A Martial God’s Bloodline - Chapter 26
Chapter 26: Li Xuan’s True Strength
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Any random inner disciple was virtually incomparable to an ordinary outer disciple.
Peak Level Six rarely occurred among outer disciples. Within the inner disciples, however, peak Level Six was placed last! They had no choice but to accept a challenge from outer disciples!
“A peak Level Four dares to challenge me, Li Wei? Death must be on your wishlist!”
Li Wei was then seen to leap directly from his seat. While still in mid-air, he delivered a kick straight at Li Datou, accompanied by the faint sound of wind and thunder.
“Windstorm Kick! So, the rumor is true. Li Wei is the twenty-sixth-placed inner disciple. He’s yet to break through to Level Seven for a few years now and he ranks lower among the disciples, but he has succeeded in cultivating a Yellow Rank Advanced technique—the Windstorm Kick. With that, he wouldn’t lose to a Level Seven heavyweight! Li Datou must be delusional to choose someone like Li Wei! Wouldn’t it be better to choose those in last place to cement his position? ”
Shadows of feet filled the air when Li Wei made his attack. He covered as much as ground in the air as possible and rushed toward Li Datou. Everyone looked at him in awe and many were quite shocked. Inner disciples were truly a class above ordinary people! Even the lower-ranked ones were by no means easy for an ordinary person to defeat.
Li Ye saw everything too and began to ponder deeply.
“It’s a Yellow Rank Advanced technique for sure. To think that such power could be executed! It’s even more powerful than an ordinary Level Seven!”
He had to admit that luck played a large part when he inflicted humiliation onto Li Yue. Should the same scenario occur again a second time, he would definitely stand no chance of repeating his feat!
Faced with the storm of shadowy feet, Li Datou was not only fearless—he was excited, too! His fighting desire showed up in his eyes and he subsequently let out a roar before delivering a punch!
Boom!
The crowd felt a wave of rushing air, with many people retreating due to their inability to withstand it.
“It’s blocked! It’s Li Datou’s natural-born divine power!”
Everyone could see that Li Datou blasted the sky with his fists, dispersing the multitude of shadows. Both kick and punch were clashing fiercely with each other!
With a moan, Li Wei was repelled by the punch even though he utilized his battle skills and was two states higher! He staggered in mid-air, and stood firm only after landing back on the ground and taking a few steps back!
“This person has a lot of strength! He could even break my Windstorm Kick!”
At that moment, a solemn expression appeared on Li Wei’s face. For the first time since the beginning of their duel, he carefully sized up his challenger, who was two or three years younger than him.
“Is that all you got? Your position as an inner disciple will be mine!”
On the other end, Li Datou did not relent after his punch forced the inner disciple Li Wei to retreat. On the contrary, he fought even more bravely!
“Li Datou had never learned any combat skills, but he’s born with divine power. His punch contains at least a thousand catties of force pound, not at all inferior to a Level Seven cultivator. If he’s allowed to learn more ruthless battle techniques, his strength can be more than tripled. ”
Many people at the scene secretly analyzed the situation, including several of the clan elders in the stands. For those elders, they were most interested to see the emergence of more prodigies from the clan.
“Li Wei is going to lose!”
Many of the inner disciples frowned slightly. One of them softly made that remark. Sure enough, Li Wei was blown away by Li Datou after a series of attacks. Blood spurted out from his mouth even as he was still in midair. His face then turned pale and he subsequently landed on the ground with a thud.
“Good!”
Many of the outer disciples applauded him, as did those non-disciple distant descendants. After all, Li Datou was born of a more distant lineage, yet he not only killed powerful disciples; he even challenged and defeated an inner disciple, giving the others a lot of resolve!
However, many of the inner disciples looked unhappy. For many years, most of the inner disciples from the main family. Few of them were from distant families or subfamilies.
“Shameful!”
Li Wei came from the main family as well. After his defeat, an inner disciple snorted immediately and shot Li Datou a cold gaze. He then cast a glaring look at Li Wei, who by then was being carried down to have his injuries tended.
At that time, Li Datou scratched his head earnestly. He took his place at Li Wei’s seat, successfully replacing Li Wei as an inner disciple. It took him no time to be ranked twenty-sixth!
Li Datou’s success motivated the other outer disciples.
Several people then began to enter the arena.
In order to challenge an inner disciple, one must first win ten consecutive battles against outer disciples. If not, one would have no right to challenge the inner disciples.
Winning ten games in a row was not a feat that anyone could do. Several people went up in quick succession, but despite their rather good strength, none were fortunate enough to bag the ten-match winning streak.
It was then that an elegant figure jumped onto the ring. A peak Level Five outer disciple had won nine consecutive challenges already, and was on the brink of successfully getting his chance to challenge an inner disciple.
“I, Li Xuan, am in my fellow apprentice-brother’s care!”
Li Xuan! Out of all the outer disciples, he was the only prodigy who managed to break through Level Six and enter Level Seven! Moreover, he was born in the main family. Almost immediately, the peak Level Five outer disciple did not look too pleased.
“This Li Xuan is really shameless. He went up to challenge the guy when the guy is already one a nine-match streak. If Li Xuan wins, he’ll immediately get to challenge an inner disciple!”
Some people were instantly dissatisfied, but unfortunately for them, Li Xuan turned a deaf ear to those remarks. He looked at his opponent and smiled.
“You want to defeat me without breaking a sweat? It won’t be that easy!”
The outer disciple decided that he might as well just do it. Even though he knew that he was no match, he still intended to give it his all in the fight!
“I’ll humbly use one hand!” A smile appeared on Li Xuan’s lips as he placed his right hand behind his back. His seemingly modest smile struggled to conceal his proud nature.
“Don’t look down on others! Even if you’re two states higher than me, are you really capable of winning with one hand?!”
The outer disciple snarled. He extended both his palms fiercely and produced two near-indiscernible blade-like waves.
“How lowly! Watch as I easily destroy your attack!”
Glancing disdainfully at his opponent, Li Xuan used one hand to attack. He did not even need to utilize any battle techniques to dispel the opponent’s knife-like waves. At the same time, he aimed a kick straight at his opponent’s chest.
Ugh! Blood spewed out of the outer disciple’s mouth, with Li Xuan’s kick sending him out of the ring at once. He then collapsed on the ground and passed out.
Li Xuan made only one move throughout the battle!
“Li Xuan is worthy of being Third Elder’s eldest son. His strength has reached the level of inner disciples but he had never participated in the disciples’ assessment. This time, it looks like he wants to eliminate the top ten disciples in one fell swoop, and perhaps even push his way to being the clan’s three prodigies!”
Many people were petrified when they saw Li Xuan’s attack. Even those proud inner disciples had a solemn look on their faces.
“Xuan’er, this kid. He attacked so ruthlessly! I will give him a heavy punishment once we return home!”
Li Huangran’s face bore a smile despite saying those words.
Some of the other elders also congratulated him.
“Li Xuan seems to have been deliberately hiding his strength.”
Li Ye paid attention to everything. The defeated outer disciple was not weak and could be considered one of the more eminent amongst those with Level Five cultivation. Faced with Li Xuan however, the latter easily defeated the outer disciple in one move, using only one-hand without the need for battle skills.
“Li Xuan is guaranteed to get first place among the outer disciples. Even the divine-powered Li Datou falls short of him!”
For a brief moment, the attention given to Li Datou was shifted to Li Xuan. It was the kind of attention that made him feel like floating.
“Li Xuan, do you want to challenge one of the inner disciples?”
The enforcement elder then stepped forward and looked at Li Xuan before asking.
In fact, there was no need for anything superfluous. Li Xuan’s strength was obvious to all, and becoming an outer disciple was definitely not his goal!
As expected, he nodded, glanced proudly at everyone, then pointed to one of the inner disciples. He proclaimed, “I challenge him!”
Whoa!
An immediate sensation ensued once everyone saw who Li Xuan was challenging.
The young man he pointed at was around the age of twenty-four. He looked fierce, with a scar extending from his right eye right through to his jaw giving him a menacing look.
The rest of them did not dare to make a peep. Instead, they looked up with awe and respect.
“Do you want to challenge Li Gei1?”
The enforcement elder was somewhat taken aback. He glanced quickly toward the stands.
After being called out, the young man stood up immediately and stepped onto the platform. Simply standing there was enough to showcase his extremely threatening aura.
“He really did challenge Li Gei! Li Xuan is really confident!”
Li Ye could not help admire Li Xuan’s courage. Li Gei was not an ordinary inner disciple—he was one of the stronger members who ranked seven amongst the inner disciples. He was rumored to have a frightening cultivation at peak Level Seven, much stronger than some of the clan stewards.
It was known that the first six inner disciples were at Level Eight! Li Gei could even be considered to be the most fearsome one among those that achieved Level Seven!
It went without saying that the clan’s three prodigies were not included in the inner disciple ranking. After all, many inner disciples were already in their twenties and had to advance more in their cultivation.
“I admire your courage! Unfortunately, you’ve chosen the wrong opponent!”
Li Gei’s eyes revealed a hint of coldness. Kindness would not be spared even in the face of Li Xuan, the Second Elder’s son.
“You speak too soon. Your position as the seventh-placed inner disciple is mine for the taking!”
Boom! Before the two of them even made any move, their respective vigor collided with each other. It went so far as to elicit some degree of shock from the enforcement elder.
“Windstorm Kick!”
“Ice Crystal Fist!”
The two of them exchanged attacks almost simultaneously! Li Gei had evidently mastered Yellow Rank Advanced techniques as well, even enhancing it to a certain degree! Hundreds of shadow-kicks came in an instant, overwhelming the entire arena.
On the other end, Li Xuan used his combat techniques for the first time. The wind produced from his punch had a bone-chilling coldness to it, and the technique was a Yellow Rank Advanced, too!
Li Gei, the seventh-placed inner disciple with peak Level Seven cultivation, was defeated!
The conclusion of the battle shook all of the Li clan’s seniors! Li Huangran smiled even more brightly!
“Li Xuan is by no means weaker than Li Yue! He’s stronger than Li Yue, even!” Li Ye’s expression changed slightly. Perhaps he had grossly underestimated the Li clan’s new generation! The title of being one of Wu Prefecture City’s Three Great Clans was not undeserved!
