#39 - Chapter 39: I'll see you

“Kill! Today, let me test how powerful you, the number one prodigy of the righteous path, truly are!”

Mo Tian shouted loudly, his hands swirling with countless black shadows and baleful energy, combining into a baleful blood wolf that charged towards Zhengyangzi.

Zhengyangzi's expression remained unchanged. He thrust out a punch with both hands, causing the surrounding space to distort, and a loud roar echoed from behind him!

A ten-zhang tall ancient fire ape appeared behind Zhengyangzi, its entire body wreathed in flames.

The moment the fire ape appeared, a collision erupted between the sky-filled flames and the black blood wolf!

“As expected of Senior Brother Zhengyangzi, he actually condensed the fire ape avatar. Is this the power of the fire ape elemental body?”

“Just the fire ape alone can block the blood wolf. Mo Tian relied on his baleful energy blood wolf to defeat three Foundation Establishment Stage Tenth Layer cultivators.” Many righteous path cultivators discussed among themselves, and the battle between Mo Tian and Zhengyangzi in the sky reached a fever pitch.

One side was filled with baleful energy, and the other was covered in flames. For a time, they were evenly matched!

[Zhengyangzi and Mo Tian began to fight. Both being prodigies, for the first ten minutes, they were evenly matched, neither gaining an advantage!]

[By the twentieth minute, the two sides had exchanged two or three hundred moves. At this moment, Zhengyangzi's fire ape avatar opened its mouth and swallowed Mo Tian's blood wolf.]

[The righteous path cultivators were overjoyed at this scene, because it meant that Zhengyangzi had gained the upper hand.]

[With the blood wolf swallowed, Mo Tian fell into a disadvantageous position, but he remained calm and unhurried. He opened his mouth again and spat out countless ghosts, which condensed around him, gradually forming a ten-zhang ghost king that charged towards Zhengyangzi.]

[Time reached the thirtieth minute, and the two sides had exchanged another one or two hundred moves. At this moment, Zhengyangzi had already fallen into a disadvantageous position.]

[Because the ten-zhang ghost king conjured by Mo Tian swallowed the fire ape in one gulp!]

[The situation reversed in an instant, and many righteous path cultivators revealed worried expressions.]

“Zhengyangzi, you are defeated!”

“The avatar you condensed, the fire ape, has already been swallowed by my ghost king. What other tricks do you have?”

In the sky, Mo Tian stood with his hands behind his back, while Zhengyangzi on the opposite side had a calm expression.

“Defeated? It's still too early!” Zhengyangzi patted his storage bag, and a crimson-red sword appeared in his hand. Then, he spat three mouthfuls of blood essence onto the sword.

The crimson-red sword grew larger in the wind, actually transforming into a crimson-red palace.

This palace spewed out five kinds of flames.

“Five Fire Sword Palace, you actually mastered this divine ability.” Mo Tian's expression changed slightly. The Five Fire Sword Palace was a secret divine ability passed down in the Zhengyang Sect. It was said that no one had mastered it for hundreds of years, but he never expected Zhengyangzi to display it today.

“Haha, the fire ape elemental body gave me a natural ability to control flames, so I was naturally able to master it.” Zhengyangzi laughed loudly, and with a Dao incantation from his left hand, the crimson palace spewing out five kinds of flames charged towards Mo Tian.

[Zhengyangzi displayed the secret divine ability of the Five Fire Sword Palace, reversing the disadvantageous situation.]

[It even seemed that Mo Tian was helpless against this divine ability, and the summoned ghost king was also burned to death by the flames!]

[For a time, Zhengyangzi gained the upper hand, and many righteous path cultivators revealed joyful and excited expressions.]

[But at this moment...]

“Good, good! This Five Fire Sword Palace is quite interesting, but that's all it is.”

“Your fire is only fire ape fire, so the divine ability you've mastered, the Five Fire Sword Palace, is only a defective product that can't hurt me.”

“If you used True Fire of the Fire Dragon, I would still be somewhat wary of your divine ability, but now, that's all it is.”

Mo Tian clapped his hands repeatedly, and black shadows of baleful energy condensed in his palm, eventually forming a giant black demon claw.

[Mo Tian used some kind of divine ability, and a giant black demon claw filled the sky, actually crushing the crimson palace spewing flames with one claw.]

[Zhengyangzi's divine ability was broken, and then Mo Tian unleashed a punch, blasting out a sky full of blood-colored soul shadows. Zhengyangzi's body was directly shattered by the punch, losing half of his body!]

[Zhengyangzi was defeated!]

[Many righteous path cultivators watched this scene in disbelief. The number one prodigy of the righteous path was defeated just like that!?]

[Many people revealed despair, because if Zhengyangzi was defeated, who else in the righteous path could defeat Mo Tian?]

“Everyone, I'm sorry, I lost today...”

Zhengyangzi, with only half of his body remaining, coughed blood and said with difficulty. Around him, a circle of righteous path cultivators surrounded him, some with worried expressions, concerned about Zhengyangzi's injuries, and also worried about what to do in the future.

No one expected that Zhengyangzi, the number one prodigy of the righteous path, would also be defeated by Mo Tian.

“Eldest Brother, there's nothing to be sorry about. Just focus on healing your wounds. It's nothing to lose today.” Wang Tian said with a worried expression. He could see that his Eldest Brother's injuries were very serious.

“Alas, Wang Tian, you don't need to comfort me. I truly am sorry to all of you fellow Daoists, and I'm also sorry to the righteous path of Qingzhou. If we can't enter the inner layer of the secret realm, our righteous path will miss out on many opportunities to form our Golden Cores.”

“Perhaps this will widen the gap in the number of Golden Core True Persons between our righteous path and the demonic path in the future.” Zhengyangzi coughed blood, his face filled with guilt. Hearing these words, Wang Tian fell silent, and the surrounding righteous path cultivators also fell silent.

In fact, Zhengyangzi's words were true.

The inner layer of the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm had many opportunities to form a Golden Core.

According to past practice, the opportunities to form a Golden Core obtained in the inner layer of the secret realm could help the righteous path produce four or five more Golden Core True Persons.

But now that they had been defeated by Mo Tian, they couldn't enter.

This time, the demonic path would definitely monopolize all the opportunities to form a Golden Core in the inner layer of the secret realm.

All things considered, the gap in the number of Golden Core True Persons between the righteous path and the demonic path would definitely become even greater.

But what could they do?

Zhengyangzi had been defeated, so who else in the righteous path would be Mo Tian's opponent?

“Could it be that there is no one left in our righteous path?” Suddenly, someone in the crowd said unwillingly. This was a white-robed middle-aged cultivator, and he was very unwilling.

Could it be that there really was no one in the righteous path who could be Mo Tian's enemy?

Did Mo Tian suppressing all the prodigies of the righteous path also mean that the future war between the righteous and demonic paths would end with a complete victory for the demonic path?

The white-robed cultivator's words were spoken, and everyone was very silent.

Yes, there was indeed no one in the younger generation of the righteous path who was Mo Tian's opponent.

This was a cruel fact that everyone had to admit.

Zhengyangzi had been defeated, so who else could be his opponent?

In a moment of silence, a gray-clothed cultivator from Blackwater County weakly said: “Perhaps Lin Changqing can?”

His words were uncertain. His name was Li Sanshui, and he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Blackwater County.

He remembered Lin Changqing's powerful record of killing Foundation Establishment Stage Sixth Layer cultivators when he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage Second Layer, and he blurted out these words without knowing why.

However, he regretted it as soon as he said it.

No matter how much of a prodigy Lin Changqing was, how could he defeat Mo Tian?

After all, Zhengyangzi, the number one prodigy of the righteous path, had been defeated.

“Lin Changqing?” Hearing this name, many righteous path cultivators frowned. Some had heard this name and knew that this person was a righteous path prodigy from Blackwater County.

Moreover, he was suspected to have established his foundation with the Heavenly Dao.

Because he had the same performance as Mo Tian, killing Foundation Establishment Stage Sixth Layer cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage Second Layer.

“I've heard of this person, Lin Changqing. He is indeed a prodigy among prodigies. He killed Foundation Establishment Stage Sixth Layer cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage Second Layer, and his combat power is amazing at the same realm, just like Mo Tian.”

“But he is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage Third Layer when he entered the secret realm. Even if he desperately kills demon beasts and consumes spirit liquid to increase his cultivation these few days, I estimate that he will be at most at the Foundation Establishment Stage Seventh Layer.”

“There is a difference of three minor realms with Mo Tian, so how can he defeat Mo Tian?” Some cultivators shook their heads.

[The righteous path cultivators discussed among themselves, wondering who else had the hope of defeating Mo Tian. Someone mentioned your name, but then everyone denied it in their hearts.]

[After all, your realm is too low. Even if you are a prodigy, it is impossible to defeat Mo Tian by going against three minor realms, right?]

[And it was at this time that you finally rushed to the central mountain range.]