From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 304 Questioning the Leader, Dragon, Tiger, and Ape Battle (Part 1)

In the distance, in the Heavenly Corridor, with each step taken by the ferocious beast Qiongqi, the ground cracked like a spiderweb, the runes shattered, and a savage pressure spread.

Chen Xuan stared into the distance, and without a doubt, a Dao Trace Nian of the previous champion level was charging towards him, enduring the immense pressure descending from the third level of heaven.

"Qiongqi is very powerful. As one of the few unruly beasts, it is ranked as one of the Four Fiends of Antiquity," the Empress said. "Its true scriptures are very powerful."

She told Chen Xuan that the gods and deities ruled over the mountains and seas during the era of the gods and deities, but there were a few divine beasts that were difficult to govern.

First, there are the few supreme ancient beasts such as Zhulong, Yinglong, Kunpeng, and Dijiang. These are too high-ranking to be controlled.

Secondly, there are the Four Spirits and Four Fiends, such as Bai Ze, Lu Wu, Xiang Liu, and other great divine beasts with either arrogant or aloof personalities, who are difficult to manage.

"A very strong martial arts aura." Chen Xuan said. Although they were separated by an immense distance, just one glance stirred a fighting spirit within him, as if a fierce spark was about to ignite.

He had only felt this mysterious sensation in Ye Kui, the supreme god of the past, among his peers. But Ye Kui was like a cold, sharp sword, while this Qiongqi was unrestrained arrogance and domineering. The two felt completely different.

Meanwhile, on the other side, a great demon resembling an ape with a white head and bare feet appeared. It held a copper staff upside down and ran at high speed on the top of the Tongtian Corridor, causing the glazed tiles to shatter and sparks to fly everywhere.

The ancient and wicked Zhu Yan!
The Classic of the Western Mountains says: There is a beast that looks like an ape, but has a white head and red feet. It is called Zhu Yan. Its appearance foretells a great war.

When this vicious creature is born, it often triggers wars and bloodshed, leaving behind mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"Wait a minute... let's see if we can take them out at the same time." Chen Xuan scanned the sky. Further away, faint energy fluctuations could be heard, probably some ancient Dao traces, crossing the void and heading this way.

He turned around and took back the page of the Classic of Mountains and Seas from the Empress's arms.

The princess looked puzzled, but didn't ask. She just clenched her fists and puffed out her cheeks in anger. Chen Xuan had interrupted her closeness with Gu Yao, who was separated by countless ages, which made her very unhappy.

“Your Majesty, since I’m just idling around anyway, I’ll try to comprehend the Great Yu’s national defense technique.” Chen Xuan explained. He had just obtained the [Azure Dragon’s Wrathful Heaven-Shattering Fist], and immediately felt a mysterious inspiration. It was a wonderful feeling that he had never experienced outside of the Mountain and Sea Banquet Palace.

He decided to seize this inspiration.

"Yes!" the princess responded emphatically.

Chen Xuan glanced at the princess who was staring intently at the fragment of the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his hand, and thought to himself, "The princess is indeed a child version of the empress, showing such a childish expression! The contrast is striking."

Although, but, it's cute, so cute!

Chen Xuan shook the fragment of the Classic of Mountains and Seas twice, and immediately, clouds and mist swirled, divine light scattered, and the verdant Guyao Mountain was outlined in the air.

"Wow!"

At the mountaintop, in front of a dilapidated shrine to the Goddess, a glowing divine stone embryo lay by the lake of Immortal Tribulation Liquid, secretly licking the white lake water. Suddenly, it jumped up in alarm, rushed to the left side of the shrine, and vigorously shook a small sapling about knee-high.

The seeds of the Migu Tree that Chen Xuan planted have now sprouted, emitting a faint eleven-colored glow.

To the right of the Goddess Shrine stands a sapling of a peach tree, also knee-high, shimmering with dazzling electric light in shades of blue, purple, and gold.

"Wow! Wow!" The Divine Stone Embryo shook the Migu Tree sapling vigorously, and the eleven-colored Enlightenment Divine Light, like a rainbow, fell from Guyao Mountain onto Chen Xuan.

"Please, Your Majesty, carry the fragments of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the bronze lamp for me," Chen Xuan said.

"Hmm?" The Empress was lost in thought, blinking her clear eyes. Although she was willing to take care of the little guy, was it too presumptuous of her to make such a request to a god of the Immortal level?
He only interacted with the mountain spirit behind him, not with the imperial princess in front of him.

"Miss?"

"Ah."

The princess nodded slightly, not caring about these trivial matters. A strand of her long hair stretched out like a small hand, took the fragment of the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the bronze lamp, and she turned and flew away like an immortal, intending to visit the Guyao Mountain of the future.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuan withdrew his gaze, bathed in the enlightenment light guiding his way through the Misty Tree, and began to deduce the [Azure Dragon's Wrathful Heaven-Shattering Fist].

His physical body had already broken through ten thousand bones, and although he could still barely keep up with the speed of his divine soul, the speed at which he could comprehend cultivation techniques was still many times faster than before, thanks to the unity of his body and soul.

Most importantly, this is the Azure Dragon Ancient Martial Arts, which can be classified under the Combat Department. At this moment, his cultivation is incredibly efficient, allowing him to travel thousands of miles in an instant.

Like the Azure Dragon's Wrathful Heaven-Shattering Fist, the True Martial Seven-Section Sword has a total of seven forms.

"Roar!"

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Qiongqi and Zhuyan, enduring immense pressure, rushed up to the third level of the heavens and arrived in front of the Qingxiao Pavilion.

Behind them, each was a mural depicting a grand feast of mountains and seas, following their every move and radiating light. The figures in the paintings came to life, all turning their gazes toward Chen Xuan.

"It's you!" Qiongqi's figure revealed human form, which was none other than Wei Ge of the Big Dipper Sect. His golden armor clanged loudly, exuding an aura of dominance.

"Learning boxing in the heat of battle? You've benefited from this place!" Zhu Yan landed with a thud. It had red fur and a white face, stood on flames, and had an arrogant expression. It dragged a black copper staff that was surrounded by a murderous aura in its hand.

Chen Xuan continued to slowly demonstrate the Azure Dragon Fist, his every move as clear as a mirror reflecting the mind, displaying the demeanor of a grandmaster.

"Why the two of you?" he asked without looking at her.

He remembered both of them; the former was a human immortal seed golden core, and the latter was a demon from the Doubu tribe of the demon race, who had once cursed at each other in the mural.

Wei Ge and Zhu Yan exchanged a glance, their expressions also filled with doubt, because they had received the summons from the bronze lamp and immediately appeared from the safe second floor, heading towards this place to attack.

"Back then, I relied solely on my own strength to ascend to the third level and met a senior! What strength or status do you, you damned monkey, have to do the same things as me?" Wei Ge suddenly glared at Zhu Yan, clenching his fists and cursing filthyly.

"I am also a Divine Seed of the Fighting Division. If you can go up on stage to test Xin Zhai, why can't I?" Zhu Yan hissed with sharp teeth, angrily raising his black gold copper cudgel. Crimson flames emanated from his body like blood gushing out, as if a fight was about to break out at any moment.

Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback. These two ancient prodigies from the Dou clan were arguing again?

"Which of you two was the previous champion?" he asked, puzzled.

"Isn't it obvious, Your Majesty!" Wei Ge said arrogantly.

"What a joke! The top spot belongs to no one but me," Zhu Yanyao retorted.

The two shouted and argued loudly, creating a chaotic scene.

"?" Chen Xuan was puzzled. They didn't know who the previous leader was.

At this moment, amidst the murals fluttering above their heads, various voices of discussion rose and fell.

"Perhaps only the two of them successfully ascended to the third level of heaven back then, which is why they were qualified to test Xinzhai?" someone speculated. They were both evolving for the first time, controlled and guided by the power of the Dao Palace, and were not very clear about the rules.

The figures in both murals are making the same gestures and saying the same words.

"Impossible! I myself ascended to the third heaven back then! Why not let me come to the Trial of the Hearts?" A dragon with purple-glowing scales stood up abruptly, looking furious, and also harboring the idea of ​​the Trial of the Hearts.

It is a demon immortal species in the Divine Travel Realm, and one of only three out of the previous generation of more than twenty people to successfully ascend to the third level of the Immortal Pavilion.

"The position of leader may well lie between Brother Wei and the demon friend Zhu Bei," Zhang Dongming, the Daoist of the Green Bag, speculated.

Prior to this, these twenty-odd human and demon prodigies had no idea who would ultimately claim the supreme destiny.

But judging from the current situation, it is clear that the problem lies with Wei Ge and Zhu Yanyao, whose situations are the most unique.

"Nonsense!" The dragon-type demon and the other two immortal beings at the Divine Ascension level shouted, "The three of us are at the third level of the Divine Ascension Realm. Together we are enough to wipe out more than twenty of you. How could the top spot at the Mountain and Sea Banquet be taken by those two cauldron immortal beings!"

Although the previous Mountain and Sea Banquet was inferior to Chen Xuan's current one in terms of scale and strength, it still had three immortal beings at the Divine Travel level participating.

Those who obtain supreme creation are the leaders, and the Divine Immortal Seed has overwhelming strength over anyone, which is beyond doubt. The idea of ​​fighting across realms is basically useless.

"I am merely stating the facts. It is clear that they are much stronger than expected. None of the three of you have reached the final stage and attained supreme fortune," Zhang Dongming said with a slight smile, his expression neither humble nor arrogant. As the Daoist of Qingnang, he possessed a transcendent status that did not require him to give face to any of his contemporaries.

In front of the Azure Sky Immortal Pavilion, Chen Xuancheng remained calm and focused, still concentrating on deducing the Azure Dragon Fist.

"Stop arguing, you two, let's begin. Who will fight me?" He asked Wei Ge and Zhu Yanyao without even looking up.

“This…” Wei Ge and Zhu Yanyao exchanged glances, then Wei Ge said, “How about we have a spar first, and the winner will be tested at Xinzhai?”

Clearly, they all wanted to fight Chen Xuan and Xin Zhai without any reservations; such an opportunity was extremely rare.

At the same time, they looked up at the outline of Mount Guyao in the sky and saw that the bronze lamp was being held by a woman in green. Strangely, they couldn't bring themselves to attack the bronze lamp.

Chen Xuan asked, "Why don't you all come together?"

"This... I'm afraid it won't work." They looked at each other, unsure if they could fight two against one. After all, if one of them lost and the golden immortal light entered the bronze lamp, they might not be able to continue attacking.

Moreover, they were the last of the most outstanding talents from the great era of contention 100,000 years ago, and they possessed a proud spirit, utterly disdaining to bully the weak with their numbers.

"One blow is enough to deal with you!" Zhu Yan suddenly roared, his eyes fierce, revealing a terrifying expression with sharp teeth and a piercing mouth.

“Brother Xinzhai, your words are arrogant. I need to teach you a lesson.” At this moment, Wei Ge of the Beidou Dojo also showed displeasure. He was the last remaining glory of the Human Path Fighting Division from 100,000 years ago. How could he be so disrespected?

Although Qingnang Daozi lost quickly before, demonstrating the strength and extraordinary nature of Xinzhai in later generations, Xinzhai has not yet reached the level of being the number one in the world.

At this moment, they realized that they were the leaders of the previous generation of the Mountain and Sea Banquet, and their invincible Dao hearts immediately began to pound. They were the number one prodigy of the Great Contending World!

"Hmm? This won't work, that won't work either, I'll make the decision for you." Chen Xuan put away his fist stance and spoke.

He stood at the foot of the Qingxiao Immortal Pavilion, his green robes fluttering, like a tall, straight bamboo. He glanced back and forth between the two, carefully choosing one.

Both of these are immortal beings of the Fighting Division, extremely skilled in combat. Unlike sword officials who find it difficult to return their swords to their sheaths after drawing them, martial artists can often unleash their full strength in a duel, and he wanted to test his skills against both.

"Let me ask you a question, which of you two is weaker?" Chen Xuan asked.

"I am stronger!"

"Of course he's weaker!"

Both shouted at the same time. In this situation, who would admit to being weaker? Wouldn't that make future generations look down on them? Moreover, the cultivators of the Doubu tribe are inherently arrogant and consider themselves the only ones who matter.

"Great, you're all confident."

Chen Xuan nodded approvingly, and then, with a loud boom, he rose up from the ground, his loud laughter echoing out: "Since that's the case, let's kill you all at the same time!"

Zhu Yanyao and Wei Ge's expressions changed drastically at the same time, and their anger rose to the top of their heads. They hadn't even decided who would be the next to attack, and the other party dared to make the first move and even wanted to fight two against one. They simply didn't take them seriously!
Xinzhai was even more arrogant than those two prodigies from the Doubu!

Chen Xuan, his entire body radiating a blue light, attacked Zhu Yan Yao first, saying, "I'll test my skills on you first!"

"hold head high!"

The Azure Dragon roared across the heavens, shaking the void. Chen Xuan of Xinzhai actually intended to fight two opponents alone and took the initiative to attack the two final geniuses who were suspected to be the champions of the previous Mountain and Sea Banquet!

"Azure Dragon's Wrathful Heaven-Shattering Fist!" In the mural, two cultivators dressed in the robes of the Great Yu prince exclaimed in surprise.

Xinzhai immediately unleashed a divine power that was unprecedented in history, the first immortal technique of the Great Yu Dynasty!
Chen Xuan unleashed a punch, accompanied by the roar of a cyan dragon. This was clearly the Dragon Fist, a near-invincible Dragon Slaughtering Technique.

This is no weak or feeble technique, but the Azure Dragon Ancient Martial Arts. Chen Xuan mastered the first six forms in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

"You're courting death!" The Zhu Yan demon's eyes widened in fury, his blood and qi boiling like surging magma, as if a peerless ferocious ape had been born. He swung his bronze staff down with a blood-red tornado, flames shooting into the sky. This was the great divine power of the Zhu Yan clan!
It had realized that because the bronze lamp was not here, the power of the Dao Palace had immediately modified and enhanced its strength, making it seem as if it had returned to its strongest form from 100,000 years ago!
Azure Dragon versus Zhu Yan!

In the mural, everyone was dumbfounded. In an instant, a terrifying battle broke out. The first strike involved the divine power of peerless immortals, which was truly awe-inspiring.

At this moment, in the Guyao Mountains, the Empress sat high on the throne of the Goddess Shrine, her lips as red as blood, yet without a trace of allure, only an indifference that surpassed all living beings. Her fingertips lightly rested on the armrest, her nails gleaming coldly like black jade, her gaze seemingly lowered to the mortal realm, scrutinizing the battle with great interest.

"Ugh..." The divine stone fetus knelt at the feet of the Empress, trembling and not daring to move.

"You've learned it, impressive... This god has good judgment." The divine stone embryo suddenly heard a pleasant voice of praise descending from above, but this only made it more fearful, because it was the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, a high-ranking deity. In her eyes, all living beings in the world were nothing but ants and mayflies, and she should not have any emotional fluctuations.

"hold head high!"

With a dragon's roar, as if the heavens resonated, Chen Xuan's divine fist was unparalleled. His fist was wrapped with a true dragon, and the azure dragon coiled down, shattering the void!
Panlong Town Prison Style!
This is the first move of the Azure Dragon's Wrathful Heaven-Shattering Fist. When he threw the punch, even the Wood Power in the Azure Sky Immortal Pavilion surged out. From a distance, this punch seemed to swallow up thousands of miles, as if it would shatter the Heavenly Corridor and the Immortal Pavilion!

"Come!" Zhu Yanyao grinned, revealing his sharp teeth. He rose into the air, his arms bulging with muscles. His black and gold bronze staff, wrapped in scarlet evil energy, crashed down like a collapsing pillar of heaven, a devastating blow!
"Bang!"

The impact shook the sky like a great bell, and the black-gold bronze rod, as tall as a pillar, snapped back in an instant.

Zhu Yan Yao's tiger mouth was torn open and dripped blood. His face was full of horror as he staggered backward. The jade bricks covered with runes under his feet shattered into pieces, and rocks flew into the air.

The Azure Dragon roared, its roar echoing across the heavens, shaking the boundless blue sky. The vast expanse of the four directions was filled with intense divine light, and the Immortal Pavilion rumbled and trembled.

In the distant, violently shaking mural, more than three hundred idle former prodigies were all terrified. If the force of that punch had grazed them, many of them would have instantly turned to dust and died immediately.

To knock down a Doubu Immortal Seed who is best at head-on combat with a single punch is something that is extremely rare throughout history!
"Ha ha!"

At this moment, Chen Xuan laughed heartily, his hair flying wildly. This was how a thrilling martial arts battle should be. His laughter shook the sky and swept across the heavens and the earth.

"Old Wei, you're going to take this punch too!"

The next instant, he actually abandoned the retreating Zhu Yan demon, and with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, like a domineering emperor reincarnated, he charged to the front of Wei Ge, the martial arts immortal seed of the Beidou Dojo.

Azure Dragon Thunder Strike!
Chen Xuan threw another punch, like a blue dragon drawing divine thunder from the heavens. His fist was wrapped in purplish-blue thunder runes, and the heavenly punishment thunderstorm was like a ninefold heavenly tribulation descending, with blue thunder intertwined.

The second move of the Azure Dragon's Wrathful Heaven-Shattering Fist is a vast spring thunder that engulfs the void, obscuring everything except the dragon's roar that echoes through the heavens.

"We've been waiting for you!" Wei Ge shouted, his tiger-like eyes glaring angrily. He was already poised to pounce, and when he went up to the sky, he was like a Qiongqi pouncing on the heavens.

His fist glowed, his right fist was wrapped in black and red aura of calamity, and his tiger roar darkened the heavens and earth, chilling all directions. This was the violent Qiongqi Fist.

Dragon and Tiger Fight!
This is a grand showdown of the top combat techniques of the human race. Ten thousand years have passed, and Chen Xuan is now fighting against the young leader of the human martial arts at that time!

In an instant, the sun and moon lost their light, and the world lost its color. It was as if demons were crying and gods were weeping. Blue lightning crackled in the sky, while on the ground, natural disasters such as plague, drought, and floods rose and fell.

Many ancient people were breathing heavily; this close-quarters combat scene was extremely visually impactful.

The two were exchanging blows, each punch stronger than the last, as if they wanted to shatter the Heavenly Corridor and the Immortal Pavilion and bring them down to the mortal world.

Chen Xuan unleashed the noble and domineering Azure Dragon Fist, and a thousand azure dragon shadows appeared from the void, converging at the fist's edge as if in worship. It could shatter cities and destroy states, just like ten thousand dragons paying homage to the heavenly palace!
When he first activated the ancient martial art of the Fighting Division, which is a type of direct offensive combat, he felt that when he threw his fist, the world was vast and boundless.

Wei Ge unleashed the violent and ferocious Qiongqi Fist, striking straight at the crown of the head like a tiger pouncing on its prey. Each punch caused space to collapse, creating chaos, and a thousand calamities descended upon the world.

He grew increasingly ferocious in battle; this was his ultimate martial art, burning the heavens and devouring the sun. He would be even more ferocious and evil than the Doubu Demon!

"rumble……"

In an instant, hundreds of fists collided, various kinds of light burst forth, and a noble azure dragon surged, its scales shattered, while at other times a winged tiger roared, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

This is a true battle of titans, without any frills, just head-on confrontation.

The former prodigies in the murals all had cold hands and feet, and the battles of the warriors of the Fighting Division were truly awe-inspiring.

"This...is he really our family's successor?" Qingnang Daozi and Gu Xuan Nu stared blankly. The successor of Qingnang doesn't fight like this, does he? Zhang Dongming murmured in confusion, "Why learn this kind of method for no reason? The sage Gu Xuan Nu in our family is also skilled in military strategy and warfare."

"Take another hit from me!"

Beneath the sky, the roar of the Zhu Yan Demon resounded. At this moment, it revealed its great divine power with three heads and six arms. Having suffered a defeat in the first battle, its six eyes turned bloodshot and its anger surged like a raging sea!
It attacked Chen Xuan, its three thick black-gold-copper rods dancing into a crimson whirlwind, the rod shadows transforming into hundreds of bloodthirsty evil dragons, the sound of tearing through the air like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts, crashing down on Chen Xuan's back.

Although Zhu Yan Yao is a violent and fierce demon, he still practices the fair and square fighting method. When attacked from behind, he still roars to warn others.

"That's quite upright and honest!"

Chen Xuan's powerful punch shattered Wei Ge's arm and then smashed the golden armor on his chest, sending his body flying through the air with a trail of blood.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around to meet Zhu Yan, unleashing hundreds of dazzling fist lights. The Azure Dragon Seven Stars spun, like imperial stars falling down!

Primordial Dragon Emperor's Falling Star Technique!
Chen Xuan unleashed the sixth move of the Azure Dragon Fist, his fist light swooping down from the Nine Heavens Palace, transforming into a pillar of azure light that pierced through the heavens and earth, and crashing towards his opponent.

(End of this chapter)