Chapter 420

Chapter 420 A Tragic Defeat, Xu Hu’s Epiphany

“Boom boom boom!”

After clashing palms with the true disciple from the academy, Hu Tudou retreated three steps in quick succession.

Yet, the true disciple did not take a single step back.

Looking at the man before her, Hu Tudou frowned.

She initially thought that the students of Mountain River Academy were a bunch of good-for-nothings, but now it seemed she would have to retract that opinion.

However, judging by overall cultivation, this person in front of her was impeccable, reaching the pinnacle of the bl**d Transfer Realm with remarkable finesse.

Her current disguised realm was only the Shore of the Other Side Realm; even if she tried to secretly boost her strength, she would barely reach the True Self Realm.

Once she reached the Lamp of Life Realm, her aura would undoubtedly leak out.

But if that happened, it might ruin Chen Changsheng’s plans.

Faced with this situation, Hu Tudou felt a bit troubled.

Just as she was about to take the risk and employ some “little tricks,” the true disciple from the academy spoke up.

“You must have concealed your strength; in my estimation, you’re at most at the True Self Realm.”

“I am at the peak of the bl**d Transfer Realm; it feels a bit bullying to face you with such a cultivation level.”

“If we battle at the same realm, if I can’t defeat you in thirty moves, then I’ll consider myself defeated.”

Upon hearing this, Hu Tudou nodded and said, “As expected from a student of the academy, such ambition is rare in the cultivation world.”

“Let’s fight at the same realm; if I can’t defeat you in thirty moves, then I’ll consider myself defeated.”

With that, Hu Tudou adjusted her cultivation level to the True Self Realm.

Without the constraints, her aura surged with newfound strength.

However, her level did not rise to the Lamp of Life Realm because Hu Tudou’s limit was still the True Self Realm.

Unlike Chen Changsheng and Ye Yongxian, who could battle with all their might without leaking any aura, Hu Tudou had yet to master such skills.

…..

“Ah!”

A sharp donkey’s bray erupted, and Xu Hu’s protective starlight was directly pierced through.

A fist of immense power struck Xu Hu’s face hard.

“Boom!”

Countless buildings were smashed, and dust obscured Ma Guang’s vision.

“Peh!”

“Whew~”

Spitting out a mouthful of bl**d mixed with broken teeth, Xu Hu cleared the dust from his eyes.

Looking at Ma Guang in front of him, Xu Hu felt pressure once more.

“Strong!”

“Too strong!”

The Mighty Donkey Clan had an exceptionally robust physique; he originally thought that spiritual awareness would be his weakness, but unexpectedly, Ma Guang’s spiritual awareness was even stronger than his physical body.

His attacks barely caused any substantial harm to Ma Guang.

But Ma Guang’s punches could break bones and rupture tendons.

Yet, facing such a formidable opponent, Xu Hu did not feel defeated; instead, he was oddly delighted.

Because he could finally see the “height” of his enemy.

Previously, his opponents were generally Ye Yongxian and the Culinary Immortal.

Against these powerful beings, even while at the same realm, he could not see the end.

But against Ma Guang, he could clearly see his “end,” the limit of his strength.

Surpassing a target whose limits he could see was far easier than surpassing one whose limits were unclear.

With this thought in mind, Xu Hu slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, and the surrounding protective starlight retracted back into his body.

“You’re indeed strong, but you’re not strong enough.”

“Some say that the Demon Clan can’t let go of certain things; I didn’t understand before, but now I do.”

“You rely too much on your racial talents; do you think that by filling in the gaps in your spiritual awareness, you’ll be flawless?”

“In fact, your gaps are still numerous.”

As she spoke, three illusory fox tails appeared behind Xu Hu.

“The techniques of The World’s No. 1 Spring are all about brute strength. It’s truly fitting that someone was sent to deal with me.”

“But you forgot one thing: my mother is from the Qingqiu Fox Clan, and I have half of the fox bloodline.”

“What I excel at involves more than just direct confrontation.”

As the words fell, more than ten identical Xu Hus appeared around Ma Guang.

Faced with such a tactic, Ma Guang immediately used his powerful spiritual awareness to scan his surroundings.

But after a thorough investigation, he simply could not discern which one was the real Xu Hu.

Watching the tense Ma Guang, the dozen or so “Xu Hus” laughed together.

“Now I finally understand why the son always finds our timing to be lacking, and why I always seem to have weaknesses.”

“Because I only knew the ‘letter of the law’ but did not know how to adapt.”

“The strength of the Sea of Suffering body is not just manifested in the physical and spiritual aspects, but in the limitless possibilities.”

“The Heavenly Silkworm Body Refinement Technique is not just a simple body refining method; it has many many uses.”

“Using one as a mirror can clarify oneself.”

“I saw my past shadow in you; I once thought, just like you, that as long as I strengthened my body and spiritual awareness to an unmatched level, flaws wouldn’t exist.”

“Until I saw you, I realized how absurdly wrong I was.”

With that, the more than ten “Xu Hus” simultaneously launched an attack on Ma Guang.

At this moment, Xu Hu’s movements were fluid, each action resembling a splendid dance.

At the same time, Xu Hu’s previously isolated levels of cultivation began to blend gradually, transforming towards a true harmonious unity.

“Splash!”

The ‘Sea of Suffering’ within the inner realm churned continuously, and a strange aura was about to emerge.

Yet at the critical moment, the damaged foundation hindered the manifestation of this aura.

…..

“Swish!”

A ray of light pierced through countless silken threads, heavily striking Feiyun’s body.

“Puh!”

bl**d sprayed out as Feiyun collapsed heavily to the ground.

“Phew~”

Yang Jian exhaled a long breath, sighing, “Dealing with you really isn’t simple; if I’d known, I would have looked for Hu Yan instead.”

To Yang Jian’s words, Feiyun, whose chest had been pierced, looked at the sky and slowly said.

“If it weren’t for being stuck at the first transformation of the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations, the one losing might have been you.”

“That’s how it is, but there’s no ‘ifs.’”

“The Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations is one of the top techniques of the Beast Clan, yet it’s the most challenging.”

“In history, some have trained in the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations, but most were stuck at the first transformation.”

“If you can’t find the opportunity for a breakthrough, you’ll likely be stuck here for life.”

Upon hearing this, Feiyun fell silent, for Yang Jian was correct.

But how should he search for the opportunity in the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations?

…..

Most battles began to conclude; Hu Tudou defeated the true disciple from Mountain River Academy on the eleventh move.

Ye Yongxian trimmed a strand of hair from Tu Jiao Jiao and Jiang Ling with a single sword strike and then stopped participating.

In these two battlegrounds, there was one win and one loss.

However, the other battlefields were less optimistic.

Feiyun had been severely injured by Yang Jian, Huafeng was covered in bl**d, held by Kong Xuan, and Hu Yan was under the foot of the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor.

The only ones still in combat were Xu Hu and Ma Guang.

If Xu Hu won, the records for Chen Changsheng and others would be two wins, one loss, and three defeats.

If Xu Hu lost, then Chen Changsheng’s records would be one win, one loss, and four defeats.

Thus, regardless of the outcome, Kong Xuan had already won this confrontation.

The only difference would be how much more or less he won.

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