Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses - Chapter 778 - 660: Who in the Northern Domain Does Not Know You
Chu Kingdom, Red Sun Sect.
A colossal mountain, reaching several thousand zhang in height and entirely fire-red, stands tall, piercing the clouds.
At the peak, two dazzling beams of black and red light are fiercely clashing, difficult to determine who has the upper hand.
The black light emanates from a vividly animated black firebird.
The firebird stands tall, over ten zhang in height, its feathers and pattern clearly defined, not much different from a real bird.
A dense black haze permeates around the firebird, making the void appear to shake from the burn.
The rocks nearby have softened into a fluid state due to the high temperature.
The red light consists of hundreds of small fire lotuses, delicately crafted, floating together in the air.
They rush forward relentlessly, striking the black firebird, preventing it from advancing a single step.
Although the black firebird’s power is astonishing, it gains no advantage under the ’onslaught’ of numerous fire lotuses.
The two magics: the black firebird originates from a young man in a black robe with ordinary looks and a conspicuous flame imprint on his brow.
The red fire lotuses are conjured by a beautiful female cultivator in a red dress, her eyes cold and fierce.
If those cultivators who participated in the ’Human and Demon War’ of Zhao Kingdom were here, they would certainly recognize their identities.
One is ’Flame Divine Monarch’ Xia Hong, formerly one of the Seven Demon Exterminators.
The other is ’Red Practicing Rakshasa’ Wang Enning, also a well-known figure on the Demon Extermination List.
From the scene of their duel, it is apparent both have made significant breakthroughs compared to the past.
“Practical combat is indeed the fastest way to hone oneself,” said ’Flame Divine Monarch’ Xia Hong with emotion,
“The wolf cubs of Cyan Wolf Ridge possess quite extraordinary strength; only Red Hero could barely suppress them back then.
Now, as we’ve both made successive breakthroughs, we are not weaker than them!
In another short period, we can forge a Perfect Dao Foundation, gaining eligibility to train in the Tianyuan trial!”
Upon hearing Xia Hong’s words, Wang Enning nodded and said, “Tianyuan is the real trial ground for elites in this world, with the potential to evolve into a true dragon.
The war between us and the wolf clan seems fierce, but in the face of Tianyuan’s refinement, it’s insignificant, just petty skirmishes.
Even Red Hero, who stands unmatched in the Northern Domain,
Outside the Northern Domain, could not rival any champion of the great sects in the Central Continent.
Once we enter Tianyuan and contend with the great sects’ champions, our progress will accelerate tremendously. By then, Red Hero could only watch our backs.”
Hearing these words, Xia Hong couldn’t help but feel his blood boil.
The strength of any of the seven alliance hierarch sects, twenty-four supreme sects, and the several ordinary sects in the Immortal Dao Alliance would far surpass that of the current Red Sun Sect.
To compete alongside the champions of these sects would be an enormous opportunity.
If they could find Heaven and Earth Wonders, there might be a chance to glimpse the Supreme Golden Core realm!
The once imposing term ’Red Hero’ now seemed trivial, destined to be outdated, to be thoroughly surpassed by Xia Hong.
Having finished exchanging their Dao spells, they descended the mountain together.
A group of young men and women in fire-red Taoist robes approached, talking excitedly about something.
Cultivators naturally possess extraordinary hearing, so Xia Hong and Wang Enning could clearly hear their conversation.
“…Red Hero is truly powerful, defeating Taiyi Sect’s True Inheritor in just five moves!
That’s Taiyi Sect, one of the seven alliance hierarch sects, standing firm in the vast sea realm for tens of thousands of years…”
“Really? I knew Red Hero was impressive, but this sounds too exaggerated.”
“No doubt about it! It’s spread throughout Tianyuan already; we’re just hearing about it rather late…”
Hearing their conversation, Xia Hong and Wang Enning were dumbfounded.
“What are you talking about? Who did Red Hero defeat?” Wang Enning couldn’t help but ask sharply.
“Senior Sister Wang, Senior Brother Xia.” The cultivators greeted them, then repeated what they had just said.
“Are you sure it’s not a rumor?” Wang Enning still found the news difficult to accept.
She acknowledged Red Hero’s skill but still harbored a sense of superiority belonging to the True Inheritor of the Red Sun Sect over loose cultivators.
She believed that although the opponent was temporarily ahead, she would eventually rival the champions of great sects, leaving them far behind.
Now, suddenly hearing that even the ones from alliance hierarch sects’ True Inheritors couldn’t rival Red Hero in battle.
It felt as if she heard that her lifelong struggle might only let her glimpse the opponent’s heels, which she found unacceptable.
“Absolutely true! Our sect’s gazette is about to publish the news…”
“A close associate of the Great Elder sent news from Tianyuan!”
Upon hearing this, Xia Hong and Wang Enning glanced at each other, their pride instantly giving way to despair.
Red Hero, in their minds, became much more mysterious and powerful.
The clear figure in their memory suddenly became blurred and elusive.
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Yue Country, Qingluan Palace.
In the opulent palace hall, gilded lamps flickered, the white jade tiles spotless, and the bronze columns engraved with dragons and phoenixes were too large for several people to encircle, while white smoke curled up lazily from the incense burner in the corner.
In the upper seat of the hall, three female cultivators with extraordinary auras sat upon a rosewood throne.
The one on the left, wearing a white dress with Lingyun-style hair, had a cool appearance, looking to be around thirty, was Ku Tang Fairy, Pavilion Master of the Qingxin Pavilion.
The one on the right, of similar age, wore a black dress with Sui Yun-style hair, looked gentle and composed, was the Pavilion Master of the Ruyi Pavilion.
As for the female cultivator in the middle, despite appearing not very aged, showed slight white streaks at the temples, and her eyes were somewhat clouded.
