Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

Chapter 499: Chapter 263: Defeat in First Battle [Subscribe]

“Such a good deal exists?”

Within the Zhou Family’s base, after listening to Su Renmei’s so-called solution, Li Qinghe, You Liming, and Zhou Daoyi were all stunned.

They had not considered that eventually, a contest of spells might be used to decide the method of sharing the Mystical Crystal Stone Mine.

But in their minds, if there really was to be a contest of spells, it should be the Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators from both sides clashing in one or several bouts.

They hadn’t expected Su Renmei to suggest letting Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators compete in a contest of spells to decide the distribution method,

“Good, then let’s do as Taoist Friend Su suggests!”

After a moment of stunned silence, Zhou Daoyi immediately nodded in agreement and accepted the proposal.

Soon after, Li Qinghe and You Liming also fully agreed.

Seeing that they all agreed, Su Renmei immediately stood up and declared, “Then, in half a month, let’s settle it in the wilderness!”

Having said that, she turned and left the Zhou Family base.

After sending Su Renmei off and returning to their original place, the principal figures of the three major families looked at each other with expressions of having more to say but holding back.

“Taoist Friend Li, please speak first.”

Zhou Daoyi paused for a moment, then gestured for Li Qinghe to speak first.

“Since it’s like this, then Li will share his thoughts!”

Speaking, Li Qinghe began with a solemn expression, “During the initial Hundred Clans Conference, our three families also made appearances, and our strengths should be well accounted for by the Su Family!”

“Therefore, Su Renmei’s words today may not be so straightforward, and the Su Family may truly have other trump cards!”

As soon as he finished speaking, You Liming added, “You shares the same view. Ever since the emergence of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, Jiangzhou’s Su Family has been producing outstanding talents. Perhaps they really do have several powerful Foundation Establishment Cultivators in hiding.”

Hearing their words, Zhou Daoyi frowned and said, “It’s true that the Jiangzhou Su Family’s influence is growing, but the Li Family and the You Family are not lacking either. The strengths of Taoist Friend Li Cunhao and Taoist Friend You Jinyan are such that even before Zhou opened his Purple Mansion, with the aid of second-tier superior Demon Beasts, I wouldn’t dare say I could be assured of victory!”

The two he mentioned were once two highly reputed genius Cultivators from the Li and You families.

Both of them, like Zhou Chun, had successfully cultivated top-tier techniques and now their cultivation levels had reached the latter stages of the Foundation Establishment.

In terms of strength alone, these two might not be inferior to those elite disciples from large sects like the Green Lotus Temple.

On the Zhou Family’s side, Zhou Chun, with his mid-stage Foundation Establishment level, supported by two second-tier Demon Beast Spirit Pets, made it hard for anyone in the Foundation Establishment Stage to claim they could surely defeat him.

In Zhou Daoyi’s opinion, there was no way they could lose.

At this moment, hearing Zhou Daoyi mention the prominent younger generation of their own families, both Li Qinghe and You Liming relaxed and showed faint smiles.

Li Qinghe nodded slightly and said, “Taoist Friend Zhou is right. The Su Family is strong, but we are not pushovers either!”

You Liming went even further, “The Su Family is what it is today because of the support of the Moon Wheel Sect, which is no match for our long-cherished inheritance. This time, let’s show them the true depth of a millennium-old Golden Core family’s legacy!”

“Hahaha, Zhou then looks forward to it.”

Zhou Daoyi laughed heartily, flattering the two families further.

After agreeing, Li Qinghe and You Liming both went back to prepare their own families.

The Zhou Family, on the other hand, continued to wait at the base.

Half a month was not long, and soon the participants from the Li and You families arrived at the Frontier Base for the contest of spells, and the Su Family also sent the location for the bout.

After verifying the location, the people from the three major families went to the scene.

They flew out of the base, heading east for over a hundred miles, and arrived at a flat, open wilderness.

The wilderness was overgrown with weeds, some taller than a man, and was home to herds of wild animals such as cows and horses.

By this time, the Su Family people had already arrived first.

Zhou Chun looked up from the midst of the team and saw that today, five Su Family Cultivators accompanied Su Renmei, all of them at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Among these five, surprisingly, three were at the late stages of Foundation Establishment, including one female.

“Taoist Friend Su, we have brought our people, how do you plan to compare today?”

Li Qinghe flew forward and asked Su Renmei’s party, several miles away, with a deep voice about their intentions.

Upon hearing his words, Su Renmei immediately proclaimed, “It’s simple. Three Cultivators from our Su Family are here, you may choose any one of them as your opponent.”

As she spoke, she had the three late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators step forward.

Seeing this, Li Qinghe glanced back at You Liming and Zhou Daoyi, then nodded to Li Cunhao, the Li family’s participant for the contest, “Then Cunhao, you’ll fight the first match.”

Li Cunhao, a robust and resolute-looking man, responded at once, “Junior obeys.”

He then flew forward, scanned the three from the Su Family, pointed at an old man with white hair, and declared, “Li Family’s Li Cunhao, please enlighten me, Taoist Friend.”

Upon seeing this, the white-haired elder also flew forward, proclaiming solemnly, “Su Family’s Su Maocai, looking forward to witnessing your skills.”

After exchanging names, both flew out into the wilderness far from the rest of their families’ people, stopping in midair several miles apart from each other.

“Please!”

“Please!”

In mid-air, the two men each uttered a “please” before instantaneously making their moves.

Li Cunhao formed a seal with both hands, and a purple-red firelight burst forth from his body, forming a protective barrier around him like a burning flame.

On the other hand, Su Maocai’s body was enveloped in a yellow glow, which quickly turned into a thick, tight suit of yellow light armor that protected him.

Almost simultaneously, both men reached into their storage pouches and summoned their signature magic artifacts.

On Li Cunhao’s side, a streak of red light flashed, and a curved, snake-like red flying sword burst forth, spitting fire as it shot toward his opponent.

But facing him, Su Maocai was not a bit slower, and in the blink of an eye, he was controlling a golden-yellow short halberd artifact to tangle with the Red Serpent Sword in the air.

Seeing this, neither stopped their movements; Li Cunhao immediately took out a fire-red banner artifact. Holding the seven-foot-long banner in one hand, he swung it forcefully, and the flame Flood Dragon embroidered on it seemed to come alive—barring its fangs and spewing out a dozen grinding stone-sized fireballs toward the opponent.

Su Maocai, however, raised his hand to wipe over his storage pouch, and a clay-yellow jar artifact appeared in his hand.

He tossed the jar into the air, and a blast of yellow light burst from it, instantly forming a toad phantom of the same earthy yellow color.

The toad phantom opened its mouth wide and sucked in, swallowing the dozen or so fireballs that Su Maocai had shot at it in one breath.

What was astounding was that those fireballs, which should have been very easy to detonate, were, at that moment, unable to be ignited by Li Cunhao.

After swallowing the fireballs, the toad phantom appeared only slightly fainter.

This scene slightly changed Li Cunhao’s expression, who then let out a cold snort and tossed the banner artifact into the air while quickly manipulating his finger seals, pushing the power of the artifact to its maximum.

In an instant, accompanied by a clear and distant dragon chant, a dazzling firelight erupted from the banner, gradually forming into a flame Flood Dragon several meters long.

“Go!”

With a shout from Li Cunhao, the flame Flood Dragon instantly transformed into a streak of red light and shot toward the toad phantom.

Seeing this, Su Maocai also let out a low shout, pushing the jar artifact’s power to its maximum as well, and a fresh spurt of yellow light fell upon the toad phantom, causing its figure to solidify even more.

As the flame Flood Dragon approached, the toad phantom opened its mouth wide for another breath and managed to suck the flame Flood Dragon into its gaping maw.

Li Cunhao, however, firmly controlled the flame Flood Dragon through the connection with the artifact, making it explode inside the vast mouth of the toad phantom.

Boom!

A fierce blaze erupted in the sky as the flame Flood Dragon self-destructed, taking the toad phantom with it to destruction, and both dissipated in mid-air.

At this point, Li Cunhao had already belched out a cluster of purple-red flames, which transformed into a Purple Flame Lance and shot towards Su Maocai.

But Su Maocai was no mediocre opponent; at that moment, he too belched out a cluster of earthy yellow radiance, rushing forth from his mouth to coalesce into a barrier in front of him.

The Purple Flame Lance penetrated into the barrier made of the glowing yellow light, like a spear thrusting into a quagmire, quickly getting stuck and unable to advance further.

Seeing this, Li Cunhao’s mind raced, and with a thought, he dispersed the lance, transforming it into a blazing inferno.

The purple-red flames burned ferociously, quickly taking effect, and the barrier of spiritual light began to fade under the flames’ incineration.

But at that moment, Su Maocai reached for his storage pouch at his waist and brought forth a pointed, round-bottomed, mountain-shaped magic artifact.

The palm-sized, mountain-shaped magic artifact twirled in mid-air, casting off cyan-black spiritual light, rapidly expanding in size.

Eventually, the object transformed into a gigantic stone mountain in mid-air, standing tens of feet high with a base diameter of forty to fifty feet.

This giant stone mountain, wrapped in cyan-black spiritual light, hovered in the sky hundreds of feet high, like a floating mountain.

Following that, Su Maocai gently pointed toward Li Cunhao, and the giant stone mountain started to collide with him through the sky.

The speed of the giant stone mountain was not fast, but the pressure it put on Li Cunhao was immense.

His eyes widened as he stared at the approaching giant stone mountain, his hands rapidly forming seals. Soon, purple-red firelight converged in his hands, eventually manifesting into a purple-red flame lion that fiercely pounced towards the colliding giant stone mountain.

Boom!

The collision of the flame lion with the giant stone mountain triggered a violent explosion.

However, the giant stone mountain was only blown back several tens of feet, shrinking to less than a third of its size before Su Maocai steered it back towards Li Cunhao for another attack.

Witnessing this scene, Li Cunhao’s face drastically changed, and he hastily retreated, unwilling to clash head-on with the giant stone mountain anymore.

But just as he was making his retreat, Su Maocai had completed the casting of another spell, hurling a greyish-yellow spiritual light towards him.

Li Cunhao, having focused his attention on the giant stone mountain, didn’t notice the greyish-yellow spiritual light until it was too late to avoid it.

When the greyish-yellow spiritual light landed on his protective flame barrier, it passed through effortlessly as if unimpeded, striking him directly.

Suddenly, Li Cunhao felt a heaviness in his body, as if he was carrying a mountain on his back, almost falling from the sky.

Then he watched helplessly as the giant stone mountain rapidly approached, and he was unable to shake it off using his speed any longer! @@novelbin@@

“We admit defeat!”

Just as the giant stone mountain was about to strike Li Cunhao, Li Qinghe, with an ugly expression, spoke on behalf of Li Cunhao, conceding defeat.

He didn’t want the Li Family’s rising star to fall here.

And as he spoke, he had already taken protective actions for Li Cunhao, to prevent Su Maocai from injuring him in case Su couldn’t control his force.

However, he underestimated Su Maocai, who, as soon as his words were uttered, had already stopped the giant stone mountain, less than ten feet from Li Cunhao, demonstrating extraordinary control.