Chapter 685: I'm a Very Vengeful Person

The surrounding disciples looked at one another, all thinking that Feng San had truly picked a fight with the wrong person.

This Song Wanning’s background was simply terrifyingly powerful.

In the end, Feng San chose to back down.

‘If this goes on, I’ll definitely make an enemy of Master Feng,’ he thought. ‘When that happens, won’t my own Master skin me alive?’

With his face flushed red from frustration, Feng San called out to Ouyang Lin on the stage, “Junior Brother, get down here!”

“We were just planning to offer Junior Sister Song a pointer or two. It’s all a misunderstanding… Hehehe.”

He still spouted some face-saving words, but his face was burning with humiliation.

At this moment, he could almost picture his Eldest Senior Brother mocking him.

‘Not only did the plan fail, but it backfired spectacularly!’

Ouyang Lin’s expression changed, and embarrassment was written all over his face.

After issuing such an aggressive challenge, to now be the one to back down was the ultimate humiliation—like throwing his own face on the ground to be trampled.

Ouyang Lin’s face instantly became a kaleidoscope of colors, a truly comical sight.

The crowd wasn’t surprised by this. After all, Luo Xingyao was known to be quick to action—a man who feared neither heaven nor earth.

It seemed this duel wasn’t going to happen after all.

Lan Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.

‘Their junior sister just ascended,’ she thought. ‘We can’t let anything happen to her.’

Just as Ouyang Lin prepared to leap off the battle stage, Song Wanning, who had been a quiet observer until now, finally spoke.

“Wait!”

She stopped Ouyang Lin.

Everyone looked at her in confusion.

Luo Xingyao looked over at her as well.

Song Wanning gave a small, sincere smile. “Thank you, my senior brothers and sisters, for your concern. I, Wan Ning, will remember it always.”

“But today’s challenge cannot end here.”

She looked at Ouyang Lin, her face all smiles, which for some reason made his heart lurch with unease.

“You—”

He was stunned and confused. ‘Shouldn’t she be taking the easy way out she’s been given?’

The other disciples also shook their heads, thinking Song Wanning was definitely getting ahead of herself.

‘This is the Immortal Realm, after all.’

‘It’s not like the Lower World.’

‘Looks like she still doesn’t grasp the situation!’

“I’m the type of person who holds a grudge. First, Mu Zixu came to provoke me. Now, you all show up to cause trouble just to vent your frustration.”

“And I’m not that good-natured!”

Song Wanning tore away the thin veil of hypocrisy.

She and Mu Zixu simply did not get along, and she had no intention of maintaining even a superficial peace.

This was even more true for his disciples!

Therefore, she had no need to feign civility with them.

“So, since you’re here, let’s have our fight before you go.”

“Win or lose, I’ll bear the consequences myself!”

Song Wanning was never the type to swallow her pride and endure insults silently. Besides, after her brief exchange with the Heavenly Immortal, she had a decent amount of confidence in her own combat prowess.

‘At the very least,’ she thought, ‘with my Space Runes, it’ll be hard for him to seriously injure me.’

‘And right now, Ouyang Lin represents Mu Zixu’s reputation.’

‘I’m going to thoroughly humiliate Mu Zixu and formally declare war!’

Battle intent surged around Song Wanning. The defiance in her eyes made her seem vibrant and full of life, as if she were glowing from within.

“Excellent!!”

Luo Xingyao suddenly burst into applause, cheering loudly.

“As expected of someone from my Sky Covering Peak! That’s how it’s done!!”

His eyes sparkled, his gaze fixed on Song Wanning with brilliant intensity.

‘This junior sister’s personality is exactly to my liking!’

‘She’s just as arrogant and wild as I am!!’

If at first, he had only respected her because of her status, he now genuinely liked this new junior sister.

Lan Yue frowned upon hearing this but didn’t intervene.

‘Her junior sister had made her intentions crystal clear, so it wasn’t her place to interfere. She could only silently hope that Song Wanning would win!’

Feng San’s face grew even darker with rage. He glared at Song Wanning, itching to go up there and smack her into next week.

‘This woman truly doesn’t know what’s good for her.’

‘I already backed down, yet she still dares to act so arrogantly. She clearly has no respect for us.’

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, then looked at Song Wanning and ground out, “Is that so?”

“It seems Junior Sister Song is quite insistent…”

“But since you’re so determined, Junior Sister Song, we can hardly refuse.”

“Just don’t complain later that we’re using our strength to bully you!”

Feng San said sarcastically.

The corner of Song Wanning’s lip curled, and the battle intent in her eyes flared once more.

She pointed her longsword at Ouyang Lin. “Let’s see you don’t accuse *me* of bullying *you*!”

Such impudent words made Ouyang Lin’s face darken completely.

‘Since Song Wanning is offering herself up for a beating, then she can’t blame me for being ruthless.’

“Since that’s your wish, Junior Sister Song, then please, show me what you’ve got!”

After a long delay, the battle between the two finally began.

Song Wanning and Ouyang Lin moved at the same time.

Although the crowd below was perplexed, they had a good show to watch, and excitement quickly rippled through them once more.

‘Even if they could already predict the outcome, the process was still important!’

“Hmph. Such blind confidence. Offering herself up for a beating… How utterly foolish!”

A flash of ridicule crossed Situ Yue’s eyes, as if she could already picture Song Wanning beaten black and blue.

“These people from the Lower World are so stupid. Master is still so preoccupied with her, and I have no idea what for.”

Her voice was neither loud nor soft, but everyone nearby could hear her clearly.

The senior brothers didn’t dare to respond. Though they doted on their junior sister, their Master was the one they respected most, and they dared not speak ill of him.

Lan Yue, however, couldn’t stand to hear such words and snapped, “Shut up!”

Situ Yue froze, her expression instantly twisting into one of grievance.

This made the hearts of several senior brothers ache for her.

Lan Yue impatiently averted her gaze, her heart flaring with anger.

‘Just looking at Situ Yue’s pretentious act was infuriating!’

Meanwhile, on the battle stage, the fight had already begun.

Song Wanning’s robes whipped in the air as an ancient Time Rune on her fingertip suddenly flared to life.

“Freeze.”

Time froze!

Drifting dust motes hung suspended in mid-air, and even light itself seemed to distort.

Ouyang Lin’s thrusting spear froze in its path. It was only for the space of a single breath, but that was all the opening Song Wanning needed.

Her figure flickered, and she reappeared behind the Golden Armor Immortal General.

This wasn’t teleportation, but rather the folding of space itself via a Space Rune.

A moment ago, Ouyang Lin had been at a distance, but with this move, the space between them instantly shrank to the width of a fist.

The longsword in her hand hummed softly as its tip darted toward her opponent’s heart.

CLANG—

The sword’s tip struck Ouyang Lin’s protective armor, sending a shower of sparks into the air.

Song Wanning was thrown back several steps by the immense recoil, just as Ouyang Lin regained his mobility.

But the pain radiating from his chest left him somewhat stunned.

‘How did Song Wanning manage to hurt me?’

Ouyang Lin instantly tensed, his gaze growing far more cautious.

With a furious roar, ten thousand rays of golden light erupted from his body.

His spear swept out, unleashing a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the void as it shot toward Song Wanning.

Song Wanning swung her longsword to meet it, and the two weapons clashed.

A violent heatwave radiated outward, tearing and distorting the very space around them.

The immense power was enough to make one’s scalp tingle, and their very organs seemed to tremble.

Song Wanning’s eyes sharpened, and she unleashed another rune!