Chapter 186: It’s Only Polite to Reciprocate

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Chapter 186: Chapter 186: It’s Only Polite to Reciprocate"Enough talk, make a move!" Ling Chen spoke indifferently, with his hands behind his back. Seeing Ling Chen so arrogantly challenge the He Family Patriarch He Gaoyuan, the surrounding cultivators were all dumbstruck. "Young Master Ling, you mustn’t!" Piano Girl promptly spoke out to persuade. Although Ling Chen had a record of killing a Primordial Pill Realm expert, that person was only at the early stage of the first level of Primordial Pill Realm. And the man before him, being the head of a great clan, is naturally not weak in his cultivation. Even though Ling Chen can cast Heavenly Spirit Techniques, how could He Gaoyuan possibly not be able to? Jiang Qingxue’s pretty face also showed a hint of worry. After all, this matter had arisen because of her. If anything were to happen to Ling Chen, she would live a life of guilt. On the other hand, Yu Qing’s eyes were filled with a hint of curiosity. "It’s alright, I have everything under control!" Ling Chen smiled. Hearing this, Piano Girl could only give a helpless smile, her right hand concealed within her sleeve finally pinching a token. She didn’t want Ling Chen to suffer any mishap. "Haha, seeking your own death, actually provoking the Patriarch?" "Just that, some clueless wretch really thinks he can do whatever he wants with a bit of talent?" "Wait and see how he begs the Patriarch for mercy?" ... The He Family members laughed in derision. In their view, an Academic Palace student challenging the head of a great clan was simply humiliating himself. Seeing this, He Gaoyuan’s eyes suddenly sharpens. To battle him, this kid was so complacent, completely disregarding him! "First strike!" He Gaoyuan let out a cold shout, red Spiritual Power roaring out, condensing into a fist of Spiritual Power that thundered towards Ling Chen. He was harnessing the Spiritual Power of the later stages of the second level of Primordial Pill Realm! Seeing this attack, Ling Chen smiled lightly and a black longsword appeared in his hand. "Sun Splitting!" Ling Chen directly employed a low-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique. He was only utilizing the Spiritual Power of the later stages of the eighth level of the Spirit Sea Realm! With his Spiritual Weapon and Heavenly Spirit Technique, he could completely compensate for the disparity. "Heavenly Spirit Technique?" The watching cultivators suddenly cried out in shock. They hadn’t expected that such a young lad could cast such a powerful Heavenly Spirit Technique! "Indeed!" Yu Qing’s lips curved into a smirk. Today she finally witnessed it. The most surprised was Jiang Qingxue; she had always thought that Ling Chen was a Divine Thought Master. She had not expected that Ling Chen was actually cultivating both Spiritual Power and Divine Soul! He Gaoyuan, on the other hand, wasn’t surprised at all. He’d already learned about it from He Mu. "Boy, with the first strike you’ve used a low-grade Spiritual Weapon and a low-grade Heavenly Spirit Technique; how will you handle the next one?" He Gaoyuan smiled proudly. The first strike was mainly to test Ling Chen’s strength. Who would have thought this kid was foolish to such an extent, showing all his cards from the start. "Nonsense!" Ling Chen scoffed. "Good!" He Gaoyuan’s face stiffened, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Second strike!" As his voice fell, a longsword appeared in his hand, red Spiritual Power poured into it, then a slice of Sword Energy slashed over. He believed that this attack was enough to defeat Ling Chen. Because he truly could not imagine what other cards Ling Chen could still play. "Hmph!" Ling Chen snorted coldly, his body’s Spiritual Power bursting forth. "Primordial Pill Realm first level?" Feeling the powerful aura emanating from Ling Chen, He Gaoyuan’s expression changed. Just ten or so days had passed, and Ling Chen’s Spiritual Power had actually increased by a whole level compared to when he battled He Mu? "Congratulations, you guessed right!" Ling Chen grinned, unleashing the Heavenly Spirit Technique once more to crush the opponent’s Sword Energy. In the crowd, an elderly woman who was about to make her move, immediately stopped. It was Piano Girl’s Protector, Granny Hua. Her eyes were fixed intently on Ling Chen. She found it hard to believe, Ling Chen’s Cultivation Speed was so fast. Piano Girl was also stunned. She had not expected Ling Chen to be this powerful. With this, he could nearly slay any ordinary Cultivator of the first level of the Primordial Pill Realm! "Did you actually hide your cultivation level?" He Gaoyuan stared at Ling Chen, his face filled with incredulity. Ling Chen couldn’t be bothered to answer and instead said: "Alright, one more move." "Fine!" He Gaoyuan’s eyes turned frosty. Originally, he had concealed his own strength. Mainly for Ling Chen’s protection. After all, if a student from the True Martial Academy were to die here, it wouldn’t be easy for him to explain. Worse yet, the He Family might be implicated because of this. But now, with only one move left in the agreed-upon three-moves confrontation, if he still couldn’t manage to defeat Ling Chen, he would likely become a laughing stock in Tianluo Prefecture. "Flying Fire Slash!" He Gaoyuan shouted coldly, swinging his longsword, and a thirty feet long crimson Sword Energy burst forth, furiously slashing towards Ling Chen. This time, he directly used a Lower Grade Heavenly Spirit Technique! "An insignificant skill!" Facing the swiftly approaching Sword Energy, Ling Chen smiled indifferently. seaʀᴄh thё ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. He directly summoned the Spiritual Power of the mid-second level of the Primordial Pill Realm. During this time, his cultivation had advanced further, reaching the late ninth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, and his Spiritual Power was now comparable to the late second level of the Primordial Pill Realm! He then used the ’Sun Splitting’, a Lower Grade Heavenly Spirit Technique, once more! At the same time, he imbued it with the true intent of the Spiritual Technique True Intent. There was less than a full level difference in Spiritual Power between the two, and relying on the true intent of the Spiritual Technique, he could completely bridge that gap! "Boom!" The crimson Sword Energy and the black Sword Qi collided fiercely, exploding with the sound of thunder, the space around them trembling. Finally, they dissipated into Spiritual Energy. "How is this possible?!" He Gaoyuan’s face was filled with disbelief. He had even used a Lower Grade Heavenly Spirit Technique, yet he still couldn’t overpower Ling Chen? Ling Chen flashed He Gaoyuan a grin and said, "Sorry, but I withstood all three of your moves." Hearing his words, the crowd came to their senses. Their mouths twitched, disbelieving the scene before them. Could a student from the True Martial Academy actually battle against the Patriarch of the He Family, the foremost family among the seven distinguished families? And more so, effortlessly withstand the opponent’s three attacks? "How is this possible?" Yu Qing’s beautiful eyes widened in shock, her face filled with disbelief. She knew Ling Chen had an outstanding talent, but she never imagined it to be this formidable, his Spiritual Power comparable to the second level of the Primordial Pill Realm? Granny Hua, amongst the crowd, revealed a bittersweet smile: "Ah, miss possesses insight far superior to this old woman!" Initially, when she first met Ling Chen, she wasn’t particularly impressed. But today, she finally witnessed Ling Chen’s terrifying strength! He Gaoyuan stood staring dazedly at Ling Chen for a long while before he came to his senses, his expression as dark as water. No matter what, he could never have expected that Ling Chen could really withstand his three attacks! If he had known it would come to this, he definitely wouldn’t have taken the initiative to propose the challenge of the three moves. Now, having withstood all of them, he had no excuse to strike at Ling Chen. Ling Chen glanced at He Gaoyuan and chuckled, "Since I’ve withstood your three attacks, it would be impolite not to reciprocate. Shouldn’t you also withstand my three attacks?" "Good!" Hearing Ling Chen’s voice, He Gaoyuan responded eagerly, as if it were music to his ears. He was just figuring out an excuse to take action against Ling Chen when Ling Chen walked right into it. He hadn’t used his full strength in the previous moves. This time, he could finally wash away his and his family’s shame!

Chapter 186: It’s Only Polite to Reciprocate

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