Chapter 1216: Chapter 1214: Incitement (2 more updates)

In the blink of an eye.

Bang!

Explode!

The body of the Divine Thunder Piercing Beast suddenly exploded, transforming into a stream of purple energy and fragments.

Meanwhile, Su Chen remained unharmed.

Colliding head-on with the Divine Thunder Piercing Beast, Su Chen emerged unscathed, while the beast shattered. Even though it failed to use its needle defense in time, the result was still astonishing and shocking.

“Huff huff huff…” Not only that, the moment the Divine Thunder Piercing Beast died, without any delay, all the Divine Thunder Fragments and Divine Thunder Power left behind surged towards Su Chen. Su Chen became a black hole, a black hole capable of devouring everything, devouring furiously.

“Awesome!” As he absorbed the energy of the Divine Thunder Piercing Beast, Su Chen couldn’t help but marvel. The beast was like a great supplement, and feeling the enhancement of his physical body was an unparalleled delight. If only more of these beasts would appear?

At the bottom of the hundred steps.

There was another scene of icy stillness.

Whether it was Yaun Tianyan, the Elder of the Pang Family, or Xuu Xiao and others, all were dead silent.

Su Chen, so terrifying!!!

Even a Divine Thunder Piercing Beast couldn’t harm him, and it was a resounding slap in their faces.

In fact, if it was just them being embarrassed, it wouldn’t be a big deal. They were all geniuses of the younger generation of War Ancient Sky, with strong minds. If it benefited them, they’d accept being embarrassed.

But the key point is, it’s more than just embarrassment.

Su Chen’s strangeness clearly told them that he, Su Chen, really had a chance! A chance to succeed in his challenge!

The previously deemed impossible, insane idea of acquiring the Five Martial Thunder Spirits, which seemed like a death wish, improbably had a slim chance of being realized by Su Chen!

If it were to be realized.

What would the outcome be?

Should Su Chen obtain the Five Martial Thunder Spirits, he might instantly surpass everyone in the younger generation of War Ancient Sky.

Moreover, whether it’s Xuu Xiao, the Elder of the Pang Family, or Yaun Tianyan, they all have grudges against Su Chen.

If Su Chen really accomplished it, they would be in great danger. They didn’t believe Su Chen was the type who repays evil with good. In their eyes, Su Chen was clearly a person who never let any grievance go unpunished.

“What… what should we do?” The Elder of the Pang Family was the first to speak, his voice trembling slightly, the murderous intent in it nearly tangible, along with regret. Yes, before entering the Lei Ling Ruins, Su Chen’s strength wasn’t all that great!

Back then, he could easily suppress Su Chen. If it weren’t for that damned Thunder Electric Gang Shield, Su Chen would have already died at his hands.

In fact, the Elder of the Pang Family hadn’t used his full strength right away because, at the time, Su Chen seemed nothing more than an ant, unworthy of his full effort.

Now he regretted it deeply.

If he had immediately unleashed all his might with various means, Su Chen would have been killed on the spot.

There wouldn’t be today’s scenario.

Such regret!

Perhaps nurturing a tiger to bring disaster!

“What else can we do?” Xuu Xiao said coolly. Apart from intense killing intent in his eyes, there was also overwhelming jealousy, indescribable envy.

He accepted that Yaun Tianyan repressed him; after all, Yaun Tianyan hailed from Yanxu Palace, which Xuu Family could not compare to, so it was expected.

But Su Chen, what was he? Not from any First Rank power, possibly not even from a Second Rank power? Just some random nobody, yet he possessed such astonishing talent for martial cultivation. How could he not be envious?

“He must die!” Yaun Tianyan said in a low voice, his tone firm: “If this kid survives, or even if he truly obtains the Martial Thunder Spirit, it will be a disaster for all of War Ancient Sky!!! War Ancient Sky is led by the Three Palaces, Nine Sects, Eighteen Clans—this has been the rule for eons. But this kid, think about it, does he have any reverence? He killed Su Heng of the Azure Underworld Sect like slaughtering a dog, without any hesitation. He killed Pang Qian without restraint. Even when facing me, Yaun Tianyan, or people like Xuu Xiao, Feng Liu, Qiu Shuang, Xing Gu, has he ever shown a shred of reverence? I’m telling you, if this kid grows up, there’s nothing he wouldn’t do. By then, our Three Palaces, Nine Sects, Eighteen Clans could all face the threat of annihilation.”

It must be said, Yaun Tianyan’s eloquence was impressive.

As soon as he spoke, even those like Xing Gu and Feng Liu, who didn’t have much of a murderous intent towards Su Chen initially, flickered their gazes without leaving a trace, intensifying the killing intent.

“What does Young Master Xing imply…” Qiu Shuang asked, vaguely guessing the intention.

“I think, even though right now, the likelihood of this kid succeeding in the hundred-step challenge isn’t great, but what if? Do we just sit idly by? Watch him ascend step by step? If he really reaches the top and absorbs the Five Martial Thunder Spirits, by then, even if we join forces, could we be a match for him? If we act then, it would be too late.” Yaun Tianyan mused.

“Stop him from reaching the top? Attack while he’s climbing the steps?” The Elder of the Pang Family raised his voice by three degrees at once. Xuu Xiao, Xing Gu, Qiu Shuang, and others all had their expressions change dramatically, completely caught off guard.

Generally speaking, when a martial cultivator is undergoing such a challenge as the hundred steps, other cultivators shouldn’t attack them, as it ruins others’ opportunities—how despicable!

Similarly, during breakthroughs, it is usually unacceptable to attack a cultivator, even a mortal enemy.

This is an unspoken rule in War Ancient Sky.

The benefits of this rule are clear. At the very least, it reduces the number of despicable people. If there are too many despicable people, it does not favor the martial arts environment and, over time, leads to falling into the Demon Path.

This kind of unwritten rule has existed since the Primordial Era.

“Isn’t that too bad?” Xing Gu slightly frowned: “Sabotaging a breakthrough or someone’s opportunity! That’s the most despicable thing! I think, we should wait until he completes the hundred-step challenge before acting!”

Su Chen was currently challenging. If he succeeded, it would be a great opportunity, and someone attempting to ambush him at that time would indeed ruin his chance.

Xing Gu found it unacceptable.

Committing such an act could lead to inner demons.

Martial cultivators should be honorable. Even if wanting to kill someone, it should be done openly, not via underhanded methods like ambush or poisoning.

“Young Master Xing, you are right; it is indeed despicable. But think, if we don’t act despicably, is there still a chance? I still say, if we just watch him get the opportunity, we will all die, along with catastrophic disaster for our affiliated First-Order Powers.”

Yaun Tianyan snorted: “This kid is too strange. We all know how terrifying the Thunder Python and the Divine Thunder Sky Piercing Beast are, yet he easily passed. He almost seems undying and indestructible. He might really reach the top.”