I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 245 Beating Up Hong Li (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

In the flint city square, crowds surged like a tide toward the arena directly opposite the Hundred Refinement Stele.

The fact that Danxi Zhenjun's disciple was an imposter, Jiang Fengying, had already attracted a lot of attention. Now, the most popular and anticipated expert of Baizang Valley in this arena battle, Lian Zheng, was facing off against the imposter and had even humiliated Xuanying Sword Sect. How could the onlookers miss such a lively scene?

Even the cultivators fighting on several nearby arenas stopped at the same time and stood peacefully by the arena, craning their necks to look around. However, they all had their hands on their storage bags, and it was unclear what they were thinking.

After mentally preparing himself, Lian Zheng glanced contemptuously at Jiang Yi, who was sitting behind the low table, and sneered, "Is this all the skill of the disciples of True Monarch Danxi? At least Jiang Fengying was a tough nut to crack back then, but you imposter don't even have the courage to stand up?"

Jiang Yi brushed away the wood shavings carved on the Fusheng Qin, and said without looking up, "You really are like a tadpole with a toad tattooed on its body. Are you embroidering your father? I sat down a little so that your dog eyes could see clearly. No need to thank me for your great kindness. Just kowtow and call me your dear mother."

As soon as Jiang Yi finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter. Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian gave her a thumbs up, thinking to themselves, "As expected of our senior sister, her sharp tongue is so satisfying!"

Zhao Cangyun crossed his arms and continued to gloat, his tail practically wagging in the air. With such a senior sister who never suffered a loss, his future cultivation life would be incredibly enjoyable!

Lian Zheng's face turned ashen. He thought Jiang Heying knew about how he had kowtowed to Jiang Fengying and begged for mercy back then, and was deliberately using this to humiliate him. Veins bulged on his forehead.

"Lei Zheng, tear her apart!"

The Thunderous Beast roared, its body crackling with lightning, transforming into a streak of azure lightning that hurtled straight at Hua Gu!
Hua Gu was about to engage in battle amidst swirling clouds and mist when Jiang Yi suddenly sent a telepathic message to bring her back. She then picked up Hong Li, who was slumped on the low table and dozing off, and flung her away.

"Go away!"

Hong Li, still half asleep and floating in mid-air: ? ? ?

The Thunder Beast's ferocious horn was almost within reach, crackling with electricity, and its gaping maw snapped at you.

Hum!
Hong Li's pupils suddenly contracted, and she was wide awake. Her tail instinctively lashed out, instantly expanding several times its original size. Her crimson fox tail, like a giant flaming whip, whipped the Thunderous Beast's face with a hundred beast spirit fire that no one else could see.

With a loud bang, the late-stage Foundation Establishment Thunder Beast was sent flying several feet away by the mid-stage Foundation Establishment Red Glass. The lightning dissipated, and it crashed heavily onto the edge of the arena.

Hong Li landed and transformed into a three-tailed red fire fox that was over ten feet tall!

Crimson armor covered his entire body, a red ribbon fluttered around his neck, his three tails rolled like waves of flame, and his emerald green eyes were cold and disdainful.

The overwhelming pressure caused the surrounding cultivators to retreat.

"How can this Crimson Fire Fox be so big? And it even has a rare three tail!"

"Such powerful fire-type spiritual energy. This is definitely not ordinary fire, but it's being concealed by something, so I can't tell."

Lian Zheng's expression changed drastically. The Thunderous Beast scrambled to its feet, its single horn dimming, clearly having been badly whipped by that tail.

Jiang Yi was personally pouring tea for Hua Gu to drink and rest, and even giving Hua Gu a massage. It was Hong Li who had been pouring tea for Jiang Yi earlier.

Fox has never been treated this well before!
Hong Li bared her teeth fiercely, not daring to turn around and vent her anger on Jiang Yi, so she could only take it out on Lian Zheng and Lei Zheng.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lian Zheng's eyes.

Suddenly, the Thunder Beast's horn burst forth with dazzling lightning, and dozens of azure lightning snakes shot out from the sky, tearing at Hong Li like mad pythons!

A burst of lightning erupted, the air was scorched and smelled burnt, and several charred cracks were instantly cleaved into the arena floor.

However, Hong Li neither dodged nor avoided, and with a flick of her three tails, more than a dozen blazing fireballs hurtled towards the Thunder Beast like a meteor shower.

boom! boom! boom!
The shockwave from the explosion swept across the arena, the Razer snake collided with the fireball, and the aftershocks made the arena tremble.

Everyone thought that Hong Li would be the one to be defeated in the end, but unexpectedly, it was Lei Zheng Beast that was first overturned by the impact. It rolled around several times in a sorry state before it regained its balance. Its fur was charred black, and it let out an angry growl from its throat.

"Hiss—this Crimson Fire Fox's fireball can actually withstand the Thunderous Beast's thunderstorm?!"

Someone in the audience gasped in amazement as Hongli triumphantly drifted off the rails.

"Not only that! Look at the flames left after the fireball exploded; they're actually eroding the Thunder Beast's protective lightning aura! I knew that fire was unusual."

"Truly worthy of being Danxi Zhenjun's disciple! One Lan Demon is special enough, but the second demon spirit is so powerful!"

Fireballs are only low-level spells, while Thunderstorm from Thunder Beast is mid-level. At this moment, the puzzled people began to retrieve the Demon Spirit Mirror to check Hong Li's condition, but the Crimson Sky Hunter Armor that Hong Li was wearing was designed to defend against this.

Unless one is extremely experienced, it's impossible to tell that Hong Li's fireball technique has reached a high level of mastery. In addition, the Crimson Sky Hunter Armor has the ability to enhance fire spells, so the explosive power of low-level fireballs directly crushes mid-level spells.

Ordinary fireballs leave no flame residue after exploding, but high-grade fireballs can produce a continuous and inextinguishable blazing fire.

Lian Zheng's face darkened, and he narrowed his eyes, quickly changing his strategy.

Lightning flash!

The Thunder Beast's form suddenly blurred, transforming into a blue afterimage. It circled around to Hong Li's side at an odd angle, its single horn gathering lightning before stabbing fiercely towards Hong Li's back.

The red-eyed fox narrowed its eyes, its body remaining still, but its tail suddenly swelled up, sweeping across like a giant whip!

Snapped!
The Thunder Beast staggered backward from the blow, but it cunningly used the force to roll over. The lightning on its horn did not dissipate, and instead it lashed out a lightning chain that coiled around Hong Li's forelimbs like a venomous snake.

The hunting armor on Hong Li's body erupted with crimson scales, and the lightning chains that struck it were violently deflected, also bringing with them a backlash of fire.

Seeing this, the Thunder Beast nimbly leaped up, dodging the backlash of fire, and the lightning on its horn thrust out like a spear, aiming straight for Hong Li's throat!
A hint of mockery flashed in Hong Li's eyes. The red ribbon around her neck transformed into flowing fire, coiling around the lightning spear like a snake and climbing up its shaft. In the blink of an eye, it climbed onto the body of the Thunder Beast, suddenly binding it tightly, and bursting into flames.

The Thunder Beast roared in pain and crashed to the ground, its fur burned away by the Shadow Erosion Moth Fire hidden on the red ribbon, and the lightning dissipated.

But its ferocity remained undiminished; disregarding its injuries, it opened its mouth and lunged forward to bite.

Hong Li leaped gracefully backward, flicked her three tails, and a fire mark was imprinted on the back of the Thunder Beast out of thin air. A chain of fire wrapped around the Thunder Beast's body once again.

Roar--

The Thunder Beast was bound hand and foot with red ribbons and fire chains, writhing in pain on the ground.

Lian Zheng's face turned ashen. He had originally planned to rely on the Thunder Beast to defeat Jiang Yi without taking action himself, which would make him look more powerful. However, he never expected that his invincible Thunder Beast would be no match for a mere Foundation Establishment stage fox!
Lian Zheng suddenly bit his fingertip and drew a talisman in mid-air.

Blood Lightning Escape! A crimson lightning barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the subsequent fireballs from Hong Li. After the intense explosion and dust, the Thunder Beast was no longer in its original position, but collapsed panting at Lian Zheng's feet, having broken free from the restraints of the red ribbon and fire chains.

"The Thunder Beast was actually suppressed?! Lian Zheng is the strongest disciple of Bai Zang Valley this generation!"

"Rare, extremely rare! If I'm not mistaken, that Crimson Fire Fox's magic is at the Great Perfection level, while the Thunderous Beast's lightning magic is at most at the Lesser Perfection level. Their power is not even on the same level!"

"To cultivate a low-level spell to the mastery level, how many Spirit-Inheriting Pills must have been used? Truly worthy of being a disciple of True Monarch Danxi!"

"He hates you rich people the most!"

Someone cursed out of jealousy, and Qi Tian rolled his eyes at that person.

Jiang Yi remained seated behind the low table, gently stroking Hua Gu as she held her.

"It's not too late for you to kneel down, kowtow, and apologize now."

"You're dreaming!"

Losing to Jiang Fengying is nothing, she's an irrational madwoman, but Lian Zheng absolutely cannot be defeated by an imposter.

Lian Zheng ripped off the wolf fang necklace from his neck, crushed a fang, and roared, "Lei Zheng, Blood Hunt!"

The Thunder Beast roared to the sky, its entire body transforming into crimson lightning that sprang up from the ground, enveloping the Thunder Beast and rapidly merging with it.

Roar! ! !
Lian Zheng's body grew taller, his veins bulged, and he was wrapped in blood lightning. He let out a beast-like roar, and spiral lightning horns pierced out from his forehead. His claws were like sharp blades, and his aura rose steadily.

"It's Bai Zanggu's beast transformation technique! This pressure has already surpassed the Foundation Establishment stage!"

Unlike the demon tamers of the Cangling Sect who tend to borrow magic from demons during the Foundation Establishment stage, the demon tamers of the Baizang Valley are characterized by direct human-demon fusion, making the demon tamer half-demon and enhancing their abilities in all aspects.

The ferocious aura of the beast-transformed Lianzhen pressed down like a giant wave, causing Hongli's fur to stand on end, and she instinctively took two steps back.

"Die!"

The beast-transformed Lian Zheng moved with lightning speed, tearing through the protective fire scales on the Crimson Glass Hunter Armor with a single claw. The armor didn't even have time to unleash its counterattack.

Hong Li retreated in pain, stirring up the flames at her tail to counterattack, but was violently shattered by the blood lightning surrounding Lian Zheng.

Hum!
In her panic, Hong Li unleashed three fiery beast phantoms from her three tails: a blazing tiger aimed for her throat, a fire crane with its sharp beak pecking at her eyes, and a fiery snake strangling her legs.

Lian Zheng grinned maliciously and did not flinch, his forehead blazing with blood-red light from the lightning horn.

boom!
The three phantom fire beasts were instantly shattered by the blood lightning, having no effect whatsoever.

Before Hongli could react, a blur flashed before her eyes, and then she could no longer find any trace of the beast-transformed Lianzhen; it was nowhere to be found on the arena.

Hongli was clever enough to quickly check on Jiang Yi. She knew Jiang Yi would definitely see through her disguise; she could tell where the person was hiding just by looking at Jiang Yi's reaction. But...

"too slow."

A hoarse roar rang in her ears, and before Hong Li could turn her head, a tearing pain shot through her back.

Stab it!

Lian Zheng's sharp claws tore through the defenses of the Crimson Sky Hunter Armor as easily as cutting tofu. Sparks flew everywhere, and the fiery scales on the armor shattered in pieces. Hong Li cried out in pain as she was sent flying.

"Is that all you have?"

Lian Zheng bared his fangs, and his claws suddenly accelerated!
boom! boom! boom!
Each claw strike was accompanied by a muffled sound like bones cracking. The protective aura of the Hunter Armor Fire Scales was torn apart by the blood lightning as soon as it lit up. The scorching flames that reflected the damage didn't even have time to climb onto Lian Zheng's arm before being swallowed up by the lightning storm around him.

Hongli tried to dodge with Phantom Escape, but she was hit before she could activate it even halfway, which slowed her down considerably.

Hongli was like a small boat in a storm, being bombarded and forced to retreat, with nowhere to hide.

The onlookers were speechless, shocked by the power that Lian Zheng was unleashing at this moment. Not to mention the strength after his beast transformation, his speed alone had reached the level of invisibility and teleportation, making it impossible to defend against.

"Truly worthy of being Bai Zang Valley's secret technique! Truly worthy of being Bai Zang Valley's strongest Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

Whoosh!

Hua Gu lunged forward to help, but Jiang Yi held her in his arms, preventing her from moving. Hua Gu looked at Jiang Yi in confusion, and Jiang Yi silently explained in his voice.

Hong Li possesses the Spirit Fire of a Hundred Beasts, the Shadow Erosion Moth Fire, and a Hunter Armor that combines offense and defense at the level of a magic weapon. Her spells include Charm to control enemies, Transformation and Illusion to deceive enemies, and Phantom Escape to enhance mobility. Her other offensive spells are also quite impressive.

Even though Hongli is very clever and cunning, why was she forced into a situation where she couldn't fight back?
It is because it is too proud and complacent about its intelligence, and relies too much on its brain, that it begins to slack off.

Since following her, Hongli lost her sense of crisis. Apart from being engrossed in alchemy and improving her cultivation, she never practiced combat techniques as diligently as Hua Gu, nor did she think about the coordination between various spells.

While Hua Gu was diligently cultivating and battling the sea of ​​sword energy, Hong Li was either lying down eating pills or playing with the leaf-eared rabbit.

Before following her, Hong Li was also a petty thief who took shortcuts by stealing pills. Her obsession with alchemy was also for taking shortcuts, and she never thought of relying on her own hard work to cultivate.

Shortcuts are certainly possible, but one cannot afford to lose one's own strength.

Even if Jiang Yi could resonate her combat experience with Hong Li through the resonance method of the Yin-Yang Pendant and command Hong Li in battle at all times, Hong Li's physical reaction would still need to be able to keep up with her combat techniques.

She tried several times to study magic fusion with Hongli, but Hongli always managed to sneak away.

With Hong Li like this, how could she manage without coaxing and deceiving her?

It's better for Hongli to be beaten today than to lose its life later.

Dependent on her?
What if she can't stay with Hongli until the end?

(End of this chapter)