Seeing Ning Cheng not speaking, Duan Gantai spoke up, âBrother Ning, do you want to fight or leave? If you want to fight, then I pick Shuqiu Hongwen. If you donât want to fight, then Iâll leave.â
Ning Cheng understood Duan Gantaiâs intent. If he didnât start, this fellow would leave immediately. Donât look at the two Island Masters from Spirit Devil Island standing right in front of them. They still would find it impossible to catch Duan Gantai.
âIs Spirit Devil Island famous? Iâve never even heard of it. Stop talking nonsense about your Spirit Devil Island here. Fight if you want to fight; otherwise, I donât have time to waste talking with you.â Ning Cheng spoke up with an impatient tone. He canât let Duan Gantai leave just yet. If Duan Gantai left, what about his Eternal Emperor Continuance Pill? What about his star veins?
If the other party had spoken with a reasonable tone, Ning Cheng wouldnât have replied with such words. But these two Island Masters kept pushing the notion of their Spirit Devil Island being a great place. They even tried to use an aggressive posture in front of him. No wonder they produced a disciple like that Chu Xingshan. And what about spilling blood? Ning Cheng hated such hypocritical people, who used their backgrounds to make threats.
He didnât believe that these two Island Masters didnât know about Chu Xingshanâs personality. Since they knew about his behaviour and also used aggressive tactics and pressure, then they didnât care about things like face and respect. In other words, these people openly bullied others.
Zong Anâs expressions suddenly changed when he heard Ning Chengâs words. He could say such disdaining words to Ning Cheng in front of so many people. But for Ning Cheng to dismiss his Spirit Devil Island in front of so many people, it reversed the situation entirely.\nNot waiting for Zong An, Shuqiu Hongwen standing behind him snorted, âLooking for deathâŠ.â
The same moment he spoke up, he rushed towards Ning Cheng. Raising his hands, he then shot out several shadows towards Ning Cheng.
Of the people standing next to the public square, no one could perceive Shuqiu Hongwenâs actions at all. They only felt an overwhelming killing intent bearing down on them. This level of killing intent made people unconsciously want to step back. If they got caught up in it, even accidentally, a murderous vortex of killing intent would sweep them away and rend them apart into oblivion.
Almost everyone here knew about the power of the Spirit Devil Island. Therefore, seeing the Third Island Master personally take action, everyone decided to stay quiet. Some cultivators, not accustomed to Spirit Devil Islandâs overwhelming display of force, sighed in their hearts. They had initially expected that the Island Masters would first try to deal with the cultivator who slapped Chu Xingshan. That way, they could still enjoy a pretty high-level fight. After all, this person had forced Chu Xingshan, a late-stage Life and Death cultivator, into such a sorry state with just a slap. It indicated that he most likely was in the Eternal Realm.
Shuqiu Hongwen decided to deal with Ning Cheng first, who people didnât even think would manage to put up a decent fight. From the audienceâs point of view, Ning Cheng had only reached the peak of Heaven Seated Realm. Therefore, facing an Eternal cultivatorâs head-on attack would only result in death.
As the violent killing intent swept over, Ning Cheng didnât even move and let the murderous killing intent cover him up entirely.
Seeing his killing intent cover-up Ning Cheng, Shuqiu Hongwenâs mouth showed a hint of sarcasm. Sure enough, it was just a Heaven Seated larva, lacking any ability to resist.\nOne after another, black-coloured blade shadows filled up and blocked off all escape routes around Ning Cheng. It looked as if these seemingly endless black blades would tear apart Ning Cheng, turning him into a pool of blood on the public square.
Or rather, in Shuqiu Hongwenâs eyes, Ning Cheng had already turned into a pool of blood. Trapped under his violent killing intent, reinforced by his Domain, and blocked off by his Psychokinetic Devil Blade, nobody can manage to come out alive.
Ning Chengâs heart had already started to surge with murderous intentions. This Third Island Master wanted to tear him to pieces. This bastard didnât even try clearing up the matter before exerting his might.
How could Ning Cheng remain polite in the face of such people? The next moment, his domain erupted at full power, fused with the power of the Celestial River Flame. Ning Cheng even integrated his powerful celestial essence and spiritual consciousness into it. It allowed his domain to tear apart the murderous domain enveloping him in just a blink of an eye.
Shuqiu Hongwen, although an early-stage Eternal cultivator, couldnât even put up half-a-bit of resistance in the face of Ning Chengâs domain.
He had already taken killing Ning Cheng as something granted. Moreover, he had even used his trump card. But despite that, he could see and sense Ning Chengâs domain utterly crushing his domain. Furthermore, he couldnât even put up a shred of resistance.
The black blade shadows that had sealed off Ning Chengâs escape routes also disintegrated in the next moment. They couldnât even touch Ning Chengâs body at all. No, this fellow was most likely a late-stage Eternal powerhouse.
Shuqiu Hongwen had just thought of this when he decided to escape. However, it might have been easy for him to rush up, but it wouldnât be easy for him to leave.\nThe space around him seemed to stagnate, and even his breathing became difficult. Before he could scream, a huge fist slammed into his chest. He couldnât even must up half-a-point of resistance, and could only watch the incoming fist strike his chest.
At this moment, he felt deeply regretful. He hated the fact that he acted out in pure arrogance. He should have first taken out an attack weapon, or at least a defensive weapon, and then take action against Ning Cheng. But would taking out a weapon even work against someone like Ning Cheng?
The moment Ning Chengâs fist slammed into his chest, endless spear intent came pouring in and raged through his meridians. At the same time, he also heard Ning Chengâs words. âEven if I let you bombard me, you canât hurt even half of my hair.â
Ning Chengâs truly wasnât bragging. His Starry Sky Bodyâs strength had already reached the peak of middle-level. Therefore, even if Shuqiu Hongwen had caught him unprepared, it would have only injured him a little, and that was the best-case scenario. If he prepared beforehand, then even under constant attacks, he wouldnât receive even the slightest injury. So, saying that Shuqiu Hongwen couldnât even hurt half a hair, it was the truth.
âBangâŠ.â Shuqiu Hongwen spat out several blood arrows, and his body shot out like a meteor punching through the sky.
In the distance, Zong Anâs expressions changed significantly and immediately moved forward to grab and slow Shuqiu Hongwen. At the same time, he realised that his Spirit Devil Island was in big trouble this time.
âHurry up, call Elder BrotherâŠ.â Shuqiu Hongwen kept coughing blood in Zong Anâs arms, but he still managed to convey a few things to him during the gaps.
Chu Xingshan, who stood in the middle of the public square, turned sluggish. He did not expect Ning Cheng to be so overpowering, even stronger than Duan Gantai.\nâBoomâŠ.â Only then did the explosion from celestial essence spread out, dispersing towards the public square in all directions. The residual force felt like a hammer blow to the chests for the spectating cultivators.
The Third Island Master of Spirit Devil Island got blown away by a single punch. At this moment, every gaze directed at Ning Cheng had changed. A cultivator at the early-stage Eternal Realm had almost died in a single blow. Within the entire Devil Domain Grand Starry Sky, most likely only Qiao Jierui could do such a thing. Who was this person? Why hadnât they heard about him till now?
Duan Gantai took a few steps forward and walked towards Chu Xingwen before slapping him once again. Chu Xingshan had already gone into shock on seeing Ning Chengâs strength. But as a late-stage Life and Death powerhouse, he managed to return to senses the moment Duan Gantai started. However, by that time, he found that a powerful force bound everything in his surroundings.
He couldnât escape anywhere and could only watch Duan Gantaiâs slap connect to his face once again.
âJust an ant, yet still daring to call people to block me.â After Duan Gantaiâs slap took out a sizable portion of Chu Xingwenâs teeth, he then kicked away Chu Xingwen.
Zong An, who just managed to catch Shuqiu Hongwen, also managed to stop Chu Xingshanâs fall.
âSect Master Ning truly is a powerhouse, coming to my Devil Domain from Culmination to show off.â As these words ended, a Daoist shadow suddenly appeared in the middle of the public square in front of Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce.
âHeavenly Emperor Jierui!â
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As soon as this person appeared, all noise over the public square disappeared instantly. From this, one could see the status and prestige enjoyed by this person among the people here.\nNing Cheng and Qiao Jierui never had a cordial relationship anyway. Moreover, this was the Devil Domain, which meant that Qiao Jierui wouldnât show up here to help him, Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng replied in a calm voice, âSo what Brother Qiao means is that I should have complied?â
Qiao Jierui glanced at Zong An and said with a flat tone, âSect Master Ning is only a guest here. Yet, Sect Master Ning started a fight with the Third Island Master of Spirit Devil Island the moment he arrived. Isnât this a matter of a guest bullying the master? At least, I Qiao Jierui canât sit by idly on seeing this, can I?â
Ning Cheng chuckled, âHeavenly Emperor Jierui sure looks like in high-spirits. If a dog bit your left leg, would you also let it bit your right leg? Did you think that itâs something that I, Ning Cheng, would do? You might do it, but for me, if some dog tried to bite me, I naturally would slap it away.â
âYes, yes, Brother Ning said it right. When that dog tried to bite me, I didnât see the owner come out and say weâre just guests. But now that Iâve beaten the dog, the master comes out right away.â Duan Gantai, on seeing Ning Cheng and Qiao Jierui in conflict with each other, immediately added oil to the fire.
Qiao Jieruiâs complexion darkened, and the killing intent oozing from his body grew thicker.
But before he could even speak, another voice sounded out, âSeeing Brother Ning here, definitely is a lucky omen for this little sister.â
âAh, Junior Apprentice Sister Nine Phoenix. Itâs indeed a happy event to see Junior Apprentice Sister Nine Phoenix in this big manâs territory.â Ning Cheng laughed and also taunted Qiao Jierui. Qiao Jierui, donât think of yourself as someone famous, I donât even fear Chuan Xinlou, so how could I fear someone like you, Qiao Jierui?\nQiao Jieruiâs expressions turned sombre, making him look even more ugly. Although he didnât know that Ning Chengâs current cultivation had grown much higher than before, he knew that Ning Cheng wasnât someone polite with his words. Moreover, he would never fear him just because he was in the Devil Domain. This person had snatched away and carved a territory for himself within Culmination Grand Starry Sky independent of the grand starry sky. Yet, Chuan Xinlou didnât even dare to speak up. This fact alone spoke volumes of this personâs strength.
He couldnât make a move against Ning Cheng, but Qiao Jierui would kill Duan Gantai no matter what. How could he let an unknown Life and Death ant ridicule him in front of everyone?
At this moment, two more Daoist shadows appeared on the public square.
Both were at the late-stage Eternal Realm, with almost solid celestial essence. With Ning Chengâs current cultivation, he could tell that these two people were even more powerful than Spiritual Heaven Sectâs Chen Xingwen.
âHaha, Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerceâs Yi Cang greets Sect Master Ning. Sect Master Ning travelled a long way to reach our home. I hope Sect Master Ning can forgive our Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerceâs sin of poor reception.â The man on the left spoke enthusiastically to Ning Cheng with cupped fists. However, he had a tall stature and looked extremely strong with an overly muscular frame, giving him a somewhat menacing appearance.
Ning Cheng casually returned some polite words. In any case, he felt pretty impressed with Yi Cang. He truly didnât look like the person who would create such weird rules for the auction.
Yi Cang also didnât care about Ning Chengâs attitude, but turned to Duan Gantai and spoke up with cupped fists, âThis must be Brother Duan from Butterfly Mountain, right? My Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce truly was too slow this time, so this Yi Cang specially came here to apologise to Brother Duan.â\nNing Cheng had heard in the past that Duan Gantai came from Butterfly Mountain. But he didnât know anything about this Butterfly Mountain. Looking at Yi Cangâs attitude now, it seems like this Butterfly Mountain had quite some fame. Otherwise, how could a late-stage Eternal cultivator like Yi Cang address someone in the Life and Death Realm as âBrotherâ?\n