Chapter 40 - Stupefied Wang Xuanzhan
Earth Immortal Cang Qing sighed. His expression was gloomy and he didn’t know what to say.
Right at this moment, Vice-principal Yu Hua spoke again.
He spoke seriously this time and the joking tone disappeared from his voice. “Cang Qing, just pretend that you didn’t witness Student Chen Chen’s move.”
Cang Qing was stumped upon hearing this. Just as he was feeling confused, Vice-principal Yu Hua spoke again.
“Everything will become hazy, affairs of this world will settle like ashes…
“This time, Chen Chen is at fault.
“As teachers, all we can do now is rectify the faults of our students. Do you understand?”
Earth Immortal Cang Qing finally came to a realization after mulling over Vice-principal Yu Hua’s words for a short while, and everything became open and clear.
“Cang Qing understands!”
Earth Immortal Cang Qing bowed his head respectfully and saluted towards Celestial Immortal Yu Hua.
Seeing Earth Immortal Cang Qing’s action, Vice-principal Yu Hua nodded in approval.
Immediately afterward, he turned his attention toward the ground.
There was still a person who he was relatively interested in. That person was An Lin, who was currently rolling about on the ground.
…
An Lin didn’t know how long his headache lasted for. However, he felt as if it dragged on for an eternity.
This type of devastating pain was seared deeply into his mind.
He could definitely write a ten-thousand-word essay describing the kind of pain that he felt!
“Ow! This pain… it almost killed me!”
An Lin rubbed his head. He stood up with great difficulty and his entire body was drenched in sweat.
“Ha, you’re still alive though, woof!” Da Bai looked towards An Lin—who appeared as though he was fine now—and happily wagged his tail.
Chen Chen had already left and the battleground was silent.
Looking toward Wang Xuanzhan, who was still sitting on the floor with a vacant look in his eyes, An Lin became a little hesitant.
“Da Bai, do you think we should still go ahead and fight with him?” Seeing the defeated and dazed Wang Xuanzhan, he couldn’t really bring himself to fight against him.
“Of course we should! Isn’t pulverizing an already defeated enemy what we like doing most?” Da Bai said proudly.
“Don’t say such things so proudly, okay?” There was a hint of exasperation in An Lin’s voice.
As An Lin and Da Bai were discussing whether or not they should fight, Wang Xuanzhan had already stood up shakily.
He saw that An Lin and Da Bai still hadn’t left and his expression became dark.
“You two didn’t take the chance to escape. What’s your reason for staying here? Are you here to ridicule me?”
Step by step, Wang Xuanzhan walked towards An Lin, and fury gradually filled his mind.
“Do you think that I’m an easy target because I lost to Chen Chen? Are you going to try in vain to defeat me so that your name can resound through the Heavenly Court?
“I’m telling you, even though I lost to Chen Chen, I’m still countless times more powerful than you!
“You want to defeat me? Dream on!
“I’ll let you know what a gap in power is truly like!”
Wang Xuanzhan’s eyes became gold again, and the power in his body surged outwards like a raging wave.
He needed another battle to rediscover his battle intent!
An Lin had originally proposed to leave. Now, they were stuck in a wonderful situation. Wang Xuanzhan had come over and started babbling a load of crap right away. Then, a large amount of power erupted from his body and he suddenly wanted to attack him. He wouldn’t be able to escape even if he wanted to!
“Woof! He indeed deserves to be ranked first on the Immortal Rankings Board. After receiving such a shock, he’s still able to recover back into his God of War state so quickly!
“An Lin, we had better escape!” Da Bai suddenly exclaimed.
An Lin almost blacked out from anger. “Weren’t you the one clamoring for battle just then? Now you want to escape? It’s too late already!” he yelled furiously.
Da Bai stuck his tongue out in embarrassment.
Initially, he had thought that since he and Wang Xuanzhan were both ranked in the Spirit Nurturing Stage, the gap in power between them probably wouldn’t be large.
However, after witnessing the battle between Wang Xuanzhan and Chen Chen, he became intimidated by the power of Wang Xuanzhan’s bloodline. After a number of twists and turns, Wang Xuanzhan finally lost to Chen Chen in a mysterious manner. At the same time, he lost all his battle intent.
Witnessing this, Da Bai started scheming in his mind. He wanted to experience the thrill of riding upon a grounded dragon.
Coincidentally…
Wang Xuanzhan also intended on battling them to rediscover his battle intent and practice his spear techniques. Moreover, he was in a fairly decent state. What were they to do?!
“An Lin, how about this. I’ll swallow you first. How does that sound?”
In critical moments, Da Bai was still very loyal. After realizing that they had no chance of winning, he planned on using a gentle method to teleport An Lin out of the battleground.
An Lin shook his head and sighed softly. Then, he stood in front of Da Bai and faced Wang Xuanzhan head-on!
Not understanding An Lin’s actions, Da Bai’s large black eyes widened. “An Lin, even if we fight, I should be the one in charge of attacking and you should be the one responsible for providing support. What are you doing standing in front of me?”
“Uh… I want to test out a new move. If it’s ineffective, then you can take charge!” An Lin spoke hesitantly and he clearly didn’t have any confidence.
Da Bai: “…”
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At this moment, on White Jade Plaza.
The students had just started regaining their senses after the battle between Chen Chen and Wang Xuanzhan. Then, they saw that Wang Xuanzhan was going to fight against the Gallant Human and Dog Duo. They had just started to calm down but now, they were anxious once again.
This was especially the case with Xuanyuan Cheng and Xu Xiaolan, both of who had just returned to White Jade Plaza. An anxious expression was plastered on their face.
At the same time, some students on the plaza started rejoicing in their misfortune. These were all the students who had been defeated by the human and dog duo. Right now, there was a look of eager anticipation on their faces. They all thought, Humph! An Lin, aren’t you really capable? Now, I’ll watch on to witness how you become brutally defeated!
Being a highly experienced senior, Pan Buyu recovered slightly from the awkward situation he was in.
He saw on the crystal screen that a battle was about to erupt between Wang Xuanzhan and the Gallant Human and Dog Duo. He felt that it was time to save some face. Thus, he started to speak slowly.
“In the battle against Chen Chen, Wang Xuanzhan’s invincible battle intent was shattered. Now, he doesn’t possess such unparalleled battle intent anymore.
“However, he’s already starting to slowly recover from the previous battle now, and he still possesses the power of the Spirit Nurturing Final Stage.
“He’ll use the Gallant Human and Dog Duo as a whetstone for his spear and return to the pinnacle of his power!”
Even though there was no wind, Pan Buyu’s long robe fluttered about, making him appear both majestic and refined.
His remarks drew the attention of numerous students, and he became a central figure amongst a certain section of the crowd.
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Within the Forest of One-Thousand Peaks.
Seeing that An Lin dared to step forward and face his spear by himself, Wang Xuanzhan’s chest tightened and a menacing glint burst out from his eyes.
“A person of the Ninth Stage Dao Body actually dares to face me alone?!
“Very well. Do you think I’m a weakling just because I was defeated by the Eighth Stage Dao Body ranked Chen Chen?!”
An Lin didn’t reply to this. He remained silent and stood still, waiting for Wang Xuanzhan to attack.
An Lin’s actions made Wang Xuanzhan furious. A measly cultivator of the Ninth Stage Dao Body actually dared to face him in battle? For a proud person such as him, this was a massive humiliation.
“Watch out!”
Wang Xuanzhan didn’t waste any more of his breath. A spear, which was intertwined with an azure dragon formed by vital energy, stabbed violently outwards.
This thrust was insanely powerful. Even if it was a cultivator of the Spirit Nurturing Stage, if they didn’t dodge this thrust, they would be killed.
However, An Lin didn’t dodge this thrust, and he extended a finger outward.
Such a familiar scene. Such a familiar action. The only difference was the person using this technique.
At this moment, Wang Xuanzhan was reminded of the dread that the Finger of the Heavenly Dao brought upon him.
Boom!
Everything darkened. It was as if the only thing left in existence was An Lin’s finger, a finger which contained the Paramount Dao.
Wang Xuanzhan’s eyes bulged out and a look of surprise and terror surfaced on his face. He felt as if he was confronted by an invincible being. He felt as if he was about to die!
Even when he was facing Chen Chen’s finger, he didn’t feel like he was so close to death.
The entire space was frozen and even vital energy was unable to flow.
This time…
It was different from the time with Chen Chen!
Because this time, An Lin’s special effects didn’t target Wang Xuanzhan alone. Rather, it targeted the entire world!
The Heaven and Earth collapsed, the Sun and Moon reversed their rotation. Within an atmosphere of primeval nature, only this finger reigned supreme!
Even though the students on White Jade Plaza were viewing this through a screen, they could still clearly feel the suffocating might. It sucked away their breath and instilled terror in their minds!
A large hole was suddenly torn into the barrier which was shrouding the Forest of One-Thousand Peaks. The power of the Paramount Dao surged through this gap, and it all converged upon that single finger.
Vice-principal Yu Hua stood rooted to the spot, dumbstruck, and his face was filled with a look of shock.
What more, Earth Immortal Cang Qing stood there like a statue and he was left absolutely speechless. He even felt an urge to kneel down.
Wang Xuanzhan had already been scared silly and saliva was drooling from the corner of his mouth. He was unable to move and could only stare dazedly at the finger.
How terrifying this finger was! Merely gathering power caused everything to lose its luster!
An Lin was extremely startled. After his splitting headache, he had already begun to understand the Finger of the Heavenly Dao.
However, didn’t the system indicate that he didn’t yet have the qualifications necessary to use this technique?!
He had thought that by indicating that he was ‘unable to use this technique’, it meant that he was only able to put on a pose like Chen Chen and give Wang Xuanzhan a small fright.
However, the situation right now… Power which could discolor heaven and earth was quickly gathering in his hands.
This power, which had An Lin himself terrified and trembling in fear, had already condensed into a physical form and was about to fully erupt!
An Lin roared in his mind, wishing to halt this attack.
He knew that if he released the power of this finger, even one hundred Wang Xuanzhan’s wouldn’t be able to block it!
However, he realized that apart from his own sentience, it was as if his body had already left his control. It was absolutely impossible to stop this move.
Sh*t… Wang Xuanzhan’s finished…