abdomen, and his breath rapidly weakened.

"Om..."

Li Fan continued walking forward, and a beam of light appeared in the air.

"That movement technique..." Many people had this thought. Yun Tiansheng's eyes were bloodshot. A golden Dharma body appeared behind him, and thousands of golden rays swept out. But the figure ignored his attack and charged forward.

The Sky-Splitting Claw erupted once more, accompanied by a series of dragon roars. The golden dragon tore through space, ripping apart the dazzling golden light.

"boom."

As the golden light faded, a massive golden dragon's claws gripped a figure—none other than Yun Tiansheng himself. He was trapped by the giant claws and unable to break free.

Li Fan's magnificent robes swayed in the wind as he looked down at the figure below with disdain. He was quite satisfied with the power of the Sky-Splitting Claw. This technique was passed down by the Demon Saint in the Demon Spring, and it was naturally a crushing blow to Yun Tiansheng, even though the opponent was the Holy Son of the Heavenly Capital Palace.

“I thought the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace would have some tricks up his sleeve, but I didn’t expect him to be so easily defeated. So, where does your confidence come from?” Li Fan said to Yun Tiansheng. Yun Tiansheng’s eyes turned bloodshot as he stared intently at Li Fan.

Having suffered repeated humiliations today, and now being crushed and severely injured, he was on the verge of his Dao heart collapsing. The crowd below was also deeply moved. They hadn't personally experienced Li Fan's combat power, but after all, he was the new Holy Son of Tiandu Palace. Was he too weak, or was Li Fan too strong?

Yun Tiansheng is probably too ashamed to face anyone now.

"Disgraceful! Get lost! Don't ever show your face in front of me again!" Li Fan raised his hand and flung it out. With a dragon's roar, Yun Tiansheng's body was flung away and flew into the distance.

The crowd glanced at the distance and felt a pang of sympathy for Yun Tiansheng. The new Holy Son of Tiandu Palace had wanted to make a name for himself, but instead suffered repeated humiliations, and even more so, utter disgrace.

They watched as Yun Tiansheng dragged his heavily injured body away. Though they were unwilling, they had no face to stay any longer.

Li Fan turned and flew back. When he landed, the way everyone looked at him changed.

Not far from where Li Fan landed, Liu Qingwu of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was there. Li Fan glanced at her, but only for a moment before looking away.

This gave Liu Qingwu the illusion that she, like Yun Tiansheng, was completely unworthy of his attention.

Therefore, Li Fan's rebuttal at the Chaotian Pavilion restaurant that day was because he believed that...

Is he himself capable of becoming one of the future leaders in the cultivation world of Dali?

He wants one spot.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingwu's eyebrows twitched slightly. How arrogant!

Even though he has extraordinary combat power, is it possible for him to become one of them?

Among all the prodigies before him, only Xiao Lü of Baiyujing was qualified to be one of them.

Li Fan felt a sharp gaze fall upon him. He turned his gaze and saw Shen Jing from Lingxiao Pavilion staring at him. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "You seemed quite arrogant before? Why don't you give it a try?"

The surrounding crowd stared blankly. They had just humiliated the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace, and now they were going to provoke Shen Jing of Lingxiao Pavilion.

Shen Jing's pupils contracted, and sword energy flowed around his body.

Did he underestimate the other party before?
This person's strength has already become a threat to him.

But at that moment, Yue Yunxiao put his hand on Shen Jing's shoulder, seemingly stopping Shen Jing from acting impulsively.

Shen Jing looked at Yue Yunxiao, and the two seemed to be communicating telepathically.

"Don't worry, it'll be your turn soon," Shen Jing said to Li Fan, but before that, he had something else to do.

"Looks like he's no different from that previous Holy Son," Li Fan said dismissively, his flippant words suggesting he didn't take the top sword cultivators of Lingxiao Pavilion seriously at all.

Shen Jing's body emanated sword energy as he stared at Li Fan, only to find that Li Fan was no longer looking at him.

"What kind of cultivation method do you practice? My Qitian Pavilion also practices martial arts, so why have I never heard of you?" Qi Zhanyun asked curiously as he walked up to Li Fan.

"I'm also a little curious, young hero, which major sect or aristocratic family do you belong to?" Ye Yunke couldn't help but ask.

"Mountain sects are not worth mentioning," Li Fan replied casually. He naturally recognized Ye Yunke, having met him many years ago. Of course, Ye Yunke wouldn't recognize him after his changed appearance.

"I am Ye Yunke from Dali. I know a bit about the sects in Dali. There are not many I don't know, but I have never heard of any remote sect that could cultivate such a person," Ye Yunke asked with a smile.

“The Great Li is so vast that there are bound to be places Your Highness has not yet visited,” Li Fan replied with a smile. Ye Yunke could tell that Li Fan did not want to answer, so he did not press the matter and said with a smile, “After you have asked, I would like to invite you to have a drink with me, young hero.”

"You've come to inquire about the Dao, but what Dao do you wish to 'ask' about?" Yan Chong asked Li Fan.

"What I want to ask is a little different from what they want to ask, so I won't ask it for now. Let them go first," Li Fan said, stepping aside, which made everyone even more curious about him.

What does he want to ask?
(End of this chapter)