Chapter 118 - 115: Everyone Here is Trash

Standing to the side, Shi Muyao instantly felt a wave of jealousy wash over her. Just moments ago, this young girl had spoken up, and Shi Muyao had even defended Elder Asura, saying he wasn’t that kind of person. But now, Elder Asura actually wanted to meet with her alone... Shi Muyao felt terrible inside.

Mo Qianqian’s face darkened. He merely wanted to have a chat with Nangong Ling. His words could easily be interpreted as showing interest in Tai Xuan Academy. There was nothing inappropriate about that, right? Yet, because Lao Liu had blurted out such a line, it made things incredibly difficult for him to clear his name.

Nangong Ling froze, her heart skipping an involuntary beat. She wondered if he liked her, and if Asura had noticed her the moment she walked in.

Mo Qianqian was just about to explain when the Third Princess intervened. Running a hand through her cloud-like long hair and shifting her steps in her red above-the-knee dress, she said with a teasing smile, "I didn’t expect Asura to be into this type. However, I’m not bad either. Why don’t you have a private meeting with me too, Asura?"

Mo Qianqian’s face grew even darker.

Beside them, Ling Qingxue was also stunned. She wondered how, given her own talent and beauty, someone could possibly not consider her their first choice. Though, she didn’t actually have any real romantic interest in Asura yet. Moreover, Nangong Ling was not only her senior martial sister but would also marry her brother in just a few months. This was an arranged marriage between their two major factions, decided long ago. Her brother and Nangong Ling had an excellent relationship, so no matter how monstrously talented Asura was, he had no chance.

"Everyone, you misunderstand. I just want to discuss a few matters with Ms. Nangong Ling," Mo Qianqian hastily explained.

The Third Princess gave him a flirtatious wink. "We understand."

Mo Qianqian was left speechless. He felt like the more he tried to explain, the worse it got.

"No problem. I will have someone pass on the location to Elder Asura," Nangong Ling agreed with a nod. If she could win Asura over, it would be of immense benefit to both Tai Xuan Academy and herself. At the same time, it would be a good opportunity to make it completely clear to him that nothing could ever happen between them.

"Does Master Kui of the Great Xia Dynasty dare to fight a young Spirit Master of my Great Shang Dynasty?"

Right at that moment, a clear, youthful voice rang out from outside the main entrance of the Hongyan Building.

Hearing this, everyone was startled. A Spirit Master from the Great Shang Dynasty? Was a foreign Spirit Master coming to challenge them?

Just then, a guard rushed in hurriedly and reported, "Reporting to the Eldest Prince! An old man and a youth are trying to force their way in outside the gates!"

"What, does the Great Xia Dynasty lack even the most basic hospitality?" the youth’s arrogant voice clamored from outside.

"Let them in," the Eldest Prince ordered in a deep voice.

The guard quickly retreated, and the guards at the entrance stepped aside.

Soon, everyone in the hall saw a white-clad youth, around twenty years old, and a white-haired old man striding in. The youth in white was exceptionally handsome and elegant, holding a folding fan with a graceful demeanor. As for the old man, he wore a gray robe and had smooth, flowing white hair. His steps were feather-light, giving him an incredibly ethereal presence.

"A Third-Grade Spirit Master!" Chu Yiming frowned upon seeing the white-haired elder.

The person escorting this young man in was actually a Third-Grade Spirit Master!

Qiu Fengliang’s expression also grew solemn. He had never seen this old man before either. Or rather, they rarely came into contact with Spirit Masters from outside the Great Xia Dynasty.

"May I ask for your names?" Chu Yiming asked.

"Hu Boxiang of the Great Shang Dynasty!" the white-haired old man replied.

"And I am Xie Shiming, the third-ranked Second-Grade Spirit Master in combat power of the Great Shang Dynasty!" the white-clad youth declared with an arrogant look.

Hearing this, the crowd was astonished. To reach the Second-Grade Spirit Master Realm at around twenty years of age was already an extraordinary display of talent. If it hadn’t been for the appearance of Asura, no one in the entire Great Xia Dynasty would have been able to reach the Second-Grade Spirit Master level at such a young age.

However, according to what this Xie Shiming said, his combat power was only ranked third in the Great Shang Dynasty? With merely a third-place ranking, he actually dared to come to their Great Xia Dynasty to challenge Master Kui?

This Xie Shiming was simply far too arrogant and conceited. Let alone Asura, he might not even be able to defeat Chu He or Ye Xiao. Unfortunately, both of those men had already been injured by Asura.

"I heard that the Great Xia Dynasty’s Spirit Master Banquet is supposed to elect a Master Kui. I wonder which one of you is Master Kui? Do you dare step forward and fight the third-ranked genius of my Great Shang Dynasty?"

Xie Shiming swept his mocking gaze across the room. Seeing a group of people gathered around Mo Qianqian, he concluded that this person must be Master Kui. His eyes rested on Mo Qianqian, full of disdain.

"You are merely the third-ranked Second-Grade Spirit Master in the Great Shang Dynasty! What qualifications do you have to fight our Great Xia Dynasty’s Master Kui?" someone shouted angrily.

"Exactly! What does the third-ranked Second-Grade Spirit Master of the Great Shang Dynasty count for? Are you even worthy of fighting our Great Xia Dynasty’s Master Kui?"

"Get back to your Great Shang Dynasty!"

There was no shortage of people skilled in cursing among the crowd, and various insults rang out one after another.

Xie Shiming didn’t care in the slightest. Instead, he said playfully, "If you’re not convinced, any Second-Grade Spirit Master present here today, regardless of age or gender, is welcome to step up and fight me.

"In my eyes, every single Second-Grade Spirit Master sitting here is trash!"

"What!" Hearing this, everyone flew into a rage.

He actually dared to call all the Second-Grade Spirit Masters of their Great Xia Dynasty trash? The Second-Grade Spirit Masters present were particularly furious.

"Hmph! So young, yet so arrogant. I’d like to see exactly what kind of skills you have!" a middle-aged man declared as he stepped forward.

This man was one of the Second-Grade Spirit Masters who had participated in the first two rounds of the competition. He simply hadn’t had the chance to participate in the third round.

"And who are you supposed to be?" Xie Shiming looked at the middle-aged man with amusement.

The middle-aged man was absolutely livid. "Hmph! In the Great Xia Dynasty, I might not have made it into the top three, but I’m more than enough to deal with an arrogant brat like you!"

With that said, the middle-aged man leaped into the arena. A Spirit Body instantly materialized right in front of Xie Shiming and launched a direct attack at him.

Xie Shiming smiled. In front of him, a Spirit Body identical to himself appeared.

SIZZLE!

Within the palm of Xie Shiming’s Spirit Body as it struck toward the middle-aged man’s Spirit Body, a cluster of something resembling a flame suddenly manifested.

Of course, that flame-like object was also transparent, rendering it completely invisible to anyone who wasn’t a Spirit Master.

However, when the palm of Xie Shiming’s Spirit Body slammed into the middle-aged man’s Spirit Body with that flame-like entity, it instantly incinerated the opponent’s fist. The burning spread rapidly up the middle-aged man’s arm and engulfed his entire Spirit Body.

SIZZLE! SIZZLE!

The middle-aged man’s entire Spirit Body was swiftly burned to nothingness.

SPURT!

On the other side of the arena, the middle-aged man spat out a huge mouthful of blood.

"What? That’s... a Spiritual Source!" Seeing this, Chu Yiming was greatly alarmed and immediately shot to his feet.

"A Spiritual Source? You’ve refined a Spiritual Source?" Qiu Fengliang was equally shocked.

"What? He... he refined a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Source?" The other Spirit Masters all revealed expressions of utter astonishment.