Chapter 1 Duan Shikong's Transformation

Duan Shikong's transformation drew gasps of astonishment!

No one expected that the Human Sect’s Holy Son had already reached the Hedao Realm. It seemed the competition was truly over…

The Earth Sect’s Holy Maiden, Li Miaozhen, revealed a trace of worry in her eyes: “That bald donkey, Duan Shikong, has actually reached the Hedao Realm. Will Holy Son Senior Brother be his match? This is truly worrying!”

Although the final had not yet begun, Li Miaozhen had already decided that Duan Shikong would enter the final, and she was faintly worried for Holy Son Senior Brother.

As for Chen Xiao, he was naturally not afraid… He had killed someone at the Hedao Realm before.

No matter how strong Duan Shikong was, could he be stronger than the Earth Devil? That was clearly impossible…

Just as Duan Shikong was basking in the attention of the crowd, his gaze turned to Chen Xiao in the waiting area below the stage.

“You think you’re the only one who can hide your strength? Hehe!”

He smiled triumphantly, wondering what stance he should use to eliminate the Earth Sect's Holy Son later.

“Hey, hey, hey, I’m your opponent. It’s not your turn to think about your next opponent yet.”

Duan Shikong’s words caused Hu Lifu great dissatisfaction.

“I said that I would trample all of you so-called Sons of Heaven, Holy Sons and Holy Maidens of the three super sects, under my feet. Hu Lifu keeps his word!”

Hu Lifu was incomparably proud, not even slightly afraid despite knowing that the other party was a Hedao Realm expert.

“What makes you think you can? Relying on those four clowns behind you? Do you think they are worthy to fight me?”

Duan Shikong grinned and said disdainfully, “Brat, today I’ll show you what a real Dharma Idol is. I’ll also let you understand why the Wushen Sect is not welcome among us normal people!”

“Ha!”

“Nine Dragons Sacred Fist!”

Duan Shikong suddenly launched an attack. With an angry shout, he clenched his fists and bombarded Hu Lifu opposite him.

His arm muscles bulged explosively, and fist shadows poured down like a torrential rain from the War God Dharma Idol behind him, drenching the top of Hu Lifu’s head.

The dense fist shadows left Hu Lifu with no way to avoid them, forcing him to withstand them head-on!

The hedgehog Dharma Idol behind him erupted with another intense burst of light. At the same time, an aura of armor, like a futuristic technology, covered Hu Lifu’s body.

“Hiss—”

Suddenly, Duan Shikong gasped in pain.

Because when his fist shadows fell on Hu Lifu, his own fists had also suffered considerable damage.

Hu Lifu grinned sinisterly: “Hehe, under my White God Armor, you will only injure your enemy by eight hundred while harming yourself by a thousand. Are you sure you want to do this?”

With the blessing of this set of White God Armor, the damage inflicted upon the armor would be doubled and returned to the caster!

Therefore, the more fiercely Duan Shikong attacked, the greater the damage he would receive!

“Hmph, you think too highly of yourself. Can your body compare to mine? What is your endurance? What is my endurance?”

Although the White God Armor covering Hu Lifu was a bit strange, Duan Shikong was not afraid at all.

The Human Sect cultivated the physical body. His physical body was not only strong in attack power, but even stronger in defense and recovery!

For example, when Hu Lifu had previously cut a deep gully in Duan Shikong’s back, if it had been any other cultivator, even if they didn't die, they would have lost half their life, and at the very least, they would have immediately lost their ability to fight.

But looking at Duan Shikong, he recovered as before in just a few seconds!

This recovery ability was terrifying!

Unless he was killed instantly, no matter how serious the injury, he could recover in a very short time.

Hu Lifu naturally realized this as well. He gritted his teeth and said, “Alright, since you’re so stubborn, then come on!”

He raised his qi again, the hedgehog behind him shining brightly, and the White God Armor on his body became even thicker and more solid.

The War God Dharma Idol behind Duan Shikong glared angrily, and fist shadows covered the sky, continuing to pour down on Hu Lifu.

He was naturally not doing useless work. Although he had not yet injured Hu Lifu, it was only a matter of time!

At this stage of the battle, they were not competing with insidious tricks, but with pure strength, seeing whose foundation was stronger!

Using their own true essence to exhaust the other party’s.

In the end, whoever exhausted the other party first would be the victor!

As for the subsequent final… it was no longer within their consideration!

As the battle reached a fever pitch, the audience under the arena was the most excited. As expected of the Heavenly Pride Battle that they had waited fifty years for, it was truly a feast for the eyes!

Even the representatives of the various super sects on the high platform were stirred with excitement. Having cultivated detachment, they had forgotten how long it had been since they had been so excited!

Especially Duan Yanzhuo, who was cheering for his disciple with an excited expression.

And his way of cheering was to stand in the most conspicuous position on the high platform and show off his muscles… Everyone said that they couldn’t bear to look, it was too blinding!

Duan Shikong naturally did not notice this. At this moment, he had nothing else in his mind, focusing all his attention on defeating his opponent across the arena!

He constantly mobilized his true essence to launch wave after wave of fierce attacks on Hu Lifu!

And his true essence was also thick enough, endless, as if fighting for another three days and three nights would not be a problem.

“Come on, let’s have a good fight!”

Duan Shikong shouted like a reckless man, even though his body was already covered in bloodstains due to the backlash from the White God Armor!

However, Hu Lifu’s condition was even worse than his!

The only thing Hu Lifu could do now was to grit his teeth and persevere!

In the face of the War God Dharma Idol’s absolute offensive, he was completely helpless!

But his body really could not compare to Duan Shikong’s, and his true essence was not as thick as the other party’s.

It seemed that even if he continued to persevere, defeat would be his inevitable fate!

“Damn it, how can I lose in this kind of place!”

“I’m not reconciled! I am the greatest hope of our Five Gods Sect for hundreds of years, I don’t want to lose, and I can’t lose!”

“I can’t let down Master’s careful cultivation, and I can’t let down the resources that Ancestor has spent so much on me!”

It could be said that the Five Gods Sect had devoted all its efforts to creating Hu Lifu into a super successor!

The fact that he could reach the semi-finals, and even fight a Hedao Realm expert like this in the semi-finals, showed that the Five Gods Sect had succeeded.

However, only by surviving could he be considered a true success!

But the current Hu Lifu was only one step away from death.

“Hehe, kid, save some energy and stop talking nonsense. I admit you’re strong, but it ends here. Let’s finish this!”

Duan Shikong saw that Hu Lifu was at the end of his rope, so he mobilized all the true essence in his body and launched his fiercest killing move against Hu Lifu!

Rumble~~

The already dense fist shadows were now like thick, viscous clouds, crushing down on Hu Lifu with an unstoppable force.

Under this crushing offensive, the White God Armor that Hu Lifu relied on did not last long.

In the blink of an eye, dense cracks appeared on it.

Then, with a crack, the White God Armor completely shattered.

At the same time, the huge hedgehog behind Hu Lifu let out a scream and disappeared without a trace.

And Hu Lifu himself did not even let out a cry before being swallowed by the cloud-like, viscous fist shadows.

The scene was like an ancient beast devouring a deer…

“Phew…”

Duan Shikong heavily exhaled a breath. It was over, finally over!

Afterwards, he also collapsed to the ground.

For this final blow, he had exhausted all of his qi. In simple terms, he was completely drained, not a drop left!

But looking at Hu Lifu across the arena, whose body was so fragmented that only pieces of meat remained, and was already dead beyond dead.

Duan Shikong felt that it was all worth it.

“Master, can you please say something for me and let me take a break? Just let me rest for half an hour, and I’ll be able to recover…”

Duan Shikong waved weakly towards the high platform and said.

Even though he did not take the Earth Sect’s Holy Son seriously at all, in his current state, continuing to participate in the final would be a guaranteed loss.

But his recovery ability was amazing, and he could recover about seventy to eighty percent in just half an hour.

And he felt that dealing with a mere Earth Sect’s Holy Son only required fifty percent of his strength.

“No problem, disciple, it’s just half an hour of rest. Leave it to your master!”

Duan Yanzhuo patted his chest and guaranteed.

The representatives of the other sects had no objections to this. After all, Duan Yanzhuo was the leader of the Human Sect, and they could not afford to offend him.

Besides, giving Duan Shikong half an hour to rest would also be fairer.

However, not everyone could not afford to offend Duan Yanzhuo.

The leader of the Ziwei Sect said faintly, “Senior Brother Duan, the final should be held directly after the semi-final. This is the rule of the Heavenly Pride Battle. You can’t break the rules just because Duan Shikong is your disciple, right?”

“Junior Sister Ziwei, that’s not how it should be said. Rules are dead, but people are alive. You’ve also seen my disciple’s strength, and you’ve also seen the previous battle. If you let my disciple continue to the final now, I think it’s unfair to him!”

Although Duan Yanzhuo admired Ziwei, that did not mean that he would kneel and lick Ziwei’s boots, especially at this critical moment. He was even less likely to sell out his disciple because of a word from Ziwei.

“Hehe, Senior Brother Duan means that as long as the rules are beneficial to you, they are alive and can be changed at will, right?”

The leader of the Ziwei Sect retorted.

“I didn’t say that. I’m just discussing the matter as it stands. Besides…”

Duan Yanzhuo was about to argue on principle, and he felt that his argument with the leader of the Ziwei Sect was to buy time for his disciple to recover his qi.

However, before he could finish his words, a surprising voice suddenly rang out.

“Hehe, sorry, your argument is a bit premature. After all, I’m not dead yet!”

The voice came from the ruins…