Chapter252:WhyShouldIBeAfraid?!
LookingatShangguanChengYa,SuYi’spupilsslightlyshrank.
ItwasonlyjustaYuanXuanRealmSeventhGrade,sowhatwastheretobeafraid?SuYiwasalsoalreadyattheYuanXuanRealmSixthGrade,andfromthebeginning,hehadneveroncebeenfrightened.Hewasonlyworriedthattheresponsibilitywastoohuge.
AlthoughXiongZhanshouldbeslightlyolderthanhim,hewasalsoconsideredthesamegenerationashim.Ifhecouldnotevenwinagainstsomeonefromthesamegeneration,thenheshouldnottalkaboutsteppingintotheSacredMountain,suchacolossal,inthefuture.
"WhyshouldIbeafraid?!"
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😉)
SuYiexclaimedashenoddedhishead.Inhiseyes,therewasalsoabattleintentsurging.Fromthedayhestartedcultivatingtillnow,XiongZhanwasalsothemostpowerfulpersoninthesamegenerationthathehadevermet.
"Good,thatismorelikeit."
AsmilespreadonShangguanChengYa’sface.Then,sheturnedherheadaroundandglancedatthedignifiedelderlyfromtheHuntingTigerTribeandtheHighElderfromtheMightyBearTribe,saying:"IthinktheHuntingTigerTribeandtheMightyBearTribeshouldn’thaveaproblemnowright?"
"Ofcourse,YiSuisalsoregardedasthepeopleoftheAncientSpiritVillage.Thenitwillbelikethis.But,ifYiSuisdefeated,thenwithinonehundredyearstime,theAncientSpiritVillagewillnotparticipateintheonceeverytenyearscompetition."
AfterthedignifiedelderlyfromtheHuntingTigerTribediscussedwithafewelderlythatappearedlikeanelder,henoddedhisheadandreplied.
Obviously,theseeldersfromtheHuntingTigerTribewereinitiallyalittleafraidofShangguanChengYa.But,addingonthattheAncientSpiritVillagewillnotparticipateinthecompetitionforonehundredyears,thisbroughtbenefitsandnoharmtotheHuntingTigerTribe.
EveniftheAncientSpiritVillagewon,theHuntingTigerTribealsodidnothaveanylosses.
"XiongZhan,whatisyouropinion?"
TheHighElderoftheMightyBearTribeliftedhisheadandlookedatXiongZhaninthearena.Tobesafe,hestillneededtoaskforXiongZhan’sopinion.
"Basedonhisstrength,hedoesnothavethequalificationstochallengeme,butIamwillingtogivehimthischance!"
XiongZhanhadanuglyexpressionashe,hadbeenignored.
Whenthatbratcametothearena,hedidnotseemtohaveplacedhimonhisheart.
However,feelingtheauraonthisYiSu’sbodybeforehim,itdidnotappeartobeonparashis.Heinitiallyalsowantedtoseekachancetotakerevengeforhisyoungerbrother,XiongLie’ssevereinjuries,soXiongZhanwouldnaturallynotletgoofthischance.
GlancingatSuYi,XiongZhancontinuedwordbywordwithacoldexpressionashesaid:"Noneedformymounttoattack,I,alonewillbeenough!"
"Theyaregoingtobattle!"
"YiSuversusXiongZhan.Iwonderwhowillwinandwhowilllose!"
"ThatYiSudoesnotappeartobeold.DoeshereallyhavethestrengthtocontendagainstXiongZhanandhismount?"
"TheAncientSpiritVillage’sbetthistimeisnotsmall!"
ThesurroundingstrongcultivatorsoftheHuntingTigerTribeandtheMightyBearTribestartedtodiscusssoftlyasthebetwasnotsmall.
NoonedoubtedonXiongZhan’swords,andnoonethoughtthatXiongZhanwasarrogant.
BasedonXiongZhan’sgiftedtalent,ithadbeenalongtimethatsuchatalentedpersonhademerged.
"Okay,aspromised,theAncientSpiritVillagewillneedtodefeatXiongZhanandhismountatthesametime!"
TheHighElderoftheMightyBearTribeglancedatShangguanChengYaandgrittedhisteeth.HeknewthathehadnochoicebuttoagreewhilehealsobelievedinXiongZhan’sstrength.
Thatbratthatcamefromtheoutsideseemedalittlemysterious,butnooneintheMightyBearTribebelievedthathehadthestrengthtodefeattheScarletSearingRagingBear.Moreover,hehadtofighttheScarletSearingRagingBearwithXiongZhanaround.Thatwasdefinitelyanimpossiblefeat.
"Ofcourse,everywordofthisoldladyhasalwayscarriedweight!"
ShangguanChengYanoddedherheadandlookedatSuYiwithasmileonherrosycheeks,saying:"Go,justdoyourbest!"
Whenthewordslanded,ShangguanChengYa’sfootsteppedforward.Herfootstepswereevidentlysoftandslow,yetherfigureflashedwhilethatslightlyhunchedbodywasalreadyintheAncientSpiritVillage’slineup.
"Whatafastspeed.ItseemsalittlesimilartoShrinkTheEarthIntoInches……"
SuYi’seyesmoved.Thevillagehead’sspeedcausedSuYitobeinthoughtasitseemedalittlesimilartoShrinkTheEarthIntoInchesoftheHundredTransformationSteps.
Only,whenitwascast,bythevillagehead,ShangguanChengYa,itwasthisterrifying.
"XiongZhan,battleaccordingtotherules!"
FollowingasShangguanChengYagotoffthearena,theHighElderofMightyBearTribealsospoke.
However,therewerehiddenmeaningsintheHighElder’swords.HewasremindingXiongZhannottobecareless,andtheinterpretationofaccordingtotherulemeantthathemustjoinhandstogetherwiththeScarletSearingRagingBear.
"Yes,HighElder!"
OnthebackoftheScarletSearingRagingBear,XiongZhanboweddownandnoddedhishead.
"Afterdiscussion,thefinaldecisionisthatYiSuhasthequalificationtochallenge.Therulesareaspernormal,noattackingtooseverelyonpurposewhileYiSumustchallengebothXiongZhanandhismount,theScarletSearingRagingBearatthesametime.Thefinalwinnerwillalsobethewinnerofthiscompetition.Doyouguysunderstand?"
TheelderlyfromtheMightyBearTribethathasbeenhostingthecompetitiononceagainspoke.Histone,wascalmed,yetitresoundedintheentiresquare.HisgazeintentionallyandunintentionallykeptsizingupSuYifromafar.
"Understood!"
SuYiandXiongZhannoddedtheirheadsatthesametime.
"Then,Iwillnowdeclarethatyourbattlestartsnow!"
Thetoneoftheelderlybecameslightlyheavier,andhisvoiceresoundedinthesquare.
"Boom!"
Followingastheelderlydeclaredthestartofthebattle,theaurasintheentiresquarealsounknowinglytrembled.
"Shasha……"
Allofasudden,thesurroundinggazesinthesquareunitedly’shasha’landedontobothSuYiandXiongZhan.
"Thisisthefirstchallenge!"
Thereweregazesfilledwithanticipation,andnervousnessespecially,thepeoplefromtheAncientSpiritVillageastheyheldtheirbreaths,andwatched.NotmentioningShangguanChenFengandtherestoftheyoungsters,evensomemiddle-agedpeoplewerealsonervouslyclenchingtheirfiststightly.
Itmustbe,knownthatthisbattleconcernedthefutureoftheAncientSpiritVillageasitwasagrandgamble.
"Humph,justthatbrat,andheactuallywanttochallengeBrotherXiongZhanandtheScarletSearingRagingBear.Heisseekingforhumiliation!"
"Overestimatinghisability!"
IntheMightyBearTribe,manypeopledidnotmindastheirgazeswatchedSuYifromafarwithridiculeanddisdain.
Ignoringthesurroundinggazes,SuYi,XiongZhan,andthatScarletSearingRagingBearglancedateachotherfromafar.
Atthemoment,thebattleintentwasbrewingandboilinginsidethetwoyoungsters’chests.
"Howl!"
Thebell-likeeyesoftheScarletSearingRagingBearglaredatSuYionhighgroundwithfiercesplendorglow.Withonehowl,theairwavesshookthesurroundingairandassaultedtowardsSuYi,causingthedustatthearenaaroundSuYitoflywhilehisrobefluttered.
But,SuYistoodunwaveringthatevenhiseyeshadnotblinkedonce.
"Brat,Ihavetosaythatyouarenotablybrave,however,sometimesbraveryisuseless!"
XiongZhanlookedatSuYiwhilethearmoronhisbodyglowedwithdarkblackearthelementYuanQimoving,emittingafranticaurathatseeminglyhadaconnectiontohiscultivationtechnique,revealingsomeoverbearingandbravery.
TowardsXiongZhan’swords,therewerenofluctuationsonSuYi’sfaceashefaintlyglancedatXiongZhan,whowasontheshoulderoftheScarletSearingRagingBearwhilehesaid:"Justattacktogether.Ihopethatyouareslightlystrongerthanyouryoungerbrother.Otherwise,Iwillbealittledisappointed!"
"YiSu,thisbrat.Heisreally……"
ListeningtoYiSu’swords,someofthestrongelderlycultivatorsintheAncientSpiritVillageglancedateachother.Thisbratwastrulyarrogant.CoulditbethathewasreallyunafraidofXiongZhan?
ItmustbeknownthattheremustbenomistakesastheentirehopeoftheAncientSpiritVillagedependedonthisbrat.