LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 810: 811: You're the Only One Who Can Create a Starry Sky Battlefield?
Chapter 810: Chapter 811: You’re the Only One Who Can Create a Starry Sky Battlefield?
“This is impossible!”
“How could you be unharmed under my offensive?”
Xiong Ba’s eyes were filled with shock. Knowing that they were both at the cultivation level of Human Immortal Realm, and he was even a standout in this realm, how could it be so effortless, like scraping therapy?
Even a cultivator who had perfected the art of extreme physical conditioning shouldn’t be able to defend against his heavy longsword so effortlessly, yet Li Xiaobai did it with ease, and it even seemed very easy.
“Senior brother, this is the difference between you and me, have you seen it clearly?”
Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently, swinging his longsword. A terrifying surge of Sword Qi burst forth, blood sprayed, and Xiong Ba’s arm was tossed high into the air, falling to the ground, cleanly severed at the shoulder by the Sword Qi, leaving a very smooth cut.
“Pfft!”
Xiong Ba fell to the ground, spouting a mouthful of fresh blood, his vitality instantly diminished. He intended to activate his divine skills to reattach his arm, but was horrified to discover that a wisp of black aura was lingering around the cut on his shoulder, preventing regeneration and reattachment.
This kind of situation usually appeared only when there was suppression by a higher cultivation level. Had it been an Earth Immortal Realm cultivator who achieved such an effect, he wouldn’t have been surprised at all, but how could a mere novice disciple possess such capabilities?
“What kind of Sword Qi is this, that can even obstruct the flow of Immortal Yuan!”
Xiong Ba still struggled on the ground, his face filled with disbelief.
“It was just a casual move, senior brother. It’s not your fault that your strength is lacking, but being short-sighted certainly is.”
Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently.
Meanwhile, a white light flashed in the void, and a ranking list appeared out of nowhere above the void, very similar to when the List of Villains appeared. Since it was his first time being ranked, he needed to fill in his own title.
This was the Heavenly Dao’s judgment that he had won this victory, replacing Xiong Ba’s position, becoming one of the young geniuses on the Human Immortal Ranking List.
Wielding his longsword, he splashed Sword Qi in the void like ink flowing from a pen, writing boldly: Villian’s Guild Gang Leader Li Xiaobai!
Human Immortal Ranking List.
Rank ninety-seven: Villian’s Guild Gang Leader Li Xiaobai!
Rank ninety-eight: Xiong Ba the Fierce Longsword!
…
The ranking list only included a hundred individuals, representing the top one hundred prodigies in the Human Immortal Realm of the Central Origin Realm. At this moment, Li Xiaobai had taken Xiong Ba’s place, pushing the latter back by one rank.
“Hehe, now I am also a ranked cultivator, able to challenge anyone at will!”
Li Xiaobai stroked his chin, looking around with a mischievous gleam in his eyes.
“Li Xiaobai, what are you doing!”
“Xiong Ba is your fellow sect senior brother, both disciples of the Sword Sect. How could you strike him so ruthlessly? Are you even human?”
“Stop at once and let this old man heal his injuries. Your murderous aura is too strong, a complete style of the Demon Path. Prepare yourself to receive the sect’s punishment!”
A fierce shout suddenly came. Chen Jiannan’s eyes were fiery as he rebuked.
“Oh?”
“Elder Chen, it was Senior Brother Xiong Ba who challenged me first, and it was the Heavenly Dao that created this Starry Sky Battlefield. I merely swung my sword casually. Who could have guessed that senior brother would be so fragile? We really must be more discerning when choosing opponents in the future.”
Li Xiaobai sheathed his longsword and spoke indifferently, while the starry sky around him disappeared without a trace the moment Heavenly Dao judged his victory.
Xiong Ba fell to the ground, his complexion pale and his body drenched in blood, looking like he was on the brink of collapse.
“Rascal, I never thought that within my own Sword Sect, there would be someone as heartless and ruthless as you, misusing the pretext of a friendly sparring to put your fellow sect senior brother in mortal danger!”
“As an external sect Elder, I cannot let you, a demon head, get away with this today. It seems a cleansing of our sect is in order!”
Chen Jiannan swiftly moved, bringing Xiong Ba to an open space to examine his injuries. His brows furrowed tightly, but a gleam of glee flickered deep in his eyes. The more severe Xiong Ba’s injuries were, the more he could exploit this opportunity to execute Li Xiaobai on the spot and avenge his own grandson!
Yet at the same time, he was secretly alarmed. The black aura lingering on the severed limb made even him feel an unease, certainly from some powerful sword technique. If he could obtain it, perhaps his own strength could advance further.
After reconnecting Xiong Ba’s severed arm and restoring his injuries, Elder Chen’s expression remained indifferent as he stared at Li Xiaobai with an assured look.
“Elder Chen, when Brother Xiong Ba threatened to cripple my cultivation level earlier, where were you?”
Li Xiaobai asked contemptuously, the elder’s motives for trying to trip him up were all too clear.
“Hmph, all I saw was your attempt to put a fellow sect member in a life-threatening situation. Come with me, Elder. Cooperate honestly and you might suffer less!”
“Young man, do not delude yourself!”
Elder Chen said coldly, all the surrounding disciples bowed their heads in silence, tacitly agreeing with his statement.
“Yes, Elder Chen, hurry and take this monster away. He’s completely not one of us, a total demon head!”
After taking a few elixirs, Xiong Ba’s face regained some color and he looked at Li Xiaobai with extreme fear in his eyes.
That terrifying power gave him the feeling of confronting those top-ranked fiends on the Human Immortal Ranking List.
“Old Chen, you think you’ve got me figured out?”
“You know nothing about the world of geniuses!”
Li Xiaobai smiled faintly, without a hint of panic, and slowly pointed at Xiong Ba as he loudly said, “I, Li Xiaobai, challenge Xiong Ba. Please open the Starry Sky Battlefield!”
“I… I refuse!”
“Elder Chen, kill him quickly!”
Xiong Ba’s face instantly changed, and he hurriedly spoke; he had almost forgotten this point—now the other party was also a ranked cultivator, able to designate fellow cultivators of the same level to enter the Starry Sky Battlefield.
No sooner had he spoken than a ranking appeared again in the sky above.
Human Immortal Ranking List.
Number ninety-nine: Frenzy Sword Xiong Ba!
“So that’s how it is, the cost of refusing a challenge is being moved down one rank, this will be easy to handle!”
Li Xiaobai’s eyes lit up, and without a second thought, he pointed at Xiong Ba again, “Please open the Starry Sky Battlefield, let me fight him!”
“I refuse!”
Human Immortal Ranking List.
Number one hundred: Frenzy Sword Xiong Ba!
“Come fight!”
“I refuse!”
After three successive battle invitations, Xiong Ba refused them all, directly falling off the Human Immortal Ranking List. At this moment, his complexion had completely changed, for being off the ranking list would forcibly pull him onto the Starry Sky Arena, just as he had done to Li Xiaobai!
“Elder, save me!”
Xiong Ba shrieked, turning to flee and transforming into a streak of light speeding away.
“Humph, with me here, I’d like to see who dares to make a move!”
“Old Chen, if you dare to make a move against me, I’ll drag your precious grandson into the Starry Sky Battlefield and slaughter him,” Li Xiaobai said calmly.
“Scoundrel, you dare threaten me!”
Elder Chen’s aura faltered, he hesitated. The battlefield opened by the Heavenly Dao constituted the Power of Laws, which was beyond his capacity to influence or control.
“You’ve already made a spectacle of yourself today. The arena battle was your victory, so shall we call it a day? Xiong Ba has already fled far away, and I can assure you, he will no longer trouble you from here on out.”
Li Xiaobai smiled slightly, showing his bright white teeth as he said, “Heh, Elder, there’s something you don’t realize. The Starry Sky Battlefield is not limited by time or place. The grudge between me and that Xiong Ba must be settled today!”
“I, Li Xiaobai, challenge Xiong Ba, and ask the Heavenly Dao to open the Starry Sky Battlefield!”