Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 400 - Fearless

Everyone was shocked by how Liu Wuxie had crippled two people with two simple punches. The inner disciples, who had initially hoped to capitalize on the situation once the attackers were worn out, now chose to stand back and watch from a distance, staying out of the fray.

The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had more than ten thousand inner disciples, the majority of whom were in the third to sixth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

“Set up a formation!” Dian Liang yelled, with the remaining four assembling a formation. Over the years, they had honed skills by killing others, which was formidable.

However, before they finished setting up a formation, Liu Wuxie moved to the side, stepping into the Qian-Kun position, blocking the core of their battle formation.

This transformation caught the remaining four by surprise. They couldn’t figure out how Liu Wuxie discovered the core of their battle formation. Was Liu Wuxie a genius in arrays, or did he get lucky?

Whether it was a coincidence or if Liu Wuxie understood spiritual arrays, there was no turning back now.

Avoiding the encirclement, Liu Wuxie went straight in and appeared behind a man in his thirties. A solid punch landed on his back, sending him flying away with his face flat on the ground.

A huge hole appeared on the man’s back with blood flowing down. This meant the remaining three were no longer a threat.

The other two looked terrified, except Diao Liang. They considered fleeing, no longer interested in fighting. Liu Wuxie was too terrifying because no ordinary human could kill someone in the fifth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm with one punch.

However, since they had come, Liu Wuxie had no intentions of letting them leave. He wanted to kill these people to make an example out of them and intimidate the other inner disciples.

Liu Wuxie split himself into three selves, attacking the remaining three simultaneously.

Including Diao Liang, the three were sent flying away, throwing up blood, and lying on the ground, wailing in pain. The battle was over in just five breaths, and Diao Liang’s group of six was defeated before everyone could react.

“So powerful!” A fourth-level Heavenly Dipper Realm disciple clutched his chest. He was also wondering how to get Liu Wuxie’s treasures, but he gave up at this moment.

“No wonder he became the champion; he’s strong. I didn’t even make it into the top ten in the competition back then.” Everyone looked at Liu Wuxie with respect and fear.

Collecting the six interspatial rings, Liu Wuxie spat on the ground before returning to his courtyard. The crowd automatically made way for him, with no one daring to stand in his way.

Only when Liu Wuxie vanished did everyone feel the oppressive weight lift from their chests. The invisible pressure that had been making them uneasy was finally gone.

Liu Wuxie saw a crowd gathered outside his courtyard before reaching it, making him frown. He wondered if something had happened to his courtyard.

He had set up a new spiritual array before leaving, and he was confident that even elite disciples could not damage it.

When he passed through the crowd, he saw an old man with two youths trying to break through the spiritual array he had set up. He was familiar with the two youths. They were Han Xing and Kong Yan, who he had crippled back then.

But strangely enough, their cultivation was fully recovered. He began to wonder who had such skills to restore a shattered dantian.

Many pills could restore the dantian, and Liu Wuxie was aware of at least three such remedies. However, their refinement required the expertise of someone in the True Profound Realm.

Han Xing and Kong Yan were just minor inner disciples, so how would the sect master refine pills capable of restoring shattered dantians for them?

This meant there was only one possibility: someone with a high status had obtained the pills for them. This turned Liu Wuxie’s attention to the old man who was trying to break the spiritual array he had set up.

“What are you all doing!” Liu Wuxie roared, interrupting everyone.

Everyone’s attention turned to Liu Wuxie, including Han Xing’s and Kong Yan’s. Although they had engaged in a battle of spiritual arrays back then, they hadn’t seen each other before. Thus, the two were unfamiliar with Liu Wuxie.

It was deeply humiliating for them that Liu Wuxie had crippled their cultivation without them ever seeing his face. This added to their disgrace, resulting in a reprimand from their master when he emerged from seclusion.

They were eager to seek revenge, but they had been in seclusion to repair their shattered dantians. Once their dantians were restored, their first priority was to gather information on Liu Wuxie. Upon learning that he had become an inner disciple, they immediately brought their master into the fray.

Elder Wu Yang also turned to look at Liu Wuxie, and a cold light flashed in his eyes when their eyes met.

“You’re the one who crippled my disciples’ cultivation?” Elder Wu Yang’s tone was cold. He was an elder in the Astral River Realm, and even elite disciples had to be respectful to him.

Liu Wuxie was inwardly startled; he hadn’t expected Han Xing and Kong Yan to have such a powerful master. Ever since he had joined the sect, no elders except Elder Tian Xing had expressed the desire to take him as a disciple.

Then again, Liu Wuxie didn’t care much about that because no one in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was worthy of teaching him. But it would be helpful to have a convenient master to have a trouble-free time in the sect.

“These two garbage?” Liu Wuxie asked, pointing at Han Xing and Kong Yan.

Kong Yan’s and Han Xing’s faces turned red upon being called garbage, wishing they could rush up to kill Liu Wuxie. But knowing that Liu Wuxie had killed Shao Wendong, they didn’t dare to act rashly. They were only in the low levels of the Heavenly Dipper Realm and mostly relied on their spiritual arrays.

They had lost in a battle of spiritual arrays, which meant they had no advantage against Liu Wuxie.

“Liu Wuxie, you dare insult us as?!” Kong Yan was furious upon being humiliated, pointing at Liu Wuxie furiously. But he dared not step forward and stayed close to his master.

“Calling you ‘garbage’ would be giving you too much credit. You came to challenge me in the dead of night and now have the nerve to bring your master here after your defeat? You two are truly pathetic.” Liu Wuxie mocked, though his words rang true.

Those words were akin to slapping Elder Wu Yang in the face. Even if Han Xing and Kong Yan were lacking, they were still his disciples, and insulting them was an insult to him as well.

“Boy, you are arrogant!” Elder Wu Yang said through clenched teeth, his anger barely contained. What infuriated him the most was his failure to breach the spiritual array even after two hours of effort, which only added to his humiliation.

“I’m arrogant because I can back it up. Elder Wu Yang, do you plan to stand up for your two precious disciples by taking advantage of your cultivation against me?” Liu Wuxie’s words nearly choked Elder Wu Yang.

After all, Elder Wu Yang wouldn’t have waited till now if he wanted to make a move. He was an elder in the Astral River Realm and wouldn’t casually attack a disciple.

Moreover, dozens of disciples were in the surroundings, and it wasn’t wise to attack now.

“You’re truly arrogant. Do you think you can look down on everyone just because you’re the champion of the outer sect’s competition?” Elder Wu Yang was angry but could do nothing to Liu Wuxie.

“I won’t look down on everyone just because I’ve become the champion. But have you forgotten that you three are causing a scene outside my courtyard?” Liu Wuxie sneered, his anger fueled by the damage Elder Wu Yang had inflicted on his spiritual array.

“Liu Wuxie, since you’re so skilled in the spiritual array, do you dare to compete with us again?” Kong Yan took a step forward, wanting to regain his dignity.

“You two?” Liu Wuxie looked down on them and didn’t even take them seriously. He continued, “You two aren’t even qualified.”

His words naturally infatuated Kong Yan, driving him to the edge of going insane.

“Since my two disciples aren’t qualified, do you think an old man like me is qualified?” Elder Wu Yang finally couldn’t hold back with determination flashing in his eyes to compete with Liu Wuxie in spiritual arrays.

The spiritual array used in this courtyard was exquisite. Elder Wu Yang had participated in constructing most of the sect's spiritual arrays, but he had never seen such a strange array before.

“Elder Wu Yang, you think highly of me. A senior like you wants to compete with me? Aren’t you embarrassed?” Liu Wuxie rolled his eyes at Elder Wu Yang’s proposal.

The surrounding disciples were left speechless, witnessing an elder from the Astral River Realm challenging an inner disciple. It was akin to a baby trying to compete in strength with a giant—there was no real comparison.

“Liu Wuxie, are you afraid? If you’re afraid, you can kneel before my master and apologize.” Kong Yan sneered, wanting to humiliate Liu Wuxie.

“You’re courting death!” Liu Wuxie’s sharp gaze shot towards Kong Yan, scaring the latter into shivering and stepping back under the ferocious gaze.

Elder Wu Yang released his aura in the Astral River Realm, dissolving Liu Wuxie's pressure and freeing Kong Yan.

“Boy, you’re too arrogant. I might not be able to kill you, but I can teach you a lesson.” Elder Wu Yang raised his hand in Liu Wuxie’s direction, wanting to teach him a lesson. It wouldn’t lower his status to teach Liu Wuxie a lesson, and the surrounding disciples couldn’t stop him either.

They had no reason to obstruct because Liu Wuxie’s rising fame drew many people's unhappiness, and they naturally hoped to see Liu Wuxie being taught a lesson. Furthermore, they wouldn’t obstruct since there was a show to watch.

“Hold it!” Liu Wuxie suddenly raised his right hand to stop Elder Wu Yang.

Elder Wu Yang stopped his action, wanting to see what Liu Wuxie would say. He asked coldly, “What else do you have to say?”

He was eager to vent his frustration by teaching Liu Wuxie a lesson. After all, he had sacrificed his pride and expended considerable resources to obtain pills for repairing dantians. If he couldn't release this pent-up anger, he feared he might suffer from internal strain.

“I agree to compete with you. If you lose, you have to apologize and be publicly in front of everyone, and vice versa if I lose. If you can’t do that, then get out of here!” Liu Wuxie spoke righteously, each word reverberating like rumbling lightning.

Everyone present was stunned that Liu Wuxie dared compete with Elder Wu Yang. He was indeed a fearless newborn calf. Although Elder Wu Yang might not have been the best spiritualist, he was still famous for his spiritual arrays in the sect.

In everyone’s opinion, Liu Wuxie competing with Elder Wu Yang in the spiritual array was akin to seeking death.