C5: That’s a Damn Cool Name

Xia.

Not only did he wish to defeat Shang Xia to obtain the title of the leader among the outer division, he also wished to embarrass Shang Xia! He would return the shame he felt a hundredfold!

He even fantasized about the panicked expression Shang Xia would have in a bit.

However, a faint chuckle left Shang Xia's lips as he stared at the flames burning around him nonchalantly. "Is this it?"

Slightly surprised by Shang Xia's attitude, Zhu Ying found his heart going cold. After considering the difference between their cultivation level, a sneer formed on his face. "What are you playing at? I'll crush you today and make you a joke of the institution!"

As soon as he spoke, the flame charged towards Shang Xia in one unstoppable motion.

"This is a rank two fire qi! Wouldn't that mean that he can only be countered by a rank two water or ice qi?"

As the disciples in the upper division chatted among themselves, the disciples from the outer and inner division perked their ears up, afraid to miss a word.

Before he could say a word, searing pain ripped through his body as bolts of lightning slammed into him. He soared through the air and crashed into the ground behind.

As the flames burning in the plaza subsided, Shang Xia emerged completely unscathed.

Those standing around felt question marks popping up in their mind.

What just happened?!

They couldn't believe their eyes.

Shang Xia's cultivation was clearly much lower than Zhu Ying, but he was able to turn the situation around with a single strike!

The students in the outer division gasped in fright, but those who knew better had solemn expressions on their faces. The instructors, custodians, and disciples from the upper division fell deep into thought.

When everyone was staring at him, Shang Xia's gaze turned to look at Yuan Zilu who had finally made his move. The instructor leaped into action the moment he sent Zhu Ying flying.

Appearing beside Zhu Ying, Yuan Zilu pressed his palm down on Zhu Ying's chest as the sparks caused by the lightning bolt faded.

Zhu Ying twitched about on the ground, while Yuan Zilu felt a tingle traveling through his body. The ground under his feet cracked all of a sudden as the excess energy passed through him, and he stared at Shang Xia with a strange gaze.

"This isn't possible… How… How did you win?!" Zhu Ying growled as he got to his feet unsteadily. He ignored Yuan Zilu who saved him, and he glared at Shang Xia angrily.

intent?"

"So the chief wasn't planning to break through to the Martial Extremity Realm. He was trying to comprehend martial intent and it was no wonder he was struck by lightning! Hiss… Will we actually attract lightning punishment when comprehending martial intent?!"

"What a shame… Martial Brother Zhu's fiancee was stolen, and he was defeated by the person who did it!" Thê sourc𝗲 of this conte/nt n/o/v/(𝒆l)bi((n))

"As it turns out, Chief Shang might not be the person responsible for Mu Qingyu's refusal to marry Zhu Ying…"

"Why didn't you say so before?!"

"..."

As chaos broke out in the crowd, jeers and looks of pity were thrown Zhu Ying's way.

"It's over… Everything is over…"

As Zhu Ying looked at Shang Xia's lofty figure slowly walking further away, his gaze turned hazy and a final surge of anger filled his heart. "You…"

Before he could complete his sentence, he spat out a mouthful of blood before fainting.

Hearing the thud behind him, Shang Xia turned around only to see Zhu Ying's body lying motionlessly on the ground. He shook his head slowly before walking away.

Forming one's first trace of inner qi was the sign of breaking through to the Martial Realm. When a cultivator truly becomes a Martial Realm expert, they will face two serious problems.

One would be to increase the amount of inner qi they had. The other was to improve its quality.

In order to solve the second problem, cultivators would practice cultivation arts in order to refine their inner qi.

When Shang Xia entered the Martial Realm, the cultivation art he learned was the Chaos Essence Manual. The Chaos Essence Palm and Lightning Palm were the techniques he trained in to complement his cultivation art.

Due to the way he trained, the martial intent he comprehended was called the Chaos Essence Lightning Palm!

From its name, one could tell how impressive it was!

It was just too damn cool!