Chapter 257
Jian Liu quickly climbed out of the lake, sat down cross-legged on the shore, soaking wet, and frowned in deep thought.
He felt that Jiang Chen’s kick just now must have some deeper meaning, similar to that of the Ancient Sword’s First Form.
If he could fully comprehend it, perhaps his cultivation could advance even further!
But no matter how much he pondered, he couldn’t figure it out…
Seeing this, Ci Fa was about to say something when he saw Jiang Chen smiling and walking towards him.
“Monk, what is your honorable surname?” Jiang Chen asked.
Glancing at the drenched Jian Liu and Yuan Cheng, Ci Fa thought of what might happen to him.
“…”
He chose silence! He didn’t respond at all!
“Bald donkey, you dare ignore me? Great Majestic Heavenly Dragon!!” Jiang Chen suddenly lost his temper.In an instant, Buddhist power bore down upon them, and a golden dragon appeared.
Before Ci Fa could react, he was struck in the chest by the golden dragon, coughed up a mouthful of dirty blood, and fell into the lake.
Jiang Chen waited on the spot for a moment.
Seeing that the system prompt didn’t appear, he kicked Jian Liu again.
At this moment, Jian Liu was still deep in thought.
He hadn’t even realized what had happened before he plunged into the lake again.
The system prompt still did not appear.
Jiang Chen frowned and turned his gaze to the other prodigies.
“D-don’t come over here!” a cultivator shouted while trembling as he locked eyes with Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen ignored him, his smile intact as he stepped forward.
Ci Fa and Jian Liu both leaped out of the lake.
Jian Liu had a grave expression, sensing Jiang Chen’s full malice, and any gratitude he had felt instantly evaporated.
Ci Fa, now in his golden body state, shouted, “Jiang Chen is going too far! He must be trying to suppress us all by himself to take the treasure in the lake!!” ɌаℕỐ𐌱Ęᶊ
Common interests unite people.
Upon hearing this, the prodigies indeed shuddered and cast unfriendly looks at Jiang Chen.
They admitted that, based on Jiang Chen’s performance, one person was not enough to contend with him, but there were more than a dozen people here!
If they all attacked together, even if Jiang Chen had great abilities, he would be suppressed!
“Jiang Chen, if you leave now, I’ll act as if nothing happened,” Jian Liu said with a stern face.
To this, Jiang Chen just smiled faintly.
Realizing he had aroused public anger, Zhang Hu whispered, “Eldest Senior Brother, Ninth Peak’s Peak Master and Elder Chen are not here, and Fifth Senior Sister is not in good health, should we keep a low profile?”
Keep a low profile?
Jiang Chen scoffed.
Can keeping a low profile earn system rewards? Can it allow one to show off and slap faces?
No!
Since it can’t, the higher the profile, the better.
Of course, he wasn’t foolish.
If many prodigies attacked together, it would indeed pose a certain threat to him.
But this threat was almost negligible because he had already obtained three drops of phoenix blood and could become an Innate Phoenix Body at any time!
“Haha! Today, I will make you so-called prodigies unable to lift your heads!” Jiang Chen laughed loudly.
As soon as these words came out, the prodigies’ faces turned ashen, they gritted their teeth and shouted in unison:
“Arrogant!”
“Presumptuous!”
“If we all strike together, even cultivators of the upper four realms would have to retreat!”
“Jiang Chen, today is your day of death!”
“Leave quickly now, and you may still live!”
“…”
Not bothering to argue, Jiang Chen flipped his right hand, revealing three suspended drops of essence blood.
These three essence blood was as red as fire, its glow illuminating the surroundings.
Just one glance at it made the prodigies feel as if they were in flames, instantly breaking out in profuse sweat.
The cultivators had limited vision and didn’t know what it was, but they understood that this was undoubtedly Jiang Chen’s trump card.
“Everyone attack together! Don’t hold back!” Ci Fa shouted loudly.
As he spoke, his golden body grew a bit larger, and after leaping into the air, a huge golden palm immediately struck down Jiang Chen’s head.
Knowing that Jiang Chen had learned the temple’s treasured sutra from the Buddha Temple, Ci Fa did not use any Buddhist secret scriptures but instead tried to suppress Jiang Chen with his own strength.
“Brother Ci Fa, I’ll help you!” Jian Liu hurriedly followed.
He opened his sword case, held the ancient sword, and slashed three times.
The three slashes turned into Sword Qi Concentration.
The sword intent swept through, creating a wind that cut like a knife around them, not only deadly but also blocking Jiang Chen’s escape route.
Seeing the two of them take action, the other prodigies no longer hesitated and attacked from all directions with their spiritual weapons.
Seeing this, Jiang Lianyue and Zhang Hu prepared to help.
But before they could act, they saw Jiang Chen slap the three drops of essence blood into his forehead.
“Screech—”
The next second, a phoenix cry resounded, and phoenix fire enveloped him.@@novelbin@@
Countless phoenix flames burst from Jiang Chen’s body, condensing into a fiery red bird in the sky.
This bird has a beak like a chicken and a jaw like a swallow, with crimson feathers that shine in multicolor.
Its wings span several zhang, and its eyes gaze down upon the heavens, exuding a majestic aura.
At this moment, Ci Fa happened to launch an attack. His golden palm had not yet touched Jiang Chen when it was burned by the phoenix fire.
Had he not been a brave man who decisively cut off his own arm while gritting his teeth in the process, he would have been consumed by the phoenix fire and turned into black ash.
The three sword qi strikes from Jian Liu that swiftly came slashing toward Jiang Chen also stood no chance against the scorching heat and were instantly dispersed.
“Phoenix apparition? This Jiang Chen, could he actually possess the innate constitution of a male phoenix!” Jian Liu exclaimed in shock.
“Looking at it now, those three drops of essence blood must be male phoenix essence blood!” Ci En said, covering his severed arm and retreating several zhang away.
Male phoenix essence blood is a treasure far surpassing the ninth grade.
Even in the Upper Domain, it was extremely rare!
Yet, unexpectedly, Jiang Chen had three drops!
Phoenix fire is a heavenly fire, touch it and you’ll definitely burn.
It’s no exaggeration to say with such heavenly fire in hand, coupled with Jiang Chen’s various techniques and spiritual tools, everyone was certain that, not to mention Core Formation cultivators, Jiang Chen would still have the power to fight even those who had just entered the upper four realms!
In other words, a person capable of crossing the chasm, fighting from Core Formation against the upper four realms, was right before their eyes!
It means that in this Mysterious Ice Realm, where even upper four realms cultivators would have their cultivation suppressed to the Core Formation level, Jiang Chen was an invincible existence!
After the shock, the prodigies looked at each other.
At the same time, a thought emerged in their minds.
Run! Run with all their might and as far as they can!
Otherwise, if Jiang Chen harbored a killing intent today, none of them would be able to escape!
As the thought settled, Jian Liu and Ci Fa took the lead, fleeing in different directions.
The other cultivators also hurriedly followed suit, scrambling to escape. But they had not gone far when they saw the phoenix fire condense into a male phoenix that spread its wings and soared.
The next second, a deluge of phoenix fire descended from the sky, trapping everyone within a circular inferno.
Jian Liu thought to escape by sword flight from above, but remembering that Jiang Chen could also control a sword, and that he couldn’t outpace the soaring male phoenix, he ultimately stopped in his tracks.
“Jiang Chen, do you really intend to exterminate everyone?” Jian Liu shouted loudly.
“Exterminate?” Jiang Chen scoffed.
When the prodigies had attacked him just now, they all did so with a strong intent to kill.
He who kills must be prepared to be killed in return! The one who wishes to kill the villain must be ready to face the villain’s counterattack!
But well, it’s better to fully humiliate them and get system rewards.
“I said that today, I will make you unable to lift your heads. Kneel and beg for mercy to me, then I’ll spare your life.”
Rising with his sword, Jiang Chen looked down from above.
Hearing this, the prodigies all clenched their fists.
“You’re dreaming!” the monk Ci Fa blurted out.
Then, he was consumed by the surging phoenix fire, turning into black ash and dissipating.
“What about the rest of you?” Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the others.
“…” The prodigies were silent.
After a long while, perhaps because he had already knelt once, or perhaps because he couldn’t bear to fall like this, Jian Liu was the first to kneel.
With him taking the lead, the rest of the prodigies, grinding their teeth, followed suit and knelt down one after another.
“Haha!” Jiang Chen burst into laughter.
As his laughter rang in their ears, the prodigies, though clenching their fists, felt the utmost humiliation.
But, not one dared to raise their head!
【The host’s actions conform to the villain’s character setting, reward Nangong Jiuxi’s bellyband.】
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