CHAPTER 697: BATTLE

"If my Celestial Maiden Palace doesn't give up Wan Kui secre

"If my Celestial Maiden Palace doesn't give up Wan Kui secret realm, do you think you can hold it with the power of Qizhou Island?"

In response to Wang Hong's questioning, Elder Zhong of Celestial Maiden Palace retorted coldly.

"At least Wan Kui secret realm is still in the hands of my Great Chu Immortal Nation. If Fellow Daoist cannot come up with an equivalent offering to Wan Kui secret realm, then this wager has no meaning."

Wang Hong wouldn't just go along with the other party's intentions in such an obvious disadvantageous situation. So, he produced a pill.

"If Elder Zhong cannot produce an offering equivalent to Wan Kui secret realm, let's lower the stakes. If I lose, I'll give this Foundation Establishment Pill to Elder Zhong. If Elder Zhong loses, it's yours."

"Pfft!" Bai Wushuang, who was drinking Spirit Wine, almost spat it out.

What kind of joke is this? Two Soul Transformation cultivators betting, and the stake is actually a Foundation Establishment Pill. Even kids playing house games have higher stakes than this. Isn't this a blatant insult?

"Very well! If a disciple of Celestial Maiden Palace loses, I'll give you Crimson Flame Island, ten thousand miles from here."

With that, Elder Zhong threw a jade scroll to Wang Hong, detailing the information about Crimson Flame Island.

Wang Hong unceremoniously accepted the jade scroll and glanced at it. Crimson Flame Island was slightly larger than Qizhou Island, with a large fire spirit vein and several active volcanoes on it.

It could stably produce fire attribute ores, especially the precious Purple Flame Crystals, which were superior materials for refining magic weapons.

It seemed Elder Zhong had been prepared early on, and his previous words were just a probe.

Although the value of Crimson Flame Island was slightly inferior to Wan Kui secret realm, Wang Hong still agreed. Elder Zhong's words did make some sense.

If Celestial Maiden Palace didn't want to give up and continued to attack Wan Kui secret realm, it would be troublesome. With the strength of Celestial Maiden Palace, it wouldn't be easy to deal with.

After both sides decided on the wager, the battle began.

The first to take the stage was Gu Wei, now in the mid Nascent Soul stage. Over the years, he had received some care from Wang Hong and ranked among the upper-middle among Wang Hong's subordinates.

From Celestial Maiden Palace, a female cultivator in the mid Nascent Soul stage also stepped forward.

After exchanging pleasantries, both of them summoned their magic weapons and began exchanging various spells, engaging in a fierce confrontation.

After just a quarter of an hour, Gu Wei was struck in the abdomen by a magical art from the female cultivator, sending him flying far away, leaving a trail of blood along the way.

This first round ended in defeat for Great Chu Immortal Nation. Wang Hong and the others could clearly see that the reason the opponent easily defeated Gu Wei was not through any trickery but sheer overpowering strength.

It's unknown where this female disciple of Celestial Maiden Palace stood in terms of strength among their disciples, but Gu Wei was definitely not weak. He was considered strong even among cultivators of the same tier.

Even top-tier cultivators of the same tier in Great Chu Immortal Nation would find it difficult to defeat him so effortlessly.

This indicated the strength of this disciple from Celestial Maiden Palace, who would undoubtedly rank among the top even within Great Chu Immortal Nation.

At this moment, Yang Tiezhu, who was watching from the sidelines, helped Gu Wei up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to fight!"

Wang Hong nodded. "Go ahead, only victory, no defeat!"

Wang Hong had confidence in Yang Tiezhu's strength. She wasn't much inferior to Jia Liang and was considered a top expert in Great Chu Immortal Nation. Now that she wanted to avenge Gu Wei, Wang Hong naturally agreed.

Yang Tiezhu settled Gu Wei to rest on the side and leaped onto the platform.

"Yang Tiezhu of Great Chu Immortal Nation, please enlighten me!"

The Celestial Maiden Palace cultivator on the opposite side, seeing a seemingly cute girl named Yang Tiezhu, was initially surprised but quickly regained composure.

After exchanging names, Yang Tiezhu wielded a huge Wolf Fang Club in her hand and swiftly launched towards the opponent like a storm.

The Celestial Maiden Palace disciple was slightly stunned. She didn't expect this seemingly cute girl from the other side to be so fierce in combat. She quickly drew her flying sword to counter.

As the flying sword was about to reach Yang Tiezhu, she swung her Wolf Fang Club, sending the sword flying away without losing its speed, swiftly closing the distance to her opponent.

The Celestial Maiden Palace cultivator then cast several magical arts in an attempt to stop Yang Tiezhu, but she either evaded them or countered with brute force.

At this moment, Yang Tiezhu resembled a humanoid beast, relentlessly advancing.

The Celestial Maiden Palace cultivator had no choice but to retreat quickly to maintain distance. She wasn't proficient in close combat, unlike Yang Tiezhu, who seemed adept at it.

However, Yang Tiezhu was much faster, closing in on her. Swinging the giant Wolf Fang Club, she swept towards the Celestial Maiden Palace cultivator.

This strike, infused with tremendous force, broke through the outer defenses of the Celestial Maiden Palace cultivator, sending her flying several yards away, leaving a trail of blood.

Yang Tiezhu smiled satisfactorily.

The cultivators witnessing the scene couldn't believe that such a cute and delicate-looking girl would fight so ferociously, almost barbarically.

And her strength was formidable enough. Many cultivators present recognized this Celestial Maiden Palace disciple and knew of her prowess.

Yet this seemingly harmless girl from Qizhou Island was unexpectedly powerful, defeating the Celestial Maiden Palace cultivator with just one strike.

In the second round, Great Chu Immortal Nation won. Now both sides were tied with one win each.

Next, a sturdy-looking female cultivator stepped forward from Celestial Maiden Palace and confidently ascended the platform.

After stepping onto the platform, she took out a thick and long copper rod from her storage bag.

"Shan Zhao from Celestial Maiden Palace! Here to exchange pointers with you."

"Yang Tiezhu from Great Chu Immortal Nation!"

After exchanging names, both raised their weapons and engaged in a chaotic battle.

Surprisingly, both of them were female body cultivators. Now, they were fighting in close combat, their weapons colliding, creating deafening noises.

Wang Hong, observing from the VIP seat, noticed that both were body cultivators, and their skills and strengths were almost equal.

Moreover, their weapons bore some resemblance, both being long, club-like weapons. Wang Hong wondered why they both favored such weapons; it seemed too crude.

At this point, both sides were evenly matched, fighting fiercely.

Three hours later, their battle continued. Eventually, they discarded their weapons and resorted to hand-to-hand combat.

Five hours later, there was still no clear winner. They were now pulling each other's hair, rolling on the ground, with numerous scratches and bloodstains on their faces and bodies, caused by each other's claws.

This scene made the cultivators present unable to bear looking directly at it.

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